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UCLA 85 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rex Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas comes to the cage accompanied by Lil B : Charlie Sheen. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dave Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rex Man!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thomas lands a two punch combo.
Man feints and as Thomas raises his hands in defense, Man changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Thomas keeping moving, preventing Man from controlling successfully.
Man scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Man decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Man.
Man swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rex Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas swats away the attempt to clinch by Man.
Man throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Man changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Thomas tries to avoid it but Man manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Thomas to the ground. Thomas escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Man. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Man misses with a wild body shot.
Man takes a swing at Thomas's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Man swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thomas counters with a series of strikes. Man will be more careful next time no doubt.
Man looks gassed!
Man tries to land a body kick
and Thomas counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Thomas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Man throws a right hand that Thomas ducks under and follows up with a left that Thomas also avoids with ease.
Thomas scoring well with a low kick there.
Man fails with a takedown attempt.
Thomas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Man is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Thomas.
Thomas thumps Man with a low kick.
Thomas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Thomas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Thomas.
Thomas throws a leg kick which misses Man's front leg but catches the back leg as Man tries to avoid it.
Thomas lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Man takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thomas.
Thomas fails to land with a series of punches.
Thomas works over Man's head and body with a nice combination.
Man misses with a kick to the body.
Thomas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thomas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thomas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thomas.
Thomas swinging wildly here.
Dave Thomas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Thomas getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Man fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dave Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rex Man.
Thomas connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Thomas scores with a jab to the jaw.
Thomas misses with a two punch combination.
Man 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.
Man misses with a wild combination.
Thomas cracks the inside of Man's front leg.
Jab by Thomas.
Thomas displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thomas.
Man's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thomas connects with an inside leg kick.
Thomas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Man's calf.
Thomas is working the combinations to good effect here.
Man fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Thomas lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
No joy there for Man, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Man.
Thomas fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Man looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thomas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Man. That did some damage!
Thomas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Man is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Thomas rather than just go for the knockout.
Thomas's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Thomas duly obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Thomas dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Thomas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Man tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Thomas swivels and escapes.
Man misses the shot to the body.
Man lands with a nice body punch.
Man throws a big shot that misses.
Man cracks a nice hook into Thomas's ribs.
Thomas scores with a one two! Man had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Thomas swinging wildly here.
Man throws a right hand that Thomas ducks under and follows up with a left that Thomas also avoids with ease.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Man.
Thomas scores with a leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thomas throws a one two combo.
Dave Thomas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.
Man slips a jab and a cross from Thomas.
Thomas moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Thomas thumps Man with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Thomas.
Man fails to land with a series of punches.
Thomas connects with a leg kick. Man looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Thomas scores with a one two! Man had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Thomas lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Thomas.
Thomas slips a jab and a cross from Man.
Man fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dave Thomas is winning the standup battle so far.
A good leg kick by Thomas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thomas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thomas throws a right and a left that Man avoids nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Man looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thomas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thomas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Man misses the shot to the body.
Thomas scores with a punch to the head.
Thomas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Man's calf.
Man tries to clinch but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas jabs at Man's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
Man tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Thomas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thomas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thomas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Thomas connects with a leg kick. Man looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Man takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Thomas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Man fails in his attempt to clinch.
Man doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Thomas counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dave Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rex Man.
Good leg kick by Thomas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Man looks to land a combination but Thomas avoids it well.
Thomas lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Thomas.
Man has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas scores with a leg kick.
Thomas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Man tries to clinch up.
Thomas connects with a leg kick. Man looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Man lands a body shot.
Thomas lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Man throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thomas.
Man looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.
Man tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Thomas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some wild striking there from Man.
Man throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thomas's waist but Thomas gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Man off to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Thomas dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Man.
Thomas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Man.
Thomas throws a leg kick which misses Man's front leg but catches the back leg as Man tries to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thomas.
Man throws a lazy head kick
and Thomas counters with a nice leg kick.
A lazy left from Thomas finds it's target.
Thomas throws a series of punches but Man moves out of range.
Thomas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thomas lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Man backs up against the cage.
Man 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.
Man tries to clinch but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas with a hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas throws a right hand that Man ducks under and follows up with a left that Man also avoids with ease.
Thomas swinging wildly here.
Man fails to land the takedown.
Thomas misses with a double jab.
Thomas lands a glancing blow to the side of Man's head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thomas.
Man on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thomas. Thomas obviously looking to wear him down.
Man lands a body shot.
Thomas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Man moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Man shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Man thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man escapes and gets back to his feet.
Thomas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Man tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Thomas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Man misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dave Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rex Man.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot to the body from Man misses
and Thomas counters with an outside leg kick.
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Thomas scores with a four punch combination!
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Man throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Man.
Man pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Man looks for a takedown but Thomas sprawls well.
Man misses with a double jab.
Thomas clobbers Man with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Thomas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A jab from Man misses.
Thomas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Man's calf.
Man swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Thomas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thomas misses with the combination.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch but Thomas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Man lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thomas circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thomas.
Thomas connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Man shoots in and drives through. Thomas sprawls well.
Thomas throws a series of punches but Man avoids them all with ease.
Thomas misses with a double jab.
Man shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Thomas as he jumps to the side.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Man.
Rex Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Man looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.
Man takes a swing at Thomas's ribcage but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thomas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thomas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Man throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
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 Dave Thomas.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Thomas, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Thomas!
Dave Thomas spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a big arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Cena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Laid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cena's entrance music is my time is now. A fine choice. The key to victory for John Cena has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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250 lbs
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289 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Cena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Laid!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laid throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cena's waist but Cena gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Laid off to one side.
