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Eminence 12 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rostam Samani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Hardon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hardon's choice of entrance music: Ameno. Rostam Samani has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rostam Samani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big Hardon!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Samani.
Hardon misses with an uppercut
and Samani counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The fighters circling - Samani throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Samani clinches up with Hardon and pushes him back against the cage.
Good body shot from Samani.
Samani tries to throw a body punch but Hardon avoids it by throwing Samani back against the cage.
Hardon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hardon lands a left hand.
Hardon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Come on Samani - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hardon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Samani working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Samani pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hardon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Samani counters with an outside leg kick.
Hardon misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samani misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Samani buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hardon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Samani jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Big Hardon has been cut.
Big Hardon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Samani clinches up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Samani stalling in the clinch but Hardon improves position.
Samani struggles to land a body shot inside as Hardon controls his hands.
Samani misses with a body punch.
Samani stalling in the clinch.
Hardon has a couple of punches blocked by Samani.
Hardon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Samani is looking to control Hardon's arms but Hardon gets an underhook and turns him. Now Samani has his back to the cage.
Samani misses with a hook to the ribs.
Samani tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hardon's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Samani.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samani makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hardon has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Samani regains guard immediately.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hardon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hardon preventing the sweep.
Hardon looking to pass the guard.
Samani looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hardon is one step ahead there.
Samani controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samani controls Hardon momentarily but Hardon frees himself.
Hardon wants to control from the top but Samani keeps moving.
Samani is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
We're going to have a standup here because Rostam Samani wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Samani scores with a jab. Hardon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hardon lands a nice looking body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Samani.
Samani stuffs the takedown attempt from Hardon. Hardon gets slowly back to his feet.
Samani rushes Hardon and presses him up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardon goes for a takedown attempt but Samani pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Samani ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardon moves out of range of the strikes.
Hardon blocks a jab.
Samani fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hardon on the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Samani dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hardon. That did some damage!
Samani closes the distance and clinches.
Samani swings wildly with an uppercut but Hardon uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rostam Samani dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Big Hardon's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Samani buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Samani misses with a low kick as Hardon jumps back.
Hardon throws a looping overhand right but Samani ducks down to avoid it.
Samani throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Samani wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Samani misses with a double jab
and Hardon counters with a good low kick that Samani was not able to check.
Hardon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hardon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hardon is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Samani uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hardon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samani throws a head kick that half lands.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Samani is defended easily by Hardon.
Samani waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hardon.
Hardon misses with a looping left.
Samani misses with a jab to the body
and Hardon counters with a nice low kick that buckles Samani's knee momentarily.
A shot to the liver by Samani. Beautiful body shot.
Samani throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hardon counters with a good low kick that Samani was not able to check.
Hardon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hardon scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rostam Samani is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samani connects with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Samani wants to clinch up but Hardon keeps it at a distance.
Samani pushes Hardon away with a front kick.
Samani is looking to chop away at Hardon's legs.
Samani walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hardon checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A leg kick checked by Hardon.
Samani buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Samani wants to slow Hardon down by chopping away at his legs.
Nice straight punches there by Samani. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Samani.
That has opened up Big Hardon's cut even more.
Hardon avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samani tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hardon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Samani walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hardon checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Samani throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hardon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hardon scores with a nice right hand.
Hardon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Samani was well out of range. Poor timing from Hardon.
Hardon throws a right hand that misses
enabling Samani to counter with a crisp jab.
Samani keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hardon.
Samani finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Samani misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Samani avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardon ducks right into an uppercut from Samani.
Samani connects with a body shot that sends Hardon's belly button to the back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Hardon misses.
Hardon misses with a head kick.
Samani paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The cut above Big Hardon's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Samani checks a leg kick.
A left lands for Samani.
Samani misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Samani thumps Hardon with a low kick.
Samani has closed the distance and engaged Hardon in a clinch.
Hardon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rostam Samani dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Big Hardon's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Samani throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hardon on the side of the head.
Hardon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Samani.
Samani is looking to chop away at Hardon's legs.
Samani slips under a jab.
Samani closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hardon circles away.
Hardon drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Samani is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hardon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Samani wants to free his trapped foot but Hardon is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Samani works his way into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samani has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Hardon!
Samani tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hardon keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Samani cracks Hardon with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Big Hardon's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rostam Samani!
Rostam Samani 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Manuel Paquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dallas Bond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
20 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Manuel Paquiao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Dallas Bond!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bond throws a hook but Paquiao blocks it.
Paquiao throws a poor cross that misses
and Bond counters with a straight right hand.
Paquiao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bond.
Bond on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Paquiao takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bond lands the left hand.
Bond is looking to slow Paquiao down with leg kicks.
Paquiao slips a jab from Bond.
Bond wants to land a leg kick but Paquiao is out of range.
Bond takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bond lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paquiao throws a shot from downtown. Bond moves away and avoids it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bond.
Bond throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paquiao misses with a straight left.
Paquiao staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paquiao looks to land a right hand but Bond moved out of range.
Paquiao lands a jab to the nose.
Bond thows a left - swing and a miss!
Paquiao slips under a jab.
Bond misses with a looping right.
A jab lands there for Bond.
Dallas Bond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bond is looking to chop away at Paquiao's legs.
Bond throws a hook but Paquiao blocks it.
A lazy left from Bond finds it's target.
Paquiao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bond.
Paquiao has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Paquiao there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bond chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bond throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Paquiao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bond misses with a hook
and Paquiao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Paquiao really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bond shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Paquiao eats them both and turns towards Bond to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Paquiao is rocked!
Bond throws a looping overhand right but Paquiao ducks down to avoid it.
Oh Paquiao is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Paquiao blocks a head kick by Bond.
Paquiao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bond manages to avoid it.
Paquiao seems to have got his legs back now.
Bond fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Paquiao is out of range.
Paquiao takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Paquiao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bond manages to avoid it.
Bond moves in looking to clinch but Paquiao pushes him off.
Bond misses with a hook. Paquiao ducked under it nicely.
A slow jab from Bond misses its intended target.
Bond swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paquiao throws a good cross that connects.
Bond misses with a wild combination.
Nice jab there from Paquiao.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paquiao misses with a hook. Bond ducked under it nicely.
Paquiao misses with an uppercut
and Bond connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bond throws a hook but Paquiao avoids it easily.
Paquiao lands a jab to Bond's midsection.
Paquiao loads up on a big right hand but Bond slips the punch.
Bond connects with a single shot there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bond.
Paquiao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Paquiao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bond throws out the jab.
Paquiao cracks Bond with a right hand to the side of the head.
