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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Anthony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devon Crotch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anthony comes into the arena with Holidae Inn blaring out of the sound system. Crotch is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Seek and Destroy. This should be fireworks!
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245 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Anthony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Devon Crotch !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crotch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Crotch swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anthony looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Crotch is fending him off so far but Anthony persists. Nope, Crotch circles away and we're back to standing.
Crotch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crotch throws a combination. Anthony tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like William Anthony has been cut.
Devon Crotch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anthony shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Crotch manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Anthony missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anthony distracts Crotch with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Anthony throws a big elbow that misses.
Anthony postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crotch looks gassed!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Anthony's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Anthony throwing strikes from guard but Crotch blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anthony throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Anthony throwing strikes from guard but Crotch blocks nicely.
Anthony is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Anthony in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Anthony chips away with some ground and pound.
Anthony cracks Crotch with a solid left hand.
Anthony missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Anthony with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anthony lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anthony trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Anthony is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Anthony trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Anthony drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Anthony jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Anthony scoring with some ground and pound.
Anthony lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Anthony lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anthony landing some decent shots from guard.
Anthony landing with the ground and pound.
Anthony 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.
Anthony content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Crotch has momentary wrist control but Anthony slips an elbow through the middle.
Anthony loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Anthony's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Anthony's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Anthony keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Crotch 's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anthony throwing strikes but missing.
Anthony postures up and lands a big shot to Crotch 's brow.
Anthony distracts Crotch with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Anthony working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Anthony lands a couple of digs.
Anthony with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anthony postures up and lands a big shot to Crotch 's brow.
Anthony lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Anthony dominated that round.
The cut man is working on William Anthony's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Crotch avoids the body shot from Anthony.
Crotch shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Anthony eats them both and turns towards Crotch to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Anthony shoots in and bounces Crotch off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Anthony scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Anthony lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crotch has momentary wrist control but Anthony slips an elbow through the middle.
Crotch is rocked!
Anthony working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Crotch is still in real trouble! Can Anthony finish him?
Anthony working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Crotch 's head.
Anthony scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anthony gets to his feet and stands over Crotch , holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Crotch felt that one! Anthony unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Crotch from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). William Anthony!
After winning the bout, William Anthony thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Hendricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ikaro Dantas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hendricks comes to the cage accompanied by x. Dantas comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Self vs Self kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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197 lbs
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202 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
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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
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ricardo Hendricks !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ikaro Dantas!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dantas keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dantas ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dantas throws a jab when Hendricks was well out of range.
Dantas throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hendricks was covering up waiting for the punch and Dantas finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Dantas trying to control but Hendricks is working from the bottom.
Hendricks on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hendricks tries to get out of the position.
Hendricks trying to control the position.
Hendricks trying to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ricardo Hendricks just wasn't active enough.
Dantas throws an overhand right that lands on Hendricks 's shoulder, as Hendricks tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendricks tries to close the distance and clinch but Dantas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hendricks connects with an inside leg kick.
A low kick from Dantas is predictable there
and Hendricks counters with a head kick.
Dantas moves out of range of the strikes.
Hendricks connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hendricks staying out of range there.
Hendricks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hendricks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hendricks staying out of range there.
Dantas takes one to the side of the head.
Hendricks throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dantas has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hendricks finds it's way round the side to connect with Dantas's head.
Hendricks is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dantas is rocked!
A head kick misses from Dantas.
Dantas is still on wobbly legs! Can Hendricks finish him?
Hendricks throws a head kick but Dantas moves out of range.
Hendricks connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Dantas out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ricardo Hendricks !
Ricardo Hendricks very nearly forgot to thank Reaper Combatwear amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Boyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Val Kjartansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boyd comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem - Cinderella Man. Val Kjartansson told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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159 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Boyd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Val Kjartansson!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Kjartansson. No joy for Boyd on that attempt.
Kjartansson throws a low kick but Boyd avoids it.
Boyd misses with a straight left.
A nice leg kick lands there from Boyd.
Boyd tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Boyd fails with a takedown attempt.
Boyd misses with a lunging right hand
and Kjartansson counters with an outside leg kick.
Boyd fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Boyd swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kjartansson counters with an inside leg kick.
Boyd closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kjartansson circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Boyd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boyd throws a right hand that Kjartansson ducks under and follows up with a left that Kjartansson also avoids with ease.
Boyd throws a hook but Kjartansson avoids it easily.
Kjartansson throws a push kick but Boyd slaps the foot to one side.
Kjartansson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kjartansson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Boyd fails with a takedown attempt.
Kjartansson throws a right hand that Boyd ducks under and follows up with a left that Boyd also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kjartansson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Boyd on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kjartansson scores with a jab to the body.
Boyd paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Boyd stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kjartansson. That's going to slow Boyd down.
Boyd swinging wildly here.
Kjartansson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boyd thuds his shin into the meat of Kjartansson's side.
Kjartansson fails to land with a series of punches.
Kjartansson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Boyd lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Boyd tries for a takedown but Kjartansson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kjartansson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Boyd finds it's way round the side to connect with Kjartansson's head.
Boyd is looking to chop away at Kjartansson's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boyd tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kjartansson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kjartansson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boyd circles away quickly and effectively.
Boyd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kjartansson was well out of range. Poor timing from Boyd.
Boyd checks a low kick from Kjartansson.
Kjartansson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Boyd has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Boyd punishes Kjartansson's body with a nice straight punch.
Val Kjartansson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kjartansson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boyd looks to land a body kick but Kjartansson moved away.
Boyd moves out of range as Kjartansson strikes.
A big right from Boyd misses.
Kjartansson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kjartansson misses the jab.
Kjartansson misses with a jab to the body
and Boyd counters with a right hand to the body.
Kjartansson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boyd sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kjartansson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kjartansson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boyd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyd lands with a good body shot.
Kjartansson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boyd sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kjartansson. Boyd does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kjartansson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boyd blocks the body kick.
Kjartansson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Boyd in his tracks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kjartansson. That's going to slow Boyd down.