Laid looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Laid tries for a takedown but Cena circles away easily
and Cena counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Laid!
John Cena has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Laid.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Cena is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Laid is trying to escape the mount.
Cena wants to control the pace but Laid is squirming around nicely.
Cena thowing shots but they're missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cena looking to control but Laid is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cena swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Laid is now in Cena's guard. A big mistake from Cena there, giving up the dominant position!
Cena avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Laid drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Cena manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Laid has Cena in his guard.
Cena wants to control from the top but Laid keeps moving.
Cena has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Laid to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Cena is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Laid pulls down on the head and he's put Cena to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Mike Laid!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alonzo Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Kazansky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kazansky is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Danger Zone. The key to victory for Alonzo Harris has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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190 lbs
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185 lbs
12 - 29 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alonzo Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Kazansky!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris misses with a few strikes there.
Harris lands a head shot.
Tom Kazansky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kazansky slips under a jab.
Kazansky closes the distance and clinches.
Kazansky drops down looking for an ankle pick but Harris pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kazansky is trying hard to land a takedown here. Harris sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kazansky tries to clinch up.
Kazansky steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harris.
Harris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kazansky blocks a jab.
Harris lands a nice looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Harris misses the target.
Harris missing with a left hand there. Kazansky was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
BOOM! Harris lands a beautiful left hook that drops Kazansky. Kazansky tries to recover but Harris is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Kazansky lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alonzo Harris!
After the fight, Alonzo Harris was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steve Hershey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aidan Kincaid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hershey comes to the cage accompanied by Ova Here. Aidan Kincaid has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steve Hershey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aidan Kincaid!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hershey wants to land a leg kick but Kincaid is out of range.
Hershey shoots in for a takedown but Kincaid shows good takedown defense.
Kincaid avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hershey misses with a takedown
and Kincaid counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hershey thinking.
Nice uppercut lands for Kincaid. That snapped Hershey's head back.
Kincaid misses with a jab, cross combination.
Steve Hershey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hershey tries to bum rush Kincaid with a series of wild strikes but Kincaid uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hershey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hershey misses with a hook
and Kincaid counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hershey.
Kincaid avoids the head kick by Hershey.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Hershey misses
and Kincaid counters with a stiff right hand.
Hershey falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Kincaid counter with a right hand.
Hershey on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hershey throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kincaid counters with a straight right hand.
Kincaid connects with a right hand. Hershey shakes it off.
Hershey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hershey looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Hershey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hershey misses with a low kick as Kincaid jumps back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hershey motions for Kincaid to come forward. Hershey throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hershey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hershey lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kincaid keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Hershey.
Kincaid stalks Hershey and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hershey's face. Hershey staggers backwards, shaken.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hershey tries to land a front kick but Kincaid steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hershey throws a leg kick
and Kincaid counters with a right hand to the body.
Hershey closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hershey turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kincaid closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hershey to the mat! Hershey manages to get full guard.
Kincaid stands and steps away. Hershey gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Good standup being displayed there by Kincaid as he connects with a hook.
Kincaid avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hershey tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kincaid counters with a three punch combo that has Hershey backing up. Hershey nods at Kincaid to acknowledge the strikes.
Hershey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kincaid blocks a low kick nicely.
A punch combination from Hershey misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hershey is defended easily by Kincaid.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid misses with the combination.
Hershey throws a lazy head kick
and Kincaid counters with a left 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!
Kincaid checks a leg kick.
Hershey will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hershey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hershey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Steve Hershey will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hershey walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kincaid checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A low kick from Hershey misses
and Kincaid counters with a left to the body.
Hershey misses with a low kick as Kincaid jumps back.
Hershey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kincaid scores with a decent looking hook.
Hershey misses with a leg kick.
Kincaid throws a big shot that misses.
Kincaid misses with an uppercut. Hershey saw that one coming.
Kincaid lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kincaid moves away from the strike by Hershey.
Kincaid swats away the attempt to clinch by Hershey.
Hershey takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hershey fails to land with a series of punches.
Kincaid closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hershey quickly recovers to half guard.
Kincaid prevents Hershey from standing back up.
Kincaid takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hershey is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hershey is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kincaid connects with a nice short shot to Hershey's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid is controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kincaid frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kincaid tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hershey trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hershey might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kincaid raining down hammerfists from mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kincaid content just to control the position here.
Hershey's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Hershey tries to hold on but Kincaid pushes him away.
Kincaid looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hershey is working to get back to half guard.
Hershey flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Hershey tries to lock up and control but Kincaid gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kincaid working the ground and pound effectively.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hershey is looking to improve his position but Kincaid isn't that keen on the idea.
You get the feeling that Hershey really doesn't like being in this position too much.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hershey keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kincaid with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aidan Kincaid showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Hershey drops his hands momentarily and Kincaid takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Steve Hershey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hershey misses with a combination
and Kincaid cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hershey misses with a double jab
and Kincaid counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hershey thinking.
Hershey throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kincaid counters with a nice uppercut.
Kincaid rushes Hershey and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kincaid with a knee to the head.
Kincaid escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kincaid blocks a low kick nicely.
Hershey throws a leg kick but Kincaid sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hershey throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kincaid counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kincaid thuds his right hand into Hershey's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hershey pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kincaid is out of range and Hershey settles back down.
Aidan Kincaid seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kincaid fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hershey throws a lazy head kick
and Kincaid counters with a straight right hand.
Hershey looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kincaid is fending him off so far but Hershey persists. Nope, Kincaid circles away and we're back to standing.
