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PWNAGE 26 City Slickers PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Halpert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Wall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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275 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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214 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim Halpert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcus Wall!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Bruno Lombardi and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halpert tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Halpert.
Halpert misses with a hook. Wall ducked under it nicely.
Halpert throws the left hand but Wall avoids the punch easily.
Wall jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A big left from Halpert misses.
Halpert gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Halpert tries a knee to the head but Wall blocks it.
Halpert throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wall blocks it with crossed arms.
Halpert throws a knee to the head but misses.
Halpert throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wall blocks it with crossed arms.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wall creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Halpert tries a knee to the head but Wall blocks it.
Wall lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Halpert tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Halpert misses with a straight left.
Nice uppercut lands for Wall. That snapped Halpert's head back.
Halpert throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wall on the side of the head.
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!
Wall feints a jab promting Halpert to slip. Wall then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Halpert slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Jim Halpert has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halpert takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wall lands with a cross.
Halpert tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wall connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Halpert misses with a head kick.
Halpert takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wall defending well as Halpert loads up on a big left hand.
Wall swinging wildly here.
Wall fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Halpert's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wall under the eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wall is looking to slow Halpert down with leg kicks.
Wall closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wall connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Halpert takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Halpert tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halpert tries to clinch but Wall moves away
and Wall counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Halpert is breathing heavily.
Decent striking displayed by Halpert there.
Wall throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wall blocks a jab.
Halpert tries to clinch but Wall is having none of it.
Wall rushes Halpert and presses him up against the cage.
Wall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big left from Halpert misses.
Wall slips a straight right by Halpert.
Wall instigates a clinch.
Halpert trying to stall but Wall improves his position.
Wall pushes Halpert back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Halpert.
Wall is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Halpert had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Halpert with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halpert tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wall digs a right hand underneath Halpert's ribcage. Halpert let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wall makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slow jab from Halpert misses its intended target.
Wall feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Halpert's calf.
Halpert ducks right into an uppercut from Wall.
Wall slips under a jab from Halpert.
Wall thuds his right hand into Halpert's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wall lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wall scores with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halpert on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wall. Wall obviously looking to wear him down.
Wall connects with the punch.
Wall darts in and clinches Halpert up against the cage.
Wall lands a left hand that snaps the head of Halpert backwards.
Halpert looking to slow down the pace here.
Nice body punch from Wall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wall works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Halpert with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wall breaks the clinch.
Wall jabs at Halpert's body.
Halpert tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the liver by Wall. Beautiful body shot.
Halpert on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wall lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wall has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wall has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Left hook, right uppercut from Wall.
Wall darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wall closes the distance and pushes Halpert back into the cage.
Halpert is trying to push Wall away but Wall has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Wall dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jim Halpert's cut.
That's time! Halpert's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A jab from Wall does it's job there.
Jim Halpert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wall scores with a three punch combo!
Wall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Halpert.
Halpert is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wall lands a nice shot that snaps Halpert's head back.
Wall looks to land a right hand but Halpert moved out of range.
Halpert moves forwards but Wall connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Good shot there by Wall.
Halpert tries to clinch up but Wall circles away and keeps his distance.
Wall scores with a nice right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Halpert looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wall blocks a head kick by Halpert.
Wall connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wall clinches up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Halpert looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Halpert tries a knee to the head but Wall blocks it.
Wall breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marcus Wall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wall misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halpert checks a low kick from Wall.
Wall lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Halpert blocks a low kick nicely.
Halpert fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wall with a hook.
Wall lands a nice hook to Halpert's body. Halpert takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wall lands with a straight right. Halpert didn't see that one coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Halpert looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Halpert lands a big head kick that sends Wall tumbling to the mat! Halpert takes a step backwards and waves Wall back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Marcus Wall has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wall fails to land with a series of punches.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Wall lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jim Halpert's cut is getting worse.
Halpert doesn't manage to clinch there - Wall circles away.
Wall dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Halpert lands a really nice looking cross but Wall seems unphased.
Wall is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Halpert.
Wall is still on wobbly legs! Can Halpert finish him?
A head kick misses from Halpert.
Halpert throws a head kick but Wall moves out of range.
Halpert looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wall instigates a clinch.
Halpert throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wall blocks it with crossed arms.
Wall misses with a punch on the inside.
Halpert working hard to break the clinch.
Wall is looking to break free of the clinch but Halpert has double underhooks.
Halpert using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wall has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wall gets a clinch.
Halpert blocks an uppercut.
Halpert prevents a body shot from Wall.
Halpert has Wall pressed against the cage, preventing Wall from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wall manages to break the clinch.
Halpert moves in looking to clinch but Wall pushes him off.
Halpert swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wall scores with a jab to the body.
Wall takes a swing at Halpert's ribcage but misses.
Wall connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wall clobbers Halpert with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Halpert.