Boyd jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Boyd tries to bum rush Kjartansson with a series of wild strikes but Kjartansson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kjartansson blocks a head kick by Boyd.
Boyd dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kjartansson. That did some damage!
A solid leg kick lands there for Boyd.
Boyd throws a sloppy body shot
and Kjartansson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boyd throws the kick towards the body but Kjartansson avoids it.
Boyd scores with a jab to the jaw.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Boyd 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 Kjartansson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kjartansson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kjartansson tries to bum rush Boyd with a series of wild strikes but Boyd uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kjartansson just misses with a punch to the body.
Kjartansson connects with the punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boyd misses with a series of wild punches.
Kjartansson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Kjartansson misses its intended target.
Boyd throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kjartansson lands the left hand.
Boyd on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kjartansson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boyd tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kjartansson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Boyd takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kjartansson swats away the attempt to clinch by Boyd.
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 Alexander Boyd will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Boyd misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boyd misses with a two punch combination.
Kjartansson misses with a combination
and Boyd makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A right-left combo lands from Kjartansson.
Jab, jab by Kjartansson - just one landing.
A good leg kick by Kjartansson.
Kjartansson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boyd was well out of range. Poor timing from Kjartansson.
Boyd just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boyd. Kjartansson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alexander Boyd is winning the standup battle so far.
Boyd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kjartansson manages to avoid it.
Boyd throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boyd tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kjartansson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kjartansson!
Boyd misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyd uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kjartansson.
Boyd is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Boyd takes a swing at Kjartansson's ribcage but misses.
Boyd tries to move into range but Kjartansson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Boyd tries to clinch up but Kjartansson circles away and keeps his distance.
Kjartansson misses the shot to the body.
Boyd stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Boyd looks to score with a jab to the body but Kjartansson is just out of range.
Boyd checks a leg kick.
Kjartansson ducks under a wild hook from Boyd.
Boyd throws a shot to the body.
Kjartansson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kjartansson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boyd uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kjartansson.
Kjartansson walks into a stiff left hand from Boyd.
Kjartansson looks to throw the jab but Boyd is out of range.
Kjartansson connects with a body shot that sends Boyd's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kjartansson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kjartansson just misses with a punch to the body.
Kjartansson defending well as Boyd loads up on a big left hand.
Kjartansson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Boyd takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kjartansson moves out of range of the body kick.
Boyd stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kjartansson. That's going to slow Boyd down.
Boyd throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kjartansson checks the leg kick.
Kjartansson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kjartansson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boyd uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kjartansson.
Boyd swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kjartansson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Boyd tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kjartansson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boyd sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Boyd.
Boyd is looking to clinch.
Kjartansson lands a nice looking body kick.
Boyd throws a lazy right hand but Kjartansson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boyd looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Boyd shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kjartansson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Boyd working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kjartansson looking for a sweep. Not yet Kjartansson, not yet.
Kjartansson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kjartansson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyd slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boyd is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boyd throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Alexander Boyd will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Boyd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boyd throws out a leg kick but Kjartansson moves out of range and Boyd only half commits.
Kjartansson misses with a wild body shot.
Boyd keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Boyd moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kjartansson.
A jab from Kjartansson does it's job there.
Kjartansson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kjartansson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Boyd if he has to take too many more of those.
Kjartansson jabs at Boyd's body.
Boyd throws an overhand right that lands on Kjartansson's shoulder, as Kjartansson tries to avoid the shot.
Boyd throws a front kick that sends Kjartansson stumbling back into the cage.
A big left from Kjartansson misses.
Boyd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kjartansson was well out of range. Poor timing from Boyd.
Boyd throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Boyd rushes Kjartansson and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kjartansson as Boyd tries to tie him up.
Boyd prevents a body shot from Kjartansson.
Kjartansson has a couple of punches blocked by Boyd.
Kjartansson misses with a punch to the body.
Boyd wants to take the fight to the mat but Kjartansson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Boyd has a couple of punches blocked by Kjartansson.
Boyd prevents a body shot from Kjartansson.
Nice body punch from Kjartansson - that landed with a thud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boyd.
A shot in the inside from Kjartansson.
Boyd is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Boyd misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boyd changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kjartansson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kjartansson throws a leg kick which misses Boyd's front leg but catches the back leg as Boyd tries to avoid it.
Alexander Boyd is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyd lands with an uppercut that bounces Kjartansson off the cage and back into range.
Boyd thows a body shot but no joy.
Kjartansson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boyd moves away.
Good leg kick by Kjartansson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Boyd forces Kjartansson back against the cage and clinches.
Boyd tries to work over Kjartansson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Kjartansson fails to land.
Boyd blocking some punches.
Kjartansson misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kjartansson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Val Kjartansson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kjartansson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boyd taking a breather.
Kjartansson is pushing Boyd up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kjartansson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boyd's elbow.
Boyd blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kjartansson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kjartansson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kjartansson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boyd misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stalling in the clinch from Kjartansson.
Kjartansson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kjartansson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kjartansson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boyd jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice body punch from Kjartansson.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boyd throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Boyd takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kjartansson walks into a left hand.
Boyd fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kjartansson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Val Kjartansson.
I think Boyd has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Boyd!
Alexander Boyd very nearly forgot to thank KillShot Klothing(90% Laundry) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Boy Puti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake Smith will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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183 lbs
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185 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boy Puti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Smith!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith misses with a straight left.
Puti blocks a jab.
Puti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Puti feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Smiths jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Smith on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Smith avoids the body shot from Puti.
Smith drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Smith content to stall in guard here.
Puti is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Smith sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Puti manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Smith manages to get himself to full guard.
Puti postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puti throws a big right hand that misses.
Puti throwing strikes but missing.
Puti is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Smith has his hands on Puti's head, controlling the position.
Smith trying to keep a closed guard but Puti is proving a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jake Smith.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Puti gets a takedown into half guard.
Puti 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.
Puti drops an elbow to the side of Smith's head.