Kincaid bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hershey's head.
Good shot there by Kincaid.
Hershey misses with a combination
letting Kincaid counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hershey throws a right hand that misses
and Kincaid connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hershey is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hershey is looking to chop away at Kincaid's legs.
Hershey misses with a combination
letting Kincaid counter with a right hand.
Oh Hershey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hershey ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hershey seems to have got his legs back now.
Kincaid scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hershey takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hershey looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kincaid drops Hershey with a big left hand! Hershey is injured, injured bad! Kincaid jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aidan Kincaid!
During a confident post fight interview, Aidan Kincaid thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Padraig Keane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luck Chidell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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186 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
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Padraig Keane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luck Chidell!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keane showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chidell.
Chidell misses with a double jab
and Keane counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Chidell is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A solid leg kick lands there for Keane.
Chidell takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
No joy there for Keane, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chidell throws an overhand right that lands on Keane's shoulder, as Keane tries to avoid the shot.
Keane throws a good cross that connects.
Keane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chidell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Keane.
Chidell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chidell tries to close the distance and clinch but Keane swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chidell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Keane circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chidell misses with a double jab
and Keane cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chidell looks to land a right hand but Keane moved out of range.
Keane catches Chidell with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Keane really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Chidell has closed the distance and engaged Keane in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keane wants to break the clinch but can't.
A right handed body shot lands from Chidell.
Keane tries to break free but Chidell pushes him back against the cage.
Chidell has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Keane uses from the top position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Chidell is trying to keep Keane in close.
Keane stops Chidell from standing up.
Chidell has a closed guard, preventing Keane from standing up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Keane gets tackled into the cage by Chidell. Chidell maintains the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Keane's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chidell changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Keane fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Chidell misses with the combination.
Keane shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Keane tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chidell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Keane swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chidell tries to clinch there but Keane circles away.
Chidell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Keane connects with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No joy there for Chidell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Keane.
Chidell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chidell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Keane.
Chidell throws a one two combo.
It looks like Padraig Keane has been cut.
Luck Chidell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chidell has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Chidell there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chidell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Keane darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Chidell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Keane connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chidell swinging wildly here.
Chidell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Keane moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chidell looks gassed!
Chidell drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Chidell moves in looking to clinch but Keane pushes him off.
Keane swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chidell moves into range and clinches up with Keane.
Chidell jumps guard and drags Keane to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Chidell has a closed guard, preventing Keane from standing up.
Chidell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chidell manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Keane is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Keane connects with a right hand. Chidell shakes it off.
Chidell misses with a hook to the body
and Keane counters with a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Chidell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Keane throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chidell takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Keane is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chidell tries to clinch up but Keane circles away and keeps his distance.
Chidell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Keane misses with the combination.
Chidell wants to clinch up but Keane keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Luck Chidell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Padraig Keane's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A combination from Keane does no damage.
A punch combination from Chidell misses.
Chidell misses with a wild combination.
Chidell tries to bum rush Keane with a series of wild strikes but Keane uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chidell is looking to clinch but Keane is avoiding it.
Chidell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Keane counters with a series of strikes. Chidell will be more careful next time no doubt.
Chidell has taken the fight to the clinch.
Chidell is looking for a takedown.
Keane manages to break the clinch.
Chidell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Keane is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sloppy strikes from Chidell. Those never looked like landing.
Chidell misses with the combination.
Chidell is breathing heavily.
Chidell moves into the clinch.
Chidell tries to pull guard but Keane forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Keane connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chidell. Chidell circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Keane scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Keane connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Chidell tries to clinch up but Keane circles away and keeps his distance.
Chidell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Keane looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Keane here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Chidell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Keane can pounce on him.
Keane lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Keane.
Chidell tries to clinch but Keane is having none of it.
Keane will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keane showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chidell.
Chidell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Keane manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Keane lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A punch combination from Keane misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chidell misses with a series of wild punches.
Chidell walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Padraig Keane is winning the standup battle so far.
Chidell throws an overhand right that lands on Keane's shoulder, as Keane tries to avoid the shot.
Chidell tries to bum rush Keane with a series of wild strikes but Keane uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chidell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Keane swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Keane throws a series of strikes that have Chidell backpedaling.
Chidell is rocked!
Chidell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Keane moves out of range as Chidell strikes.
Keane throws a leg kick which misses Chidell's front leg but catches the back leg as Chidell tries to avoid it.
Keane scores with a jab to the jaw.
Chidell is still on wobbly legs! Can Keane finish him?
Chidell tries to clinch but Keane moves out of range.
Chidell seems to have recovered his senses.
Keane pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Chidell back to the cage. Keane follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Chidell swinging wildly here.
Keane moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keane lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Chidell can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Keane and Chidell drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Keane.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Padraig Keane!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pit Bull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Better Muller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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24
195 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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184 lbs
10 - 5 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pit Bull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Better Muller!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bull throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bull throws a sloppy head kick and Muller moves out of range easily.
Bull tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bull misses with a body shot.
Bull wants to clinch.
Bull moves away from the strike by Muller.
Bull closes the distance looking to clinch
and Muller counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull tries to clinch but Muller is having none of it.
Bull tries to clinch but Muller moves out of range.
Bull avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from Muller misses its intended target.
Bull uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Muller.
Bull wants to clinch up but Muller keeps it at a distance.
Bull misses with a hook
and Muller counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bull thinking.
Bull walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bull!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muller takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bull doesn't manage to clinch there - Muller circles away.
Muller connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bull momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muller looks to throw the jab but Bull is out of range.