Paquiao is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bond misses with a straight left.
Paquiao throws a body punch but Bond moves out of range.
Paquiao lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bond swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Paquiao keeps the fight on the outside.
Paquiao misses with a looping right.
Bond misses with a hook
and Paquiao counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bond has managed to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paquiao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bond misses with a wild combination.
Bond is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Paquiao had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bond tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paquiao was well out of range. Poor timing from Bond.
Paquiao throws a lazy uppercut
and Bond counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Paquiao looks to score with a jab to the body but Bond is just out of range.
Bond throws a low kick, looking for Paquiao's leg but Paquiao calmly moves out of range.
Bond misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dallas Bond dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bond misses with a hook. Paquiao ducked under it nicely.
Paquiao swings for the body but Bond moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Bond. Those never looked like landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bond. Paquiao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paquiao slips a straight right by Bond.
Paquiao misses with an uppercut. Bond saw that one coming.
Paquiao lands a nice shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Bond misses
enabling Paquiao to counter with a crisp jab.
Bond with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Paquiao to score with a decent uppercut.
Paquiao chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bond can pounce on him.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Paquiao, as that shot connected.
Bond misses with a body punch
and Paquiao counters with a nice body shot.
Bond scores with a jab to the jaw.
A head kick misses from Bond.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paquiao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bond.
A punch combination from Bond misses.
Paquiao lands a really nice looking cross but Bond seems unphased.
Paquiao takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Paquiao misses with a looping right.
Bond works the jab nicely.
Paquiao misses the shot to the body.
Paquiao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bond manages to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Paquiao. Those never looked like landing.
Bond misses with a wild combination.
Paquiao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bond throws a poor cross that misses
and Paquiao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Paquiao is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bond throws a hook to the side of Paquiao's head but Paquiao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bond takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Paquiao misses with a few strikes there.
Paquiao misses with a body shot.
Paquiao connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bond's hands.
Bond takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bond misses with a right hand
and Paquiao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dallas Bond seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paquiao moves away from the strike by Bond.
A slow jab from Bond misses its intended target.
Bond throws a head kick but Paquiao moves out of range.
Bond ducks under a wild hook from Paquiao.
Bond throws a sloppy head kick and Paquiao moves out of range easily.
Bond misses with a hook.
Bond uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paquiao.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bond misses with a looping left.
Paquiao's corner calls for a 1-2. Paquiao obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bond waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Paquiao.
A jab from Bond misses.
Paquiao throws a hook to the side of Bond's head but Bond sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Paquiao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Paquiao 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.
Bond lands with a hook. Paquiao tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bond displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Paquiao throws out the jab.
Paquiao lunges at Bond with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bond's hand.
Paquiao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bond tried to score with a low kick but Paquiao checks it.
Paquiao is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bond misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bond tries a head kick but it misses.
Bond swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bond throws a hook to the side of Paquiao's head but Paquiao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Paquiao throws a shot from downtown. Bond moves away and avoids it.
Bond clinches up with Paquiao and pushes him back against the cage.
Paquiao blocks a body shot from Bond.
Bond misses with the head strike.
Paquiao blocking some punches.
Bond tries to land a knee to the head but Paquiao blocks with his arms.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bond with a knee to the head.
Bond misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bond misses with a knee to the head.
Paquiao dodges an elbow strike from Bond.
Bond lands an elbow that stopped Paquiao in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dallas Bond will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Paquiao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bond throws out the jab.
Bond throws a leg kick but Paquiao sees it coming and moves out of range.
Paquiao lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Paquiao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bond throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Paquiao misses with a body shot.
Bond avoids the body shot from Paquiao.
Bond connects with a high kick.
Bond throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bond takes one on the button.
Paquiao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bond was well out of range. Poor timing from Paquiao.
A head kick misses from Bond.
Bond's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Paquiao connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bond scrambles back to his feet.
Bond lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bond slips a straight right by Paquiao.
Paquiao is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A swing and a miss from Paquiao.
Paquiao scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bond is looking to chop away at Paquiao's legs.
Paquiao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bond.
Bond chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Paquiao scores with a nice right hand.
Paquiao lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Paquiao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paquiao stuns Bond with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bond throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bond bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Paquiao's head backwards.
Paquiao has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bond finds it's way round the side to connect with Paquiao's head.
Manuel Paquiao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paquiao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bond.
Paquiao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Paquiao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bond takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Paquiao scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bond in his tracks.
It looks like Dallas Bond has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paquiao catches Bond with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bond misses with a low kick.
Bond has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Paquiao throws a series of punches but Bond avoids them all with ease.
A good leg kick by Bond.
Paquiao throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bond darts in and clinches Paquiao up against the cage.
Bond with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bond misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paquiao is trying to break the clinch but Bond has him pressed against the cage.
Paquiao wants to get back to striking at distance but Bond won't allow it.
Paquiao wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bond landing knees to the head.
Paquiao is trying to break free.
Bond struggles to land a body shot inside as Paquiao controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Bond.
Paquiao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Paquiao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Paquiao is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bond throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bond trying to land knees to the body.
Bond tries to land a knee to the head but Paquiao blocks with his arms.
Paquiao wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paquiao wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bond has him pressed against the cage.
Bond misses with a body punch.
Bond scores with a shoulder strike.
Paquiao lands with a left to the head.
Paquiao manages to break the clinch.
Paquiao throws a hook but Bond blocks it.
Bond bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jab from Bond.
Bond misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Paquiao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bond was well out of range. Poor timing from Paquiao.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bond.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bond swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Paquiao counter with a right hand.
Dallas Bond is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bond avoids the body shot from Paquiao.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Manuel Paquiao.
Well Bond 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dallas Bond!
Dallas Bond very nearly forgot to thank TFP Graphics - Pit Inc 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolaj Orlow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Puppy Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Love has chosen Otherside by Mackemore X Ryan Lewis 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
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolaj Orlow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Puppy Love!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Orlow.
Love shoots in for a takedown but Orlow shows good takedown defense.
Orlow misses with a two punch combination.
Orlow throws a nice inside leg kick.
Orlow tries to clinch but Love moves out of range.
Love lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Love misses with a body punch
and Orlow counters with a head kick. That will keep Love thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
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!
Orlow connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Love's hands.
Nikolaj Orlow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Love closes this distance looking for a takedown but Orlow circles away.
Orlow wants to clinch up but Love keeps it at a distance.
Orlow keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Love.
Orlow attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice shot by Love.
Orlow dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Love. That snapped Orlow's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlow thows a body shot but no joy.
Love has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Orlow.
Love throws a combination that misses
and Orlow counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Love thinking.