Puti is keen to just control but Smith is a slippery customer.
Smith has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Puti is working away from the top position though.
Puti wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
Puti missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Smith has hold of Puti's hands but Puti slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puti missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Puti looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puti throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith wants to get back to full guard.
Puti working the head and body with strikes.
Smith is trying to maintain the position but Puti is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Puti is trying to control the action in half guard but Smith is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Puti takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Smith is not content to let Puti control the position.
Puti frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Puti looking to finish Smith with some ground and pound. This is bad for Smith!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Puti is landing with some decent strikes but Smith is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Smith is rocked!
It looks like Jake Smith has been cut.
Puti lands a big shot to the head and Smith winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Boy Puti!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hector Santos De Arroyo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarmo Laukkanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laukkanen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Mutilation of Christ. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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30
156 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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150 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
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Good chin |
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hector Santos De Arroyo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jarmo Laukkanen!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos De Arroyo throws a looping overhand right but Laukkanen ducks down to avoid it.
Hector Santos De Arroyo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos De Arroyo throws a jab but it's blocked by Laukkanen.
Laukkanen is looking to land body kicks.
Santos De Arroyo misses with a hook.
Laukkanen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santos De Arroyo.
Santos De Arroyo throws a hook but Laukkanen blocks it.
A good leg kick by Laukkanen.
Laukkanen pushes Santos De Arroyo away with a front kick.
Santos De Arroyo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Laukkanen.
Laukkanen moves forwards but Santos De Arroyo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Santos De Arroyo throws a lazy uppercut
and Laukkanen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Laukkanen thumps Santos De Arroyo with a low kick.
Santos De Arroyo connects with a body shot that sends Laukkanen's belly button to the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laukkanen misses with an uppercut. Santos De Arroyo saw that one coming.
Santos De Arroyo throws a series of punches but Laukkanen moves out of range.
Laukkanen shoots in and gets a takedown into Santos De Arroyo's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Laukkanen wants to control from the top but Santos De Arroyo keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos De Arroyo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Laukkanen controls the pace.
Laukkanen wants to control from the top but Santos De Arroyo keeps moving.
Santos De Arroyo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Laukkanen is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Laukkanen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jarmo Laukkanen has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Laukkanen scores with a body shot.
Laukkanen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Laukkanen tries a head kick but it misses.
Santos De Arroyo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Laukkanen. Laukkanen obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Santos De Arroyo.
Santos De Arroyo slips a jab and a cross from Laukkanen.
Laukkanen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Laukkanen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Santos De Arroyo throws a hook but Laukkanen blocks it.
Santos De Arroyo throws an off balance right hand
and Laukkanen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Santos De Arroyo is lucky that one didn't land flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santos De Arroyo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laukkanen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Laukkanen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A leg kick checked by Santos De Arroyo.
Santos De Arroyo throws a hook to the side of Laukkanen's head but Laukkanen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Laukkanen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Santos De Arroyo scores with a body shot.
Laukkanen connects with a high kick.
It looks like Hector Santos De Arroyo has been cut.
No joy there for Laukkanen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laukkanen lands a big head kick that sends Santos De Arroyo tumbling to the mat! Laukkanen takes a step backwards and waves Santos De Arroyo back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Santos De Arroyo is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos De Arroyo looks to land a right hand but Laukkanen moved out of range.
Oh Santos De Arroyo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Laukkanen lands a jab to Santos De Arroyo's midsection.
Laukkanen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Laukkanen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Santos De Arroyo throws an overhand right that lands on Laukkanen's shoulder, as Laukkanen tries to avoid the shot.
Laukkanen scores with a takedown into Santos De Arroyo's guard.
Laukkanen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Santos De Arroyo seems to have got his legs back now.
Laukkanen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Laukkanen is looking to work some ground and pound but Santos De Arroyo has wrist control.
Laukkanen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laukkanen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Laukkanen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Santos De Arroyo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Laukkanen has gone for a leg lock! Santos De Arroyo slips out almost immediately though and dives into Laukkanen's guard.
Laukkanen trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laukkanen seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jarmo Laukkanen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hector Santos De Arroyo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Santos De Arroyo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Santos De Arroyo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Laukkanen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Laukkanen manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Santos De Arroyo on his heels. He'll look to pass Santos De Arroyo's guard now, I'm sure.
Santos De Arroyo working a defensive guard here.
Laukkanen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Santos De Arroyo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos De Arroyo keeping moving, preventing Laukkanen from controlling successfully.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jarmo Laukkanen wasn't active enough on the ground.
Santos De Arroyo misses with a double jab.
Santos De Arroyo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Laukkanen circles away quickly and effectively.
Jarmo Laukkanen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Laukkanen scores with a body shot.
Santos De Arroyo avoids the head kick by Laukkanen.
Santos De Arroyo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Laukkanen can pounce on him.
Laukkanen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Santos De Arroyo takes a step back to recover.
Santos De Arroyo scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laukkanen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A head kick misses from Laukkanen.
Laukkanen throws a head kick that Santos De Arroyo semi-blocks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laukkanen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Laukkanen.
Laukkanen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Laukkanen throws a sloppy head kick and Santos De Arroyo moves out of range easily.
Laukkanen scores with the left hand. Santos De Arroyo knows he should have avoided that one.
Santos De Arroyo lands a nice shot to the body.
Santos De Arroyo avoids the head kick by Laukkanen.
Santos De Arroyo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Santos De Arroyo misses with a straight right.
Santos De Arroyo throws a lazy uppercut
and Laukkanen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Santos De Arroyo misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laukkanen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Laukkanen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Santos De Arroyo's calf.
Santos De Arroyo works Laukkanen's body with a nice hook.
Laukkanen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Santos De Arroyo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Laukkanen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santos De Arroyo.
Laukkanen throws a nice head kick!
Laukkanen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Laukkanen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Santos De Arroyo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Laukkanen scores with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A cross from Laukkanen lands.
Laukkanen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Santos De Arroyo misses with a body shot.