Wall takes a swing at Halpert's ribcage but misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wall lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wall wants to get back to striking at distance but Halpert won't allow it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wall.
Halpert looking to throw knees to the head but Wall is blocking nicely.
Wall seems to have recovered his senses.
Wall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wall scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wall moves into the clinch successfully.
Wall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Halpert takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wall scores with a body shot.
Halpert throws a sloppy head kick and Wall moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Wall as he connects with a hook.
Wall listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wall takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A head kick by Halpert misses
and Wall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A good leg kick by Wall.
Wall forces Halpert back against the cage and clinches.
Wall lands a shoulder strike.
Wall manages to break the clinch.
Halpert darts in trying to clinch
and Wall counters with a thumping low kick.
Wall ducks under a wild hook from Halpert.
Wall has managed to clinch.
Wall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wall gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A hook to the body from Wall.
Halpert tries to land a knee to the head but Wall blocks with his arms.
Wall breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wall works Halpert's body with a nice hook.
Wall with a hook.
Wall throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wall throws a one two combo.
Wall works Halpert's body with a nice hook.
Wall connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wall dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Halpert on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Decent striking displayed by Wall there.
Wall scores with a jab to the body.
A jab lands there for Wall.
Halpert has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Halpert there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Wall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Halpert closes the distance but Wall moves to the side
and Wall counters with a two punch combo.
Halpert fails in his attempt to clinch.
Halpert takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A telegraphed right hand from Halpert misses the target.
Wall scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Halpert doesn't seem bothered though.
Wall steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Halpert.
Wall connects with a looping right hand.
Wall throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wall connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wall rushes Halpert and presses him up against the cage.
Halpert looking to throw knees to the head but Wall is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wall manages to break the clinch.
Halpert wants to clinch.
Halpert tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wall has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halpert doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Halpert throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marcus Wall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wall connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wall lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wall lands with a right hand.
Wall closes the distance and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Wall.
Marcus Wall seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wall moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Halpert is rocked!
Halpert throws a sloppy head kick and Wall moves out of range easily.
Oh Halpert is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Halpert takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wall feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Halperts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Halpert thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good leg kick by Wall there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wall tries to bum rush Halpert with a series of wild strikes but Halpert uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wall avoids the head kick by Halpert.
Halpert seems to have got his legs back now.
Wall scores with a jab to the body.
Wall looks to land a combination. Halpert sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wall closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Halpert! Wall dives in looking to finish! Halpert is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Wall!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Estan Quieroz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maurício Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rua has chosen RZA - Samurai Theme as his entrance music. Maurício Rua has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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135 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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220 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Estan Quieroz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Maurício Rua!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Joseph Jones and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Quieroz misses the target.
Quieroz lands with an overhand left.
Rua throws a front kick aimed at Quieroz's knee but Quieroz avoids it well.
Rua closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Quieroz takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Estan Quieroz has been cut.
Rua breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Some bone on bone action there as Quieroz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rua misses with a low kick.
Quieroz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rua lets loose with a powerful body kick. Quieroz will feel that in the morning.
Rua misses with a low kick.
Quieroz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rua swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rua.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rua throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Quieroz throws a head kick but Rua moves out of range.
Rua tries to land a leg kick but Quieroz saw it coming and moves away.
Quieroz connects with a jab.
Rua throws a head kick that misses.
Rua tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Quieroz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rua throws a wild body kick that Quieroz sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quieroz avoids a kick to the body.
Quieroz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rua throws a sloppy head kick and Quieroz moves out of range easily.
Quieroz lands a jab to the head.
Rua throws a head kick but Quieroz moves out of range.
Quieroz scores with a jab. Rua acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Some bone on bone action there as Rua checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rua keeps the fight on the outside.
Rua tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Quieroz is able to avoid easily.
A leg kick checked by Quieroz.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rua - that will leave a mark!
Rua misses with a straight left.
Maurício Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quieroz misses with a straight right.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Quieroz.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rua lands a leg kick that knocks Quieroz off balance momentarily.
Rua moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rua throws an elbow but misses.
Quieroz is trying to break the clinch but Rua is controlling him.
Rua softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Quieroz throws a punch but it's blocked by Rua.
Rua missing with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Rua.
Rua slowing the pace effectively.
Rua's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rua delivers a nice body kick.
Quieroz doesn't manage to clinch there - Rua circles away.
That kick from Rua tenderised Quieroz's leg. Quieroz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rua moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Quieroz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Quieroz throws a leg kick that misses.
Rua slips a straight right by Quieroz.
Rua defending well as Quieroz loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua misses with a leg kick.
A head kick by Rua misses
and Quieroz counters with a stiff right hand.
Rua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheers as Quieroz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rua doesn't seem phased though.
Quieroz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Quieroz tries a low kick but Rua avoids it.
Rua misses with a hook. Quieroz ducked under it nicely.
Quieroz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rua.
Quieroz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rua throws a wild body kick that Quieroz sees coming a mile off.