Muller misses with a looping left.
Bull tries to clinch up.
Bull throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Muller dodges the punch combination from Bull.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bull but Bull pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bull connects with a crisp jab.
Muller misses with a looping right.
Bull lands a jab to Muller's midsection.
Bull connects with a leg kick. Muller looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bull looks to clinch
so Muller counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bull on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bull tries to get out of the position.
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!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bull is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull pushes Muller off and gets back to his feet.
Bull tries to clinch up.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bull.
Muller tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big left from Muller misses.
Bull scores with a kick to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pit Bull 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.
Bull throws a body punch but Muller moves out of range.
Bull tries to clinch up.
Bull tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Muller counters with a nice body shot.
A swing and a miss from Muller.
Bull fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bull has Muller up against the cage in a clinch.
Muller on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bull is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Muller on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bull with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Muller is working for takedown but Bull is calmly controlling the position for now.
Muller is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Bull can't fight it off and eventually Muller manages to take the fight to the floor. Bull looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bull might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bull wants to stand and escape but Muller is having none of it.
Bull working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Muller.
Bull wants to get back to his feet but Muller is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bull pushes Muller off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Bull tries to clinch there but Muller circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull doesn't manage to clinch there - Muller circles away.
Pit Bull is winning the standup battle so far.
Bull tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Muller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bull keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bull keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bull tries to clinch but Muller moves out of range.
Muller throws out a loose jab but Bull uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muller blocks a jab.
Muller is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bull sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pit Bull has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Better Muller.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller misses with a wild body shot.
Bull wants to land a leg kick but Muller is out of range.
Bull avoids the body shot from Muller.
Bull lands a front kick.
Muller avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Muller fails with a takedown attempt.
Bull is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull tries to land a leg kick but Muller saw it coming and moves away.
Muller closes the distance and clinches up with Bull, looking for a takedown. Muller pushes Bull against the cage but Bull circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bull tries to clinch up
and Muller counters with a straight right hand.
Bull moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab lands there for Bull.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bull blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pit Bull dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Muller misses with a hook.
Bull tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Muller counters with a single leg into guard. Bull didn't expect that.
Muller won't allow Bull to get back to his feet.
Muller throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Muller trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Muller prevents Bull from getting back to his feet.
Muller trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Muller is controlling him.
Muller is in close to Bull's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bull wants to get back to his feet but Muller is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bull trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bull can't keep his opponent in guard - Muller advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Muller has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Muller looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bull wants to get back to his feet.
Better Muller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Muller scores with a couple of nice shots.
Muller drops an elbow to the side of Bull's head.
Bull is trying to stand up here but Muller is controlling him well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bull avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Muller.
Muller is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Muller trying to mount his opponent but Bull defends it.
Muller lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Muller is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull wants to get back to his feet.
Muller thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bull's head.
Muller throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Muller not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bull knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Muller on the ground.
Bull pushes Muller off looking to stand but Muller dives back in and keeps control.
Muller lands strikes from half guard.
Bull is looking to escape.
Muller wants to pass the guard but Bull is defending well.
Bull looks like he's trying to stand up.
Muller thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bull's head.
Bull is trying to stand up here but Muller is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Better Muller has got the better of the ground game so far.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Muller connects with a nice short shot to Bull's temple.
Bull looks like he's trying to stand up.
Muller winds up and cracks Bull with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bull looks like he's trying to stand up.
Muller lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Muller working Bull over with strikes.
Pit Bull is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Muller is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that's the end of the fight!
Better Muller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bull 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pit Bull!
Pit Bull bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Dinero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evander Hollyfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrew Dinero has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andrew Dinero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Evander Hollyfield!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dinero uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
No luck for Dinero with that takedown attempt.
Dinero gets a double leg takedown into Hollyfield's guard.
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.
Hollyfield is looking to stand up but Dinero isn't so interested in that idea.
Dinero wants to control from the top but Hollyfield keeps moving.
Dinero trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dinero wants to control from the top but Hollyfield keeps moving.
Hollyfield is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dinero wants to get up but he can't break Hollyfield's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hollyfield keeping moving, preventing Dinero from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Andrew Dinero wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Dinero throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hollyfield's waist but Hollyfield gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dinero off to one side.
Dinero takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dinero throws an off balance right hand
and Hollyfield counters with a body kick.
Andrew Dinero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Dinero misses.
Dinero throws a body punch but Hollyfield moves out of range.
Dinero shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hollyfield pinned against the cage. Hollyfield gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Dinero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dinero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hollyfield looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hollyfield, right into the meat.
Hollyfield misses with the combination.
Hollyfield looking to score a takedown here. Dinero is defending well but Hollyfield drives through and ends up in Dinero's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hollyfield lands a couple of digs.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hollyfield's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hollyfield missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hollyfield content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dinero keeping moving, preventing Hollyfield from controlling successfully.
Dinero is trying to control the position but Hollyfield postures up.
Hollyfield must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hollyfield accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dinero working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dinero wants to sweep here but Hollyfield controlling him for the moment.
Dinero keeping moving, preventing Hollyfield from controlling successfully.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dinero blocks a head kick by Hollyfield.
Dinero misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dinero misses with a takedown
and Hollyfield counters with a good, hard body kick but Dinero shrugs it off.
Dinero is breathing heavily.
A shot to the liver by Hollyfield. Beautiful body shot.
Hollyfield stuffs the takedown attempt from Dinero. Dinero gets slowly back to his feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hollyfield.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollyfield lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dinero backs up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dinero has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hollyfield looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hollyfield gets a takedown into half guard.
