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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mikhail Baryshnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Hunter has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mikhail Baryshnikov's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mikhail Baryshnikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baryshnikov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hunter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hunter circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hunter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Baryshnikov ducks under a wild hook from Hunter.
Some wild striking there from Hunter.
Hunter pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The fight stays on the outside here - Baryshnikov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hunter misses with a two punch combination.
Hunter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hunter connects with a looping right hand.
Baryshnikov clinches with his opponent.
Baryshnikov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hunter's efforts to push away.
Baryshnikov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hunter scores with a sloppy right hand. Baryshnikov should have avoided that one.
Baryshnikov darts in and clinches Hunter up against the cage.
Baryshnikov working Hunter over with knees to the body.
Baryshnikov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baryshnikov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Baryshnikov.
Baryshnikov tries to clinch but Hunter moves out of range.
Hunter scores with a jab.
Hunter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Baryshnikov tries to clinch up.
Baryshnikov misses with the combination.
Hunter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Baryshnikov moves out of range of the strikes.
Hunter moves out of range as Baryshnikov throws a body kick.
Baryshnikov connects with a high kick.
It looks like Johnny Hunter has been cut.
Hunter wants to slow Baryshnikov down by chopping away at his legs.
Hunter punishes Baryshnikov's body with a nice straight punch.
Baryshnikov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Baryshnikov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hunter has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baryshnikov trying to land knees to the body.
Baryshnikov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Baryshnikov tries to clinch there but Hunter circles away.
Baryshnikov misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baryshnikov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Baryshnikov misses with a double jab.
Hunter lands a jab-cross combination.
Hunter with a hook.
Baryshnikov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Baryshnikov misses with a two punch combination.
Baryshnikov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hunter thuds his right hand into Baryshnikov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Baryshnikov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Baryshnikov moves in looking to clinch but Hunter pushes him off.
Johnny Hunter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baryshnikov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hunter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jab by Hunter.
Danga de danga de dang - Hunter scores with a four punch combination!
Baryshnikov misses with a few strikes there.
Hunter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice body punch from Baryshnikov.
Hunter connects with a nice looking jab.
Hunter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baryshnikov.
Baryshnikov misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baryshnikov is looking to clinch.
Baryshnikov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hunter is rocked!
Baryshnikov drives through and clinches with Hunter against the cage.
Hunter is still on wobbly legs! Can Baryshnikov finish him?
Baryshnikov has Hunter pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Hunter is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Baryshnikov - that's hurt Hunter badly! Oh, another knee lands and Hunter is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Hunter doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Mikhail Baryshnikov!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hildebrand Gardiner Wright Blackwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gardiner Wright Blackwood's entrance music is The Land of Make Believe. A fine choice. Ford has chosen For What It's Worth as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Hildebrand Gardiner Wright Blackwood could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Eric Ford's chin.
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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
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hildebrand Gardiner Wright Blackwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eric Ford!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gardiner Wright Blackwood throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ford stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ford keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood scores with a nice right hand.
Ford lands a right hook to the body.
Ford looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ford drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood throws a hook but Ford avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ford rushes Gardiner Wright Blackwood and presses him up against the cage.
Ford drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gardiner Wright Blackwood pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ford swings for the body but Gardiner Wright Blackwood moves out of range.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood dodges the punch combination from Ford.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood lunges at Ford with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ford's hand.
Ford tries to keep at a distance but Gardiner Wright Blackwood has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ford is trying to push Gardiner Wright Blackwood away but Gardiner Wright Blackwood has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ford backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gardiner Wright Blackwood is defending well.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood leaning his opponent against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gardiner Wright Blackwood.
Ford is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gardiner Wright Blackwood.
Ford is working for takedown but Gardiner Wright Blackwood is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hildebrand Gardiner Wright Blackwood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Ford.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood scores with a shoulder strike.
Ford is rocked!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ford.
Ford is still on wobbly legs! Can Gardiner Wright Blackwood finish him?
A short uppercut from Gardiner Wright Blackwood.
Ford tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gardiner Wright Blackwood avoids it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ford just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gardiner Wright Blackwood's brow.
