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EMP 5: Ambrosia PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Semenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atlister The Demon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Demon has chosen Demon as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dave Semenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Atlister The Demon!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Semenko shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Semenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Semenko 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Dave Semenko has been cut.
The Demon looks to score with a jab to the body but Semenko is just out of range.
Semenko connects with a leg kick. The Demon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The Demon throws a head kick but Semenko moves out of range.
Semenko misses with a two punch combination.
The Demon changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Semenko tries to avoid it but The Demon manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Semenko to the ground. Semenko escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Semenko avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dave Semenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Semenko moves in looking to clinch but The Demon pushes him off.
The Demon lands with a hook. Semenko tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Semenko thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on The Demon if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Demon throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The Demon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Semenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Demon.
Semenko shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Semenko fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A head kick misses from The Demon.
Semenko tries to clinch there but The Demon circles away.
The Demon 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.
Semenko throws a shot to the body.
The Demon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Semenko throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The Demon swats away the attempt to clinch by Semenko.
Semenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dave Semenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Semenko lands a head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Demon thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Demon throws a big shot that misses.
A bone on bone clash there as The Demon blocks the leg kick.
The Demon walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The Demon shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Semenko pinned against the cage. Semenko gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Semenko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Semenko throws a push kick but The Demon slaps the foot to one side.
Semenko smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The Demon swings for the body but Semenko moves out of range.
Semenko wants to clinch.
Semenko leaves The Demon with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dave Semenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Atlister The Demon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Semenko.
The Demon checks a low kick from Semenko.
Semenko misses the body punch
and The Demon counters with a slapping leg kick.
A lazy left from The Demon finds it's target.
The Demon avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Semenko swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by The Demon.
The Demon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Semenko throws a head kick that misses.
Semenko avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Semenko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Semenko has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from The Demon.
Semenko closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Semenko to work.
A right hand to the body from Semenko.
The Demon misses with a punch to the body.
The Demon misses with the head strike.
The Demon managing to block the knees to the body from Semenko.
The Demon dodges an elbow strike from Semenko.
The Demon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Semenko avoids it.
Semenko creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The Demon dodges an elbow strike from Semenko.
Semenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Demon.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Semenko missing with knees to the body.
The Demon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The Demon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Semenko trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Semenko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dave Semenko'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.
Semenko goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. The Demon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The Demon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The Demon lands a lovely overhand right.
Semenko misses with a looping right.
That kick from Semenko tenderised The Demon's leg. The Demon is trying to keep his angry face on.
Semenko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. The Demon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The Demon throws a head kick that misses.
The Demon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Semenko.
Semenko attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Semenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A chopping leg kick lands by Semenko.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Demon defending well as Semenko loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Demon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Semenko.
Semenko moves out of range of the strikes.
Semenko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Semenko checks a low kick from The Demon.
The Demon looks to land a right hand but Semenko moved out of range.
The Demon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Demon digs a good body shot into Semenko's ribs.
The Demon has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Semenko gets a clinch.
The Demon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Semenko is defending well for now.
Semenko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Semenko.
It looks like Atlister The Demon has been cut.
The Demon misses with a short punch on the inside.
The Demon pushes Semenko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Demon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The Demon misses with a punch to the body.
Semenko lands an elbow just above The Demon 's eye.
Semenko throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Semenko misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Demon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Semenko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The Demon is breathing heavily.
The Demon scores with a nice hook to the head.
The Demon throws a punch but it's blocked by Semenko.
Semenko misses with a knee strike.
Semenko lands a nice elbow.
Knees to the body from Semenko.
Semenko throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Semenko missing with knees to the body.
The Demon wants to break free but Semenko has control.
Semenko lands an elbow that stopped The Demon in his tracks for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Demon avoiding damage as Semenko throws knees to the body.
The Demon is stalling here.
The Demon avoids a wild elbow strike from Semenko.
The Demon pushes Semenko back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The Demon misses with a punch on the inside.
Semenko missing with knees to the body.
The Demon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Semenko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but The Demon blocks it with crossed arms.
A knee to the head by The Demon.
The Demon tries a body shot but Semenko blocks it.
Dave Semenko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The Demon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The Demon swings wildly with an uppercut but Semenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Semenko just misses with a elbow thrown towards The Demon's brow.
Semenko trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Demon slowing the pace effectively.
A short left from The Demon.
The Demon crunches a lovely knee into Semenko's ribcage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Semenko throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Semenko lands an elbow just above The Demon 's eye.
Semenko creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Semenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The Demon struggles to land a body shot inside as Semenko controls his hands.
The Demon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dave Semenko's cut is getting worse.
Semenko blocking some punches.
The Demon jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Semenko walks away with a smile on his face. The Demon gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The Demon misses with a body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Demon throws an off balance right hand
and Semenko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The Demon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice body kick there by The Demon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Atlister The Demon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Semenko scores with a one two! The Demon had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Semenko lets loose with a powerful body kick. The Demon will feel that in the morning.
Semenko thows a leg kick but The Demon checks it
and The Demon finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Semenko fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but The Demon is out of range.
Semenko checks a low kick from The Demon.
Dave Semenko is winning the standup battle so far.
The Demon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Semenko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. The Demon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The Demon checks the leg kick.
Semenko throws a head kick that misses.
Semenko moves out of range of the leg kick from The Demon.
Semenko buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Semenko thows a body kick. The Demon tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Demon checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Demon takes a swing at Semenko's ribcage but misses.
Semenko slaps away a takedown attempt from The Demon, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The Demon misses with an uppercut
and Semenko counters with a slapping leg kick.
The Demon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Semenko wants to clinch.
The Demon checks a leg kick.
A solid body kick from Semenko.
The Demon motions for Semenko to come forward. The Demon throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The Demon takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Semenko fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and The Demon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Semenko lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Semenko throws a push kick but The Demon slaps the foot to one side.
Semenko changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Semenko thuds his shin into the meat of The Demon's side.
Semenko scores with a spinning back kick!
Semenko lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A nice inside leg kick there by Semenko. That's going to slow The Demon down.
The Demon blocks a low kick nicely.
The Demon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Semenko swings for the body but The Demon moves out of range.
The Demon tries a head kick but it misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Semenko, as that shot connected.
Semenko tries to clinch but The Demon is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Semenko tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good work by Semenko as he checks the leg kick.
Semenko throws a push kick but The Demon slaps the foot to one side.
Semenko rushes The Demon and presses him up against the cage.
The Demon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Semenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The Demon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The Demon blocks the elbow strike.
A short right from The Demon.
The Demon tries to pull guard but Semenko holds him up against the cage and eventually The Demon drops back down to his feet.
Semenko gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The Demon looking to throw knees to the head but Semenko is blocking nicely.
The Demon jumps guard but Semenko stands there with The Demon around his waist. The Demon gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dave Semenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Atlister The Demon.
Semenko pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Demon avoiding damage as Semenko throws knees to the body.
Semenko blocks a body shot from The Demon.
The Demon blocks an elbow strike from Semenko.
Semenko misses with an elbow over the top.
The Demon presses Semenko against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The Demon has hold of one of Semenko's legs. Semenko is fighting the takedown attempt but The Demon gets the trip and lands the takedown into 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!
