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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Riviere Hinds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Riviere Hinds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ron Stevens!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevens scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hinds throws a leg kick but Stevens moved away.
Nice body punch from Stevens.
Stevens scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Stevens throws a one two combo.
Hinds throws a hook but Stevens avoids it easily.
A cross from Hinds lands.
Stevens will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hinds swings for the body but Stevens moves out of range.
Stevens misses with an uppercut.
Stevens looks to land a combination but Hinds avoids it well.
Hinds throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stevens slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stevens lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hinds throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hinds throws a wild body kick that Stevens sees coming a mile off.
Stevens swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stevens is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hinds throws an off balance right hand
and Hinds takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hinds thows a body shot but no joy.
Stevens moves away from the strike by Hinds.
Stevens throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hinds waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stevens.
Hinds lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hinds throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stevens throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stevens gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hinds.
Stevens throws a right hand that Hinds ducks under and follows up with a left that Hinds also avoids with ease.
Ron Stevens is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stevens lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hinds scores with a sloppy right hand. Stevens should have avoided that one.
Stevens lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hinds circles away quickly and effectively.
Hinds throws a body punch but Stevens moves out of range.
Hinds gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hinds doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Stevens counters with a nice body shot.
Stevens with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hinds counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stevens tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hinds was well out of range. Poor timing from Stevens.
Hinds sizes up Stevens with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hinds uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stevens.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stevens misses with a few strikes there.
A big left from Stevens misses.
Hinds thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hinds throws an overhand right that lands on Stevens's shoulder, as Stevens tries to avoid the shot.
Stevens displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hinds throws out the jab.
Hinds misses with an uppercut. Stevens saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Hinds misses its intended target.
Stevens slips a jab from Hinds.
Hinds looks for a takedown but Stevens sprawls well.
Hinds scores a takedown into full mount!
Hinds punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hinds postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Stevens looks a forlorn figure.
Stevens working to try and regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hinds controlling the pace for now.
Hinds putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hinds lands a nice shot to the head.
Hinds prevents Stevens from getting the reversal.
Stevens sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Stevens is refusing to be controlled, as Hinds sits in half guard.
Hinds winds up and cracks Stevens with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hinds is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hinds seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Stevens for as long as he can get away with.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Riviere Hinds dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hinds slips a jab and a cross from Stevens.
Hinds tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stevens was well out of range. Poor timing from Hinds.
Hinds with a lazy takedown attempt
and Stevens counters with a nice body shot.
Stevens throws a big shot that misses.
Stevens lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hinds is looking to land body kicks.
Stevens misses with a left hand
and Stevens takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hinds wants to slow Stevens down by chopping away at his legs.
Stevens thows a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Stevens misses.
A jab lands there for Stevens.
Hinds is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stevens.
Stevens lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Stevens has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hinds drops his hands momentarily and Stevens takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Stevens swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens checks a leg kick nicely.
Stevens lands a nice shot that snaps Hinds's head back.
Stevens stuffs the takedown.
Hinds tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Stevens is able to avoid easily.
Hinds tries to score with a low kick but Stevens moves his leg out of the way.
Stevens misses with a double jab.
Stevens takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stevens misses with a two punch combination.
Hinds dives in and scores a takedown into Stevens's guard.
Hinds controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hinds with a nice head shot there.
Hinds lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Stevens wants to sweep but no luck.
Hinds has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hinds keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Stevens's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stevens keeping moving, preventing Hinds from controlling successfully.
Hinds throwing strikes but missing.
Riviere Hinds overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hinds scoring with some ground and pound.
Hinds in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hinds lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hinds chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hinds got a little sloppy there for a moment and Stevens has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hinds has managed to get both his arms back between Stevens's legs - danger averted.
Stevens working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Hinds has passed into half guard!
Hinds looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hinds wants to pass to mount but Stevens is defending the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Stevens slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hinds throws an elbow that misses. Stevens uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hinds's guard. Nice move by Stevens!
Stevens must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Stevens wants to get up but he can't break Hinds's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hinds looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Riviere Hinds dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Hinds misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hinds takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hinds slips a jab and a cross from Stevens.
Ron Stevens seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hinds fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Stevens avoids it really well and circles away.
Hinds needs to keep his hands up - Stevens had a free shot at his head there.
Hinds looking to score a takedown here. Stevens is defending well but Hinds drives through and ends up in Stevens's guard.
Hinds lands a couple of elbows.
Stevens lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hinds!
Hinds on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hinds tries to get out of the position.
Stevens is looking to stand but Stevens has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Hinds might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Stevens clobbers Hinds with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Stevens throws a shot from downtown. Hinds moves away and avoids it.
Hinds misses with a straight right.
Hinds throws a sloppy head kick and Stevens moves out of range easily.
Stevens will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stevens throws a combination. Hinds tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Stevens misses with a double jab.
Stevens swings widly with a right hand
and Hinds counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hinds ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens misses with a two punch combination.
Stevens connects with the punch.
Stevens swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hinds connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hinds scores with a nice right hand.
Ron Stevens is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stevens throws a lazy right hand but Hinds sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stevens misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hinds.
Hinds dips to his left and cracks Stevens with an uppercut!
Stevens misses with a double jab.
Hinds throws a leg kick but Stevens checks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Stevens.
Hinds throws a hook to the side of Stevens's head but Stevens sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hinds connects with a body shot.
Hinds misses with a low kick.
Hinds uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stevens.
Stevens waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hinds.
Stevens misses with a two punch combination.
Riviere Hinds is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hinds throws a leg kick but Stevens checks it.
Hinds scores with a hook to the body. Stevens takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stevens throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hinds.
Stevens moves away from the strike by Hinds.
Hinds closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Stevens on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hinds landing strikes.
Hinds is staying tight to Stevens's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Hinds cracks Stevens with a big right hand but Stevens just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Stevens is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hinds has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hinds moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Hinds lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Ron Stevens has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stevens takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Hinds happy to just control the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Riviere Hinds showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hinds, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Riviere Hinds!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karch Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saul Laski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saul Laski has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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220 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karch Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Saul Laski!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Laski stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Laski wants it to stay on the feet.
