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Blitz 168: Knife of Dreams PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Diefenbaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Balboa might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Burning Heart. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as John Diefenbaker enters the cage!
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195 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Robbie Balboa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Diefenbaker!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balboa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diefenbaker.
Diefenbaker fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Balboa checks it well.
Balboa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Diefenbaker misses with a hook
and Balboa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Balboa misses with an uppercut.
Diefenbaker misses with a double jab
and Balboa counters with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diefenbaker.
Balboa connects with a nice looking jab.
Balboa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Balboa looks to score with a jab to the body but Diefenbaker is just out of range.
Diefenbaker misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa throws a head kick but Diefenbaker moves out of range.
Diefenbaker thows a body shot but no joy.
Diefenbaker lands a nice hook to Balboa's body. Balboa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Diefenbaker has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Diefenbaker shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diefenbaker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diefenbaker misses with an uppercut
and Balboa counters with a thumping low kick.
Diefenbaker throws a leg kick
and Balboa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
John Diefenbaker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diefenbaker misses with a right hand
and Balboa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Diefenbaker is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Balboa rather than just go for the knockout.
Diefenbaker lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa misses with the combination.
Balboa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Diefenbaker on the side of the head.
Balboa misses with a shot to the body
and Diefenbaker counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
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 Robbie Balboa will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Diefenbaker throws a sloppy head kick
and Balboa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diefenbaker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diefenbaker closes the distance but Balboa moves to the side
and Balboa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diefenbaker tries to clinch up but Balboa circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diefenbaker throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Balboa counters with a leg kick.
Balboa looks to land a combination but Diefenbaker avoids it well.
Diefenbaker thows a leg kick but Balboa checks it
and Balboa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Balboa looks to land a left hand but Diefenbaker moved out of range nicely.
Diefenbaker misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Balboa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Diefenbaker's knee momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diefenbaker takes a swing at Balboa's ribcage but misses.
Diefenbaker tries to close the distance and clinch but Balboa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Balboa throws a lazy uppercut
and Diefenbaker counters with a three punch combo that has Balboa backing up. Balboa nods at Diefenbaker to acknowledge the strikes.
Diefenbaker misses with a wild body shot.
Diefenbaker tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diefenbaker misses with a low kick.
A low kick from Diefenbaker is predictable there
and Balboa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Diefenbaker misses with an uppercut.
Diefenbaker throws a predictable looking body shot
and Balboa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A clash of legs there as Balboa blocks the low kick.
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.
Some wild striking there from Diefenbaker.
Robbie Balboa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diefenbaker 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.
Balboa scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
No joy there for Balboa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robbie Balboa 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. This is the final round!
A big right from Balboa misses.
Diefenbaker misses with an attempted mid kick.
Balboa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A punch combination from Balboa misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diefenbaker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Balboa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diefenbaker misses with a body shot.
Diefenbaker throws out a leg kick but Balboa moves out of range and Diefenbaker only half commits.
Diefenbaker throws the left hand but Balboa avoids the punch easily.
Diefenbaker swings for the body but Balboa moves out of range.
Diefenbaker throws a series of punches but Balboa moves out of range.
That's two 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.
Balboa shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Diefenbaker eats them both and turns towards Balboa to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Diefenbaker takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Balboa blocks a leg kick.
Diefenbaker ducks under a wild hook from Balboa.
Diefenbaker throws a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diefenbaker is looking to chop away at Balboa's legs.
Diefenbaker looks to throw a body kick
and Balboa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Diefenbaker misses the body punch
and Balboa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
John Diefenbaker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diefenbaker throws a quick inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Diefenbaker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diefenbaker throws a leg kick which misses Balboa's front leg but catches the back leg as Balboa tries to avoid it.
Diefenbaker scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Diefenbaker takes a swing at Balboa's ribcage but misses.
Balboa throws a leg kick but Diefenbaker checks it.
Balboa throws a nice looking combination but Diefenbaker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
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 Robbie Balboa.
Well Balboa 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robbie Balboa!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Good Day (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chucho Benitez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Day comes to the cage accompanied by Hifana - Wamono. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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160 lbs
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165 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Good Day!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chucho Benitez!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Day takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Benitez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Benitez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benitez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Day takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Benitez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Day.
Benitez looks to land a left hand but Day moved out of range nicely.
A low kick from Day is predictable there
and Benitez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Benitez is keen to just control but Day is a slippery customer.
Benitez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Day wants to control but Benitez is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Day works his way to full guard. Good work.
Day wants to stand but Benitez is controlling the position.