Ford takes a shot to the head.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood creates a bit of distance for himself, with Ford pressed up against the cage and cracks Ford with a massive uppercut! Ford goes down! He's out cold! Wow, that was some serious power there by Gardiner Wright Blackwood!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hildebrand Gardiner Wright Blackwood!
Our winner, Hildebrand Gardiner Wright Blackwood, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zen Zelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Dinozzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dinozzo has chosen Dinozzo the Womanizer as his entrance music. Anthony Dinozzo struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Anthony Dinozzo acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zen Zelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Dinozzo!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dinozzo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Zelli sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Zelli loads up on a big right hand but Dinozzo slips the punch.
Zelli slaps away a takedown attempt from Dinozzo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dinozzo dives in and grabs Zelli's left leg, looking for a takedown. Zelli pushes down on Dinozzo's head and hops out.
Zen Zelli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Dinozzo.
Dinozzo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Zelli rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dinozzo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dinozzo has a takedown stuffed.
Zelli stuffs the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zelli connects with a looping right hand.
Dinozzo looks for a takedown but Zelli sprawls well.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dinozzo is defended easily by Zelli.
Dinozzo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Zen Zelli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dinozzo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zelli.
Dinozzo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Zelli counter with a right hand.
Zelli leaves Dinozzo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Zelli tries to clinch but Dinozzo moves out of range.
Dinozzo shoots in but Zelli avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dinozzo gets a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dinozzo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Zelli pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dinozzo tries to pull guard but Zelli forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Zelli working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zelli lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zelli blocking some punches.
Dinozzo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zelli lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zelli tries a body shot but Dinozzo blocks it.
Zelli lands a left hand.
Zelli swings wildly with an uppercut but Dinozzo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zelli works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dinozzo is trying to drag Zelli to the mat but Zelli just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Dinozzo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dinozzo breaks from the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dinozzo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zelli misses with the head strike.
Dinozzo jumps guard but Zelli turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
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!
Zelli misses with the head strike.
Zelli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dinozzo tries to pull guard but Zelli forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Dinozzo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Zelli gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Zelli prevents a takedown attempt there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zelli lands a shoulder strike.
Dinozzo tries to pull guard but Zelli forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Zen Zelli will probably get the nod.
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.
Zelli has managed to clinch.
Zelli is leaning against Dinozzo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Zelli fails to land.
Zelli has a couple of punches blocked by Dinozzo.
Dinozzo blocking some punches.
Dinozzo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Zelli fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dinozzo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Zelli circles away.
Dinozzo shoots in for a takedown but Zelli shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Zen Zelli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Dinozzo.
Zelli is looking to clinch but Dinozzo is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zelli checks a leg kick.
Zelli rushes Dinozzo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Zelli gets through Dinozzo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dinozzo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Zelli is defending well.
Zelli lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zelli pushes Dinozzo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dinozzo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Zelli fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Zelli gets a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zelli is leaning against Dinozzo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dinozzo is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zelli softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zelli lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Zelli on the inside.
Zelli comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Zelli pushes Dinozzo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Zelli lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dinozzo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Zelli gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Zelli lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dinozzo backwards.
Dinozzo prevents a body shot from Zelli.
Dinozzo is trying to pull guard but Zelli has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zelli creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dinozzo tries to break the clinch but Zelli is controlling the position.
Zelli misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zelli scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zelli digs a right hand into Dinozzo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dinozzo's gas tank.
Dinozzo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dinozzo takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Dinozzo.
Zelli lands a left hand.
Zelli lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Zelli.
A short right from Zelli.
Zelli digs a right hand underneath Dinozzo's ribcage. Dinozzo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Zelli lands an uppercut.
Zelli scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zelli tries a body shot but Dinozzo blocks it.
Zelli lands with a right to the head.
A short uppercut from Zelli.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zelli.
Zelli lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short uppercut from Zelli.
Dinozzo is rocked!
Zelli lands with a right to the head.
Dinozzo is still on wobbly legs! Can Zelli finish him?
Zelli throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Zelli.
Dinozzo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dinozzo seems to have recovered his senses.
Zelli misses with the head strike.
Zelli creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dinozzo's defenses.
Dinozzo pulls Zelli into guard.