Santos De Arroyo has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A jab from Santos De Arroyo misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laukkanen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Laukkanen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Santos De Arroyo throws a nice looking combination but Laukkanen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice body kick there by Laukkanen.
A big right from Santos De Arroyo misses.
Laukkanen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Santos De Arroyo.
Santos De Arroyo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Laukkanen.
Santos De Arroyo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laukkanen moves away.
Laukkanen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Santos De Arroyo looks to throw the jab but Laukkanen is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice combination there by Laukkanen.
Santos De Arroyo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Laukkanen misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jarmo Laukkanen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hector Santos De Arroyo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Laukkanen fails to land with a series of punches.
Laukkanen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Laukkanen looks to score with a jab to the body but Santos De Arroyo is just out of range.
Laukkanen lands with a kick to the temple. Santos De Arroyo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Santos De Arroyo connects with a nice looking jab.
Santos De Arroyo misses with a looping left.
Santos De Arroyo lands a nice shot to the body.
Santos De Arroyo misses with a right hand
and Laukkanen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Laukkanen scores with a head kick.
Santos De Arroyo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Laukkanen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Laukkanen connects with a leg kick. Santos De Arroyo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A cross from Santos De Arroyo lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos De Arroyo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Laukkanen tries a head kick but it misses.
Santos De Arroyo avoids the head kick by Laukkanen.
Laukkanen throws out a powerful jab.
Laukkanen misses with a head kick.
Santos De Arroyo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Laukkanen slips a jab and a cross from Santos De Arroyo.
Laukkanen connects with a solid leg kick.
Santos De Arroyo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Laukkanen on the side of the head.
Laukkanen avoids the body shot from Santos De Arroyo.
Laukkanen ducks under a wild hook from Santos De Arroyo.
Santos De Arroyo throws a lazy right hand but Laukkanen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Laukkanen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Santos De Arroyo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos De Arroyo avoids the head kick by Laukkanen.
Santos De Arroyo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice body punch from Santos De Arroyo.
Laukkanen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Laukkanen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Laukkanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santos De Arroyo moves away.
Santos De Arroyo swings widly with a right hand
and Laukkanen counters with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos De Arroyo loads up on a big right hand but Laukkanen slips the punch.
Santos De Arroyo throws a lazy uppercut
and Laukkanen counters with a good low kick that Santos De Arroyo was not able to check.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Santos De Arroyo throws a leg kick but Laukkanen moved away.
Laukkanen blocks a jab.
Santos De Arroyo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Laukkanen defending well as Santos De Arroyo loads up on a big left hand.
Laukkanen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laukkanen lands a slapping body shot.
Laukkanen throws a head kick that half lands.
A jab from Santos De Arroyo misses.
Laukkanen scores with a leg kick.
Santos De Arroyo avoids the head kick by Laukkanen.
Santos De Arroyo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Santos De Arroyo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Laukkanen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laukkanen. Santos De Arroyo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laukkanen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Santos De Arroyo on the side of the head.
Hector Santos De Arroyo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Laukkanen lands with a kick to the temple. Santos De Arroyo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Laukkanen throws a nice head kick!
Laukkanen misses with a wild body shot.
Santos De Arroyo throws a looping overhand right but Laukkanen ducks down to avoid it.
Santos De Arroyo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Laukkanen counters with a thumping low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Laukkanen misses with a two punch combination.
Santos De Arroyo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Laukkanen throws a head kick but Santos De Arroyo moves out of range.
Santos De Arroyo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Laukkanen.
Laukkanen closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Santos De Arroyo did well to prevent Laukkanen getting side control.
Laukkanen trying to mount his opponent but Santos De Arroyo defends it.
Laukkanen slips a nice elbow through Santos De Arroyo's hands, connecting with Santos De Arroyo's forehead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos De Arroyo is looking to control Laukkanen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Santos De Arroyo avoid being mounted?
Laukkanen trying to control the action but Santos De Arroyo is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jarmo Laukkanen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Laukkanen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jarmo Laukkanen!
Jarmo Laukkanen 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Shawnn Chen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jambo Liddel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liddel has chosen Steve Aoki - Pursuit of Happiness (REMIX) as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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23
170 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
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28
165 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawnn Chen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jambo Liddel!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A good leg kick by Liddel.
Chen looks to throw the jab but Liddel is out of range.
Liddel with a hook.
Liddel scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Chen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Liddel.
Liddel throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Chen's head.
Chen avoids a kick to the body.
Jambo Liddel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liddel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chen tries to clinch there but Liddel circles away.
Liddel bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chen's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddel misses the shot to the body.
Liddel tries to close the distance and clinch but Chen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Liddel looks to land a combination but Chen avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Liddel. Chen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Liddel throws a wild body kick that Chen sees coming a mile off.
Liddel connects with a solid leg kick.
Liddel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A lazy left from Liddel finds it's target.
Liddel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Liddel throws a low kick but Chen moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Liddel is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Liddel moves to clinch but Chen breaks away
and Chen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Chen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Liddel.
Liddel throws a nice looking combination but Chen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Liddel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Liddel scores with a leg kick.
Liddel misses with a low kick.
Chen tries to clinch up but Liddel circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Chen tries to clinch up but Liddel circles away and keeps his distance.
Good leg kick by Liddel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chen checks a leg kick.
Chen doesn't manage to clinch there - Liddel circles away.
A left and a right from Liddel both land. Nice combination.
Liddel with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Chen to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Jambo Liddel has been cut.
A head kick misses from Liddel.
Liddel lands a jab-cross combination.
Liddel darts in and clinches Chen up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Liddel backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liddel wants to break free but Chen has control.
Chen working aggressively here.
Liddel looking to throw knees to the head but Chen is blocking nicely.
Chen misses with some punches.
Liddel landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Chen misses with a punch on the inside.
Chen swings wildly with an uppercut but Liddel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chen lands an uppercut.
Liddel tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Liddel blocks an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chen lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Chen fails to land.
Chen lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jambo Liddel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jambo Liddel's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Chen moves out of range of the body kick from Liddel.
