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VFC 163: Dream vs. Benoit II PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thor Oakenhorse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murphy McGee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oakenhorse comes to the cage accompanied by TechnoViking - TechnoVikiing. McGee has chosen Angel of Death as his entrance music. Murphy McGee will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thor Oakenhorse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Murphy McGee!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Anthony Taglia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Oakenhorse paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McGee dips to his left and cracks Oakenhorse with an uppercut!
Oakenhorse closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into McGee's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Oakenhorse controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
McGee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Oakenhorse working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of McGee's head.
Oakenhorse loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Oakenhorse won't allow McGee to get back to his feet.
McGee wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Oakenhorse is now in half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oakenhorse not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
McGee is defending against the submission attempts here by Oakenhorse.
Oakenhorse prevents McGee from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee tries to roll over but Oakenhorse keeps him under control.
Oakenhorse not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Oakenhorse is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Oakenhorse is trying to control. McGee wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
McGee wants to get back to his feet.
Oakenhorse is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, McGee has managed to free his arm - good work.
Oakenhorse is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Oakenhorse missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Oakenhorse jumps into side control!
Oakenhorse is chipping away with strikes.
An elbow from Oakenhorse crashes against the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on McGee's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
McGee is pushing Oakenhorse's head away, looking to escape. Oakenhorse manages to hold on to the position though.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if McGee can do anything to dispel that myth.
Oakenhorse tries to score with some ground and pound. McGee controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oakenhorse is trying to get an arm triangle but McGee is defending well.
Oakenhorse scores with a couple of short elbows.
The ground and pound from Oakenhorse seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oakenhorse thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Oakenhorse is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but McGee is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oakenhorse goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, McGee rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Oakenhorse's guard! Nice work there by McGee!
McGee trying to control but Oakenhorse is working from the bottom.
McGee is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Oakenhorse lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for McGee!
Oakenhorse is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but McGee is surviving well by controlling Oakenhorse's body position as best he can.
McGee really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Oakenhorse. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGee tries to lock up and control but Oakenhorse gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Oakenhorse is going oldschool here, as he tries to force McGee to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so McGee shrugs it off.
McGee tries to reverse the position but Oakenhorse maintains control.
Oakenhorse trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Oakenhorse looking to finish McGee with some ground and pound. This is bad for McGee!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oakenhorse lands a big shot there that rocks McGee but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
McGee is bucking up trying to escape but Oakenhorse cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thor Oakenhorse dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Oakenhorse gets the takedown into side control.
McGee is rocked!
Oakenhorse thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
McGee is still in real trouble! Can Oakenhorse finish him?
Oakenhorse lands a big left to the face of McGee, bouncing his head like a basketball. Another shot from Oakenhorse and another - McGee is out! Oakenhorse stands up and salutes his fans, who are going crazy in the stands.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Thor Oakenhorse!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Calvin McCork (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenshi Zuko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think McCork might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Great Balls Of Fire By The Killer Himself. The crowd seem to be enjoying Zuko's choice of entrance music: The Writ. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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183 lbs
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184 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Good kicks
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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
4 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Calvin McCork!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kenshi Zuko!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jonathan Paton and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zuko throws an off balance right hand
and McCork counters with a three punch combo that has Zuko backing up. Zuko nods at McCork to acknowledge the strikes.
Zuko takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Kenshi Zuko has been cut.
McCork throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zuko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McCork will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McCork takes one on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zuko lands a glancing blow to the side of McCork's head.
Zuko falls off balance throwing a combination
and McCork counters with a good low kick that Zuko was not able to check.
A jab lands there for Zuko.
McCork throws a right and a left that Zuko avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuko scores with a leg kick.
McCork defending well as Zuko loads up on a big left hand.
McCork lands a nice looking kick to the body. Zuko takes a step back to recover.
Zuko dodges the punch combination from McCork.
McCork lands with a slapping head kick.
McCork throws a looping overhand right but Zuko ducks down to avoid it.
McCork on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCork looks to land a combination but Zuko avoids it well.
Zuko goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
McCork is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zuko drops McCork with a left and a right! Oh, McCork is hurt - Zuko dives into side control looking to finish!
Oh McCork is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
McCork is trying to improve his position.
Zuko lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear McCork down.
Zuko scores with punches from side control.
McCork is looking to reverse the position.
McCork takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Zuko working the head and body with strikes.
McCork is looking to regain half guard here but Zuko keeps moving and retains side control.
Zuko scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at McCork to see if he's OK.
Zuko in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and McCork looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Zuko turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenshi Zuko!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Easton Bauer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ogie Oglethorpe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Easton Bauer could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ogie Oglethorpe's chin.
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189 lbs
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196 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good low kicks
Powerful |
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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
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Easton Bauer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ogie Oglethorpe!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Franklyn Lucas and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oglethorpe forces Bauer back against the cage and clinches.
Oglethorpe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Oglethorpe.
Bauer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jab from Oglethorpe.
Oglethorpe clinches up against the cage.
Oglethorpe gets through Bauer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bauer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oglethorpe has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Ogie Oglethorpe has been cut.
Oglethorpe tries to clinch up.
Oglethorpe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bauer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oglethorpe clinches with his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bauer blocking some punches.
Oglethorpe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Oglethorpe fails to land.
Bauer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oglethorpe throws a nice looking combination but Bauer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oglethorpe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bauer keeps the fight on the outside.
Oglethorpe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oglethorpe moves in looking to clinch but Bauer pushes him off.
Oglethorpe is looking to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Bauer. Those never looked like landing.
Bauer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Oglethorpe throws out the jab.
Oglethorpe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bauer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bauer lands a right hook to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Oglethorpe.
Bauer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oglethorpe wants to clinch.
Ogie Oglethorpe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bauer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bauer shoots in for a takedown but Oglethorpe shows good takedown defense.
Bauer looks to land a right hand but Oglethorpe moved out of range.
Oglethorpe throws a jab when Bauer was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oglethorpe lands a jab.
Oglethorpe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Bauer misses.
Oglethorpe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bauer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oglethorpe moves out of range of the strikes.
Oglethorpe closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
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!
Oglethorpe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oglethorpe misses with the head strike.
Bauer blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Oglethorpe fails to land.
Oglethorpe throws a head punch that misses.
Oglethorpe throws a punch but it's blocked by Bauer.
Oglethorpe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Oglethorpe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oglethorpe throws a punch but it's blocked by Bauer.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bauer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bauer breaks the clinch.
Bauer slips a jab from Oglethorpe.
Oglethorpe wants to clinch
letting Bauer counter with a right hand.
Oglethorpe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oglethorpe wants to clinch up but Bauer keeps it at a distance.
Oglethorpe ducks under a wild hook from Bauer.
Bauer slips under a jab.
Oglethorpe rushes Bauer and presses him up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oglethorpe.
Oglethorpe working aggressively here.
Bauer tries to break the clinch but Oglethorpe is controlling the position.
Bauer looking to stall.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bauer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oglethorpe misses with the head strike.
Oglethorpe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oglethorpe misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bauer.
Bauer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oglethorpe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bauer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oglethorpe misses with some punches.