The Demon is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Semenko bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in The Demon's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Semenko showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Semenko 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Semenko!
Dave Semenko tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bucky The Badger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerald Hodges (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gerald Hodges will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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157 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bucky The Badger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerald Hodges!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from The Badger misses
enabling Hodges to counter with a crisp jab.
The Badger catches Hodges with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The Badger throws a hook to the side of Hodges's head but Hodges sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hodges lands with a shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for The Badger.
The Badger throws an overhand right that lands on Hodges's shoulder, as Hodges tries to avoid the shot.
Hodges takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The Badger connects with a jab.
Hodges jabs at The Badger's body.
The Badger shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from The Badger.
The Badger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hodges.
The Badger finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hodges scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd cheers as The Badger lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hodges doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Badger takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The Badger turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hodges throws a sloppy head kick and The Badger moves out of range easily.
The Badger throws a jab but it's blocked by Hodges.
The Badger scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The Badger scores with a decent looking hook.
Hodges moves out of range of the strikes.
The Badger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hodges sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hodges feints and then cracks The Badger's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow The Badger down.
Hodges goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The Badger has managed to clinch.
Hodges avoiding damage as The Badger throws knees to the body.
Hodges breaks from the clinch.
The Badger is looking to score with low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from The Badger.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Badger closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hodges counters with a head kick.
Hodges tried to score with a low kick but The Badger checks it.
Hodges throws a head kick that misses.
The Badger connects with a single shot there.
Bucky The Badger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Badger throws a low kick but Hodges avoids it.
The Badger tries to clinch but Hodges is having none of it.
Hodges fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt The Badger.
A solid leg kick lands there for The Badger.
Hodges checks a low kick from The Badger.
Hodges misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Badger has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hodges.
Hodges thows a body shot but no joy.
Hodges pivots, looking for a leg kick but The Badger is out of range and Hodges settles back down.
Hodges throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hodges takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hodges displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Badger throws out the jab.
The Badger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hodges manages to avoid it.
Hodges misses with a low kick.
Hodges blocks a jab.
Hodges misses with a low kick.
The Badger has managed to clinch.
The Badger lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hodges wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but The Badger has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Badger lands a right hand.
The Badger lands a body punch.
The Badger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hodges.
The Badger misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Badger throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hodgess head.
The Badger misses with an elbow strike.
The Badger creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hodges breaks the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch combination from The Badger misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hodges.
The Badger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hodges moves away.
The Badger dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hodges. That did some damage!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Badger. Hodges does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hodges misses the shot to the body.
The Badger throws a body punch but Hodges moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bucky The Badger will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hodges missing with a left hand there. The Badger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The Badger throws out a loose jab but Hodges uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Badger rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hodges counters with a nice kick to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hodges in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
The Badger scoring well with a low kick there.
Hodges blocks a low kick nicely.
The Badger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The Badger takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The Badger loads up on a big right hand but Hodges slips the punch.
The Badger is looking to score with low kicks.
The Badger scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The Badger tests Hodges's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hodges moves out of range as The Badger strikes.
The Badger loads up on a big right hand but Hodges slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hodges looks to score with a jab to the body but The Badger is just out of range.
Hodges lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The Badger doesn't manage to clinch there - Hodges circles away.
Donk. The Badger catches Hodges right on the button with a cross.
Hodges looks to score with a jab to the body but The Badger is just out of range.
The Badger connects with a crisp jab.
Bucky The Badger is winning the standup battle so far.
The Badger fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hodges has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The Badger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hodges can pounce on him.
The Badger fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hodges takes one to the side of the head.
The Badger checks the leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. The Badger darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A leg kick checked by The Badger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Badger lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The Badger 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.
The Badger is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Badger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hodges.
The Badger bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hodges takes a jab right on the kisser.
The Badger throws a low kick, looking for Hodges's leg but Hodges calmly moves out of range.
The Badger throws out a leg kick but Hodges moves out of range and The Badger only half commits.
Hodges looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The Badger lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hodges misses with a body kick.
The Badger scores with a nice right hand.
Hodges uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Badger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hodges keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The Badger cracks Hodges with a good jab.
The Badger throws a right hand that misses
and Hodges counters with an outside leg kick.
Hodges has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The Badger has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hodges.
The Badger rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hodges counters with a nice leg kick.
The Badger thuds his shin into the meat of Hodges's side.
The Badger wants to land a leg kick but Hodges is out of range.
Hodges just misses with a punch to the body.
Hodges fakes a jab and throws a low kick but The Badger checks it well.
Hodges takes a swing at The Badger's ribcage but misses.
Hodges displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Badger throws out the jab.
Hodges takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The Badger throws a hook but Hodges avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hodges uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Badger.
The Badger walks into a left hand.
Nice body kick there by Hodges.
The Badger avoids the head kick by Hodges.
Hodges blocks a low kick nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hodges throws a hook to the side of The Badger's head but The Badger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Badger throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hodges counters with a body kick that stops The Badger in his tracks momentarily.
Hodges tries to keep at a distance but The Badger has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hodges escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hodges attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The Badger closes the distance but Hodges moves to the side
and Hodges counters with a good low kick that The Badger was not able to check.
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 Bucky The Badger will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Good standup being displayed there by The Badger as he connects with a hook.
The Badger looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hodges is looking to land body kicks.
The Badger scores with a jab. Hodges acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The Badger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. The Badger darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hodges has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nice defenses there by Hodges.
Hodges slips a jab from The Badger.
Hodges swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hodges uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Badger.
Hodges connects with a solid leg kick.
The Badger comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hodges checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hodges fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt The Badger.
The Badger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from The Badger misses the target.
The Badger takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hodges checks the leg kick.
The Badger missing with a left hand there. Hodges was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The Badger paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hodges lands a leg kick that knocks The Badger off balance momentarily.
Hodges's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A swing and a miss from The Badger.
The Badger tries to clinch but Hodges moves out of range.
The Badger throws a leg kick that misses.
Hodges avoids the body shot from The Badger.
The Badger slips a jab from Hodges.
Gerald Hodges has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Badger misses with a hook. Hodges ducked under it nicely.
The Badger looks to land a left hand but Hodges moved out of range nicely.
The Badger lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The Badger tries a low kick but Hodges avoids it.
The Badger walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hodges.
Hodges has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from The Badger.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hodges. That's going to slow The Badger down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hodges keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hodges ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Badger moves away.
The Badger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Badger scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hodges throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and The Badger counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hodges thinking.
Hodges pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hodges slips under a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from The Badger misses the target.
Hodges throws a low kick, looking for The Badger's leg but The Badger calmly moves out of range.
Hodges walks into a straight right hand from The Badger.
The Badger is looking to chop away at Hodges's legs.
A swing and a miss from The Badger.
Hodges pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The Badger lands a nice looking body shot.
Hodges misses with a low kick.
Hodges swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hodges walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hodges. The Badger shrugs it off though.
Bucky The Badger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hodges looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The Badger misses with a hook
and Hodges counters with a body kick that stops The Badger in his tracks momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hodges swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The Badger tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hodges is able to avoid easily.
The fighters circling - The Badger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hodges tries to score with a low kick but The Badger moves his leg out of the way.
