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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miklo Velka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clarence Kelo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Velka comes to the cage accompanied by Cypress Hill - Insane In The Membrane. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
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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
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Miklo Velka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Clarence Kelo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velka doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Velka swats away the attempt to clinch by Kelo.
Velka moves out of range of the strikes.
Kelo misses with a hook.
Velka fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kelo, pushing him back against the cage.
Kelo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Velka lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Velka throws an elbow but it misses.
Kelo works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Kelo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kelo tries to free his leg and advance position but Velka is retaining full guard.
Kelo trying to control the position from guard on top but Velka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kelo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kelo looking to sit in guard and control but Velka gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kelo is trying to keep Velka in close.
Kelo has his foot on Velka's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Velka works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelo pulls Velka in close to his closed guard and prevents Velka from doing any damage or advancing position.
Kelo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Velka defends it easily.
Velka throwing strikes from guard but Kelo blocks nicely.
Velka throws a big elbow that misses.
Velka throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kelo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Velka throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Velka trying to control but Kelo is working from the bottom.
Velka trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
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.
Kelo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kelo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Velka defends well.
Velka postures up and lands a big shot to Kelo's brow.
Velka cracks Kelo with a solid left hand.
Velka throws a big elbow that misses.
Velka loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kelo is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Kelo is looking for a triangle here but Velka uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Kelo manages to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velka not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Velka working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kelo wants to get back to full guard.
Kelo is staying active underneath Velka, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Velka drops an elbow to the side of Kelo's head.
Kelo has one foot on Velka's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Kelo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Velka avoids it really well and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kelo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kelo misses with a lunging right hand
and Velka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Velka connects with a leg kick. Kelo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Clarence Kelo will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Velka drives through and clinches with Kelo against the cage.
Velka misses with an elbow strike.
Kelo managing to block the knees to the body from Velka.
Kelo lands a nice uppercut.
Velka scores a nice knee to the body.
Kelo blocks an elbow strike from Velka.
Kelo managing to block the knees to the body from Velka.
Velka is pressed up against the cage. Kelo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Velka down to the mat. Velka avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kelo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kelo gets a takedown into half guard.
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!
Kelo misses with a head shot. Velka uses the momentum to regain guard.
Kelo is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Velka holds on and takes a little breather.
Kelo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Velka's guard.
Kelo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Velka defends it well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kelo lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velka is trying to stand up here but Kelo is controlling him well.
Kelo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Velka keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kelo with the ground and pound but Velka uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Kelo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Velka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kelo throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelo won't allow Velka to get back to his feet.
Velka scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Kelo throws a jab but it's blocked by Velka.
Velka on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kelo lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Miklo Velka has been cut.
Miklo Velka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Velka takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Clarence Kelo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Velka closes the distance and clinches.
Velka throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kelo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kelo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Velka is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Velka is rocked!
Kelo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Velka backwards.
Oh Velka is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kelo blocks an uppercut.
Kelo throws a big uppercut that drops Velka! More strikes from Kelo and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Velka lies dazed against the cage as Kelo celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clarence Kelo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tim Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Washington is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Jared Hudson - Metal Gear May Cry. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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193 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tim Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samuel Washington !
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington looks to score with a jab to the body but Steele is just out of range.
Washington defending well as Steele loads up on a big left hand.
Steele uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Washington .
Washington thows a body shot but no joy.
Steele looks to land a left hand but Washington moved out of range nicely.
Washington throws out a loose jab but Steele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Washington throws a right and a left that both miss.
Washington uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Steele.
Washington swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Washington throws an overhand right that lands on Steele's shoulder, as Steele tries to avoid the shot.
Steele waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Washington .
Washington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steele moves away.
Steele misses with an uppercut. Washington saw that one coming.
Steele uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Washington .
The fight stays on the outside here - Washington looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Washington bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Washington staying out of range there.
Washington misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele lands with a cross.
Washington misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice jab there from Washington .
Washington uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steele.
A cross from Washington lands.
Washington looks to clinch
and Steele counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Washington thinking.
Washington misses with a hook
and Steele counters with a right hand to the body.
Steele misses with the combination.
Washington throws a lazy uppercut
and Steele connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Samuel Washington has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steele loads up on a big right hand but Washington slips the punch.
A slow jab from Steele misses its intended target.
Washington scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Samuel Washington is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Washington uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steele.
Washington blocks a jab.
Washington thows a left - swing and a miss!
Steele lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Washington misses.
Samuel Washington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steele throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Washington keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steele.
Washington rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Steele moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Steele misses with a hook. Washington ducked under it nicely.
Steele takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Steele looking to score a takedown here. Washington is defending well but Steele drives through and ends up in Washington 's guard.
Steele trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Steele trying to control but Washington is working from the bottom.
Steele controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Washington wants to sweep here but Steele controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Steele lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice shot lands for Washington .
Steele moves away from the strike by Washington .
Washington shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Steele chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Washington takes a swing at Steele's ribcage but misses.
Steele lands with a nice body punch.
Steele shoots in and bounces Washington off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steele working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Washington is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Steele seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Steele trying to control but Washington is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
We're going to have a standup here because Tim Steele wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Washington with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Steele to score with a decent uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Steele dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Samuel Washington 's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Washington wants to clinch.
Washington is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Washington misses with a wild body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Steele. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Steele.
Steele throws a hook to the side of Washington 's head but Washington sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Washington tries to clinch up but Steele circles away and keeps his distance.
Tim Steele is winning the standup battle so far.
Washington checks a low kick from Steele.
Steele throws a half hearted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steele. Washington does a little dance to reset his feet.