Griffin shoots for a takedown but Laski saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karch Griffin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Laski shoots in and drives through. Griffin sprawls well.
Laski looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Griffin looking for a triangle here. Laski is fighting it but it looks tight! Griffin pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Laski is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Karch Griffin!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Stien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renars Stunza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Renars Stunza will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Stien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Renars Stunza!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stunza throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stien on the side of the head.
Stunza scores with a jab.
It looks like Ben Stien has been cut.
Stunza lands with a right hand.
Stien fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stunza moves away from the strike by Stien.
Stien looks to land a right hand but Stunza moved 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!
Stunza tries to clinch there but Stien circles away.
Stunza tests Stien's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stunza slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stunza connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ben Stien's cut is getting worse.
Stunza drives through and clinches with Stien against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Stien fails to land.
Stien breaks from the clinch.
Stunza slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stien ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stunza moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stunza waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stien.
Stunza swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stunza darts in and clinches Stien up against the cage.
Stunza misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stien lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stunza.
Stien misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stunza blocking some punches.
Stien blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stien misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stien keeps control of Stunza as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stien scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stien is working for takedown but Stunza is calmly controlling the position for now.
Stunza misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stunza misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stien.
Stunza lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ben Stien's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stunza blocks an uppercut.
Stien is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Stunza pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Stien blocks a body shot from Stunza.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stunza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stunza tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A frustrated look appears on Stien's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stien has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Stunza after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Stien. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stunza misses with some punches.
A short right from Stunza.
Stunza lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stien backwards.
Stunza leaning his opponent against the cage.
Stunza blocking some punches.
Stien misses with some punches.
Stien swings wildly with an uppercut but Stunza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stunza misses with some punches.
Stunza is trying to maintain a safe position but Stien gets an underhook and turns Stunza into the cage.
Stunza misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stien misses with a punch on the inside.
Stunza blocks a body shot from Stien.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Stunza lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stien backwards.
Stunza blocking some punches.
Stien misses with a punch on the inside.
Stien drops down looking for an ankle pick but Stunza pulls his leg out and moves away.
Stunza is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Stunza throws a shot from downtown. Stien moves away and avoids it.
Stunza wants to clinch.
Stunza on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Stunza throws out a loose jab but Stien uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stunza digs a good body shot into Stien's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stunza checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Stunza misses with a hook to the body
and Stien cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stien lands a nice looking body shot.
Renars Stunza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stien takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stien bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A combination from Stien does no damage.
Stien throws a looping overhand right but Stunza ducks down to avoid it.
Stunza is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Stien had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A decent looking cross lands there for Stunza.
Jeez, Ben Stien's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ben Stien's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Renars Stunza!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Reggie Lafleur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Tritter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reggie Lafleur could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Michael Tritter's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Reggie Lafleur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Tritter!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tritter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lafleur sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good shot there by Tritter.
It looks like Reggie Lafleur has been cut.
Lafleur rushes Tritter and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lafleur blocks a body shot from Tritter.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tritter.
Tritter manages to break the clinch.
Tritter works the jab nicely.
Tritter feints and then cracks Lafleur's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lafleur down.
Lafleur gets a clinch.
Lafleur tries to break free but Tritter pushes him back against the cage.
Tritter pushes Lafleur back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tritter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tritter with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tritter lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tritter fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lafleur looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lafleur misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tritter digs a good hook to Lafleur's body.
Lafleur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tritter misses with a looping right.
Lafleur steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tritter.
Tritter scores with a sloppy right hand. Lafleur should have avoided that one.
Tritter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lafleur throws out the jab.
Lafleur looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tritter tries to bum rush Lafleur with a series of wild strikes but Lafleur uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A head kick misses from Tritter.
The fighters circling - Tritter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lafleur defending well as Tritter loads up on a big left hand.
Tritter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lafleur moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lafleur connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tritter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tritter looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tritter throws a leg kick
and Lafleur counters with an inside leg kick.
Tritter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lafleur doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tritter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lafleur tries a head kick but it misses.
A cross from Tritter lands.
A jab from Tritter does it's job there.
Nice defenses there by Lafleur.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tritter lands a nice hook to Lafleur's body. Lafleur takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Michael Tritter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A clash of legs there as Tritter blocks the low kick.
Lafleur walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tritter.
Tritter throws a series of punches but Lafleur avoids them all with ease.
Michael Tritter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tritter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lafleur.
Tritter scores with a body shot.
Tritter lands with a shot to the body.
Tritter works Lafleur's body with a nice hook.
Lafleur 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.
Lafleur misses with a takedown attempt - Tritter sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tritter throws a hook but Lafleur avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tritter connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tritter connects with a looping right hand.
Tritter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tritter misses with a jab to the body
and Lafleur counters with an inside leg kick.
Lafleur shoots for a double leg takedown but Tritter sprawls well. He's pushed Lafleur's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice straight punches there by Tritter. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tritter.
Lafleur moves out of range as Tritter strikes.
Tritter scores with a jab. Lafleur acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lafleur tries to close the distance and clinch but Tritter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lafleur is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Tritter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Reggie Lafleur's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lafleur throws a head kick but Tritter moves out of range.
Tritter throws a hook to the side of Lafleur's head but Lafleur sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tritter misses with a low kick.
Lafleur takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lafleur misses with a hook. Tritter ducked under it nicely.
Tritter works Lafleur's body with a nice hook.
Tritter moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lafleur throws a series of punches but Tritter avoids them all with ease.
Tritter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lafleur looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tritter lands a nice hook to Lafleur's body. Lafleur takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tritter staying out of range there.
Lafleur misses with a hook. Tritter ducked under it nicely.
Tritter scores with a nice strike.
Tritter takes a swing at Lafleur's ribcage but misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tritter 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 Lafleur has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lafleur and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tritter lands a nice shot to the body.
Lafleur slips a jab from Tritter.
Lafleur slips a jab from Tritter.
Tritter lands with a straight right. Lafleur didn't see that one coming.
Lafleur closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lafleur fails to pull guard.
