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Bedlam 58: Hanks vs Thompson PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Valadez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valadez comes to the cage accompanied by Rock of ages. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Greg Jackson enters the cage!
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169 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Valadez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Greg Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Valadez enables Jackson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Valadez manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Jackson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Valadez 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.
Valadez wants to hit a switch here but Jackson passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Valadez there!
Jackson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jackson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Valadez swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Jackson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Valadez looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Jackson controlling well, preventing Valadez from escaping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson controlling the position well here. Valadez rolled but Jackson kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Jackson is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Valadez is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Greg Jackson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan the tank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). the tank has chosen ready to fight as his entrance music. The key to victory for Brandon Munoz has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brandon Munoz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan the tank!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
the tank shoots for a takedown but Munoz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Munoz looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from the tank is defended easily by Munoz.
the tank forces Munoz back against the cage and clinches.
the tank wants a takedown but no success here.
Brandon Munoz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan the tank.
the tank breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
the tank fails to land the takedown.
the tank looks for a takedown but Munoz sprawls well.
Munoz catches the tank with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
the tank shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Munoz as he jumps to the side.
Munoz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but the tank avoids it really well and circles away.
the tank closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Munoz quickly recovers to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
the tank missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Munoz blocking the ground and pound attempt from the tank.
the tank thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Munoz's head.
the tank thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Munoz's head.
Munoz pushes the tank off looking to stand but the tank dives back in and keeps control.
the tank is trying to control. Munoz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Munoz taking some punishment here, with the tank in his half guard.
the tank is nestled in close to Munoz, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
the tank frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
the tank sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munoz tries to buck the tank off but he can't manage it.
the tank looking to ground and pound but Munoz is blocking nicely.
the tank in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
the tank throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
the tank lands a nice shot to the head.
the tank has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Munoz's face.
the tank throwing strikes here but Munoz is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
the tank sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
the tank scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Munoz?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Munoz really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Munoz avoids a strike by the tank and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in the tank's guard! Fantastic escape!
the tank has his foot on Munoz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Munoz works his way back into a safe position though.
the tank has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
the tank pulls Munoz in close to his closed guard and prevents Munoz from doing any damage or advancing position.
the tank looking for a guillotine here but Munoz defends easily.
Munoz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
the tank working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Munoz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but the tank is tightening it up a little... Munoz has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Munoz reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Munoz taps out! Nice BJJ there by the tank!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Dan the tank!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jacque St Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lander Plast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacque St Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lander Plast!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plast blocks a head kick by St Martin.
St Martin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
St Martin instigates a clinch.
St Martin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Plast misses with a takedown
and St Martin counters with a good low kick that Plast was not able to check.
Plast shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has St Martin pinned against the cage. St Martin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
St Martin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Plast avoids a punch combination nicely.
St Martin slaps away a takedown attempt from Plast, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jacque St Martin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lander Plast.
St Martin throws a head kick that misses.
Good leg kick by St Martin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Plast shoots in for a double leg but St Martin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Plast blocks a head kick by St Martin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plast takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
St Martin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Plast gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and St Martin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Plast is rocked!
Plast looks gassed!
St Martin flashes Plast a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Plast's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Plast crumples to the floor! He's out cold! St Martin punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jacque St Martin!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Silent Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Shields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Silent Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jake Shields!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shields closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Shields drags the fight down to the ground.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Shields doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Bob wants to pass the guard but Shields is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shields bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bob's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shields sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bob is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Shields defends well.
Bob throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Shields escapes and throws Bob's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Bob tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Shields wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Shields working the head and body with strikes.
Shields decides to stand back up. Shields steps back and let's Bob get back to his feet.
Shields shoots in but no luck this time.
Bob fails with the takedown.
Bob has a takedown stuffed.
Bob closes the distance and clinches up with Shields, looking for a takedown. Bob pushes Shields against the cage but Shields circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Silent Bob. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shields stuffs the takedown.
Shields closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bob quickly recovers to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shields slows the pace down in half guard.
Bob looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Shields passes to side control.
Bob manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Shields trying to control from the bottom.
Bob looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bob seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shields pushes Bob off looking to stand but Bob dives back in and keeps control.
Bob is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Shields doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bob.
Shields wants to control but Bob is keeping busy.
Shields gets full guard.
Shields controls Bob momentarily but Bob frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Shields is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Shields has escaped and now he's on top!