Oglethorpe swings wildly with an uppercut but Bauer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oglethorpe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bauer controlling the action here for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bauer is trying to stall.
Oglethorpe misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ogie Oglethorpe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ogie Oglethorpe'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.
Oglethorpe lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Oglethorpe misses with an uppercut.
Oglethorpe wants to clinch.
Bauer throws a lazy right hand but Oglethorpe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bauer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Good standup being displayed there by Oglethorpe as he connects with a hook.
Bauer defending well as Oglethorpe loads up on a big left hand.
Oglethorpe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oglethorpe gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bauer blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bauer.
Bauer tries to work over Oglethorpe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oglethorpe misses with the head strike.
Bauer stalling.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bauer.
Oglethorpe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oglethorpe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bauer takes a shot to the head.
Bauer blocking some punches.
Bauer working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bauer.
Oglethorpe has a couple of punches blocked by Bauer.
Bauer tries to circle away but Oglethorpe has him pinned against the cage.
Oglethorpe misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Oglethorpe fails to land.
Bauer misses with a punch to the body.
Oglethorpe throws a punch but it's blocked by Bauer.
Oglethorpe misses with a hook from the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bauer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Oglethorpe or not.
Oglethorpe throws a head punch that misses.
Bauer breaks from the clinch.
Oglethorpe moves in looking to clinch but Bauer pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oglethorpe lands with a cross.
Bauer swings for the body but Oglethorpe moves out of range.
Bauer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oglethorpe paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jab, jab by Bauer - just one landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oglethorpe cracks Bauer with an open hand slap.
Bauer misses with an uppercut. Oglethorpe saw that one coming.
Oglethorpe wants to clinch up but Bauer keeps it at a distance.
Oglethorpe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bauer throws an off balance right hand
and Oglethorpe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Easton Bauer is winning the standup battle so far.
Bauer shoots in looking for a takedown but Oglethorpe manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bauer's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ogie Oglethorpe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bauer manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Oglethorpe on his heels. He'll look to pass Oglethorpe's guard now, I'm sure.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Bauer passes Oglethorpe's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bauer keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bauer is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bauer is looking to advance position but Oglethorpe won't allow it.
Bauer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bauer throwing shots but Oglethorpe is blocking nicely.
Bauer is looking for a kimura but Oglethorpe is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bauer to get the leverage.
Bauer thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Oglethorpe blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bauer.
Bauer keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Oglethorpe taking some punishment here, with Bauer in his half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bauer slips a nice elbow through Oglethorpe's hands, connecting with Oglethorpe's forehead.
Bauer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bauer looks to land a strike but Oglethorpe avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Easton Bauer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ogie Oglethorpe's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Horrible takedown by Bauer or perhaps it was just good defense by Oglethorpe which made him look bad.
Oglethorpe stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Oglethorpe wants it to stay on the feet.
Bauer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sloppy strikes from Oglethorpe. Those never looked like landing.
Bauer misses the shot to the body.
Bauer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oglethorpe moves away.
Bauer shoots in and drives through. Oglethorpe sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Easton Bauer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oglethorpe tries to clinch
and Bauer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That has opened up Ogie Oglethorpe's cut even more.
Bauer slips a straight right by Oglethorpe.
Oglethorpe avoids the body shot from Bauer.
Oglethorpe darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Oglethorpe cracks Bauer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Oglethorpe throws a hook to the side of Bauer's head but Bauer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oglethorpe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bauer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bauer is pawing at Oglethorpe, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Oglethorpe's nose. Oglethorpe is badly hurt! Bauer pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Oglethorpe tries desperately to hold on but Bauer is relentless in his assault! As Oglethorpe receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Bauer away and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Easton Bauer!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thom Le Bou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le Bou comes into a darkened arena with his song building. H.A.M. - Kanye west kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Joe Swanson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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182 lbs
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181 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Swanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thom Le Bou!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Columbo Gatti and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swanson throws a hook but Le Bou avoids it easily.
Swanson misses with a straight right.
Swanson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Le Bou darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Le Bou. Swanson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Le Bou lands a right hook to the body.
Swanson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Swanson takes a swing at Le Bou's ribcage but misses.
Swanson throws out a loose jab but Le Bou uses good head movement to avoid it.
Le Bou is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Le Bou misses with a straight right.
Swanson missing with a left hand there. Le Bou was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Swanson takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Le Bou.
Swanson rushes Le Bou and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Le Bou has a couple of punches blocked by Swanson.
Le Bou misses with some punches.
A short right from Le Bou.
Nice body punch from Swanson - that landed with a thud.
Swanson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Le Bou backwards.
Swanson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Swanson.
Le Bou tries to work over Swanson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Swanson tries to throw a body punch but Le Bou avoids it by throwing Swanson back against the cage.
Swanson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Le Bou's elbow.
A short left from Swanson.
Le Bou misses with a hook to the ribs.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A left hand lands to the body for Le Bou.
Still in the clinch, Swanson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Le Bou struggles to land a body shot inside as Swanson controls his hands.
Le Bou is trying to stall.
A frustrated look appears on Swanson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Bou scores with a shot to the side of Swanson's head.
Le Bou scores with a nice hook to the head.
Swanson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Le Bou.
Swanson struggles to land a body shot inside as Le Bou controls his hands.
Le Bou lands with a light punch inside.
Swanson has had enough of the clinch but Le Bou keeps him there for the moment.
Le Bou tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Le Bou is trying to stall.
Swanson scores with a shoulder strike.
Swanson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Swanson breaks from the clinch.
Swanson loads up on a big right hand but Le Bou slips the punch.
Swanson moves out of range as Le Bou strikes.
Swanson misses with an uppercut
and Le Bou counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Le Bou. Swanson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Le Bou throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Swanson on the side of the head.
Le Bou lands a right hook to the body.
Le Bou lands a nice looking body shot.
Le Bou misses with a double jab
enabling Swanson to counter with a crisp jab.
No joy there for Swanson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Swanson lands a head shot.
Le Bou throws a body punch but Swanson moves out of range.
Le Bou scores with a hook to the body. Swanson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Le Bou bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swanson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Le Bou's waist but Le Bou gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Swanson off to one side.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Swanson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Swanson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Swanson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Swanson throws the left hand but Le Bou avoids the punch easily.
Swanson scores with a hook.
Le Bou scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Le Bou lands an impressive looking overhand right. Swanson doesn't seem phased though.
Swanson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Le Bou.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Le Bou lands with a good body shot.
Le Bou darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Thom Le Bou will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Le Bou thows a body shot but no joy.
Le Bou misses with a body shot.
Swanson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Swanson just misses with a punch to the body.
Le Bou avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Swanson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Le Bou throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Le Bou defending well as Swanson loads up on a big left hand.
Le Bou tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Swanson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Swanson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Le Bou.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson looks to score with a jab to the body but Le Bou is just out of range.
Swanson throws out a leg kick but Le Bou moves out of range and Swanson only half commits.
Swanson misses the jab.
Swanson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Le Bou connects with the punch.
Le Bou dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Swanson misses with a lunging right hand
and Le Bou counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Swanson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Le Bou misses with a straight right.