Dinozzo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dinozzo keeping moving, preventing Zelli from controlling successfully.
Dinozzo has a closed guard, preventing Zelli from standing up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dinozzo is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Zelli dives into side control.
Zelli decides to stand back up. Zelli steps back and let's Dinozzo get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zen Zelli dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Zelli moves out of range of the body kick.
Good exchange - Zelli coming out on top.
Zelli slaps away a takedown attempt from Dinozzo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dinozzo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zelli throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Zelli connects with a body shot that sends Dinozzo's belly button to the back.
Dinozzo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinozzo drives through and clinches with Zelli against the cage.
Zelli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dinozzo's elbow.
Dinozzo tries to break the clinch but Zelli is controlling the position.
Zelli lands with a short shot to the head.
Dinozzo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dinozzo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dinozzo has Zelli pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Zelli manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Zelli lands with a right to the head.
Zelli lands a left hand.
A short right from Zelli on the inside.
Dinozzo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zelli lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Zelli lands with a left to the head.
Dinozzo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zelli lands a nice shot that snaps Dinozzo's head back.
Dinozzo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Zen Zelli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Dinozzo.
Zelli slaps away a takedown attempt from Dinozzo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zelli clinches with his opponent.
Dinozzo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zelli blocks a leg kick.
Dinozzo shoots and misses
and Dinozzo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zen Zelli is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Zelli, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dinozzo misses with a takedown attempt
and Zelli counters by moving into the clinch.
Zelli creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dinozzo's defenses.
Zelli on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dinozzo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zelli has him pressed against the cage.
Zelli lands an elbow inside.
Zelli creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dinozzo's defenses.
Zelli lands an elbow inside.
Dinozzo takes an elbow to the forehead.
A left hand lands to the body for Zelli.
A shot in the inside from Zelli.
Zelli trying to land knees to the body.
A short left from Zelli.
Zen Zelli is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zelli lands a body punch in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zelli comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Zelli is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dinozzo can do to turn this around?
A left hand lands to the body for Zelli.
Zelli lands an elbow just above Dinozzo 's eye.
Zelli lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dinozzo backwards.
Zelli lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zelli cracks Dinozzo with a nice body shot.
Zelli scores with a shoulder strike.
Dinozzo managing to block the knees to the body from Zelli.
A body shot lands from Zelli.
Zelli lands with a left to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zelli.
Dinozzo fails to pull guard.
Zelli is pressed up against the cage. Dinozzo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Zelli down to the mat. Zelli avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Anthony Dinozzo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zelli fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zen Zelli showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Zelli has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zen Zelli!
Zen Zelli managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Malicestar, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juan Estaban Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trey Smith Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juan Estaban Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juan Estaban Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Trey Smith Jr!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith Jr fails with a takedown attempt.
Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Trey Smith Jr has been cut.
Smith Jr chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio can pounce on him.
Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio cracks the inside of Smith Jr's front leg.
Smith Jr shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Smith Jr showed some decent athleticism there.
Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio is trying to maintain the position but Smith Jr is very close to passing his half guard.
Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio tries to get out of the position.
Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Smith Jr is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Smith Jr prevents Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio from improving his position.
Smith Jr decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio . Beautiful body shot.
Smith Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio .
Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio scores with a four punch combination!
Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio scores with a decent looking hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio , as that shot connected.
Smith Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio lands with a thumping leg kick.
Smith Jr looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio lands a head kick!
Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio lands a big head kick that sends Smith Jr tumbling to the mat! Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio takes a step backwards and waves Smith Jr back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Smith Jr is rocked!
Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio lands with a cross.
Smith Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio finish him?
Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Smith Jr! Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio dives in looking to finish! Smith Jr is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Estaban Rivera Hernandez Del Cortijo Y Fabrisio !
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peyton Hillis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Marcolini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcolini has chosen Raffaella Carra - Rumore 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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255 lbs
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259 lbs
11 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peyton Hillis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marco Marcolini!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hillis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marcolini lands a nice shot to the body.
Marcolini tries to clinch up.
Marcolini closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hillis to the mat! Hillis manages to get full guard.
Hillis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Marcolini.
Marcolini won't allow Hillis to get back to his feet.
Hillis keeping full guard, as Marcolini tries to pass.