Washington scores with a sloppy right hand. Steele should have avoided that one.
Washington misses with a looping right.
Washington jabs Steele to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Washington moves in looking to clinch but Steele pushes him off.
Washington misses with a hook. Steele ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele thows a body shot but no joy.
Steele shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Washington napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Washington stops Steele from passing to mount.
Washington trying to control but Steele flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Oooh a big shot gets through from Steele. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Steele gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Steele trying to control.
Washington rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Washington is trying to get back to full guard.
Washington wants to control but Steele is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Washington tries to roll over but Steele keeps him under control.
Steele landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Washington gets full guard.
Steele with a flurry of punches that miss.
Steele's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Steele is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Steele throws a big elbow that misses.
Steele connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Washington wants to sweep here but Steele controlling him for the moment.
Steele distracts Washington with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Steele wants to control from the top but Washington keeps moving.
Steele tries to free his leg and advance position but Washington is retaining full guard.
Steele with a flurry of punches that miss.
Steele trying to control but Washington is working from the bottom.
Steele pushing down on Washington 's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Steele is trying to control. Washington wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Steele seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Washington does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Washington wants to get back to full guard.
Steele is controlling the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tim Steele wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Washington throws an overhand right that lands on Steele's shoulder, as Steele tries to avoid the shot.
Steele has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Washington misses.
Steele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Washington manages to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Washington throws a right and a left that both miss.
Steele misses with a looping right.
A clash of legs there as Washington blocks the low kick.
A big left from Steele misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Steele dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Samuel Washington 's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Washington dips to his left and cracks Steele with an uppercut!
Steele throws a body punch but Washington moves out of range.
Steele moves out of range as Washington strikes.
Washington avoids the body shot from Steele.
Washington misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steele. Washington does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steele shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Steele was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Washington tries to hold on but Steele postures up.
Steele with shots to the head and body - Washington looks very uncomfortable down there.
Washington is in all sorts of trouble here.
Steele looking to finish Washington with some ground and pound. This is bad for Washington !
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steele landing strikes from the mount.
Washington is squirming around, avoiding Steele's attempts to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The referee warns Washington that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Steele trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Steele working Washington over with strikes here.
Steele tries to control but Washington wriggling away.
Steele pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That has opened up Samuel Washington 's cut even more.
Steele can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Washington is looking to escape.
Steele avoids the attempt from Washington to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steele controlling the position easily from mount.
Washington working to try and regain half guard.
Washington is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Steele lands with some strikes.
The cut above Samuel Washington 's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Steele looking to control but Washington is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Steele wants to control the action but instead Washington gets a body lock and reverses into Steele's guard! Nice work!
Steele has his feet on Washington 's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington misses the jab.
Steele throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Washington throws a jab when Steele was well out of range.
Washington takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tim Steele is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Samuel Washington 's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Steele cracks Washington with an open hand slap.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Samuel Washington 's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tim Steele!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cory Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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188 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cory Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Maia!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maia uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Maia throws a predictable looking body shot
and Smith counters with a right hand to the body.
Smith really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Maia jumps into guard, dragging Smith to the mat.
Maia looking to control.
Maia looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Maia escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Smith gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Smith wants to pass the guard but Maia is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Smith is aware though and is defending well.
Smith stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Maia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Maia wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Maia keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Maia has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Smith can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Smith stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Maia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Maia is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Maia not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia trying to control from half guard but Smith is working away.
Smith trying to hold on to Maia's head to control him but Maia postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice shot by Smith.
Maia looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Maia takes one to the side of the head.
Maia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maia fails with a takedown attempt.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maia.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maia with a hook.
Maia throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Maia dominated that round.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Smith avoids the body shot from Maia.
Maia throws a shot to the body.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Maia moves away and avoids it.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Smith checks a leg kick.
Maia fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Smith avoids it really well and circles away.
Maia thows a body shot but no joy.
Smith avoids the body shot from Maia.
Maia getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maia counters with a two punch combo.
Nice body punch from Maia.
Maia checks a low kick from Smith.
Maia checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cory Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Maia checks the leg kick nicely there.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Maia checks a leg kick.
Maia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Maia slips under a jab.
Maia comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia lands a glancing blow to the side of Smith's head.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Maia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daniel Maia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maia takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Maia is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Smith rather than just go for the knockout.
Smith misses with a straight left.
Maia takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Cory Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Maia lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Smith misses with a jab to the body
and Maia counters with a one-two to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maia checks a leg kick nicely.
Maia throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Maia instigates a clinch.
Smith taking a breather.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Maia is keeping busy.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Maia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maia shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Smith pinned against the cage. Smith gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Maia shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Smith as he avoids it easily.
Cory Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Maia.
Smith walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Smith dips to his left and cracks Maia with an uppercut!
Maia drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith can't do much from the bottom here.
Smith tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Maia fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Smith is looking for a sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Daniel Maia will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Maia slips a jab from Smith.
Smith lands with an overhand left.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maia. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maia fails with a takedown attempt.
Smith moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Maia.
Smith throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Smith fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Maia.
Maia lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Smith displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Maia.
Smith throws a head kick but Maia moves out of range.
Smith checks a low kick from Maia.
That kick from Smith tenderised Maia's leg. Maia is trying to keep his angry face on.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Maia.
Maia misses the shot to the body.
Smith tries to bum rush Maia with a series of wild strikes but Maia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A cross from Maia lands.
Smith moves into range and clinches up with Maia.
Cory Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Maia.
Smith lands a body shot.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith tries a body shot but Maia blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Smith.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maia has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Smith is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cory Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Maia.