A big left from Swanson misses.
Swanson throws a hook but Le Bou blocks it.
Swanson misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Swanson misses with an uppercut. Le Bou saw that one coming.
Swanson avoids the body shot from Le Bou.
Swanson avoids the body shot from Le Bou.
Swanson misses with a straight left.
Le Bou misses with a body kick.
Swanson fails to land with a series of punches.
Swanson moves away from the strike by Le Bou.
Swanson thows a body shot but no joy.
Le Bou getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Swanson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Swanson misses.
Le Bou slips under a jab from Swanson.
Swanson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Le Bou.
Le Bou thows a body shot but no joy.
Le Bou avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Le Bou's jab looks to have found its range, popping Swanson under the eye.
Swanson fails to land with a series of punches.
Swanson throws a hook to the side of Le Bou's head but Le Bou sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Le Bou checks a leg kick.
Swanson takes a swing at Le Bou's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Bou misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Swanson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Le Bou. Swanson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Le Bou keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Swanson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Swanson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Le Bou.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Le Bou wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Le Bou clinches.
Swanson is trying to break the clinch but Le Bou is controlling him.
Swanson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Swanson blocks a body shot from Le Bou.
Le Bou tries to work over Swanson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Le Bou can't find room to land a body shot as Swanson controls the action.
Swanson can't find room to land a body shot as Le Bou controls the action.
Swanson blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thom Le Bou showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Le Bou ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Le Bou misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Swanson.
Le Bou fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Swanson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Swanson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Swanson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Le Bou is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Swanson rather than just go for the knockout.
Le Bou misses with a straight right.
Le Bou tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Some bone on bone action there as Le Bou checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Le Bou swings for the body but Swanson moves out of range.
Swanson blocks the body kick.
Thom Le Bou seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Le Bou shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Swanson is trying to defend but Le Bou finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson is trying to control but Le Bou manages to pass to mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Le Bou tries to control but Swanson wriggling away.
Le Bou is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Swanson to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Swanson shrugs it off.
Le Bou works his way to his opponent's back.
Joe Swanson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson breaks Le Bou's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Swanson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Le Bou kicks Swanson off and gets to his feet.
Swanson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Le Bou scores with a nice strike.
Le Bou uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Swanson has time to react.
Swanson ducks under a wild hook from Le Bou.
Swanson misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson closes the distance and clinches up with Le Bou, looking for a takedown. Swanson pushes Le Bou against the cage but Le Bou circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Le Bou misses with a kick to the body.
Le Bou manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Swanson on his heels. He'll look to pass Swanson's guard now, I'm sure.
Swanson keeping moving, preventing Le Bou from controlling successfully.
Le Bou throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Swanson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Le Bou working some strikes from top position.
Le Bou postures up.
Thom Le Bou is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swanson isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Le Bou stacks Swanson on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Le Bou!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Swanson is trying to control Le Bou's posture but Le Bou avoids it.
Swanson seems a little lost for a moment, as Le Bou dominates the positioning.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Let's hope that Le Bou has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Swanson is looking for a sweep.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thom Le Bou comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Le Bou winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thom Le Bou!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Iii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrey Nazarov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Iii comes to the cage accompanied by IRON MAIDEN : Alexander the Great . Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexander Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrey Nazarov!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Roberts and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iii getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nazarov takes one to the side of the head.
Iii misses with a double jab.
Iii throws an overhand right that lands on Nazarov's shoulder, as Nazarov tries to avoid the shot.
Iii blocks a head kick by Nazarov.
Nazarov misses with a straight right.
Nazarov shoots in for a takedown but Iii shows good takedown defense.
Andrey Nazarov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Iii works Nazarov's body with a nice hook.
Nazarov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Iii counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good shot there by Iii.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iii throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Nazarov crashing down! Nazarov tries to stagger back to his feet but Iii just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Nazarov asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Iii!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hannibal Hatfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Dingo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hatfield's entrance music is Flirtin With Disaster. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Dingo's choice of entrance music: Carl Orff - O Fortuna . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hannibal Hatfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Dingo!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jorge Garcia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hatfield uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dingo.
Dingo blocks a head kick by Hatfield.
Hatfield connects with a body shot.
A left and a right from Dingo both land. Nice combination.
Hatfield moves into range and clinches up with Dingo.
Dingo has a couple of punches blocked by Hatfield.
Dingo can't find room to land a body shot as Hatfield controls the action.
A short right from Hatfield on the inside.
Hatfield misses with a knee to the head.
Dingo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hatfield tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dingo avoids it.
Dingo wants a takedown.
Hatfield comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Matt Dingo has been cut.
Dingo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dingo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hatfields head.
Hatfield working Dingo over with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dingo misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatfield blocking some punches.
Hatfield using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dingo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hatfield unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dingo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dingo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dingo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dingo letting Hatfield take a breather here.
Dingo takes an elbow to the temple.
Hatfield throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dingo tries to stall but Hatfield uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hatfield pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dingo throws a head punch that misses.
Hatfield scores with a shoulder strike.
Dingo tries to land knees in the clinch but Hatfield avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hatfield throws an elbow but misses.
Dingo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dingo is looking to control Hatfield's arms but Hatfield gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dingo has his back to the cage.
Dingo breaks the clinch.
Hatfield is looking to clinch.
Hatfield tries to clinch up but Dingo circles away and keeps his distance.
Hatfield slips under a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hatfield is looking to score with low kicks.
Hatfield thows a body shot but no joy.
Hatfield is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hatfield lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dingo darts in and clinches Hatfield up against the cage.
Hatfield prevents a body shot from Dingo.
A bit of stalling here from Hatfield.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dingo misses with a punch to the body.
Hatfield lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dingo blocking some punches.
Dingo has a couple of punches blocked by Hatfield.
Dingo cracks Hatfield with a nice body shot.
Dingo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hatfield backwards.
Dingo can't find room to land a body shot as Hatfield controls the action.
Dingo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dingo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dingo clinches with his opponent.
Hatfield lands a nice elbow.
Dingo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dingo wants a takedown.
Dingo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A big right from Dingo misses.
Hatfield drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dingo moves into range and clinches up with Hatfield.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hatfield is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dingo is keeping busy.
Dingo tries to throw a body punch but Hatfield avoids it by throwing Dingo back against the cage.
Dingo avoids the elbow strike from Hatfield, against the cage.
Dingo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hatfield up against the cage.
Dingo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dingo goes for a takedown attempt but Hatfield pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hannibal Hatfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Dingo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dingo misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Matt Dingo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Matt Dingo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dingo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dingo drives through and clinches with Hatfield against the cage.
Hatfield using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dingo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hatfield landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hatfield content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hatfield creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dingo's defenses.
Hatfield with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hatfield is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hatfield comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hatfield lands a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Dingo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatfield throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dingo blocks it with crossed arms.
Dingo cracks Hatfield with a nice body shot.
Dingo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hatfield prevents it.
Dingo presses Hatfield against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hatfield keeps control of Dingo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hatfield tries a knee to the head but Dingo blocks it.