Benitez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Day keeping moving, preventing Benitez from controlling successfully.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Chucho Benitez hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Benitez throws a shot from downtown. Day moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Day avoids the body shot from Benitez.
Day is looking to clinch.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Benitez.
Day takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Day throws a predictable looking body shot
and Benitez counters with an outside leg kick.
A low kick from Benitez misses
and Day counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A solid leg kick lands there for Benitez.
Benitez connects with a looping right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Day, as that shot connected.
Benitez lands the left hand.
Benitez throws a solid leg kick but Day takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Benitez.
A low kick from Day misses
and Benitez counters with a nice body shot.
Benitez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Day.
Day swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Benitez.
Benitez shoots in and bounces Day off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Benitez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Benitez slips nicely into half guard.
Benitez thows a huge punch but Day dodges it nicely.
Day is trying to get back to full guard.
Day is defending against the submission attempts here by Benitez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benitez trying to control the pace.
Day is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Day is not content to let Benitez control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chucho Benitez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Benitez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Day eats them both and turns towards Benitez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Day, right into the meat.
Day fails in his attempt to clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Benitez checks a leg kick.
Benitez scores a takedown into full mount!
Benitez looking to finish Day with some ground and pound. This is bad for Day!
Benitez punching from mount but Day doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Day wants to control but Benitez is having none of it.
Day is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benitez wants to control the pace but Day is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benitez has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Day's face.
BOOM! Benitez connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Day is squirming around, avoiding Benitez's attempts to control the action.
A nice elbow there by Benitez.
Day really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Day is bucking up trying to escape but Benitez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Day is squirming around, avoiding Benitez's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Day tries to hold on but Benitez pushes him away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benitez controlling the position easily from mount.
Day is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Day gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benitez is keen to just control but Day is a slippery customer.
Day is trying is best to control the position here.
Day is staying active underneath Benitez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Day is looking to improve his position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Chucho Benitez.
Day cracks Benitez with an open hand slap.
Benitez misses with a takedown attempt - Day sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Benitez defending well as Day loads up on a big left hand.
Benitez throws a hook but Day avoids it easily.
Horrible takedown by Day or perhaps it was just good defense by Benitez which made him look bad.
Benitez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benitez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Benitez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Benitez thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Day if he has to take too many more of those.
Benitez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Day manages to avoid it.
Day throws a low kick, looking for Benitez's leg but Benitez calmly moves out of range.
Benitez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Day but Day pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Good Day has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chucho Benitez.
Day misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benitez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Benitez showed some decent athleticism there.
Day trying to hold on to Benitez's head to control him but Benitez postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chucho Benitez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Benitez checks a low kick from Day.
Benitez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Day was well out of range. Poor timing from Benitez.
Benitez jabs Day right on the nose. Day blinks but takes it well.
Benitez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Benitez 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 Day has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Day and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Day dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Benitez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Day. That did some damage!
Day thuds a left hand into Benitez's body.
Benitez tries to keep at a distance but Day has taken the fight into the clinch.
Day throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Benitez blocks it with crossed arms.
Benitez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chucho Benitez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Left hook, right uppercut from Day.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Day thows a body shot but no joy.
Benitez throws a low kick but Day moves out of range easily.
Day tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Benitez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Day's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Benitez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Day scrambles back to his feet.
Benitez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Day counters with a one-two to the body.
Benitez misses with a right hand
and Day counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A decent looking cross lands there for Benitez.
Benitez misses with a lunging right hand
and Day cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Day punishes Benitez's body with a nice straight punch.
Day looks to score with a jab to the body but Benitez is just out of range.
Day thows a body shot but no joy.
Benitez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Day counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Benitez misses with an uppercut.
Good Day has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Benitez.
Benitez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Day fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Benitez, pushing him back against the cage.
Day lands a hook that snaps the head of Benitez backwards.
Day just leaning against Benitez, taking a breather.
Benitez takes an elbow to the temple.
Day looking to slow down the pace here.
Benitez tries to pull guard but Day holds him up against the cage and eventually Benitez drops back down to his feet.
Day connects with a nasty looking knee right to Benitez's face.
Benitez is trying to push Day away but Day has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Day trying to land knees to the body.
Day is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Benitez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benitez takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Day.
Benitez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Day tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Day looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Day lands an elbow inside.
Day is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Day misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Benitez.
Day tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Benitez avoids it.
Day misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Day obliges.
Benitez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Day walks away with a smile on his face. Benitez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Benitez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Day fails to land with a series of punches.
