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DFC 71: Kelly vs. Villa PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dario Conca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Bruens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Bruens has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dario Conca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Bruens!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruens scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Conca tries to bench press Bruens off him but Bruens keeps the position.
Bruens wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Conca, who protects the arm well.
Conca tries to improve position but can't.
Conca regains half guard.
Bruens looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Conca wants to improve his position but Bruens is controlling well.
Bruens is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bruens is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Conca wants to improve his position but Bruens is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bruens drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bruens advances to half guard.
Conca misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Conca looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Conca looking for submissions off his back.
Conca throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Bruens not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conca actively working from the bottom here.
Conca is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bruens gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bruens wants to control but Conca is keeping him busy.
Bruens is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Conca tries to bench press Bruens off him but Bruens keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruens looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Conca is avoiding damage well.
Conca is looking for a sweep.
Conca striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Conca manages to get back to half guard.
Bruens tries to pass the half guard into mount. Conca knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bruens throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bruens gets the takedown into side control.
Bruens trying to control the position but Conca is working away.
Conca manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruens wants to lay and pray for a moment but Conca keeps working.
Conca tries to roll over but Bruens keeps him under control.
Conca actively working from the bottom here.
Bruens trying to control from half guard but Conca is working away.
Bruens throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bruens seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Conca does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bruens will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bruens scores a takedown into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Bruens dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Conca gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bruens counters with a shoot takedown. Conca fights it but they end up in guard.
Conca keeping moving, preventing Bruens from controlling successfully.
Conca lands a decent shot there.
Bruens looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bruens drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bruens jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bruens avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bruens wants to control from the top but Conca keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruens stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Conca swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Conca wants to sweep but no luck.
Conca looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bruens trying to control the position from guard on top but Conca is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Conca throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Conca has his foot on Bruens's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bruens works his way back into a safe position though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Conca is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bruens showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bruens postures up in Conca's guard and throws a big left but Conca blocks it.
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.
Conca doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Conca looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bruens wants to control from the top but Conca keeps moving.
Conca looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bruens passes into side control.
Conca is letting Bruens control him for a moment.
Bruens lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruens trying to control the action but Conca is working from the bottom.
Bruens wants to control for a moment but Conca uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Bruens regains full guard. Nicely done.
Conca will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bruens is looking for a triangle but Conca pushes his legs off easily.
Bruens keeping full guard, as Conca tries to pass.
Bruens pushes a forearm under Conca's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Conca is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Paul Bruens!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Nash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and One Dude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). One Dude acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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280 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Nash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, One Dude!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nash shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nash shoots in for a double leg but Dude sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nash tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dude sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nash somewhat.
Dude lands a nice looking body kick.
A jab from Dude finds it's way through Nash's defenses.
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!
Dude dodges the punch combination from Nash.
Nash is breathing heavily.
Dude throws a nice looking combination but Nash bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dude slaps away a takedown attempt from Nash, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Nash. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dude lands a nice looking kick to the body. Nash takes a step back to recover.
A solid body kick from Dude.
Dude throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dude.
Dude lands a left and a right that send Nash crashing to the mat, dazed. Dude thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Nash is rocked!
Dude thuds a left hand into Nash's body.
Oh Nash is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dude connects with a superb combination that knocks Nash out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Dude before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Nash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). One Dude!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Baker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinnie Barbarino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baker kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Duck Song. Barbarino is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Barbarino song. 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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240 lbs
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275 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Baker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Vinnie Barbarino!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbarino gets caught flat footed, as Baker shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barbarino wants to sweep here but Baker controlling him for the moment.
Baker has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Barbarino throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Barbarino is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Baker tries to roll over but Barbarino keeps him under control.
Baker trying to control but Barbarino postures up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Barbarino connects with a nice short shot to Baker's temple.
Baker keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Barbarino lands with a punch from half guard.
Baker on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Baker tries to get out of the position.
Baker tries to roll over but Barbarino keeps him under control.
Barbarino throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbarino looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Baker with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Barbarino works his way into side control.
Baker tries to buck Barbarino off but Barbarino is having none of it.
Barbarino misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Barbarino throws a strike aimed at the side of Baker's head but Baker avoids it well.
Barbarino has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Baker!
BOOM! Barbarino connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Barbarino cracks Baker with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
It looks like Jake Baker has been cut.
Baker might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Barbarino lands a big shot there that rocks Baker but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Jake Baker's cut is getting worse.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jake Baker's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Vinnie Barbarino!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Crazy Monkey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Poncho Villa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monkey's entrance music is "Club Foot" by Kasabian. A fine choice. Villa has chosen In One Ear 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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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crazy Monkey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Poncho Villa!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Villa stuffs the takedown.