Dingo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dingo digs a right hand into Hatfield's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hatfield's gas tank.
A short right from Dingo.
Dingo wants a takedown but no success here.
Hannibal Hatfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Dingo.
Nice body punch from Hatfield - that landed with a thud.
Dingo has a couple of punches blocked by Hatfield.
Dingo is trying to pull guard but Hatfield turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hatfield misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dingo blocks an elbow strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dingo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hatfield misses with a knee to the head.
Dingo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dingo throws a hook but Hatfield avoids it easily.
Matt Dingo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hatfield fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hatfield fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hatfield is looking to clinch but Dingo is avoiding it.
Hatfield clinches.
Hatfield lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dingo backwards.
Hatfield tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dingo avoids it.
Dingo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hatfield lands an elbow inside.
Hatfield lands a knee to the head.
Hatfield keeps control of Dingo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hatfield is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hatfield throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hatfield prevents a takedown attempt there.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hatfield wants to stall.
Hatfield tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dingo takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dingo manages to break the clinch.
Dingo darts in and clinches Hatfield up against the cage.
Dingo manages to break the clinch.
Hannibal Hatfield is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hatfield gets a clinch.
Hatfield lands a nice knee to the body.
Hatfield scores with a shot to the side of Dingo's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hatfield tries a knee to the head but Dingo blocks it.
Hatfield unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dingo can't break the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Hatfield.
Hatfield gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dingo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dingo letting Hatfield take a breather here.
Dingo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hannibal Hatfield dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Matt Dingo'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. And we move into the final round!
Dingo tries to land a body kick
and Hatfield counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dingo is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Dingo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hatfield moves away.
Dingo swats away the attempt to clinch by Hatfield.
Dingo fails with the takedown.
Dingo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hatfield misses with a wild body shot.
Hatfield throws a series of strikes that have Dingo backpedaling.
Hatfield keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hatfield works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hatfield is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dingo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hatfield. Hatfield circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hatfield uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dingo.
Dingo misses with an uppercut.
Dingo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hatfield.
Dingo swings for the body but Hatfield moves out of range.
Hatfield lets loose with a powerful body kick. Dingo will feel that in the morning.
Hatfield thuds a left hand into Dingo's body.
Hatfield throws a sloppy head kick and Dingo moves out of range easily.
Dingo misses with a looping left.
Dingo thows a body shot but no joy.
Hatfield moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dingo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dingo swings wildly with an uppercut but Hatfield uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hatfield throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Dingo on the inside.
Dingo avoiding damage as Hatfield throws knees to the body.
Dingo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Dingo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dingo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dingo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dingo struggles to land a body shot inside as Hatfield controls his hands.
Dingo throws a punch but it's blocked by Hatfield.
Hatfield misses with a knee to the head.
Hatfield lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dingo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dingo struggles to land a body shot inside as Hatfield controls his hands.
Dingo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dingo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hatfield lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hatfield.
A right hook to the body lands for Hatfield.
Dingo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hatfield lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dingo slowing the pace effectively.
Hatfield stalls.
Hatfield with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dingo tries to break the clinch but Hatfield is controlling the position.
Dingo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hatfield.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hatfield tries a knee to the head but Dingo blocks it.
Dingo misses with a punch to the body.
Hatfield blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hatfield presses Dingo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hatfield lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hatfield is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Dingo misses with the head strike.
Dingo looking to slow down the pace here.
Dingo scores with a nice hook to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knees to the body from Hatfield.
Dingo wants a takedown.
Hannibal Hatfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Dingo.
Dingo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dingo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dingo lands an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hannibal Hatfield.
Well Hatfield 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hannibal Hatfield!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Fairtex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Solomon Obasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Obasi has chosen 6' 7'' as his entrance music. 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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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Fairtex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Solomon Obasi!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, David Schapiro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fairtex thows a body shot but no joy.
Obasi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fairtex looks to throw the jab but Obasi is out of range.
Obasi blocks the body kick.
Obasi takes a swing at Fairtex's ribcage but misses.
Fairtex throws out a leg kick but Obasi moves out of range and Fairtex only half commits.
Fairtex swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Obasi avoids the body shot from Fairtex.
Fairtex finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Fairtex scores with a kick to the midsection.
Obasi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fairtex manages to avoid it.
Obasi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fairtex throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Obasi avoids the body shot from Fairtex.
A slapping leg kick lands for Obasi.
Obasi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fairtex was well out of range. Poor timing from Obasi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obasi moves in looking to clinch but Fairtex pushes him off.
Fairtex swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fairtex moves into range and clinches up with Obasi.
Fairtex gets through Obasi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Obasi blocking some punches.
A short left from Fairtex.
Fairtex on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fairtex changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Obasi fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Obasi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fairtex shoots in looking for a takedown but Obasi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Fairtex's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Fairtex is looking to wear down Obasi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Obasi thows a body shot but no joy.
Obasi dips to his left and cracks Fairtex with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obasi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fairtexs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fairtex lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Obasi at a distance.
Obasi moves out of range as Fairtex throws a body kick.
Fairtex lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Obasi circles away quickly and effectively.
Fairtex throws a jab when Obasi was well out of range.
Fairtex takes a swing at Obasi's ribcage but misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fairtex, right into the meat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fairtex drives through with a takedown into Obasi's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Fairtex trying to control the position from guard on top but Obasi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fairtex looking to pass the guard.
Fairtex wants to control from the top but Obasi keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obasi keeping full guard, as Fairtex tries to pass.
Fairtex working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Obasi's head.
Fairtex throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Obasi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fairtex with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fairtex makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fairtex wants to control from the top but Obasi keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fairtex tries to free his leg and advance position but Obasi is retaining full guard.
Obasi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fairtex looking to sit in guard and control but Obasi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fairtex 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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fairtex is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Fairtex 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.
Obasi throws a jab when Fairtex was well out of range.
Obasi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fairtex moves away.
Nice shot by Fairtex.
Fairtex swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Obasi connects with a body shot.
Fairtex throws a low kick, looking for Obasi's leg but Obasi calmly moves out of range.
Fairtex misses with a shot to the body
and Obasi counters with a right hand to the body.
Obasi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fairtex keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fairtex dips to his left and cracks Obasi with an uppercut!
Fairtex lands a nice looking kick to the body. Obasi takes a step back to recover.
Fairtex misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Obasi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obasi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fairtex.
Fairtex gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Obasi counters with a straight right hand.
Solomon Obasi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Obasi tries to clinch but Fairtex is having none of it.
Obasi doesn't manage to clinch there - Fairtex circles away.
Obasi drops his hands momentarily and Fairtex takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fairtex throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fairtex throws a leg kick
and Obasi counters by moving into the clinch.
Obasi looking to throw knees to the head but Fairtex is blocking nicely.
Fairtex softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Obasi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fairtex's elbow.
Fairtex tries for a takedown. No joy.
Fairtex tries to work over Obasi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obasi tries to land knees in the clinch but Fairtex avoids the damage to the body.
Fairtex tries to throw a body punch but Obasi avoids it by throwing Fairtex back against the cage.
Obasi looking to throw knees to the head but Fairtex is blocking nicely.