Marcolini is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hillis can't keep his opponent in guard - Marcolini advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
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!
Marcolini throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcolini trying to control from Hillis's half guard. Hillis has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Marcolini tries to free his leg and advance position but Hillis is retaining full guard.
Marcolini advances position into side control!
Marcolini misses with the ground and pound.
An elbow from Marcolini crashes against the mat.
Hillis is not content to let Marcolini control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcolini working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The ground and pound from Marcolini seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Marcolini trying to control the action but Hillis is working from the bottom.
Hillis regains half guard, as Marcolini was trying to land strikes.
Marcolini wants to pass to mount but Hillis is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcolini wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hillis keeps working.
Marcolini has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Marcolini throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Hillis to regain full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcolini stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hillis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Marcolini forces his way into half guard.
Marcolini working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Hillis's thigh. Hillis counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Marcolini throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marcolini stops Hillis from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Marcolini dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hillis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Marcolini misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Peyton Hillis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hillis keeps the fight on the outside.
Marcolini misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hillis.
No luck for Marcolini with that takedown attempt.
Marcolini tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hillis is able to avoid easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Marcolini checks a leg kick.
Hillis has Marcolini up against the cage in a clinch.
Hillis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marcolini throws the left hand but Hillis avoids the punch easily.
Marcolini throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hillis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hillis clinches up with Marcolini and pushes him back against the cage.
Hillis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hillis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice defenses there by Hillis.
Hillis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marcolini manages to avoid it.
Hillis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Marcolini's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcolini misses with the combination.
Marcolini throws a big shot that misses.
Hillis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marcolini throws out the jab.
Marcolini throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marcolini feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Marcolini trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Marcolini works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hillis is refusing to be controlled, as Marcolini sits in half guard.
Hillis looks like he's trying to stand up.
Marcolini looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcolini wants to advance to full mount but Hillis doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Marcolini trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Marcolini passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marcolini is trying to ground and pound but Hillis uses the momentary lack of control by Marcolini to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcolini seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hillis does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Marcolini wants to free his trapped foot but Hillis is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Marcolini is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Marcolini looking to finish with strikes here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcolini looking to control but Hillis is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Marcolini unloads with some shots from mount but Hillis bucks and avoids them well.
Marcolini thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Marcolini swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Hillis is now in Marcolini's guard. A big mistake from Marcolini there, giving up the dominant position!
Hillis tries to stand but Marcolini is controlling from the bottom.
Marco Marcolini has got the better of the ground game so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marcolini is pulling down on Hillis's head. It's preventing any offense from Hillis, at least for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Marcolini showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Marcolini throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hillis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hillis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hillis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Marcolini pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab, jab by Hillis - just one landing.
Hillis fails to land with a series of punches.
Marcolini swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marcolini uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hillis.
Hillis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marco Marcolini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marcolini scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Peyton Hillis has been cut.
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!
Marcolini shoots in and drives through. Hillis sprawls well.
Hillis closes the distance and pushes Marcolini back into the cage.
Marcolini lands a nice knee to the body.
Marcolini creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Marcolini missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marcolini lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hillis working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Marcolini.
Marcolini tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hillis wants to break free but Marcolini has control.
Marcolini struggles to land a body shot inside as Hillis controls his hands.
Marcolini tries to land knees in the clinch but Hillis avoids the damage to the body.
Hillis being controlled against the cage.
Marcolini throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hillis blocks it with crossed arms.
Marcolini stalling the fight.
Marcolini tries a body shot but Hillis blocks it.
Hillis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Marcolini keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hillis's efforts to push away.
Hillis managing to block the knees to the body from Marcolini.
Marcolini lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hillis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcolini fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hillis slips under a jab.
Hillis throws a right hand that Marcolini ducks under and follows up with a left that Marcolini also avoids with ease.
Marco Marcolini seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hillis lands with a thumping leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hillis. Marcolini does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marcolini throws a looping overhand right but Hillis ducks down to avoid it.
Hillis misses with a series of wild punches.
Hillis slips a jab and a cross from Marcolini.
Marcolini moves in looking to clinch but Hillis pushes him off.