Day throws the kick towards the body but Benitez avoids it.
Benitez throws a push kick but Day slaps the foot to one side.
Day walks forward, straight into a front kick from Benitez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benitez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Day throws a leg kick that is checked
and Benitez counters with a straight right hand.
Day ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benitez moves away.
Day stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Benitez.
Benitez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Day connects with a body shot.
Day takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Benitez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Chucho Benitez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Day is looking to wear down Benitez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Day takes a swing at Benitez's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benitez lands an overhand right.
Benitez blocks a head kick by Day.
Benitez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Good Day showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Benitez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chucho Benitez!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Boyce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chan's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ari Gold - Let's Hug It Out, BITCH. Boyce comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Cockney Rejects - I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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175 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
18 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnny Chan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tommy Boyce!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chan slips a straight right by Boyce.
Chan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boyce counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Johnny Chan has been cut.
Boyce lands a nice shot that snaps Chan's head back.
Chan wants to clinch
and Boyce counters with a nice body shot.
Boyce fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chan on the side of the head.
Boyce throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boyce scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Chan throws a lazy uppercut
and Boyce counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chan misses with a double jab.
Boyce cracks Chan's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Chan slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Boyce can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tommy Boyce!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luke Fluke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luther Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pope has chosen No Sunshine as his entrance music. Luke Fluke 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luke Fluke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Luther Pope!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pope slips a jab from Fluke.
Fluke throws an off balance right hand
and Pope counters with a straight right hand.
Pope just misses with a punch to the body.
Fluke throws a lazy uppercut
and Pope counters with an outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fluke buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Fluke throws out a loose jab but Pope uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fluke throws a front kick aimed at Pope's knee but Pope avoids it well.
Good work by Pope as he checks the leg kick.
A low kick from Pope is predictable there
and Fluke counters with a good low kick that Pope was not able to check.
Pope lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fluke misses with a hook to the body
and Pope counters with a right hand to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Fluke as he connects with a hook.
Fluke throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Pope to counter with a crisp jab.
Pope sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fluke.
The fighters circling - Pope throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pope rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fluke counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Fluke gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pope motions for Fluke to come forward. Pope throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pope tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Fluke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pope throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fluke counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Fluke dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pope throws a poor cross that misses
and Fluke counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fluke.
Fluke misses with a leg kick
and Pope counters with a left and a right that stings Fluke.
Fluke throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pope counters with a stiff right hand.
Pope misses with a body shot
and Fluke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fluke takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pope goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pope with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pope takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Luther Pope has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pope takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pope misses with a shot to the body
and Fluke counters with a straight right hand.
Pope is rocked!
Fluke has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Pope misses with a hook to the body
letting Fluke counter with a right hand.
Pope is still on wobbly legs! Can Fluke finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pope misses with a lunging right hand
and Fluke scores with a counter punch that sends Pope to the canvas! Fluke smells blood - he's punishing Pope with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Pope has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luke Fluke!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolay Grigoriev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Laurent Loughlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Loughlin's choice of entrance music: Metallica - Damage Inc.. Laurent Loughlin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
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212 lbs
19 - 4 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nikolay Grigoriev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Laurent Loughlin!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grigoriev chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Loughlin swings for the body but Grigoriev moves out of range.
Grigoriev misses with a lunging right hand
and Loughlin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Loughlin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Grigoriev throws a front kick aimed at Loughlin's knee but Loughlin avoids it well.
Grigoriev dodges the punch combination from Loughlin.
Grigoriev throws a leg kick
letting Loughlin counter with a right hand.
Grigoriev tries to land a leg kick but Loughlin saw it coming and moves away.
Loughlin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Grigoriev doesn't seem bothered though.
Grigoriev throws a leg kick that is checked
and Grigoriev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grigoriev misses with a jab to the body
and Loughlin counters with a nice uppercut.
Grigoriev misses with a right hand
and Loughlin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grigoriev takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loughlin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Loughlin lunges at Grigoriev with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Grigoriev's hand.
Loughlin thows a leg kick but Grigoriev checks it
and Grigoriev counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Grigoriev thumps Loughlin with a low kick.
Loughlin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Grigoriev counters with a low kick, right behind Loughlin 's knee.
Grigoriev throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Grigoriev misses with a lunging right hand
and Loughlin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grigoriev stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Donk. Loughlin catches Grigoriev right on the button with a cross.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grigoriev, right into the meat.
Grigoriev connects with a body shot.
Loughlin lands a really nice looking cross but Grigoriev seems unphased.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loughlin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Loughlin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Loughlin misses with an uppercut. Grigoriev saw that one coming.