Tritter works on Lafleur's body with a couple of short punches.
Tritter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tritter lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice right hand lands inside from Tritter.
Lafleur is rocked!
Tritter stalls.
Oh Lafleur is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tritter lands a nice uppercut.
Lafleur pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lafleur seems to have got his legs back now.
Lafleur misses the shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Tritter.
Tritter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lafleur was well out of range. Poor timing from Tritter.
Tritter lands a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lafleur misses with a combination
and Tritter counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tritter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lafleur lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tritter stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lafleur tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lafleur on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tritter cracks Lafleur with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Reggie Lafleur is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lafleur tries to clinch up.
A low kick from Tritter is predictable there
and Lafleur counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tritter is lucky that one didn't land flush.
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!
Tritter with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tritter lands with a nice body punch.
Lafleur misses with a few strikes there.
Michael Tritter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tritter throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Lafleur stumbling backwards into the cage! Lafleur bounces back off the cage towards Tritter, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Tritter lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Tritter celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Michael Tritter!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Stratton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Onotole Vasserman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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201 lbs
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195 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eric Stratton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Onotole Vasserman!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasserman just misses with a punch to the body.
Stratton closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Stratton fails to land.
Stratton is trying to trip Vasserman. He has hold of a leg but Vasserman is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Stratton persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Stratton wants to control from the top but Vasserman keeps moving.
Stratton wants to pass the guard but Vasserman is keeping the position.
Stratton looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Vasserman can do anything to dispel that myth.
Vasserman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stratton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stratton stays in close to Vasserman's body and controls the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Eric Stratton.
A good leg kick by Vasserman.
Vasserman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stratton has his takedown stuffed
and Vasserman counters with a nice kick to the body.
Nice defenses there by Vasserman.
Vasserman lands a head kick. Stratton smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Vasserman tries to land a front kick but Stratton steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Vasserman staying out of range there.
Onotole Vasserman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stratton shoots in for a double leg but Vasserman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Stratton fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Stratton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice straight punches there by Stratton. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stratton.
Vasserman's jab looks to have found its range, popping Stratton under the eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vasserman misses the shot to the body.
Stratton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vasserman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Stratton drives through with a takedown into guard.
Stratton is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Stratton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vasserman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stratton is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Stratton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stratton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stratton has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Stratton controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Eric Stratton wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Vasserman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vasserman throws out a leg kick but Stratton moves out of range and Vasserman only half commits.
Stratton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vasserman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stratton misses with a low kick as Vasserman jumps back.
Stratton tries for a takedown but Vasserman circles away easily
and Vasserman counters with a low kick, right behind Stratton 's knee.
Stratton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Stratton throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Vasserman was covering up waiting for the punch and Stratton finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Stratton trying to control the position from guard on top but Vasserman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vasserman is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Stratton is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasserman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stratton not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Vasserman keeping moving, preventing Stratton from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Eric Stratton.
Stratton shoots for a takedown but Vasserman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vasserman misses with a body shot.
Stratton fails with the takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stratton moves forwards but Vasserman connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Stratton fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Vasserman avoids it really well and circles away.
Stratton throws a lazy uppercut
and Vasserman counters with a big head kick but Stratton shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Stratton dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Stratton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stratton misses with a combination
and Vasserman counters with a head kick. That will keep Stratton thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Eric Stratton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stratton fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Vasserman to the ground. Stratton is now in Vasserman's guard.
Stratton is looking to work some ground and pound but Vasserman has wrist control.
Stratton slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Vasserman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stratton 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.
Stratton prevents Vasserman from getting back to his feet.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Stratton looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eric Stratton has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Stratton fails with a takedown attempt.
Stratton moves away from the strike by Vasserman.
Stratton stuns Vasserman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vasserman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vasserman moves away from the strike by Stratton.
Stratton takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Stratton shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Vasserman's guard.
Stratton wants to control from the top but Vasserman keeps moving.
Stratton sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stratton has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Vasserman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stratton is trying to maintain the position but Vasserman is very close to passing his half guard.
Stratton controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
We're going to have a standup here because Eric Stratton wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Stratton fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stratton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vasserman leaves Stratton with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Stratton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stratton swinging wildly here.
Stratton uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Vasserman has time to react.
Stratton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vasserman moves away.
Stratton has Vasserman up against the cage in a clinch.
Stratton has Vasserman pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Stratton pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Vasserman tumbling to the mat - Stratton dives into Vasserman's guard.
Vasserman pulls Stratton in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stratton sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Stratton throwing strikes from guard but Vasserman blocks nicely.
Stratton throwing strikes but missing.
Stratton postures up in Vasserman's guard and throws a big left but Vasserman blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stratton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stratton throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Stratton 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!
Vasserman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Stratton closes this distance looking for a takedown but Vasserman circles away.
Stratton feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vassermans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Vasserman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Stratton. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stratton.
Vasserman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Onotole Vasserman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stratton misses with a straight right.
Stratton fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Vasserman sprawls well initially but Stratton persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Stratton is looking to take a break and control but Vasserman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vasserman trying to hold on to Stratton's head to control him but Stratton postures up.
Stratton is keen to just control but Vasserman is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stratton lands strikes from half guard.
Eric Stratton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vasserman wants to get back to full guard.
Stratton wants to control but Vasserman is keeping him busy.
Stratton content to control rather than advance.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Eric Stratton.
Vasserman feints and then cracks Stratton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stratton down.
Vasserman takes a swing at Stratton's ribcage but misses.
Stratton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Stratton shoots in but Vasserman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Stratton shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vasserman sprawls well. Vasserman wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Stratton gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Stratton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasserman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stratton lands with a good body shot.
Stratton throws a combination that misses
and Vasserman counters with a good, hard body kick but Stratton shrugs it off.
Stratton is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vasserman scoring well with a low kick there.
Stratton uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Vasserman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stratton.
Stratton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stratton ducks under a wild hook from Vasserman.
Stratton fails to land the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vasserman tries a head kick but it misses.
Onotole Vasserman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stratton looks to score with a jab to the body but Vasserman is just out of range.