Marcolini tries to close the distance and clinch but Hillis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marcolini throws a looping overhand right but Hillis ducks down to avoid it.
Marcolini pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hillis is out of range and Marcolini settles back down.
Hillis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hillis slips a jab from Marcolini.
Marcolini is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Hillis throws out a powerful jab.
Hillis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcolini is looking to chop away at Hillis's legs.
Marcolini scores with a jab to the head.
Marcolini throws the left hand but Hillis avoids the punch easily.
Marcolini fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hillis avoids it really well and circles away.
Peyton Hillis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Marcolini.
Hillis rushes Marcolini and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Marcolini is trying to stall.
Marcolini with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hillis breaks the clinch.
Hillis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hillis moves into range and clinches up with Marcolini.
Marcolini with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Marcolini is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hillis is keeping busy.
Marcolini tries to land knees in the clinch but Hillis avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcolini misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marcolini has Hillis pressed against the cage, preventing Hillis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hillis manages to break the clinch.
Marcolini misses the jab.
Hillis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hillis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marcolini throws out the jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marcolini misses with a straight right.
Marcolini waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hillis.
Marco Marcolini is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Marcolini avoids a punch combination nicely.
Marcolini throws a series of punches but Hillis avoids them all with ease.
Hillis misses with the combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marcolini gets tackled into the cage by Hillis. Hillis maintains the clinch.
Hillis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marcolini has him pressed against the cage.
Peyton Hillis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marco Marcolini seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Marcolini is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hillis is defending well for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Marcolini comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Marcolini 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Marcolini!
Marco Marcolini tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rig Dig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dino Ciccarelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ciccarelli is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Higher Ground. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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27
185 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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192 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
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Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rig Dig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dino Ciccarelli!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dig closes the distance and pushes Ciccarelli back into the cage.
Ciccarelli breaks the clinch.
Ciccarelli with a hook.
It looks like Rig Dig has been cut.
Ciccarelli sends Dig crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Ciccarelli is motioning to the referee to let Dig up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Dig is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ciccarelli closes the distance and clinches.
Oh Dig is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ciccarelli lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ciccarelli tries to throw a body punch but Dig avoids it by throwing Ciccarelli back against the cage.
Dig seems to have got his legs back now.
Ciccarelli lands a left hand.
Ciccarelli creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Dig with a big uppercut! Dig tries to clinch up but Ciccarelli pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Dig to the mat! Dig covers up and Ciccarelli unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dino Ciccarelli!
An out of breath Dino Ciccarelli thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mitch Roxton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Good (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Good is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Boxer. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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24
195 lbs
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30
198 lbs
20 - 9 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mitch Roxton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonny Good!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roxton throws a nice outside leg kick.
Good's corner calls for a 1-2. Good obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Good fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roxton manages to avoid it.
Good scores with a body shot.
Good avoids a kick to the body.
Roxton is looking to clinch but Good is avoiding it.
Roxton throws a leg kick
enabling Good to counter with a crisp jab.
Good takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A good leg kick by Roxton.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roxton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Good paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Good thows a body shot but no joy.
Good misses with a body shot.
Good catches Roxton with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice defenses there by Good.
Mitch Roxton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roxton scores with a nice head shot.
Roxton thumps Good with a low kick.
Good steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Roxton.
Good slips a straight right by Roxton.
Roxton lands with a thumping leg kick.
Roxton misses with the body kick
and Good counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Good throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Roxton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Good.
Good keeps the fight on the outside.
Roxton looks to land a left hand but Good moved out of range nicely.
Good just misses with a punch to the body.
Roxton rushes Good and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roxton prevents the takedown attempt.
Roxton misses with a punch on the inside.
Roxton can't find room to land a body shot as Good controls the action.
Roxton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Good backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice left hand lands by Roxton.
Good taking a breather.
Roxton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Roxton lands with a light punch inside.
Roxton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Roxton wants to break free but Good has control.
Roxton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Good can't find room to land a body shot as Roxton controls the action.
Good misses with the head strike.
Roxton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Roxton.
Roxton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Good misses with a punch to the body.
Good blocking some punches.
Good is trying to drag Roxton to the mat but Roxton just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Roxton lands a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Roxton.
