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INY 54 Wauler vs Kirkland II PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Maurice Dubois (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilafat Urskilz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maurice Dubois !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ilafat Urskilz!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Dean Styles and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dubois is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dubois throws a hook but Urskilz avoids it easily.
Dubois throws a nice head kick!
Urskilz connects with an inside leg kick.
Urskilz has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Urskilz as the two fighters clinch.
Urskilz dodges an elbow strike from Dubois .
Urskilz landing knees to the body.
Urskilz landing knees to the head.
Urskilz stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dubois takes a knee to the side of the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Urskilz dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Urskilz putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dubois in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dubois is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubois takes a knee right on the jaw!
Urskilz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dubois takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dubois letting Urskilz take a breather here.
Urskilz continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ilafat Urskilz.
Urskilz scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Urskilz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urskilz slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Urskilz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Urskilz lands a nice short elbow.
Urskilz keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Urskilz works his foot free and advances to mount.
Urskilz postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dubois looks a forlorn figure.
Dubois is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urskilz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dubois is looking to escape.
Urskilz landing strikes from the mount.
Dubois in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urskilz content just to control the position here.
Urskilz lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dubois hang on?
Urskilz in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Urskilz tries to control but Dubois wriggling away.
Urskilz raining down hammerfists from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee warns Dubois that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ilafat Urskilz dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Urskilz knocks Dubois to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Oh Dubois is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dubois is trying to escape the position but Urskilz is controlling the position.
Urskilz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dubois keeps working.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Urskilz throws an elbow but Dubois slips to the side and avoids it well.
Dubois seems to have got his legs back now.
Urskilz looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Dubois is avoiding damage well.
Dubois manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Dubois is looking for a sweep. Urskilz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Urskilz stalling.
Urskilz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urskilz wants to take a breather but Dubois is having none of it.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Urskilz slips a nice elbow through Dubois 's hands, connecting with Dubois 's forehead.
Urskilz throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Dubois to regain full guard.
Urskilz trying to control the position from guard on top but Dubois is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dubois preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Urskilz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dubois working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Urskilz.
Urskilz is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Urskilz throws a big elbow that misses.
Urskilz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dubois swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Urskilz wants to control from the top but Dubois keeps moving.
Urskilz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urskilz is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ilafat Urskilz has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A head kick by Dubois misses
and Urskilz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dubois tries a head kick but it misses.
Urskilz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dubois moves out of range of the body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Urskilz misses the target.
Dubois throws a sloppy head kick
and Urskilz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maurice Dubois is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A chopping leg kick lands by Urskilz.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Urskilz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dubois 's hands.
Nice takedown defense from Urskilz. No joy for Dubois on that attempt.
Urskilz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Urskilz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dubois tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Urskilz cracks Dubois with an uppercut from hell and Dubois crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Urskilz's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Urskilz loads up on a big left hand. Dubois felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Urskilz looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Dubois can't hide his disappointment, as Urskilz celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ilafat Urskilz!
After the big win, Ilafat Urskilz made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Ganja's Warehouse (95% Laundering) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamal Kilgore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomasz Nowicki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kilgore's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Champion by Chipmunk ft. Chris Brown. Nowicki has chosen Skrillex - The First Of The Year as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jamal Kilgore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tomasz Nowicki!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Bruno Lombardi and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kilgore gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kilgore swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nowicki.
A head kick misses from Nowicki.
Nowicki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kilgore shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nowicki but Nowicki pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nowicki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kilgore counters with a nice uppercut.
Nowicki ducks under a wild hook from Kilgore.
Nowicki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kilgore circles away quickly and effectively.
Kilgore takes a swing at Nowicki's ribcage but misses.
Nowicki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kilgore.
Kilgore missing with a left hand there. Nowicki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kilgore throws an off balance right hand
and Nowicki counters with a leg kick.
Nowicki misses with a body punch
and Kilgore counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab, jab by Kilgore - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilgore lands a head shot.
Kilgore dives in and scores a takedown into Nowicki's guard.
Nowicki wants to improve his position but instead Kilgore has moved into half guard.
Nowicki is in trouble now - Kilgore has advanced to mount!
Kilgore is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Nowicki is surviving well by controlling Kilgore's body position as best he can.
Nowicki is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore fails to move to back control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kilgore looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Kilgore working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nowicki tries to hold on but Kilgore postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore looking to secure an arm triangle but Nowicki defends it well.
Kilgore moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Nowicki has worked his arm free - good work by Nowicki!
Nowicki tries to buck Kilgore off but Kilgore is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kilgore has hold of Nowicki's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Nowicki seems comfortable defending it but Kilgore has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Nowicki is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Nowicki is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Kilgore couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jamal Kilgore!
Jamal Kilgore made sure to mention his sponsor, Ganja's Warehouse (95% Laundering) in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Von Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcus Williams has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Brawler
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Von Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Reed Andrews and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hammer.
A solid body kick from Williams.
Hammer's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hammer duly obliges.
Hammer sizes up Williams with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hammer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hammer lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Williams thumps Hammer with a low kick.
A left lands for Hammer.
Williams explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hammer throws a one two combo.
Williams is rocked!
Williams lands with a nice body punch.
Oh Williams is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Williams throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Williams seems to have got his legs back now.
Williams throws a series of punches but Hammer avoids them all with ease.
Hammer just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams throws a leg kick that misses.
Williams throws the kick towards the body but Hammer avoids it.
Hammer misses with a straight left.
Williams throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A bone on bone clash there as Hammer blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hammer.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Williams.
Williams takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hammer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Williamss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hammer throws a big shot that misses.
Williams takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hammer throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Hammer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Williams tried to score with a low kick but Hammer checks it.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williams connects with an inside leg kick.
Hammer lands a slapping body shot.
Hammer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hammer.
Hammer lands a right hook to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hammer lands with a nice combination. Williams backs away looking to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands a nice looking body shot.
Hammer throws a lazy right hand but Williams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hammer scores with a sloppy right hand. Williams should have avoided that one.