Quieroz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Quieroz throws the kick towards the body but Rua avoids it.
Rua throws a leg kick but Quieroz checks it.
Rua tries to score with a low kick but Quieroz moves his leg out of the way.
Quieroz throws a series of strikes that have Rua backpedaling.
Quieroz scores with the left hand. Rua knows he should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quieroz throws a shot from downtown. Rua moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Quieroz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rua thows a leg kick but Quieroz checks it
and Rua takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rua ducks under a wild hook from Quieroz.
Quieroz lands a jab to the nose.
Rua drives through and clinches with Quieroz against the cage.
Rua content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rua missing with knees to the body.
Quieroz misses with an elbow strike.
Rua struggles to land a body shot inside as Quieroz controls his hands.
Rua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Quieroz.
Quieroz breaks from the clinch.
Quieroz looks to land a combination but Rua avoids it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Quieroz throws a hook to the side of Rua's head but Rua sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rua wants to slow Quieroz down by chopping away at his legs.
Quieroz throws a looping overhand right but Rua ducks down to avoid it.
Rua finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Estan Quieroz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Estan Quieroz's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rua throws a head kick that half lands.
Rua looks to land a left hand but Quieroz moved out of range nicely.
Quieroz sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Quieroz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rua throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rua throws a sloppy head kick
letting Quieroz counter with a right hand.
Rua throws a front kick that sends Quieroz stumbling back into the cage.
Quieroz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rua dips to his left and cracks Quieroz with an uppercut!
The fighters circling - Rua throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rua walks into a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Rua.
Quieroz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rua misses with a low kick as Quieroz jumps back.
Rua lands with a kick to the temple. Quieroz shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Quieroz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rua swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Quieroz moves out of range as Rua strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rua misses with a low kick.
Quieroz pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rua back to the cage. Quieroz follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Maurício Rua has been cut.
Rua thows a leg kick but Quieroz checks it
and Quieroz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rua is breathing heavily.
Rua walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Quieroz throws a series of punches but Rua avoids them all with ease.
Quieroz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rua ducks under a wild hook from Quieroz.
Rua showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Quieroz.
Quieroz misses with a hook
and Rua counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
Rua tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Quieroz is able to avoid easily.
Rua throws a leg kick
enabling Quieroz to counter with a crisp jab.
Quieroz scores with a jab to the head.
Rua throws a low kick, looking for Quieroz's leg but Quieroz calmly moves out of range.
Rua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rua tries a low kick but Quieroz avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rua. Quieroz does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quieroz misses with a hook. Rua ducked under it nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Quieroz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A leg kick checked by Quieroz.
Rua throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rua scores with a decent looking hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Quieroz.
Rua gets tackled into the cage by Quieroz. Quieroz maintains the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Quieroz.
Still in the clinch, Rua scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rua breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Quieroz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rua tries to land a leg kick but Quieroz saw it coming and moves away.
Quieroz checks a low kick from Rua.
Rua throws a big shot that misses.
Rua throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua wants to slow Quieroz down by chopping away at his legs.
Rua pivots, looking for a leg kick but Quieroz is out of range and Rua settles back down.
Quieroz cracks Rua with a right hand to the side of the head.
Quieroz misses with a hook.
Quieroz checks the leg kick.
Quieroz throws a looping overhand right but Rua ducks down to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Quieroz there.
Quieroz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rua throws the kick towards the body but Quieroz avoids it.
Quieroz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Estan Quieroz is winning the standup battle so far.
Quieroz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rua manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Quieroz avoids a kick to the body.
Rua throws a head kick but Quieroz moves out of range.
Good work by Rua as he checks the leg kick.
Quieroz cracks Rua with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rua throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Quieroz tries to clinch but Rua moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quieroz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quieroz lands with a straight right. Rua didn't see that one coming.
Quieroz scores with a head kick. Rua tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rua throws a front kick aimed at Quieroz's knee but Quieroz avoids it well.
Quieroz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Quieroz is looking to slow Rua down with leg kicks.
Rua throws a low kick but Quieroz avoids it.
Rua uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Quieroz.
Rua pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Quieroz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rua manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Quieroz misses with a two punch combination.
Quieroz wants to clinch up but Rua keeps it at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rua avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Quieroz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Quieroz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Quieroz cracks Rua with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Estan Quieroz dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Quieroz doesn't manage to clinch there - Rua circles away.
Quieroz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rua misses with a low kick.
Quieroz's corner calls for a 1-2. Quieroz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rua circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rua throws a leg kick but Quieroz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Quieroz scores with a nice head shot.
Quieroz is looking to slow Rua down with leg kicks.
Rua steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Quieroz.
Rua misses with a wild combination.
Rua showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Quieroz.
Rua moves away from the strike by Quieroz.
Rua takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rua has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rua avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
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!
Quieroz misses with a hook
and Rua counters with a good low kick that Quieroz was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Quieroz.