Nice uppercut there from Liddel.
Chen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Liddel walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Liddel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chen. That did some damage!
Chen tries to clinch but Liddel is having none of it.
Chen pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Liddel back to the cage. Chen follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Liddel lands with an overhand left.
Chen blocks a leg kick.
Liddel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Liddel scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chen in his tracks.
Liddel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Still in the clinch, Chen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chen throws a punch but it's blocked by Liddel.
Liddel throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Chen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Liddel tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Liddel tries to pull guard but Chen won't allow it.
Chen lands a shoulder strike.
Liddel missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Liddel has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Liddel blocking some punches.
Liddel jumps guard but Chen stands there with Liddel around his waist. Liddel gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Chen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Liddel breaks from the clinch.
Liddel darts in trying to clinch
and Liddel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jambo Liddel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chen tries to clinch up but Liddel circles away and keeps his distance.
Liddel fakes the leg kick and cracks Chen in the body.
Chen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Liddel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Liddel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Liddel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Liddel fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Chen checks it well.
Chen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Some bone on bone action there as Chen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Chen misses with a hook
and Liddel counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Liddel takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Chen misses with a lunging right hand
and Liddel counters with a good low kick that Chen was not able to check.
Liddel lands a nice looking kick to the body. Chen takes a step back to recover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddel lands a high kick!
Liddel thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Chen if he has to take too many more of those.
Liddel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jambo Liddel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Liddel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liddel throws a sloppy head kick and Chen moves out of range easily.
Chen tries to clinch there but Liddel circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Liddel shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Chen eats them both and turns towards Liddel to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Chen moves into range and clinches up with Liddel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jambo Liddel will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jambo Liddel's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Liddel takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Chen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chen tries to close the distance and clinch but Liddel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Liddel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chen avoids a kick to the body.
Chen moves forwards but Liddel connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Chen avoids the head kick by Liddel.
Liddel misses with the combination.
Liddel throws a leg kick which misses Chen's front leg but catches the back leg as Chen tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddel throws a sloppy head kick and Chen moves out of range easily.
Chen keeps the fight on the outside.
A big left from Liddel misses.
Chen misses with a hook. Liddel ducked under it nicely.
Liddel tries a head kick but it misses.
Chen looks to land a right hand but Liddel moved out of range.
Liddel misses with a low kick.
Liddel keeps the fight on the outside.
Jambo Liddel is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chen moves away.
Chen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Some wild striking there from Liddel.
Chen moves into the clinch successfully.
Liddel blocks an uppercut.
Chen throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chen.
Still in the clinch, Chen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen misses with a punch on the inside.
Liddel misses with an elbow strike.
Chen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chen misses with a punch on the inside.
Chen lands a hook that snaps the head of Liddel backwards.
Chen throws a punch but it's blocked by Liddel.
Chen misses with a punch on the inside.
Chen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chen.
Liddel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chen misses with some punches.
Liddel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shawnn Chen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Liddel.
Liddel blocks the elbow strike.
Chen swings wildly with an uppercut but Liddel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Liddel blocking some punches.
Chen throws a punch but it's blocked by Liddel.
Liddel pulls guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Liddel is trying to keep Chen in close.
Shawnn Chen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chen throws an elbow that misses. Liddel uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Chen's guard. Nice move by Liddel!
And that's the end of the fight!
Shawnn Chen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Liddel 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jambo Liddel!
Jambo Liddel seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Renars Stunza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tesco Vee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vee is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Lynyrd Skynyrd - Simple man. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Renars Stunza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tesco Vee!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vee clinches with his opponent.
Vee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vee trying to land knees to the body.
Vee trying to control the position but instead, Stunza has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vee into the cage.
Vee has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stunza working aggressively here.
Vee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stunza can't find room to land a body shot as Vee controls the action.
Vee takes a shot to the head.
Stunza is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vee is keeping busy.
Vee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stunza lands a shoulder strike.
Stunza misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Vee.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Vee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stunza backwards.
Stunza fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stunza pushes Vee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stunza trying to control the position but instead, Vee has worked for underhooks and has pushed Stunza into the cage.
Vee lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vee gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Stunza working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vee.
Vee loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vee is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Vee working some strikes from top position.
Stunza can't keep his opponent in guard - Vee advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Stunza is trying to maintain the position but Vee is very close to passing his half guard.
Vee trying to control the action but Stunza is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vee trying to mount his opponent but Stunza defends it.
Stunza is refusing to be controlled, as Vee sits in half guard.
Stunza on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Stunza tries to get out of the position.
Stunza is trying to get back to full guard.
Vee working Stunza over with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Stunza moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stunza trying to keep a closed guard but Vee is proving a slippery customer.
Vee cracks Stunza with a solid left hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vee accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vee stands and throws Stunza's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Stunza takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Vee wants to control but Stunza is keeping him busy.
Vee tries to score with some ground and pound. Stunza controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vee trying to control the position but Stunza is working away.
Vee tries to move into full mount but can't pass Stunza's legs.
Vee misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Vee is working Stunza over with some ground and pound from side control.
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!
Stunza is looking to regain half guard here but Vee keeps moving and retains side control.
Vee controlling the position from side mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vee passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Stunza!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tesco Vee dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Stunza throws a hook but Vee blocks it.
Stunza throws a hook but Vee avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Vee.
Vee rushes Stunza and presses him up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Vee.
Vee has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Stunza regains guard immediately.
Vee 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.
Tesco Vee has got the better of the ground game so far.
Vee trying to control the position from guard on top but Stunza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vee working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Stunza's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vee scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vee trying to control but Stunza is working from the bottom.
Vee slips nicely into half guard.
Vee wants to take a breather but Stunza is having none of it.
Stunza tries to get to full guard but Vee has control of the leg.
Vee moves nicely into side control.
Vee controlling from side mount.
Stunza is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stunza is not content to let Vee control the position.
Vee working away.
Vee postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Stunza gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Vee is taking a breather. Stunza says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Vee winds up and cracks Stunza with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vee is nestled in close to Stunza, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ground and pound from Vee.