Stratton has Vasserman up against the cage in a clinch.
Vasserman prevents the takedown attempt.
Vasserman blocking some punches.
Vasserman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stratton backwards.
Vasserman misses with some punches.
Stratton tries to work over Vasserman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stratton drops down looking for an ankle pick but Vasserman pulls his leg out and moves away.
Stratton doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Vasserman.
Vasserman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Stratton rather than just go for the knockout.
Vasserman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stratton was well out of range. Poor timing from Vasserman.
Vasserman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stratton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stratton misses with a hook. Vasserman ducked under it nicely.
Vasserman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stratton shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vasserman but Vasserman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Vasserman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Donk. Stratton catches Vasserman right on the button with a cross.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vasserman.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stratton is trying hard to land a takedown here. Vasserman sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Stratton cracks Vasserman with a good jab.
Stratton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stratton tries to clinch up but Vasserman circles away and keeps his distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vasserman ducks under a wild hook from Stratton.
Stratton fails with the takedown
and Vasserman counters with a good, hard body kick but Stratton shrugs it off.
Vasserman cracks the inside of Stratton's front leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Eric Stratton.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stratton, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Stratton!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mark Bulman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Shurk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bulman's entrance music is Opposite of Adults. A fine choice. Shurk has chosen Achy Breaky Heart as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Bulman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawn Shurk!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bulman misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Shurk to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bulman. Shurk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shurk moves into the clinch.
Shurk is pressed up against the cage. Bulman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Shurk down to the mat. Shurk avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bulman.
Bulman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bulman shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Shurk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Bulman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice combination there by Bulman.
Shurk slips a jab and a cross from Bulman.
Bulman throws a combination that misses
and Bulman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bulman misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Shurk misses its intended target.
Bulman shoots in looking for a takedown. Shurk tries to sprawl out of it but Bulman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Shurk manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice shot by Shurk.
Mark Bulman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shurk takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Shurk's corner calls for a 1-2. Shurk obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bulman misses with a wild body shot.
Bulman with a poor takedown
and Shurk counters with a nice body shot.
Bulman throws a nice looking combination but Shurk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bulman throws a hook but Shurk avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shurk slips a jab from Bulman.
Bulman lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Shurk digs a good body shot into Bulman's ribs.
Shurk throws a lazy right hand but Bulman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bulman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bulman throws a hook to the side of Shurk's head but Shurk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shurk keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shurk throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bulman counters with a series of strikes. Shurk will be more careful next time no doubt.
Shurk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bulman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shurk tests Bulman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shurk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bulman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shurk throws a body punch but Bulman moves out of range.
Shurk ducks under a wild hook from Bulman.
Shurk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bulman.
Bulman misses the shot to the body.
Shurk tries to clinch up but Bulman circles away and keeps his distance.
Shurk throws a hook but Bulman avoids it easily.
Shurk throws an off balance right hand
and Bulman counters with a left to the body.
Shurk stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Shurk wants it to stay on the feet.
Bulman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bulman cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bulman misses with a head shot.
Bulman prevents Shurk from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bulman lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bulman is landing with some decent strikes but Shurk is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bulman misses with a head shot.
Bulman throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bulman sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Shurk blocking the ground and pound.
Bulman looking to ground and pound but Shurk is blocking nicely.
Shurk is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bulman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shurk tries to hold on but Bulman pushes him away.
Shurk is desperately trying to improve his position but Bulman has a good base and remains in mount.
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 Mark Bulman will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bulman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shurk circles away.
Bulman stalks Shurk and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Shurk's face. Shurk staggers backwards, shaken.
Shurk is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bulman.
Shawn Shurk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bulman loads up on a big right hand but Shurk slips the punch.
Shurk clobbers Bulman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bulman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice sprawl there from Shurk as Bulman shoots in.
Shurk lunges at Bulman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bulman's hand.
No joy there for Bulman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bulman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shurk.
Shurk tries to clinch up but Bulman circles away and keeps his distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Shurk, as that shot connected.
Shurk pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shurk clinches up against the cage.
Shurk is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Bulman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shurk stops a takedown attempt from Bulman.
Shurk content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Shurk gets underhooks to prevent Bulman's takedown attempt.
Bulman wants to take the fight to the mat but Shurk manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bulman tries a body shot but Shurk blocks it.
Shurk just leaning against Bulman, taking a breather.
Shurk keeps control of Bulman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Shurk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bulman is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Shurk is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bulman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A bit of stalling here from Shurk.
Bulman is looking to break free of the clinch but Shurk has double underhooks.
Bulman is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Shurk pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Shurk leaning against his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Shawn Shurk.
Shurk scores with a jab to the jaw.
Shurk throws the left hand but Bulman avoids the punch easily.
Bulman changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Shurk looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sloppy strikes there by Bulman.
Shurk is trying to get back to half guard.
Shurk dodges the ground and pound from Bulman.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shurk wants to control but Bulman postures up.
Shurk tries to bench press Bulman off him but Bulman keeps the position.
Shurk is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bulman trying to control the position but Shurk is working away.
Shurk manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Shurk is trying to control the action in half guard but Bulman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bulman is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Shurk's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Shurk's back!
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!
Shurk breaks Bulman's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Shurk looking to pass the guard.
Shurk wants to control from the top but Bulman keeps moving.
Bulman seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Bulman has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bulman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shurk is one step ahead there.
Shurk is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Shurk 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! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Donk. Shurk catches Bulman right on the button with a cross.
Bulman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Shurk sprawls well. Shurk wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bulman gets slowly back to his feet.
Bulman throws the left hand but Shurk avoids the punch easily.
Shurk throws a body punch but Bulman moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bulman. Shurk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shurk missing with a left hand there. Bulman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bulman throws a right and a left that Shurk avoids nicely.
A combination from Bulman does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulman gets tackled into the cage by Shurk. Shurk maintains the clinch.
Shurk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bulman backwards.
Shurk will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bulman up against the cage.
Shurk lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shurk trying to control the position but instead, Bulman has worked for underhooks and has pushed Shurk into the cage.
Bulman works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Shurk seems keen to control Bulman's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bulman trying to control but Shurk is working from the bottom.