Good exchange - Love coming out on top.
Orlow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Orlow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Orlow takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Love avoids the body shot from Orlow.
Love lands a nice hook to Orlow's body. Orlow takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Orlow throws a head kick that Love semi-blocks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Love shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Orlow is trying to defend but Love finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Orlow avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Love.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orlow wants to get back to his feet.
Orlow keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Love thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Love missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Love not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Orlow slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Love trying to control but Orlow is working from the bottom.
Orlow is adopting a defensive guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love stopping the sweep attempt from Orlow.
Orlow looking to control.
Love throwing strikes from guard but Orlow blocks nicely.
Orlow looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Love trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Love trying to control but Orlow is working from the bottom.
Orlow seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Love trying to control the position from guard on top but Orlow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Love uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Orlow.
Love throws a jab when Orlow was well out of range.
Orlow jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Love. Orlow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Orlow connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Love ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolaj Orlow dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Orlow with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Love. Orlow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Orlow looks to score with a jab to the body but Love is just out of range.
Nikolaj Orlow is winning the standup battle so far.
Orlow walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Orlow lands with a straight right. Love didn't see that one coming.
Orlow lands with a kick to the ribs.
Orlow scores with a jab to the body.
Orlow changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Orlow throws a leg kick which misses Love's front leg but catches the back leg as Love tries to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Love on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Love takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Orlow lands a high kick!
Orlow lands a big head kick that sends Love tumbling to the mat! Orlow takes a step backwards and waves Love back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Love is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlow walks into a jab.
Love is still on wobbly legs! Can Orlow finish him?
Orlow thumps Love with a low kick.
Orlow is looking to wear down Love with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Love misses with a body punch
and Orlow counters with a thumping low kick.
Love is breathing heavily.
Love gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Orlow gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nikolaj Orlow!
A relieved looking Nikolaj Orlow thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karim Montana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelvin Garnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Montana's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 100. Garnett has chosen Metallica - For Whom the Bell Tolls 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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270 lbs
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233 lbs
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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
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karim Montana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Kelvin Garnett!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montana moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Kelvin Garnett has been cut.
Garnett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Montana.
A left lands for Garnett.
Garnett lands a nice shot to the body.
Garnett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Garnett avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Montana.
Montana swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Montana misses with a looping right.
Garnett throws an overhand right that lands on Montana's shoulder, as Montana tries to avoid the shot.
Garnett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Montana avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Montana moves into the clinch.
Montana manages to break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garnett moves out of range of the strikes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Garnett.
Garnett scores with the left hand. Montana knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garnett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Montana moves in looking to clinch but Garnett pushes him off.
Garnett takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Montana throws a jab when Garnett was well out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Montana blocks the leg kick.
Garnett pivots, looking for a leg kick but Montana is out of range and Garnett settles back down.
Garnett fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Montana looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Montana avoids the body shot from Garnett.
Montana throws a hook but Garnett avoids it easily.
Montana lands a two punch combo.
Garnett lands with a hook. Montana tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garnett moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice body punch from Garnett.
Montana throws a leg kick but Garnett moved away.
Garnett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Montana was well out of range. Poor timing from Garnett.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garnett staying out of range there.
Montana throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Montana misses with a kick to the body.
Montana misses with a wild body shot.
Montana lands with a good body shot.
Garnett misses with a low kick.
Garnett misses with a low kick.
Montana looks to score with a jab to the body but Garnett is just out of range.
Montana wants to slow Garnett down by chopping away at his legs.
Garnett throws a jab when Montana was well out of range.
Montana uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garnett.
Sloppy strikes from Garnett. Those never looked like landing.
Garnett moves away from the strike by Montana.
Garnett ducks under a wild hook from Montana.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Garnett lands an impressive looking overhand right. Montana doesn't seem phased though.
Garnett throws a looping overhand right but Montana ducks down to avoid it.
Montana will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Garnett moves out of range of the body kick from Montana.
Garnett tests Montana's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Garnett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Montana manages to avoid it.
Montana avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Garnett attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Garnett scores with a jab to the head.
Garnett throws a left and a right that both miss
and Montana counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big left from Montana misses.
Montana misses the shot to the body.
Montana slips under a jab from Garnett.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montana clobbers Garnett with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Montana moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab, jab by Garnett - just one landing.
Garnett lands a head kick. Montana smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Montana misses the shot to the body.
Montana swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Montana avoids the head kick by Garnett.
Garnett has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Montana.
Montana throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garnett thuds a left hand into Montana's body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Montana. Garnett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garnett lands a really nice looking cross but Montana seems unphased.
Sloppy strikes from Garnett. Those never looked like landing.
Montana catches Garnett with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kelvin Garnett will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kelvin Garnett's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Garnett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garnett is looking to land body kicks.
A swing and a miss from Montana.
A big left from Garnett misses.
Montana scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Garnett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garnett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Montana moves away.
Montana closes the distance and clinches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garnett.
Montana tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Montana misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Garnett.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Garnett is working Montana over against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Montana can't find room to land a body shot as Garnett controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Montana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Montana blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Garnett scores with a nice short uppercut.
Garnett is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Garnett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from Montana.
Garnett working hard to break the clinch.
Montana working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Garnett misses with a body punch.
Garnett pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Garnett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Montana misses with a low kick.
Garnett misses with a few strikes there.
Garnett scores with a sloppy right hand. Montana should have avoided that one.
Garnett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Montana.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Montana uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garnett.
Garnett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Montana moves away.
Montana throws a hook but Garnett blocks it.
Montana takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Garnett is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Garnett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Montana throws a body punch but Garnett moves out of range.
Garnett tries to bum rush Montana with a series of wild strikes but Montana uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Garnett connects with a solid leg kick.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Garnett. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Montana lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Montana.
Montana throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garnett avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Garnett throws a head kick that misses.
Montana misses with a hook. Garnett ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garnett throws a lazy right hand but Montana sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Garnett lands with a good body shot.
Montana lands a head kick!
Nice defenses there by Garnett.
Garnett throws a hook to the side of Montana's head but Montana sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Montana avoids the body shot from Garnett.
Garnett looks to land a left hand but Montana moved out of range nicely.
Garnett misses with a hook. Montana ducked under it nicely.
Nice cross by Garnett.
Garnett getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Garnett misses the jab.
Montana lands a nice looking body shot.
Garnett scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garnett. Montana does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Montana keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Montana connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Montana.
Garnett just misses with a punch to the body.
Garnett doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Montana swings for the body but Garnett moves out of range.
Montana misses with a two punch combination.
Garnett throws a body punch but Montana moves out of range.