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!
Hodges ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hodges moves out of range as The Badger strikes.
Hodges swings away with a body shot that misses
and The Badger counters with a nice uppercut.
Hodges is looking to land body kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Badger wants to land a leg kick but Hodges is out of range.
The Badger lands a lovely overhand right.
Hodges throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
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 Bucky The Badger.
Well The Badger has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bucky The Badger!
Bucky The Badger seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vinny Russo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Shanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Russo comes to the cage accompanied by Volbeat - The Human Instrument. Shanks comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dethklok - The Cyborg Slayers kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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186 lbs
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180 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vinny Russo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Shanks!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Shanks tries to avoid it but Russo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Shanks to the ground. Shanks escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Shanks misses with a hook. Russo ducked under it nicely.
Shanks looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Shanks wants to clinch.
Russo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shanks avoids the body shot from Russo.
Russo shoots in looking for a takedown but Shanks manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Russo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Shanks tries to clinch but Russo is having none of it.
Russo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Shanks to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Vinny Russo has been cut.
Shanks slaps away a takedown attempt from Russo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vinny Russo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Russo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Shanks avoids it really well and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shanks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shanks wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Shanks has Russo up against the cage in a clinch.
Shanks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shanks is pressed up against the cage. Russo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Shanks down to the mat. Shanks avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Shanks scores with a jab to the jaw.
Russo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Russo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Shanks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Michael Shanks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shanks scores with a nice strike.
Russo gets the takedown into side control.
The strikes coming from Russo are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Russo lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shanks sneaks back into half guard.
Shanks desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Shanks keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Russo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shanks defending well though.
Shanks is looking to escape.
Shanks avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Russo.
Russo trying to control the action but Shanks is working from the bottom.
Shanks is looking to control Russo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Shanks avoid being mounted?
Shanks desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo trying to pass the guard but Shanks defending well.
Shanks is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Russo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Russo's back!
Russo tries to escape the position.
Shanks doesn't have the hooks in and Russo manages to turn into his guard.
Russo stopping the sweep attempt from Shanks.
Russo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shanks is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Shanks utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shanks wants to sweep but no luck.
Shanks wants to stand and escape but Russo is having none of it.
Russo throws a strike but Shanks rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Shanks's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Russo wants to sweep here but Shanks controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Russo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Russo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Shanks is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Shanks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vinny Russo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Shanks stuffs the takedown attempt from Russo. Russo gets slowly back to his feet.
Shanks swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shanks connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Russo lands a nice looking body shot.
Russo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Shanks tries to avoid it but Russo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Shanks to the ground. Shanks escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Russo just misses with a punch to the body.
Russo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Shanks was covering up waiting for the punch and Russo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Vinny Russo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shanks preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Shanks is pulling down on Russo's head to control his posture.
Shanks controls Russo momentarily but Russo frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shanks has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Shanks lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Russo!
Russo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Russo holds on to Shanks as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Russo is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russo wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Shanks has the hooks in. Russo is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Shanks trying to control momentarily.
Russo tries to break free.
Shanks biding his time, controlling Russo.
Russo tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Shanks content just to control the position here.
Russo is looking to improve his position but Shanks isn't that keen on the idea.
Russo 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.
Shanks takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Russo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Russo manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Russo manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Shanks doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Shanks manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Shanks wants to pass the guard but Russo is keeping the position.
Russo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Russo is working hard here to advance position.
Shanks wants to control from the top but Russo keeps moving.
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 Vinny Russo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vinny Russo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Russo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Shanks defends it nicely.
Shanks scores with the left hand. Russo knows he should have avoided that one.
Russo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shanks throws out the jab.
Russo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shanks connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A nice combination there by Shanks.
Russo cracks Shanks with a right hand to the side of the head.
Shanks moves into the clinch successfully.
Shanks pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Russo lands with a short shot to the head.
Shanks working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Russo.
Shanks tries a body shot but Russo blocks it.
Russo has Shanks pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Shanks manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Russo blocks an elbow strike from Shanks.
Russo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Russo is trying to maintain a safe position but Shanks gets an underhook and turns Russo into the cage.
Shanks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shanks misses with some punches.
Russo goes for a takedown attempt but Shanks pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vinny Russo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Russo moves away from the strike by Shanks.
Michael Shanks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shanks ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russo gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Shanks counters with a nice body shot.
Russo closes the distance and clinches up with Shanks, looking for a takedown. Russo pushes Shanks against the cage but Shanks circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shanks throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Russo on the side of the head.
Russo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Shanks connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Russo scrambles back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Russo misses with a looping right.
A big left from Russo misses.
Russo drives through with a takedown into guard.
Shanks manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Russo can't escape the position.
Russo tries to hold on but Shanks pushes him away.
Shanks sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo working to try and regain half guard.
Shanks controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shanks prevents Russo from getting the reversal.
Shanks can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Russo is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Russo manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Russo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Michael Shanks wasn't active enough on the ground.
Russo shoots for a double leg takedown but Shanks sprawls well. He's pushed Russo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Shanks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Shanks has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Shanks!
Michael Shanks took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Hell's Balls Recovery (160) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pay Attention (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lan Mandragoran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mandragoran is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Danny Boy. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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291 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
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240 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pay Attention!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lan Mandragoran!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mandragoran darts in and clinches Attention up against the cage.
Attention doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mandragoran throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Attention misses with a punch on the inside.
Attention avoiding damage as Mandragoran throws knees to the body.
Attention digs a right hand underneath Mandragoran's ribcage. Mandragoran let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Attention blocks the elbow strike.
Mandragoran misses with an elbow over the top.
Mandragoran throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Attention misses with a punch on the inside.
Attention lands a left hand.
It looks like Lan Mandragoran has been cut.
Mandragoran tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Mandragoran.
A short left from Attention.
Mandragoran tries to land a knee to the head but Attention blocks with his arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Attention.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mandragoran.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mandragoran crunches a lovely knee into Attention's ribcage.
Attention misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Attention fails to land.
Mandragoran blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Attention lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mandragoran backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandragoran connects with a knee to the head.
Attention works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Attention swings wildly with an uppercut but Mandragoran uses good head movement to avoid it.
Attention dodges an elbow strike from Mandragoran.
Mandragoran is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Attention is defending well for now.
Attention works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Attention tries to throw a body punch but Mandragoran avoids it by throwing Attention back against the cage.
Mandragoran tries to land knees in the clinch but Attention avoids the damage to the body.
Attention has a couple of punches blocked by Mandragoran.
Mandragoran gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Attention lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mandragoran.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Attention struggles to land a body shot inside as Mandragoran controls his hands.
Mandragoran blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Attention lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mandragoran looks gassed!
Attention lands with a left to the head.
Attention tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Attention.
Attention working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mandragoran.
A body shot lands from Attention.
Attention blocks an elbow strike.
Mandragoran blocks a body shot from Attention.
Attention fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mandragoran misses with a knee strike.
Attention misses with some punches.
Attention doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mandragoran is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Attention is defending well for now.
Attention throws a punch but it's blocked by Mandragoran.
Attention fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mandragoran lands a nice shot to the body.
Mandragoran misses with some punches.
A short right from Mandragoran.