Hammer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Williams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Williams tries to land a front kick but Hammer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Williams throws a leg kick but Hammer checks it.
Williams throws a leg kick but Hammer sees it coming and moves out of range.
Williams takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Williams has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hammer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Williams.
Hammer throws a series of punches but Williams moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hammer with a jab.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hammer.
Hammer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hammer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Williams under the eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams staying out of range there.
Hammer looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Williams throws a looping overhand right but Hammer ducks down to avoid it.
Williams walks into a left hand.
Hammer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Hammer digs a good hook to Williams's body.
Williams tries a low kick but Hammer avoids it.
Hammer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.
Hammer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hammer misses with an uppercut.
Hammer lands with a nice body punch.
Hammer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A punch lands to the side of Williams 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hammer swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
Williams misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a leg kick but Hammer checks it.
Hammer throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hammer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Williams misses with a low kick.
Hammer dips to his left and cracks Williams with an uppercut!
Hammer avoids the body shot from Williams.
Hammer lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hammer.
Hammer loads up on a big right hand but Williams slips the punch.
Hammer dodges the punch combination from Williams.
Hammer throws a hook but Williams avoids it easily.
Hammer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hammer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Williams bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Williams looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hammer misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely.
Williams is looking to wear down Hammer with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hammer misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Von Hammer dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hammer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
Hammer lands a slapping body shot.
Von Hammer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hammer throws a hook to the side of Williams's head but Williams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Williams takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Williams feints and then cracks Hammer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hammer down.
Hammer blocks a low kick nicely.
Hammer fails to land with a series of punches.
Hammer throws a right hand that Williams ducks under and follows up with a left that Williams also avoids with ease.
Hammer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Williams finds it's way through Hammer's defenses.
Williams bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hammer lands a jab to Williams's midsection.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Hammer.
Hammer avoids a kick to the body.
Williams takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams throws a leg kick but Hammer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Williams misses with a double jab.
Hammer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Williams's hands.
Von Hammer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams misses with a body kick.
Hammer lands a jab-cross combination.
Hammer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Williams stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hammer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hammer connects with a looping right hand.
Hammer misses with a series of wild punches.
Williams has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Hammer digs a good hook to Williams's body.
Williams attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hammer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams slips a jab and a cross from Hammer.
Williams takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hammer misses with an uppercut. Williams saw that one coming.
Hammer throws a hook but Williams blocks it.
Hammer lands with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer misses with a body shot.
Williams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hammer.
Hammer lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Williams throws a jab when Hammer was well out of range.
Williams looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hammer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hammer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hammer crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Williams - the referee stops the clock and Hammer gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Williams. Hammer manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hammer misses with the combination.
Hammer scores with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
Hammer throws a shot to the body.
Hammer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Williams has time to react.
Hammer misses with a two punch combination.
Hammer misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer moves out of range as Williams strikes.
Hammer throws a series of strikes that have Williams backpedaling.
Williams slips a jab from Hammer.
Hammer's corner calls for a 1-2. Hammer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hammer throws a jab when Williams was well out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hammer checks a leg kick.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Hammer.
Hammer misses with a hook
and Williams makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hammer really felt that one!
Williams looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Williams lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hammer throws a hook but Williams blocks it.
Hammer misses with a few strikes there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Williams.
Hammer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Hammer lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Williams lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hammer will feel that in the morning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good leg kick by Williams there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Williams slips a jab and a cross from Hammer.
Williams misses with a body kick.
Hammer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Williams has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Williams there as he acknowledges the shot.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hammer moves away.
Williams displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hammer throws out the jab.
Williams avoids the body shot from Hammer.
Hammer looks to land a combination but Williams avoids it well.
Hammer lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Some bone on bone action there as Hammer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hammer scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hammer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hammer fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Von Hammer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hammer throws the left hand but Williams avoids the punch easily.
Hammer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Williams tries to land a leg kick but Hammer saw it coming and moves away.
Hammer looks to throw the jab but Williams is out of range.
Hammer clobbers Williams with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Williams misses with a few strikes there.
Hammer throws a right and a left that Williams avoids nicely.
Williams throws the left hand but Hammer avoids the punch easily.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams thows a body shot but no joy.
Hammer has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Williams.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Hammer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hammer misses with a body shot.
Hammer steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Williams. That one must have hurt.
Hammer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hammer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Williams throws a push kick but Hammer slaps the foot to one side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Williams tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hammer is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer connects with a right hand. Williams shakes it off.
Hammer throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Hammer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hammer.
Hammer lands a body shot.
Hammer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Williams walks into a jab.
Hammer cracks Williams with an open hand slap.
Hammer throws a jab but it's blocked by Williams.
Williams thumps Hammer with a low kick.
Hammer misses with a wild combination.
Williams throws a push kick but Hammer slaps the foot to one side.
A swing and a miss from Hammer.
Hammer's corner calls for a 1-2. Hammer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hammer slips under a jab from Williams.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer throws a nice looking combination but Williams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
Hammer throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Williams.
Hammer moves out of range as Williams strikes.
Hammer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Danga de danga de dang - Hammer scores with a four punch combination!
Williams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hammer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Williams avoids a punch combination nicely.
A lazy body kick from Williams
and Hammer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Williams misses with a kick to the body.
Williams throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hammer throws a good cross that connects.
Williams throws a push kick but Hammer slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Williams in his tracks.
Hammer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hammer with a jab.
Hammer goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Williams might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Hammer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hammer misses the shot to the body.
Williams swinging wildly here.
Williams pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hammer is out of range and Williams settles back down.
Von Hammer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Williams throws a low kick but Hammer avoids it.
Williams showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hammer.
Williams throws a solid leg kick but Hammer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Williams.
Hammer feints a jab promting Williams to slip. Hammer then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Williams slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Williams takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Williams is looking to land body kicks.
Hammer throws an overhand right that lands on Williams's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot.
Hammer throws a hook to the side of Williams's head but Williams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A swing and a miss from Hammer.