Shields stands up from guard. Let's bang!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bob.
Nice sprawl there from Shields as Bob shoots in.
Shields fails with the takedown
and Bob counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bob wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Shields, who protects the arm well.
Bob tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bob has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jake Shields will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Bob enables Shields to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bob manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Bob looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Shields engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Shields has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bob is proving hard to escape from.
Shields avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bob is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields trying to control the position from guard on top but Bob is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shields got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bob has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Shields has managed to get both his arms back between Bob's legs - danger averted.
Bob can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Shields controls the pace.
Bob has an active guard here but Shields has managed to pass into half guard.
Shields controlling the action here.
Shields gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Bob tries for a takedown but Shields circles away easily
and Shields counters with a single leg into guard. Bob didn't expect that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bob is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shields is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Shields with a nice head shot there.
Shields not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Shields has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Bob to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Shields is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Bob pulls down on the head and he's put Shields to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Silent Bob!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Doritto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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4 - 3 - 0 |
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200 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Brawler
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Bryant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmy Doritto!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryant darts in trying to clinch
and Doritto counters with a thumping low kick.
Bryant tries to clinch but Doritto is having none of it.
Doritto misses the shot to the body.
Bryant tries to clinch
and Doritto counters with a nice uppercut.
Bryant connects with a solid leg kick.
Bryant moves to clinch but Doritto breaks away
and Doritto counters with a series of strikes. Bryant will be more careful next time no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bryant moves to clinch but Doritto breaks away
and Doritto counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bryant thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doritto scores with a body shot.
Bryant tries to clinch
and Doritto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Chris Bryant has been cut.
Doritto misses with a series of wild punches.
Doritto connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Bryant to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Doritto!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jimmy Doritto!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dwyane Wade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlo Labayen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dwyane Wade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carlo Labayen!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Labayen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wade fails with a takedown attempt.
Wade slips a jab and a cross from Labayen.
Wade moves out of range of the body kick from Labayen.
Labayen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wade moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wade stalks Labayen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Labayen's face. Labayen staggers backwards, shaken.
Labayen scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Labayen seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Labayen is trying to control. Wade wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Labayen escapes and gets back to his feet.
Labayen fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Labayen quickly recovers to half guard.
Wade trying to control from half guard but Labayen is working away.
Wade not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wade throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wade has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Labayen tries to roll over but Wade keeps him under control.
Labayen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wade is working away from the top position though.
Wade thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Labayen is trying to get back to full guard.
Wade landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wade not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Labayen trying to hold on to Wade's head to control him but Wade postures up.
Nice strikes from Wade there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wade missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wade wants to control but Labayen is keeping him busy.
Wade missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wade throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wade lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wade is keen to just control but Labayen is a slippery customer.
Wade missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Labayen is trying to maintain the position but Wade is very close to passing his half guard.
Wade not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wade thows a huge punch but Labayen dodges it nicely.
Wade looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wade throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Labayen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Labayen trying to hold on to Wade's head to control him but Wade postures up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Labayen gets full guard.
Labayen can't keep his opponent in guard - Wade advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Wade thows a huge punch but Labayen dodges it nicely.
Wade seems to be working for a kimura but Labayen defends the submission attempt.
Wade thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wade working over Labayen with some ground and pound. Labayen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wade seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Labayen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Labayen is controlling Wade's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Wade working Labayen over with strikes.
Labayen is trying to get back to full guard.
Wade thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Labayen has hold of Wade's hands but Wade slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wade with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Wade wants to lay and pray for a moment but Labayen keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwyane Wade dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Wade takes one on the button.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Labayen.
Labayen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wade moves away.
Labayen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Labayen. Wade does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wade stuffs the takedown.
Dwyane Wade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlo Labayen.
Labayen misses with a body shot
and Wade counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Labayen's guard now.
Wade scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wade working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Labayen's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Labayen controls Wade momentarily but Wade frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade wants to control from the top but Labayen keeps moving.
Wade with a nice head shot there.
Wade trying to control but Labayen is working from the bottom.
Wade tries to free his leg and advance position but Labayen is retaining full guard.
Wade working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Labayen has momentary wrist control but Wade slips an elbow through the middle.
Wade lands a couple of elbows.
Wade working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wade not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wade accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Labayen keeping moving, preventing Wade from controlling successfully.