Fairtex doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Obasi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fairtex.
Fairtex stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Obasi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Obasi missing with knees to the body.
Fairtex turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Fairtex wants to control for a moment but Obasi uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Obasi is not content to let Fairtex control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex is thwarting Obasi's attempts to control the position.
Fairtex is controlling the pace.
Fairtex is trying to control the action in half guard but Obasi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Fairtex moves into full mount! Obasi won't be happy about that!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obasi is squirming around, avoiding Fairtex's attempts to control the action.
Obasi wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Fairtex.
Obasi is trying desperately to improve position.
Fairtex throws a wild left hand from mount and Obasi manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Obasi kicks off Fairtex and gets to his feet.
Fairtex takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
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 Jason Fairtex 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Obasi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Obasi takes a swing at Fairtex's ribcage but misses.
Fairtex works the jab nicely.
Jason Fairtex is winning the standup battle so far.
Fairtex misses with a leg kick.
Obasi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fairtex, pushing him back against the cage.
Obasi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Obasi scores a nice knee to the body.
Obasi is pressed up against the cage. Fairtex has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Obasi down to the mat. Obasi avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Fairtex attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fairtex. Obasi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Obasi misses with a wild body shot.
Obasi wants to clinch.
Fairtex tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Obasi was well out of range. Poor timing from Fairtex.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obasi doesn't manage to clinch there - Fairtex circles away.
Nice shot lands for Fairtex.
Obasi lands a nice shot to the body.
Fairtex ducks under a wild hook from Obasi.
Fairtex wants to slow Obasi down by chopping away at his legs.
Fairtex misses with a body kick.
Fairtex doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fairtex misses the shot to the body.
Obasi checks a leg kick.
Obasi takes a swing at Fairtex's ribcage but misses.
Fairtex throws a looping overhand right but Obasi ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex tries a low kick but Obasi avoids it.
Fairtex takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Obasi throws a body punch but Fairtex moves out of range.
Fairtex wants to slow Obasi down by chopping away at his legs.
Fairtex tried to score with a low kick but Obasi checks it.
Obasi checks a leg kick.
Obasi rushes Fairtex and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Obasi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fairtex tries to circle away but Obasi has him pinned against the cage.
Obasi missing with knees to the body.
Fairtex tries to throw a body punch but Obasi avoids it by throwing Fairtex back against the cage.
Obasi stalling in the clinch but Fairtex improves position.
Fairtex dodges an elbow strike from Obasi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex struggles to land a body shot inside as Obasi controls his hands.
Fairtex tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fairtex is trying to maintain a safe position but Obasi gets an underhook and turns Fairtex into the cage.
Fairtex managing to block the knees to the body from Obasi.
Fairtex lands a nice shot to the body.
Fairtex misses with a body punch.
Fairtex goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fairtex is working for takedown but Obasi is calmly controlling the position for now.
Fairtex misses with some punches.
A short right from Fairtex.
A knee to the head by Obasi.
Fairtex looking to slow down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex throws a punch but it's blocked by Obasi.
Fairtex lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Obasi blocks an uppercut.
Fairtex tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fairtex misses with a hook to the ribs.
Obasi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jason Fairtex has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fairtex struggles to land a body shot inside as Obasi controls his hands.
Solomon Obasi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fairtex struggles to land a body shot inside as Obasi controls his hands.
Fairtex manages to break the clinch.
Obasi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jason Fairtex is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fairtex throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Obasi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A hook to the body from Fairtex.
Obasi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fairtex avoids it.
Obasi lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fairtex swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jason Fairtex.
Well Fairtex 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Fairtex!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jason Fairtex waved his t-shirt featuring West Coast Apparel's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Kerns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kerns comes to the cage accompanied by Johnny Cash - Hurt. Palmer is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Not Now James,we're busy. This should be fireworks!
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188 lbs
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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
23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Kerns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roy Palmer!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Alyssa Summers and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palmer shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kerns sprawls well. Kerns wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Palmer gets slowly back to his feet.
Jack Kerns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kerns dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Palmer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kerns but Kerns pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kerns throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kerns slaps away a takedown attempt from Palmer, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jack Kerns has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy Palmer.
Kerns throws a shot from downtown. Palmer moves away and avoids it.
Kerns has Palmer up against the cage in a clinch.
Palmer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Kerns.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerns lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Roy Palmer has been cut.
Kerns misses with a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kerns.
A short right from Kerns on the inside.
Kerns is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Palmer is defending well for now.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kerns landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A nice left hand lands by Kerns.
Palmer tries to throw a body punch but Kerns avoids it by throwing Palmer back against the cage.
Kerns with a knee to the head.
Kerns working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kerns throws a knee to the head but misses.
Palmer throws a punch but it's blocked by Kerns.
Palmer tries a body shot but Kerns blocks it.
Kerns scores with a hook to the body.
Palmer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kerns lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerns lands a nice uppercut.
Kerns lands a knee to the head.
Kerns blocks a body shot from Palmer.
Kerns works on Palmer's body with a couple of short punches.
Kerns landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Palmer looks gassed!
Kerns scores with a shot to the side of Palmer's head.
Palmer misses with a punch to the body.
Kerns lands a right hand.
Kerns lands a right hand that snaps the head of Palmer backwards.
Kerns pushes Palmer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kerns scores with a shoulder strike.
Palmer is rocked!
Kerns tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kerns prevents a body shot from Palmer.
Palmer trying to control the position but instead, Kerns has worked for underhooks and has pushed Palmer into the cage.
Kerns stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kerns.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kerns lands a knee to the head.
Kerns lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Palmer is still on wobbly legs! Can Kerns finish him?
Kerns lands an elbow that stopped Palmer in his tracks for a moment.
Kerns scores with a shot to the side of Palmer's head.
Kerns lands a right hand that snaps the head of Palmer backwards.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kerns obliges.
Kerns lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Palmer backwards.
Kerns lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kerns prevents a body shot from Palmer.
Palmer seems to have recovered his senses.
Kerns lands a left hand.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kerns as Palmer tries to tie him up.
Kerns lands a damaging elbow.
Palmer tries to work over Kerns's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the 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!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kerns.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerns scores with a shoulder strike.
A short left from Kerns.
Kerns scores with a hook to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Kerns.
A right hand to the body from Kerns.
Kerns softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kerns digs a right hand underneath Palmer's ribcage. Palmer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kerns makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knees to the body from Kerns.
A right hand to the body from Kerns.
Kerns lands with a light punch inside.
Palmer tries to throw a body punch but Kerns avoids it by throwing Palmer back against the cage.
Kerns creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Palmer's defenses.
A hook to the body from Kerns.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kerns lands an elbow inside that Palmer shrugs off.
Kerns lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Palmer backwards.
Kerns prevents a body shot from Palmer.
Palmer blocks a body shot from Kerns.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Kerns dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roy Palmer's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kerns clinches.
Kerns lands an elbow that stopped Palmer in his tracks for a moment.
Kerns crunches a lovely knee into Palmer's ribcage.
Kerns lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kerns prevents a body shot from Palmer.
Palmer misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Kerns.