A jab from Hammer misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A left and a right from Hammer both land. Nice combination.
Williams is looking to land body kicks.
Williams closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Marcus Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Donk. Hammer catches Williams right on the button with a cross.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hammer lunges at Williams with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Williams's hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Von Hammer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hammer has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Von Hammer!
Von Hammer managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Ganja's Warehouse (95% Laundering), into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martin has chosen I drink alone as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hank Martin!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jonathan Paton and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker clinches.
Walker misses with a knee to the head.
Walker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Martin is trying to pull guard but Walker turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Martin is trying to pull guard but Walker has him pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Walker.
Walker is struggling to control the position.
Walker misses with the head strike.
Walker content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Walker tries to work over Martin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Walker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Martin backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Walker struggles to land a body shot inside as Martin controls his hands.
Walker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Walker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Walker.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knees in the clinch landing for Walker.
Martin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Walker struggles to land a body shot inside as Martin controls his hands.
Martin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Martin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Johnny Walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hank Martin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin has had enough of the clinch but Walker keeps him there for the moment.
Walker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Walker - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Martin jumps guard but Walker turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Martin gets control of Walker's arms and successfully pulls guard. Martin will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Walker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Martin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Walker looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Martin controls Walker momentarily but Walker frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker looking to pass the guard.
Martin controlling Walker's posture.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Hank Martin hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Martin misses with an uppercut. Walker saw that one coming.
Martin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A slapping leg kick lands for Walker.
Walker moves into the clinch successfully.
Walker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Walker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martin's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Walker.
Walker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Martin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Walker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Martin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Martin tries to pull guard but Walker won't allow it.
Martin fails to pull guard.
Walker unloads a knee to the mid-section. Martin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Walker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Martin blocks it with crossed arms.
Walker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Martin fails to pull guard.
Walker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Martin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Martin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Walker with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walker lands a body punch.
Martin looks winded!
Martin is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Walker to keep the fight standing.
A body shot lands from Walker.
Walker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Walker lands a body shot in the clinch.
Walker is working Martin over against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Walker.
Walker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jab from Walker.
Martin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Good standup being displayed there by Walker as he connects with a hook.
Martin wants to clinch but Walker slips to the side
and Walker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Martin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Martin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Martin throws a nice looking combination but Walker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Martin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Walker forces Martin back against the cage and clinches.
Martin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Walker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Hank Martin has been cut.
Walker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Walker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Martin is rocked!
Walker digs a right hand into Martin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Martin's gas tank.
Walker drops Martin with a big knee straight up the middle! Martin is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Martin is still on wobbly legs! Can Walker finish him?
Walker drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Martin right on the button. Martin goes down! Walker follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Walker gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Walker!
Johnny Walker gave a mention to Hilo Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Funk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sinjo Sakamaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakamaki comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Kung fu fighting(original) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Sinjo Sakamaki will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Funk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sinjo Sakamaki!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Anthony Taglia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakamaki lunges at Funk with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Funk's hand.
Funk fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sakamaki gets a double leg takedown into Funk's guard.
Sakamaki wants to get up but he can't break Funk's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Sakamaki trying to control but Funk is working from the bottom.
Sakamaki might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Funk kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Sakamaki has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Funk is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Funk escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sakamaki gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sakamaki wanted to stand there but Funk had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funk 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.
Sakamaki wants to stand but Funk has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sakamaki wants to control from the top but Funk keeps moving.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Sinjo Sakamaki wasn't active enough on the ground.
Funk tries to clinch up but Sakamaki circles away and keeps his distance.
Funk tries to keep at a distance but Sakamaki has taken the fight into the clinch.
Funk slowing the pace effectively.
Funk is looking to control Sakamaki's arms but Sakamaki gets an underhook and turns him. Now Funk has his back to the cage.
Sakamaki lands an elbow just above Funk 's eye.
It looks like Frank Funk has been cut.
Sakamaki creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Funk's defenses.
Sakamaki looking to throw knees to the head but Funk is blocking nicely.
Sakamaki creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Funk's defenses.
Sakamaki lands an elbow that stopped Funk in his tracks for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakamaki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sakamaki lands a damaging elbow.
Sakamaki creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Funk's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sakamaki lands an elbow inside.
Funk is looking to control Sakamaki's arms but Sakamaki gets an underhook and turns him. Now Funk has his back to the cage.
Sakamaki misses with an elbow over the top.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Funk.
Funk tries to circle away but Sakamaki has him pinned against the cage.
Sakamaki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sakamaki tries to land a knee to the head but Funk blocks with his arms.
Funk dodges an elbow strike from Sakamaki.
Funk stalling in the clinch but Sakamaki improves position.
Funk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sakamaki falls off balance throwing a combination
and Funk counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Sakamaki!
Sakamaki sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Funk is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sakamaki is trying is best to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakamaki is looking to improve his position.
Funk wants to control but Sakamaki is keeping him busy.
Sakamaki trying to control but Funk postures up.
Funk is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Funk is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sakamaki doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Funk.
Sakamaki has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Funk is working away from the top position though.
Sakamaki wants to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Funk lands a nice short elbow.
Funk lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funk working over Sakamaki with some ground and pound. Sakamaki looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Funk is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sakamaki wants to get back to full guard.
Sakamaki trying to control but Funk postures up.
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!
Sakamaki is looking for a sweep. Funk is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sakamaki keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Funk is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sakamaki doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Funk.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sakamaki is defending against the submission attempts here by Funk.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sinjo Sakamaki will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Frank Funk's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sakamaki forces Funk back against the cage and clinches.
Sakamaki lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The referee is keeping an eye on Funk - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Funk tries to break the clinch but Sakamaki is controlling the position.
Funk holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Funk wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sakamaki has him pressed against the cage.
Funk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sakamaki gets a double leg takedown into Funk's guard.
Sakamaki wants to get up but he can't break Funk's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Sakamaki won't allow Funk to sweep him here.
Sakamaki stays in close to Funk's body and controls the position.