Loughlin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab, jab by Loughlin - just one landing.
Loughlin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Loughlin!
Loughlin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Loughlin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grigoriev, right into the meat.
Loughlin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grigoriev throws a head kick but Loughlin moves out of range.
Loughlin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Grigoriev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Loughlin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Loughlin checks a leg kick.
Loughlin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A low kick from Grigoriev is predictable there
and Loughlin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Loughlin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A big left from Loughlin misses.
Loughlin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Loughlin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loughlin throws a right and a left that Grigoriev avoids nicely.
Loughlin throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Grigoriev counters with a head kick. That will keep Loughlin thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Loughlin missing with a left hand there. Grigoriev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Loughlin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice jab there from Loughlin.
Loughlin blocks a head kick by Grigoriev.
Loughlin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Grigoriev throws the kick towards the body but Loughlin avoids it.
Grigoriev checks a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grigoriev avoids the body shot from Loughlin.
Loughlin misses with a hook. Grigoriev ducked under it nicely.
Grigoriev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Loughlin.
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 Nikolay Grigoriev will probably get the nod.
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 swing and a miss from Grigoriev.
Grigoriev throws a lazy right hand but Loughlin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Loughlin throws a hook but Grigoriev avoids it easily.
Loughlin misses with a hook
and Grigoriev counters with a straight right hand.
Grigoriev throws a half hearted mid kick.
Grigoriev gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Grigoriev misses with a head kick.
Loughlin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Grigoriev. Grigoriev circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Grigoriev misses with a straight right.
Grigoriev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Loughlin.
Loughlin misses with a wild body shot.
Grigoriev swings widly with a right hand
and Loughlin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loughlin misses with a shot to the body
and Grigoriev counters with a nice body shot.
Loughlin stuns Grigoriev with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Laurent Loughlin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grigoriev scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd cheers as Loughlin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Grigoriev doesn't seem phased though.
Loughlin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Grigoriev throws a body kick the misses
and Loughlin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grigoriev goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Loughlin throws a lazy right hand but Grigoriev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Grigoriev.
Grigoriev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Loughlin.
Loughlin scores with a decent looking hook.
Grigoriev throws a right hand that misses
and Loughlin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Grigoriev thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grigoriev walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Grigoriev misses with a right hand
and Loughlin counters with a thumping low kick.
Grigoriev misses with a leg kick
and Loughlin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Loughlin lands a jab to the nose.
Grigoriev on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Loughlin. Loughlin obviously looking to wear him down.
Grigoriev misses the shot to the body.
Grigoriev misses with a leg kick
and Loughlin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Loughlin throws the left hand but Grigoriev avoids the punch easily.
Grigoriev uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grigoriev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Loughlin counters with a leg kick.
Nikolay Grigoriev is winning the standup battle so far.
Grigoriev is looking to chop away at Loughlin's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grigoriev has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Loughlin.
Grigoriev takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Grigoriev's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Loughlin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Grigoriev scrambles back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Grigoriev.
The fighters circling - Grigoriev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Loughlin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Loughlin's corner calls for a 1-2. Loughlin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A low kick from Grigoriev is predictable there
and Loughlin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Loughlin blocks a head kick by Grigoriev.
Loughlin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Loughlin connects with a nice looking jab.
Loughlin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grigoriev throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loughlin scoring well with a low kick there.
Loughlin throws a shot to the body.
Loughlin misses with a hook. Grigoriev ducked under it nicely.
Grigoriev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Loughlin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Grigoriev misses with a series of wild punches.
Grigoriev misses with a lunging right hand
and Loughlin counters with a straight right hand.
Grigoriev misses with a left hand
letting Loughlin counter with a right hand.
Grigoriev throws a body kick the misses
and Loughlin counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Loughlin misses the body punch
and Grigoriev finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
The fighters circling - Grigoriev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grigoriev throws the left hand but Loughlin avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Laurent Loughlin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Grigoriev checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Loughlin misses with a two punch combination.
Loughlin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grigoriev.
Grigoriev with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Loughlin with a nice cross.
Grigoriev slips a straight right by Loughlin.
Loughlin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Grigoriev.
Grigoriev gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Loughlin throws a poor cross that misses
and Grigoriev counters with a series of strikes. Loughlin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Loughlin lands a jab to the head.
Loughlin throws a front kick aimed at Grigoriev's knee but Grigoriev avoids it well.
Loughlin throws out a powerful jab.
Grigoriev looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loughlin avoids a kick to the body.