Dinero is looking to escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hollyfield takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hollyfield is keen to just control but Dinero is a slippery customer.
Dinero works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hollyfield trying to control the position from guard on top but Dinero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evander Hollyfield dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hollyfield looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hollyfield swinging wildly here.
Dinero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dinero takes a swing at Hollyfield's ribcage but misses.
Hollyfield tries to bum rush Dinero with a series of wild strikes but Dinero uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hollyfield takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice shot lands for Dinero.
Hollyfield moves out of range of the strikes.
Evander Hollyfield seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dinero misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollyfield moves away from the strike by Dinero.
Dinero swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hollyfield counters with a series of strikes. Dinero will be more careful next time no doubt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dinero. Hollyfield does a little dance to reset his feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Dinero.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dinero prevents Hollyfield from escaping the position.
Dinero is trying to get an arm triangle but Hollyfield is defending well.
Dinero tries to advance to mount but can't.
Hollyfield is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dinero goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Hollyfield rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Dinero's guard! Nice work there by Hollyfield!
Hollyfield controlling from the top position.
Dinero working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hollyfield doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hollyfield manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hollyfield slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollyfield working some strikes from top position.
Dinero escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hollyfield gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hollyfield lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hollyfield working some strikes from top position.
Hollyfield missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hollyfield working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hollyfield passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Dinero is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dinero is working hard here to advance position.
Hollyfield working the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hollyfield lands some shots froms side control.
Dinero is looking for a sweep.
Dinero takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Hollyfield lands some shots froms side control.
Hollyfield looks up at the clock and then as Dinero takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hollyfield smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Dinero is looking to regain half guard here but Hollyfield keeps moving and retains side control.
Hollyfield working the head with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hollyfield scores with a couple of short elbows.
Dinero is rocked!
Dinero takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Oh Dinero is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hollyfield is putting a hurting on Dinero here, landing some big shots from side control.
Hollyfield in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Dinero looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Hollyfield turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Evander Hollyfield!
A victorious Evander Hollyfield thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerry Winfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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29
280 lbs
17 - 3 - 0 |
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25
300 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Counter striker
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ethan Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gerry Winfield!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winfield tries for a takedown but Jones circles away easily
and Jones counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Winfield!
Jones with good strikes from the mount here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones blocks Winfield's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Jones connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Winfield has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Winfield swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Jones lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Winfield! Jones sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Winfield and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ethan Jones!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Richard Dawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Byron Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dawkins's entrance music is Prong - Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck . A fine choice. Nelson has chosen Dahler Mehndi - Tunak Tunak Tun as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
154 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
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24
148 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Richard Dawkins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Byron Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawkins stalks Nelson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nelson's face. Nelson staggers backwards, shaken.
Richard Dawkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nelson moves out of range of the body kick.
Dawkins misses with a hook.
Dawkins takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nelson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nelson scores with a jab.
Dawkins misses with a body shot.
Dawkins comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A low kick from Dawkins is predictable there
and Nelson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice jab there from Nelson.
Dawkins throws out a leg kick but Nelson moves out of range and Dawkins only half commits.
Dawkins fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good work by Nelson as he checks the leg kick.
Dawkins buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson needs to keep his hands up - Dawkins had a free shot at his head there.
Nelson throws a push kick but Dawkins slaps the foot to one side.
Nelson misses with an uppercut. Dawkins saw that one coming.
Nelson connects with a right hand. Dawkins shakes it off.
Dawkins tries a low kick but Nelson avoids it.
Good exchange - Dawkins coming out on top.
Nelson moves out of range of the body kick.
Dawkins loads up on a big right hand but Nelson slips the punch.
Nelson throws a head kick that Dawkins semi-blocks.
Nelson misses with an uppercut. Dawkins saw that one coming.
Dawkins goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nelson throws a nice head kick!
Dawkins swings away with a leg kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dawkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nelson manages to avoid it.
Nelson misses with a head kick.
An inside leg kick from Nelson misses.
Dawkins misses with a hook. Nelson ducked under it nicely.
Dawkins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dawkins lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nelson throws a body kick that misses.
Dawkins blocks the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins misses with a right hand
enabling Nelson to counter with a crisp jab.
Dawkins lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Dawkins lands an overhand right.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Nelson. Dawkins shrugs it off though.
Nelson looks to land a left hand but Dawkins moved out of range nicely.
Dawkins jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Crunch! Dawkins slams his shin into Nelson's torso.
Dawkins throws a low kick but Nelson avoids it.
Dawkins throws a body kick that misses.
A lazy left from Nelson finds it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nelson misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson with a hook.
Dawkins misses with a wild body shot.
Nelson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dawkins had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Dawkins changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dawkins thumps Nelson with a low kick.
Dawkins throws a chopping leg kick but Nelson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dawkins slips a jab from Nelson.
Nelson looks to land a left hand but Dawkins moved out of range nicely.
Nelson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Dawkins misses the shot to the body.
Nelson scores with a head kick.
Dawkins defending well as Nelson loads up on a big left hand.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Nelson if he has to take too many more of those.
Nelson misses with a double jab.
Dawkins wants to clinch
and Nelson counters with a stiff right hand.
Nelson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dawkins closes the distance and clinches.
Nelson is trying to pull guard but Dawkins has him pressed against the cage.
Dawkins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nelson wants to break free but Dawkins has control.
Nelson pulls guard effortlessly.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dawkins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dawkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Nelson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Dawkins keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nelson's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dawkins stops Nelson from standing up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dawkins loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dawkins prevents Nelson from getting back to his feet.