Sakamaki gets to his feet. Funk looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funk shoots for a double leg takedown but Sakamaki sprawls well. He's pushed Funk's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sakamaki keeps the fight on the outside.
Funk drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Funk wants to control from the top but Sakamaki keeps moving.
Sakamaki trying to keep a closed guard but Funk is proving a slippery customer.
Sakamaki wants to stand but Funk is controlling the position.
Funk drops back looking for a leg! Sakamaki is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sakamaki manages to kick Funk off! Funk jumps back into Sakamaki's guard.
Sakamaki wants to stand but Funk is controlling the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Funk accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sakamaki managing to control the position.
Funk trying to control but Sakamaki is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funk landing some decent shots from guard.
Funk drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Funk jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sakamaki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Funk is one step ahead there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Funk works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Funk frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Funk scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sakamaki bucks up and throws Funk to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Sakamaki rushes Funk and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sakamaki lands a damaging elbow.
Sakamaki creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Funk's defenses.
Sakamaki scores with a knee to the head.
Sakamaki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sakamaki tries to land a knee to the head but Funk blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funk content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Funk is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sakamaki lands an elbow inside.
Funk goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sakamaki prevents it.
Sakamaki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Funk has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sakamaki lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Funk's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sakamaki lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sakamaki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sakamaki throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Funk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sakamaki has Funk up against the cage in a clinch.
Sakamaki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Funk has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Funk misses with an elbow over the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funk dodges an elbow strike from Sakamaki.
Sakamaki gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sakamaki lands an elbow just above Funk 's eye.
Funk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sakamaki.
Funk stalling the fight.
Funk looking to slow down the pace here.
Sakamaki pushes off an throws an elbow but Funk leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Funk trying to control the position but instead, Sakamaki has worked for underhooks and has pushed Funk into the cage.
Funk misses with some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sakamaki lands an elbow inside.
Sakamaki drops Funk with a big knee straight up the middle! Funk is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Funk is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sakamaki moves into the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sakamaki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sinjo Sakamaki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Frank Funk's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Funk looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sakamaki is fending him off so far but Funk persists. Nope, Sakamaki circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Funk.
Sakamaki has managed to clinch.
Funk wants to break free but Sakamaki has control.
Sakamaki lands a knee to the head.
Oh Funk is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sakamaki has Funk pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Funk is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Sakamaki - that's hurt Funk badly! Oh, another knee lands and Funk is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Funk doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Sinjo Sakamaki!
After winning the bout, Sinjo Sakamaki 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Wally Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Saunders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saunders has chosen Limp Bizkit - Break Stuff as his entrance music. The key to victory for Wally Butcher has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wally Butcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Saunders!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Franklyn Lucas and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Butcher - just one landing.
It looks like Joe Saunders has been cut.
Butcher misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Saunders lands with a shot to the body.
Butcher throws a sloppy head kick and Saunders moves out of range easily.
Butcher drops Saunders with a beautiful combination! Saunders stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Butcher is looking for the KO!
Saunders is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A clash of legs there as Butcher blocks the low kick.
Saunders is still on wobbly legs! Can Butcher finish him?
Saunders throws a series of punches but Butcher avoids them all with ease.
Saunders jabs at Butcher's body.
An inside leg kick lands from Saunders.
Butcher swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Saunders counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Saunders seems to have recovered his senses.
Saunders tries to pass the half guard into mount. Butcher knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Saunders working the head and body with strikes.
Saunders slows the pace down in half guard.
Saunders wants to work for an arm triangle but Butcher is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher is looking for a sweep. Saunders is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Butcher tries to kick Saunders off but Saunders keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Saunders thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Saunders looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Saunders sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Butcher defending well though.
Butcher has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Saunders is working away from the top position though.
Saunders is keen to just control but Butcher is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saunders with the ground and pound but Butcher uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Butcher manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Saunders pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Butcher throws a nice looking combination but Saunders bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Saunders scores with a one two! Butcher had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Wally Butcher has been cut.
Joe Saunders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Butcher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saunders.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saunders throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Butcher misses.
Saunders showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Butcher.
Saunders moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saunders lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saunders.
Saunders misses with a short punch on the inside.
Butcher is trying to push Saunders away but Saunders has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Saunders is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Butcher.
With the fighters up against the cage, Saunders throws an elbow but misses.
Butcher tries to circle away but Saunders has him pinned against the cage.
Butcher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Butcher goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Butcher throws a sloppy head kick and Saunders moves out of range easily.
Butcher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saunders.
Saunders throws a combination that misses
and Butcher counters with a straight right hand.
Saunders loads up on a big right hand but Butcher slips the punch.
Saunders walks into a straight right hand from Butcher.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saunders throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Butcher swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Saunders makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Saunders moves out of range of the body kick from Butcher.
Saunders misses with a hook to the body
and Butcher counters with a thumping low kick.
Wally Butcher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Butcher misses with a combination
and Saunders counters with a left and a right that stings Butcher.
A combination from Butcher does no damage.
Butcher misses with a double jab.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Saunders! Butcher is out on his feet! Saunders rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Butcher is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Butcher is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Saunders!
Joe Saunders 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 Maxim Kharlamov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Monroe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monroe has chosen A Country Boy Can Survive as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Maxim Kharlamov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jon Monroe!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Dean Styles and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kharlamov throws a leg kick but Monroe moved away.
Monroe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kharlamov.
Kharlamov thows a body shot but no joy.
Monroe wants to clinch but Kharlamov slips to the side
and Kharlamov counters with a thumping low kick.
Monroe looks to score with a jab to the body but Kharlamov is just out of range.
Kharlamov misses with a leg kick.
Monroe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maxim Kharlamov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monroe wants to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Kharlamov.
Kharlamov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Monroe doesn't manage to clinch there - Kharlamov circles away.
Monroe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kharlamov misses with a body kick.
Kharlamov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Monroe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kharlamov lands a leg kick that knocks Monroe off balance momentarily.