Roxton misses with some punches.
Roxton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Roxton fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mitch Roxton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonny Good.
Roxton moves away from the strike by Good.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good slips under a jab from Roxton.
Good throws a lazy right hand but Roxton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Roxton cracks Good with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
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!
Roxton bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Good's head.
Roxton connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Good momentarily.
Roxton misses with a looping right.
Good throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Roxton misses with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good throws the kick towards the body but Roxton avoids it.
Roxton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Good.
Roxton scores with a hook to the body. Good takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitch Roxton dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Good misses with an uppercut.
Roxton's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Good connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Roxton scrambles back to his feet.
Nice cross by Good.
Roxton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Good scores with a four punch combination!
Good moves away from the strike by Roxton.
Roxton dodges the punch combination from Good.
Roxton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roxton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Good was well out of range. Poor timing from Roxton.
Roxton connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Good defending well as Roxton loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Roxton. Roxton obviously looking to wear him down.
Good showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Roxton.
Good standup being displayed there by Good as he connects with a hook.
Good looks to land a combination. Roxton sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Roxton pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice body kick there by Roxton.
Roxton is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roxton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Roxton to the mat! Roxton manages to get full guard.
Roxton is looking to sweep but instead, Good has passed into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good wants to free his trapped foot but Roxton is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Good trying to control from half guard but Roxton is working away.
Good wants to pass the guard but Roxton is defending well.
Good keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Good wants to pass to mount but Roxton is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good trying to control from half guard but Roxton is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Good uses his free foot to push down on Roxton's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Roxton.
Good breaks from Roxton's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Roxton is trying to stand up.
Roxton tries to hold on but Good pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roxton is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Roxton tries to lock up and control but Good gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good thowing shots but they're missing.
Good moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Roxton has worked his arm free - good work by Roxton!
Good is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Roxton's shoulder. That is not cool.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good trying to control the action but Roxton is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good tries to move to mount but Roxton blocks the move with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Good showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Good misses with a straight left.
Good blocks a leg kick.
Roxton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Good was well out of range. Poor timing from Roxton.
Roxton pushes Good away with a front kick.
Good blocks the body kick.
Good throws a head kick that misses.
Roxton feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Good's calf.
Roxton tests Good's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Good displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Roxton throws out the jab.
Roxton tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shoots in for a takedown but Roxton shows good takedown defense.
Roxton will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A slapping body kick lands there for Roxton.
Good avoids the body shot from Roxton.
Good throws a right and a left that both miss.
Good throws a shot from downtown. Roxton moves away and avoids it.
Roxton wants to clinch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Good crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Roxton - the referee stops the clock and Good gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Roxton. Good manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Good misses with the combination.
Roxton pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roxton walks into a jab.
Good has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Roxton.
Roxton scores with a shot to the body.
Roxton goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Good thows a body shot but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roxton moves out of range as Good strikes.
Good throws a hook to the side of Roxton's head but Roxton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Roxton misses with a left hand
and Good counters with a straight right hand.
Roxton lands a front kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Roxton!
Roxton misses with a body kick.
Good works over Roxton's head and body with a nice combination.
Roxton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good staying out of range there.
A shot to the liver by Good. Beautiful body shot.
Roxton walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Good checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Roxton scores with a leg kick.
Nice body punch from Good.
Good lands a right hook to the body.
Good throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Good with that takedown attempt.
Roxton buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Roxton clinches up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roxton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Roxton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stalling in the clinch from Roxton.
Good is trying to break the clinch but Roxton has him pressed against the cage.
Good blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roxton breaks the clinch.
Roxton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Good.
Good's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Good takes a kick to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mitch Roxton showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Roxton has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mitch Roxton!
Our winner, Mitch Roxton, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Bastos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Broyles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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222 lbs
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rafael Bastos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Scott Broyles!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Broyles throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bastos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bastos rushes Broyles and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bastos jumps guard but Broyles stands there with Bastos around his waist. Bastos gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Broyles manages to break the clinch.
Broyles rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bastos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Broyles looks to throw the jab but Bastos is out of range.
Broyles avoids the body shot from Bastos.
Bastos avoids the head kick by Broyles.