Dawkins stopping the sweep attempt from Nelson.
Dawkins pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nelson is keeping the position for now.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nelson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dawkins.
Dawkins prevents Nelson from getting back to his feet.
Dawkins is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dawkins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dawkins trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dawkins throws a big right hand that misses.
Nelson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dawkins.
Nelson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Dawkins!
Dawkins prevents Nelson from taking his back.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nelson can't control as he wanted to and Dawkins manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Nelson wants to control but Dawkins is keeping him busy.
Nelson trying to mount his opponent but Dawkins defends it.
Nelson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Nelson is trying to control. Dawkins wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nelson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Dawkins kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Byron Nelson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Dawkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nelson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nelson scores with a leg kick.
Dawkins misses with a kick to the body.
Dawkins fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nelson.
Dawkins blocks a jab.
Nelson throws an off balance right hand
and Dawkins makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dawkins buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nelson avoids a kick to the body.
Nelson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dawkins.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nelson looks to land a right hand but Dawkins moved out of range.
Nelson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A head kick by Nelson misses
enabling Dawkins to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Dawkins dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nelson throws an overhand right that lands on Dawkins's shoulder, as Dawkins tries to avoid the shot.
Dawkins thuds his shin into the meat of Nelson's side.
A cross from Nelson lands.
Dawkins throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nelson moves out of range of the body kick.
Nelson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dawkins misses with a head kick.
Dawkins throws a jab but it's blocked by Nelson.
Dawkins misses with an attempted mid kick.
A combination from Nelson does no damage.
Dawkins fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson tries to land a leg kick but Dawkins saw it coming and moves away.
Dawkins tries to score with a low kick but Nelson moves his leg out of the way.
Nelson throws a series of punches but Dawkins avoids them all with ease.
Dawkins throws a leg kick
and Nelson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dawkins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nelson.
Dawkins takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dawkins walks into a left hand.
Nelson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nelson throws a sloppy head kick and Dawkins moves out of range easily.
Nelson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dawkins.
Dawkins throws a low kick, looking for Nelson's leg but Nelson calmly moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dawkins.
Nelson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nelson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dawkins gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Nelson counters with a stiff right hand.
Nelson checks a low kick from Dawkins.
Nelson throws a hook but Dawkins avoids it easily.
Dawkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Dawkins walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dawkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nelson.
Nelson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nelson throws out a loose jab but Dawkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins throws a leg kick but Nelson checks it.
Nice jab there from Nelson.
Nelson cracks a nice hook into Dawkins's ribs.
Dawkins throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Richard Dawkins is winning the standup battle so far.
A clash of legs there as Nelson blocks the low kick.
Dawkins lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nelson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dawkins throws out the jab.
Dawkins staying out of range there.
Dawkins lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nelson is breathing heavily.
Dawkins connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nelson's hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins digs a good body shot into Nelson's ribs.
Dawkins connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over 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!
Dawkins looks for the body kick but Nelson saw that one coming.
Dawkins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dawkins swings for the body but Nelson moves out of range.
Dawkins delivers a nice body kick.
Nelson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Dawkins.
Nelson looks to land a left hand but Dawkins moved out of range nicely.
Dawkins attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nelson misses with a hook. Dawkins ducked under it nicely.
Dawkins looks to throw a body kick
and Nelson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Nelson if he has to take too many more of those.
Nelson throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Dawkins to counter with a crisp jab.
Dawkins comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dawkins blocks the body kick.
Nelson throws a looping overhand right but Dawkins ducks down to avoid it.
Dawkins connects with a leg kick. Nelson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nelson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Dawkins scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dawkins fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dawkins misses the shot to the body.
Dawkins lands a nice looking kick to the body. Nelson takes a step back to recover.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dawkins lands a right hook to the body.
Dawkins thows a body shot but no joy.
Dawkins with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A bone on bone clash there as Nelson blocks the leg kick.
Dawkins moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Dawkins blocks a jab.
Dawkins throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dawkins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nelson.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Nelson misses.
Dawkins cracks Nelson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dawkins throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nelson misses with a straight right.
A good leg kick by Dawkins.
Nelson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nelson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Good standup being displayed there by Nelson as he connects with a hook.
Dawkins throws a push kick but Nelson slaps the foot to one side.
Nelson lands with a nice body punch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Dawkins catches Nelson right on the button with a cross.
Dawkins lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nelson's sensitive parts.
Nelson tries to work over Dawkins's front leg with a kick but Dawkins checks it.
Nelson walks into a straight right hand from Dawkins.
Dawkins thuds his right hand into Nelson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dawkins delivers a nice body kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dawkins.
Nelson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dawkins throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Nelson counter with a right hand.
Nelson fails to land with a series of punches.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dawkins digs a good hook to Nelson's body.
Nelson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nelson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dawkins.
Nelson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dawkins jabs Nelson right on the nose. Nelson blinks but takes it well.
Dawkins tried to score with a low kick but Nelson checks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Dawkins misses the target.
Dawkins ducks under a wild hook from Nelson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An inside leg kick from Dawkins misses.
Nelson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dawkins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Dawkins dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nelson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nelson moves out of range of the body kick from Dawkins.
Dawkins tries a low kick but Nelson avoids it.
Nelson throws out a loose jab but Dawkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dawkins throws a head kick but Nelson moves out of range.
Nelson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nelson throws a lazy head kick
and Dawkins counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dawkins connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dawkins scores with a jab.
Nelson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dawkins lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Dawkins misses
and Nelson counters with a straight right hand.
Dawkins scores with a jab.
Nelson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dawkins.