Attention misses with the head strike.
Attention lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mandragoran backwards.
Attention tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mandragoran blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Attention lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Attention.
Attention doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Attention.
Mandragoran is rocked!
Attention lands a big right hand that drops Mandragoran! The killer instinct kicks in and Attention finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Attention!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pay Attention!
After winning the bout, Pay Attention thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Angus Troyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Troyer's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Yankee Rose. Morrison is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Alive. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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157 lbs
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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
13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Angus Troyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Troyer. That snapped Morrison's head back.
Morrison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Troyer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good leg kick by Troyer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Morrison blocks the body kick.
Morrison misses with a double jab.
Troyer scores with a leg kick.
Troyer gets a takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Troyer throwing shots but Morrison is blocking nicely.
Morrison keeping hold of Troyer's head, controlling as best he can.
Troyer throwing shots but Morrison is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison is trying to stand up here but Troyer is controlling him well.
Troyer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Troyer thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Troyer looks to land a strike but Morrison avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Morrison pushes Troyer off and scrambles back to his feet.
Troyer avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Morrison checks a leg kick.
Troyer moves into range and clinches up with Morrison.
Morrison takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison dodges an elbow strike from Troyer.
Morrison looking to throw knees to the head but Troyer is blocking nicely.
Troyer turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Morrison holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
You can see the frustration on Morrison's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Morrison managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Troyer.
Morrison takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Troyer trying to control the position but Morrison is working away.
Troyer in side control, throwing shots but Morrison defends.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison taking a bit of punishment here - Troyer scoring with strikes.
Morrison holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Sloppy strikes there by Troyer.
Morrison taking punishment in the form of punches.
Morrison is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Troyer in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Morrison is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Troyer asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Troyer is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Morrison is trying to buck Troyer off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angus Troyer dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Morrison misses with a series of wild punches.
A low kick from Morrison is predictable there
and Troyer counters with a head kick. That will keep Morrison thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Morrison clinches with his opponent.
Morrison trying to stall but Troyer improves his position.
Troyer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Morrison lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Troyer is trying to maintain a safe position but Morrison gets an underhook and turns Troyer into the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Troyer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Morrison tries to land knees in the clinch but Troyer avoids the damage to the body.
Troyer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Troyer.
Morrison throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Troyers head.
Troyer trying to land knees to the body.
Morrison misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morrison managing to block the knees to the body from Troyer.
Morrison misses with a knee strike.
Morrison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Troyer closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troyer dodges an elbow strike from Morrison.
Troyer looking to throw knees to the head but Morrison is blocking nicely.
Troyer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Morrison can't break the clinch.
Morrison blocks an elbow strike.
Troyer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Morrison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morrison closes the distance and clinches.
Morrison tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Troyer's elbow.
Troyer pushes off an throws an elbow but Morrison leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Morrison struggles to land a body shot inside as Troyer controls his hands.
Troyer has Morrison pressed against the cage, preventing Morrison from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Troyer misses with some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Morrison lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Angus Troyer has been cut.
Morrison lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Morrison struggles to land a body shot inside as Troyer controls his hands.
Troyer trying to control the position but instead, Morrison has worked for underhooks and has pushed Troyer into the cage.
Troyer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Morrison avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison lands a shot to the body.
Morrison avoiding damage as Troyer throws knees to the body.
Troyer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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!
Troyer tries to throw a body punch but Morrison avoids it by throwing Troyer back against the cage.
Troyer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Morrison misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Troyer.
Morrison has a couple of punches blocked by Troyer.
Troyer is looking to take this one to the mat.
Troyer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Morrison pushes off an throws an elbow but Troyer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Troyer lands a nice knee to the body.
Troyer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morrison has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Morrison working aggressively here.
Troyer misses with a body punch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Troyer scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troyer misses with an elbow strike.
Morrison wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Troyer has him pressed against the cage.
Morrison swings wildly with an uppercut but Troyer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Troyer has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Morrison regains guard immediately.
Angus Troyer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Troyer stops Morrison from standing up.
Troyer trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Troyer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Morrison utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison trying to keep a closed guard but Troyer is proving a slippery customer.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Morrison wants to get back to his feet but Troyer is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Morrison is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Troyer might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Tommy Morrison hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Morrison throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Troyer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morrison.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Morrison.
Morrison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Troyer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
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 Angus Troyer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Angus Troyer's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Morrison has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Troyer.
Troyer dives in and grabs Morrison's left leg, looking for a takedown. Morrison pushes down on Troyer's head and hops out.
Troyer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Morrison throws a leg kick that is checked
and Troyer counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Morrison is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Troyer avoids the head kick by Morrison.
Morrison throws a head kick but Troyer moves out of range.
Troyer throws a sloppy head kick and Morrison moves out of range easily.
Troyer throws a head kick but Morrison moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Morrison.
Morrison throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
An inside leg kick lands from Troyer.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Troyer here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Morrison misses with a double jab.
Troyer thows a body shot but no joy.
Troyer closes the distance and pushes Morrison back into the cage.
Troyer tries for a takedown but Morrison manages to get underhooks.
Morrison wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troyer lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Tommy Morrison has been cut.
Troyer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Morrisons head.
Morrison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Troyer wants to clinch.
Morrison throws a right hand that Troyer ducks under and follows up with a left that Troyer also avoids with ease.
Troyer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Morrison digs a good hook to Troyer's body.
Troyer shoots for a double leg takedown but Morrison sprawls well. He's pushed Troyer's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Angus Troyer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Troyer shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Troyer showed some decent athleticism there.
Morrison wants to control but Troyer is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tommy Morrison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Troyer connects with a nice short shot to Morrison's temple.
Morrison blocking the ground and pound attempt from Troyer.
Morrison keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Troyer throwing shots but Morrison is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Troyer looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Morrison with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morrison tries to kick Troyer off but Troyer keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Morrison is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Troyer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Morrison's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troyer wants to control but Morrison is keeping him busy.
Troyer prevents Morrison from standing back up.
Troyer is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Morrison is not content to let Troyer control the position.
Morrison won't allow Troyer to pass to mount.
Troyer thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Angus Troyer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troyer is figuring out what he wants to do next.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Morrison turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tommy Morrison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Morrison blocking some punches.
Morrison tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Morrison scores with a shoulder strike.
Morrison is trying to break free.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morrison tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Morrison scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Morrison fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Angus Troyer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Troyer has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Angus Troyer!
After winning the bout, Angus Troyer thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aloha Hoi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paco Da Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoi comes to the cage accompanied by Rock You Like A Hurricane. Da Man has chosen Tenacious D - Beelzeboss as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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267 lbs
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262 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
28 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aloha Hoi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paco Da Man!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoi checks a leg kick.
Da Man throws a body punch but Hoi moves out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hoi.
Da Man pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Da Man looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hoi lands a nice hook to Da Man's body. Da Man takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hoi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Da Man. Da Man circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Paco Da Man has been cut.
Hoi jabs Da Man to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hoi lands a slapping body shot.
Hoi looks to score with a jab to the body but Da Man is just out of range.
Da Man takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoi. Da Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
Da Man jabs Hoi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Da Man fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hoi is out of range.