Smith looking to slow down the pace here.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maia has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Smith uses from the top position.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but Maia is retaining full guard.
Smith is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia controls Smith momentarily but Smith frees himself.
Maia wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Cory Smith just wasn't active enough.
Smith scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Maia darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
A clash of legs there as Smith blocks the low kick.
Maia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
A clash of legs there as Maia blocks the low kick.
Smith on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Smith checks a leg kick.
Daniel Maia is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Smith avoids the body shot from Maia.
Maia lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maia misses the shot to the body.
Smith with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cory Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Maia has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Maia!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ness Webster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazuki Kobayashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Webster comes to the cage accompanied by Cinderella Man. Kobayashi has chosen Mars - The Bringer of War as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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148 lbs
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157 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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Great low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ness Webster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kazuki Kobayashi!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Webster misses with a body shot.
Webster tries for a takedown but Kobayashi circles away easily
enabling Kobayashi to counter with a crisp jab.
Webster misses with a takedown attempt
and Kobayashi counters with a stiff right hand.
Webster is looking to land body kicks.
Webster looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kobayashi is fending him off so far but Webster persists. Nope, Kobayashi circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ness Webster. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Webster is defended easily by Kobayashi.
Kobayashi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Webster shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kobayashi pinned against the cage. Kobayashi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kobayashi throws a sloppy head kick and Webster moves out of range easily.
Kobayashi stuffs the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobayashi throws a solid leg kick but Webster takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kobayashi.
Webster misses with a takedown attempt - Kobayashi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
No luck for Webster with that takedown attempt.
Webster avoids the head kick by Kobayashi.
Webster gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kobayashi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Webster sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Webster shoots in for a takedown but Kobayashi shows good takedown defense.
Kobayashi closes the distance and clinches.
Kobayashi lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Webster jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kobayashi walks away with a smile on his face. Webster gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nice takedown defense from Kobayashi. No joy for Webster on that attempt.
Webster shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kobayashi defends it nicely.
Webster gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kobayashi counters with a nice leg kick.
Webster gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kobayashi counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kobayashi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kobayashi tries to land a leg kick but Webster saw it coming and moves away.
Kobayashi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice takedown defense from Kobayashi. No joy for Webster on that attempt.
Kobayashi pushes Webster away with a front kick.
Webster is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kobayashi's half guard.
Webster is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Webster is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Kobayashi still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Kobayashi has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Kobayashi working away.
Kobayashi decides to stand up, so the ref orders Webster to his feet.
Kazuki Kobayashi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kobayashi scoring well with a low kick there.
Webster misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Webster is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kobayashi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kobayashi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kobayashi throws a leg kick
and Webster counters with a takedown into side control.
Kobayashi is not content to let Webster control 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!
Webster is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kobayashi is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Webster moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kazuki Kobayashi will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Webster shoots in and drives through. Kobayashi sprawls well.
Kobayashi moves into the clinch.
Kobayashi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kobayashi lands a damaging elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Webster goes for a takedown attempt but Kobayashi pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kobayashi.
Kobayashi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Webster.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ness Webster. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kobayashi with a jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Webster.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobayashi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kobayashi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Webster blocks it with crossed arms.
Kobayashi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Webster tries for a takedown. No joy.
Webster dodges an elbow strike from Kobayashi.
Webster has Kobayashi pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kobayashi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Webster is trying to break the clinch but Kobayashi is controlling him.
Kobayashi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Webster.
Webster breaks from the clinch.
Webster shoots and misses
enabling Kobayashi to counter with a crisp jab.
Webster with a poor takedown
and Kobayashi counters with an inside leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Webster.
Ness Webster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kobayashi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Webster's head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kobayashi lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Webster has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Webster and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kobayashi tries to close the distance and clinch but Webster swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Webster shoots in for a takedown but Kobayashi shows good takedown defense.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kobayashi throws a head kick that misses.
Webster shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kobayashi counters with an outside leg kick.
Kobayashi scores with a leg kick.
Kobayashi digs a good hook to Webster's body.
Kobayashi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kobayashi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Webster tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kobayashi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Webster somewhat.
Kobayashi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Webster closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The strikes coming from Webster are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kobayashi is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Webster's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Webster not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kobayashi is controlling Webster's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Webster sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kobayashi defending well though.
Webster missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kobayashi moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Webster throwing strikes from guard but Kobayashi blocks nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Webster landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazuki Kobayashi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Webster with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kobayashi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Webster's knee momentarily.
Webster connects with a high kick.
Kobayashi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kobayashi throws a wild body kick that Webster sees coming a mile off.
Webster looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kobayashi is fending him off so far but Webster persists. Nope, Kobayashi circles away and we're back to standing.
Kobayashi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kobayashi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Webster looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ness Webster. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Webster with a poor takedown
and Kobayashi counters with a solid body kick.
Kobayashi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Webster.
Kobayashi clinches up with Webster and pushes him back against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Webster blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kobayashi.
Kobayashi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Kobayashi.
Kobayashi scores with a knee to the head.
Kobayashi tries to land knees in the clinch but Webster avoids the damage to the body.
Kobayashi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kobayashi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kobayashi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kobayashi trying to land knees to the body.
Kobayashi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Webster is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kobayashi is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Webster is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Webster blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short left from Kobayashi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kobayashi lands a knee to the body.
Kobayashi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Webster is defending well for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kobayashi lands a damaging elbow.
Webster jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kobayashi walks away with a smile on his face. Webster gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kobayashi throws a head kick but Webster moves out of range.
Kobayashi thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Webster if he has to take too many more of those.