Nelson thows a body kick. Dawkins tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nelson misses with a straight left.
Dawkins tries to land a leg kick but Nelson saw it coming and moves away.
Nelson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dawkins lands with a nice body punch.
Dawkins attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dawkins looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Nelson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nice body kick there by Dawkins.
Nelson with a nice cross.
Nelson throws a head kick that Dawkins semi-blocks.
Dawkins throws a push kick but Nelson slaps the foot to one side.
Nelson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Nelson misses.
Dawkins throws a head kick that misses.
Dawkins lands a jab-cross combination.
Nelson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dawkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dawkins throws a push kick but Nelson slaps the foot to one side.
Dawkins throws a sloppy body shot
and Nelson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dawkins throws a looping overhand right but Nelson ducks down to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Dawkins.
Dawkins slips a jab from Nelson.
Dawkins misses with a wild body shot.
Dawkins throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nelson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nelson throws a shot from downtown. Dawkins moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Nelson.
Dawkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dawkins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nelson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dawkins misses with a kick to the body
and Nelson counters with a head kick.
Dawkins looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nelson scores with a push kick.
Nelson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nelson fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big right from Nelson misses.
Nelson loads up on a big right hand but Dawkins slips the punch.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nelson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Dawkins throws a push kick but Nelson slaps the foot to one side.
Dawkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nelson moves away.
Dawkins throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nelson swings widly with a right hand
and Dawkins makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dawkins lands a jab.
Dawkins gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dawkins swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nelson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dawkins's knee momentarily.
Dawkins swings for the body but Nelson moves out of range.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nelson checks a low kick from Dawkins.
Nelson throws a head kick that misses.
Nelson lands with an uppercut that bounces Dawkins off the cage and back into range.
Dawkins scores with a jab.
Dawkins jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nelson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nelson checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Nelson.
Dawkins moves in looking to clinch but Nelson pushes him off.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nelson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nelson with a nice cross.
Nelson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dawkins.
Dawkins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice body kick from Nelson.
Dawkins connects with a right hand. Nelson shakes it off.
Dawkins scores with a kick to the body.
Nelson throws a right and a left that Dawkins avoids nicely.
Nelson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dawkins is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nelson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dawkins lands with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Nelson.
Nelson avoids the head kick by Dawkins.
Nelson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dawkins lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nelson's sensitive parts.
Nelson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nelson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dawkins.
Dawkins throws a push kick but Nelson slaps the foot to one side.
Nelson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Nelson.
Nelson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dawkins's hands.
Dawkins looks to land a right hand but Nelson moved out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dawkins.
Dawkins cracks Nelson with a good jab.
Dawkins feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nelson's calf.
Dawkins throws a lazy head kick
and Nelson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nelson misses with a straight left.
Dawkins takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Dawkins clearly takes that round.
That's time! Dawkins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nelson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nelson throws a jab when Dawkins was well out of range.
Dawkins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dawkins throws a low kick but Nelson avoids it.
Dawkins throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dawkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nelson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dawkinss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nelson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nelson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nelson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nelson clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson is trying to pull guard but Dawkins turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Nelson is trying to break the clinch but Dawkins has him pressed against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nelson.
Dawkins missing with knees to the body.
Nelson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Dawkins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nelson managing to control the position.
Nelson is looking to stand up but Dawkins isn't so interested in that idea.
Nelson wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dawkins wants to control from the top but Nelson keeps moving.
Dawkins being controlled here momentarily.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Byron Nelson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Dawkins fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nelson on the side of the head.
Nelson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nelson looks to land a combination but Dawkins avoids it well.
Dawkins just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dawkins throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dawkins.
Nelson throws a sloppy head kick and Dawkins moves out of range easily.
Nelson throws a sloppy head kick and Dawkins moves out of range easily.
Dawkins bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dawkins.
A big right from Nelson misses.
Dawkins looks for the body kick but Nelson saw that one coming.
Jab, jab by Nelson - just one landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson lands a jab to the nose.
Dawkins throws a leg kick
and Nelson counters with a thumping low kick.
Dawkins slips a jab and a cross from Nelson.
Dawkins changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dawkins throws a head kick that misses.
Dawkins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Nelson throws a lazy right hand but Dawkins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dawkins misses the body punch
and Nelson counters with an outside leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nelson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch combination from Nelson misses.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins takes one on the button.
Dawkins fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nelson is out of range.
Dawkins looks to throw a body kick
and Nelson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Nelson fails with a takedown attempt.
Dawkins misses with a wild body shot.
Nelson moves out of range of the body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dawkins.
Dawkins pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nelson throws a leg kick but Dawkins sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nelson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Nelson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Dawkins moves out of range as Nelson strikes.
Nelson blocks the body kick.
Dawkins changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nelson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dawkins scores with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dawkins misses with a combination
and Nelson counters with a stiff right hand.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins misses with a straight right.
Dawkins throws a right hand that misses
and Nelson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dawkins is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Nelson throws a series of punches but Dawkins moves out of range.
Nelson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dawkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Nelson.
Dawkins thows a body shot but no joy.
Dawkins connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nelson scores with a jab.
Dawkins misses with a straight left.
Dawkins looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dawkins throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Nelson counter with a right hand.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nelson connects with a nice looking jab.
Dawkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dawkins delivers a nice body kick.
The fighters circling - Nelson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nelson blocks the body kick.
A head kick misses from Nelson.
Dawkins will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nelson misses with a looping left.
Dawkins is looking to chop away at Nelson's legs.
Dawkins throws a leg kick
and Nelson counters with a head kick. That will keep Dawkins thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dawkins fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nelson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A swing and a miss from Dawkins.