Rua throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good work by Quieroz as he checks the leg kick.
Nice shot by Quieroz.
Rua fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Quieroz is out of range.
Rua takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Quieroz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rua dodges the punch combination from Quieroz.
Rua takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rua attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Quieroz.
Rua attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Quieroz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rua counters with an outside leg kick.
Rua swats away the attempt to clinch by Quieroz.
Quieroz avoids the head kick by Rua.
Maurício Rua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quieroz misses with an uppercut.
Rua keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Quieroz.
Quieroz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rua is looking to clinch.
Quieroz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quieroz tests Rua's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Quieroz moves in looking to clinch but Rua pushes him off.
Quieroz misses with a few strikes there.
Quieroz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Quieroz sizes up Rua with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rua gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rua lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rua landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rua.
Quieroz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quieroz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Quieroz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Quieroz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Quieroz can't break the clinch.
Rua breaks from the clinch.
Rua throws a leg kick but Quieroz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Quieroz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Quieroz moves out of range of the strikes.
Quieroz sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rua on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Quieroz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Quieroz moves in looking to clinch but Rua pushes him off.
The fighters circling - Quieroz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Quieroz is looking to clinch.
Quieroz checks a low kick from Rua.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rua throws a low kick but Quieroz avoids it.
Nice cross by Quieroz.
Rua throws a leg kick but Quieroz sees it coming and moves out of range.
Quieroz misses with a looping left.
Rua misses with a head kick.
Rua takes one on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rua is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Quieroz.
A swing and a miss from Rua.
Rua throws a head kick but Quieroz moves out of range.
Rua 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.
Rua's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Quieroz with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Quieroz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Quieroz checks a low kick from Rua.
Rua is looking to chop away at Quieroz's legs.
Quieroz throws a right and a left that Rua avoids nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Estan Quieroz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Quieroz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Estan Quieroz!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between De Bo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcus Jones is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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285 lbs
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277 lbs
15 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, De Bo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marcus Jones!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Reed Andrews and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bo.
Bo works Jones's body with a nice hook.
Bo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jones.
Jones throws a right hand that misses
and Bo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Marcus Jones has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Bo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bo stuffs the takedown attempt from Jones. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Bo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jones there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bo lands the left hand.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bo darts in and clinches Jones up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Bo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones can't get the takedown.
De Bo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Jones.
A right hook to the body lands for Bo.
Jones looks gassed!
Bo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bo lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Bo scores with a shot to the side of Jones's head.
Bo digs a right hand underneath Jones's ribcage. Jones let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bo lands a body shot.
Bo scores with a shot to the side of Jones's head.
Bo lands a body shot.
Bo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jones or not.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bo gets through Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jones looking to slow down the pace here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bo is working Jones over against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bo lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Jones to his knees! Bo keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). De Bo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marshall Mathers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomislav Vukovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vukovic has chosen Rammstein - Feuer Frei! as his entrance music. Marshall Mathers could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tomislav Vukovic's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Marshall Mathers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tomislav Vukovic!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Kavanagh and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mathers stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vukovic.
Vukovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vukovic throws a jab but it's blocked by Mathers.
Mathers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vukovic.
A jab from Vukovic misses.
Mathers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mathers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vukovic misses with the combination.
Vukovic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mathers counters with a nice body shot.
Mathers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vukovic manages to avoid it.
Vukovic throws a hook to the side of Mathers's head but Mathers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vukovic takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vukovic takes a swing at Mathers's ribcage but misses.
Nice body punch from Vukovic.
Vukovic throws a head kick that half lands.
Vukovic lands with a straight right. Mathers didn't see that one coming.
Vukovic connects with a body shot.
Mathers misses with a looping left.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Vukovic. Mathers shrugs it off though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vukovic throws a leg kick but Mathers sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vukovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vukovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mathers was well out of range. Poor timing from Vukovic.
A punch combination from Vukovic misses.
Vukovic misses with a body shot.
Vukovic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vukovic scores with a punch to the head.
Vukovic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mathers.
Vukovic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Mathers.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathers takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Vukovic misses the jab.
Mathers takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vukovic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mathers.
Mathers has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vukovic.
Tomislav Vukovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vukovic throws a jab when Mathers was well out of range.
Vukovic throws out a loose jab but Mathers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mathers takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vukovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mathers works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Tomislav Vukovic has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mathers throws a shot from downtown. Vukovic moves away and avoids it.
Vukovic scores with a jab. Mathers acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Vukovic looks to land a left hand but Mathers moved out of range nicely.
Vukovic throws a body punch but Mathers moves out of range.
Mathers gets tackled into the cage by Vukovic. Vukovic maintains the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vukovic lands a right hand.
It looks like Marshall Mathers has been cut.
Vukovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Mathers avoids the damage to the body.
Vukovic manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomislav Vukovic dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mathers throws a looping overhand right but Vukovic ducks down to avoid it.
Vukovic lands with a straight right. Mathers didn't see that one coming.