Kobayashi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kobayashi lands a front kick.
Kobayashi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Webster has his takedown stuffed
and Kobayashi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Webster thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Webster swats away the attempt to clinch by Kobayashi.
Webster scores with a takedown into Kobayashi's guard.
Kobayashi wants to sweep here but Webster controlling him for the moment.
Kobayashi keeping moving, preventing Webster from controlling successfully.
Kazuki Kobayashi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kobayashi managing to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Webster with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ness Webster overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Webster is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We're going to have a standup here because Ness Webster wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Kobayashi wants to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kobayashi tries to clinch up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kazuki Kobayashi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kobayashi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kazuki Kobayashi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eaton Cox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dakota Royer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cox comes to the cage accompanied by Hatebreed - Destroy Everything. Royer has chosen Speak Militant- Sabac Red as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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180 lbs
20 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eaton Cox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dakota Royer!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Royer wants to slow Cox down by chopping away at his legs.
Cox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Royer moves away.
Cox lands a glancing blow to the side of Royer's head.
Royer throws a head kick but Cox moves out of range.
Royer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cox.
Royer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cox is out of range.
Royer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Royer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Eaton Cox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Royer throws a looping overhand right but Cox ducks down to avoid it.
Royer throws a head kick that misses.
Cox looks to land a left hand but Royer moved out of range nicely.
Cox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good leg kick by Cox there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Royer throws a sloppy head kick and Cox moves out of range easily.
Cox throws a solid leg kick but Royer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cox.
Royer misses with a body kick.
Cox throws a leg kick
and Royer counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cox tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A good leg kick by Royer.
Cox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Royer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cox slips under a jab from Royer.
Royer avoids the body shot from Cox.
A clash of legs there as Royer blocks the low kick.
Royer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cox looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Royer is fending him off so far but Cox persists. Nope, Royer circles away and we're back to standing.
Royer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Royer misses with a low kick.
Cox looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Royer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Royer ducks under a wild hook from Cox.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cox throws a looping overhand right but Royer ducks down to avoid it.
Cox fakes a head shot and lands one 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!
Royer checks the leg kick nicely there.
A head kick by Cox misses
letting Royer counter with a right hand.
Royer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cox looks to score with a jab to the body but Royer is just out of range.
Dakota Royer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Royer lands with a kick to the temple. Cox shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cox misses with a looping right.
Royer throws a head kick that misses.
Royer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cox.
Cox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Royer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Royer wants it to stay on the feet.
Cox fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Cox is predictable there
and Royer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Royer moves out of range of the strikes.
Cox wants to land a leg kick but Royer is out of range.
Cox scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Royer doesn't seem bothered though.
Jab by Royer.
Royer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice cross by Cox.
Royer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A nice inside leg kick there by Royer. That's going to slow Cox down.
Royer staying out of range there.
Cox lands with a shot to the body.
Cox cracks Royer with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Royer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cox throws a shot from downtown. Royer moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cox throws a nice outside leg kick.
Royer sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Royer looks gassed!
Cox jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Royer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Royer thows a body kick. Cox tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Royer lands a front kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cox. Royer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Royer has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Royer slips under a jab.
Royer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cox fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eaton Cox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cox dips to his left and cracks Royer with an uppercut!
Cox misses with a body shot.
Cox misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eaton Cox 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.
Royer 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.
Cox punishes Royer's body with a nice straight punch.
Royer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Royer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cox.
Cox moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Royer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Royer misses with a leg kick
and Cox counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cox lands a jab to the head.
Cox misses with a hook
and Royer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cox displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Royer throws out the jab.
Cox avoids a punch combination nicely.
Royer throws an overhand right that lands on Cox's shoulder, as Cox tries to avoid the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cox fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cox misses with a hook.
Cox lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cox moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Royer is breathing heavily.
Cox lands with a thumping leg kick.
Royer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cox looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice takedown defense from Royer. No joy for Cox on that attempt.
Cox fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cox slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cox turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cox blocks a low kick nicely.
Royer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cox dives in and grabs Royer's left leg, looking for a takedown. Royer pushes down on Cox's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eaton Cox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cox will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A leg kick checked by Cox.
Royer ducks under a wild hook from Cox.
Cox clinches up against the cage.
Royer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cox's efforts to push away.
Cox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Cox.
A body shot lands from Cox.
Cox struggles to land a body shot inside as Royer controls his hands.
Cox misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cox misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cox.
Cox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Royer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cox scores with a three punch combo!
Cox takes a swing at Royer's ribcage but misses.
Donk. Cox catches Royer right on the button with a cross.
A bone on bone clash there as Royer blocks the leg kick.
Royer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Royer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cox lands a nice leg kick that just misses Royer's sensitive parts.
Cox lands a leg kick that knocks Royer off balance momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cox looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cox thows a body shot but no joy.
Cox pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cox connects with a crisp jab.
Cox thows a leg kick but Royer checks it
and Royer counters with a straight right hand.
Cox throws a leg kick but Royer sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cox swings for the body but Royer moves out of range.
Cox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Royer.
Cox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Royer moves away.
Cox avoids the head kick by Royer.
Royer misses with a low kick.
Cox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cox scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Royer digs a good hook to Cox's body.
Eaton Cox is winning the standup battle so far.
Cox throws a sloppy head kick and Royer moves out of range easily.
Cox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eaton Cox dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Royer throws a right and a left that Cox avoids nicely.
Cox misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cox stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Royer misses with a kick to the body.
Cox scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Royer lands a front kick.
Cox scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Royer is rocked!
Cox ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Royer is still on wobbly legs! Can Cox finish him?