Villa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Villa wants it to stay on the feet.
Good standup being displayed there by Monkey as he connects with a hook.
Villa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Monkey tries to bum rush Villa with a series of wild strikes but Villa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Monkey misses with a series of wild punches.
Villa scores with a one two! Monkey had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Crazy Monkey has been cut.
Monkey is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Villa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Monkey shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Villa sends Monkey crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Villa is motioning to the referee to let Monkey up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Villa drops Monkey with a huge uppercut! Monkey drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Villa is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Poncho Villa!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rock Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Z Mann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mann has chosen Birdland as his entrance music. Z Mann has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rock Johnson's chin.
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255 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rock Johnson!
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, Z Mann!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mann changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Johnson tries to avoid it but Mann manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Johnson to the ground. Johnson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Johnson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson feints and then cracks Mann's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mann down.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Mann.
Mann throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Johnson.
Johnson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Johnson lands a right hook to the body.
Rock Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mann looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson moves into the clinch.
Johnson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Mann has had enough of the clinch but Johnson keeps him there for the moment.
Johnson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Johnson lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Z Mann has been cut.
Johnson pushes Mann back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson lands with a right to the head.
Johnson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mann's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That has opened up Z Mann's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is working Mann over against the cage.
Johnson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mann's defenses.
Johnson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mann backwards.
Johnson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The cut above Z Mann's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Mann takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mann takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mann blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johnson is struggling to control the position.
Johnson lands an elbow inside that Mann shrugs off.
Z Mann's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Z Mann's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rock Johnson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan McManus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Dardar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McManus's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Disturbed-Prayer. Dardar has chosen Trial by Fire as his entrance music. Dan McManus looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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205 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan McManus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Dardar!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McManus avoids the head kick by Dardar.
McManus looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Dardar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McManus slips under a jab from Dardar.
A jab from Dardar misses.
Dardar misses with a straight left.
McManus slips a straight right by Dardar.
McManus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dardar.
Dardar sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks McManus to the ground! Dardar dives into full mount looking to finish!
It looks like Dan McManus has been cut.
Dardar wants to control the pace but McManus is squirming around nicely.
Dardar scoring with strikes but McManus is staying in there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dardar is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but McManus is surviving well by controlling Dardar's body position as best he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dardar with the ground and pound from mount.
Dardar controlling his opponent.
Dardar in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dardar stands up from mount. Strange move.
McManus is looking to slow Dardar down with leg kicks.
Dardar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dardar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McManus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dardar.
Dardar misses with a head kick.
McManus fails with a takedown attempt.
Jesse Dardar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dardar tries to clinch but McManus is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dardar dips to his left and cracks McManus with an uppercut!
Dan McManus's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Dardar connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dardar doesn't manage to clinch there - McManus circles away.
Jesse Dardar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circling - Dardar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dardar throws a body punch but McManus moves out of range.
Dardar throws a series of punches but McManus moves out of range.
Dardar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McManus.
Dardar throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dardar misses with a looping right.
Jab by Dardar.
Jeez, Dan McManus's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dardar lands a lovely overhand right.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dan McManus's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jesse Dardar!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daemon Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Eyre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davies's entrance music is am i demon. A fine choice. Eyre has chosen Domination by Pantera 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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300 lbs
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295 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daemon Davies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Martin Eyre!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davies scores with a kick to the midsection.
Davies bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Eyre slips a jab and a cross from Davies.
A cross from Davies lands.
Davies connects with a nice looking jab.
It looks like Martin Eyre has been cut.
Davies scores with a head kick.
Davies throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Eyre slips under a jab from Davies.
Davies uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davies cracks Eyre with a good jab.
Eyre fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Davies connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Davies throws a right and a left that Eyre avoids nicely.
Davies lands a head kick!
Davies goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Eyre takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Davies throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That has opened up Martin Eyre's cut even more.
Davies cracks Eyre with a right hand to the side of the head.
Davies connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Eyre looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eyre takes a kick to the side of the head.
Davies lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Davies with a hook.
The cut above Martin Eyre's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Davies lands a big head kick that sends Eyre tumbling to the mat! Davies takes a step backwards and waves Eyre back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Martin Eyre's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Martin Eyre's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Daemon Davies!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sue Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter has chosen A Boy Named Sue as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sue Carter!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Wallace's head.
It looks like William Wallace has been cut.
Carter throws a head kick that misses.
Carter blocks a head kick by Wallace.
