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Syn' 157: Millionaires Tourney PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Earl Lee Swagger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas LaVey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swagger comes to the cage accompanied by C.$krilla ft. Bizzle - Say it 2 my Face. LaVey has chosen Deicide - Scars of the Crucifix as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Earl Lee Swagger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucas LaVey!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LaVey throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
LaVey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A leg kick checked by LaVey.
A low kick from LaVey is predictable there
and Swagger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
LaVey fails with a takedown attempt.
Swagger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
LaVey throws a lazy head kick
and Swagger counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps LaVey thinking.
Swagger lands with a kick to the ribs.
LaVey looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Swagger tries to clinch there but LaVey circles away.
LaVey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swagger keeps LaVey at a distance using the push kick.
Swagger cracks the inside of LaVey's front leg.
A low kick from LaVey misses
and Swagger counters with a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Swagger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Swagger lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Lucas LaVey has been cut.
Swagger pushes LaVey away with a front kick.
A good leg kick by Swagger.
LaVey walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Swagger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Swagger throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swagger moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Swagger feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to LaVey's calf.
Swagger moves into the clinch.
Swagger lands with a left to the head.
LaVey tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A right hand to the body from Swagger.
LaVey lands an elbow that stopped Swagger in his tracks for a moment.
LaVey tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Swagger avoids it.
Swagger scores with a hook to the body.
Swagger on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Swagger.
Swagger misses with a punch to the body.
LaVey is trying to break the clinch but Swagger is controlling him.
Swagger is leaning against LaVey and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LaVey takes a shot to the head.
Swagger lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
LaVey is rocked!
Swagger lands a body shot in the clinch.
Swagger works on LaVey's body with a couple of short punches.
Swagger is working LaVey over against the cage.
Swagger lands a shot to the body.
Swagger scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Swagger - that landed with a thud.
Swagger lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops LaVey to his knees! Swagger keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Earl Lee Swagger!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Norman Ewert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barbara Boxer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norman Ewert could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Barbara Boxer's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Norman Ewert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barbara Boxer!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ewert steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Boxer. That one must have hurt.
Boxer takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like Barbara Boxer has been cut.
Ewert moves out of range of the leg kick from Boxer.
Good shot there by Boxer.
Boxer throws a solid leg kick but Ewert takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Boxer.
Boxer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ewert checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Boxer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ewert avoids the head kick by Boxer.
Norman Ewert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Ewert misses.
Boxer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A lazy left from Boxer finds it's target.
A big left from Ewert misses.
Boxer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ewert misses with a straight right.
Boxer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ewert looks to throw the jab but Boxer is out of range.
Boxer connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ewert. Ewert circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Boxer scores with a leg kick.
Ewert moves out of range as Boxer strikes.
Boxer scoring well with a low kick there.
Ewert throws a jab when Boxer was well out of range.
Ewert throws a big shot that misses.
Ewert throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ewert misses with a body shot.
Ewert scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ewert throws a hook but Boxer blocks it.
Ewert throws a hook to the side of Boxer's head but Boxer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ewert moves into range and connects with a jab.
Boxer swings for the body but Ewert moves out of range.
Ewert lunges at Boxer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Boxer's hand.
Ewert looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice straight punches there by Ewert. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ewert.
Ewert misses with a wild combination.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Boxer, right into the meat.
Ewert misses with a straight right.
Boxer moves out of range of the strikes.
Boxer throws a hook but Ewert avoids it easily.
Boxer moves out of range as Ewert strikes.
Ewert uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boxer.
Ewert tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ewert throws a big shot that misses.
Ewert waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boxer.
A head kick misses from Boxer.
Boxer tries to score with a low kick but Ewert moves his leg out of the way.
Ewert getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Some bone on bone action there as Ewert checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Boxer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Boxer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A big right from Boxer misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Boxer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ewert.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ewert fails to land with a series of punches.
Ewert avoids the body shot from Boxer.
A chopping leg kick lands by Boxer.
Ewert looks to throw the jab but Boxer is out of range.
Ewert is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Boxer misses with a leg kick.
Ewert tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Boxer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ewert. Boxer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ewert throws a lazy right hand but Boxer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ewert scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Boxer misses with a low kick.
Ewert connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Boxer's hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ewert smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Boxer throws a head kick that Ewert semi-blocks.
Ewert blocks a low kick nicely.
Boxer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ewert throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boxer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ewert's calf.
Ewert lands an overhand right.
A solid leg kick lands there for Boxer.
Boxer throws a leg kick but Ewert moved away.
Boxer just misses with a punch to the body.
Ewert blocks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ewert loads up on a big right hand but Boxer slips the punch.
Boxer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ewert throws a hook but Boxer avoids it easily.
Boxer moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Boxer.
Ewert lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Boxer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ewert.
Ewert misses with a straight right.
Ewert is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Boxer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ewert misses with a double jab
and Boxer counters with a right hand to the body.
Boxer scores with a hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Boxer.
Ewert throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Boxer counters with a nice leg kick.
Boxer scores with a jab to the jaw.
Good standup being displayed there by Boxer as he connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boxer throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ewert is breathing heavily.
Boxer scores with a push kick.
Boxer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ewert on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boxer. Boxer obviously looking to wear him down.
Boxer thuds his shin into the meat of Ewert's side.
Boxer lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ewert takes a step back to recover.
Boxer scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ewert is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Boxer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ewert throws a big shot that misses.
Ewert takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Boxer throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Boxer cracks the inside of Ewert's front leg.
Boxer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Boxer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Boxer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ewert tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Boxer scores with a body shot.
Boxer scores with a leg kick.
Boxer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ewert's calf.
Boxer looks for the body kick but Ewert saw that one coming.
Boxer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ewert.
Boxer lands with a good body shot.
Boxer keeps Ewert at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boxer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ewert's calf.
Ewert on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boxer. Boxer obviously looking to wear him down.
Boxer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Boxer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Boxer scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barbara Boxer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Barbara Boxer's cut.
That's time! Ewert's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ewert takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Barbara Boxer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ewert blocks a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Boxer.
Boxer cracks the inside of Ewert's front leg.
Ewert misses with a body shot
and Boxer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Boxer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ewert throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A good leg kick by Boxer.
Boxer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Boxer scores with a sloppy right hand. Ewert should have avoided that one.
Boxer is looking to slow Ewert down with leg kicks.
Boxer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ewert's calf.
Boxer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ewert's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boxer explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Boxer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boxer thuds his shin into the meat of Ewert's side.
Ewert on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boxer. Boxer obviously looking to wear him down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Boxer.
A solid leg kick lands there for Boxer.
A slapping leg kick lands for Boxer.
Boxer scores with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boxer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ewert's sensitive parts.
Boxer keeps Ewert at a distance using the push kick.
Boxer throws a head kick but Ewert moves out of range.
Boxer is looking to slow Ewert down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer is looking to slow Ewert down with leg kicks.
Ewert will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Boxer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ewert takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Boxer.
Boxer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ewert on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boxer. Boxer obviously looking to wear him down.
Boxer thuds his shin into the meat of Ewert's side.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Boxer - that will leave a mark!
Decent striking displayed by Boxer there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boxer throws a quick inside leg kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Boxer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ewert's sensitive parts.
Ewert tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Boxer lands a head kick!
Boxer scores with a kick to the midsection.
Boxer bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ewert chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Boxer can pounce on him.
Ewert gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ewert has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Boxer.
Boxer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Boxer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ewert.
Boxer throws a leg kick which misses Ewert's front leg but catches the back leg as Ewert tries to avoid it.
Boxer shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxer stalling.
Ewert pushes Boxer off looking to stand but Boxer dives back in and keeps control.
Ewert is trying to maintain the position but Boxer is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxer working over Ewert with some ground and pound. Ewert looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Boxer controlling the action here.
Boxer tries to pass to full mount but Ewert defends it.
Ewert looks like he's trying to stand up.
Boxer controlling the action here.
Boxer is thwarting Ewert's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Boxer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ewert keeps working.
Boxer is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Ewert regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ewert pulls Boxer in close to prevent any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ewert trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barbara Boxer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Barbara Boxer's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Boxer throws a solid leg kick but Ewert takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Boxer.
Ewert looks to land a right hand but Boxer moved out of range.
Ewert changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Boxer lands a front kick.
Ewert takes a swing at Boxer's ribcage but misses.