Garnett goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garnett takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Montana throws a right hand that misses
and Garnett counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Garnett thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kelvin Garnett will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kelvin Garnett's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Garnett blocks a jab.
Garnett tests Montana's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Montana keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garnett lands a leg kick that knocks Montana off balance momentarily.
Montana attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Garnett takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Montana throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Garnett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Garnett throws a leg kick which misses Montana's front leg but catches the back leg as Montana tries to avoid it.
Montana misses with a body shot.
Kelvin Garnett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Montana swings for the body but Garnett moves out of range.
Montana throws a series of punches but Garnett moves out of range.
Garnett slips under a jab from Montana.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Garnett. That snapped Montana's head back.
An inside leg kick from Garnett misses.
Garnett jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Garnett throws a big shot that misses.
Montana avoids the head kick by Garnett.
Garnett misses with a wild body shot.
Montana misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Garnett counters with a low kick, right behind Montana 's knee.
The fighters circling - Montana throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Garnett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Montana.
Montana fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Garnett has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Montana moves out of range as Garnett strikes.
Montana ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Garnett takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montana chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Garnett can pounce on him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Montana needs to keep his hands up - Garnett had a free shot at his head there.
Garnett throws a lazy uppercut
and Montana counters with a big head kick but Garnett shrugs it off.
Montana swings for the body but Garnett moves out of range.
Garnett fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Montana checks it well.
Montana keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garnett moves away from the strike by Montana.
Garnett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garnett throws a shot from downtown. Montana moves away and avoids it.
Garnett misses with a body kick.
Montana misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Karim Montana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Montana defending well as Garnett loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montana tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garnett was well out of range. Poor timing from Montana.
Montana throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Garnett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Montana throws a leg kick
and Garnett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Montana tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garnett was well out of range. Poor timing from Montana.
Garnett throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Montana lands with an overhand left.
Garnett scores with a crisp jab that stopped Montana in his tracks.
Garnett throws a hook but Montana avoids it easily.
Montana lands with a hook. Garnett tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Montana just misses with a punch to the body.
Montana tries a head kick but it misses.
Montana lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montana uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garnett.
Montana on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Montana throws a leg kick but Garnett moved away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Montana misses with a body shot.
Montana lands an overhand right.
Garnett swings for the body but Montana moves out of range.
Montana misses with an attempted mid kick.
Montana closes the distance and clinches up with Garnett, looking for a takedown. Montana pushes Garnett against the cage but Garnett circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Garnett's corner calls for a 1-2. Garnett obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Garnett throws a body punch but Montana moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A slapping leg kick lands for Montana.
Montana takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kelvin Garnett is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Garnett smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kelvin Garnett.
I've got Garnett winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kelvin Garnett!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Kelvin Garnett made sure he mentioned Crippler's Corner, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronnie Pandora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz comes to the cage accompanied by Trick Daddy - Let's Go ft Twista & Lil Jon. Pandora has chosen Trick Daddy- Let's Go as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oscar Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ronnie Pandora!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pandora throws a lazy right hand but Diaz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pandora lands with a kick to the ribs.
Diaz leaves Pandora with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diaz lands a jab to Pandora's midsection.
Oscar Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz just misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Pandora throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice jab there from Diaz.
Pandora looks to land a right hand but Diaz moved out of range.
Pandora has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pandora there as he acknowledges the shot.
Diaz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandora scores with a jab to the body.
Diaz throws a body punch but Pandora moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Diaz blocks the low kick.
A head kick misses from Pandora.
Pandora avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pandora thumps Diaz with a low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Diaz. Those never looked like landing.
Pandora pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diaz throws a leg kick but Pandora sees it coming and moves out of range.
Diaz with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pandora counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Diaz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pandora misses with an uppercut. Diaz saw that one coming.
Pandora misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diaz avoids the body shot from Pandora.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Pandora avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pandora momentarily.
Diaz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pandora has time to react.
Sloppy strikes from Diaz. Those never looked like landing.
Diaz cracks Pandora with an open hand slap.
Pandora misses the shot to the body.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pandora sprawls well. Pandora wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandora throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz slips under a jab.
Pandora thows a leg kick but Diaz checks it
and Diaz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pandora tries to clinch there but Diaz circles away.
Diaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pandora throws an overhand right that lands on Diaz's shoulder, as Diaz tries to avoid the shot.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Diaz.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Diaz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pandora keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Pandora has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Diaz but great work by Pandora.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz wants to get back to his feet but Pandora is dominant here and he's now got Diaz's back!
Diaz rolls, trying to escape but Pandora keeps control of the position.
Diaz trying to get back to his feet but Pandora is in full control for now.
Pandora scores with punches and elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pandora is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Diaz. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Pandora controlling the position well here. Diaz rolled but Pandora kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie Pandora dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Diaz tries to land a leg kick but Pandora saw it coming and moves away.
Diaz throws a nice looking combination but Pandora bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pandora slips under a jab from Diaz.
Diaz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pandora misses with a takedown attempt
and Pandora takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pandora just misses with a punch to the body.
Pandora lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pandora just misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pandora sprawls well. Pandora wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandora tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pandora checks a leg kick nicely.
Pandora is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Diaz rather than just go for the knockout.
Diaz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A lazy left from Diaz finds it's target.
Pandora drops Diaz with a beautiful combination! Diaz stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Pandora is looking for the KO!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch lands to the side of Diaz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Diaz is rocked!
Diaz is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Pandora Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Diaz is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ronnie Pandora!
Ronnie Pandora made sure to mention his sponsor, TFP Graphics - Pit Inc in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michal Wojarski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evander Holyshit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holyshit has chosen Lil Wayne- I feel like dying as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
248 lbs
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282 lbs
19 - 9 - 0 |
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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
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Michal Wojarski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Evander Holyshit!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wojarski just misses with a punch to the body.
Holyshit throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wojarski uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Holyshit closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wojarski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holyshit throws a lazy right hand but Wojarski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wojarski moves into the clinch successfully.
Still in the clinch, Wojarski scores with a nice short uppercut.
Holyshit blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Holyshit fails to land.
Wojarski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wojarski.
Wojarski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wojarski manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Holyshit lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wojarski has a couple of punches blocked by Holyshit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wojarski lands a body shot.
Wojarski goes for a takedown attempt but Holyshit pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wojarski with a jab.
Holyshit scores with a spinning back kick!
Wojarski misses with a takedown attempt - Holyshit sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Holyshit throws a one two combo.
It looks like Michal Wojarski has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wojarski shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Holyshit keeping full guard, as Wojarski tries to pass.