Loughlin moves out of range as Grigoriev throws a body kick.
Grigoriev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Loughlin manages to avoid it.
Loughlin thows a leg kick but Grigoriev checks it
and Grigoriev counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A shot to the body from Grigoriev misses
and Loughlin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Grigoriev cracks Loughlin with an open hand slap.
Grigoriev staying out of range there.
Grigoriev misses with a hook.
Loughlin blocks a head kick by Grigoriev.
Grigoriev tries to work over Loughlin's front leg with a kick but Loughlin checks it.
Loughlin scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grigoriev gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Loughlin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grigoriev.
Loughlin thows a body shot but no joy.
Grigoriev throws a poor cross that misses
and Loughlin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Grigoriev throws a jab but it's blocked by Loughlin.
Loughlin misses the jab.
Loughlin misses with a combination
and Grigoriev counters with a nice leg kick.
Loughlin scores with a one two! Grigoriev had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Grigoriev swings widly with a right hand
letting Loughlin counter with a right hand.
Grigoriev scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loughlin connects with a leg kick. Grigoriev looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Loughlin lands a jab to the nose.
Grigoriev misses with a leg kick.
Grigoriev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Loughlin moves away.
Loughlin throws an overhand right that lands on Grigoriev's shoulder, as Grigoriev tries to avoid the shot.
Grigoriev looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Loughlin misses with a double jab.
Grigoriev walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Loughlin. Grigoriev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Loughlin loads up on a big right hand but Grigoriev slips the punch.
No joy there for Grigoriev, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grigoriev misses the body punch
and Loughlin counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grigoriev moves out of range as Loughlin strikes.
Grigoriev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grigoriev checks a leg kick.
Loughlin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grigoriev.
Grigoriev swings for the body but Loughlin moves out of range.
Loughlin scores with a jab to the body.
Grigoriev misses with a straight right.
Grigoriev takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Loughlin takes a swing at Grigoriev's ribcage but misses.
Grigoriev lands with an overhand left.
Loughlin throws the left hand but Grigoriev avoids the punch easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Laurent Loughlin.
Well Loughlin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Laurent Loughlin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ara Vahaber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lex Luger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vahaber comes to the cage accompanied by Dr.Dre ft. Snoop Dogg - Still Dre. The crowd seem to be enjoying Luger's choice of entrance music: Real American. Luger has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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30
270 lbs
18 - 7 - 1 |
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275 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
Very quick |
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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
18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Ara Vahaber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lex Luger!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luger looks to score with a jab to the body but Vahaber is just out of range.
Luger swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Luger throws a series of punches but Vahaber moves out of range.
Vahaber shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Luger as he jumps to the side.
Vahaber looks for the body kick but Luger saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vahaber tries for a takedown but Luger sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Vahaber misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vahaber misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Luger lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Vahaber throws out a loose jab but Luger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vahaber throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Luger moves out of range as Vahaber throws a body kick.
A head kick by Vahaber misses
and Luger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vahaber throws a sloppy head kick
and Luger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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.
Vahaber fails with the takedown
and Luger counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ara Vahaber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Luger throws a body punch but Vahaber moves out of range.
Ara Vahaber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vahaber with a nice cross.
Luger has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vahaber.
Luger tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Luger looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vahaber throws a leg kick which misses Luger's front leg but catches the back leg as Luger tries to avoid it.
Luger has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vahaber.
Vahaber throws a head kick but Luger moves out of range.
Vahaber throws a hook but Luger avoids it easily.
Vahaber blocks a jab.
Luger tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vahaber is looking to score with low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vahaber.
Vahaber bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Luger's head.
Luger looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Luger keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Vahaber.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vahaber closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Luger to the mat! Luger manages to get full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ara Vahaber dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Luger takes a kick to the side of the head.
Vahaber chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vahaber throws a wild body kick that Luger sees coming a mile off.
Luger takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Luger with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vahaber to score with a decent uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vahaber tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Luger is breathing heavily.
Vahaber throws a body punch but Luger moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vahaber lands the left hand.
Luger avoids a kick to the body.
Vahaber jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vahaber catches Luger with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Luger might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Vahaber has got the better of the exchanges.
Vahaber lands a big head kick that sends Luger tumbling to the mat! Vahaber takes a step backwards and waves Luger back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Lex Luger has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vahaber throws a jab when Luger was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vahaber misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vahaber moves out of range of the strikes.
Vahaber lands with a thumping leg kick.