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cox is stalking Royer. Royer circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Cox, and it's lights out! Royer really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eaton Cox!
Eaton Cox thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Takehiko Takaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Humberto Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takaki comes to the cage accompanied by Mahavishnu Orchestra - Meeting Of The Spirits. Cruz has chosen Touch Me as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Takehiko Takaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Humberto Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takaki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Takaki throws a leg kick but Cruz moved away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cruz.
Takaki tries to clinch up but Cruz circles away and keeps his distance.
Takaki uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cruz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Takaki on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cruz slips under a jab from Takaki.
Takaki gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Takaki lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz connects with a leg kick. Takaki looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Takaki misses the jab.
Takaki throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Cruz counters with a left to the body.
Cruz throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Cruz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Takaki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cruz counters with a thumping low kick.
Takaki is breathing heavily.
Cruz feints and then cracks Takaki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Takaki down.
Takaki throws a sloppy head kick
and Cruz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz tries to land a front kick but Takaki steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Takaki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cruz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takaki manages to avoid it.
Takaki throws a body punch but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz misses the shot to the body.
Takaki misses the shot to the body.
Takaki scores with a kick to the midsection.
Takaki takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Takaki is rocked!
Cruz scoring well with a low kick there.
Oh Takaki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Takaki lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cruz will feel that in the morning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz blocks a leg kick.
Cruz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Takaki stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cruz weaves into range and cracks Takaki right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Takaki goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Cruz is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Humberto Cruz!
After winning the bout, Humberto Cruz thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kron Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Casey Carwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by The Bravery - time won't let me go. Carwin has chosen Tool - Vicarious as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kron Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Casey Carwin!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carwin thows a body shot but no joy.
Carwin ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Carwin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gracie pinned against the cage. Gracie gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gracie motions for Carwin to come forward. Gracie throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Carwin avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Carwin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gracie misses with a left hand
and Carwin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Carwin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gracie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Carwin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Carwin lands with a right hand.
Carwin digs a good body shot into Gracie's ribs.
Carwin throws a leg kick but Gracie sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Carwin tries for a takedown but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Gracie blocks the leg kick.
Gracie checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carwin misses with the combination.
Carwin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gracie fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Carwin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Carwin slaps away a takedown attempt from Gracie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Carwin swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carwin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Carwin moves out of range of the body kick.
Carwin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gracie sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kron Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Casey Carwin.
Carwin misses with a body shot.
Carwin scores with a nice right hand.
Casey Carwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Carwin sprawls well. Carwin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Carwin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gracie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carwin lands the left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carwin rushes Gracie and presses him up against the cage.
Gracie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carwin displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gracie up against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Carwin's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Gracie lands a right hand.
Gracie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gracie has a couple of punches blocked by Carwin.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Carwin can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
Gracie pushes Carwin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Carwin wants the takedown. Gracie is fighting it off but Carwin persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Gracie's guard against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Carwin trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie has an active guard here but Carwin has managed to pass into half guard.
Carwin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gracie trying to control but Carwin postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carwin passes to full mount!
Gracie takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Carwin sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Carwin with the ground and pound from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carwin has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gracie's face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carwin scoring with strikes but Gracie is staying in there.
Carwin is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Gracie can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Casey Carwin dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Carwin moves to clinch but Gracie breaks away
and Carwin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carwin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carwin moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Carwin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gracie counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Carwin.
Carwin shoots in and bounces Gracie off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Casey Carwin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Carwin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Carwin from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Carwin escapes and throws Gracie's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Gracie takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Carwin grinds an elbow into Gracie's temple.
Carwin swings around for an armbar but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Carwin's guard.
Gracie with a nice head shot there.
Carwin looking for a sweep. Not yet Carwin, not yet.
Carwin is looking for a triangle here but Gracie uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Carwin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie working the body and head with strikes.
Carwin is trying to get back to half guard.
Carwin struggling a bit here.
Carwin is looking for a sweep.
Gracie tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gracie has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gracie working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Carwin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gracie tries to move into full mount but can't pass Carwin's legs.
You can see the frustration on Carwin's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gracie lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Carwin down.
Gracie tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gracie has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gracie thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie scores with punches from side control.
Gracie working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Carwin sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Carwin moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Carwin trying to control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carwin might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Gracie kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carwin wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Casey Carwin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice body punch from Carwin.
Gracie throws a hook to the side of Carwin's head but Carwin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gracie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carwin.
Gracie has Carwin up against the cage in a clinch.
Carwin scores with a knee to the head.
A short right from Carwin.
Gracie throws a head punch that misses.
Carwin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gracie misses with the head strike.
Gracie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carwin lands a nice shot to the body.
Gracie working aggressively here.
Carwin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie avoids a wild elbow strike from Carwin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carwin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carwin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carwin misses with the head strike.
Gracie wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Come on Carwin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Carwin tries to throw a body punch but Gracie avoids it by throwing Carwin back against the cage.
Carwin trying to land knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Carwin.
Gracie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carwin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gracie just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gracie effectively controlling the action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gracie.
Gracie tries to work over Carwin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Carwin blocks an uppercut.
Gracie misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Gracie fails to land.
Carwin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kron Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Maybe Gracie would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Carwin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carwin misses with a punch on the inside.
Carwin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carwin effectively controlling the action here.
Gracie prevents the takedown attempt.
Gracie working aggressively here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gracie gets through Carwin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Carwin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carwin stalling.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gracie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a punch but it's blocked by Carwin.
Carwin lands a left hand.
Carwin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gracie swings wildly with an uppercut but Carwin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carwin taking a breather.