Ewert connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ewert displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boxer throws out the jab.
Boxer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ewert's sensitive parts.
Ewert misses with a few strikes there.
Boxer throws a leg kick which misses Ewert's front leg but catches the back leg as Ewert tries to avoid it.
A solid body kick from Boxer.
Ewert swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ewert checks the leg kick.
Ewert swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boxer cracks Ewert with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Boxer lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ewert misses with a double jab
and Boxer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good exchange - Ewert coming out on top.
Ewert looks to score with a jab to the body but Boxer is just out of range.
Boxer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ewert misses with a body shot.
Ewert looks to land a combination but Boxer avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ewert waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boxer.
Ewert throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Boxer on the side of the head.
Ewert lands with a shot to the body.
Boxer misses with a body shot.
Ewert throws a looping overhand right but Boxer ducks down to avoid it.
Boxer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ewert throws a jab when Boxer was well out of range.
Good leg kick by Boxer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Danga de danga de dang - Ewert scores with a four punch combination!
Ewert lands a glancing blow to the side of Boxer's head.
Ewert missing with a left hand there. Boxer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ewert throws a hook but Boxer avoids it easily.
A left lands for Boxer.
Boxer moves out of range of the strikes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Boxer.
Ewert takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Boxer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ewert jabs Boxer right on the nose. Boxer blinks but takes it well.
A bone on bone clash there as Ewert blocks the leg kick.
Boxer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Boxer is rocked!
Ewert tests Boxer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Boxer is still on wobbly legs! Can Ewert finish him?
Ewert drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Boxer right on the button. Boxer goes down! Ewert follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Ewert gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Norman Ewert!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Horst Linkke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muhammed Muhammed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Linkke comes into the arena with Anamanaguchi - Helix Nebula blaring out of the sound system. Muhammed has chosen Smooth Criminal Saudi edition as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Horst Linkke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Muhammed Muhammed!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muhammed misses with a double jab.
Linkke scores with a sloppy right hand. Muhammed should have avoided that one.
Muhammed fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Linkke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Linkke checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Muhammed misses the shot to the body.
Linkke swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Muhammed counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good leg kick by Muhammed there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Linkke takes the fight into the clinch.
Muhammed lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Linkke or not.
Muhammed successfully pulls guard.
Muhammed had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Linkke defends it easily.
Linkke knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Muhammed on the ground.
Muhammed tries to strike from the bottom.
Linkke preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muhammed is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Linkke preventing the sweep.
Muhammed throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Muhammed trying to control the position here.
Muhammed wants to sweep here but Linkke controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Muhammed clinches with his opponent.
Linkke throws an elbow but it misses.
Linkke throws a punch but it's blocked by Muhammed.
Linkke tries to land knees in the clinch but Muhammed avoids the damage to the body.
Linkke lands a shoulder strike.
A short left from Muhammed.
Muhammed misses with a punch on the inside.
Linkke is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Muhammed is defending well for now.
Linkke content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short left from Linkke.
Muhammed tries to stall but Linkke uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Muhammed scores with a hook to the body.
Linkke blocks a body shot from Muhammed.
Muhammed throws a punch but it's blocked by Linkke.
Muhammed takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Muhammed Muhammed has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linkke digs a right hand into Muhammed's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Muhammed's gas tank.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Linkke.
Muhammed lands a body punch.
Linkke misses with an elbow over the top.
Muhammed on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Linkke misses with some punches.
Muhammed missing with knees to the body.
Muhammed swings wildly with an uppercut but Linkke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Linkke pushes off an throws an elbow but Muhammed leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Linkke lands a shoulder strike.
Linkke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Muhammed is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Linkke is keeping busy.
Linkke comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Linkke.
Linkke lands a nice uppercut.
Linkke is trying to stall.
Muhammed lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Muhammed avoiding damage as Linkke throws knees to the body.
Linkke digs a right hand into Muhammed's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Muhammed's gas tank.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muhammed tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Linkke just stands there and leans against the cage.
Linkke throws an elbow that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Linkke's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Linkke working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Linkke lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Linkke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Linkke misses with some punches.
Linkke lands an elbow that stopped Muhammed in his tracks for a moment.
Linkke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Muhammed blocking some punches.
Linkke misses with an elbow over the top.
Muhammed jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Linkke walks away with a smile on his face. Muhammed gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Linkke closes the distance and clinches.
Linkke lands an uppercut.
Linkke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Muhammed dodges an elbow strike from Linkke.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Muhammed on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Muhammed on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Muhammed misses with a hook to the ribs.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Muhammed.
Muhammed throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Linkke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Muhammed's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Horst Linkke will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Muhammed Muhammed's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nice sprawl there from Linkke as Muhammed shoots in.
Muhammed uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Linkke.
Linkke misses with a looping right.
Muhammed dodges the punch combination from Linkke.
Linkke throws a big shot that misses.
Linkke scores with a nice head shot.
Muhammed tries to clinch but Linkke moves away
and Linkke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Linkke forces Muhammed back against the cage and clinches.
Linkke leaning his opponent against the cage.
Linkke's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Linkke is trying to stall.
Muhammed can't find room to land a body shot as Linkke controls the action.
Linkke creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Muhammed lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Linkke backwards.
Linkke tries to land knees in the clinch but Muhammed avoids the damage to the body.
A short left from Muhammed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muhammed is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Linkke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Muhammed.
Horst Linkke has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Muhammed lands a shot to the body.
Muhammed tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Linkke's elbow.
Linkke missing with knees to the body.
Muhammed lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Linkke or not.
Linkke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Linkke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Muhammed's elbow.
Muhammed avoids the elbow strike from Linkke, against the cage.
Linkke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Muhammed lands a nice shot to the body.
Linkke takes a shot to the head.
Linkke misses with the head strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Muhammed scores with a hook to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Muhammed.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Muhammed jumps guard and drags Linkke to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Muhammed is looking for a triangle but Linkke pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Muhammed is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Muhammed is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Linkke is aware though and is defending well.
Linkke avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Muhammed is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muhammed seems keen to control Linkke's posture.
Muhammed working a defensive guard here.
Muhammed looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Linkke stopping the sweep attempt from Muhammed.
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.
Linkke looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Muhammed looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muhammed Muhammed showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Muhammed Muhammed's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Linkke scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Muhammed doesn't seem bothered though.
Muhammed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Linkke.
Muhammed swings for the body but Linkke moves out of range.
Linkke throws a good cross that connects.
Muhammed bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Muhammed lands a slapping body shot.
Muhammed shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Muhammed throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Linkke.
It looks like Horst Linkke has been cut.
Linkke cracks a nice hook into Muhammed's ribs.
Linkke lands a nice shot that snaps Muhammed's head back.
Linkke misses with a hook. Muhammed ducked under it nicely.
Nice body kick from Linkke.
Linkke tests Muhammed's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muhammed throws a jab when Linkke was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muhammed looks to score with a jab to the body but Linkke is just out of range.
Muhammed gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Linkke.
Muhammed throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Linkke's waist but Linkke gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Muhammed off to one side.
Linkke lands a nice looking body shot.
Linkke throws a lazy right hand but Muhammed sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Muhammed moves out of range as Linkke strikes.
Linkke connects with the punch.
Linkke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Muhammed is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Linkke rather than just go for the knockout.
Linkke moves out of range of the strikes.
Muhammed throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Muhammed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Horst Linkke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Linkke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Horst Linkke is winning the standup battle so far.
Muhammed throws a right and a left that both miss.
Muhammed lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Muhammed jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Linkke connects with a looping right hand.
Linkke is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linkke punishes Muhammed's body with a nice straight punch.
Muhammed takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Muhammed ducks under a wild hook from Linkke.
Linkke feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Muhammed's calf.
Muhammed displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Linkke scores with a nice head shot.
Muhammed Muhammed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Linkke lands with an overhand left.
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!
Muhammed connects with a body shot.
Linkke keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Linkke lands the left hand.
Nice defenses there by Muhammed.
Both fighters circling a little - Linkke finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Linkke throws the left hand but Muhammed avoids the punch easily.
Linkke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Linkke lands a jab to the nose.
Linkke will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linkke misses with a straight left.
Muhammed tries to score with a low kick but Linkke moves his leg out of the way.
Muhammed throws a low kick but Linkke avoids it.
Linkke misses with a wild body shot.
Linkke avoids a kick to the body.
Muhammed is looking to clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Muhammed.