Luger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vahaber pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Luger has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Vahaber is looking to slow Luger down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luger blocks a leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Vahaber - that will leave a mark!
That kick from Vahaber tenderised Luger's leg. Luger is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lex Luger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vahaber moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Luger takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vahaber is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Luger can do to turn this around?
Vahaber misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vahaber thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vahaber throws a head kick but Luger moves out of range.
Vahaber buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Luger's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Luger moves out of range as Vahaber throws a body kick.
Ara Vahaber is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Luger ducks under a wild hook from Vahaber.
Vahaber scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ara Vahaber dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lex Luger's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Luger moves away from the strike by Vahaber.
Luger misses the shot to the body.
Vahaber connects with a leg kick. Luger looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Vahaber connects with a crisp jab.
Vahaber chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vahaber throws out a loose jab but Luger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vahaber throws a sloppy head kick and Luger moves out of range easily.
Vahaber goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Vahaber fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Luger has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Vahaber fails with a takedown attempt.
Luger on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luger moves out of range of the body kick.
Vahaber works the jab nicely.
Vahaber tries a head kick but it misses.
Vahaber is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Luger.
Vahaber scores with a sloppy right hand. Luger should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A leg kick checked by Luger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vahaber misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vahaber throws a leg kick
and Luger counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vahaber bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ara Vahaber is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vahaber misses with a hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vahaber.
Vahaber scores with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vahaber tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vahaber's jab looks to have found its range, popping Luger under the eye.
Vahaber scores with a jab. Luger acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lex Luger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vahaber lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vahaber waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Luger.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ara Vahaber showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vahaber 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ara Vahaber!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sebastiaan Hoost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Chavalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoost comes into the arena with Redemption Song blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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26
197 lbs
14 - 0 - 0 |
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23
203 lbs
15 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Very quick |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sebastiaan Hoost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Chavalo!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chavalo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hoost lands with a kick to the temple. Chavalo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A slapping body kick lands there for Hoost.
Hoost wants to slow Chavalo down by chopping away at his legs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Chavalo 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 Hoost has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hoost and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hoost throws a lazy body kick
and Chavalo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hoost's guard.
Chavalo throwing strikes from guard but Hoost blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chavalo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chavalo stops Hoost from standing up.
Hoost preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hoost tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hoost had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Chavalo defends it easily.
Hoost trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavalo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hoost works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chavalo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hoost utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hoost is pulling down on Chavalo's head. It's preventing any offense from Chavalo, at least for the moment.
Hoost'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 referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
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.
Hoost has his feet on Chavalo's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Hoost throws a leg kick that is checked
and Chavalo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hoost swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Chavalo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hoost won't be happy with that.
Hoost wants to get back to his feet.
Hoost is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Chavalo's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Chavalo working over Hoost with some ground and pound. Hoost looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoost is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chavalo trying to control the action but Hoost is working from the bottom.
Hoost is trying to maintain the position but Chavalo is very close to passing his half guard.
Hoost wants to get back to his feet.
Hoost trying to control here.
Chavalo thows a huge punch but Hoost dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Chavalo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Chavalo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Chavalo thows a huge punch but Hoost dodges it nicely.
Ground and pound from Chavalo.
Hoost wants to control but Chavalo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hoost is looking to improve his position.
Chavalo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hoost knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hoost wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hoost manages to get to full guard.
Hoost is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Chavalo is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Chavalo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hoost throws a combination that misses
and Chavalo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A low kick from Hoost is predictable there
and Chavalo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chavalo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hoost.
Hoost throws a head kick that misses
and Chavalo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Chavalo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hoost trying to control the position here.
Chavalo works over Hoost with some ground and pound from guard.
Hoost wants to get back to his feet but Chavalo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Chavalo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Chavalo with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoost pushes Chavalo off and scrambles back to his feet.
Hoost pivots, looking for a leg kick but Chavalo is out of range and Hoost settles back down.
Hoost plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Chavalo shoots in but no luck this time.
Sebastiaan Hoost is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hoost buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chavalo connects with a solid leg kick.
Hoost throws a head kick that misses
and Chavalo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Hoost.
Hoost drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Chavalo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavalo gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Hoost regains guard.
Chavalo chips away with some ground and pound.
Hoost is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chavalo trying to control but Hoost is working from the bottom.
Chavalo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chavalo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chavalo throws a big right hand that misses.
Chavalo postures up.
Hoost is really struggling to control Chavalo but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavalo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hoost works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chavalo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chavalo throws a strike but Hoost rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hoost trying to control but Chavalo is working from the bottom.