Carwin pushes Gracie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gracie scores with a shoulder strike.
Casey Carwin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gracie swings wildly with an uppercut but Carwin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Gracie.
Carwin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gracie smiles and moves away.
Kron Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Casey Carwin.
Gracie takes a swing at Carwin's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carwin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Carwin moves away from the strike by Gracie.
Gracie stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gracie wants it to stay on the feet.
Carwin throws a hook to the side of Gracie's head but Gracie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gracie throws a sloppy head kick and Carwin moves out of range easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carwin misses with a looping left.
Carwin clinches with his opponent.
A short left from Gracie.
Gracie lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Carwin backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carwin blocks a body shot from Gracie.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carwin.
Kron Gracie has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gracie.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Casey Carwin.
I've got Carwin winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Casey Carwin!
An out of breath and clearly excited Casey Carwin thanked >>> Blitzkrieg Formula 5000 (159++ Recovery $40) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joost Van De Wolf Keizer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hagler Hearns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van De Wolf Keizer comes to the cage accompanied by MASTODON - BLOOD AND THUNDER. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
6 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joost Van De Wolf Keizer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hagler Hearns!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van De Wolf Keizer connects with a nice looking jab.
Hearns misses with a wild combination.
Van De Wolf Keizer moves into the clinch.
Hearns tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hearns swings wildly with an uppercut but Van De Wolf Keizer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hearns goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van De Wolf Keizer.
Hearns lands a left hand.
Van De Wolf Keizer tries a body shot but Hearns blocks it.
Hearns misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hearns working aggressively here.
Van De Wolf Keizer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van De Wolf Keizer changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hearns tries to avoid it but Van De Wolf Keizer manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hearns to the ground. Hearns escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Van De Wolf Keizer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hearns as he avoids it easily.
Hearns misses with a few strikes there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van De Wolf Keizer tries a head kick but it misses.
Van De Wolf Keizer has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van De Wolf Keizer is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joost Van De Wolf Keizer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hearns lands a body shot in the clinch.
Van De Wolf Keizer is breathing heavily.
Hearns throws a head punch that misses.
Van De Wolf Keizer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hearns misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hearns misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hearns lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Van De Wolf Keizer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hearns creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hearns lands a shoulder strike.
Hearns lands with a left to the head.
Hearns doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Hearns.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van De Wolf Keizer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Van De Wolf Keizer tries a body shot but Hearns blocks it.
Hearns misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Hearns.
Hearns misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hearns lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Van De Wolf Keizer has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hearns is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A short body shot lands from Hearns as the two fighters clinch.
Hearns is leaning against Van De Wolf Keizer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hearns lands a nice shot to the body.
Hearns pushes Van De Wolf Keizer back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hearns scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hearns lands a right hand that snaps the head of Van De Wolf Keizer backwards.
Hearns stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hearns scores with a hook to the body.
Hearns misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Hearns.
Hearns lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hearns misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hearns lands a nice uppercut.
Hearns misses with the head strike.
Hearns misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hearns gets through Van De Wolf Keizer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearns has a couple of punches blocked by Van De Wolf Keizer.
Van De Wolf Keizer prevents a body shot from Hearns.
A body shot lands from Hearns.
Van De Wolf Keizer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van De Wolf Keizer prevents a body shot from Hearns.
Van De Wolf Keizer blocking some punches.
Hearns scores with a hook to the body.
Hearns throws a punch but it's blocked by Van De Wolf Keizer.
Hearns lands a nice shot to the body.
Hearns lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hearns lands a right hand.
Hearns throws a punch but it's blocked by Van De Wolf Keizer.
Hearns goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van De Wolf Keizer takes a shot to the head.
Hearns lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hearns misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hearns lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Van De Wolf Keizer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hearns lands a body shot in the clinch.
Van De Wolf Keizer prevents a body shot from Hearns.
Hearns lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hearns misses with some punches.
Hearns lands a nice uppercut.
Hearns lands a right hand that snaps the head of Van De Wolf Keizer backwards.
Van De Wolf Keizer takes a shot to the head.
Hearns lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Hearns.
Hearns lands an uppercut.
Hearns working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hearns misses with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Still in the clinch, Hearns scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hearns swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Hearns on the inside.
Hearns swings wildly with an uppercut but Van De Wolf Keizer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hearns softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hagler Hearns dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hearns scores with a punch to the head.
Hearns has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hearns lands a left and a right that send Van De Wolf Keizer crashing to the mat, dazed. Hearns thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Van De Wolf Keizer is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No joy there for Hearns, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oh Van De Wolf Keizer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hearns looks to land a right hand but Van De Wolf Keizer moved out of range.
Van De Wolf Keizer seems to have got his legs back now.
Van De Wolf Keizer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hearns has managed to clinch.
Van De Wolf Keizer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van De Wolf Keizer prevents a body shot from Hearns.
Hearns tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hearns.
Van De Wolf Keizer is trying to break the clinch but Hearns has him pressed against the cage.
Hearns misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hearns struggles to land a body shot inside as Van De Wolf Keizer controls his hands.
Hearns gets through Van De Wolf Keizer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hearns.
Hearns gets through Van De Wolf Keizer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Hearns. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hearns.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearns throws a punch but it's blocked by Van De Wolf Keizer.
Van De Wolf Keizer misses with a punch on the inside.
Hearns misses with a punch to the body.
Hearns scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hearns misses with a punch to the body.
Hearns swings wildly with an uppercut but Van De Wolf Keizer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van De Wolf Keizer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hagler Hearns seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hearns lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Van De Wolf Keizer blocking some punches.
Hearns tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hearns misses with the head strike.