Da Man misses with a jab, cross combination.
Da Man uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hoi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoi lands a leg kick that knocks Da Man off balance momentarily.
Da Man scores with a head kick. Hoi tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Paco Da Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Da Man showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hoi.
Da Man scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Da Man misses with a body shot.
Da Man looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jab, jab by Hoi - just one landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Da Man throws a low kick but Hoi avoids it.
Hoi lands a jab to Da Man's midsection.
Da Man is looking to slow Hoi down with leg kicks.
Da Man thuds a left hand into Hoi's body.
Hoi blocks a low kick nicely.
Hoi scores with a nice body kick.
Da Man looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Da Man.
Da Man closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hoi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Da Man is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hoi.
Hoi fails with a takedown attempt.
Da Man looks to land a left hand but Hoi moved out of range nicely.
Hoi lands with a right hand.
Hoi misses the shot to the body.
Hoi scoring well with a low kick there.
Da Man walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Da Man has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hoi finds it's way round the side to connect with Da Man's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Da Man misses.
A big right from Da Man misses.
Hoi closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Da Man trying to control here.
Da Man won't allow Hoi to pass to mount.
Da Man makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Da Man.
Hoi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Man not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hoi showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hoi thuds his right hand into Da Man's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Aloha Hoi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good exchange - Da Man coming out on top.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hoi scores with a leg kick.
Hoi scores with a nice strike.
That has opened up Paco Da Man's cut even more.
A swing and a miss from Da Man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aloha Hoi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paco Da Man's cut.
That's time! Hoi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hoi thuds a left hand into Da Man's body.
Hoi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Da Man circles away.
Da Man swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Da Man thows a body shot but no joy.
Hoi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hoi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Da Man momentarily.
Da Man is rocked!
Aloha Hoi is winning the standup battle so far.
Hoi drops Da Man with a huge uppercut! Da Man drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Hoi is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aloha Hoi!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Aloha Hoi waved his t-shirt featuring Conviction's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Lindros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mar Vell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eric Lindros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mar Vell!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lindros wants to slow Vell down by chopping away at his legs.
Lindros waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vell.
A swing and a miss from Lindros.
Lindros thows a body kick. Vell tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Vell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lindros staying out of range there.
A low kick from Vell misses
and Lindros counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lindros moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vell misses with a body shot.
Vell takes one to the chin there.
Vell shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Vell showed some decent athleticism there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Lindros works his way to full guard. Good work.
Lindros is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vell trying to control but Lindros is working from the bottom.
Vell throwing strikes but missing.
Lindros pushes Vell off and gets back to his feet.
Lindros misses with a wild body shot.
A shot to the liver by Lindros. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindros wants to slow Vell down by chopping away at his legs.
Lindros lands a glancing blow to the side of Vell's head.
Vell throws out a loose jab but Lindros uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lindros moves away.
Lindros takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vell darts in and clinches Lindros up against the cage.
Lindros breaks the clinch.
Lindros has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vell.
Vell cracks Lindros with a right hand 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!
Vell checks a low kick from Lindros.
Lindros scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vell throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lindros counters with an outside leg kick.
Vell checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lindros misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lindros stuns Vell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindros pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Vell back to the cage. Lindros follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Vell is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lindros works Vell's body with a nice hook.
Vell pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Eric Lindros is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lindros avoids the body shot from Vell.
Lindros scores with a jab to the head.
Vell looks to score with a jab to the body but Lindros is just out of range.
Lindros fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Vell takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lindros ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vell moves away.
Lindros scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lindros throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lindros throws the kick towards the body but Vell avoids it.
Vell takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lindros keeps Vell at a distance using the push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vell tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vell throws a head kick but Lindros moves out of range.
Vell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lindros jabs at Vell's body.
Vell looks gassed!
Vell wants to land a leg kick but Lindros is out of range.
Lindros moves into range and connects with a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lindros. That's going to slow Vell down.
Lindros misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lindros throws a head kick but Vell moves out of range.
Vell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vell takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lindros throws out a powerful jab.
Lindros attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lindros gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Vell to counter with a crisp jab.
Vell misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Lindros dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lindros fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Vell chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lindros uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vell.
Lindros chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vell takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vell scores with a head kick. Lindros tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A left lands for Lindros.
Lindros thuds his right hand into Vell's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lindros fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vell manages to avoid it.
Lindros throws out a powerful jab.
A good leg kick by Lindros.
Vell shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Vell with a couple of short strikes.
Vell throwing strikes but Lindros bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindros trying to control the position from guard on top but Vell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lindros is one step ahead there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lindros is looking to stand up but Vell won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lindros advances to half guard.
Vell wants to get back to his feet.
Lindros is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Eric Lindros just wasn't active enough.
Vell throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lindros was covering up waiting for the punch and Vell finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Vell throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vell slips nicely into half guard.
Lindros moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Vell trying to control but Lindros is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vell won't allow Lindros to sweep him here.
Vell looking to pass the guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Vell throws a strike but Lindros rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Vell controls Lindros momentarily but Lindros frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mar Vell will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Vell has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lindros.
Lindros misses with a double jab
and Vell counters with an outside leg kick.
Eric Lindros is winning the standup battle so far.
A left and a right from Lindros both land. Nice combination.
Lindros misses with a two punch combination.
Vell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lindros.
Vell throws a lazy body kick
and Lindros makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lindros 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 Vell has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Vell and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lindros throws a hook to the side of Vell's head but Vell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lindros attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lindros misses with a shot to the body
and Vell counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lindros is lucky that one didn't land flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vell tries to work over Lindros's front leg with a kick but Lindros checks it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lindros checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindros scores with a body shot.
Vell walks into a straight right hand from Lindros.
Lindros is looking to score with low kicks.
Lindros rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vell lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lindros throws a head kick but Vell moves out of range.
Lindros misses with a low kick.
Lindros fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vell checks it well.
Vell swings widly with a right hand
and Lindros counters with an inside leg kick.
Vell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Vell.
Vell lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vell fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindros stuns Vell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vell shoots in looking for a takedown. Lindros tries to sprawl out of it but Vell keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lindros manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Vell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vell looks to land a right hand but Lindros moved out of range.
Vell lands a jab to Lindros's midsection.
Lindros misses with a jab to the body
and Vell counters with a nice uppercut.
Vell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lindros.
Lindros ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A lazy body kick from Lindros
and Vell counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Vell.
Lindros is trying to push Vell away but Vell has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vell.
Vell's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lindros has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lindros working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lindros lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vell keeps control of Lindros as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lindros wants to break free but Vell has control.
Vell lands a right hand.
Lindros looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lindros tries to circle away but Vell has him pinned against the cage.
Vell can't find room to land a body shot as Lindros controls the action.
Lindros is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vell has Lindros pressed against the cage, preventing Lindros from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lindros breaks from the clinch.
Lindros moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vell throws a poor cross that misses
and Lindros counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lindros avoids the body shot from Vell.
Vell checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vell tries to score with a low kick but Lindros moves his leg out of the way.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lindros with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lindros is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lindros fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lindros chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vell can pounce on him.
Vell is looking to clinch but Lindros is avoiding it.
Vell throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lindros swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lindros uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vell.