Vukovic cracks a nice hook into Mathers's ribs.
Tomislav Vukovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mathers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mathers takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vukovic ducks under a wild hook from Mathers.
Vukovic misses with a looping right.
Mathers doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vukovic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vukovic lands a right hook to the body.
Vukovic misses with a wild combination.
Vukovic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vukovic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mathers.
Vukovic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Vukovic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vukovic moves in looking to clinch but Mathers pushes him off.
Vukovic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mathers scores with a hook to the body. Vukovic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mathers slips a straight right by Vukovic.
Vukovic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mathers.
Vukovic misses with a wild body shot.
Vukovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mathers gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mathers misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vukovic scores with a kick to the midsection.
Vukovic staying out of range there.
Mathers has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mathers there as he acknowledges the shot.
Vukovic takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mathers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mathers ducks under a wild hook from Vukovic.
Mathers staying out of range there.
Vukovic misses with a body shot
and Mathers counters with a right hand to the body.
Vukovic slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Vukovic.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left lands for Mathers.
A big right from Vukovic misses.
Some wild striking there from Vukovic.
Vukovic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mathers.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mathers staying out of range there.
Vukovic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomislav Vukovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Vukovic misses with a wild combination.
Vukovic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Vukovic swings widly with a right hand
and Mathers counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Vukovic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mathers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vukovic looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Vukovic lands a leg kick that knocks Mathers off balance momentarily.
Mathers on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vukovic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Vukovic.
Mathers misses with a straight right.
Vukovic misses with the combination.
Mathers throws a jab but it's blocked by Vukovic.
Mathers checks the leg kick nicely there.
Vukovic misses with a looping right.
Vukovic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vukovic's corner calls for a 1-2. Vukovic obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vukovic moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mathers cracks Vukovic with a good jab.
Vukovic misses with a wild body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mathers.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vukovic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A telegraphed right hand from Mathers misses the target.
Tomislav Vukovic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vukovic misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Mathers counter with a right hand.
Vukovic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vukovic connects with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Vukovic.
Vukovic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mathers takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mathers moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mathers looks to score with a jab to the body but Vukovic is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vukovic slips under a jab.
Vukovic misses with a straight right.
Vukovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Vukovic misses the target.
Nice uppercut lands for Vukovic. That snapped Mathers's head back.
Nice shot lands for Vukovic.
Vukovic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mathers.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vukovic throws a looping overhand right but Mathers ducks down to avoid it.
Marshall Mathers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mathers just misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tomislav Vukovic.
Well Vukovic 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomislav Vukovic!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John J Rambo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksander Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rambo's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, American Badass. Aleksander Emelianenko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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270 lbs
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255 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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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
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, John J Rambo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aleksander Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, David Schapiro and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko looks to land a left hand but Rambo moved out of range nicely.
Rambo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rambo moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in the clinch, Rambo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Emelianenko is struggling to control the position.
Emelianenko blocks an uppercut.
Emelianenko blocking some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rambo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rambo scores with a shoulder strike.
Emelianenko is looking to break free of the clinch but Rambo has double underhooks.
Rambo misses with a punch on the inside.
Emelianenko tries to stall but Rambo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch on the inside from Rambo fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Rambo.
Emelianenko is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Rambo.
Emelianenko wants to stall.
Rambo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Emelianenko looking to slow down the pace here.
Stalling in the clinch from Emelianenko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Aleksander Emelianenko.
Emelianenko moves out of range as Rambo strikes.
Rambo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from Rambo misses.
Emelianenko slips under a jab from Rambo.
Rambo thuds his right hand into Emelianenko's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rambo takes a swing at Emelianenko's ribcage but misses.
A cross from Emelianenko lands.
Rambo throws a jab when Emelianenko was well out of range.
Emelianenko ducks under a wild hook from Rambo.
Emelianenko scores with a punch to the head.
Emelianenko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emelianenko lands a lovely overhand right.
Rambo is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Emelianenko's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Emelianenko misses with the combination.
Emelianenko walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rambo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice defenses there by Rambo.
Rambo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rambo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Emelianenko takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Emelianenko defending well as Rambo loads up on a big left hand.
Rambo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Emelianenko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Emelianenko scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Emelianenko throws a poor cross that misses
and Rambo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aleksander Emelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emelianenko misses with a wild combination.
Emelianenko moves out of range of the strikes.
Emelianenko throws an overhand right that lands on Rambo's shoulder, as Rambo tries to avoid the shot.
Rambo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Emelianenko throws out the jab.
Rambo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Rambo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rambo scores with a punch to the head.
A punch combination from Emelianenko misses.
Emelianenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rambo.
A punch combination from Rambo misses.
A shot to the liver by Rambo. Beautiful body shot.
Emelianenko looks gassed!
Rambo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rambo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Emelianenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Emelianenko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rambo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Emelianenko cracks Rambo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rambo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rambo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Emelianenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rambo.