Wallace throws a nice looking combination but Carter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wallace shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Wallace is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Wallace thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wallace prevents Carter from improving his position.
Carter makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Wallace lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Carter backs up against the cage.
Sue Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wallace goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice sprawl there from Carter as Wallace shoots in.
Carter works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Carter goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by Wallace.
Carter scores with a decent looking hook.
Wallace missing with a left hand there. Carter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wallace shoots in but no luck this time.
Wallace fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Wallace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace misses with a hook.
Nice sprawl there from Carter as Wallace shoots in.
Wallace looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Carter tests Wallace's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Carter has managed to clinch.
Carter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wallace backwards.
Carter lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wallace is breathing heavily.
A short right from Carter on the inside.
A short left from Carter.
William Wallace's cut is getting worse.
Carter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Carter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Carter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wallace backwards.
William Wallace's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Carter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wallace backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carter connects with a knee to the head.
Carter drops Wallace with a big knee straight up the middle! Wallace is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Wallace is rocked!
Jeez, William Wallace's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at William Wallace's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sue Carter!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Donnie O Brien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masahura Yakisoba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Brien 's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rocky Road to Dublin. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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142 lbs
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140 lbs
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Counter striker
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Donnie O Brien !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Masahura Yakisoba!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Brien misses the shot to the body.
O Brien keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A shot to the body from Yakisoba misses
so O Brien counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
O Brien working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Yakisoba avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
O Brien throws a big right hand that misses.
O Brien postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Yakisoba lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for O Brien !
Yakisoba postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. O Brien looks a forlorn figure.
O Brien is trying to escape the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yakisoba goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now O Brien is on top in guard.
O Brien trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yakisoba looking to control.
Yakisoba bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in O Brien 's guard.
O Brien wants to sweep here but Yakisoba controlling him for the moment.
Yakisoba throwing strikes from guard but O Brien blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yakisoba accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
O Brien looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Yakisoba has picked O Brien up and slammed him! O Brien can't keep hold of the triangle and Yakisoba manages to pass to side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brien gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
O Brien is squirming around, avoiding Yakisoba's attempts to control the action.
O Brien tries to lock up and control but Yakisoba gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Yakisoba controlling his opponent.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
O Brien tries to reverse the position but Yakisoba maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakisoba is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but O Brien is surviving well by controlling Yakisoba's body position as best he can.
O Brien is looking to get to half guard.
O Brien tries to hold on but Yakisoba postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Brien is desperately trying to improve his position but Yakisoba has a good base and remains in mount.
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.
O Brien wants to control but Yakisoba is having none of it.
O Brien is wriggling around trying to escape.
Yakisoba wants to control the pace but O Brien is squirming around nicely.
O Brien tries to lock up and control but Yakisoba gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Yakisoba trying to control but O Brien is having none of it.
O Brien tries to reverse the position but Yakisoba maintains control.
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 Donnie O Brien will probably get the nod.
That's time! O Brien 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Yakisoba throws a predictable looking body shot
and O Brien counters with a nice double leg into guard.
O Brien wants to control from the top but Yakisoba keeps moving.
Yakisoba wants to sweep but no luck.
O Brien not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Yakisoba is trying to control the position from the bottom.
O Brien looking to pass the guard.
O Brien throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yakisoba is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst O Brien is controlling him.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
O Brien moves out of range of the strikes.
O Brien moves into the clinch.
O Brien breaks the clinch.
O Brien ducks under a wild hook from Yakisoba.
O Brien shoots in but no luck this time.
Yakisoba lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but O Brien circles away quickly and effectively.
Yakisoba throws a left and a right that both miss
and O Brien counters with a takedown into side control.
O Brien wants to control but Yakisoba is keeping him busy.
O Brien tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brien just content to control the position.
Yakisoba managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by O Brien .
O Brien tries to advance to mount but Yakisoba denies him.
Yakisoba is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
O Brien throws a strike aimed at the side of Yakisoba's head but Yakisoba avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien working the head and body with strikes.
Yakisoba can't do much from the bottom here.
Yakisoba is not content to let O Brien control the position.
Yakisoba prevents O Brien from moving into mount.
Yakisoba trying to remain calm as O Brien controls from the top position.
Yakisoba tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but O Brien wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
O Brien wants to control but Yakisoba is keeping him busy.
That's four 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.
Yakisoba keeping his opponent close.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Yakisoba lands a with a good body shot.
O Brien takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
O Brien drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
O Brien sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Yakisoba wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie O Brien 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.
O Brien misses with a series of wild punches.