Wojarski trying to control but Holyshit is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holyshit working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wojarski.
Wojarski tries to free his leg and advance position but Holyshit is retaining full guard.
Holyshit is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Wojarski tries to free his leg and advance position but Holyshit is retaining full guard.
Wojarski 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.
Holyshit 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.
Holyshit is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Holyshit looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Evander Holyshit hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Holyshit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Evander Holyshit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wojarski throws a hook to the side of Holyshit's head but Holyshit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Holyshit misses with the body kick
and Wojarski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Holyshit just misses with a punch to the body.
Holyshit misses the shot to the body.
Michal Wojarski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wojarski gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Holyshit being controlled against the cage.
Wojarski is trying to drag Holyshit to the mat but Holyshit just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michal Wojarski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holyshit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Holyshit trying to control the position but instead, Wojarski has worked for underhooks and has pushed Holyshit into the cage.
Still in the clinch, Wojarski scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holyshit works on Wojarski's body with a couple of short punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wojarski looking to stall.
Holyshit misses with the head strike.
Holyshit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wojarski is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Holyshit gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Holyshit keeps control of Wojarski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Good body shot from Holyshit.
Wojarski taking a breather.
Holyshit tries to throw a body punch but Wojarski avoids it by throwing Holyshit back against the cage.
Holyshit breaks from the clinch.
Holyshit slips under a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wojarski blocks a head kick by Holyshit.
Holyshit throws a low kick, looking for Wojarski's leg but Wojarski calmly moves out of range.
Holyshit throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wojarski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Evander Holyshit will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michal Wojarski's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A solid leg kick lands there for Holyshit.
Holyshit lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Holyshit lands a nice looking body shot.
Holyshit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wojarski manages to avoid it.
Holyshit jabs Wojarski to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Evander Holyshit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Holyshit fails to land with a series of punches.
Holyshit loads up on a big right hand but Wojarski slips the punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A cross from Wojarski lands.
Wojarski fails with the takedown.
Wojarski walks into a stiff left hand from Holyshit.
Holyshit throws a leg kick but Wojarski sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Holyshit misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holyshit avoids a punch combination nicely.
Holyshit takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Holyshit is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Wojarski rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice takedown defense from Holyshit. No joy for Wojarski on that attempt.
Wojarski throws a leg kick but Holyshit moved away.
Holyshit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Holyshit fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wojarski has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Holyshit swats away the attempt to clinch by Wojarski.
A big right from Holyshit misses.
Wojarski tries to clinch up.
Holyshit lands a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holyshit lands a nice shot to the body.
Wojarski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Holyshit.
Holyshit misses with an uppercut. Wojarski saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Wojarski misses its intended target.
Wojarski lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wojarski tries a head kick but it misses.
Wojarski misses with a straight left.
A shot to the liver by Holyshit. Beautiful body shot.
Wojarski tries for a takedown but Holyshit sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michal Wojarski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holyshit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good standup being displayed there by Holyshit as he connects with a hook.
Wojarski darts in trying to clinch
and Holyshit makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Holyshit catches Wojarski right on the button with a cross.
Wojarski misses with an uppercut. Holyshit saw that one coming.
Holyshit stuffs the takedown attempt from Wojarski. Wojarski gets slowly back to his feet.
Good leg kick by Holyshit there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Holyshit takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wojarski throws a lazy right hand but Holyshit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Holyshit moves out of range of the body kick from Wojarski.
Wojarski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Holyshit was well out of range. Poor timing from Wojarski.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holyshit takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wojarski moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wojarski is rocked!
Wojarski ducks into an uppercut from Holyshit and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Evander Holyshit!
Evander Holyshit really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that TFP Graphics - Pit Inc logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hong Kong Phooey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vernon Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phooey comes to the cage accompanied by Hong Kong Phooey. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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24
160 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
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34
163 lbs
27 - 11 - 0 |
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World class 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
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Hong Kong Phooey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Vernon Turner!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phooey scores with a crisp jab that stopped Turner in his tracks.
Phooey bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Turner's head.
Turner will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Phooey throws a low kick but Turner avoids it.
Turner throws a jab when Phooey was well out of range.
A shot to the liver by Turner. Beautiful body shot.
Phooey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Turner.
Turner throws a body punch but Phooey moves out of range.
Turner cracks Phooey with a good jab.
Turner throws the left hand but Phooey avoids the punch easily.
Phooey defending well as Turner loads up on a big left hand.
Phooey connects with the punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Phooey throws a head kick that half lands.
Vernon Turner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turner misses the jab.
Phooey throws a head kick that misses.
Phooey slips under a jab from Turner.
Turner takes a swing at Phooey's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Turner. Beautiful body shot.
Turner slips a jab from Phooey.
Phooey looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Turner avoids the head kick by Phooey.
Phooey looks to land a right hand but Turner moved out of range.
Phooey throws a chopping leg kick but Turner manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Turner scores with a nice strike.
Turner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Phooey.
Turner just misses with a punch to the body.
Phooey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turner.
Phooey on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Turner works the jab nicely.
Turner stuns Phooey with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Turner throws a body punch but Phooey moves out of range.
Turner fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Turner throws the left hand but Phooey avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phooey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Turner shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Phooey is trying to defend but Turner finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Phooey has one foot on Turner's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Phooey.
Phooey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Phooey throws a head kick but Turner moves out of range.
Turner lands a nice looking body shot.
Turner checks the leg kick.
Hong Kong Phooey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Phooey.
Phooey misses with a body shot.
Phooey takes one to the chin there.
Turner connects with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner lands with an uppercut that bounces Phooey off the cage and back into range.
Phooey attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Turner misses the shot to the body.
Turner lands a slapping body shot.
Phooey displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Turner.
Hong Kong Phooey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vernon Turner.
Phooey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turner was well out of range. Poor timing from Phooey.
Turner dives in and scores a takedown into Phooey's guard.
Turner throws an elbow that misses. Phooey uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Turner's guard. Nice move by Phooey!
Turner keeping moving, preventing Phooey from controlling successfully.
Phooey controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Hong Kong Phooey.
Turner keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Phooey misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Phooey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Phooey misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turner throws a right hand that misses
and Turner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turner throws a hook but Phooey avoids it easily.
Turner closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Phooey's guard.
Turner postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vernon Turner will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Phooey takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Turner blocks a head kick by Phooey.
Phooey tries a head kick but it misses.
Turner jabs Phooey to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Phooey tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Turner is able to avoid easily.
Phooey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Turner moves out of range as Phooey throws a body kick.
A big right from Turner misses.
Hong Kong Phooey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Phooey 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 Turner has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Turner and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Turner is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Turner thows a body shot but no joy.