Rambo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Emelianenko. Emelianenko circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Emelianenko connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rambo. Rambo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko misses with a two punch combination.
A cross from Rambo lands.
Rambo throws a jab but it's blocked by Emelianenko.
Rambo cracks Emelianenko with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Emelianenko looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Rambo finish him?
Emelianenko is rocked!
Emelianenko misses with a looping left.
Emelianenko is still on wobbly legs! Can Rambo finish him?
Emelianenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Emelianenko seems to have recovered his senses.
Emelianenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rambo feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Emelianenko sprawling to the canvas! Emelianenko rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Rambo finish him?!
Rambo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rambo drives through and clinches with Emelianenko against the cage.
Rambo misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rambo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rambo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rambo.
Come on Emelianenko - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Emelianenko tries to stall but Rambo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John J Rambo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rambo lands with a cross.
Emelianenko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rambo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Emelianenko connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rambo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Emelianenko stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rambo moves into the clinch successfully.
Rambo lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rambo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Emelianenko stalling in the clinch but Rambo improves position.
Rambo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rambo has a couple of punches blocked by Emelianenko.
Rambo drops Emelianenko onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Emelianenko is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Rambo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rambo lands a shoulder strike.
Rambo lands a big right hand that drops Emelianenko! The killer instinct kicks in and Rambo finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Rambo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John J Rambo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jose Alberto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwight Ansalon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jose Alberto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dwight Ansalon!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Columbo Gatti and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ansalon swings for the body but Alberto moves out of range.
Alberto displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ansalon.
Alberto fails with the takedown
and Ansalon counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ansalon.
Ansalon must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ansalon is looking to work some ground and pound but Alberto has wrist control.
Ansalon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ansalon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Alberto can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ansalon controls the pace.
Alberto keeping moving, preventing Ansalon from controlling successfully.
Alberto pulls Ansalon in to control the position.
Ansalon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Alberto works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ansalon wants to control from the top but Alberto keeps moving.
Dwight Ansalon has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Ansalon misses with a body shot.
Ansalon is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Alberto is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ansalon sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ansalon swings for the body but Alberto moves out of range.
Ansalon stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Alberto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alberto avoids the body shot from Ansalon.
Ansalon works Alberto's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ansalon throws a body punch but Alberto moves out of range.
Alberto changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ansalon tries to avoid it but Alberto manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ansalon to the ground. Ansalon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ansalon takes a swing at Alberto's ribcage but misses.
Ansalon throws a low kick but it's checked well by Alberto.
Ansalon scores with a punch to the head.
Alberto takes a swing at Ansalon's ribcage but misses.
Ansalon closes this distance looking for a takedown but Alberto circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alberto avoids the body shot from Ansalon.
Ansalon has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Alberto finds it's way round the side to connect with Ansalon's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Ansalon misses the target.
A jab from Ansalon misses.
Ansalon throws a body punch but Alberto moves out of range.
Ansalon shoots for a takedown but Alberto saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ansalon lands a nice looking body shot.
Alberto looks to clinch
and Ansalon counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alberto moves out of range as Ansalon throws a body kick.
Ansalon throws a body punch but Alberto moves out of range.
Ansalon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alberto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ansalon is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Alberto rather than just go for the knockout.
Alberto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ansalon takes a swing at Alberto's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ansalon changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Alberto tries to avoid it but Ansalon manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Alberto to the ground. Alberto escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwight Ansalon dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ansalon swings for the body but Alberto moves out of range.
Alberto drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ansalon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Alberto trying to control but Ansalon is working from the bottom.
Ansalon manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ansalon connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The referee warns Alberto that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ansalon avoids the attempt from Alberto to control.
Ansalon throwing strikes here but Alberto is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alberto blocking the ground and pound.
Ansalon with good strikes from the mount here!
Alberto keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ansalon unloading with bombs!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alberto holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Ansalon tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Ansalon raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alberto wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Ansalon.
Dwight Ansalon has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ansalon landing strikes from the mount and Alberto is in trouble!
Alberto holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Ansalon tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Alberto keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ansalon throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Alberto because Ansalon loaded up on that one.
Alberto prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Alberto keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ansalon pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ansalon has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Alberto's face.
Ansalon lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Alberto is rocked!
Ansalon postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Alberto badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Ansalon around the waist but Ansalon pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Ansalon is the winner by TKO! Ansalon jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dwight Ansalon!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aodhan o hAodha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Tourniquet . o hAodha has chosen Cursum Perficio by Enya as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aodhan o hAodha!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Anthony Taglia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
o hAodha misses with a left hand
and Lee counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps o hAodha thinking.
A head kick misses from o hAodha.
o hAodha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
o hAodha scoring well with a low kick there.
Lee swats away the attempt to clinch by o hAodha.
Lee fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but o hAodha avoids it really well and circles away.
o hAodha tries to clinch but Lee moves out of range.
o hAodha tries to clinch but Lee moves out of range.
o hAodha throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
o hAodha throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Lee on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Bruce Lee has been cut.