Vee is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Stunza!
Vee has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Stunza's face.
Vee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vee postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Stunza looks a forlorn figure.
Vee in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vee trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Vee with the ground and pound from mount.
Vee scoring with strikes but Stunza is staying in there.
It looks like Renars Stunza has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vee connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Stunza is rocked!
Vee lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Oh Stunza is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stunza is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Stunza takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Vee's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tesco Vee!
Post fight, Tesco Vee stared into the camera and said 'Thanks to my Alliance and all the people supporting me !'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bad Idea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sid Mission (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Idea comes into the arena with Boss of All Bosses blaring out of the sound system. Mission has chosen Rodeo Song as his entrance music. Sid Mission has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bad Idea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sid Mission!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mission blocks a leg kick.
Idea misses with a straight right.
Mission tries to sprawl but Idea drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Mission keeping control of the position.
Mission makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mission.
Mission pulls Idea in to control the position.
Idea trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mission seems keen to control Idea's posture.
Idea won't allow Mission to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mission pulls Idea in close to his closed guard and prevents Idea from doing any damage or advancing position.
Idea with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Sid Mission.
Mission throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Idea tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Idea steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mission.
Idea lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Idea staying out of range there.
Bad Idea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mission chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Idea can pounce on him.
Idea feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mission's calf.
Idea chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Idea dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mission. That did some damage!
Mission misses with a hook.
Mission checks a leg kick.
Idea looks for a takedown but Mission sprawls well.
Idea pushes Mission up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short left from Idea.
Idea scores with a shoulder strike.
Idea goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mission has a couple of punches blocked by Idea.
Idea avoiding damage.
Mission scores with a shoulder strike.
Mission swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mission working aggressively here.
Mission throws a head punch that misses.
Mission scores with a nice hook to the head.
Idea taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mission can't find room to land a body shot as Idea controls the action.
Idea slows down the pace here.
Mission lands a shoulder strike.
Mission tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Idea's elbow.
Mission throws a punch but it's blocked by Idea.
Mission doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mission misses with some punches.
Mission throws a punch but it's blocked by Idea.
Mission tries to throw a body punch but Idea avoids it by throwing Mission back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Idea.
Idea misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Idea lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mission misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Mission on the inside.
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!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mission.
Mission misses with some punches.
Mission blocking some punches.
Idea blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mission swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Idea tries a body shot but Mission blocks it.
Idea tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Idea.
Idea lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Idea stops a takedown attempt from Mission.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Idea tries a body shot but Mission blocks it.
Idea struggles to land a body shot inside as Mission controls his hands.
Idea lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mission backwards.
Mission lands a body punch.
Idea tries for a takedown. No joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bad Idea dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Idea 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 Mission has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mission and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Idea misses with a wild body shot.
Idea ducks under a wild hook from Mission.
Mission looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mission throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Idea makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Mission really felt that one!
Mission misses with a lunging right hand
and Idea counters with a nice body kick.
Idea is looking to slow Mission down with leg kicks.
Idea throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mission throws a right and a left that both miss.
Idea throws a body kick that misses.
Idea with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mission shoots in for a takedown but Idea shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Idea fails with the takedown
enabling Mission to counter with a crisp jab.
Mission swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Idea shoots in for a takedown but Mission shows good takedown defense.
Idea lands a nice looking body shot.
Mission lands with an overhand left.
Mission slips a jab and a cross from Idea.
Idea displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mission throws out the jab.
Mission connects with a jab.
Bad Idea is winning the standup battle so far.
Idea blocks a jab.
Idea looks to land a combination but Mission avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Idea ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mission moves away.
Mission cracks Idea with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mission throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Idea tries to clinch there but Mission circles away.
Idea throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mission takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Idea throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mission's head.
Idea walks into a stiff left hand from Mission.
Idea scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Some wild striking there from Mission.
Idea tries a low kick but Mission avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mission tries to score a power double leg takedown but Idea sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mission somewhat.
Bad Idea has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sid Mission.
A big right from Mission misses.
Mission jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Idea moves away from the strike by Mission.
Idea throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mission stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mission misses with an uppercut. Idea saw that one coming.
Mission loads up on a big right hand but Idea slips the punch.
Idea lands with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mission takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Mission swings widly with a right hand
and Idea counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Idea gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mission dodges the punch combination from Idea.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Idea tries to score with a low kick but Mission moves his leg out of the way.
Mission misses with a takedown attempt
and Idea counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mission's knee momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Mission misses the target.
Idea is looking to wear down Mission with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Idea throws out a powerful jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Idea scores with a punch to the head.
Idea steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mission.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bad Idea dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Mission takes a swing at Idea's ribcage but misses.
Mission circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mission shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Idea as he jumps to the side.
Idea drives through with a takedown into Mission's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Idea wants to control from the top but Mission keeps moving.
Mission is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mission utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Idea trying to control the position from guard on top but Mission is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Mission is pulling down on Idea's head. It's preventing any offense from Idea, at least for the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bad Idea.
Mission swings for the body but Idea moves out of range.
Idea uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mission.
Mission darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Idea dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Idea moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mission fails to land the takedown.
Idea attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mission might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Idea tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mission was well out of range. Poor timing from Idea.
Idea throws a chopping leg kick but Mission manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mission tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Idea was well out of range. Poor timing from Mission.
Mission is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Idea.
Mission shoots in looking for a takedown. Idea tries to sprawl out of it but Mission keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Idea manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bad Idea has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sid Mission.
Mission throws a jab when Idea was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mission misses with a straight right.
Idea staying out of range there.
Mission misses with a straight right.
Mission fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Idea manages to avoid it.
Mission keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Idea fakes the leg kick and cracks Mission in the body.
Mission lands the left hand.
Mission's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Idea shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mission but Mission pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sid Mission has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mission looks for a takedown but Idea sprawls well.
Mission takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mission missing with a left hand there. Idea was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Idea.