Labayen can't keep his opponent in guard - Wade advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wade working the head and body with strikes.
Labayen landing a few short strikes.
Wade perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Labayen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wade throwing shots but Labayen is blocking nicely.
Wade seems to be looking for submissions.
Wade wants to work for an arm triangle but Labayen is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Labayen is looking to control Wade's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Labayen avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wade prevents Labayen from improving his position.
Labayen is trying to control but can't.
Wade lands strikes from half guard.
Labayen is trying to get back to full guard.
Labayen trying to control from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Wade scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wade missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wade looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wade drops an elbow to the side of Labayen's head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Wade connects with a nice short shot to Labayen's temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wade is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Labayen sees it coming and defends easily.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Wade connects with a nice short shot to Labayen's temple.
Labayen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wade scores with a couple of nice shots.
Labayen wants to get back to full guard.
Dwyane Wade overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Labayen is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wade scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Labayen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wade thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwyane Wade dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Labayen throws a sloppy head kick and Wade moves out of range easily.
Labayen misses with a series of wild punches.
Labayen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Labayen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wade.
Nice takedown defense from Labayen. No joy for Wade on that attempt.
A punch lands to the side of Labayen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wade leaves Labayen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wade shoots in and bounces Labayen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Labayen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wade.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wade throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Labayen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Labayen working a defensive guard but Wade passes into half guard.
Wade working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Wade wants to lay and pray for a moment but Labayen keeps working.
Wade is really struggling to control Labayen but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Labayen looking for submissions off his back.
Labayen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Labayen is looking for a sweep. Wade is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade wants to control but Labayen is keeping him busy.
Wade is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Labayen can do to turn this around?
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Wade connects with a nice short shot to Labayen's temple.
Wade throwing shots but Labayen is blocking nicely.
Labayen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Wade thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Labayen's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Labayen is positioning himself well to prevent Wade advancing to mount.
Wade working over Labayen with some ground and pound. Labayen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wade missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Wade in particular looking to stall.
Wade lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Labayen is refusing to be controlled, as Wade sits in half guard.
Wade is nestled in close to Labayen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wade working over Labayen with some ground and pound. Labayen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wade is looking to take a break and control but Labayen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Labayen is trying to maintain the position but Wade is very close to passing his half guard.
Wade throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Labayen wants to control but Wade is keeping busy.
Wade not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ground and pound from Wade.
Carlo Labayen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Labayen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Labayen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wade scoring with some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wade got a little sloppy there for a moment and Labayen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wade has managed to get both his arms back between Labayen's legs - danger averted.
Wade scoring with some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dwyane Wade showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wade, 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight for Dwyane Wade!
Judge Suge Night scores the fight for Dwyane Wade!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Dwyane Wade!
Dwyane Wade wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Berdusco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calum Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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207 lbs
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lucas Berdusco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Calum Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berdusco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Henderson.
Berdusco gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Henderson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Henderson wants to pass the guard but Berdusco is keeping the position.
Berdusco throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Berdusco is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Berdusco looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Berdusco manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Berdusco sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Berdusco has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Henderson's face.
It looks like Calum Henderson has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Berdusco breaks from Henderson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Berdusco prevents Henderson from getting the reversal.
Berdusco with a couple of short strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henderson working to try and regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berdusco controlling his opponent.
Henderson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Berdusco looking for a guillotine from mount but Henderson is having none of it.
Berdusco fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That has opened up Calum Henderson's cut even more.
Berdusco looking to control and managing it successfully.
Berdusco landing punches.
Berdusco postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Henderson looks a forlorn figure.
The cut above Calum Henderson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Calum Henderson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lucas Berdusco!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Jaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Olsgaard (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 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Jaw!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Erik Olsgaard!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaw slips a jab from Olsgaard.
Jaw thumps Olsgaard with a low kick.
Jaw throws a series of punches but Olsgaard moves out of range.
Jaw throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jaw uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Olsgaard.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jaw.
Olsgaard misses with an uppercut.
Olsgaard lands with a straight right. Jaw didn't see that one coming.
Jaw fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Olsgaard takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jaw tries to bum rush Olsgaard with a series of wild strikes but Olsgaard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jaw throws a low kick, looking for Olsgaard's leg but Olsgaard calmly moves out of range.
Olsgaard jabs Jaw to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jaw swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olsgaard misses with an uppercut.