Donk. Lee catches o hAodha right on the button with a cross.
Aodhan o hAodha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
o hAodha misses with a hook
and Lee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lee gets a clinch.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Lee blocking some punches.
o hAodha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Lee.
Lee works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Lee got a little sloppy there for a moment and o hAodha has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lee has managed to get both his arms back between o hAodha's legs - danger averted.
Lee makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lee postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
o hAodha 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
o hAodha has his foot on Lee's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lee works his way back into a safe position though.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but o hAodha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee distracts o hAodha with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lee stands and throws o hAodha's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Lee grinds an elbow into o hAodha's temple.
Lee wants to lay and pray for a moment but o hAodha keeps working.
o hAodha tries to buck Lee off but Lee is having none of it.
o hAodha taking a bit of punishment here - Lee scoring with strikes.
o hAodha is looking for a sweep.
Lee has hold of o hAodha's arm. He's looking for a kimura. o hAodha seems comfortable defending it but Lee has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! o hAodha is real pain and he's forced to tap out! o hAodha is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Lee couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bruce Lee!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fionn Mac Cumhaill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flava Flave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mac Cumhaill comes to the cage accompanied by Warriors Code . Flave has chosen Momma said Tap you Out as his entrance music. Fionn Mac Cumhaill has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
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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
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fionn Mac Cumhaill !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Flava Flave!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Joseph Jones and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flave swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mac Cumhaill shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mac Cumhaill has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mac Cumhaill there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mac Cumhaill takes a swing at Flave's ribcage but misses.
Mac Cumhaill fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mac Cumhaill tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Flave was well out of range. Poor timing from Mac Cumhaill .
Mac Cumhaill takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice jab there from Flave.
Mac Cumhaill changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Flave tries to avoid it but Mac Cumhaill manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Flave to the ground. Flave escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Flave connects with a right hand. Mac Cumhaill shakes it off.
Mac Cumhaill bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mac Cumhaill is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Flave.
Flave tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mac Cumhaill was well out of range. Poor timing from Flave.
Mac Cumhaill uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Flave has time to react.
Flave lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flave lands a slapping body shot.
Mac Cumhaill tries to score a power double leg takedown but Flave sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mac Cumhaill somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flave lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Flave swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Flave displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mac Cumhaill misses with a wild combination.
Mac Cumhaill closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mac Cumhaill tries for a takedown but Flave sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fionn Mac Cumhaill . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flave misses with a wild body shot.
Flave throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mac Cumhaill sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mac Cumhaill will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A telegraphed right hand from Flave misses the target.
Flave throws an overhand right that lands on Mac Cumhaill 's shoulder, as Mac Cumhaill tries to avoid the shot.
Flave throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flave connects with a body shot.
Flave dives in and scores a takedown into Mac Cumhaill 's guard.
Flave passes Mac Cumhaill 's left leg - he's now in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mac Cumhaill is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Flave frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Flave goes for an armbar but Mac Cumhaill turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Mac Cumhaill .
Flave has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Mac Cumhaill doesn't defend quickly enough and Flave has managed to lock this one up! Can Mac Cumhaill escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Flave on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Flava Flave!
Flava Flave is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khun Rayn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machida's entrance music is Dawn of the Dead by Does it Offend you, yeah?. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 lbs
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212 lbs
19 - 5 - 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
13 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lyoto Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Khun Rayn!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jonathan Paton and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rayn gets a clinch.
Machida struggles to land a body shot inside as Rayn controls his hands.
Rayn struggles to land a body shot inside as Machida controls his hands.
Machida wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nice body punch from Machida.
Rayn prevents a body shot from Machida.
Machida can't find room to land a body shot as Rayn controls the action.
Machida being controlled against the cage.
Machida tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rayn stalling.
Machida tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rayn's elbow.
Machida gets through Rayn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
It looks like Khun Rayn has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Machida fails to land.
Machida tries to work over Rayn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Machida misses with a hook to the ribs.
Machida misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida struggles to land a body shot inside as Rayn controls his hands.
Machida leaning against his opponent.
Machida tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rayn blocks a body shot from Machida.
Rayn blocks a body shot from Machida.
Machida takes an elbow to the forehead.
Machida misses with the head strike.
Rayn missing with knees to the body.
Rayn working aggressively here.
Rayn prevents a body shot from Machida.
Rayn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Machida can't find room to land a body shot as Rayn controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Machida.
Rayn looking to slow down the pace here.
Machida misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Machida.
Rayn stalling in the clinch but Machida improves position.
A right hand to the body from Machida.
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!
Machida misses with a short punch on the inside.
Machida tries to work over Rayn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Machida.
Machida lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rayn backwards.
Machida can't find room to land a body shot as Rayn controls the action.
Machida tries a body shot but Rayn blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Machida.