Linkke swings away with a body shot that misses
and Muhammed counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Muhammed stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Linkke.
Muhammed dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Linkke. That did some damage!
Nice uppercut there from Linkke.
Muhammed tries a head kick but it misses.
Muhammed misses with a takedown
and Linkke counters with an inside leg kick.
Horst Linkke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Muhammed Muhammed.
Muhammed on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linkke bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Muhammed's head.
Linkke lunges at Muhammed with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Muhammed's hand.
Linkke rushes Muhammed and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Muhammed jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Linkke walks away with a smile on his face. Muhammed gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Muhammed gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Muhammed takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Muhammed drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Linkke walks into a straight right hand from Muhammed.
Linkke loads up on a big right hand but Muhammed slips the punch.
Muhammed misses with a body shot
and Linkke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Muhammed tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A low kick from Muhammed misses
and Linkke counters with a head kick. That will keep Muhammed thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Linkke lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A punch combination from Linkke misses.
Linkke connects with a jab.
Linkke fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Horst Linkke showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Linkke has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Horst Linkke!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Horst Linkke!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Horst Linkke!
Horst Linkke wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinny Veechi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cage's entrance music is Johnny Cage Theme. A fine choice. This should be a great matchup!
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28
200 lbs
22 - 10 - 0 |
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26
201 lbs
15 - 4 - 0 |
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Dangerous knees
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Excellent 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
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Cage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vinny Veechi!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cage checks a leg kick.
Vinny Veechi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Veechi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cage takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Veechi throws a body punch but Cage moves out of range.
Veechi looks to land a left hand but Cage moved out of range nicely.
Veechi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cage tried to score with a low kick but Veechi checks it.
Cage displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Veechi throws out the jab.
Veechi drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Veechi sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Cage is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Veechi trying to control the action but Cage is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Veechi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Cage is not content to let Veechi control the position.
Cage is trying to control Veechi's posture but Veechi avoids it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cage doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
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.
Cage uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Veechi.
Veechi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cage sprawls well. Cage wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Veechi gets slowly back to his feet.
Decent striking displayed by Veechi there.
Veechi misses with a series of wild punches.
Good work by Veechi as he checks the leg kick.
Cage attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Veechi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cage manages to avoid it.
Veechi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cage scores with a one two! Veechi had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veechi throws a one two combo.
Veechi slips under a jab from Cage.
Veechi throws out a loose jab but Cage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cage avoids the body shot from Veechi.
Veechi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Veechi misses.
Veechi scores with the left hand. Cage knows he should have avoided that one.
Veechi's corner calls for a 1-2. Veechi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A cross from Cage lands.
Veechi throws a hook but Cage blocks it.
Veechi takes a swing at Cage's ribcage but misses.
Veechi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Veechi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Cage misses
and Veechi counters with a shoot takedown. Cage fights it but they end up in guard.
Cage keeping moving, preventing Veechi from controlling successfully.
Veechi is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Veechi trying to control but Cage is working from the bottom.
Veechi preventing the sweep.
Veechi trying to move into half guard but instead Cage has managed to sweep!
Veechi pulls Cage in to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Veechi is trying to control the position but Cage postures up.
Veechi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Veechi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cage's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinny Veechi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Veechi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Veechi connects with a right hand. Cage shakes it off.
A shot to the liver by Cage. Beautiful body shot.
A big right from Veechi misses.
Veechi looks to land a right hand but Cage moved out of range.
Cage keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Veechi.
Veechi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cage counters with a nice low kick that buckles Veechi's knee momentarily.
Cage lands a front kick.
Veechi moves out of range as Cage throws a body kick.
Veechi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Veechi misses with a low kick.
Veechi moves out of range as Cage strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veechi looks to score with a jab to the body but Cage is just out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Cage. No joy for Veechi on that attempt.
Cage leaves Veechi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cage uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Veechi.
Cage looks to throw a body kick
and Veechi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Veechi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cage throws a hook but Veechi avoids it easily.
Veechi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cage connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cage moves in looking to clinch but Veechi pushes him off.
Veechi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cage moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage misses with a body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Cage as Veechi shoots in.
Johnny Cage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vinny Veechi.
Cage feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Veechi's calf.
Veechi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cage. Cage circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A shot to the body from Veechi misses
and Cage counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Veechi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Veechi is trying to break the clinch but Cage is controlling him.
Veechi scores with a nice hook to the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Veechi as Cage tries to tie him up.
Cage scores with a shot to the side of Veechi's head.
Veechi is working for takedown but Cage is calmly controlling the position for now.
Veechi misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cage.
Cage has Veechi pressed against the cage, preventing Veechi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Cage.
Veechi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Veechi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Veechi can't find room to land a body shot as Cage controls the action.
Veechi wants to get back to striking at distance but Cage won't allow it.
A short right from Veechi.
Veechi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Veechi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Veechi is breathing heavily.
Cage uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Veechi.
Cage slips under a jab from Veechi.
Johnny Cage is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Veechi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Johnny Cage is winning the standup battle so far.
Cage avoids the body shot from Veechi.
Cage throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Veechi keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage takes one to the chin there.
Veechi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cage counters with a nice leg kick.
Veechi looks to score with a jab to the body but Cage is just out of range.
Veechi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cage tries to avoid it but Veechi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cage to the ground. Cage escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cage works Veechi's body with a nice hook.
Cage connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cage throws a hook but Veechi blocks it.
Cage leaves Veechi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Veechi misses with a wild combination.
Cage stalks Veechi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Veechi's face. Veechi staggers backwards, shaken.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Cage dominated that second round.
That's time! Cage's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Cage uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Veechi.
Veechi misses with a combination
enabling Cage to counter with a crisp jab.
Veechi misses with an uppercut. Cage saw that one coming.
Cage misses with a few strikes there.
Cage lands with an overhand left.
Veechi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Veechi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cage ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Veechi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Veechi scores with a hook to the body. Cage takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage lands a body shot.
A big left from Veechi misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Cage.
Cage is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Veechi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Veechi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cage displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Veechi throws out the jab.
Veechi throws a looping overhand right but Cage ducks down to avoid it.
Veechi lands with a shot to the body.
Cage throws an overhand right that lands on Veechi's shoulder, as Veechi tries to avoid the shot.
Veechi connects with the punch.
Veechi throws a chopping leg kick but Cage manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Veechi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Veechi.
Veechi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cage as he avoids it easily.
Cage scores with a shot to the body.
Veechi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cage counters with a nice low kick that buckles Veechi's knee momentarily.
Johnny Cage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vinny Veechi.
Cage lands with a nice body kick.
Cage throws a hook to the side of Veechi's head but Veechi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Veechi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cage counters with a left to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cage chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cage moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veechi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cage.
Cage scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A combination from Veechi does no damage.
Cage pushes Veechi away with a front kick.
Cage lands with a hook. Veechi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Veechi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cage with a nice cross.
A punch combination from Cage misses.
Veechi throws a leg kick
and Cage makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cage.
Cage thows a leg kick but Veechi checks it
and Veechi counters with a single leg into guard. Cage didn't expect that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Veechi's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Veechi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cage is aware though and is defending well.
Veechi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Cage 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cage's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Veechi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Cage showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cage has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Johnny Cage!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Johnny Cage!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Johnny Cage!
Johnny Cage wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrik Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rose comes into the arena with Another One Bites The Dust blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27
192 lbs
13 - 1 - 0 |
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24
196 lbs
11 - 1 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Rose!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henrik Larsson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose clobbers Larsson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Larsson looks to land a right hand but Rose moved out of range.
Larsson ducks right into an uppercut from Rose.
Rose moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Henrik Larsson has been cut.
Rose tries to clinch but Larsson is having none of it.
Larsson misses with a straight left.
A right-left combo lands from Rose.
A punch combination from Rose misses.
Rose on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Larsson. Larsson obviously looking to wear him down.
Larsson throws a leg kick but Rose checks it.
A swing and a miss from Rose.
Rose misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rose fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Larsson.
A nice leg kick lands there from Larsson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rose moves in looking to clinch but Larsson pushes him off.
Rose throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rose throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rose missing with a left hand there. Larsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rose takes one to the side of the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Larsson.
Rose lands a body shot.
Rose lands an overhand right.
Rose drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Larsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rose throws a predictable looking body shot
and Larsson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsson throws a body kick that misses.
Larsson missing with a left hand there. Rose was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rose misses with a low kick as Larsson jumps back.