That has opened up Roy Palmer's cut even more.
Kerns is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Palmer can do to turn this around?
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Palmer tries a body shot but Kerns blocks it.
Palmer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A right handed body shot lands from Kerns.
Kerns digs a right hand underneath Palmer's ribcage. Palmer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kerns lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kerns lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kerns connects with a knee to the head.
Kerns lands a good knee to the midsection. Palmer won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from Kerns.
Palmer is breathing heavily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kerns.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerns misses with a knee strike.
Palmer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kerns lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kerns landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kerns.
Kerns lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Palmer backwards.
Kerns throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kerns landing knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kerns.
A knee to the head by Kerns.
Kerns lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kerns unloads a knee to the mid-section. Palmer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kerns.
A right hook to the body lands for Kerns.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kerns.
Kerns comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerns lands a left hand that snaps the head of Palmer backwards.
A shot in the inside from Kerns.
Kerns tries to work over Palmer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kerns lands with a left to the head.
Kerns lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kerns scores with a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kerns as Palmer tries to tie him up.
Kerns lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kerns.
Kerns pushes Palmer back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Kerns.
Kerns landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kerns lands a knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Kerns - that landed with a thud.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kerns.
Kerns connects with a nasty looking knee right to Palmer's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Kerns.
Kerns tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kerns connects with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Kerns.
Kerns presses Palmer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kerns lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kerns using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Palmer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A body shot lands from Kerns.
Kerns scores a nice knee to the body.
Palmer tries a body shot but Kerns blocks it.
A body shot lands from Kerns.
Kerns putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Palmer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Palmer takes a knee right on the jaw!
The cut above Roy Palmer's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kerns lands a nice knee to the body.
Kerns lands an elbow just above Palmer 's eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerns tries to land a knee to the head but Palmer blocks with his arms.
Palmer is looking to control Kerns's arms but Kerns gets an underhook and turns him. Now Palmer has his back to the cage.
Kerns tries to work over Palmer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kerns tries to throw a body punch but Palmer avoids it by throwing Kerns back against the cage.
Palmer dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kerns lands a right hand.
Kerns scores with a nice hook to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Palmer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kerns lands a left hand that snaps the head of Palmer backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kerns.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Palmer takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Kerns dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Roy Palmer's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kerns clinches with his opponent.
Palmer managing to block the knees to the body from Kerns.
Kerns makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Palmer tries to stall but Kerns uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Palmer is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Roy Palmer.
Kerns closes the distance but Palmer moves to the side
and Palmer counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kerns!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Palmer moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Kerns has worked his arm free - good work by Kerns!
Sloppy strikes there by Palmer.
Palmer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
You can see the frustration on Kerns's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerns manages to get back to half guard.
Palmer is keen to just control but Kerns is a slippery customer.
Palmer wants to work for an arm triangle but Kerns is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kerns wants to improve his position but Palmer is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Palmer is pressing down on Kerns's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kerns is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer wants to work for an arm triangle but Kerns is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kerns won't allow Palmer to pass to mount.
Kerns gets full guard.
Jack Kerns is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Palmer stopping the sweep attempt from Kerns.
Palmer looking to pass the guard.
Kerns has control of Palmer's left arm, preventing Palmer from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerns keeping full guard, as Palmer tries to pass.
Kerns bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Palmer's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kerns won't allow Palmer to sweep him here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Palmer keeping moving, preventing Kerns from controlling successfully.
Kerns is really struggling to control Palmer but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Palmer wants to sweep but no luck.
Kerns controlling from the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jack Kerns wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Palmer shoots in and gets a takedown into Kerns's guard.
Roy Palmer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerns keeping moving, preventing Palmer from controlling successfully.
Palmer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Palmer pushes down on Kerns's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Palmer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Palmer seems to be working for a kimura but Kerns defends the submission attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Palmer wants to free his trapped foot but Kerns is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roy Palmer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kerns has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Kerns!
Jack Kerns took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Al Al Kaholic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and NumbaOne Stunna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Al Kaholic 's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Cant Be Touched. Stunna has chosen Bring The Pain as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Al Al Kaholic !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 2, fighting out of New York, NumbaOne Stunna!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Joseph Jones and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Kaholic tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Al Kaholic finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Al Kaholic , right into the meat.
Al Kaholic stuffs the takedown.
Stunna wants to slow Al Kaholic down by chopping away at his legs.
Al Kaholic walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Stunna checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Al Kaholic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stunna doesn't seem bothered though.
Stunna stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Al Kaholic .
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stunna misses with a straight left.
Stunna takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stunna looks to land a right hand but Al Kaholic moved out of range.
Al Kaholic lands with an overhand left.
Stunna scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Al Kaholic gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Al Kaholic throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Kaholic slips a jab from Stunna.
Al Kaholic really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Stunna tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Al Kaholic was well out of range. Poor timing from Stunna.
Stunna misses with a looping left.
Stunna throws a head kick that misses.
Al Kaholic thows a body shot but no joy.
Al Kaholic lands a jab to Stunna's midsection.
Stunna uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Al Kaholic .
Al Kaholic moves out of range of the strikes.
Stunna connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Al Kaholic digs a good hook to Stunna's body.
Stunna has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stunna there as he acknowledges the shot.
Al Kaholic misses the shot to the body.
Al Kaholic throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Al Kaholic lands with a right hand.
Al Kaholic just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Kaholic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stunna.
Stunna throws a body kick that misses.
Stunna throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Stunna there.
Al Kaholic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stunna circles away quickly and effectively.
Al Kaholic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Al Kaholic moves out of range of the body kick from Stunna.
Stunna gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Al Kaholic is looking to wear down Stunna with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Al Kaholic misses the body punch
and Stunna counters with a series of strikes. Al Kaholic will be more careful next time no doubt.
Stunna fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Stunna dives in and grabs Al Kaholic 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Al Kaholic pushes down on Stunna's head and hops out.
Al Al Kaholic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of NumbaOne Stunna.
Al Kaholic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stunna throws out the jab.
Stunna misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Kaholic looks to throw the jab but Stunna is out of range.
Al Kaholic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stunna's hands.
Al Kaholic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Al Kaholic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Al Kaholic misses with a wild body shot.
Al Kaholic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stunna.
An inside leg kick lands from Al Kaholic .
Al Kaholic ducks under a wild hook from Stunna.
Al Kaholic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stunna.
Al Kaholic scores with a hook to the body. Stunna takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stunna is trying desperately to land a takedown but Al Kaholic is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Stunna.
Al Kaholic punishes Stunna's body with a nice straight punch.
Al Kaholic thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Stunna if he has to take too many more of those.
Stunna looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Al Kaholic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Al Kaholic lands with an uppercut that bounces Stunna off the cage and back into range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stunna takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stunna walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Al Kaholic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Al Kaholic .
Al Kaholic misses the shot to the body.
Al Kaholic throws a nice head kick!
Stunna takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Al Kaholic darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Stunna takes a jab right on the kisser.
Al Kaholic connects with a single shot there.
Al Kaholic lands the left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A shot to the liver by Al Kaholic . Beautiful body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Al Kaholic .