Phooey throws a series of punches but Turner avoids them all with ease.
Phooey swinging wildly here.
No luck for Turner with that takedown attempt.
Turner comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phooey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turner.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Turner fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Vernon Turner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Turner fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hong Kong Phooey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vernon Turner.
Phooey throws a half hearted mid kick.
Phooey leaves Turner with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Phooey lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Turner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Phooey tries a head kick but it misses.
Phooey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Turner feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Phooeys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Turner scores with a punch to the head.
Phooey throws a sloppy head kick and Turner moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phooey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Turner connects with a body shot.
Turner cracks Phooey with an open hand slap.
Phooey feints and then cracks Turner's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Turner down.
Turner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Phooey moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Phooey throws a head kick that misses.
Turner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phooey manages to avoid it.
Phooey digs a good body shot into Turner's ribs.
Turner misses with a looping right.
Phooey wants to clinch.
Turner doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Phooey counters with a slapping leg kick.
Turner misses with a hook
and Phooey counters with a nice body kick.
Phooey avoids the body shot from Turner.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phooey moves away from the strike by Turner.
Turner swings for the body but Phooey moves out of range.
Phooey connects with a jab.
Turner misses with a takedown attempt - Phooey sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Phooey is looking to chop away at Turner's legs.
Turner misses with a wild body shot.
Nice cross by Phooey.
Phooey throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Turner cracks Phooey with a good jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phooey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turner.
Phooey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Phooey is looking to score with low kicks.
Turner misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner lands a jab to the head.
Phooey takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A jab from Phooey does it's job there.
Phooey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Phooey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turner.
Phooey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Phooey is looking to score with low kicks.
Phooey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turner.
Turner throws a body punch but Phooey moves out of range.
Turner dips to his left and cracks Phooey with an uppercut!
Turner closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Phooey's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Phooey keeping full guard, as Turner tries to pass.
Turner preventing the sweep.
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 Hong Kong Phooey will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Phooey staying out of range there.
Phooey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turner.
Turner shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Phooey uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Turner has time to react.
Turner missing with a left hand there. Phooey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Crunch! Phooey slams his shin into Turner's torso.
Phooey cracks a nice hook into Turner's ribs.
Turner thows a body shot but no joy.
Phooey lands with a kick to the temple. Turner shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Phooey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Phooey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Phooey has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Phooey there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Phooey gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Phooey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Turner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Turner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Phooey has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phooey using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Turner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Phooey scores with a nice hook to the head.
Phooey lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Turner wants to get back to striking at distance but Phooey won't allow it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Phooey.
Phooey trying to land knees to the body.
Phooey lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The referee calls for Phooey to work.
Phooey lands a right hand that snaps the head of Turner backwards.
Phooey blocks an uppercut.
Turner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Phooey is pushing Turner up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Turner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Phooey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Phooey throws a head kick but Turner moves out of range.
Turner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phooey feints and then cracks Turner's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Turner down.
Phooey slips a straight right by Turner.
Phooey walks into a jab.
Turner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Phooey slips under a jab.
Phooey misses with a wild body shot.
Phooey wants to clinch.
Turner checks a leg kick nicely.
Phooey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Turner looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Phooey is fending him off so far but Turner persists. Nope, Phooey circles away and we're back to standing.
Phooey throws a quick inside leg kick.
Phooey misses with a lunging right hand
and Turner counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phooey walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Phooey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Turner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Phooey throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Phooey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Turner cracks a nice hook into Phooey's ribs.
A slow jab from Turner misses its intended target.
Turner shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Phooey pinned against the cage. Phooey gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hong Kong Phooey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vernon Turner.
Turner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Turner shoots in looking for a takedown but Phooey manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Turner's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Phooey wants to clinch but Turner slips to the side
and Turner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Turner.
Phooey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turner throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner blocks a head kick by Phooey.
Turner misses with a hook.
Turner lands the left hand.
Turner sizes up Phooey with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Phooey lands a body shot.
Turner stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Phooey.
Turner loads up on a big right hand but Phooey slips the punch.
Turner with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phooey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Phooey's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Phooey duly obliges.
Turner fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turner avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hong Kong Phooey showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Phooey 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Teppo Mansikka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lukasz Tyminski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mansikka might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sattuu. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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194 lbs
22 - 8 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Teppo Mansikka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Lukasz Tyminski!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mansikka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tyminski.
A jab from Tyminski does it's job there.
Mansikka fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tyminski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mansikka.
Tyminski looks to land a left hand but Mansikka moved out of range nicely.
Mansikka looks to score with a jab to the body but Tyminski is just out of range.
Tyminski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mansikka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mansikka looks to score with a jab to the body but Tyminski is just out of range.
Lukasz Tyminski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mansikka slips under a jab from Tyminski.
Mansikka throws a series of punches but Tyminski moves out of range.
Mansikka swings for the body but Tyminski moves out of range.
Good shot there by Mansikka.
Tyminski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mansikka misses the body punch
and Tyminski counters by clinching up.
Mansikka is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyminski stalling the fight.
Mansikka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tyminski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tyminski lands a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Tyminski.
Tyminski taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Mansikka fails to land.
Tyminski unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mansikka tries to score a body lock takedown but Tyminski shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Teppo Mansikka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mansikka misses with some punches.
Tyminski misses with the head strike.
Mansikka struggles to land a body shot inside as Tyminski controls his hands.
Mansikka working aggressively here.
Mansikka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tyminski is defending well for now.
Mansikka has clasped his hands together around Tyminski's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Tyminski tries to bench press Mansikka off him but Mansikka keeps the position.
Tyminski is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mansikka throws a strike aimed at the side of Tyminski's head but Tyminski avoids it well.
You can see the frustration on Tyminski's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mansikka trying to control the action but Tyminski is working from the bottom.
Tyminski is trying to get back to half guard.
Mansikka swings around for an armbar but Tyminski sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Mansikka's guard.
Mansikka is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mansikka bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tyminski's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mansikka trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyminski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tyminski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mansikka.
Tyminski 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.
Mansikka wants to control from the top but Tyminski keeps moving.
Mansikka throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tyminski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tyminski keeping moving, preventing Mansikka from controlling successfully.
Mansikka trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyminski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tyminski is working an open guard so Mansikka takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Tyminski moves out of range as Mansikka throws a body kick.
Mansikka clinches.
Tyminski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Tyminski.
Mansikka tries to work over Tyminski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mansikka pushes Tyminski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyminski is trying to maintain a safe position but Mansikka gets an underhook and turns Tyminski into the cage.
Mansikka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Mansikka fails to land.