Olsgaard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jaw misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Olsgaard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jaw, right into the meat.
Jaw looks to land a combination but Olsgaard avoids it well.
Both fighters circling a little - Jaw finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Olsgaard tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jaw is able to avoid easily.
Jaw swinging wildly here.
Jaw lands a jab-cross combination.
Jaw takes one to the chin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaw lands with a thumping leg kick.
Olsgaard lands a nice looking body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for 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!
Jaw slips under a jab.
Jaw ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jaw misses with a double jab.
Jaw moves out of range of the strikes.
Jaw tries to bum rush Olsgaard with a series of wild strikes but Olsgaard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Olsgaard throws a hook to the side of Jaw's head but Jaw sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jaw throws a leg kick but Olsgaard sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jaw swinging wildly here.
Jaw throws a sloppy head kick and Olsgaard moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jaw.
Jaw ducks under a wild hook from Olsgaard.
Olsgaard tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jaw looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Olsgaard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jaw lands with a nice combination. Olsgaard backs away looking to recover.
Olsgaard lands with an uppercut that bounces Jaw off the cage and back into rage.
Jaw pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Olsgaard back to the cage. Jaw follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Jab from Jaw.
Jaw lands a front kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Olsgaard 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 Jaw has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jaw and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaw throws a leg kick but Olsgaard moved away.
Jaw lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Olsgaard takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Olsgaard blocks a low kick nicely.
Olsgaard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jaw moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jaw lands a nice shot that snaps Olsgaard's head back.
Jaw connects with a solid leg kick.
Olsgaard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters circling a little - Jaw finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jaw turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Olsgaard scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jaw doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Jaw dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Olsgaard scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jaw in his tracks.
Jaw takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jaw lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jaw scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Olsgaard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Olsgaard's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jaw dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Olsgaard. That did some damage!
Olsgaard misses with a hook to the body
and Jaw counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Olsgaard misses with a hook.
Olsgaard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jaw was well out of range. Poor timing from Olsgaard.
Jack Jaw is winning the standup battle so far.
Olsgaard misses with a shot to the body
and Jaw counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jaw cracks the inside of Olsgaard's front leg.
A jab from Olsgaard misses.
Olsgaard throws a looping overhand right but Jaw ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Olsgaard misses.
Jaw gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jaw steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Olsgaard.
Jaw chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Olsgaard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jaw.
Jaw lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Olsgaard circles away quickly and effectively.
Jaw throws a head kick that Olsgaard semi-blocks.
Olsgaard takes a swing at Jaw's ribcage but misses.
Jaw steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Olsgaard.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jaw.
Jack Jaw is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jaw scores with a head kick. Olsgaard tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olsgaard slips a jab from Jaw.
Jaw tries a head kick but it misses.
Jaw throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
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!
Jaw fails to land with a series of punches.
Olsgaard blocks a leg kick.
A big right from Olsgaard misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Olsgaard. Jaw does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jaw ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jaw lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jaw slips under a jab.
Jaw throws a head kick that misses.
Jaw lands a head kick. Olsgaard smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Olsgaard lands.
Jaw ducks right into an uppercut from Olsgaard.
Olsgaard lands a nice looking body shot.
Olsgaard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jaw lands a head kick!
A combination from Jaw does no damage.
Left hook, right uppercut from Olsgaard.
Jaw uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Olsgaard.
Jaw pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Olsgaard back to the cage. Jaw follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Jaw takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jaw throws a right hand that Olsgaard ducks under and follows up with a left that Olsgaard also avoids with ease.
Olsgaard throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jaw throws a combination that misses
and Olsgaard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Olsgaard throws a jab when Jaw was well out of range.
Jaw throws a series of punches but Olsgaard moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Jaw.
Jaw scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jaw lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jaw tries to bum rush Olsgaard with a series of wild strikes but Olsgaard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jaw throws a sloppy head kick and Olsgaard moves out of range easily.
Jaw has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Olsgaard.
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 Jack Jaw will probably get the nod.
That's time! Jaw's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
That kick from Jaw tenderised Olsgaard's leg. Olsgaard is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jaw misses with a double jab.
Olsgaard throws a jab but it's blocked by Jaw.
Jaw uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Olsgaard.
Jaw throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Olsgaard.
Olsgaard attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Olsgaard looks to land a right hand but Jaw moved out of range.