Idea throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mission avoids the body shot from Idea.
Mission has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Idea.
Mission takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Idea cracks the inside of Mission's front leg.
Bad Idea is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Idea cracks the inside of Mission's front leg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Mission throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mission shoots in looking for a takedown but Idea manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mission's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mission stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Idea.
Mission misses with a right hand
and Idea counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bad Idea showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Idea 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bad Idea!
An out of breath Bad Idea thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Kafka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cannabis Sativa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kafka's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Welcome to the Jungle. Sativa has chosen Rasta say SMOKE as his entrance music. Cannabis Sativa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Viktor Kafka!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cannabis Sativa!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kafka. Sativa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sativa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kafka, pushing him back against the cage.
Kafka blocks an elbow strike from Sativa.
Sativa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sativa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Viktor Kafka has been cut.
Sativa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sativa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kafka's efforts to push away.
Sativa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sativa changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kafka fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kafka bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sativa's head backwards.
Sativa moves in looking to clinch but Kafka pushes him off.
Kafka throws an overhand right that lands on Sativa's shoulder, as Sativa tries to avoid the shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sativa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sativa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kafka uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sativa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sativa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sativa shoots in and gets a takedown into Kafka's guard.
Kafka is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sativa chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sativa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kafka is keeping the position for now.
Sativa controlling from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kafka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sativa wants to control from the top but Kafka keeps moving.
Kafka keeping full guard, as Sativa tries to pass.
Sativa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sativa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sativa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kafka is keeping the position for now.
Sativa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sativa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sativa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sativa postures up in Kafka's guard and throws a big left but Kafka blocks it.
Sativa is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sativa throws a big elbow that misses.
Kafka keeping moving, preventing Sativa from controlling successfully.
Sativa is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kafka working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sativa.
Kafka is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sativa is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sativa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sativa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kafka swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cannabis Sativa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Viktor Kafka's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sativa.
Kafka blocks a head kick by Sativa.
Kafka checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sativa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kafka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kafka lands with an uppercut that bounces Sativa off the cage and back into range.
Cannabis Sativa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sativa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kafka.
Kafka looks to score with a jab to the body but Sativa is just out of range.
Kafka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kafka throws a series of punches but Sativa avoids them all with ease.
Sativa closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kafka regains half guard, as Sativa was trying to land strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sativa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sativa trying to control the action but Kafka is working from the bottom.
Kafka keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sativa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sativa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cannabis Sativa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sativa throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Kafka to regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sativa throwing strikes from guard but Kafka blocks nicely.
Kafka is looking to stand up but Sativa isn't so interested in that idea.
Sativa looking to sit in guard and control but Kafka gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kafka stays in close to Sativa's body and controls the position.
Kafka throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kafka slips nicely into half guard.
Kafka wants to free his trapped foot but Sativa is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kafka moves into full mount! Sativa won't be happy about that!
Kafka raining down hammerfists from mount.
Sativa is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kafka throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Kafka throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Kafka misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Kafka throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Kafka looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sativa is trying to escape the mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kafka trying to control but Sativa is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sativa is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Kafka dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Viktor Kafka's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sativa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sativa tries to clinch up but Kafka circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice body kick from Sativa.
Sativa fakes the leg kick and cracks Kafka in the body.
Sativa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sativa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sativa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Kafka misses the target.
Sativa throws a leg kick but Kafka checks it.
Sativa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sativa tries to clinch but Kafka moves out of range.
Sativa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sativa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sativa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kafka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sativa closes the distance and clinches up with Kafka, looking for a takedown. Sativa pushes Kafka against the cage but Kafka circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sativa throws out a loose jab but Kafka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sativa has closed the distance and engaged Kafka in a clinch.
Sativa tries for a takedown but Kafka manages to get underhooks.
Viktor Kafka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cannabis Sativa.
Sativa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kafka backwards.
Kafka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sativa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kafka is defending well for now.
Sativa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kafkas head.
Kafka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sativa's elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sativa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kafka's brow.
Sativa pushes Kafka back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sativa lands an elbow that stopped Kafka in his tracks for a moment.
Kafka avoids a wild elbow strike from Sativa.
Sativa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kafka avoids a wild elbow strike from Sativa.
Kafka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sativa's elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sativa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kafka's elbow.
Sativa swings wildly with an uppercut but Kafka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sativa tries to throw a body punch but Kafka avoids it by throwing Sativa back against the cage.
Kafka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sativa throws an elbow but it misses.
Kafka lands a right hand.
Kafka scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Sativa fails to land.
Sativa misses with a punch on the inside.
Kafka has a couple of punches blocked by Sativa.
Kafka breaks from the clinch.
Good work by Kafka as he checks the leg kick.
A low kick from Kafka is predictable there
and Sativa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kafka throws a front kick that sends Sativa stumbling back into the cage.
Sativa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sativa. Kafka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cannabis Sativa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sativa thows a body shot but no joy.
Sativa lands a front kick.
Kafka fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kafka avoids the head kick by Sativa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sativa throws a wild body kick that Kafka sees coming a mile off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sativa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kafka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Sativa blocks the leg kick.
Kafka blocks a head kick by Sativa.
Sativa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kafka.
Kafka throws the left hand but Sativa avoids the punch easily.
Sativa ducks under a wild hook from Kafka.
Sativa throws a solid leg kick but Kafka takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sativa.
Sativa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sativa throws a chopping leg kick but Kafka manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kafka works the jab nicely.
Kafka checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cannabis Sativa really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Viktor Kafka's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sativa throws an overhand right that lands on Kafka's shoulder, as Kafka tries to avoid the shot.
Kafka takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kafka takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sativa thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kafka if he has to take too many more of those.
Kafka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sativa lands a head kick. Kafka smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sativa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That kick from Kafka tenderised Sativa's leg. Sativa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kafka tries to score with a low kick but Sativa moves his leg out of the way.
Sativa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kafka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sativa has Kafka up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kafka blocks an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kafka is looking for a takedown.