Larsson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rose misses with a body shot.
Rose lands with an uppercut that bounces Larsson off the cage and back into rage.
Rose lands a nice looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Larsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Rose avoids the body shot from Larsson.
Larsson is looking to slow Rose down with leg kicks.
Rose uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Larsson.
Larsson needs to keep his hands up - Rose had a free shot at his head there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rose throws a head kick that Larsson semi-blocks.
Rose works the jab nicely.
Rose pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rose scores with a nice strike.
Larsson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rose napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Larsson trying to control the position but Rose is working away.
Rose struggling a bit here.
Larsson moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Larsson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Larsson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Larsson thows a huge punch but Rose dodges it nicely.
Rose wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Johnny Rose will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Henrik Larsson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rose falls off balance throwing a combination
and Larsson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Johnny Rose is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rose. Larsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Larsson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Larsson moves out of range of the leg kick from Rose.
Rose stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Larsson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Larsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rose was well out of range. Poor timing from Larsson.
Larsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rose.
Rose lands a jab to Larsson's midsection.
Larsson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice defenses there by Larsson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Larsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rose.
Good exchange - Rose coming out on top.
Larsson throws a leg kick that misses.
Rose tries to move into range but Larsson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rose works the jab nicely.
Larsson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Larsson misses the body punch
and Rose counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rose thows a leg kick but Larsson checks it
and Larsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Larsson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Larsson blocks a jab.
Rose displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Larsson throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Larsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Larsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Rose.
Rose misses with a wild combination.
Larsson takes a swing at Rose's ribcage but misses.
Rose bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Larsson's head backwards.
Larsson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rose looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A decent looking cross lands there for Larsson.
Rose uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Larsson.
Rose dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Larsson. That did some damage!
Larsson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rose counters with a stiff right hand.
Rose fails to land with a series of punches.
Rose stuns Larsson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Larsson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Larsson slips under a jab from Rose.
Larsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Rose.
A low kick from Rose misses
and Larsson counters with a three punch combo that has Rose backing up. Rose nods at Larsson to acknowledge the strikes.
Larsson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rose counters with a straight right hand.
Rose throws a leg kick that misses.
Johnny Rose is winning the standup battle so far.
Rose misses with a straight right.
Rose connects with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose misses with a hook. Larsson ducked under it nicely.
Larsson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rose swings for the body but Larsson moves out of range.
Rose cracks Larsson with an open hand slap.
Rose throws a hook to the side of Larsson's head but Larsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A right-left combo lands from Rose.
Rose steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Larsson.
Larsson misses with an uppercut. Rose saw that one coming.
Larsson throws a looping overhand right but Rose ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rose!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Decent striking displayed by Larsson there.
Larsson misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Johnny Rose will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Henrik Larsson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Larsson dodges the punch combination from Rose.
Larsson throws a big shot that misses.
Larsson throws a leg kick but Rose sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rose lands a nice looking body kick.
Rose scores with a jab.
Rose with a hook.
Rose misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Rose.
Larsson throws a combination. Rose tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Larsson throws a hook but Rose avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Larsson as he connects with a hook.
Larsson digs a good body shot into Rose's ribs.
Rose misses with an uppercut. Larsson saw that one coming.
Rose tries to land a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Larsson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Larsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Rose is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Rose.
Rose listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Larsson lands with a kick to the temple. Rose shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rose looks to land a right hand but Larsson moved out of range.
A low kick from Larsson misses
and Rose counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Some wild striking there from Rose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsson jabs Rose right on the nose. Rose blinks but takes it well.
Rose throws an overhand right that lands on Larsson's shoulder, as Larsson tries to avoid the shot.
Rose lands a nice shot that snaps Larsson's head back.
Rose throws a leg kick but Larsson checks it.
Rose tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Larsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Rose.
Larsson connects with a looping right hand.
Larsson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rose avoids a kick to the body.
Good leg kick by Larsson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rose connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose throws a jab when Larsson was well out of range.
Rose swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rose lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Larsson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Larsson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rose bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Larsson's head backwards.
Larsson misses with a wild combination.
Johnny Rose is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Larsson misses the target.
Rose doesn't manage to clinch there - Larsson circles away.
Some wild striking there from Rose.
Rose falls off balance throwing a combination
and Larsson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Larsson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose keeping moving, preventing Larsson from controlling successfully.
Larsson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rose controls Larsson momentarily but Larsson frees himself.
Larsson wants to control from the top but Rose keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rose is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Larsson is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henrik Larsson really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Henrik Larsson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Larsson misses with the body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rose lands a jab to the head.
Larsson throws a head kick but Rose moves out of range.
Larsson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rose feints and then cracks Larsson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Larsson down.
Rose looks to land a combination but Larsson avoids it well.
Larsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rose.
Larsson throws a sloppy head kick
and Rose counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rose lands a lovely overhand right.
Rose misses with a hook.
Larsson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rose pinned against the cage. Rose gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rose connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson avoids the head kick by Rose.
Larsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Larsson throws a front kick aimed at Rose's knee but Rose avoids it well.
Larsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Rose doesn't manage to clinch there - Larsson circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rose, right into the meat.
Rose lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rose misses with a body shot.
Rose fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Larsson manages to avoid it.
Rose cracks Larsson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsson shoots for a takedown but Rose saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Larsson takes a swing at Rose's ribcage but misses.
Larsson fails with a takedown attempt.
Johnny Rose has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henrik Larsson.
No joy there for Rose, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rose throws a jab when Larsson was well out of range.
Rose keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Larsson.
A big right from Rose misses.
Rose looks to throw the jab but Larsson is out of range.
Rose buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Larsson thows a body shot but no joy.
Rose misses with a combination
and Larsson counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A lazy body kick from Larsson
and Rose counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rose scores with a leg kick.
Larsson is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rose, as that shot connected.
Larsson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rose takes a swing at Larsson's ribcage but misses.
Larsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rose was well out of range. Poor timing from Larsson.
Rose wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Larsson misses with an uppercut. Rose saw that one coming.
Larsson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Larsson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rose counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Rose blocks the low kick.
Larsson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rose gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rose lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rose lands a body punch in the clinch.
Larsson blocks the elbow strike.
Rose cracks Larsson with a nice body shot.
A short uppercut from Rose.
Larsson lands a shot to the body.
Larsson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rose.
Rose lands a nice elbow.
A short right from Rose.
Rose lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rose.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rose misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from Rose.
Rose is leaning against Larsson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rose lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rose throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Larssons head.
A short right from Rose.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Rose had his way with Henrik Larsson in that round.
The cut man is working on Henrik Larsson's cut.
That's time! Rose's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Rose misses the target.
Rose misses with a wild body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Larsson checks a leg kick.
Larsson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rose.
Rose uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Larsson.
Good leg kick by Rose there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Larsson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rose. Rose obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice sprawl there from Rose as Larsson shoots in.
Larsson throws a leg kick which misses Rose's front leg but catches the back leg as Rose tries to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rose. Larsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rose misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rose takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Larsson is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson blocks a head kick by Rose.
Rose tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice shot lands for Rose.
Larsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Larsson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rose misses the shot to the body.
Rose just misses with a punch to the body.
Larsson throws a leg kick
and Rose counters with a nice leg kick.
Rose throws a hook but Larsson avoids it easily.
Rose throws a leg kick
and Larsson counters with a straight right hand.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Larsson is defended easily by Rose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsson checks a low kick from Rose.
Rose slaps away a takedown attempt from Larsson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Johnny Rose has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henrik Larsson.
Larsson misses with a wild body shot.
Larsson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rose's sensitive parts.
Larsson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rose counters with an inside leg kick.
Rose throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Larsson throws a head kick that misses
and Rose makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose delivers a nice body kick.
Rose throws a quick inside leg kick.
Larsson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rose scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rose dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Henrik Larsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rose closes the distance looking to clinch
and Larsson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Larsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rose misses with a jab, cross combination.
Larsson throws a combination that misses
and Rose counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsson motions for Rose to come forward. Larsson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rose looks to score with a jab to the body but Larsson is just out of range.
Larsson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rose counters with a series of strikes. Larsson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Larsson throws out a loose jab but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rose jabs at Larsson's body.
Larsson throws a hook to the side of Rose's head but Rose sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rose, right into the meat.
Rose misses with a leg kick
letting Larsson counter with a right hand.