Tyminski blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teppo Mansikka dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mansikka connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tyminski momentarily.
Tyminski instigates a clinch.
Tyminski pushes off an throws an elbow but Mansikka leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tyminski misses with the head strike.
Mansikka has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tyminski is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mansikka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tyminski lands a nice elbow.
Tyminski looking to slow down the pace here.
Mansikka takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Tyminski fails to land.
Mansikka is looking for a takedown.
Mansikka looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Teppo Mansikka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyminski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tyminski is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyminski misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyminski has a couple of punches blocked by Mansikka.
Tyminski lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mansikka lands a shoulder strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tyminski lands an elbow inside.
A head punch on the inside from Mansikka fails to land.
Tyminski unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mansikka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tyminski lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mansikka misses with a body punch.
Mansikka managing to block the knees to the body from Tyminski.
Tyminski cracks Mansikka with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyminski dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tyminski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tyminski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mansikka blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tyminski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mansikka is rocked!
Tyminski throws a big uppercut that drops Mansikka! More strikes from Tyminski and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Mansikka lies dazed against the cage as Tyminski celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lukasz Tyminski!
Lukasz Tyminski decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuya Inoue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Edward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Inoue comes to the cage accompanied by Mother. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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223 lbs
19 - 9 - 0 |
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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
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Yuya Inoue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Edward!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inoue slips under a jab.
Edward keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Inoue.
Inoue on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Yuya Inoue has been cut.
Inoue throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Inoue keeps the fight on the outside.
Edward throws a quick inside leg kick.
Inoue scores with a jab. Edward acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Edward keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Edward closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Inoue pulls Edward into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Edwardis looking to pass into half guard but Inoue pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Inoue is in guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Inoue throwing strikes but missing.
Inoue won't allow Edward to sweep him here.
Inoue working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Edward's head.
Inoue will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inoue passes Edward's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Inoue throws a strike but Edward avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Inoue tries to free his leg and advance position but Edward is retaining full guard.
Edward manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Edward throws a hook but Inoue avoids it easily.
Inoue closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Edward quickly recovers to half guard.
Inoue throwing shots but Edward is blocking nicely.
Inoue seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Edward does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Inoue is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Edward doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Inoue.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inoue thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Edward's head.
Inoue wants to lay and pray for a moment but Edward keeps working.
Edward avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Inoue.
Inoue throwing shots but Edward is blocking nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Inoue misses with a head shot. Edward uses the momentum to regain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edward has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Inoue throwing strikes from guard but Edward blocks nicely.
Edward working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Inoue.
Inoue throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edward wants to stand but Inoue is controlling the position.
Inoue throws a big right hand that misses.
Edward utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Inoue throwing strikes from guard but Edward blocks nicely.
Inoue postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Inoue is looking to work some ground and pound but Edward has wrist control.
Inoue pushing down on Edward's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuya Inoue dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yuya Inoue's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Edward has Inoue up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Edward.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Edward.
Inoue blocks a body shot from Edward.
Inoue manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Inoue is working an open guard so Edward takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Inoue fails with the takedown.
Edward does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Edward throws a poor cross that misses
and Inoue counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Edward is looking to escape.
Edward blocking the ground and pound attempt from Inoue.
Inoue throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inoue passes to side control.
Inoue throws a strike aimed at the side of Edward's head but Edward avoids it well.
Inoue goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Edward rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Inoue's guard! Nice work there by Edward!
Inoue is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Edward defends well.
Inoue looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inoue looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Edward has picked Inoue up and slammed him! Inoue can't keep hold of the triangle and Edward manages to pass to side control!
Inoue looks to move to half guard but instead Edward has passed into mount! Damn!
Edward controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inoue is trying to escape the mount.
Inoue 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.
Inoue is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuya Inoue dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yuya Inoue's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Inoue.
Inoue misses with a body shot.
Edward throws a shot from downtown. Inoue moves away and avoids it.
Edward misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Edward tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Inoue paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Edward works the jab nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Inoue.
Inoue throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Edward fails in his attempt to clinch.
Edward fails with an attempt to clinch.
Edward keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Edward is looking to clinch but Inoue is avoiding it.
Edward doesn't manage to clinch there - Inoue circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Edward. Inoue does a little dance to reset his feet.
Edward tries to clinch but Inoue moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edward throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Inoue keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Inoue throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Inoue waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Edward.
Inoue fails with the takedown.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Inoue - that will leave a mark!
The fight stays on the outside here - Inoue looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Edward connects with a single shot there.
Inoue lands a right hook to the body.
Inoue swings away with a body shot that misses
and Edward counters with an inside leg kick.
Edward blocks a head kick by Inoue.
Edward swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inoue pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Edward misses with a left hand
and Inoue counters with a low kick, right behind Edward 's knee.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edward doesn't manage to clinch there - Inoue circles away.
Ryan Edward is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Edward swings for the body but Inoue moves out of range.
Inoue lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Inoue misses with a hook. Edward ducked under it nicely.
Edward rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Inoue counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Edward thinking.
Inoue throws a looping overhand right but Edward ducks down to avoid it.
Inoue shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Edward as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuya Inoue. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Edward moves into the clinch successfully.
Edward scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Inoue tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Edward smiles and moves away.
Edward tries to clinch but Inoue moves out of range.
Ryan Edward has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yuya Inoue is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Edward throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Inoue lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ryan Edward seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Edward moves in looking to clinch but Inoue pushes him off.
Edward tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Edward misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Inoue fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Edward to the ground. Inoue is now in Edward's guard.
Inoue trying to control but Edward is working from the bottom.
Edward can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Inoue controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Edward is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Inoue sitting in guard here, content to control.
Yuya Inoue overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We're going to have a standup here because Yuya Inoue wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A solid body kick from Edward.
Inoue shoots in but no luck this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Inoue keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Edward is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Inoue.
Inoue is looking to clinch.
Edward lands a glancing blow to the side of Inoue's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ryan Edward.
I think Inoue 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuya Inoue!
Yuya Inoue thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roque Barretto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Chinaski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barretto comes to the cage accompanied by Last Man Standing - By 4ft Fingers. Henry Chinaski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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184 lbs
20 - 3 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Roque Barretto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Henry Chinaski!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barretto looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chinaski moves out of range of the body kick from Barretto.
Chinaski explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Barretto misses with an attempted mid kick.
Barretto moves away from the strike by Chinaski.
Barretto misses with a double jab.
Barretto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chinaski.
Chinaski connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Barretto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice body kick there by Barretto.
Barretto takes a jab right on the kisser.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chinaski connects with an inside leg kick.