Vell throws a hook but Lindros avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vell jabs Lindros to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Vell has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The fighters circling - Lindros throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lindros pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Lindros showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lindros has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Lindros!
After the fight, Eric Lindros was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Gatho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pauli Painija (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gatho comes to the cage accompanied by 666 - Bomba!. Ben Gatho could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Pauli Painija's chin.
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181 lbs
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27
176 lbs
24 - 7 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ben Gatho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pauli Painija!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gatho thows a left - swing and a miss!
Painija misses with a wild body shot.
Gatho throws a hook but Painija avoids it easily.
Painija takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Painija stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gatho.
Painija takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gatho scores with a head kick. Painija tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Painija with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gatho throws a sloppy head kick and Painija moves out of range easily.
Painija misses with a lunging right hand
and Gatho counters with a stiff right hand.
Painija tries for a takedown but Gatho sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Painija looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gatho 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 Painija has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Painija and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Painija looks for a takedown but Gatho sprawls well.
Gatho misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatho pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Painija scores with a nice right hand.
Ben Gatho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Painija tries to clinch but Gatho is having none of it.
A combination from Painija does no damage.
Gatho gets tackled into the cage by Painija. Painija maintains the clinch.
Painija jumps into guard, dragging Gatho to the mat.
Gatho preventing the sweep.
Painija is trying to control the position but Gatho postures up.
Painija tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gatho trying to control but Painija is working from the bottom.
Painija looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Painija shoots in and drives through. Gatho sprawls well.
Ben Gatho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pauli Painija.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatho scores with a hook.
Painija tries to clinch there but Gatho circles away.
Gatho scores with the left hand. Painija knows he should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Painija takes one on the button.
Gatho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Painija manages to avoid it.
Painija tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Painija throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Painija takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gatho scores with a hook to the body. Painija takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gatho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Painija.
Gatho throws a leg kick that misses.
Painija takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatho staying out of range there.
Painija lands with a nice body punch.
Gatho is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gatho uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Painija moves away from the strike by Gatho.
Gatho connects with an inside leg kick.
Painija throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Painija tries to close the distance and clinch but Gatho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gatho connects with a solid leg kick.
Painija throws a front kick aimed at Gatho's knee but Gatho avoids it well.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gatho.
Painija moves away from the strike by Gatho.
Gatho cracks Painija with a right hand to the side of the head.
Painija takes a swing at Gatho's ribcage but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some wild striking there from Painija.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Painija shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gatho will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gatho controls Painija momentarily but Painija frees himself.
Painija won't allow Gatho to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gatho looking to hit a scissor sweep but Painija is one step ahead there.
Painija won't allow Gatho to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gatho keeping moving, preventing Painija from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Gatho dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Painija throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gatho was covering up waiting for the punch and Painija finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Painija throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gatho works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gatho is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gatho 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.
Gatho wants to get back to his feet but Painija is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Painija is fighting to break Gatho's control of his arms but Gatho is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Painija throws an elbow that misses. Gatho uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Painija's guard. Nice move by Gatho!
Painija tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Painija is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gatho with a flurry of punches that miss.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Painija is on top in guard.
Gatho preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gatho utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gatho keeping moving, preventing Painija from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatho controls Painija momentarily but Painija frees himself.
Gatho has his feet on Painija's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Gatho attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gatho tries to land a leg kick but Painija saw it coming and moves away.
Painija lands a body shot.
Painija lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Painija tries to close the distance and clinch but Gatho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Painija moves in looking to clinch but Gatho pushes him off.
Painija dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gatho goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gatho on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gatho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gatho throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Painija misses with a body shot.
Gatho feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Painija's calf.
Nice takedown defense from Gatho. No joy for Painija on that attempt.
Nice defenses there by Painija.
Painija shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Gatho is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gatho wants to hold on but Painija pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatho is in all sorts of trouble here.
Painija landing strikes from the mount and Gatho is in trouble!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gatho is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Gatho in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Painija working Gatho over with strikes here.
Gatho is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gatho bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gatho has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Painija to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Gatho is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Painija pulls down on the head and he's put Gatho to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Pauli Painija!
Pauli Painija decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Jane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hall's choice of entrance music: AC/DC - Hell's Bells. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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24 - 4 - 0 |
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182 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Patrick Jane!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 7 - 2, fighting out of New York, Sam Hall!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jane connects with a right hand. Hall shakes it off.
Jane scores with a jab to the body.
Jane lands a nice shot that snaps Hall's head back.
Jane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hall manages to avoid it.
Jane misses with a looping left.
Hall with a hook.
Hall scores with a head kick. Jane tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hall on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jane. Jane obviously looking to wear him down.
Hall misses with a straight left.
Hall avoids the body shot from Jane.
Hall throws a push kick but Jane slaps the foot to one side.
Hall thows a leg kick but Jane checks it
and Jane counters with a left to the body.
Jane misses with a body shot.
Hall lands a jab to Jane's midsection.
Jane slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jane throws the left hand but Hall avoids the punch easily.
Hall checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice shot by Hall.
Jane checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall tries to land a leg kick but Jane saw it coming and moves away.
Hall just misses with a punch to the body.
Jane misses the shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Jane. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jane.
A big left from Hall misses.
Hall is looking to clinch.
Hall pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jane cracks Hall with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Patrick Jane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Jane misses its intended target.
Jane tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hall swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jane checks a low kick from Hall.
A shot to the body from Jane misses
and Hall connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jane with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jane misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jane cracks Hall with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
Some bone on bone action there as Jane checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
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!
Jane throws an overhand right that lands on Hall's shoulder, as Hall tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall lands a nice shot that snaps Jane's head back.
Jane throws a lazy right hand but Hall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hall throws a lazy right hand but Jane sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jane avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hall misses with a looping left.
Hall misses with an uppercut
and Jane counters with a thumping low kick.
Jane scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hall doesn't seem bothered though.
Jane takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hall.
Jane scores with a jab to the head.
Hall jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hall ducks under a wild hook from Jane.
Jane jabs Hall to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jane misses the shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Hall.
Hall throws out a loose jab but Jane uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hall lands an overhand right.
Hall thumps Jane with a low kick.
Hall is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jane.
Hall chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jane can pounce on him.
Jane wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jane defending well as Hall loads up on a big left hand.
Hall misses with a body kick.
Jane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hall.
Jane blocks a jab.
Jane takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hall misses with a low kick as Jane jumps back.
Jane thuds a left hand into Hall's body.
Hall throws an overhand right that lands on Jane's shoulder, as Jane tries to avoid the shot.
Good shot there by Hall.
Hall walks into a stiff left hand from Jane.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jane checks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Jane.
A slow jab from Jane misses its intended target.
Jane takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
Jane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jane is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
Jane scores with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hall. Jane does a little dance to reset his feet.
Decent striking displayed by Jane there.
Hall throws a chopping leg kick but Jane manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jane throws a jab but it's blocked by Hall.
Jane looks to throw the jab but Hall is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jane misses with a body shot.
Hall scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Jane as he connects with a hook.
Hall scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hall cracks Jane with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Patrick Jane will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jane wants to clinch up but Hall keeps it at a distance.