Larsson moves out of range of the leg kick from Rose.
Danga de danga de dang - Rose scores with a four punch combination!
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Rose showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rose has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Johnny Rose!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Johnny Rose!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Johnny Rose!
Johnny Rose wins by unanimous decision!
Johnny Rose retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chino Bandito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bandito's choice of entrance music: Slayer -- South of Heaven. Xavier Sanchez is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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184 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xavier Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chino Bandito!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bandito was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanchez.
Sanchez tries to clinch there but Bandito circles away.
Bandito takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sanchez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sanchez misses with a head kick.
Bandito shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sanchez defends it nicely.
Sanchez punishes Bandito's body with a nice straight punch.
Sanchez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sanchez scores with a body shot.
Sanchez moves out of range as Bandito throws a body kick.
Sanchez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bandito connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sanchez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sanchez.
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bandito moves in looking to clinch but Sanchez pushes him off.
The fighters circling - Bandito throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandito slips a jab and a cross from Sanchez.
Bandito changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanchez motions for Bandito to come forward. Sanchez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez moves out of range as Bandito strikes.
Sanchez thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bandito if he has to take too many more of those.
Bandito shoots for a takedown but Sanchez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bandito.
Bandito tries to clinch but Sanchez moves away
and Sanchez counters with a nice uppercut.
Bandito looks to land a right hand but Sanchez moved out of range.
Bandito takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bandito takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bandito jabs at Sanchez's body.
Sanchez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sanchez scores with a leg kick.
Bandito misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.
Bandito tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sanchez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands with a nice combination. Bandito backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Chino Bandito has been cut.
Bandito looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bandito throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Sanchez clinches with his opponent.
Bandito has a couple of punches blocked by Sanchez.
Sanchez manages to break the clinch.
Sanchez jabs at Bandito's body.
Bandito takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sanchez swings for the body but Bandito moves out of range.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanchez misses with a body kick.
Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bandito manages to avoid it.
Bandito swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sanchez.
Bandito misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sanchez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bandito's knee momentarily.
Sanchez wants to slow Bandito down by chopping away at his legs.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sanchez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries for a takedown but Bandito sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bandito swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanchez digs a good body shot into Bandito's ribs.
Sanchez scores with a nice right hand.
Sanchez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sanchez scores with a jab to the head.
Chino Bandito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bandito tries to clinch but Sanchez is having none of it.
Sanchez slips a jab from Bandito.
Sanchez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
Sanchez looks to land a right hand but Bandito moved out of range.
Sanchez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sanchez lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bandito misses the body punch
and Sanchez counters with a left to the body.
A slow jab from Bandito misses its intended target.
Sanchez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bandito connects with a high kick.
Sanchez connects with a single shot there.
Sanchez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sanchez defending well as Bandito loads up on a big left hand.
Bandito misses with a wild body shot.
Sanchez is looking to wear down Bandito with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sanchez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bandito misses with a looping left.
Sanchez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bandito.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sanchez, right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A shot to the body from Bandito misses
and Sanchez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sanchez closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bandito did well to prevent Sanchez getting side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Sanchez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chino Bandito's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A head kick by Bandito misses
and Sanchez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bandito checks a leg kick.
Sanchez lands with a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Bandito.
Sanchez thows a body kick. Bandito tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Xavier Sanchez is winning the standup battle so far.
Bandito takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sanchez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bandito looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bandito just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bandito moves out of range as Sanchez throws a body kick.
Sanchez digs a good body shot into Bandito's ribs.
Sanchez throws a leg kick which misses Bandito's front leg but catches the back leg as Bandito tries to avoid it.
Sanchez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bandito is breathing heavily.
Sanchez punishes Bandito's body with a nice straight punch.
Sanchez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanchez. Bandito does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bandito.
Bandito takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jab from Sanchez.
Sanchez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bandito on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Good leg kick by Sanchez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sanchez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sanchez scores with a body shot.
Sanchez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sanchez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bandito circles away quickly and effectively.
Bandito walks into a straight right hand from Sanchez.
Bandito takes one on the button.
Bandito takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandito avoids the head kick by Sanchez.
Jab by Sanchez.
Sanchez lands a really nice looking cross but Bandito seems unphased.
An inside leg kick lands from Sanchez.
Nice body kick from Sanchez.
Sanchez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bandito.
Sanchez works Bandito's body with a nice hook.
Sanchez moves into the clinch.
Sanchez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bandito or not.
Sanchez is working for takedown but Bandito is calmly controlling the position for now.
Stalling in the clinch from Sanchez.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Sanchez.
Sanchez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, Sanchez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sanchez lands a body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Sanchez.
Sanchez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bandito backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez presses Bandito against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sanchez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Sanchez.
Sanchez lands with a light punch inside.
Sanchez gets through Bandito's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bandito is rocked!
Nice body punch from Sanchez.
Bandito is still on wobbly legs! Can Sanchez finish him?
Sanchez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bandito seems to have recovered his senses.
Sanchez lands a nice shot to the body.
Bandito's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sanchez lands a nice shot to the body.
Sanchez scores with a shot to the side of Bandito's head.
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the head but Bandito blocks with his arms.
Sanchez is working Bandito over against the cage.
Sanchez lands a shot to the body.
Sanchez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bandito backwards.
Sanchez displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bandito up against the cage.
Sanchez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sanchez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bandito throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sanchez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sanchez misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Sanchez.
Bandito drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sanchez pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sanchez connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sanchez misses with a wild body shot.
Sanchez defending well as Bandito loads up on a big left hand.
Sanchez 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.
Sanchez scores with a head kick.
Bandito looks to throw the jab but Sanchez is out of range.
Bandito goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab by Bandito.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez gets the takedown into side control.
Sanchez grinds an elbow into Bandito's temple.
Bandito taking punishment in the form of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Sanchez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chino Bandito's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Bandito looks to throw the jab but Sanchez is out of range.
Sanchez lands a jab-cross combination.
Bandito throws a chopping leg kick but Sanchez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nice shot by Bandito.
A big left from Bandito misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Sanchez misses the target.
Sanchez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bandito misses with a double jab
and Sanchez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bandito throws a leg kick
and Sanchez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bandito lands a jab to the head.
Bandito takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice sprawl there from Sanchez as Bandito shoots in.
Sanchez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sanchez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sanchez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bandito can do to turn this around?
Bandito avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A low kick from Bandito misses
and Sanchez counters with a body kick.
Sanchez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bandito has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sanchez.
Sanchez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bandito's hands.
Bandito has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sanchez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sanchez throws a shot to the body.
Sanchez lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bandito takes a step back to recover.
Sanchez moves into the clinch successfully.
Sanchez throws a punch but it's blocked by Bandito.
Sanchez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandito throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bandito.
Bandito tries to clinch up.
Bandito has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sanchez finds it's way round the side to connect with Bandito's head.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sanchez. Bandito shrugs it off though.
Sanchez drives through and clinches with Bandito against the cage.
Sanchez lands a shoulder strike.
Sanchez lands a body shot.
Chino Bandito has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanchez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sanchez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez scores with a knee to the head.
A hook to the body from Sanchez.
Sanchez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sanchez misses with some punches.
Bandito turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Sanchez is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bandito off and has taken his back!
Sanchez controlling well, preventing Bandito from escaping the position.
Sanchez is riding his opponent, not letting Bandito buck him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandito takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Bandito prevents Sanchez from getting a body triangle.
Bandito turns into Sanchez and is now in his guard.
Sanchez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bandito manages to get himself to full guard.
Bandito is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Xavier Sanchez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bandito throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sanchez manages to get to full guard.
Bandito stopping the sweep attempt from Sanchez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bandito drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bandito jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sanchez controlling the position.
Sanchez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bandito is one step ahead there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bandito throws a big right hand that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xavier Sanchez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sanchez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Xavier Sanchez!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Xavier Sanchez!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Xavier Sanchez!
Xavier Sanchez wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyke Mison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Led Zeppelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Zeppelin's choice of entrance music: Kashmir. Led Zeppelin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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182 lbs
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178 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyke Mison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Led Zeppelin!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mison throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mison avoids the head kick by Zeppelin.
Zeppelin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Zeppelin tried to score with a low kick but Mison checks it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Zeppelin.
A head kick by Mison misses
and Zeppelin counters with a head kick. That will keep Mison thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Led Zeppelin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zeppelin misses with a low kick.
Zeppelin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mison.