Broyles throws a series of punches but Bastos moves out of range.
Bastos closes the distance and clinches.
Broyles breaks the clinch.
Bastos loads up on a big right hand but Broyles slips the punch.
Broyles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bastos.
Bastos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Broyles.
Bastos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Broyles misses with a body kick.
A punch combination from Broyles misses.
Broyles misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Broyles paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Broyles blocks a head kick by Bastos.
No joy there for Broyles, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Broyles swats away the attempt to clinch by Bastos.
Scott Broyles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bastos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Broyles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Broyles throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bastos's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bastos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bastos scores with a crisp jab that stopped Broyles in his tracks.
Broyles's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Broyles duly obliges.
It looks like Rafael Bastos has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bastos lands an overhand right.
Bastos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bastos scores with a nice strike.
Broyles uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bastos.
Bastos uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Broyles has time to react.
Broyles drops Bastos with a beautiful combination! Bastos stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Broyles is looking for the KO!
Bastos is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Broyles catches Bastos with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Bastos forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Scott Broyles!
Scott Broyles spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kees Flodder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Eberhart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eberhart has chosen South Side as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kees Flodder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andrew Eberhart!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eberhart slips under a jab from Flodder.
Flodder throws a combination that misses
and Eberhart counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flodder trying to hold on to Eberhart's head to control him but Eberhart postures up.
Flodder slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Eberhart working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Eberhart trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Flodder is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Flodder is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Flodder is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Flodder knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Eberhart on the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eberhart looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Eberhart actively working from the bottom here.
Flodder with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Flodder wants to stand up but Eberhart is controlling the position.
Eberhart actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eberhart looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Flodder not doing much here.
Eberhart looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Eberhart looking for submissions off his back.
Eberhart looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Flodder tries to pass the half guard into mount. Eberhart knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Eberhart looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Flodder wants to stand up but Eberhart is controlling the position.
Flodder not doing much here.
Flodder tries to stand and escape but Eberhart is controlling the position.
Eberhart looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Eberhart looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Flodder wants to stand up but Eberhart has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Flodder controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eberhart is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Flodder pulls his head out easily.
Flodder seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Eberhart does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kees Flodder.
Flodder misses with a wild combination.
Flodder falls off balance throwing a combination
and Eberhart counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Eberhart slips a jab and a cross from Flodder.
The fighters circle momentarily. Flodder darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Flodder misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Eberhart is defended easily by Flodder.
Flodder lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Eberhart circles away quickly and effectively.
Eberhart misses the jab.
Flodder keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Flodder misses.
Flodder looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Flodder throws a right and a left that both miss.
Flodder swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Eberhart counters with a two punch combo.
Eberhart keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Eberhart.
Kees Flodder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Eberhart.
Flodder swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Eberhart counters with a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eberhart dives in and grabs Flodder's left leg, looking for a takedown. Flodder pushes down on Eberhart's head and hops out.
Flodder misses with the combination.
Eberhart fails with a takedown attempt.
No joy there for Flodder, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Flodder looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Flodder on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Flodder fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A nice combination there by Flodder.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kees Flodder dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Eberhart fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Flodder avoids it really well and circles away.
A combination from Flodder does no damage.
Flodder swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Eberhart counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Flodder!
Flodder blocking the ground and pound.
Eberhart cracks Flodder with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Eberhart looking for a guillotine from mount but Flodder is having none of it.
Flodder is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Eberhart fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eberhart raining down hammerfists from mount.
Flodder is rocked!
Eberhart looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Oh Flodder is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flodder is trying to escape the mount.
Eberhart is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Flodder can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Eberhart scoring with strikes but Flodder is staying in there.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Eberhart! Flodder is hurt baaadly! Eberhart is firing away with more strikes - Flodder is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrew Eberhart!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donovan Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimitry McFarlen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
290 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donovan Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dimitry McFarlen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith jabs at McFarlen's body.
McFarlen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Smith connects with a body shot that sends McFarlen's belly button to the back.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right from McFarlen.
McFarlen blocks an uppercut.
McFarlen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smith blocks it with crossed arms.
McFarlen misses with a punch to the body.