Hall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jane crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hall - the referee stops the clock and Jane gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hall. Jane manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jane blocks the body kick.
Hall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jane moves in looking to clinch but Hall pushes him off.
Jane throws a hook but Hall avoids it easily.
Jane on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jane. Hall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hall misses with a looping left.
Jane throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hall moves out of range of the leg kick from Jane.
Some bone on bone action there as Jane checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A jab from Jane misses.
Hall misses with the combination.
Hall takes a swing at Jane's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jane connects with a leg kick. Hall looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hall throws a front kick aimed at Jane's knee but Jane avoids it well.
Jane blocks the body kick.
Hall loads up on a big right hand but Jane slips the punch.
Jane throws the left hand but Hall avoids the punch easily.
Hall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
An inside leg kick from Jane misses.
Jane is looking to wear down Hall with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jane lands with a cross.
Hall fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jane looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hall throws a wild body kick that Jane sees coming a mile off.
Jane slips a straight right by Hall.
Hall misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Hall misses the target.
Hall fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hall misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hall fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jane.
Jane slips a jab and a cross from Hall.
Jane swings for the body but Hall moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jane misses with a hook. Hall ducked under it nicely.
Hall misses with a wild body shot.
Jane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sam Hall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jane slips a jab from Hall.
Jane connects with a looping right hand.
Hall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jab from Jane.
Jane misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Hall.
Hall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hall scores with a push kick.
Jane fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hall on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jane. Jane obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jane uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hall.
Jane just misses with a punch to the body.
Hall throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jane lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hall takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jane dodges the punch combination from Hall.
Hall avoids the body shot from Jane.
Hall throws an overhand right that lands on Jane's shoulder, as Jane tries to avoid the shot.
Jab from Jane.
Hall pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jane is out of range and Hall settles back down.
Hall's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jane throws a leg kick but Hall sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jane cracks a nice hook into Hall's ribs.
Jane throws a looping overhand right but Hall ducks down to avoid it.
Jane clinches.
Jane misses with a punch on the inside.
Jane swings wildly with an uppercut but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall blocks a body shot from Jane.
Jane tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Jane.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hall blocking some punches.
Jane pushes Hall back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hall is breathing heavily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jane.
Jane struggles to land a body shot inside as Hall controls his hands.
Hall blocks a body shot from Jane.
Jane prevents a body shot from Hall.
Jane misses with some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jane struggles to land a body shot inside as Hall controls his hands.
Hall blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jane is leaning against Hall and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Jane dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jane moves out of range of the strikes.
Hall thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jane circles away quickly and effectively.
Hall wants to land a leg kick but Jane is out of range.
Hall swings for the body but Jane moves out of range.
Jane walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hall checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hall uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A head kick misses from Jane.
An inside leg kick from Hall misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jane checks a leg kick.
Hall moves away from the strike by Jane.
Jane attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jane pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hall throws a leg kick but Jane sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jane misses with a straight left.
A big left from Jane misses.
Hall thumps Jane with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Jane finds it's way through Hall's defenses.
Hall delivers a nice body kick.
Hall throws a series of punches but Jane avoids them all with ease.
Jane takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jane lands with a straight right. Hall didn't see that one coming.
Hall looks to land a left hand but Jane moved out of range nicely.
Hall fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hall scores with a nice body kick.
Hall misses with a kick to the body.
Jane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from Jane.
Jane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jane throws a body punch but Hall moves out of range.
Jane slips a jab from Hall.
Jane takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
Jane throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hall ducks under a wild hook from Jane.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jane lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hall moves out of range of the strikes.
Jane steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hall.
Hall fails to land with a series of punches.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jane.
Hall tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jane fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jane checks a leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hall.
Hall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hall throws a lazy head kick
and Jane counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Good work by Hall as he checks the leg kick.
Hall paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jane checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hall throws a body kick that misses.
Hall takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jane takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hall tries to score with a low kick but Jane moves his leg out of the way.
Hall chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jane can pounce on him.
Jane on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hall. Hall obviously looking to wear him down.
Jane loads up on a big right hand but Hall slips the punch.
Jane ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hall.
Jane blocks a head kick by Hall.
Hall throws a leg kick which misses Jane's front leg but catches the back leg as Jane tries to avoid it.
Hall throws a head kick but Jane moves out of range.
Hall throws a big shot that misses.
Hall looks to score with a jab to the body but Jane is just out of range.
Jane scores with a sloppy right hand. Hall should have avoided that one.
Jane swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jane tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jane fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hall slips under a jab from Jane.
Hall swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jane cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jane scores with a shot to the body.
Jane scoring well with a low kick there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hall.
Hall tried to score with a low kick but Jane checks it.
Hall throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jane scores with a leg kick.
Jane looks to score with a jab to the body but Hall is just out of range.
Jane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hall manages to avoid it.
Hall slips a jab from Jane.
Jane slips a straight right by Hall.
Hall gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Patrick Jane did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jane moves in looking to clinch but Hall pushes him off.
Hall throws an overhand right that lands on Jane's shoulder, as Jane tries to avoid the shot.
Hall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jane moves away.
Jane looks to land a left hand but Hall moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Hall misses the target.
Jane misses with a leg kick.
Hall misses with an uppercut. Jane saw that one coming.
Jane tries a head kick but it misses.
Hall lands a two punch combo.
Hall ducks under a wild hook from Jane.
Jane lands a jab to Hall's midsection.
Hall has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jane misses the shot to the body.
Jane misses with a body shot.
Jane ducks right into an uppercut from Hall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall walks into a stiff left hand from Jane.
Jane misses with a wild body shot.
Jane bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hall's head backwards.
Hall misses with a double jab
and Jane counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hall lands with a shot to the body.
Jane walks into a straight right hand from Hall.
Jane thows a body shot but no joy.
Hall throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jane lands a jab to Hall's midsection.
Hall misses with a straight left.
Jane scores with a spinning back kick!
Hall bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jane's head backwards.
Hall throws a big shot that misses.
Jane chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hall can pounce on him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jane lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jane jabs Hall to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jane throws a shot from downtown. Hall moves away and avoids it.
Hall rushes Jane and presses him up against the cage.
Jane misses with some punches.
Jane tries to work over Hall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hall.
Jane blocks a body shot from Hall.
Jane misses with a punch on the inside.
Jane lands with a right to the head.
Jane tries a body shot but Hall blocks it.
Hall scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hall wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jane misses with a punch to the body.
Jane tries a body shot but Hall blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Jane - that landed with a thud.
Hall manages to break the clinch.
Jane misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hall connects with a crisp jab.
Jane throws out a loose jab but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Jane misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Jane checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hall connects with the punch.
Jane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hall manages to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Hall 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hall connects with a body shot that sends Jane's belly button to the back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hall. Jane does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hall manages to avoid it.
Jane thows a leg kick but Hall checks it
and Hall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jane misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hall. Jane does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hall fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jane misses with a wild body shot.
Jane lands a nice shot to the body.
Hall walks into a left hand.
Jane takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Jane throws a jab when Hall was well out of range.
Jane avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jane takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jane misses with a wild body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Hall. That snapped Jane's head back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hall throws the kick towards the body but Jane avoids it.