Hoost wants to pass the guard but Chavalo is keeping the position.
That's four 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.
Chavalo working for a triangle but Hoost defends it easily.
Hoost wanted to stand there but Chavalo had control of the position.
Hoost gets to his feet - Chavalo follows without any prompting.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Chavalo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hoost thows a leg kick but Chavalo checks it
and Chavalo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chavalo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hoost was covering up waiting for the punch and Chavalo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Chavalo stops Hoost from standing up.
Chavalo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Chavalo won't allow Hoost to get back to his feet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hoost holds on and takes a little breather.
Chavalo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hoost wants to stand but Chavalo is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoost is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Sebastiaan Hoost wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hoost. Chavalo shrugs it off though.
Hoost throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Chavalo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hoost thinking.
Hoost throws a series of punches but Chavalo moves out of range.
Hoost throws a body kick that misses.
Hoost swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chavalo counters with a left to the body.
Hoost takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoost throws a sloppy head kick
and Chavalo counters with a big head kick but Hoost shrugs it off.
Hoost throws a head kick that misses.
A punch lands to the side of Hoost 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sebastiaan Hoost is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hoost misses with a combination
and Chavalo counters with a solid body kick.
Chavalo throws a right and a left that Hoost avoids nicely.
Hoost with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hoost connects with a body shot.
Hoost moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sebastiaan Hoost seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoost fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Chavalo is out of range.
A low kick from Hoost misses
and Chavalo counters with a stiff right hand.
Hoost misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hoost throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hoost 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.
Hoost misses with a low kick.
A low kick from Hoost is predictable there
and Chavalo counters with a nice body shot.
Chavalo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hoost throws a lazy head kick
and Chavalo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavalo scores with a leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hoost.
Hoost throws a leg kick
and Chavalo counters with a takedown into side control.
Sebastiaan Hoost has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chavalo scores with a couple of short elbows.
Chavalo working away.
Check out the look on Chavalo's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
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!
Hoost is trying to buck Chavalo off.
Hoost tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hoost is trying to stand up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
BOOM! Chavalo connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that's the end of the fight!
George Chavalo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Chavalo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Chavalo!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Boba Fett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sunny Disposition (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
194 lbs
11 - 1 - 0 |
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25
195 lbs
19 - 7 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Boba Fett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sunny Disposition!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fett pushes Disposition away with a front kick.
Fett throws a predictable looking body shot
and Disposition counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fett thinking.
A big left from Disposition misses.
Disposition pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fett takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Disposition scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fett in his tracks.
Disposition swats away the attempt to clinch by Fett.
Fett throws an off balance right hand
and Disposition counters with a good, hard body kick but Fett shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Disposition throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fett counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Fett.
Fett stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Disposition swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Disposition wants to stand and escape but Fett is having none of it.
Disposition is trying to control the position but Fett postures up.
Disposition is pulling down on Fett's head to control his posture.
Fett stops Disposition from standing up.
Sunny Disposition has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Disposition misses with a leg kick
and Fett counters with a thumping low kick.
Sunny Disposition is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Disposition moves out of range as Fett strikes.
Disposition thumps Fett with a low kick.
Disposition tried to score with a low kick but Fett checks it.
Disposition blocks a low kick nicely.
Disposition scores with a jab to the body.
Nice jab there from Fett.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Disposition keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Disposition throws a leg kick
and Fett counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fett not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fett controlling the pace.
Fett throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Disposition makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Disposition.
Disposition is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Fett passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fett misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Disposition is trying to get back to half guard.
Disposition manages to work his way to half guard, despite Fett's best efforts.
Disposition manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Fett misses with a wild combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A low kick from Fett is predictable there
enabling Disposition to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boba Fett dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fett throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fett swings away with a body shot that misses
and Disposition counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Disposition manages to avoid it.
Disposition circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fett throws a left and a right that both miss
and Disposition counters with a good low kick that Fett was not able to check.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fett misses the body punch
and Disposition counters with a leg kick.
Disposition misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Disposition throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fett.
Disposition misses with a body kick.
Disposition ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A low kick from Disposition misses
and Fett counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Disposition is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Fett misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fett shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Disposition but Disposition pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fett gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Disposition chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fett looks to score with a jab to the body but Disposition is just out of range.
Fett looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Disposition wants to improve his position but Fett is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Disposition on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Fett thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Disposition's head.
Disposition trying to control from the bottom.
Disposition wants to get back to his feet.