Olsgaard blocks a head kick by Jaw.
Jaw swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Olsgaard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Olsgaard blocks a jab.
A swing and a miss from Olsgaard.
Jaw throws a right and a left that Olsgaard avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olsgaard throws a jab but it's blocked by Jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Olsgaard. Those never looked like landing.
Danga de danga de dang - Jaw scores with a four punch combination!
Olsgaard throws a hook but Jaw blocks it.
Olsgaard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Olsgaard throws out a leg kick but Jaw moves out of range and Olsgaard only half commits.
Jack Jaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jaw throws a series of punches but Olsgaard avoids them all with ease.
Olsgaard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jaw.
Olsgaard rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jaw counters with a nice kick to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jaw!
Jaw throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Olsgaard.
Jaw misses with a head kick.
Olsgaard throws a low kick, looking for Jaw's leg but Jaw calmly moves out of range.
Jaw misses with a body kick.
Jaw drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jaw misses with a wild combination.
Olsgaard takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jaw tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
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!
Jaw has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Olsgaard.
Jaw misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaw lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jaw misses with the combination.
Jaw fails to land with a series of punches.
Jaw pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Olsgaard back to the cage. Jaw follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Jaw throws a head kick that misses.
Jaw throws a shot to the body.
Jaw misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Olsgaard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Olsgaard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jaw.
Jaw swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olsgaard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Olsgaard has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jaw.
Olsgaard takes a swing at Jaw's ribcage but misses.
Olsgaard dodges the punch combination from Jaw.
Jaw keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Olsgaard.
Olsgaard throws a big shot that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jaw.
Olsgaard scores with a sloppy right hand. Jaw should have avoided that one.
Jaw lands with a nice combination. Olsgaard backs away looking to recover.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jaw misses with a wild combination.
A clash of legs there as Olsgaard blocks the low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Jack Jaw did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Jaw's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jaw avoids the body shot from Olsgaard.
Jaw uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Olsgaard.
Jaw throws a series of punches but Olsgaard moves out of range.
Jaw throws an overhand right that lands on Olsgaard's shoulder, as Olsgaard tries to avoid the shot.
Olsgaard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Olsgaard blocks a head kick by Jaw.
Olsgaard bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jaw's head.
Olsgaard lands a jab to Jaw's midsection.
Jaw throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Olsgaard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jaw keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaw is looking to score with low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Olsgaard. Jaw does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jaw lands a head kick. Olsgaard smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jaw throws a nice looking combination but Olsgaard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Olsgaard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jaw.
Jaw moves out of range of the strikes.
Jaw misses with the combination.
Olsgaard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jaw shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Olsgaard eats them both and turns towards Jaw to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Olsgaard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaw looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Olsgaard looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Decent striking displayed by Olsgaard there.
Sloppy strikes from Jaw. Those never looked like landing.
Olsgaard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jaw.
Jaw looks to land a combination but Olsgaard avoids it well.
Olsgaard lands a nice shot to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Jaw checks the leg kick nicely there.
Olsgaard cracks Jaw with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Olsgaard loads up on a big right hand but Jaw slips the punch.
Olsgaard checks a low kick from Jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olsgaard scores with a decent looking hook.
Jaw throws a right and a left that Olsgaard avoids nicely.
Olsgaard misses with a hook
and Jaw counters with a good low kick that Olsgaard was not able to check.
Jaw misses with a low kick.
A solid body kick from Jaw.
Olsgaard throws a looping overhand right but Jaw ducks down to avoid it.
Olsgaard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jaw. Jaw obviously looking to wear him down.
Jaw misses with the combination.
Olsgaard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jaw sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olsgaard lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jaw at a distance.
Olsgaard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jaw. Jaw obviously looking to wear him down.
No joy there for Jaw, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Olsgaard avoids a kick to the body.
Olsgaard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jaw.
Jaw bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jaw throws a head kick that Olsgaard semi-blocks.
Jaw lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Olsgaard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jaw.
Olsgaard scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jaw moves away from the strike by Olsgaard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Erik Olsgaard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Olsgaard misses with a looping right.
Jaw swinging wildly here.
Jaw throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Olsgaard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Olsgaard misses with an uppercut.
Jaw tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jaw pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jaw misses with a two punch combination.
Jaw throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crunch! Jaw slams his shin into Olsgaard's torso.
Jaw on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jaw!