Van De Wolf Keizer can't break the clinch.
Hearns lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van De Wolf Keizer tries for a takedown but Hearns manages to get underhooks.
A hook to the body from Hearns.
Hearns pushes Van De Wolf Keizer back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hearns scores with a hook 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!
A short left from Hearns.
Van De Wolf Keizer blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Hearns.
Hearns lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Van De Wolf Keizer backwards.
Hearns misses with a punch to the body.
Van De Wolf Keizer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hearns misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van De Wolf Keizer.
Van De Wolf Keizer blocks a body shot from Hearns.
Hearns gets through Van De Wolf Keizer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hearns softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Hearns - that landed with a thud.
Hearns lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Hearns fails to land.
Hearns stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Good body shot from Hearns.
Hearns lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Hearns.
Hearns swings wildly with an uppercut but Van De Wolf Keizer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van De Wolf Keizer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hearns goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hearns creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Hearns on the inside.
Hearns tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van De Wolf Keizer's elbow.
Hearns can't find room to land a body shot as Van De Wolf Keizer controls the action.
Hearns lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Van De Wolf Keizer backwards.
Van De Wolf Keizer is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hearns misses with a punch to the body.
Hearns doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hearns working aggressively here.
Van De Wolf Keizer blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Hearns scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hearns lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hearns stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hearns lands a left hand that snaps the head of Van De Wolf Keizer backwards.
Hearns softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van De Wolf Keizer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hearns has a couple of punches blocked by Van De Wolf Keizer.
Van De Wolf Keizer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hearns tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hearns lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Van De Wolf Keizer or not.
A short right from Hearns on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Hearns.
Hearns lands with a short shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Hearns scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hearns lands a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hearns works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hearns goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van De Wolf Keizer takes a shot to the head.
Hearns tries to work over Van De Wolf Keizer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hagler Hearns showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Hearns drops Van De Wolf Keizer with a beautiful combination! Van De Wolf Keizer stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Hearns is looking for the KO!
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!
Hearns works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hearns scores with a body shot.
Hearns cracks Van De Wolf Keizer with a hook to the temple - Van De Wolf Keizer is on wobbly legs here! Hearns swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Van De Wolf Keizer falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Hearns wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Hagler Hearns!
After the fight, Hagler Hearns 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Gatti III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gatti III comes to the cage accompanied by Black Milk & Royce 5'9 - Losing out. Lopez has chosen Vamos as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Arturo Gatti III!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Miguel Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gatti III throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lopez throws a sloppy head kick and Gatti III moves out of range easily.
Lopez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gatti III moves away.
Lopez throws an overhand right that lands on Gatti III's shoulder, as Gatti III tries to avoid the shot.
Gatti III scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lopez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gatti III takes a swing at Lopez's ribcage but misses.
Lopez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gatti III.
A clash of legs there as Gatti III blocks the low kick.
Gatti III lands a right hook to the body.
Lopez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gatti III misses with a leg kick.
Gatti III just misses with a punch to the body.
Gatti III has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lopez.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gatti III checks it well.
Lopez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lopez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatti III throws a head kick but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez connects with a jab.
Lopez scores with a leg kick.
Lopez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gatti III. Gatti III circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Miguel Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopez throws a sloppy head kick
and Gatti III counters with an inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gatti III.
Gatti III on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lopez scores with a kick to the body.
Gatti III scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lopez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gatti III to score with a decent uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lopez looks to score with a jab to the body but Gatti III is just out of range.
Gatti III misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gatti III takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Lopez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gatti III at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gatti III rushes Lopez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lopez.
Gatti III misses with a punch on the inside.
Lopez blocks the elbow strike.
Gatti III lands a nice uppercut.
Gatti III tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lopez trying to stall but Gatti III improves his position.
Gatti III escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lopez misses with a head kick.
Gatti III clinches up with Lopez and pushes him back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lopez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gatti III backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Lopez.
Gatti III cracks Lopez with a nice body shot.
Gatti III tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatti III misses with some punches.
Gatti III blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lopez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gatti III backwards.
Gatti III misses with a punch to the body.
Lopez throws a head punch that misses.
Lopez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gatti III misses with some punches.
Gatti III fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gatti III misses with the head strike.
Lopez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lopez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lopez working aggressively here.
Lopez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatti III throws a hook but Lopez blocks it.
Lopez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lopez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lopez scores with a nice head shot.
Lopez misses with a double jab.
Gatti III takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gatti III looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lopez throws a hook but Gatti III blocks it.
Gatti III just misses with a punch to the body.
Gatti III clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gatti III can't find room to land a body shot as Lopez controls the action.
Lopez is working Gatti III over against the cage.
Lopez misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lopez.
A hook to the body from Gatti III.
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 Arturo Gatti III will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lopez avoids the body shot from Gatti III.
Gatti III thuds a left hand into Lopez's body.
Gatti III scores with the left hand. Lopez knows he should have avoided that one.
Gatti III will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lopez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gatti IIIs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gatti III lands a jab to the nose.
Gatti III ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lopez moves away.
Lopez throws a jab when Gatti III was well out of range.
Gatti III lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lopez at a distance.
Lopez throws a right hand that misses
and Gatti III counters with a two punch combo.
Lopez tries a low kick but Gatti III avoids it.
Lopez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lopez takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez misses with an uppercut. Gatti III saw that one coming.
An inside leg kick lands from Gatti III.
Gatti III misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gatti III throws a shot to the body.
Gatti III keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gatti III with a nice cross.
Gatti III fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gatti III throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lopez counters with a stiff right hand.
Gatti III checks a leg kick.