Shurk preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bulman trying to control but Shurk is working from the bottom.
Shurk is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bulman shoots in for a double leg but Shurk sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bulman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Shurk but Shurk pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Bulman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shurk throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shurk displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bulman.
Bulman throws an overhand right that lands on Shurk's shoulder, as Shurk tries to avoid the shot.
Shurk throws a poor cross that misses
and Bulman counters with a nice body shot.
Bulman misses with a looping left.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shurk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shurk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bulman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shurk has Bulman up against the cage in a clinch.
Bulman drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Shurk gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Shurk prevents a takedown attempt there.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Shurk takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bulman is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bulman wants a takedown but no success here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee is keeping an eye on Shurk - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Shurk prevents a takedown attempt there.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Shawn Shurk.
I think Shurk 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawn Shurk!
Shawn Shurk decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jean Charles Skarbowsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nelson Hopper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skarbowsky's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Lux Aeterna. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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156 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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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
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jean Charles Skarbowsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nelson Hopper!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopper needs to keep his hands up - Skarbowsky had a free shot at his head there.
Skarbowsky wants to clinch.
Hopper throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Jean Charles Skarbowsky has been cut.
Skarbowsky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hopper misses with a takedown attempt
and Skarbowsky counters with a low kick, right behind Hopper 's knee.
Hopper walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hopper drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hopper fails to land the takedown.
Hopper shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Skarbowsky pinned against the cage. Skarbowsky gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jean Charles Skarbowsky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nelson Hopper.
Hopper has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Nelson Hopper has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skarbowsky moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Skarbowsky.
Hopper looking to stall.
Skarbowsky connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hopper's face.
Skarbowsky scores with a shot to the side of Hopper's head.
A knee to the head by Skarbowsky.
Skarbowsky is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Skarbowsky pressing his opponent against the cage.
Skarbowsky scores with a knee to the head.
Hopper is trying to force a seperation but Skarbowsky has the dominant position.
Skarbowsky breaks the clinch.
Hopper shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Skarbowsky's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Skarbowsky trying to control the position.
Skarbowsky is controlling Hopper's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skarbowsky looking to control.
Hopper looking to pass the guard.
Hopper throwing strikes from guard but Skarbowsky blocks nicely.
Skarbowsky looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jean Charles Skarbowsky has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Skarbowsky stuffs the takedown attempt from Hopper. Hopper gets slowly back to his feet.
Hopper misses with a double jab
and Skarbowsky counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice sprawl there from Skarbowsky as Hopper shoots in.
Hopper misses with a takedown
and Skarbowsky connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hopper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Skarbowsky paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopper fails with a takedown attempt.
Hopper avoids the head kick by Skarbowsky.
Skarbowsky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
An inside leg kick lands from Skarbowsky.
Hopper with a lazy takedown attempt
and Skarbowsky counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hopper doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Skarbowsky makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jean Charles Skarbowsky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hopper looks gassed!
Skarbowsky lands a head shot.
Skarbowsky displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hopper.
Skarbowsky cracks Hopper with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skarbowsky shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hopper eats them both and turns towards Skarbowsky to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skarbowsky throws a right hand that Hopper ducks under and follows up with a left that Hopper also avoids with ease.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Skarbowsky is pushing Hopper up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Skarbowsky lands a nice uppercut.
Skarbowsky throws a knee to the head but misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hopper.
Skarbowsky's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Skarbowsky looking to throw knees to the head but Hopper is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hopper's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Skarbowsky scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Charles Skarbowsky dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Skarbowsky's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Skarbowsky tries to clinch up.
Hopper tries to clinch but Skarbowsky is having none of it.
Nelson Hopper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skarbowsky throws a head kick that half lands.
That has opened up Nelson Hopper's cut even more.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hopper.
Hopper fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice sprawl there from Skarbowsky as Hopper shoots in.
Jean Charles Skarbowsky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nelson Hopper.
Hopper fails with the takedown
and Skarbowsky counters with a nice leg kick.
Skarbowsky keeps the fight on the outside.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hopper is defended easily by Skarbowsky.
Hopper fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Skarbowsky, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopper on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Skarbowsky lands a nice knee to the body.
Hopper wants to stall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Skarbowsky.
Skarbowsky lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Skarbowsky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hopper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Skarbowsky paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Skarbowsky has managed to clinch.
Hopper looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hopper is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hopper has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Skarbowsky clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Skarbowsky wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hopper is trying to stick to Skarbowsky's back but Skarbowsky is turning into Hopper. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Hopper's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Skarbowsky.
Hopper wants to get back to his feet but Skarbowsky is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Skarbowsky wants to control from the top but Hopper keeps moving.
Hopper is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hopper looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hopper looking to control.
Skarbowsky stopping the sweep attempt from Hopper.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Nelson Hopper hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Skarbowsky throws a right hand that Hopper ducks under and follows up with a left that Hopper also avoids with ease.
Hopper fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Skarbowsky avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopper fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Skarbowsky avoids it really well and circles away.
Hopper is breathing heavily.
Skarbowsky displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hopper.
Hopper throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hopper walks into a left hand.
Skarbowsky lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hopper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice takedown defense from Skarbowsky. No joy for Hopper on that attempt.
Skarbowsky is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopper is looking to clinch.
Hopper doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Skarbowsky counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Skarbowsky lands a head kick!
Hopper feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hopper is fighting to break Skarbowsky's control of his arms but Skarbowsky is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Skarbowsky keeping full guard, as Hopper tries to pass.
Skarbowsky controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Skarbowsky is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Skarbowsky has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hopper can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Skarbowsky is looking to stand up but Hopper isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Charles Skarbowsky dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Skarbowsky lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hopper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Skarbowsky slaps away a takedown attempt from Hopper, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Skarbowsky takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Skarbowsky scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hopper doesn't seem bothered though.
Hopper with a poor takedown
and Skarbowsky holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Skarbowsky is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Skarbowsky with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Skarbowsky tries a knee to the head but Hopper blocks it.
Hopper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Skarbowsky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hopper shoots in and drives through. Skarbowsky sprawls well.