Jaw looks to land a combination but Olsgaard avoids it well.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Olsgaard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jaw was well out of range. Poor timing from Olsgaard.
Olsgaard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jaw.
Olsgaard throws a shot from downtown. Jaw moves away and avoids it.
Jaw throws a series of punches but Olsgaard moves out of range.
Jaw lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sloppy strikes from Jaw. Those never looked like landing.
Jaw throws a leg kick but Olsgaard sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Olsgaard moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olsgaard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jaw moves away.
Jaw misses with a series of wild punches.
Jaw lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jaw defending well as Olsgaard loads up on a big left hand.
A leg kick checked by Olsgaard.
Jaw lands a jab-cross combination.
Jaw finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Olsgaard has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jaw misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Jaw does no damage.
Jaw fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Olsgaard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olsgaard ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jab by Olsgaard.
Jaw swinging wildly here.
Olsgaard missing with a left hand there. Jaw was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Olsgaard thows a body shot but no joy.
An inside leg kick lands from Jaw.
Jaw gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jaw falls off balance throwing a combination
and Olsgaard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Olsgaard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jaw was well out of range. Poor timing from Olsgaard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaw throws a head kick but Olsgaard moves out of range.
Jaw misses with a body kick.
A combination from Jaw does no damage.
Olsgaard stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jaw.
Jaw scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jaw fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jaw throws a head kick but Olsgaard moves out of range.
Jaw will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jaw throws a head kick but Olsgaard moves out of range.
Olsgaard with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Jaw showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jaw has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Jack Jaw!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Jack Jaw!
Judge Suge Night scores the fight for Jack Jaw!
Jack Jaw wins by unanimous decision!
Jack Jaw is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nammer Da Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valery Sutkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sutkin has chosen 7000 над землёй as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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175 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nammer Da Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Valery Sutkin!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sutkin fails to land with a series of punches.
Sutkin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sutkin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Valery Sutkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sutkin misses with a few strikes there.
Sutkin swings widly with a right hand
and Da Hammer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Da Hammer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Good exchange - Sutkin coming out on top.
Sutkin scores with a sloppy right hand. Da Hammer should have avoided that one.
Sutkin misses with a series of wild punches.
Sutkin ducks right into an uppercut from Da Hammer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sutkin throws a shot from downtown. Da Hammer moves away and avoids it.
Da Hammer tries to bum rush Sutkin with a series of wild strikes but Sutkin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sutkin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Da Hammer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Hammer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sutkin.
Da Hammer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sutkin throws out the jab.
Sutkin throws a looping overhand right but Da Hammer ducks down to avoid it.
Sutkin looks to land a body kick but Da Hammer moved away.
Sutkin throws a looping overhand right but Da Hammer ducks down to avoid it.
Sutkin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sutkin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Da Hammer counters with a straight right hand.
Sutkin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Da Hammer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sutkin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sutkin misses with an uppercut
letting Da Hammer counter with a right hand.
Da Hammer lands a jab to the head.
Da Hammer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sutkin.
Sutkin slips under a jab from Da Hammer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sutkin throws a lazy head kick
letting Da Hammer counter with a right hand.
Sutkin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Da Hammer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Da Hammer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sutkin ducks under a wild hook from Da Hammer.
Da Hammer lands with an overhand left.
Sutkin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Da Hammer counters with a straight right hand.
Sutkin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Da Hammer throws a shot from downtown. Sutkin moves away and avoids it.
Sutkin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sutkin misses with a low kick.
Jab, jab by Da Hammer - just one landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sutkin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sutkin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Da Hammer slips under a jab.
Sutkin lands with a nice combination. Da Hammer backs away looking to recover.
Da Hammer misses with a looping right.
Sutkin tries to land a front kick but Da Hammer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jab by Da Hammer.
Da Hammer lands an overhand right.
Sutkin throws a body kick the misses
and Da Hammer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A left and a right from Sutkin both land. Nice combination.
Da Hammer is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Da Hammer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A slow jab from Sutkin misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sutkin misses with a double jab.
Sutkin looks gassed!
Da Hammer throws a big shot that misses.
Sutkin throws a series of punches but Da Hammer avoids them all with ease.
A punch lands to the side of Sutkin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Da Hammer avoids the head kick by Sutkin.
Left hook, right uppercut from Da Hammer.
Da Hammer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sutkin.
Da Hammer is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sutkin misses with an uppercut.