Kharlamov punishes Monroe's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kharlamov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Monroe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kharlamov feints and then cracks Monroe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Monroe down.
Monroe thuds his right hand into Kharlamov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Monroe pushes Kharlamov up against the cage in a clinch.
Kharlamov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Monroe working hard to break the clinch.
Monroe is trying to force a seperation but Kharlamov has the dominant position.
Monroe wants to get back to striking at distance but Kharlamov won't allow it.
Monroe tries to circle away but Kharlamov has him pinned against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kharlamov.
Monroe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kharlamov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Monroe.
Monroe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kharlamov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Monroe cracks Kharlamov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Monroe tries to bum rush Kharlamov with a series of wild strikes but Kharlamov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kharlamov tests Monroe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monroe is looking to clinch.
Kharlamov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Monroe's sensitive parts.
Kharlamov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Monroe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kharlamov with a hook.
Kharlamov lands a jab to Monroe's midsection.
Kharlamov looks for the body kick but Monroe saw that one coming.
Kharlamov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Monroe clinches up against the cage.
Monroe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Monroe tries to circle away but Kharlamov has him pinned against the cage.
Monroe manages to break the clinch.
Kharlamov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Monroe tries to clinch up.
Kharlamov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kharlamov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Jon Monroe has been cut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kharlamov.
Monroe looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monroe tries to clinch there but Kharlamov circles away.
Kharlamov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Monroe sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Monroe clinches up against the cage.
Monroe wants to get back to striking at distance but Kharlamov won't allow it.
Kharlamov prevents Monroe from breaking the clinch.
Kharlamov misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kharlamov fails to land.
Kharlamov missing with knees to the body.
Monroe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Monroe is trying to break the clinch but Kharlamov has him pressed against the cage.
Kharlamov misses with a punch to the body.
Monroe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Monroe wants to get back to striking at distance but Kharlamov won't allow it.
Monroe breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Monroe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kharlamov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Monroe manages to avoid it.
Kharlamov keeps the fight on the outside.
Monroe tries to clinch but Kharlamov moves out of range.
Kharlamov throws a shot from downtown. Monroe moves away and avoids it.
Monroe misses the shot to the body.
Monroe tries to clinch up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kharlamov. That's going to slow Monroe down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kharlamov just misses with a punch to the body.
Kharlamov looks to land a right hand but Monroe moved out of range.
Monroe connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kharlamov's hands.
Monroe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kharlamov throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kharlamov scores with a leg kick.
Kharlamov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Monroe circles away.
Kharlamov misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxim Kharlamov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jon Monroe's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kharlamov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Monroe under the eye.
Kharlamov throws a head kick that misses.
Kharlamov ducks right into an uppercut from Monroe.
Kharlamov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Monroe is out of range and Kharlamov settles back down.
A good leg kick by Kharlamov.
Kharlamov throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Monroe moves into the clinch.
Monroe blocking some punches.
Kharlamov missing with knees to the body.
Monroe avoids a wild elbow strike from Kharlamov.
Monroe is trying to push Kharlamov away but Kharlamov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kharlamov lands a nice shot to the body.
Monroe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kharlamov has him pressed against the cage.
Kharlamov trying to land knees to the body.
Monroe wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kharlamov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kharlamov throws a punch but it's blocked by Monroe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kharlamov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Monroe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kharlamov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Monroe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kharlamov misses with a straight right.
Monroe is looking to clinch.
Monroe has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kharlamov.
Kharlamov scores with a nice head shot.
Kharlamov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Monroe is looking to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kharlamov.
Kharlamov is looking to slow Monroe down with leg kicks.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kharlamov connects with a right hand. Monroe shakes it off.
Monroe swings for the body but Kharlamov moves out of range.
Kharlamov throws a sloppy head kick and Monroe moves out of range easily.
Monroe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kharlamov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe cracks Kharlamov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Monroe stuffs the takedown attempt from Kharlamov. Kharlamov gets slowly back to his feet.
Monroe closes the distance and pushes Kharlamov back into the cage.
Kharlamov throws a punch but it's blocked by Monroe.
Monroe working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Monroe.
Kharlamov misses with an elbow over the top.
Kharlamov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kharlamov keeps control of Monroe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Monroe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kharlamov has him pressed against the cage.
Kharlamov manages to break the clinch.
Kharlamov throws out a leg kick but Monroe moves out of range and Kharlamov only half commits.
Maxim Kharlamov is winning the standup battle so far.
Kharlamov throws a push kick but Monroe slaps the foot to one side.
Kharlamov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monroe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kharlamov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Monroe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kharlamov.
Monroe throws a hook but Kharlamov avoids it easily.
Monroe tries to bum rush Kharlamov with a series of wild strikes but Kharlamov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Monroe tries to close the distance and clinch but Kharlamov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Monroe moves out of range as Kharlamov throws a body kick.
An inside leg kick from Kharlamov misses.
Monroe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kharlamov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Monroe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kharlamov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Monroe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Monroe closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Monroe fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kharlamov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Monroe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kharlamov scores with a spinning back kick!
Kharlamov looks to score with a jab to the body but Monroe is just out of range.
Monroe bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kharlamov swats away the attempt to clinch by Monroe.
Kharlamov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kharlamov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Monroe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monroe closes the distance and clinches.
Kharlamov presses Monroe against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kharlamov has Monroe pressed against the cage, preventing Monroe from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Monroe breaks the clinch.
Kharlamov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kharlamov throws a lazy uppercut
and Monroe counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kharlamov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Monroe works the jab nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kharlamov swats away the attempt to clinch by Monroe.
Kharlamov tries a head kick but it misses.
Kharlamov throws a body punch but Monroe moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxim Kharlamov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jon Monroe's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A slow jab from Kharlamov misses its intended target.
Kharlamov cracks the inside of Monroe's front leg.
Kharlamov throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kharlamov throws a looping overhand right but Monroe ducks down to avoid it.
Kharlamov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Monroe under the eye.
The fight stays on the outside here - Monroe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Monroe throws a series of strikes that have Kharlamov backpedaling.