McFarlen pushes Smith back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McFarlen misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McFarlen.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McFarlen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
McFarlen can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
McFarlen misses with a punch to the body.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice elbow from McFarlen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith prevents a body shot from McFarlen.
McFarlen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
McFarlen throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
McFarlen throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
McFarlen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
McFarlen misses with a knee strike.
McFarlen can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
McFarlen throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Smith takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Donovan Smith has been cut.
Smith lands with a light punch inside.
McFarlen pushes Smith back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McFarlen misses with some punches.
Smith using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith dodges an elbow strike from McFarlen.
McFarlen cracks Smith with a nice body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
McFarlen connects with a knee to the head.
McFarlen tries to land a knee to the head but Smith blocks with his arms.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Smith scores with a nice short uppercut.
Smith lands with a left to the head.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by McFarlen.
McFarlen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McFarlen.
McFarlen lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
McFarlen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Smith.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McFarlen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith blocks a body shot from McFarlen.
McFarlen lands a nice uppercut.
Smith lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McFarlen with a knee to the head.
McFarlen just leaning against Smith, taking a breather.
McFarlen gets through Smith's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Smith is rocked!
A short uppercut from McFarlen.
Oh Smith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith lands a shoulder strike.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Come on McFarlen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Smith seems to have got his legs back now.
McFarlen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McFarlen or not.
McFarlen tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Smith.
A bit of stalling here from McFarlen.
A short right from McFarlen.
Smith scores with a shoulder strike.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McFarlen misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McFarlen.
McFarlen pushes off an throws an elbow but Smith leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith takes a knee to the side of the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Smith.
Smith scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McFarlen tries to land a knee to the head but Smith blocks with his arms.
McFarlen misses with a punch to the body.
McFarlen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith scores with a shot to the side of McFarlen's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dimitry McFarlen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Donovan Smith'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.
McFarlen moves into the clinch.
McFarlen blocks a body shot from Smith.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McFarlen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McFarlen tries to land a knee to the head but Smith blocks with his arms.
McFarlen tries a knee to the head but Smith blocks it.
Dimitry McFarlen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Smith blocking some punches.
A short right from McFarlen.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by McFarlen.
McFarlen tries a knee to the head but Smith blocks it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from McFarlen 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.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McFarlen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Smith up against the cage.
Smith prevents a body shot from McFarlen.
McFarlen misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McFarlen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
McFarlen with a knee to the head.
McFarlen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smith blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
McFarlen throws a head punch that misses.
McFarlen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Smith.
McFarlen takes a knee to the side of the body.
McFarlen effectively controlling the action here.
McFarlen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Smith blocks an elbow strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Smith.
Smith is working McFarlen over against the cage.
McFarlen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McFarlen looking to slow down the pace here.
McFarlen misses with a punch to the body.
McFarlen misses with some punches.
McFarlen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from McFarlen fails to land.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as McFarlen controls his hands.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith prevents a body shot from McFarlen.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McFarlen trying to land knees to the body.
Smith works on McFarlen's body with a couple of short punches.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but McFarlen uses good head movement to avoid it.
McFarlen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Smith's face.
Smith tries a knee to the head but McFarlen blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McFarlen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from McFarlen - that landed with a thud.
McFarlen pushes Smith back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McFarlen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McFarlen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
McFarlen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McFarlen's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
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!
McFarlen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Smith or not.
McFarlen scores a nice knee to the body.
Smith prevents a body shot from McFarlen.
Smith tries a body shot but McFarlen blocks it.
McFarlen lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McFarlen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Still in the clinch, McFarlen scores with a nice short uppercut.
McFarlen lands a left hand.
Smith misses with some punches.
McFarlen throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McFarlen lands with a short shot to the head.
A hook to the body from McFarlen.
Smith takes a knee to the side of the body.
McFarlen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
McFarlen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A body shot lands from McFarlen.
McFarlen lands a right hand.
McFarlen leaning his opponent against the cage.
McFarlen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McFarlen creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Smith with a big uppercut! Smith tries to clinch up but McFarlen pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Smith to the mat! Smith covers up and McFarlen unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dimitry McFarlen!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
85% |
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