Hall scores with a punch to the head.
Hall throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Sam Hall will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Jane on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hall. Hall obviously looking to wear him down.
Hall lands a nice looking body shot.
Jane connects with a body shot that sends Hall's belly button to the back.
Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jane moves away.
Jane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
Jane takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hall fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jane checks it well.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jane.
Jane connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hall momentarily.
Hall avoids the body shot from Jane.
A telegraphed right hand from Jane misses the target.
Hall keeps Jane at a distance using the push kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Hall.
Jane blocks a head kick by Hall.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hall slips under a jab from Jane.
Hall is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jane swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jane steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hall.
Jane misses with a series of wild punches.
Hall avoids the body shot from Jane.
Hall looks to land a combination but Jane avoids it well.
Jane tries a head kick but it misses.
Jane misses with a body shot.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
An inside leg kick from Jane misses.
Jane gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hall.
A big right from Jane misses.
Jane throws a body punch but Hall moves out of range.
Jane misses with a body shot
and Hall counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jane checks a leg kick nicely.
Hall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jane.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall moves away from the strike by Jane.
Jane goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hall misses with a body kick.
Jane tries a head kick but it misses.
Jane missing with a left hand there. Hall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jane takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
Sam Hall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jane will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Jane takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
Jane wants to land a leg kick but Hall is out of range.
Hall ducks under a wild hook from Jane.
Jane misses with a straight left.
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!
Hall misses with a body shot.
Jane takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hall avoids the body shot from Jane.
Hall dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab by Jane.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Hall.
Jane throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hall fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jane listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jane connects with a leg kick. Hall looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hall throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A bone on bone clash there as Jane blocks the leg kick.
Hall motions for Jane to come forward. Hall throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jane.
Hall throws a leg kick but Jane sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jane throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jane takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jane doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jane goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jane throws a body punch but Hall moves out of range.
Jane rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hall counters with a nice body shot.
Hall shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hall misses with a body shot.
Hall scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice uppercut there from Hall.
Jane looks to land a right hand but Hall moved out of range.
Jane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hall manages to avoid it.
Jane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hall misses with a body kick.
Hall throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice body punch from Jane.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hall lands a leg kick that knocks Jane off balance momentarily.
Hall throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hall avoids the body shot from Jane.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Hall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jane 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 47:49
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:47
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Sam Hall!
Sam Hall is the new welterweight champion!
As Sam Hall got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Me Sam, you Jane. Damn your eyes!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moses Diggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orville Redenbacher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Diggs might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to KOMRADZ. Redenbacher has chosen Danger Zone as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Moses Diggs!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Orville Redenbacher!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diggs throws a leg kick that misses.
Diggs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Redenbacher.
Redenbacher misses with a jab to the body
and Diggs counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Redenbacher thinking.
Redenbacher moves into the clinch.
Redenbacher blocks a body shot from Diggs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Redenbacher.
Diggs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Redenbacher avoids a kick to the body.
Diggs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from Redenbacher misses its intended target.
A punch combination from Redenbacher misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redenbacher is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Redenbacher, right into the meat.
Redenbacher swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Redenbacher thumps Diggs with a low kick.
Redenbacher throws a series of strikes that have Diggs backpedaling.
Redenbacher gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Redenbacher misses with a hook from the clinch.
Redenbacher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Redenbacher lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redenbacher prevents the takedown attempt.
Diggs takes a shot to the head.
Redenbacher fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Redenbacher swings wildly with an uppercut but Diggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diggs lands a body shot in the clinch.
Diggs lands a right hand that snaps the head of Redenbacher backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Redenbacher misses with the head strike.
Redenbacher takes a shot to the head.
It looks like Orville Redenbacher has been cut.
Diggs throws a knee to the head but misses.
Redenbacher misses with the head strike.
Redenbacher lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Diggs.
Redenbacher scores with a nice hook to the head.
Redenbacher misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diggs wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Diggs makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Diggs's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Redenbacher pushes Diggs back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Redenbacher.
It looks like Moses Diggs has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Redenbacher throws a punch but it's blocked by Diggs.
Redenbacher misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diggs misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Redenbacher.
Diggs blocks a body shot from Redenbacher.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggs working aggressively here.
Redenbacher has a couple of punches blocked by Diggs.
Redenbacher has a couple of punches blocked by Diggs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Redenbacher.
Redenbacher throws a punch but it's blocked by Diggs.
Redenbacher gets through Diggs's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Redenbacher misses with the head strike.
Diggs lands a nice knee to the body.
Redenbacher swings wildly with an uppercut but Diggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Diggs.
Redenbacher swings wildly with an uppercut but Diggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orville Redenbacher dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Redenbacher motions for Diggs to come forward. Redenbacher throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Diggs misses with a low kick.
Diggs checks the leg kick.
Redenbacher connects with a leg kick. Diggs looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Redenbacher takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Redenbacher tries to clinch up but Diggs circles away and keeps his distance.
Diggs tries to bum rush Redenbacher with a series of wild strikes but Redenbacher uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Redenbacher misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggs goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Diggs thows a body kick. Redenbacher tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Diggs throws the left hand but Redenbacher avoids the punch easily.
Redenbacher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diggs swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Redenbacher.
A swing and a miss from Redenbacher.
Redenbacher moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Redenbacher clinches up with Diggs and pushes him back against the cage.
Diggs takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggs lands a right hand.
Diggs lands a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Diggs.
Orville Redenbacher seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Redenbacher lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Redenbacher prevents a body shot from Diggs.
Redenbacher misses with the head strike.
Diggs blocks a body shot from Redenbacher.
Diggs lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A shot in the inside from Diggs.
Redenbacher tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diggs drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Redenbacher gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redenbacher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diggs struggles to land a body shot inside as Redenbacher controls his hands.
Redenbacher lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Redenbacher lands a body shot.
Redenbacher lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Redenbacher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Redenbacher working aggressively here.
Redenbacher struggles to land a body shot inside as Diggs controls his hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diggs tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Redenbacher misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redenbacher tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Redenbacher misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diggs scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Redenbacher avoiding damage as Diggs throws knees to the body.
Redenbacher pushes Diggs back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diggs misses with a punch to the body.
Redenbacher goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Redenbacher scores with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Redenbacher working aggressively here.
Redenbacher tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Redenbacher misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orville Redenbacher showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Diggs's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Redenbacher tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diggs paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Redenbacher is looking to clinch.
Diggs feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Redenbacher's calf.
Redenbacher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diggs.
Diggs shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Redenbacher but Redenbacher pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Diggs looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Redenbacher!
Diggs working Redenbacher over with strikes here.
Redenbacher is looking to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggs connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Diggs has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Redenbacher's face.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diggs scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Diggs scoring with strikes but Redenbacher is staying in there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diggs unloading with bombs!
Redenbacher is rocked!
Redenbacher is looking to get to half guard.
Redenbacher is still in real trouble! Can Diggs finish him?
Diggs softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Redenbacher is out cold! Diggs jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Moses Diggs!
Moses Diggs retains his light heavyweight title!
Post fight, Moses Diggs stared into the camera and said 'I am a baaad man!'.
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