Fett missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fett is looking to take a break and control but Disposition is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fett misses with a head shot. Disposition uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Disposition keeping full guard, as Fett tries to pass.
Fett is fighting to break Disposition's control of his arms but Disposition is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Disposition is looking to stand up but Fett isn't so interested in that idea.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fett accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Disposition keeping moving, preventing Fett from controlling successfully.
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 Boba Fett will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Disposition ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Disposition moves away.
Disposition throws the left hand but Fett avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fett is defended easily by Disposition.
Fett on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Disposition. Disposition obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fett misses with a body punch
and Disposition counters with a low kick, right behind Fett 's knee.
Disposition swats away the attempt to clinch by Fett.
Boba Fett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fett throws a leg kick but Disposition moved away.
Fett tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sunny Disposition has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
A head kick from Disposition lands but Fett takes it in his stride.
Disposition looks to score with a jab to the body but Fett is just out of range.
Fett misses with an uppercut
and Disposition counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fett sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Disposition digs a good body shot into Fett's ribs.
Fett tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fett misses with a jab to the body
and Disposition counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fett tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Disposition counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boba Fett is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fett tries to close the distance and clinch up but Disposition swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fett is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fett misses with a shot to the body
and Disposition counters with a low kick, right behind Fett 's knee.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fett throws a poor cross that misses
and Disposition counters with a good, hard body kick but Fett shrugs it off.
Disposition scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fett throws a lazy uppercut
and Disposition counters with a nice body shot.
Fett tries to clinch up but Disposition circles away and keeps his distance.
Fett blocks a leg kick.
Disposition misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sunny Disposition comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fett 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Boba Fett!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eaton Cox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teuvo Loman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cox might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hatebreed - Destroy Everything. Loman has chosen Teuvo Loman - Helsinki City Boy as his entrance music. Teuvo Loman told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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26
170 lbs
18 - 5 - 0 |
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29
181 lbs
19 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eaton Cox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Teuvo Loman!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loman throws a sloppy body shot
and Cox counters with a slapping leg kick.
Loman has his takedown stuffed
and Loman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loman walks into a stiff left hand from Cox.
Loman has his takedown stuffed
and Cox makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loman throws a sloppy body shot
and Cox counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Loman's guard now.
Cox is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Loman trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Cox slips nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cox lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cox is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Cox tries to pass to full mount but Loman defends it.
Loman actively working from the bottom here.
Cox trying to mount his opponent but Loman defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loman looking for submissions off his back.
Cox wants to take a breather but Loman is having none of it.
Loman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cox controlling the pace.
Cox is looking to take a break and control but Loman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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.
Loman is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cox is looking for a kimura but Loman is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cox to get the leverage.
Loman won't allow Cox to pass to mount.
Cox trying to control the action but Loman is working from the bottom.
Cox trying to mount his opponent but Loman defends it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Loman regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Cox.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eaton Cox dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Loman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cox takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Teuvo Loman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the body from Loman misses
and Cox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loman misses the shot to the body.
Cox lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Loman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cox rather than just go for the knockout.
Cox misses with a low kick as Loman jumps back.
Loman misses with a lunging right hand
and Cox makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
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.
Cox scores with a sloppy right hand. Loman should have avoided that one.
Loman closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Loman lands in his opponent's guard.
Loman postures up.
Cox looking for a guillotine here but Loman defends easily.
Cox working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Loman has passed into half guard!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loman prevents Cox from improving his position.
Cox actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cox manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
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.
Cox working a defensive guard but Loman passes into half guard.
Loman looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Loman seems to be working for a kimura but Cox defends the submission attempt.
Cox makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cox.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Loman won't allow Cox to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Teuvo Loman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Loman misses with a takedown
and Cox counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Loman's guard now.
Loman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cox trying to control but Loman is working from the bottom.
Loman 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.
Loman is trying to keep Cox in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loman keeping moving, preventing Cox from controlling successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cox wants to land a leg kick but Loman is out of range.
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.
Loman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cox makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cox pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Loman throws the left hand but Cox avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cox throws a leg kick but Loman sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cox misses with a body punch
and Loman counters with a straight right hand.
A shot to the body from Loman misses
and Cox counters with a nice leg kick.
Cox scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Loman shoots for a double leg takedown but Cox sprawls well. He's pushed Loman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Eaton Cox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Teuvo Loman.
Loman looks to score with a jab to the body but Cox is just out of range.
Cox misses with a right hand
and Loman counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cox won't be happy with that.
Cox can't do much from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eaton Cox showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cox 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eaton Cox!
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