Jean Charles Skarbowsky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nelson Hopper.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skarbowsky scoring well with a low kick there.
Hopper misses with a takedown attempt
and Skarbowsky finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Skarbowsky gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Skarbowsky landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hopper takes a knee to the side of the body.
Skarbowsky connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hopper's face.
Skarbowsky has Hopper pushed against the cage.
Skarbowsky landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Skarbowsky lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hopper being controlled against the cage.
Skarbowsky using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Skarbowsky is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hopper can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skarbowsky lands a hook to the side of the head.
Skarbowsky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hopper scores with a jab to the head.
Nice sprawl there from Skarbowsky as Hopper shoots in.
Skarbowsky lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice body punch from Skarbowsky.
Skarbowsky throws a combination. Hopper tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Skarbowsky gets a clinch.
Skarbowsky crunches a lovely knee into Hopper's ribcage.
Skarbowsky landing knees to the head.
The cut above Nelson Hopper's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hopper takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Skarbowsky.
Skarbowsky landing knees to the head.
Hopper is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skarbowsky lands a big knee to the head and Hopper goes down! Skarbowsky pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jean Charles Skarbowsky!
Jean Charles Skarbowsky thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between San Franpsycho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Senerchia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Senerchia has chosen If You Dare as his entrance music. San Franpsycho has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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280 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, San Franpsycho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Senerchia!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Senerchia moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Senerchia swings for the body but Franpsycho moves out of range.
Senerchia is looking to clinch but Franpsycho is avoiding it.
Senerchia lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like San Franpsycho has been cut.
Senerchia throws a hook but Franpsycho blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Senerchia rushes Franpsycho and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Franpsycho can't find room to land a body shot as Senerchia controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Franpsycho fails to land.
Senerchia tries a knee to the head but Franpsycho blocks it.
Senerchia tries a knee to the head but Franpsycho blocks it.
Franpsycho swings wildly with an uppercut but Senerchia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Senerchia as Franpsycho tries to tie him up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Franpsycho.
A nice left hand lands by Senerchia.
Senerchia looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Franpsycho stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Senerchia with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Senerchia is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Franpsycho is defending well for now.
Senerchia trying to land knees to the body.
Senerchia looking to throw knees to the head but Franpsycho is blocking nicely.
Franpsycho makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Senerchia utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Senerchia pushes off an throws an elbow but Franpsycho leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Knees to the body from Senerchia.
Franpsycho content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Senerchia looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Senerchia has a couple of punches blocked by Franpsycho.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Franpsycho's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Senerchia takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Franpsycho misses with a body shot.
Franpsycho scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Franpsycho scores with a nice head shot.
Franpsycho throws a right hand that Senerchia ducks under and follows up with a left that Senerchia also avoids with ease.
Senerchia misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Senerchia uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Good work by Franpsycho as he checks the leg kick.
Senerchia tries to close the distance and clinch but Franpsycho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Senerchia moves into range and clinches up with Franpsycho.
Franpsycho is working Senerchia over against the cage.
Senerchia looking to throw knees to the head but Franpsycho is blocking nicely.
Franpsycho breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Senerchia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Franpsycho swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Franpsycho checks a leg kick.
Senerchia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Franpsycho throws a series of strikes that have Senerchia backpedaling.
A big left from Senerchia misses.
Senerchia lands a jab to Franpsycho's midsection.
Franpsycho wants to clinch.
Franpsycho finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Senerchia lands a big right hand that sends Franpsycho crashing to the mat! Senerchia stays standing though and waves Franpsycho back to his feet!
Franpsycho is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Look low, kick high! Senerchia uses the oldest trick in the book to send Franpsycho tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Senerchia is absolutely delighted - when Franpsycho wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Peter Senerchia!
Peter Senerchia was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Buzz Cloltran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evelyn Elevenylnenen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cloltran kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Man In My City. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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142 lbs
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145 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Buzz Cloltran!
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, Evelyn Elevenylnenen!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cloltran goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cloltran throws a left and a right that both miss
and Elevenylnenen counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Buzz Cloltran has been cut.
Cloltran scores with a sloppy right hand. Elevenylnenen should have avoided that one.
Cloltran avoids a punch combination nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Cloltran.
Cloltran scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Elevenylnenen doesn't seem bothered though.
Cloltran throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cloltran moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cloltran throws a hook but Elevenylnenen blocks it.
Cloltran throws a body punch but Elevenylnenen moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elevenylnenen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cloltran.
Elevenylnenen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cloltran, right into the meat.
Cloltran keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Elevenylnenen throws a right hand that Cloltran ducks under and follows up with a left that Cloltran also avoids with ease.
Evelyn Elevenylnenen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cloltran lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cloltran misses with a wild body shot.
Cloltran showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Elevenylnenen.
Elevenylnenen walks into a left hand.
Cloltran swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elevenylnenen walks into a jab.
Elevenylnenen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cloltran.
Elevenylnenen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Elevenylnenen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cloltran. Cloltran obviously looking to wear him down.
Cloltran takes a swing at Elevenylnenen's ribcage but misses.
Elevenylnenen takes one to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Elevenylnenen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Elevenylnenen tries a low kick but Cloltran avoids it.
Elevenylnenen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Elevenylnenen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cloltran uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Elevenylnenen.
Cloltran jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cloltran misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cloltran moves forwards but Elevenylnenen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Elevenylnenen slips a straight right by Cloltran.
Cloltran throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cloltran throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fighters circling - Elevenylnenen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cloltran fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cloltran thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cloltran ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Elevenylnenen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Elevenylnenen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cloltran counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Elevenylnenen trying to control here.
Cloltran not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cloltran not landing any meaningful shots this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cloltran thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Elevenylnenen is staying active underneath Cloltran, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buzz Cloltran dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Buzz Cloltran'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.
Elevenylnenen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cloltran throws out the jab.
Cloltran tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Elevenylnenen was well out of range. Poor timing from Cloltran.
Elevenylnenen misses with a two punch combination.
Cloltran changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cloltran throws a push kick but Elevenylnenen slaps the foot to one side.