Rayn is trying to force a seperation but Machida has the dominant position.
Machida can't find room to land a body shot as Rayn controls the action.
Good body shot from Machida.
Rayn looks gassed!
Machida throws a head punch that misses.
Rayn blocks a body shot from Machida.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida tries to work over Rayn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rayn tries to work over Machida's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Machida tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rayn's elbow.
Rayn working hard to break the clinch.
Machida manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Machida lands a body shot.
Machida lands a nice shot to the body.
Machida tries to throw a body punch but Rayn avoids it by throwing Machida back against the cage.
Machida misses with a body punch.
Machida lands with a light punch inside.
Machida can't find room to land a body shot as Rayn controls the action.
Machida misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Machida can't find room to land a body shot as Rayn controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida misses with a hook to the ribs.
Machida has a couple of punches blocked by Rayn.
Machida misses with a body punch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Machida cracks Rayn with a nice body shot.
Machida misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rayn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rayn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The referee calls for Rayn to work.
Rayn prevents a body shot from Machida.
Rayn struggles to land a body shot inside as Machida controls his hands.
Machida displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rayn up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Machida lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rayn or not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoto Machida dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Khun Rayn's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rayn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rayn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Machida throws a leg kick but Rayn checks it.
Rayn blocks a jab.
Machida takes a swing at Rayn's ribcage but misses.
Rayn throws a push kick but Machida slaps the foot to one side.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rayn.
Machida finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Machida here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Machida loads up on a big right hand but Rayn slips the punch.
Machida avoids a kick to the body.
Rayn wants to clinch.
Machida clinches.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rayn pushes Machida back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Machida misses with a short punch on the inside.
Machida misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rayn trying to stall but Machida improves his position.
Rayn breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Machida.
Machida steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rayn.
Rayn 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.
Rayn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rayn is breathing heavily.
Machida misses with a head kick.
Machida connects with a leg kick. Rayn looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rayn misses with a kick to the body.
Machida dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rayn takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Rayn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Machida.
Jab from Machida.
Rayn takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Machida looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A shot to the liver by Machida. Beautiful body shot.
Machida misses with a head kick.
Machida throws a nice outside leg kick.
Machida misses with a low kick as Rayn jumps back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rayn throws a body kick the misses
and Rayn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rayn takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Machida connects with a solid leg kick.
Rayn takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Machida lands a really nice looking cross but Rayn seems unphased.
Machida throws a chopping leg kick but Rayn manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Machida looks to land a left hand but Rayn moved out of range nicely.
Rayn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Machida counters with a leg kick.
Machida connects with a body shot that sends Rayn's belly button to the back.
Machida gets a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Machida.
Machida goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Machida tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rayn's elbow.
Machida lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rayn backwards.
Machida lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Machida.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rayn blocking some punches.
Machida lands a nice shot to the body.
Machida misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Machida.
Machida tries a body shot but Rayn blocks it.
Machida tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Machida is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rayn can do to turn this around?
Machida lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rayn backwards.
Machida misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rayn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Machida tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Machida lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rayn is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Machida is keeping busy.
Machida lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Machida lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Machida lands with a short shot to the head.
Machida lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rayn.
A left hand lands to the body for Machida.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Machida.
Machida throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Machida lands with a left to the head.
Machida can't find room to land a body shot as Rayn controls the action.
Machida fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Machida working aggressively here.
Machida tries a body shot but Rayn blocks it.
Machida scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Machida fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoto Machida dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Khun Rayn's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Rayn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rayn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Machida throws a shot to the body.
Machida lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rayn shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rayn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Machida looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rayn avoids the body shot from Machida.
Machida throws a jab but it's blocked by Rayn.
Lyoto Machida is winning the standup battle so far.
Good leg kick by Rayn there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rayn drops his hands momentarily and Machida takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rayn is rocked!
A head kick misses from Machida.
Rayn throws a head kick that Machida semi-blocks.
Machida lands with an uppercut that bounces Rayn off the cage and back into rage.
Rayn is still on wobbly legs! Can Machida finish him?
That has opened up Khun Rayn's cut even more.
Rayn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice leg kick lands there from Machida.
Rayn tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Machida connects with a leg kick. Rayn looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rayn seems to have recovered his senses.
Machida throws a wild body kick that Rayn sees coming a mile off.
Machida lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida throws a nice inside leg kick.
Machida takes a swing at Rayn's ribcage but misses.
Rayn moves out of range as Machida throws a body kick.
Machida throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rayn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Machida looks to score with a jab to the body but Rayn is just out of range.
Machida lands a big head kick that sends Rayn tumbling to the mat! Machida takes a step backwards and waves Rayn back to his feet - he wants the finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Machida tries to land a front kick but Rayn steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Machida dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rayn. That did some damage!
Machida cracks Rayn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rayn takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Machida fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Rayn to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Rayn looks to clinch but Machida throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Rayn taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Lyoto Machida!
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