Al Kaholic throws the kick towards the body but Stunna avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Al Al Kaholic dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Al Kaholic throws a body punch but Stunna moves out of range.
Stunna's jab looks to have found its range, popping Al Kaholic under the eye.
Al Kaholic scores with a hook to the body. Stunna takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Al Kaholic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stunna can do to turn this around?
Al Kaholic throws a half hearted mid kick.
Al Kaholic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stunna.
Stunna is trying hard to land a takedown here. Al Kaholic sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Stunna avoids the body shot from Al Kaholic .
Al Kaholic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stunna fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Al Kaholic avoids it really well and circles away.
Al Kaholic slips a straight right by Stunna.
Al Kaholic takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Al Kaholic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stunna.
Al Kaholic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stunna moves out of range of the body kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Stunna might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Al Kaholic has got the better of the exchanges.
Some wild striking there from Stunna.
Al Kaholic is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Al Kaholic throws a quick inside leg kick.
Stunna is breathing heavily.
Stunna thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stunna throws a big shot that misses.
Al Kaholic throws a shot to the body.
Stunna drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Al Kaholic lands with a shot to the body.
Al Kaholic is looking to land body kicks.
Al Kaholic misses with a double jab.
Stunna gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Al Kaholic getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Kaholic bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stunna's head backwards.
Al Kaholic is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Al Kaholic lands a leg kick that knocks Stunna off balance momentarily.
Stunna rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Al Kaholic counters with a stiff right hand.
Al Kaholic lands with a right hand.
A cross from Al Kaholic lands.
Stunna walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Stunna has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A nice inside leg kick there by Al Kaholic . That's going to slow Stunna down.
That kick from Al Kaholic tenderised Stunna's leg. Stunna is trying to keep his angry face on.
Al Kaholic lands a body shot.
Stunna drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Stunna takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Al Kaholic scoring well with a low kick there.
Al Kaholic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Kaholic scores with a leg kick.
Stunna moves out of range of the strikes.
Al Kaholic works Stunna's body with a nice hook.
Al Al Kaholic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Al Kaholic throws a head kick but Stunna moves out of range.
Al Kaholic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Stunna on the side of the head.
Al Kaholic scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stunna takes one to the side of the head.
Al Kaholic cracks Stunna with an open hand slap.
Stunna is rocked!
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Al Kaholic ! Stunna is out on his feet! Al Kaholic rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Stunna is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Stunna is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Al Al Kaholic !
A very excited looking Al Al Kaholic made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tangerine Dream (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthieu Benoit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dream kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is One 24. Matthieu Benoit has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tangerine Dream's chin.
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193 lbs
16 - 9 - 2 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
12 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tangerine Dream!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 2, fighting out of New York, Matthieu Benoit!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Chad Campbell and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dream lands with a slapping head kick.
A low kick from Dream misses
and Benoit counters with a right hand to the body.
Dream misses with a hook.
Benoit checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dream just misses with a punch to the body.
Dream fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
An inside leg kick lands from Benoit.
Tangerine Dream seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dream scores with a crisp jab that stopped Benoit in his tracks.
A good leg kick by Dream.
Dream scores with a head kick.
It looks like Matthieu Benoit has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benoit misses with a low kick.
Dream stuffs the takedown attempt from Benoit. Benoit gets slowly back to his feet.
Benoit misses with a leg kick.
Benoit lands with a nice body kick.
Dream thumps Benoit with a low kick.
Dream stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Benoit.
Benoit lands a jab to Dream's midsection.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Benoit.
Benoit motions for Dream to come forward. Benoit throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Dream.
Benoit checks a low kick from Dream.
Benoit misses the shot to the body.
Dream keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benoit.
Benoit scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Benoit controlling the pace.
Benoit is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Benoit seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dream does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benoit looks to land a strike but Dream avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Benoit trying to control but Dream is working from the bottom.
Benoit drops back, looking for a kneebar! Dream looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Dream looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Dream!
Benoit is trying to control Dream's posture but Dream avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benoit tries to buck Dream off but Dream is having none of it.
Benoit tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Dream tries to stand but Benoit is controlling his head.
Benoit tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dream wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Benoit can't do much from the bottom here.
I wouldn't like to be where Benoit is right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benoit is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Benoit wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
The referee asks Dream politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Dream prefers to stall for the moment though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Benoit's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dream controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthieu Benoit dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matthieu Benoit's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dream tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dream throws a half hearted mid kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Benoit checks a leg kick.
Benoit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dream fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Benoit.
Dream throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dream misses the shot to the body.
Dream throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dream throws a right and a left that both miss.
A nice inside leg kick there by Benoit. That's going to slow Dream down.
Dream is looking to score with low kicks.
Benoit throws a wild body kick that Dream sees coming a mile off.
Dream throws a poor cross that misses
and Benoit makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Benoit moves out of range as Dream throws a body kick.
Benoit darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Benoit tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dream moves out of range of the body kick from Benoit.
Tangerine Dream is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dream throws a leg kick
and Benoit counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benoit checks the leg kick nicely there.
Benoit's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dream under the eye.
Dream tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dream closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Benoit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dream.
Benoit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dream moves away.
Dream fails in his attempt to clinch.
Benoit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dream manages to avoid it.
Benoit checks the leg kick.
Dream wants to clinch.
Benoit throws a body kick that misses.
A jab from Benoit misses.
Benoit throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Benoit does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Dream scores with a decent looking hook.
Dream is looking to score with low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dream fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Benoit.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benoit misses the shot to the body.
Benoit checks a low kick from Dream.
Benoit throws out a loose jab but Dream uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dream clinches up with Benoit and pushes him back against the cage.
Benoit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dream's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dream lands a body punch.
Benoit tries for a takedown. No joy.
A short right from Dream.
Benoit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A body shot lands from Benoit.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Benoit.
Dream lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Benoit or not.
Benoit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Benoit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Benoit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Dream on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benoit wants to stall.
Benoit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Benoit is looking to control Dream's arms but Dream gets an underhook and turns him. Now Benoit has his back to the cage.
Benoit tries to throw a body punch but Dream avoids it by throwing Benoit back against the cage.
Benoit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dream working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Benoit blocking some punches.
Benoit lands a hook that snaps the head of Dream backwards.
Benoit blocks an uppercut.
Dream's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Benoit looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dream lands a front kick.
Dream fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Good leg kick by Dream there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dream tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tangerine Dream is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dream lands a lovely overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dream - that will leave a mark!
Dream throws an overhand right that lands on Benoit's shoulder, as Benoit tries to avoid the shot.
Dream blocks a leg kick.
Dream moves away from the strike by Benoit.
Dream throws a sloppy head kick and Benoit moves out of range easily.
Benoit lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dream lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Benoit circles away quickly and effectively.
Dream walks forward, straight into a front kick from Benoit.
Dream wants to clinch
and Benoit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A bone on bone clash there as Dream blocks the leg kick.
Dream pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dream throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Benoit moves out of range of the leg kick from Dream.
Dream tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Benoit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dream feints and then cracks Benoit's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Benoit down.