Arturo Gatti III is winning the standup battle so far.
Gatti III moves out of range of the body kick from Lopez.
Lopez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gatti III slips under a jab from Lopez.
Lopez avoids the head kick by Gatti III.
Lopez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatti III tries to clinch up.
Lopez blocks a head kick by Gatti III.
Lopez looks to land a right hand but Gatti III moved out of range.
Gatti III fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lopez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lopez throws a hook to the side of Gatti III's head but Gatti III sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gatti III moves out of range of the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gatti III looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gatti III checks a low kick from Lopez.
Lopez throws a body punch but Gatti III moves out of range.
Lopez keeps Gatti III at a distance using the push kick.
Lopez circles away from the clinch attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gatti III.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatti III throws the left hand but Lopez avoids the punch easily.
Gatti III scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lopez in his tracks.
Lopez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gatti III's calf.
Lopez throws a jab when Gatti III was well out of range.
Lopez lands a leg kick that knocks Gatti III off balance momentarily.
Gatti III thows a body shot but no joy.
Lopez cracks Gatti III with an open hand slap.
Gatti III lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lopez scores with a nice right hand.
Gatti III misses the shot to the body.
Gatti III swings for the body but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez cracks a nice hook into Gatti III's ribs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gatti III.
Lopez misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gatti III tries to clinch but Lopez is having none of it.
Gatti III avoids the head kick by Lopez.
A shot to the body from Gatti III misses
and Lopez counters with a nice uppercut.
Lopez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lopez wants to slow Gatti III down by chopping away at his legs.
Gatti III blocks a head kick by Lopez.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gatti III lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lopez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lopez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gatti III ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lopez throws a leg kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gatti III looks for the body kick but Lopez saw that one coming.
Lopez avoids the head kick by Gatti III.
Gatti III scores with a jab.
Lopez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arturo Gatti III 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!
Nice body punch from Lopez.
Gatti III does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lopez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gatti III takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lopez throws a leg kick but Gatti III checks it.
Gatti III has Lopez up against the cage in a clinch.
Gatti III lands with a short shot to the head.
Lopez lands an uppercut.
Gatti III struggles to land a body shot inside as Lopez controls his hands.
Arturo Gatti III has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lopez lands an uppercut.
Gatti III tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lopez's elbow.
Lopez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Gatti III on the inside.
Lopez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lopez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gatti III is looking to wear down Lopez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatti III scores with a shot to the body.
Gatti III rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lopez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gatti III tries to clinch but Lopez moves out of range.
Gatti III throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lopez's head.
Lopez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gatti III is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lopez.
Lopez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lopez throws a jab when Gatti III was well out of range.
Gatti III throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gatti III is looking to land body kicks.
Lopez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lopez loads up on a big right hand but Gatti III slips the punch.
Lopez throws a jab but it's blocked by Gatti III.
Miguel Lopez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lopez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gatti III throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gatti III swings for the body but Lopez moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gatti III.
Lopez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gatti III avoids the body shot from Lopez.
Lopez misses with a lunging right hand
and Gatti III makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lopez motions for Gatti III to come forward. Lopez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lopez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gatti III throws a low kick but Lopez moves out of range easily.
Lopez throws the kick towards the body but Gatti III avoids it.
Lopez misses the shot to the body.
Gatti III pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lopez thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Gatti III there.
Gatti III feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lopez's calf.
Lopez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gatti III avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gatti III throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lopez throws a right hand that misses
and Gatti III counters with a series of strikes. Lopez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gatti III misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gatti III throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gatti III waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lopez.
Gatti III scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jab from Gatti III.
Gatti III scores with a hook.
Lopez throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gatti III with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatti III takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gatti III darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gatti III is looking to clinch.
Gatti III connects with a jab.
Gatti III throws the left hand but Lopez avoids the punch easily.
Lopez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gatti III ducks under a wild hook from Lopez.
Some bone on bone action there as Gatti III checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gatti III slips a jab from Lopez.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gatti III scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lopez.
Lopez jabs Gatti III to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gatti III is looking to chop away at Lopez's legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arturo Gatti III showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gatti III has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arturo Gatti III!
An out of breath and clearly excited Arturo Gatti III thanked [CBK] The Smashwear Corporation for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gentleman Ghost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Makao Matsumoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ghost comes into the arena with Castle in the Mist blaring out of the sound system. Matsumoto has chosen Sepultura - Territory as his entrance music. Gentleman Ghost could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Makao Matsumoto's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gentleman Ghost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Makao Matsumoto!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Matsumoto.
Matsumoto creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Ghost is not content to let Matsumoto control the position.
Matsumoto scoring with punches from side control.
Matsumoto looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Ghost is avoiding damage well.
Ghost on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ghost is looking for a sweep.
Matsumoto throws an elbow but Ghost slips to the side and avoids it well.
Ghost throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Matsumoto closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ghost's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsumoto is working Ghost over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Matsumoto trying to control but Ghost is working from the bottom.
Matsumoto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ghost swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Matsumoto works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Matsumoto is working for a submission of some sort.
Ghost gets full guard.
Ghost preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ghost wants to sweep here but Matsumoto controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto postures up.
Ghost has his foot on Matsumoto's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Matsumoto works his way back into a safe position though.
Matsumoto tries to free his leg and advance position but Ghost is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matsumoto throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Matsumoto content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Ghost has locked up a guillotine! Ghost's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Matsumoto is holding on here and Ghost must be using up a lot of energy. Matsumoto has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Ghost gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Gentleman Ghost!
A victorious Gentleman Ghost thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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pop
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