Kharlamov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Monroe lands with a straight right. Kharlamov didn't see that one coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kharlamov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kharlamov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kharlamov tries to work over Monroe's front leg with a kick but Monroe checks it.
Monroe tries to clinch up
enabling Kharlamov to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Kharlamov.
Monroe has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kharlamov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kharlamov presses Monroe against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Monroe wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Monroe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Monroe wants to get back to striking at distance but Kharlamov won't allow it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kharlamov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Monroe's brow.
Jon Monroe seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Monroe is pressed up against the cage. Kharlamov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Monroe down to the mat. Monroe avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Monroe avoids the head kick by Kharlamov.
Kharlamov misses with an uppercut
and Monroe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Monroe misses with a straight right.
Monroe closes the distance and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Kharlamov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kharlamov has Monroe pressed against the cage, preventing Monroe from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Monroe has had enough of the clinch but Kharlamov keeps him there for the moment.
Monroe breaks the clinch.
Monroe lands a head shot.
Kharlamov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kharlamov avoids the body shot from Monroe.
Monroe blocks a leg kick.
Monroe jabs Kharlamov right on the nose. Kharlamov blinks but takes it well.
Monroe wants to clinch but Kharlamov slips to the side
letting Kharlamov counter with a right hand.
Monroe slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Monroe checks a leg kick.
Kharlamov connects with a body shot that sends Monroe's belly button to the back.
Kharlamov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Monroe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kharlamov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Monroe checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kharlamov lands a glancing blow to the side of Monroe's head.
Jab by Kharlamov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monroe moves out of range of the leg kick from Kharlamov.
Kharlamov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kharlamov misses with a body kick.
Monroe misses with a hook.
Kharlamov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Monroe. That did some damage!
A decent looking cross lands there for Monroe.
Monroe misses with a looping left.
Monroe tries to close the distance and clinch but Kharlamov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kharlamov misses with a body kick.
Monroe keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kharlamov misses with a head kick.
Monroe checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Monroe takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The fight stays on the outside here - Monroe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kharlamov shoots in for a takedown but Monroe shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maxim Kharlamov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kharlamov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monroe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Monroe takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A jab from Monroe misses.
Kharlamov is looking to slow Monroe down with leg kicks.
A slow jab from Kharlamov misses its intended target.
Monroe catches Kharlamov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kharlamov swats away the attempt to clinch by Monroe.
Kharlamov throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Monroe fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kharlamov, pushing him back against the cage.
Monroe is trying to force a seperation but Kharlamov has the dominant position.
Kharlamov throws a punch but it's blocked by Monroe.
Jon Monroe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maxim Kharlamov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Monroe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maxim Kharlamov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kharlamov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maxim Kharlamov!
After the big win, Maxim Kharlamov made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Untouchable Fight Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernhard Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Davies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bernhard Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Anthony Taglia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor throws an overhand right that lands on Davies's shoulder, as Davies tries to avoid the shot.
Taylor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Davies misses with a hook. Taylor ducked under it nicely.
Taylor lands a nice leg kick that just misses Davies's sensitive parts.
Taylor throws a hook but Davies blocks it.
Davies throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A lazy left from Davies finds it's target.
Taylor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Davies.
Davies throws a hook but Taylor blocks it.
Taylor misses with a looping left.
Taylor connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Taylor throws out a loose jab but Davies uses good head movement to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davies. Taylor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taylor throws a right hand that misses
and Davies counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bernhard Taylor 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!
Davies ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taylor moves away.
Davies misses with a hook. Taylor ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Taylor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Taylor jabs Davies to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Taylor connects with a single shot there.
Taylor throws an off balance right hand
and Davies counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Taylor throws a hook but Davies blocks it.
Good shot there by Davies.
Davies displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Taylor throws out the jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davies tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taylor was well out of range. Poor timing from Davies.
Good standup being displayed there by Taylor as he connects with a hook.
Davies is rocked!
Taylor wobbles Davies with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Taylor dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Davies to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bernhard Taylor!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Bernhard Taylor waved his t-shirt featuring Brute's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Glenn Wauler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Van Kirkland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Wauler might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Good 'ol Boy. Van Kirkland has chosen Ludacris - Act A Fool as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Glenn Wauler!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vladimir Van Kirkland!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Columbo Gatti and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wauler looks to throw the jab but Van Kirkland is out of range.
Van Kirkland avoids the body shot from Wauler.
Van Kirkland instigates a clinch.
Van Kirkland trying to stall but Wauler improves his position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wauler swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Kirkland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wauler is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Van Kirkland is keeping busy.
Van Kirkland comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wauler.
Wauler lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Van Kirkland misses with an elbow over the top.
Wauler cracks Van Kirkland with a nice body shot.
Van Kirkland pushes off an throws an elbow but Wauler leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wauler wants to stall.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wauler.
Wauler tries a body shot but Van Kirkland blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Kirkland throws an elbow but it misses.
Wauler avoids a wild elbow strike from Van Kirkland.
Wauler lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wauler tries to work over Van Kirkland's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Kirkland tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wauler avoids it.
Wauler is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Van Kirkland is keeping busy.
Wauler dodges an elbow strike from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wauler blocks an elbow strike from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wauler lands a left hand.
Van Kirkland gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Glenn Wauler has been cut.
Wauler manages to break the clinch.
Van Kirkland misses with a body shot.
Van Kirkland clinches with his opponent.
Van Kirkland misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wauler.
Wauler wants to stall.
Wauler misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wauler tries to work over Van Kirkland's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wauler dodges an elbow strike from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland is leaning against Wauler and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Van Kirkland throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Van Kirkland lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wauler backwards.
Wauler misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wauler misses with the head strike.
Van Kirkland lands a damaging elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wauler.
Van Kirkland blocking some punches.
Van Kirkland lands a body punch.
Wauler misses with a punch to the body.
Wauler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Kirkland's elbow.
Wauler is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Wauler lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Van Kirkland missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Wauler.
Van Kirkland throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wauler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Kirkland's elbow.