Mison takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mison defending well as Zeppelin loads up on a big left hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Zeppelin.
Zeppelin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mison.
Mison avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mison throws a head kick but Zeppelin moves out of range.
Zeppelin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mison checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Zeppelin thuds his shin into the meat of Mison's side.
Zeppelin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Tyke Mison has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both fighters circling a little - Zeppelin finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeppelin throws a sloppy head kick and Mison moves out of range easily.
Zeppelin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Zeppelin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mison is rocked!
Zeppelin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Oh Mison is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mison is breathing heavily.
Zeppelin connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mison ducks into an uppercut from Zeppelin and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Led Zeppelin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hakuin Ekaku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blokada Leningrada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ekaku comes into the arena with IV blaring out of the sound system. Leningrada has chosen Farewell of Slavyanka as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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156 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hakuin Ekaku!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Blokada Leningrada!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ekaku throws a leg kick which misses Leningrada's front leg but catches the back leg as Leningrada tries to avoid it.
Ekaku misses the shot to the body.
Leningrada is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ekaku bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ekaku misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ekaku fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leningrada manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekaku lands with a kick to the temple. Leningrada shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ekaku slips a jab from Leningrada.
Ekaku misses with a wild body shot.
Ekaku lands the left hand.
Leningrada misses with a looping left.
Leningrada avoids the head kick by Ekaku.
Leningrada is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Ekaku.
Nice body punch from Ekaku.
Ekaku throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ekaku pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Leningrada slips a straight right by Ekaku.
A big right from Leningrada misses.
A head kick misses from Ekaku.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku throws the left hand but Leningrada avoids the punch easily.
Leningrada takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice cross by Ekaku.
Ekaku lands a two punch combo.
Leningrada walks into a stiff left hand from Ekaku.
Ekaku looks to land a right hand but Leningrada moved out of range.
Leningrada looks to land a right hand but Ekaku moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ekaku will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ekaku scores with a kick to the body.
Ekaku pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ekaku connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hakuin Ekaku dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Leningrada avoids a kick to the body.
Ekaku throws a chopping leg kick but Leningrada manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Leningrada misses with an uppercut. Ekaku saw that one coming.
Ekaku lands with a hook. Leningrada tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Leningrada misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leningrada misses with an uppercut.
Ekaku takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leningrada with a hook.
Leningrada takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A swing and a miss from Ekaku.
Ekaku tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leningrada was well out of range. Poor timing from Ekaku.
Ekaku connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Leningrada's hands.
Hakuin Ekaku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leningrada avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Leningrada misses with an uppercut. Ekaku saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku tries a head kick but it misses.
Leningrada lands with a right hand.
Ekaku lands with a nice combination. Leningrada backs away looking to recover.
Leningrada sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ekaku fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Leningrada is out of range.
Ekaku connects with the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leningrada is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ekaku.
Hakuin Ekaku is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ekaku throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ekaku throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Leningrada fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ekaku works over Leningrada's head and body with a nice combination.
Hakuin Ekaku is winning the standup battle so far.
Leningrada dodges the punch combination from Ekaku.
Leningrada throws a jab but it's blocked by Ekaku.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leningrada misses with an uppercut.
Ekaku darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Leningrada takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Leningrada misses with a straight right.
Ekaku throws an overhand right that lands on Leningrada's shoulder, as Leningrada tries to avoid the shot.
Blokada Leningrada is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ekaku uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leningrada.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hakuin Ekaku dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Leningrada staying out of range there.
Ekaku connects with a solid leg kick.
Leningrada stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ekaku.
Leningrada gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ekaku.
Leningrada looks to land a right hand but Ekaku moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leningrada keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice jab there from Ekaku.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leningrada moves away from the strike by Ekaku.
Ekaku keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ekaku lands a nice looking body kick.
Leningrada slips a straight right by Ekaku.
Ekaku scores with a push kick.
Leningrada is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ekaku misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ekaku. Leningrada does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ekaku throws a hook to the side of Leningrada's head but Leningrada sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leningrada steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ekaku.
Ekaku looks to land a combination. Leningrada sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku misses with a few strikes there.
A head kick misses from Ekaku.
Leningrada steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ekaku.
Ekaku feints and then cracks Leningrada's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Leningrada down.
Ekaku throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leningrada sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leningrada slips a straight right by Ekaku.
Ekaku lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leningrada uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ekaku.
Ekaku fails with a takedown attempt.
Leningrada chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ekaku can pounce on him.
Ekaku throws a leg kick but Leningrada sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Leningrada fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ekaku on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hakuin Ekaku clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ekaku connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Leningrada's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Leningrada drops his hands momentarily and Ekaku takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Leningrada displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ekaku throws out the jab.
Leningrada misses with a hook.
Ekaku looks to land a body kick but Leningrada moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leningrada bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Leningrada defending well as Ekaku loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekaku looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ekaku walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Leningrada checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Leningrada throws a looping overhand right but Ekaku ducks down to avoid it.
Ekaku fails to land with a series of punches.
Leningrada tries to clinch up but Ekaku circles away and keeps his distance.
Ekaku throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ekaku throws a looping overhand right but Leningrada ducks down to avoid it.
Leningrada checks a low kick from Ekaku.
Leningrada throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ekaku counters with a straight right hand.
Ekaku throws a jab but it's blocked by Leningrada.
Leningrada is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ekaku.
Ekaku connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Leningrada momentarily.
Nice defenses there by Ekaku.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leningrada looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ekaku!
Ekaku throws a leg kick that misses.
Leningrada gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Leningrada connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ekaku scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Leningrada is out of range.
Ekaku steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leningrada.
Ekaku keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leningrada.
Ekaku lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ekaku jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ekaku.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hakuin Ekaku had his way with Blokada Leningrada in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Leningrada has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Leningrada there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ekaku throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Leningrada to counter with a crisp jab.
Ekaku blocks a jab.
Leningrada uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ekaku.
Ekaku throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leningrada sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leningrada has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ekaku chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Leningrada might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Ekaku has got the better of the exchanges.
Leningrada connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekaku uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leningrada.
Ekaku tries a head kick but it misses.
Leningrada looks to land a left hand but Ekaku moved out of range nicely.
Ekaku swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Leningrada might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Ekaku throws a hook but Leningrada blocks it.
Ekaku throws a hook to the side of Leningrada's head but Leningrada sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blokada Leningrada has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ekaku scores with a sloppy right hand. Leningrada should have avoided that one.
Ekaku is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leningrada.
Ekaku works the jab nicely.
Ekaku ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leningrada moves away.
Good leg kick by Ekaku there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Leningrada misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leningrada misses with an uppercut.
Ekaku attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Leningrada slips under a jab from Ekaku.
An inside leg kick lands from Ekaku.
Leningrada bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ekaku!
Leningrada has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ekaku.
Leningrada jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Ekaku misses
and Leningrada cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Leningrada keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ekaku.
Danga de danga de dang - Ekaku scores with a four punch combination!
Ekaku looks to throw the jab but Leningrada is out of range.
Leningrada slips under a jab from Ekaku.
Hakuin Ekaku is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ekaku lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leningrada circles away quickly and effectively.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hakuin Ekaku.
Well Ekaku has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Hakuin Ekaku!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Hakuin Ekaku!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Hakuin Ekaku!
Hakuin Ekaku wins by unanimous decision!
Hakuin Ekaku retains his featherweight title!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abayo Bokhari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fidel Puno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Puno has chosen Fidel Entry Song as his entrance music. Fidel Puno has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Abayo Bokhari's chin.
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240 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abayo Bokhari!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fidel Puno!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bokhari tries to clinch there but Puno circles away.
A bone on bone clash there as Bokhari blocks the leg kick.
Bokhari misses with a looping right.
Puno takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Puno keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bokhari.
Bokhari looks to land a right hand but Puno moved out of range.
Bokhari avoids the head kick by Puno.
A jab from Bokhari misses.
Puno throws a jab but it's blocked by Bokhari.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puno throws a push kick but Bokhari slaps the foot to one side.
A big left from Bokhari misses.
Puno takes a swing at Bokhari's ribcage but misses.
Bokhari throws a lazy head kick
and Puno counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bokhari checks the leg kick.
Puno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bokhari is looking to score with low kicks.
Puno throws a hook to the side of Bokhari's head but Bokhari sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Puno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Puno takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bokhari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puno was well out of range. Poor timing from Bokhari.