Donnie O Brien is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yakisoba lands a straight punch to the body, keeping O Brien at a distance.
O Brien on the wrong end of a nice hook.
O Brien takes a swing at Yakisoba's ribcage but misses.
O Brien takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
O Brien slips under a jab from Yakisoba.
O Brien avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yakisoba lands a jab-cross combination.
Yakisoba misses with a body shot
and O Brien counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Brien works his way into side control.
O Brien looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yakisoba is pushing O Brien 's head away, looking to escape. O Brien manages to hold on to the position though.
O Brien working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
O Brien cracks Yakisoba with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Yakisoba is looking to reverse the position.
Sloppy strikes there by O Brien .
Yakisoba is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but O Brien has just dragged him back down to the mat.
O Brien wants to control for a moment but Yakisoba uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Yakisoba trying to control the action but O Brien is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Yakisoba slips under a jab from O Brien .
Yakisoba misses with a body kick.
O Brien has a takedown stuffed.
O Brien keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from O Brien .
O Brien closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakisoba is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but O Brien has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Yakisoba manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Yakisoba is refusing to be controlled, as O Brien sits in half guard.
O Brien tries to pass the half guard into mount. Yakisoba knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
O Brien throwing shots but Yakisoba is blocking nicely.
Yakisoba has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. O Brien is working away from the top position though.
O Brien is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Yakisoba sees it coming and defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Yakisoba is staying active underneath O Brien , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yakisoba throws a shot from downtown. O Brien moves away and avoids it.
O Brien uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yakisoba.
Nice straight punches there by Yakisoba. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yakisoba.
Yakisoba falls off balance throwing a combination
and O Brien decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Yakisoba's guard.
O Brien postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
O Brien is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Donnie O Brien overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Brien throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Donnie O Brien did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Yakisoba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Brien is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Yakisoba.
Yakisoba takes a swing at O Brien 's ribcage but misses.
O Brien gets a takedown into half guard.
Yakisoba keeping hold of O Brien 's head, controlling as best he can.
O Brien trying to control from Yakisoba's half guard. Yakisoba has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
O Brien postures up in Yakisoba's guard and throws a big left but Yakisoba blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien is working Yakisoba over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
O Brien is looking to work some ground and pound but Yakisoba has wrist control.
O Brien trying to control but Yakisoba is working from the bottom.
O Brien forces his way into half guard.
O Brien lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
O Brien thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. O Brien lands a nice short elbow.
Yakisoba trying to hold on to O Brien 's head to control him but O Brien postures up.
O Brien lands strikes from half guard.
Yakisoba has one foot on O Brien 's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
O Brien throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yakisoba's waist but Yakisoba gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing O Brien off to one side.
Yakisoba misses with a body shot
and O Brien counters with a takedown into side control.
O Brien working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
O Brien fails to land a wild elbow strike.
O Brien is trying to ground and pound but Yakisoba uses the momentary lack of control by O Brien to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien misses with a head shot. Yakisoba uses the momentum to regain guard.
Yakisoba pushes O Brien off and gets back to his feet.
O Brien slips under a jab from Yakisoba.
O Brien shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Yakisoba comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Yakisoba swings away with a body shot that misses
and O Brien counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by O Brien .
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
O Brien trying to control but Yakisoba is working from the bottom.
O Brien trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
O Brien tries to free his leg and advance position but Yakisoba is retaining full guard.
Yakisoba trying to keep a closed guard but O Brien is proving a slippery customer.
O Brien in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie O Brien had his way with Masahura Yakisoba in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Yakisoba tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
O Brien drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Yakisoba is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Yakisoba tries to get back to half guard but can't.
O Brien wants to control but Yakisoba is keeping him busy.
Yakisoba is pushing O Brien 's head away, looking to escape. O Brien manages to hold on to the position though.
Yakisoba sneaks back into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yakisoba is trying to stand up here but O Brien is controlling him well.
Yakisoba is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Yakisoba wants to control but O Brien is keeping busy and won't allow it.
O Brien is looking to take a break and control but Yakisoba is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from O Brien .
O Brien on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Yakisoba misses with a body shot.
Yakisoba lands a nice looking kick to the body. O Brien takes a step back to recover.
Horrible takedown by O Brien or perhaps it was just good defense by Yakisoba which made him look bad.
Masahura Yakisoba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yakisoba lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Yakisoba smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Yakisoba misses with a wild body shot.
Yakisoba lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but O Brien circles away quickly and effectively.
Yakisoba throws a body punch but O Brien moves out of range.