Dawkins throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nelson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nelson misses with a hook.
Dawkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nelson manages to avoid it.
Dawkins just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nelson moves out of range as Dawkins throws a body kick.
Nelson looks to throw the jab but Dawkins is out of range.
Dawkins throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Richard Dawkins will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Dawkins throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dawkins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nelson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dawkins throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dawkins takes one on the button.
A low kick from Dawkins is predictable there
and Nelson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dawkins gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Nelson counters with a good low kick that Dawkins was not able to check.
Nelson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dawkins.
Dawkins misses with a wild body shot.
Dawkins throws a jab but it's blocked by Nelson.
Nelson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nelson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Nelson.
Nelson slips under a jab from Dawkins.
Dawkins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dawkins looks to throw the jab but Nelson is out of range.
A lazy body kick from Dawkins
and Nelson counters with a nice uppercut.
Nelson cracks Dawkins with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dawkins, right into the meat.
A jab from Dawkins misses.
Nelson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dawkins on the side of the head.
Dawkins throws a leg kick
and Nelson counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins avoids the head kick by Nelson.
Nelson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nelson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dawkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nelson manages to avoid it.
Dawkins lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nelson backs up against the cage.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Nelson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nelson scores with a head kick. Dawkins tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Dawkins buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dawkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nelson was well out of range. Poor timing from Dawkins.
Nelson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nelson rushes Dawkins and presses him up against the cage.
Nelson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nelson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dawkins smiles and moves away.
Dawkins throws a body kick the misses
and Nelson counters with a one-two to the body.
Dawkins throws a jab but it's blocked by Nelson.
Nelson looks to throw the jab but Dawkins is out of range.
Dawkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dawkins lands a really nice looking cross but Nelson seems unphased.
Nelson thuds his right hand into Dawkins's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dawkins if he has to take too many more of those.
Dawkins throws a body kick the misses
and Nelson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nelson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nelson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nelson, as that shot connected.
Nelson blocks a head kick by Dawkins.
Nelson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dawkins. That did some damage!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nelson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dawkins throws a looping overhand right but Nelson ducks down to avoid it.
Nelson blocks a leg kick.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dawkins misses with a leg kick.
Dawkins staying out of range there.
Nelson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Good standup being displayed there by Nelson as he connects with a hook.
Dawkins gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Dawkins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dawkins scores with a sloppy right hand. Nelson should have avoided that one.
Dawkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nelson was well out of range. Poor timing from Dawkins.
Nelson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nelson throws a leg kick which misses Dawkins's front leg but catches the back leg as Dawkins tries to avoid it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nelson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dawkins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dawkins with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nelson to score with a decent uppercut.
Nelson connects with a jab.
Nelson throws a right and a left that Dawkins avoids nicely.
Dawkins misses with a leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Nelson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nelson.
Dawkins looks for the body kick but Nelson saw that one coming.
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!
Dawkins scores with a jab. Nelson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dawkins scores with a nice body kick.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nelson lands an overhand right.
Dawkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dawkins takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A cross from Dawkins lands.
Dawkins with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nelson to score with a decent uppercut.
Nelson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dawkins blocks a head kick by Nelson.
Dawkins misses with a body kick.
Dawkins on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dawkins slips a jab and a cross from Nelson.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins misses with the body kick
and Nelson counters with a good low kick that Dawkins was not able to check.
Dawkins throws a sloppy head kick and Nelson moves out of range easily.
Nelson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dawkins throws a leg kick
and Nelson counters with a stiff right hand.
Dawkins dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nelson. That did some damage!
Dawkins throws a lazy right hand but Nelson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A head kick from Dawkins lands but Nelson takes it in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nelson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nelson moves out of range as Dawkins strikes.
Dawkins throws a hook to the side of Nelson's head but Nelson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nelson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nelson gets tackled into the cage by Dawkins. Dawkins maintains the clinch.
Nelson tries to pull guard but Dawkins won't allow it.
Dawkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Nelson.
Dawkins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nelson tries to pull guard but Dawkins forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Richard Dawkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Byron Nelson.
Dawkins keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nelson's efforts to push away.
Dawkins blocking some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dawkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dawkins.
Byron Nelson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice right hand lands inside from Nelson.
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 Richard Dawkins.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dawkins, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Dawkins!
Richard Dawkins retains his featherweight title!
Richard Dawkins looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'First off, I want to thank my alliance mates in Convicted for their training and support. To the guys who beat on me day in and day out at the Redemption gym, we have a new trophy for the wall boys! Let's blaze!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jai Malek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Bang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jai Malek could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ryan Bang's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jai Malek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Bang!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malek was well out of range. Poor timing from Bang.
Bang misses with a hook.
Bang lands a slapping body shot.
Malek on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Malek blocks a leg kick.
Malek fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bang is out of range.
Ryan Bang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bang misses with a body shot.
Bang looks to score with a jab to the body but Malek is just out of range.
Bang misses with a right hand
and Malek makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bang looks to land a left hand but Malek moved out of range nicely.
A head kick misses from Malek.
Malek lands a big head kick that sends Bang tumbling to the mat! Malek takes a step backwards and waves Bang back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malek uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bang.
Bang blocks a head kick by Malek.
Bang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Malek misses with a looping right.
Bang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Malek throws out a loose jab but Bang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malek fakes the leg kick and cracks Bang in the body.
Malek thumps Bang with a low kick.
Bang looks gassed!
Bang misses with a wild body shot.
Malek's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Malek duly obliges.
Bang is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bang gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jai Malek!
Jai Malek spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a big arrogant.
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