Cloltran throws a body punch but Elevenylnenen moves out of range.
Cloltran scores with a jab to the body.
Cloltran throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Cloltran swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cloltran misses with a low kick.
Buzz Cloltran is winning the standup battle so far.
Cloltran lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cloltran throws a leg kick but Elevenylnenen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cloltran tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Elevenylnenen was well out of range. Poor timing from Cloltran.
Elevenylnenen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cloltran scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cloltran throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Elevenylnenen was covering up waiting for the punch and Cloltran finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Cloltran wants to pass the guard but Elevenylnenen is keeping the position.
Cloltran loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cloltran lands a couple of elbows.
Cloltran throwing strikes from guard but Elevenylnenen blocks nicely.
Elevenylnenen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cloltran pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Elevenylnenen is keeping the position for now.
Cloltran postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Elevenylnenen keeping moving, preventing Cloltran from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elevenylnenen has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Cloltran has passed into side control.
Elevenylnenen takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Cloltran is trying to ground and pound but Elevenylnenen uses the momentary lack of control by Cloltran to regain half guard.
Elevenylnenen wants to control but Cloltran is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cloltran wants to take a breather but Elevenylnenen is having none of it.
Cloltran throws a strike but Elevenylnenen avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Cloltran has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cloltran throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cloltran looking to pass the guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cloltran postures up and lands a big shot to Elevenylnenen's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buzz Cloltran dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Buzz Cloltran's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Cloltran throws an overhand right that lands on Elevenylnenen's shoulder, as Elevenylnenen tries to avoid the shot.
Cloltran connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Elevenylnenen looks to score with a jab to the body but Cloltran is just out of range.
Cloltran showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Elevenylnenen.
Cloltran throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Elevenylnenen blocks a low kick nicely.
Cloltran moves away from the strike by Elevenylnenen.
Cloltran fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Elevenylnenen manages to avoid it.
Elevenylnenen fails to land with a series of punches.
Cloltran misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cloltran shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Elevenylnenen manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Cloltran is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Cloltran wants to control from the top but Elevenylnenen keeps moving.
Cloltran sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Elevenylnenen wants to sweep but no luck.
Evelyn Elevenylnenen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elevenylnenen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Buzz Cloltran.
Cloltran looks for a takedown but Elevenylnenen sprawls well.
Cloltran throws a lazy uppercut
and Elevenylnenen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Buzz Cloltran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Elevenylnenen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cloltran waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Elevenylnenen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cloltran lands a nice shot to the body.
Elevenylnenen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cloltran bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cloltran misses with a body shot.
Elevenylnenen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cloltran.
Elevenylnenen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cloltran scores with a nice right hand.
Cloltran is looking to chop away at Elevenylnenen's legs.
Elevenylnenen throws a nice looking combination but Cloltran bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Elevenylnenen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cloltran to score with a decent uppercut.
Elevenylnenen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cloltran shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cloltran with a couple of short strikes.
Elevenylnenen is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cloltran avoids the attempt from Elevenylnenen to control.
Cloltran thowing shots but they're missing.
Elevenylnenen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cloltran looking to control but Elevenylnenen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Buzz Cloltran showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cloltran 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buzz Cloltran!
Buzz Cloltran bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between CId Pollendina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kawamura Yoshimune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Yoshimune's choice of entrance music: The Riverboat Song - Ocean Colour Scene. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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25
165 lbs
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26
163 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, CId Pollendina!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kawamura Yoshimune!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshimune throws an overhand right that lands on Pollendina's shoulder, as Pollendina tries to avoid the shot.
Pollendina rushes Yoshimune and presses him up against the cage.
Pollendina blocks an uppercut.
Yoshimune misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pollendina digs a right hand underneath Yoshimune's ribcage. Yoshimune let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yoshimune misses with a punch to the body.
Pollendina tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yoshimune misses with a punch to the body.
Yoshimune pushes off an throws an elbow but Pollendina leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pollendina can't find room to land a body shot as Yoshimune controls the action.
Yoshimune swings wildly with an uppercut but Pollendina uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yoshimune misses with some punches.
Pollendina blocks an elbow strike from Yoshimune.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshimune throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yoshimune has a couple of punches blocked by Pollendina.
Pollendina can't find room to land a body shot as Yoshimune controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Yoshimune fails to land.
Pollendina tries to work over Yoshimune's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pollendina misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pollendina gets through Yoshimune's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pollendina lands a right hand.
Yoshimune tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pollendina avoids it.
Yoshimune misses with an elbow over the top.
Pollendina tries to throw a body punch but Yoshimune avoids it by throwing Pollendina back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshimune misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yoshimune has a couple of punches blocked by Pollendina.
Pollendina gets through Yoshimune's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yoshimune working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yoshimune.
Pollendina can't find room to land a body shot as Yoshimune controls the action.
Pollendina throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yoshimunes head.
Pollendina breaks from the clinch.
Pollendina misses the jab.
Yoshimune throws a leg kick but Pollendina sees it coming and moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Yoshimune blocks the leg kick.
Good work by Pollendina as he checks the leg kick.
Pollendina throws a head kick that misses.
Yoshimune tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshimune tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yoshimune swinging wildly here.
Pollendina moves out of range of the body kick from Yoshimune.
Yoshimune throws a lazy body kick
and Pollendina connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pollendina throws a hook but Yoshimune avoids it easily.
Yoshimune fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pollendina moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pollendina looks to land a body kick but Yoshimune moved away.
Nice shot by Pollendina.
Jab, jab by Yoshimune - just one landing.
Pollendina misses with a straight right.
Pollendina moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yoshimune chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yoshimune takes a swing at Pollendina's ribcage but misses.
Yoshimune on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pollendina. Pollendina obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pollendina looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Yoshimune preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pollendina drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Yoshimune manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Pollendina has Yoshimune in his guard.
Yoshimune is fighting to break Pollendina's control of his arms but Pollendina is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pollendina wants to sweep but no luck.
Yoshimune must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pollendina is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
CId Pollendina dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Yoshimune thows a body kick. Pollendina tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Pollendina takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like CId Pollendina has been cut.