Puno bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Puno misses with a looping left.
Puno throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bokhari lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Puno misses with a body shot.
Puno is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bokhari rather than just go for the knockout.
Puno slips under a jab.
Bokhari works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Puno misses with the combination.
A low kick from Bokhari is predictable there
and Puno counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bokhari's guard now.
Puno trying to control but Bokhari is working from the bottom.
Bokhari not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Puno wants to control from the top but Bokhari keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puno postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Puno stops Bokhari from standing up.
Puno trying to control but Bokhari is working from the bottom.
Puno looking to sit in guard and control but Bokhari gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Puno is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Puno misses with a body punch.
Bokhari misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bokhari has Puno pressed against the cage, preventing Puno from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Puno.
Puno breaks from the clinch.
Puno throws a right and a left that Bokhari avoids nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Bokhari.
Good leg kick by Bokhari there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Puno moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Fidel Puno will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Puno avoids the head kick by Bokhari.
Puno keeps the fight on the outside.
Puno walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Fidel Puno has been cut.
Puno scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bokhari connects with a single shot there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bokhari looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Puno with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bokhari to score with a decent uppercut.
Bokhari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Puno.
Puno throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bokhari makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Puno really felt that one!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head kick by Bokhari misses
and Puno counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bokhari tries to land a body kick
and Puno counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bokhari moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bokhari checks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Bokhari.
Puno throws a jab but it's blocked by Bokhari.
Bokhari looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Puno throws a leg kick that is checked
and Puno takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bokhari 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.
Bokhari misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Puno connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bokhari throws a series of punches but Puno avoids them all with ease.
Puno connects with a looping right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bokhari scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Puno doesn't seem bothered though.
Bokhari throws a push kick but Puno slaps the foot to one side.
Puno takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Puno has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puno throws out a loose jab but Bokhari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bokhari misses with a combination
enabling Puno to counter with a crisp jab.
Bokhari misses with a straight right.
Bokhari just misses with a punch to the body.
Puno throws a body kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bokhari.
Bokhari slips a jab from Puno.
A solid leg kick lands there for Puno.
Bokhari feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Puno's calf.
Bokhari lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bokhari throws a body punch but Puno moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Puno.
Bokhari tries to land a body kick
and Puno counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Puno defending well as Bokhari loads up on a big left hand.
A punch lands to the side of Puno 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bokhari connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bokhari misses with a looping left.
Bokhari connects with a single shot there.
Bokhari tries to land a leg kick but Puno saw it coming and moves away.
Bokhari throws a body kick that misses.
Puno misses with a hook to the body
and Bokhari counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puno throws out a loose jab but Bokhari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Puno just misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bokhari misses with the combination.
Bokhari attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abayo Bokhari dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fidel Puno's cut.
That's time! Bokhari's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Puno jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A shot to the body from Bokhari misses
and Puno counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Puno staying out of range there.
Bokhari steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Puno.
Bokhari scores with a jab to the jaw.
Puno is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Puno's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bokhari scores with a nice strike.
Puno is looking to chop away at Bokhari's legs.
Puno pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bokhari goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bokhari fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Puno on the side of the head.
That has opened up Fidel Puno's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bokhari checks a leg kick.
Bokhari moves out of range as Puno strikes.
Abayo Bokhari is winning the standup battle so far.
Puno displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bokhari throws out the jab.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Bokhari here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Bokhari scores with a hook to the body. Puno takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fidel Puno is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Puno misses the body punch
and Bokhari counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Puno moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Puno keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bokhari.
Bokhari takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bokhari throws a chopping leg kick but Puno manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Puno looks to land a right hand but Bokhari moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bokhari was well out of range. Poor timing from Puno.
Bokhari throws a big shot that misses.
Puno throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bokhari throws a head kick that misses
and Puno counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bokhari moves out of range as Puno strikes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bokhari.
Puno uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bokhari.
Bokhari throws a quick inside leg kick.
Puno lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bokhari throws a body punch but Puno moves out of range.
Puno misses with a hook to the body
and Bokhari counters with a nice low kick that buckles Puno's knee momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puno lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bokhari lands with an overhand left.
Bokhari takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Puno takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Puno throws a lazy right hand but Bokhari sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bokhari pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Puno throws a hook but Bokhari avoids it easily.
Puno misses with a looping left.
Puno checks a leg kick.
Bokhari lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puno looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bokhari fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Puno looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A head kick misses from Puno.
Puno needs to keep his hands up - Bokhari had a free shot at his head there.
Bokhari throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Puno counter with a right hand.
Puno has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Puno misses with a jab, cross combination.
Puno throws a hook but Bokhari avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Puno moves out of range as Bokhari throws a body kick.
Bokhari throws a shot from downtown. Puno moves away and avoids it.
Bokhari chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abayo Bokhari clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Fidel Puno's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Puno throws a nice outside leg kick.
Puno throws out a loose jab but Bokhari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Puno lands a head shot.
Bokhari throws a good cross that connects.
Puno pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Puno pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bokhari bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bokhari fails in his attempt to clinch.
Puno throws a right and a left that Bokhari avoids nicely.
Bokhari throws out a powerful jab.
Puno misses with a jab to the body
and Bokhari counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bokhari looks for the body kick but Puno saw that one coming.
Bokhari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puno was well out of range. Poor timing from Bokhari.
Bokhari is looking to chop away at Puno's legs.
Bokhari is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Puno.
Bokhari swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Puno counters with a leg kick.
Bokhari throws a sloppy head kick
and Puno makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Puno fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bokhari throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Puno on the side of the head.
Puno throws a head kick that misses
and Bokhari connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bokhari.
Puno ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Some wild striking there from Puno.
Puno misses with a hook to the body
and Bokhari counters with a stiff right hand.
Bokhari misses with an uppercut. Puno saw that one coming.
A big left from Puno misses.
Puno thuds a left hand into Bokhari's body.
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!
Bokhari misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick by Bokhari misses
and Puno counters with a nice leg kick.
Puno jabs Bokhari right on the nose. Bokhari blinks but takes it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puno throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Puno lands with a straight right. Bokhari didn't see that one coming.
Bokhari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Puno.
Puno takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bokhari scores with a kick to the body.
Puno throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bokhari counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bokhari ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bokhari swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bokhari throws a combination that misses
and Bokhari takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bokhari digs a good hook to Puno's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puno thuds his shin into the meat of Bokhari's side.
Bokhari has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Puno throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Puno takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bokhari.
Puno moves out of range of the body kick from Bokhari.
Bokhari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bokhari throws a low kick but it's checked well by Puno.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bokhari wants to slow Puno down by chopping away at his legs.
Bokhari misses with an uppercut. Puno saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fidel Puno dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Fidel Puno's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Bokhari throws a low kick, looking for Puno's leg but Puno calmly moves out of range.
Puno throws the left hand but Bokhari avoids the punch easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Puno checks a leg kick.
Puno displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bokhari throws out the jab.
Nice sprawl there from Bokhari as Puno shoots in.
Bokhari misses with a body punch
and Puno counters with an outside leg kick.
Puno walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bokhari lands a nice leg kick that just misses Puno's sensitive parts.
A shot to the liver by Bokhari. Beautiful body shot.
Puno misses with a double jab
and Bokhari counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puno shoots and misses
and Bokhari counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Puno throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bokhari counters with a stiff right hand.
Puno shoots in for a takedown but Bokhari shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Abayo Bokhari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fidel Puno.
Puno is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Puno blocks a low kick nicely.
A shot to the body from Puno misses
and Bokhari makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bokhari throws out a powerful jab.
A swing and a miss from Puno.
Bokhari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bokhari takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bokhari.
A punch combination from Puno misses.
Bokhari keeps Puno at a distance using the push kick.
Puno misses with an uppercut. Bokhari saw that one coming.
Bokhari throws a shot from downtown. Puno moves away and avoids it.
Bokhari lands a jab to the head.
Puno checks a leg kick.
Puno checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bokhari wants to clinch up but Puno keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puno throws a series of strikes that have Bokhari backpedaling.
Bokhari getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bokhari looks to throw the jab but Puno is out of range.
Bokhari lands a jab to the nose.
Puno cracks the inside of Bokhari's front leg.
Bokhari ducks under a wild hook from Puno.