Wauler blocking some punches.
Wauler is looking to control Van Kirkland's arms but Van Kirkland gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wauler has his back to the cage.
Wauler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Kirkland's elbow.
Van Kirkland missing with knees to the body.
Wauler struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Kirkland controls his hands.
Van Kirkland pushes off an throws an elbow but Wauler leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wauler looking to slow down the pace here.
Van Kirkland working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Van Kirkland throws an elbow but it misses.
Wauler has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Van Kirkland misses with an elbow strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Van Kirkland gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wauler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wauler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Kirkland defending well as Wauler loads up on a big left hand.
Van Kirkland avoids the body shot from Wauler.
Wauler doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Kirkland circles away.
Some bone on bone action there as Wauler checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Van Kirkland throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van Kirkland connects with a leg kick. Wauler looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Van Kirkland misses with a body shot.
Wauler ducks under a wild hook from Van Kirkland.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Kirkland throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Wauler.
Wauler misses with the combination.
Wauler ducks under a wild hook from Van Kirkland.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Kirkland throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Van Kirkland misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Kirkland walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vladimir Van Kirkland will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Glenn Wauler's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Van Kirkland with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Van Kirkland blocks a jab.
Van Kirkland cracks the inside of Wauler's front leg.
Van Kirkland steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wauler.
Wauler just misses with a punch to the body.
Wauler lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Van Kirkland at a distance.
Van Kirkland lands a jab to the head.
Wauler checks a leg kick.
Wauler takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wauler misses the jab.
Van Kirkland scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wauler tries to move into range but Van Kirkland moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wauler jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wauler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A swing and a miss from Wauler.
Van Kirkland throws a head kick but Wauler moves out of range.
Wauler throws a hook but Van Kirkland avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Wauler 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A good leg kick by Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland gets tackled into the cage by Wauler. Wauler maintains the clinch.
Wauler is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Van Kirkland's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wauler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wauler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wauler misses with a wild body shot.
Van Kirkland fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Van Kirkland staying out of range there.
Wauler moves into the clinch.
Glenn Wauler has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Van Kirkland tries to land knees in the clinch but Wauler avoids the damage to the body.
Van Kirkland throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wauler avoids the elbow strike from Van Kirkland, against the cage.
Wauler misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wauler dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland blocks an uppercut.
Van Kirkland misses with an elbow strike.
Wauler blocks an elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wauler stalls.
Van Kirkland misses with an elbow strike.
Wauler blocks an elbow strike.
Van Kirkland throws an elbow but it misses.
Wauler misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wauler blocks an elbow strike.
Wauler working hard to break the clinch.
Wauler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wauler is defending well for now.
Wauler is trying to maintain a safe position but Van Kirkland gets an underhook and turns Wauler into the cage.
Van Kirkland pushes off an throws an elbow but Wauler leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A body shot lands from Wauler.
A right hand to the body from Wauler.
Wauler misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Kirkland working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wauler lands with a short shot to the head.
Wauler blocks an elbow strike from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wauler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Kirkland blocks a body shot from Wauler.
Wauler taking a breather.
Wauler scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wauler lands a body shot.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Van Kirkland 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.
Van Kirkland prevents a body shot from Wauler.
Wauler looking to slow down the pace here.
Wauler struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Kirkland controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wauler tries to break free but Van Kirkland pushes him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Kirkland blocks an uppercut.
Wauler lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Van Kirkland backwards.
Wauler scores with a shoulder strike.
Van Kirkland pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wauler.
Van Kirkland lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Van Kirkland misses with a punch to the body.
Wauler blocks an elbow strike.
Wauler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wauler wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wauler has a couple of punches blocked by Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland misses with the head strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Kirkland slowing the pace effectively.
Wauler tries to stall but Van Kirkland uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glenn Wauler dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Glenn Wauler's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Van Kirkland connects with a solid leg kick.
Van Kirkland keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Kirkland lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Kirkland dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wauler lands a jab.
Van Kirkland misses with a jab, cross combination.
Van Kirkland uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wauler.
Van Kirkland throws a head kick that misses.
Wauler tries to clinch but Van Kirkland moves out of range.
Van Kirkland thows a body shot but no joy.
Van Kirkland throws a sloppy head kick and Wauler moves out of range easily.
Van Kirkland misses with a low kick.
Wauler throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Kirkland sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Van Kirkland avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wauler ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wauler missing with a left hand there. Van Kirkland was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Glenn Wauler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Kirkland fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wauler.
Wauler gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Van Kirkland takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wauler paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wauler connects with the punch.
Van Kirkland moves into range and clinches up with Wauler.
Van Kirkland throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Van Kirkland lands a damaging elbow.
Wauler blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wauler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Kirkland misses with an elbow over the top.
Wauler swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Kirkland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wauler tries to stall but Van Kirkland uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Van Kirkland throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland working aggressively here.
Wauler wants to stall.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wauler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Kirkland misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wauler wants to stall.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Van Kirkland lands an uppercut.
Van Kirkland lands a hook that snaps the head of Wauler backwards.
Wauler trying to stall but Van Kirkland improves his position.
Van Kirkland pushes off an throws an elbow but Wauler leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wauler lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Van Kirkland comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Van Kirkland creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wauler lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wauler blocks the elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wauler is defending well for now.
Wauler tries to work over Van Kirkland's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wauler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Kirkland lands a left hand.
Van Kirkland keeps control of Wauler as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Van Kirkland takes a shot to the head.
Wauler managing to block the knees to the body from Van Kirkland.
Wauler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Kirkland lands a nice elbow.
Wauler avoids the elbow strike from Van Kirkland, against the cage.
Wauler softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Van Kirkland as Wauler tries to tie him up.
Van Kirkland blocking some punches.
Van Kirkland misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wauler.
Van Kirkland throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Waulers head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Van Kirkland.
Wauler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wauler lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Van Kirkland or not.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Kirkland blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Kirkland misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wauler.
Van Kirkland creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wauler's defenses.