Pollendina tries to move into range but Yoshimune moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Yoshimune avoids the head kick by Pollendina.
A combination from Pollendina does no damage.
Pollendina fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Yoshimune walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Yoshimune closes the distance and clinches.
Pollendina misses with a body punch.
Pollendina can't find room to land a body shot as Yoshimune controls the action.
Pollendina blocking some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pollendina tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yoshimune's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshimune working aggressively here.
Pollendina prevents a body shot from Yoshimune.
Yoshimune misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yoshimune tries to stall but Pollendina uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Yoshimune tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yoshimune pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Yoshimune doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pollendina misses with a punch to the body.
Pollendina blocking some punches.
Yoshimune lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yoshimune pushes off an throws an elbow but Pollendina leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshimune lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yoshimune throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pollendina has a couple of punches blocked by Yoshimune.
A head punch on the inside from Pollendina fails to land.
Pollendina misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pollendina tries for a takedown. No joy.
Yoshimune stalling in the clinch but Pollendina improves position.
Pollendina misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pollendina breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pollendina tries to clinch but Yoshimune moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yoshimune.
Pollendina closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Yoshimune quickly recovers to half guard.
Pollendina is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Yoshimune sees it coming and defends easily.
Pollendina seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Yoshimune gets full guard.
Pollendina trying to control but Yoshimune is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshimune trying to control the position.
Pollendina stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yoshimune swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pollendina trying to control the position from guard on top but Yoshimune is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We're going to have a standup here because CId Pollendina wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Yoshimune slips a straight right by Pollendina.
Pollendina tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yoshimune was well out of range. Poor timing from Pollendina.
Kawamura Yoshimune seems to be getting the better of the standup.
An inside leg kick lands from Yoshimune.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kawamura Yoshimune showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on CId Pollendina's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Good shot there by Yoshimune.
Pollendina throws a head kick that misses.
Pollendina tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yoshimune defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pollendina.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yoshimune.
Yoshimune misses with a looping left.
Yoshimune misses with a body shot.
Yoshimune avoids the body shot from Pollendina.
Pollendina lands a nice shot that snaps Yoshimune's head back.
Pollendina thows a body shot but no joy.
Yoshimune moves forwards but Pollendina connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Yoshimune slaps away a takedown attempt from Pollendina, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pollendina thows a body shot but no joy.
Yoshimune defending well as Pollendina loads up on a big left hand.
Yoshimune takes a swing at Pollendina's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pollendina missing with a left hand there. Yoshimune was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pollendina thows a body shot but no joy.
Yoshimune throws a leg kick which misses Pollendina's front leg but catches the back leg as Pollendina tries to avoid it.
Pollendina thuds his right hand into Yoshimune's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pollendina, right into the meat.
Yoshimune takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pollendina is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pollendina.
Pollendina keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yoshimune takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pollendina fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yoshimune on the side of the head.
Yoshimune wants to land a leg kick but Pollendina is out of range.
Yoshimune tries to clinch up but Pollendina circles away and keeps his distance.
The fighters circling - Yoshimune throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yoshimune moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pollendina tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yoshimune blocks a leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pollendina is defended easily by Yoshimune.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for CId Pollendina. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pollendina throws an overhand right that lands on Yoshimune's shoulder, as Yoshimune tries to avoid the shot.
Yoshimune tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yoshimune misses the jab.
Pollendina shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Yoshimune eats them both and turns towards Pollendina to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Yoshimune misses with a head kick.
Yoshimune slips a jab from Pollendina.
Yoshimune scoring well with a low kick there.
Yoshimune with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yoshimune has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pollendina.
Pollendina lands a lovely overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshimune avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pollendina throws a right hand that misses
and Yoshimune counters with a straight right hand.
Yoshimune thuds his right hand into Pollendina's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
CId Pollendina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yoshimune lands with a nice combination. Pollendina backs away looking to recover.
Yoshimune wants to land a leg kick but Pollendina is out of range.
Pollendina misses with a straight right.
A jab from Pollendina does it's job there.
Yoshimune lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pollendina's sensitive parts.
Kawamura Yoshimune is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yoshimune throws a low kick but Pollendina moves out of range easily.
Pollendina shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pollendina looks to land a right hand but Yoshimune moved out of range.
Yoshimune tries to work over Pollendina's front leg with a kick but Pollendina checks it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yoshimune, right into the meat.
Yoshimune avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pollendina throws a lazy right hand but Yoshimune sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshimune misses with a low kick as Pollendina jumps back.
Pollendina is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pollendina throws a looping overhand right but Yoshimune ducks down to avoid it.
Pollendina looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yoshimune is fending him off so far but Pollendina persists. Nope, Yoshimune circles away and we're back to standing.
Pollendina lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pollendina shoots in for a takedown but Yoshimune shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yoshimune chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yoshimune throws a leg kick but Pollendina checks it.
Yoshimune misses with a head kick.
Yoshimune keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yoshimune fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yoshimune lands a front kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yoshimune fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pollendina looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pollendina throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yoshimune fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kawamura Yoshimune really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on CId Pollendina's cut.
That's time! Pollendina's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Yoshimune connects with an inside leg kick.
Yoshimune takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
An inside leg kick from Pollendina misses.
Pollendina cracks the inside of Yoshimune's front leg.
Pollendina fails with the takedown.
A telegraphed right hand from Pollendina misses the target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yoshimune, right into the meat.
Pollendina takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Yoshimune tries to land a leg kick but Pollendina saw it coming and moves away.
Pollendina takes one to the side of the head.
Pollendina misses with a combination
and Yoshimune counters with a straight right hand.
Pollendina is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yoshimune just misses with a punch to the body.
Oh Pollendina is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yoshimune fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pollendina manages to avoid it.
Yoshimune slaps away a takedown attempt from Pollendina, before circling back to the center of the mat.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshimune drops Pollendina with a naaaaasty hook - Pollendina is in real trouble here! Yoshimune dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kawamura Yoshimune!
Kawamura Yoshimune is the new lightweight champion!
After winning the bout, Kawamura Yoshimune 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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