O Brien rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yakisoba moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yakisoba misses with a hook to the body
so O Brien counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
O Brien trying to control the position from guard on top but Yakisoba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
O Brien showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakisoba utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
O Brien makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
O Brien is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
O Brien trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
O Brien pushing down on Yakisoba's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Yakisoba keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four 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.
O Brien stalling away here and it's allowed Yakisoba to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Yakisoba looking to control.
O Brien landing some decent shots from guard.
O Brien is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Donnie O Brien is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
O Brien trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Yakisoba manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
O Brien is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donnie O Brien showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for O Brien , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 50:45
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 50:45
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donnie O Brien !
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Villa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Villa is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Faint. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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215 lbs
9 - 0 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ken Kelly!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lee Villa!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Villa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kelly scores a takedown into full mount!
Kelly looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kelly tries to control but Villa wriggling away.
Kelly thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Villa is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Villa is trying to stand.
Villa is looking to get to half guard.
Villa is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly landing punches.
Kelly avoids the attempt from Villa to control.
Villa is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kelly wants to control the pace but Villa is squirming around nicely.
Kelly looking to ground and pound but Villa is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kelly content just to control the position here.
Kelly punching from mount but Villa doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Kelly lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Villa hang on?
Kelly landing strikes, looking to finish!
BOOM! Kelly connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Villa is trying to escape the mount.
Villa wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Kelly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly misses with a head shot.
Kelly working Villa over with strikes here.
Villa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kelly fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Villa wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Villa is squirming around, avoiding Kelly's attempts to control the action.
Villa is in a horrible position here. Kelly smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Villa wants to control but Kelly is having none of it.
Kelly lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly trying to control but Villa is having none of it.
Villa is bucking up trying to escape but Kelly cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kelly with good strikes from the mount here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kelly controlling his opponent.
Villa is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kelly landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Kelly dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Villa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kelly tries to clinch there but Villa circles away.
Villa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Villa tries to bum rush Kelly with a series of wild strikes but Kelly uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Villa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kelly.
Kelly takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kelly tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Villa swivels and escapes.
No joy there for Kelly, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Villa, right into the meat.
Villa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kelly takes a swing at Villa's ribcage but misses.
Villa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kelly.
A jab from Villa misses.
A head kick from Villa lands but Kelly takes it in his stride.
No luck for Kelly with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kelly.
Kelly's corner calls for a 1-2. Kelly obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kelly closes this distance looking for a takedown but Villa circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Kelly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kelly ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Villa thows a body shot but no joy.
Kelly misses with a wild body shot.
Kelly lands a jab-cross combination.
Lee Villa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Villa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kelly throws a series of punches but Villa avoids them all with ease.
Kelly shoots in but no luck this time.
Kelly is looking to clinch.
Kelly lands a with a good body shot.
Kelly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Villa.
Villa wants to land a leg kick but Kelly is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villa throws a big shot that misses.
Kelly swings away with a body shot that misses
and Villa counters with a stiff right hand.
Good leg kick by Villa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kelly throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Villa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Villa lands a right hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Villa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Villa is looking to slow Kelly down with leg kicks.
Villa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Villa scores with a leg kick.
Villa has taken the fight to the clinch.
Villa effectively controlling the action here.
Villa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Villa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kelly looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kelly avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Villa catches Kelly right on the button with a cross.
Villa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kelly avoids the head kick by Villa.
A good leg kick by Villa.
Villa lands a with a good body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Villa throws a body punch but Kelly moves out of range.
Villa lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kelly takes a step back to recover.
Villa connects with a solid leg kick.
Villa misses with a low kick as Kelly jumps back.
Villa throws a front kick aimed at Kelly's knee but Kelly avoids it well.
Kelly takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Villa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kelly moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Villa - that will leave a mark!
Villa lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Villa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kelly is looking to wear down Villa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kelly slips a jab from Villa.
Villa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kelly's hands.
Villa scores with a hook.
Lee Villa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Villa scores with a sloppy right hand. Kelly should have avoided that one.
Kelly moves out of range of the leg kick from Villa.
Kelly tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Villa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Villa takes a swing at Kelly's ribcage but misses.
Kelly blocks a head kick by Villa.
Ken Kelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Villa defending well as Kelly loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Villa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Villa lands a right hook to the body.
Kelly walks into a left hand.
Kelly tries to clinch
and Villa counters with a nice body kick.
Villa takes a swing at Kelly's ribcage but misses.
Villa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A jab lands there for Villa.
Kelly is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Villa throws an uppercut from hell that sends Kelly clean off his feet! He's out cold! Villa stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lee Villa! Lee Villa retains his light heavyweight title!
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