Van Kirkland throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A right handed body shot lands from Wauler.
Wauler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wauler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wauler scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wauler lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Van Kirkland.
Wauler tries to break the clinch but Van Kirkland is controlling the position.
Van Kirkland misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wauler.
Wauler tries a body shot but Van Kirkland blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wauler misses with a body punch.
Wauler misses with a body punch.
Wauler lands a hook that snaps the head of Van Kirkland backwards.
Van Kirkland throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Glenn Wauler did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Glenn Wauler's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Van Kirkland listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wauler thows a left - swing and a miss!
Van Kirkland swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wauler on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Kirkland. Van Kirkland obviously looking to wear him down.
Wauler tries to clinch but Van Kirkland is having none of it.
Wauler rushes Van Kirkland and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Van Kirkland missing with knees to the body.
Wauler softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wauler is looking to control Van Kirkland's arms but Van Kirkland gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wauler has his back to the cage.
Wauler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Wauler as the two fighters clinch.
Wauler has a couple of punches blocked by Van Kirkland.
Wauler avoids a wild elbow strike from Van Kirkland.
Wauler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wauler fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wauler swings widly with a right hand
and Van Kirkland counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Van Kirkland lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wauler checks a leg kick.
Van Kirkland with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wauler to score with a decent uppercut.
Wauler misses with a looping left.
Van Kirkland chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wauler moves into the clinch.
Wauler taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Van Kirkland lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wauler backwards.
Wauler working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wauler managing to block the knees to the body from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland blocks an uppercut.
Wauler is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wauler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Kirkland tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wauler avoids it.
Van Kirkland looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Van Kirkland misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland is trying to maintain a safe position but Wauler gets an underhook and turns Van Kirkland into the cage.
Van Kirkland doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wauler misses with a hook to the ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Kirkland pushes Wauler back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wauler throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Van Kirkland lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Van Kirkland is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Van Kirkland lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Van Kirkland.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Wauler lands an uppercut.
Wauler lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wauler tries to break the clinch but Van Kirkland is controlling the position.
Wauler is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wauler misses with a body punch.
Wauler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Kirkland.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Van Kirkland creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wauler tries to circle away but Van Kirkland has him pinned against the cage.
Wauler working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wauler lands an uppercut.
Wauler scores with a shoulder strike.
Van Kirkland blocking some punches.
Wauler is trying to stall.
Van Kirkland lands an elbow just above Wauler 's eye.
Glenn Wauler's cut is getting worse.
Wauler lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Wauler.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Van Kirkland as Wauler tries to tie him up.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wauler has a couple of punches blocked by Van Kirkland.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland trying to land knees to the body.
Wauler dodges an elbow strike from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland looking to stall.
Van Kirkland displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wauler up against the cage.
Wauler misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Kirkland lands an elbow just above Wauler 's eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stalling in the clinch from Wauler.
Wauler seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wauler.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Kirkland lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Van Kirkland lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wauler has a couple of punches blocked by Van Kirkland.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glenn Wauler had his way with Vladimir Van Kirkland in that round.
The cut man is working on Glenn Wauler's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Van Kirkland lands with a right hand.
Van Kirkland is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Van Kirkland has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wauler avoids a wild elbow strike from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland blocks an uppercut.
Wauler blocks an uppercut.
Wauler pushes Van Kirkland back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Kirkland blocks a body shot from Wauler.
Van Kirkland creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Van Kirkland scores with a shoulder strike.
Van Kirkland blocking some punches.
Van Kirkland wants to stall.
Van Kirkland landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wauler blocks an elbow strike.
Van Kirkland tries to land knees in the clinch but Wauler avoids the damage to the body.
Wauler wants to break the clinch but can't.
Van Kirkland will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Wauler up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wauler pressing his opponent against the cage.
Wauler takes an elbow to the temple.
Van Kirkland throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Van Kirkland keeps control of Wauler as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Van Kirkland trying to land knees to the body.
Van Kirkland takes a shot to the head.
Van Kirkland trying to land knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Wauler.
Nice body punch from Wauler.
Van Kirkland comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Van Kirkland missing with knees to the body.
Vladimir Van Kirkland has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wauler lands with a light punch inside.
Wauler avoiding damage as Van Kirkland throws knees to the body.
Wauler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Wauler scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wauler tries to work over Van Kirkland's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wauler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wauler managing to block the knees to the body from Van Kirkland.
Wauler throws a head punch that misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wauler tries to work over Van Kirkland's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wauler lands a hook that snaps the head of Van Kirkland backwards.
Wauler throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Kirkland.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Van Kirkland as Wauler tries to tie him up.
Wauler lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wauler creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Van Kirkland lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wauler.
Wauler tries to stall but Van Kirkland uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Van Kirkland blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Kirkland pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Wauler scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wauler avoids the elbow strike from Van Kirkland, against the cage.
Wauler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van Kirkland feints and then cracks Wauler's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wauler down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland lands with a kick to the temple. Wauler shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wauler thows a body shot but no joy.
Wauler misses the jab.
Van Kirkland buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland misses with a low kick.
Wauler has closed the distance and engaged Van Kirkland in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Kirkland creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wauler blocks the elbow strike.
Van Kirkland lands an elbow inside that Wauler shrugs off.
Wauler misses with the head strike.
Wauler lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Van Kirkland backwards.
Van Kirkland tries to throw a body punch but Wauler avoids it by throwing Van Kirkland back against the cage.
Van Kirkland lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wauler backwards.
Van Kirkland creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short left from Wauler.
Van Kirkland stalling.
Wauler managing to block the knees to the body from Van Kirkland.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A right handed body shot lands from Wauler.
Van Kirkland is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Wauler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wauler moves in looking to clinch but Van Kirkland pushes him off.
Wauler moves away from the strike by Van Kirkland.
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 Glenn Wauler.
I think Wauler 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 49:46
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 49:46
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Glenn Wauler!
Glenn Wauler retains his lightweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Glenn Wauler thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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