Sutkin throws a lazy head kick
and Da Hammer counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sutkin throws a big shot that misses.
Da Hammer throws a jab when Sutkin was well out of range.
Da Hammer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sutkin's hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Valery Sutkin will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nice jab there from Da Hammer.
Sutkin throws a right hand that Da Hammer ducks under and follows up with a left that Da Hammer also avoids with ease.
Da Hammer swings widly with a right hand
and Sutkin counters with a head kick. That will keep Da Hammer thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Sutkin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sutkin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Da Hammer throws a jab but it's blocked by Sutkin.
A head kick by Sutkin misses
and Da Hammer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Da Hammer slips a straight right by Sutkin.
Da Hammer slips a jab and a cross from Sutkin.
Da Hammer avoids the body shot from Sutkin.
Da Hammer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sutkin throws out the jab.
Sutkin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sutkin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sutkin is breathing heavily.
Sutkin throws a head kick that misses
and Da Hammer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sutkin takes a swing at Da Hammer's ribcage but misses.
Sutkin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sutkin defending well as Da Hammer loads up on a big left hand.
Da Hammer 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.
Sutkin misses with a double jab.
Da Hammer misses with a looping left.
Valery Sutkin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sutkin throws a head kick that misses
enabling Da Hammer to counter with a crisp jab.
Da Hammer has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sutkin throws a shot from downtown. Da Hammer moves away and avoids it.
Sutkin drops his hands momentarily and Da Hammer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Da Hammer with a jab.
Sutkin throws a sloppy head kick and Da Hammer moves out of range easily.
Sutkin tries to work over Da Hammer's front leg with a kick but Da Hammer checks it.
Da Hammer throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sutkin misses the jab.
Da Hammer throws the left hand but Sutkin avoids the punch easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Da Hammer.
Da Hammer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sutkin swinging wildly here.
Sutkin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sutkin throws a big shot that misses.
Da Hammer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Da Hammer cracks Sutkin with an open hand slap.
Da Hammer throws an off balance right hand
and Sutkin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sutkin misses with a left hand
and Da Hammer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Hammer lands a nice shot that snaps Sutkin's head back.
Sutkin throws a shot from downtown. Da Hammer moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Da Hammer misses.
Sutkin misses with a combination
and Da Hammer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Da Hammer misses with a hook. Sutkin ducked under it nicely.
Sutkin throws a combination that misses
and Da Hammer counters with a nice body shot.
Da Hammer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sutkin throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Da Hammer to counter with a crisp jab.
Da Hammer lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sutkin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Da Hammer counters with a nice uppercut.
Da Hammer misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sutkin throws a shot from downtown. Da Hammer moves away and avoids it.
Da Hammer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
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!
Da Hammer cracks Sutkin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Da Hammer connects with a nice looking jab.
Sutkin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Da Hammer counters with a nice uppercut.
Sutkin tries to move into range but Da Hammer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sutkin blocks a jab.
Sutkin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Da Hammer counters with a two punch combo.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Da Hammer.
Nammer Da Hammer 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!
Sutkin needs to keep his hands up - Da Hammer had a free shot at his head there.
Sutkin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sutkin throws a hook to the side of Da Hammer's head but Da Hammer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nammer Da Hammer dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Sutkin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Da Hammer.
Sutkin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sutkin misses with a hook
enabling Da Hammer to counter with a crisp jab.
Some wild striking there from Sutkin.
Da Hammer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A head kick by Sutkin misses
and Da Hammer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sutkin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Da Hammer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Da Hammer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Da Hammer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Da Hammer scores with a sloppy right hand. Sutkin should have avoided that one.
Da Hammer scores with a nice head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Da Hammer scores with a jab to the body.
Sutkin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Hammer connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sutkin. Sutkin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sutkin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Da Hammer finds it's way round the side to connect with Sutkin's head.
Sutkin throws an overhand right that lands on Da Hammer's shoulder, as Da Hammer tries to avoid the shot.
Da Hammer loads up on a big right hand but Sutkin slips the punch.
A jab from Da Hammer does it's job there.
Da Hammer lands with an uppercut that bounces Sutkin off the cage and back into rage.
Da Hammer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sutkin's hands.
A jab from Da Hammer finds it's way through Sutkin's defenses.
Sutkin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sutkin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Da Hammer scores with a hook to the body. Sutkin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Hammer lands the left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sutkin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Da Hammer.