Kafka swings wildly with an uppercut but Sativa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kafka blocks an elbow strike from Sativa.
Sativa avoids the elbow strike from Kafka, against the cage.
Sativa throws an elbow that misses.
Sativa misses with the head strike.
Kafka stalls.
Kafka is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sativa working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kafka lands a left hand.
Kafka tries to break free but Sativa pushes him back against the cage.
Sativa tries for a takedown but Kafka manages to get underhooks.
Sativa is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kafka misses with a punch on the inside.
Kafka avoids a wild elbow strike from Sativa.
Kafka breaks the clinch.
Sativa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sativa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Viktor Kafka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cannabis Sativa.
Kafka works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kafka blocks the body kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kafka throws a nice looking combination but Sativa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kafka throws a body punch but Sativa moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kafka misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sativa counters with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Kafka misses the target.
Sativa shoots in for a takedown but Kafka shows good takedown defense.
Sativa throws a big shot that misses.
Kafka gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sativa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kafka swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sativa wants to control from the top but Kafka keeps moving.
Sativa controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Sativa wants to control from the top but Kafka keeps moving.
Cannabis Sativa has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Kafka tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sativa sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kafka somewhat.
Kafka shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sativa scores with a nice strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cannabis Sativa dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Viktor Kafka's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kafka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sativa 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.
Sativa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sativa crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kafka - the referee stops the clock and Sativa gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kafka. Sativa manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kafka throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sativa walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kafka.
Sativa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sativa throws a front kick aimed at Kafka's knee but Kafka avoids it well.
Kafka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sativa ducks under a wild hook from Kafka.
Kafka tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sativa cracks the inside of Kafka's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sativa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kafka shoots in looking for a takedown but Sativa manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kafka's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sativa wants to slow Kafka down by chopping away at his legs.
Kafka keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sativa throws a leg kick which misses Kafka's front leg but catches the back leg as Kafka tries to avoid it.
Kafka fails with the takedown.
Sativa fails with a takedown attempt.
Kafka connects with a body shot.
Viktor Kafka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sativa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kafka leaves Sativa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Viktor Kafka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cannabis Sativa.
Sativa shoots for a double leg takedown but Kafka sprawls well. He's pushed Sativa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sativa is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That kick from Sativa tenderised Kafka's leg. Kafka is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kafka scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Cannabis Sativa has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sativa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kafka misses the jab.
Sativa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sativa.
Kafka lands a nice looking body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kafka swings for the body but Sativa moves out of range.
Kafka tries to score with a low kick but Sativa moves his leg out of the way.
Kafka looks for the body kick but Sativa saw that one coming.
Kafka stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sativa.
Sativa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kafka's waist but Kafka gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sativa off to one side.
Kafka throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sativa counters with a nice uppercut.
Sativa missing with a left hand there. Kafka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sativa misses with a kick to the body.
Kafka throws a leg kick
and Sativa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kafka blocks a head kick by Sativa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kafka pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kafka lands with a cross.
Sativa throws a leg kick but Kafka checks it.
Sativa connects with a solid leg kick.
Sativa avoids the body shot from Kafka.
Sativa lands with a kick to the temple. Kafka shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sativa defending well as Kafka loads up on a big left hand.
Kafka misses with a low kick.
Kafka wants to slow Sativa down by chopping away at his legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sativa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kafka is out of range and Sativa settles back down.
Cannabis Sativa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sativa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kafka.
And that's the end of the fight!
Viktor Kafka showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sativa 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 47:48
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 47:48
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cannabis Sativa!
Cannabis Sativa is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Haplopelma Hainanum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clay Mercer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mercer has chosen Kid CuDi - Wylin Cuz I'm Young as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Haplopelma Hainanum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clay Mercer!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Mercer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mercer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hainanum was well out of range. Poor timing from Mercer.
The fighters circling - Mercer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mercer blocks a head kick by Hainanum.
Hainanum shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hainanum throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hainanum throws a sloppy head kick and Mercer moves out of range easily.
Hainanum is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mercer.
Mercer lands a leg kick that knocks Hainanum off balance momentarily.
Hainanum tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mercer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hainanum is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mercer.
Hainanum displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mercer throws out the jab.
Hainanum avoids the head kick by Mercer.
Hainanum throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mercer stalks Hainanum and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hainanum's face. Hainanum staggers backwards, shaken.
Hainanum throws a body punch but Mercer moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hainanum takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mercer throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hainanum counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mercer's knee momentarily.
Hainanum walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercer lands a two punch combo.
Mercer lands with a straight right. Hainanum didn't see that one coming.
Hainanum connects with an inside leg kick.
Hainanum throws a sloppy head kick
and Mercer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mercer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hainanum throws a head kick but Mercer moves out of range.
Mercer lands a jab to Hainanum's midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mercer's corner calls for a 1-2. Mercer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mercer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hainanum moves away.
Hainanum tries to clinch up
and Mercer counters with a nice uppercut.
Mercer moves out of range of the body kick from Hainanum.
Hainanum throws a sloppy head kick and Mercer moves out of range easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hainanum.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hainanum lands a front kick.
Hainanum throws a low kick but Mercer avoids it.
Hainanum defending well as Mercer loads up on a big left hand.
Hainanum takes one on the button.
Mercer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mercer lands a jab to the head.
Hainanum tries a head kick but it misses.
Mercer moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mercer cracks Hainanum with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hainanum is rocked!
Hainanum tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mercer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hainanum was well out of range. Poor timing from Mercer.
Hainanum wants to clinch.
Mercer cracks Hainanum with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Oh Hainanum is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hainanum lands a nice shot that snaps Mercer's head back.
Hainanum seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercer misses with a two punch combination.
Jab, jab by Mercer - just one landing.
Hainanum misses with a body kick.
Mercer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mercer scores with a jab.
Hainanum looks up at the clock. Bad move! Mercer lands a right hand from hell, dropping Hainanum. Mercer pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clay Mercer!
Our winner, Clay Mercer, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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