Bokhari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Puno has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Puno there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bokhari scores with a nice strike.
Puno misses with a jab to the body
and Bokhari counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puno misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bokhari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bokhari chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bokhari throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Puno.
Puno avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bokhari lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bokhari closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Puno throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bokhari misses with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abayo Bokhari showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bokhari has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Abayo Bokhari!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Abayo Bokhari!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Abayo Bokhari!
Abayo Bokhari wins by unanimous decision!
Abayo Bokhari retains his heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Tonal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Schwanz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schwanz has chosen Tool - Lipan Conjuring as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremy Tonal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hans Schwanz!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schwanz connects with a right hand. Tonal shakes it off.
Tonal is trying hard to land a takedown here. Schwanz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tonal wants to slow Schwanz down by chopping away at his legs.
The fighters circling - Tonal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tonal looks to land a right hand but Schwanz moved out of range.
Tonal fails with the takedown.
Schwanz misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schwanz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Schwanz looks to land a body kick but Tonal moved away.
Schwanz moves out of range of the leg kick from Tonal.
Schwanz explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Schwanz.
Schwanz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Schwanz scores with a push kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Schwanz.
A slapping body kick lands there for Schwanz.
Schwanz staying out of range there.
Schwanz misses with a body kick.
Schwanz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Schwanz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwanz throws a wild body kick that Tonal sees coming a mile off.
Tonal misses with a body shot.
Schwanz scores with a nice right hand.
Schwanz throws a leg kick
and Tonal counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Schwanz is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schwanz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tonal.
Schwanz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schwanz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tonal scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tonal lands with a good body shot.
Schwanz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwanz throws a leg kick
and Tonal counters with a low kick, right behind Schwanz 's knee.
Schwanz throws a body kick the misses
and Tonal counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A nice inside leg kick there by Schwanz. That's going to slow Tonal down.
Tonal throws a series of punches but Schwanz avoids them all with ease.
Schwanz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tonal's sensitive parts.
A low kick from Schwanz misses
and Tonal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tonal cracks the inside of Schwanz's front leg.
Tonal looks to land a combination. Schwanz sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Schwanz misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonal stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Schwanz.
Schwanz staying out of range there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Schwanz.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schwanz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Schwanz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tonal throws a lazy head kick
and Schwanz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schwanz misses with a low kick.
Schwanz connects with the punch.
Tonal moves out of range of the leg kick from Schwanz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Schwanz dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tonal checks the leg kick.
Hans Schwanz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tonal lands with a nice body punch.
Schwanz moves forwards but Tonal connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tonal chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Schwanz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tonal.
Schwanz scores with a nice right hand.
Tonal misses with a leg kick.
Tonal thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tonal throws a lazy right hand but Schwanz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Schwanz wants to slow Tonal down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwanz throws a leg kick
and Tonal counters with a nice uppercut.
Schwanz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Schwanz thows a leg kick but Tonal checks it
and Tonal counters with a nice low kick that buckles Schwanz's knee momentarily.
Tonal drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Tonal working away.
Schwanz is trying to get back to half guard.
Tonal slows the pace down.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwanz is looking for a sweep.
Tonal sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Schwanz is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Schwanz struggling a bit here.
Schwanz is being controlled here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Schwanz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Schwanz on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schwanz. Tonal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Schwanz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tonal.
A shot to the liver by Tonal. Beautiful body shot.
Tonal misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Tonal, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonal with a lazy takedown attempt
and Schwanz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Schwanz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tonal throws a predictable looking body shot
and Schwanz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Schwanz motions for Tonal to come forward. Schwanz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Schwanz throws a leg kick that misses.
Schwanz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Schwanz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tonal's calf.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tonal. That's going to slow Schwanz down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Tonal dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Tonal checks a leg kick.
A low kick from Schwanz is predictable there
enabling Tonal to counter with a crisp jab.
Schwanz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Schwanz moves out of range of the body kick from Tonal.
Tonal blocks a low kick nicely.
Schwanz scores with a decent looking hook.
Schwanz lands with a kick to the temple. Tonal shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A shot to the body from Schwanz misses
and Tonal counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Schwanz is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Schwanz scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwanz gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Tonal cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Schwanz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tonal is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tonal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Schwanz.
Schwanz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tonal paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tonal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Schwanz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Tonal does it's job there.
A head kick by Schwanz misses
and Tonal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tonal misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonal misses with a body shot.
Schwanz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Schwanz throws a hook but Tonal avoids it easily.
Schwanz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Schwanz thows a leg kick but Tonal checks it
and Tonal counters with a leg kick.
Schwanz throws a right and a left that Tonal avoids nicely.
Nice shot lands for Tonal.
Schwanz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tonal lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonal tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Schwanz throws a low kick but Tonal moves out of range easily.
Schwanz throws a head kick that misses
and Tonal makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Schwanz misses with a leg kick
and Tonal counters with a leg kick.
Tonal scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tonal cracks the inside of Schwanz's front leg.
Schwanz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tonal. That's going to slow Schwanz down.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tonal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tonal looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tonal lands with a shot to the body.
Tonal throws a head kick but Schwanz moves out of range.
Tonal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Schwanz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tonal looks to score with a jab to the body but Schwanz is just out of range.
Tonal scores with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A low kick from Schwanz misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Schwanz misses with the body kick
and Tonal counters with a nice low kick that buckles Schwanz's knee momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Tonal clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tonal, right into the meat.
Schwanz tries to land a body kick
and Tonal counters with a nice kick to the body.
Tonal moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tonal throws a nice looking combination but Schwanz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A low kick from Schwanz misses
and Tonal counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Tonal with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Schwanz trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Tonal throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonal throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Tonal has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tonal controlling the position easily from mount.
Schwanz keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Schwanz is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tonal content just to control the position here.
Schwanz is squirming around, avoiding Tonal's attempts to control the action.
Schwanz bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Tonal looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwanz is looking to stand up but Tonal won't let him.
Tonal wants to hit a switch here but Schwanz passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Tonal there!
Schwanz content just to control the position here.
Tonal is looking to improve his position but Schwanz isn't that keen on the idea.
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.
Schwanz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Schwanz stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Schwanz walks into a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Schwanz, right into the meat.
Schwanz stuns Tonal with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Schwanz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Tonal had his way with Hans Schwanz in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Tonal takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Schwanz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tonal.
Schwanz misses with a leg kick
and Tonal makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Schwanz tries to land a body kick
and Tonal counters with a straight right hand.
Tonal checks a leg kick.
Tonal misses with a straight left.
Schwanz thows a leg kick but Tonal checks it
and Tonal counters with a good low kick that Schwanz was not able to check.
Schwanz throws a leg kick
and Tonal counters with a stiff right hand.
Schwanz throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwanz dips to his left and cracks Tonal with an uppercut!
The fighters circling - Tonal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Schwanz lands with a good body shot.
Schwanz tries a head kick but it misses.
Schwanz thows a body kick. Tonal tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A head kick from Schwanz lands but Tonal takes it in his stride.
Schwanz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Schwanz throws a low kick, looking for Tonal's leg but Tonal calmly moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwanz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Schwanz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tonal's calf.
Tonal throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Schwanz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Schwanz misses with a low kick.
Schwanz misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tonal counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hans Schwanz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Schwanz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Schwanz misses with a body shot
and Tonal counters with an inside leg kick.
Hans Schwanz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tonal misses with a jab to the body
and Schwanz counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwanz throws a sloppy head kick
and Tonal counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Schwanz lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tonal takes a step back to recover.
A low kick from Schwanz is predictable there
and Tonal counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Schwanz throws out a leg kick but Tonal moves out of range and Schwanz only half commits.
A slapping body kick lands there for Schwanz.
Schwanz throws a lazy head kick
and Tonal counters with a left to the body.
Schwanz slips a jab from Tonal.
Tonal is trying hard to land a takedown here. Schwanz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonal throws a wild body kick that Schwanz sees coming a mile off.
Schwanz is looking to score with low kicks.
Schwanz throws a low kick but Tonal avoids it.
Schwanz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tonal.
Schwanz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Schwanz misses with a leg kick
and Tonal counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Schwanz thinking.
Schwanz lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schwanz lands with a cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hans Schwanz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tonal has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Jeremy Tonal!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Jeremy Tonal!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Jeremy Tonal!
Jeremy Tonal wins by unanimous decision!
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