Barretto lands with a shot to the body.
Barretto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barretto tries a head kick but it misses.
Barretto keeps Chinaski at a distance using the push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chinaski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barretto.
Chinaski throws out a powerful jab.
Chinaski cracks a nice hook into Barretto's ribs.
Barretto ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Chinaski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barretto.
Chinaski throws a right hand that Barretto ducks under and follows up with a left that Barretto also avoids with ease.
Chinaski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chinaski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barretto dips to his left and cracks Chinaski with an uppercut!
Barretto scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chinaski throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Chinaski tries to land a front kick but Barretto steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barretto just misses with a punch to the body.
Barretto 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.
Barretto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chinaski.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barretto.
Barretto looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chinaski lands a head shot.
Chinaski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barretto looks to score with a jab to the body but Chinaski is just out of range.
Barretto is looking to wear down Chinaski with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A good leg kick by Chinaski.
Barretto fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chinaski.
Chinaski avoids the head kick by Barretto.
Chinaski throws a leg kick which misses Barretto's front leg but catches the back leg as Barretto tries to avoid it.
Barretto throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Chinaski counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barretto takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Chinaski tries to bum rush Barretto with a series of wild strikes but Barretto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barretto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chinaski.
Barretto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barretto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chinaski.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Barretto.
Chinaski blocks a head kick by Barretto.
Barretto lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Barretto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chinaski manages to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Barretto, right into the meat.
Chinaski connects with a high kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barretto misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barretto throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Chinaski blocks a head kick by Barretto.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chinaski.
Chinaski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Barretto looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Barretto blocking some punches.
Barretto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chinaski being controlled against the cage.
Barretto prevents Chinaski from breaking the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barretto avoids the elbow strike from Chinaski, against the cage.
Chinaski looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Henry Chinaski will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Barretto pivots, looking for a leg kick but Chinaski is out of range and Barretto settles back down.
Barretto misses the jab.
Barretto keeps Chinaski at a distance using the push kick.
Chinaski takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Chinaski takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Barretto misses with a wild body shot.
Chinaski shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Barretto eats them both and turns towards Chinaski to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Chinaski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barretto manages to avoid it.
Barretto throws a front kick that sends Chinaski stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barretto throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Roque Barretto is winning the standup battle so far.
Barretto walks into a straight right hand from Chinaski.
Chinaski scores with a decent looking hook.
Barretto is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chinaski swats away the attempt to clinch by Barretto.
A swing and a miss from Chinaski.
Nice body kick from Chinaski.
Chinaski with a hook.
Oh Barretto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chinaski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chinaski thuds a left hand into Barretto's body.
Barretto seems to have got his legs back now.
Chinaski scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Barretto tries to clinch but Chinaski moves out of range.
Barretto is looking to clinch.
Chinaski scores with a jab. Barretto acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chinaski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barretto at a distance.
Barretto misses with a wild body shot.
Chinaski lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chinaski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chinaski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chinaski looks to land a left hand but Barretto moved out of range nicely.
Barretto ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Chinaski stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Barretto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chinaski. That did some damage!
Barretto scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Chinaski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barretto lands with a nice body kick.
Chinaski is breathing heavily.
Barretto motions for Chinaski to come forward. Barretto throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Chinaski misses its intended target.
Barretto lands a head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barretto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chinaski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barretto scores with a kick to the midsection.
Chinaski throws a looping overhand right but Barretto ducks down to avoid it.
Barretto gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Chinaski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chinaski steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Barretto. That one must have hurt.
Barretto misses with a body kick.
Chinaski gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Chinaski avoids the elbow strike from Barretto, against the cage.
Barretto looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Chinaski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barretto.
Chinaski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barretto misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Barretto scores with a nice short uppercut.
Barretto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chinaski content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Chinaski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Barretto leaning his opponent against the cage.
Barretto being controlled against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chinaski avoids the elbow strike from Barretto, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chinaski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barretto is defending well for now.
Barretto creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chinaski's defenses.
Barretto tries to throw a body punch but Chinaski avoids it by throwing Barretto back against the cage.
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 Roque Barretto will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Chinaski moves forwards but Barretto connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Barretto fails to land with a series of punches.
Barretto tries a head kick but it misses.
Chinaski has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barretto.
Barretto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chinaski.
Chinaski is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Barretto.
Barretto misses with a body shot.
Chinaski has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Barretto.
Barretto tries to land a leg kick but Chinaski saw it coming and moves away.
Chinaski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barretto was well out of range. Poor timing from Chinaski.
Chinaski throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Barretto just misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chinaski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barretto moves away.
Chinaski throws a low kick but Barretto moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chinaski tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barretto cracks the inside of Chinaski's front leg.
Roque Barretto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chinaski throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Chinaski avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Barretto 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 Chinaski has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Chinaski and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Chinaski's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Barretto throws a poor cross that misses
and Chinaski counters with a slapping leg kick.
Barretto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barretto connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Barretto looks to land a right hand but Chinaski moved out of range.
Barretto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chinaski slips a jab from Barretto.
Chinaski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barretto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chinaski works the jab nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chinaski, right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chinaski swats away the attempt to clinch by Barretto.
Chinaski has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barretto.
A swing and a miss from Barretto.
Barretto lets loose with a powerful body kick. Chinaski will feel that in the morning.
Barretto scores with a jab. Chinaski acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Barretto is looking to clinch but Chinaski is avoiding it.
Barretto lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Chinaski throws a leg kick but Barretto moved away.
Barretto tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barretto thuds his right hand into Chinaski's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Barretto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chinaski moves away.
Chinaski throws a one two combo.
Barretto ducks under a wild hook from Chinaski.
Barretto connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Barretto throws a wild body kick that Chinaski sees coming a mile off.
Barretto moves out of range of the leg kick from Chinaski.
Barretto slips a jab from Chinaski.
Barretto misses with a head kick.
Chinaski tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Barretto is able to avoid easily.
Chinaski scores with a jab to the jaw.
Chinaski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barretto moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barretto moves out of range of the leg kick from Chinaski.
Nice defenses there by Barretto.
Chinaski misses with a series of wild punches.
Chinaski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barretto throws a hook but Chinaski blocks it.
Barretto thows a body shot but no joy.
Barretto lands a left and a right that send Chinaski crashing to the mat, dazed. Barretto thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Barretto connects with the punch.
Chinaski is rocked!
Barretto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chinaski is still on wobbly legs! Can Barretto finish him?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barretto with a nice cross.
Barretto fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Chinaski to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Chinaski looks to clinch but Barretto throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Chinaski taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Roque Barretto!
After the fight, Roque Barretto was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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