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 Tangerine Dream will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Matthieu Benoit's cut.
That's time! Dream's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Benoit moves out of range of the leg kick from Dream.
Dream gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dream throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dream on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dream looks to throw a body kick
and Benoit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Benoit takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Benoit slips under a jab from Dream.
Benoit's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Benoit keeps Dream at a distance using the push kick.
Dream tries a head kick but it misses.
Dream ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dream looks to land a body kick but Benoit moved away.
Dream checks a leg kick.
A punch combination from Benoit misses.
Benoit feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dream's calf.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Dream.
Benoit shoots in for a takedown but Dream shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benoit throws the kick towards the body but Dream avoids it.
Dream misses with a low kick.
Dream keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benoit tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Benoit takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dream lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Benoit circles away quickly and effectively.
Dream blocks a jab.
Dream jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dream slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Benoit lands with a cross.
Benoit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dream manages to avoid it.
Dream sizes up Benoit with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A shot to the liver by Dream. Beautiful body shot.
Dream pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dream swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Benoit counter with a right hand.
Dream misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benoit shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A jab from Benoit misses.
Benoit takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Benoit connects with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benoit pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dream connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dream tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dream moves out of range of the body kick.
Benoit takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Benoit shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dream as he jumps to the side.
Dream fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dream thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Dream misses its intended target.
Benoit throws a push kick but Dream slaps the foot to one side.
Dream turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benoit thuds a left hand into Dream's body.
Dream is looking to clinch.
Benoit misses with a low kick.
Benoit paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Benoit looks to land a body kick but Dream moved away.
Dream tries to close the distance and clinch but Benoit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dream throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dream goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Dream bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Benoit closes the distance and clinches.
Dream misses with some punches.
Benoit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Benoit tries to work over Dream's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dream lands a shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dream pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Benoit.
Tangerine Dream has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matthieu Benoit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benoit punishes Dream's body with a nice straight punch.
Dream tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Benoit looks to throw the jab but Dream is out of range.
Dream lands a leg kick that knocks Benoit off balance momentarily.
Dream fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Benoit is out of range.
Dream pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Benoit keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Benoit takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Benoit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benoit staying out of range there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Benoit fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Benoit throws a series of punches but Dream avoids them all with ease.
Benoit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Tangerine Dream did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Matthieu Benoit's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dream.
Dream scores with a body shot.
Dream tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dream misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dream keeps Benoit at a distance using the push kick.
Benoit swats away the attempt to clinch by Dream.
Dream throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dream lands a head shot.
Jab from Dream.
Benoit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Some bone on bone action there as Dream checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Benoit has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Dream.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dream.
Benoit throws a nice inside leg kick.
Benoit checks the leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dream.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dream throws a looping overhand right but Benoit ducks down to avoid it.
Dream tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Benoit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Benoit.
Benoit's corner calls for a 1-2. Benoit obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Benoit takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dream lands a nice leg kick that just misses Benoit's sensitive parts.
Benoit tries a head kick but it misses.
Benoit is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Benoit looks to land a combination. Dream sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Dream uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benoit.
Benoit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dream fails in his attempt to clinch.
That kick from Dream tenderised Benoit's leg. Benoit is trying to keep his angry face on.
A right-left combo lands from Dream.
Benoit moves out of range of the body kick from Dream.
Dream misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benoit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Benoit.
A telegraphed right hand from Benoit misses the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dream lands with a kick to the ribs.
Benoit misses with the combination.
Dream throws a head kick but Benoit moves out of range.
Benoit walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dream.
Benoit misses with a low kick.
Benoit throws the left hand but Dream avoids the punch easily.
Nice jab there from Benoit.
Dream misses with a wild body shot.
Dream throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Benoit misses with a looping left.
Dream connects with a leg kick. Benoit looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A cross from Dream lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dream misses with a straight right.
Benoit shoots in and gets a takedown into Dream's guard.
Dream trying to control the position here.
Benoit content to stall in guard here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Dream looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dream scores with a jab to the body.
Benoit misses with a wild body shot.
Dream throws a quick inside leg kick.
A jab from Benoit misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dream.
Both fighters circling a little - Dream finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Benoit checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dream checks the leg kick nicely there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Benoit is defended easily by Dream.
Dream closes the distance and clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dream doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Dream - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tangerine Dream had his way with Matthieu Benoit in that round.
The cut man is working on Matthieu Benoit'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. And we move into the final round!
Dream's corner calls for a 1-2. Dream obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Benoit - that will leave a mark!
Benoit throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dream counters with a good low kick that Benoit was not able to check.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dream.
Dream fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dream throws a hook but Benoit avoids it easily.
Dream looks for the body kick but Benoit saw that one coming.
Benoit connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dream takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dream throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dream lands with a thumping leg kick.
A good leg kick by Dream.
Benoit throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dream bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Benoit's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dream thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Benoit if he has to take too many more of those.
Benoit tries to land a front kick but Dream steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dream tries to clinch but Benoit is having none of it.
Benoit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dream doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Benoit looks to score with a jab to the body but Dream is just out of range.
Dream throws the left hand but Benoit avoids the punch easily.
Dream keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Benoit throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Benoit swings for the body but Dream moves out of range.
Benoit dips to his left and cracks Dream with an uppercut!
Good work by Benoit as he checks the leg kick.
Benoit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dream.
Benoit takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Benoit is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Dream uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benoit.
Dream misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Benoit avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benoit swats away the attempt to clinch by Dream.
Benoit gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Benoit throws a good cross that connects.
Dream slips under a jab.
Dream throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dream 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dream motions for Benoit to come forward. Dream throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dream ducks right into an uppercut from Benoit.
Dream fails in his attempt to clinch.
Benoit tests Dream's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Benoit wants to slow Dream down by chopping away at his legs.
Dream lands with an overhand left.
Nice body kick from Dream.
Dream throws a leg kick that is checked
and Benoit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dream swings for the body but Benoit moves out of range.
Benoit takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A jab from Benoit finds it's way through Dream's defenses.
Benoit is looking to chop away at Dream's legs.
Benoit throws a body punch but Dream moves out of range.
Good work by Dream as he checks the leg kick.
Dream lands a body shot.
Tangerine Dream is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Benoit throws a push kick but Dream slaps the foot to one side.
Nice body kick there by Benoit.
Dream punishes Benoit's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice body punch from Dream.
Dream scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Benoit doesn't seem bothered though.
Benoit motions for Dream to come forward. Benoit throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dream slips under a jab.
Benoit chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dream can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dream works the jab nicely.
Dream shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Benoit jabs at Dream's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice straight punches there by Dream. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dream.
Dream scores with a push kick.
Matthieu Benoit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dream throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Benoit.
Benoit drives through with a takedown into guard.
Benoit postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dream uses the cage to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dream ducks under a wild hook from Benoit.
Dream tries to clinch up but Benoit circles away and keeps his distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tangerine Dream.
I think Dream has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 49:46
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 49:46
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 48:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Tangerine Dream!
Tangerine Dream retains his middleweight title!
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