Sutkin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A swing and a miss from Da Hammer.
Da Hammer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sutkin in his tracks.
Da Hammer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Da Hammer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Da Hammer lands a nice shot that snaps Sutkin's head back.
Sutkin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Da Hammer counters with a three punch combo that has Sutkin backing up. Sutkin nods at Da Hammer to acknowledge the strikes.
Sutkin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sutkin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Da Hammer counters with a straight right hand.
Sutkin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Da Hammer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sutkin scrambles back to his feet.
Sutkin is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sutkin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Da Hammer to score with a decent uppercut.
Nammer Da Hammer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sutkin is still on wobbly legs! Can Da Hammer finish him?
Da Hammer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sutkin is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Da Hammer lands an overhand right.
Sutkin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A jab from Da Hammer finds it's way through Sutkin's defenses.
Da Hammer misses the jab.
Da Hammer scores with the left hand. Sutkin knows he should have avoided that one.
Da Hammer avoids the head kick by Sutkin.
Sutkin seems to have recovered his senses.
Da Hammer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sutkin swings widly with a right hand
and Da Hammer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sutkin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Hammer misses with a series of wild punches.
Sutkin throws a head kick that misses.
Sutkin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Da Hammer lands a nice shot that snaps Sutkin's head back.
Da Hammer lands with a hook. Sutkin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sutkin misses with a double jab
and Da Hammer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sutkin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Da Hammer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sutkin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Valery Sutkin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sutkin throws a sloppy body shot
and Sutkin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nammer Da Hammer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Da Hammer 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 Suge Night scores the fight for Nammer Da Hammer!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Nammer Da Hammer!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Nammer Da Hammer!
Nammer Da Hammer wins by unanimous decision!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Craig Hanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Thompson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Craig Hanks!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson throws a poor cross that misses
and Hanks counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Thompson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thompson lands a nice shot that snaps Hanks's head back.
Hanks misses with a few strikes there.
Thompson throws a leg kick but Hanks moved away.
The fighters circling - Hanks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thompson fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice uppercut there from Thompson.
Hanks connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Thompson's hands.
Thompson throws a leg kick
and Hanks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hanks misses with a looping left.
Thompson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Thompson.
Thompson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hanks.
Hanks misses with a two punch combination.
Thompson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hanks.
Hanks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thompson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hanks missing with a left hand there. Thompson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thompson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Craig Hanks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Thompson.
Thompson looks to land a right hand but Hanks moved out of range.
Hanks changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Thompson tried to score with a low kick but Hanks checks it.
Hanks connects with a looping right hand.
Thompson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hanks manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A punch combination from Hanks misses.
Hanks lands with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hanks circles away.
Thompson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hanks.
Thompson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hanks moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sloppy strikes from Hanks. Those never looked like landing.
Thompson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hanks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thompson misses with a hook
and Hanks counters with a right hand to the body.
Thompson looks gassed!
Hanks throws a looping overhand right but Thompson ducks down to avoid it.
Hanks works over Thompson's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like John Thompson has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thompson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hanks lands a left and a right that send Thompson crashing to the mat, dazed. Hanks thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Thompson is rocked!
Thompson loads up on a big right hand but Hanks slips the punch.
Thompson is still on wobbly legs! Can Hanks finish him?
Thompson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hanks's hands.
Thompson seems to have recovered his senses.
Hanks digs a good hook to Thompson's body.
Hanks misses with an uppercut. Thompson saw that one coming.
Thompson slips a straight right by Hanks.
Hanks scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thompson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hanks just misses with a punch to the body.
Hanks cracks Thompson with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Hanks has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Thompson to stand back up!
Thompson is trying desperately to land a takedown but Hanks is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Thompson.
Hanks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanks throws a nice looking combination but Thompson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hanks but Hanks pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Oooooh!!! Hanks has knocked Thompson down with a huge combo! Hanks steps away and waves a wobbly Thompson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Thompson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hanks as he avoids it easily.
Hanks feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Thompson sprawling to the canvas! Thompson rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Hanks finish him?!
Hanks sends Thompson crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Hanks is motioning to the referee to let Thompson up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hanks scores with a body shot.
Hanks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hanks ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Hanks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Thompson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hanks is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Hanks shuts the power down on Thompson. Lights out, game over! Hanks is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Craig Hanks!
Craig Hanks retains his welterweight title!
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