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INY 78 Daniels vs Ventura PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thor Okam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Marrodona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Marrodona's choice of entrance music: It's a Fight. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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200 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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190 lbs
8 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thor Okam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ricardo Marrodona!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jonathan Paton and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okam turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Okam throws a nice head kick!
Marrodona throws a series of punches but Okam avoids them all with ease.
Marrodona swinging wildly here.
Marrodona misses with a straight left.
Okam digs a good hook to Marrodona's body.
Okam misses with an uppercut.
Marrodona slips a straight right by Okam.
Thor Okam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marrodona scores with a takedown into Okam's guard.
Okam might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Marrodona wants to control from the top but Okam keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marrodona pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Okam is keeping the position for now.
Marrodona works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marrodona wants to control but Okam is keeping him busy.
Okam on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Okam tries to get out of the position.
Marrodona thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Marrodona passes the guard and advances to mount!
Marrodona wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Okam really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Okam knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Marrodona on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marrodona thowing shots but they're missing.
Okam tries to control the position but Marrodona now has his back.
Will Marrodona go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Marrodona tightening his grip on Okam, looking for the choke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marrodona tries to get the hooks in deep but Okam pushed the leg off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marrodona looking to break Okam's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Okam remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Marrodona will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Okam can't escape the position.
Okam has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Marrodona.
Okam trying to control the position but Marrodona manages to sink in the hooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marrodona is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Okam has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Marrodona is hanging on to Okam's back as he tries to escape.
Marrodona biding his time, controlling Okam.
Okam defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Marrodona dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Marrodona fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Okam lands with a cross.
Okam misses with a wild combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Okam. Marrodona does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marrodona takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Marrodona is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Marrodona looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Okam is fending him off so far but Marrodona persists. Nope, Okam circles away and we're back to standing.
Marrodona lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Okam circles away quickly and effectively.
Okam feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Marrodonas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Okam thuds his shin into the meat of Marrodona's side.
Ricardo Marrodona is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marrodona slips under a jab from Okam.
Okam thows a body shot but no joy.
Okam throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
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 slow jab from Marrodona misses its intended target.
Marrodona displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Okam throws out the jab.
Marrodona fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The fighters circling - Okam throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marrodona tries to score a power double leg takedown but Okam sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Marrodona somewhat.
Thor Okam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Marrodona.
Marrodona is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Okam.
Marrodona uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Okam.
Okam misses with an uppercut
and Okam takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thor Okam is winning the standup battle so far.
Marrodona dodges the punch combination from Okam.
Okam throws a hook but Marrodona avoids it easily.
Okam throws a looping overhand right but Marrodona ducks down to avoid it.
Marrodona on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Okam connects with a nice looking jab.
Okam with a jab.
Okam misses with a double jab.
Marrodona misses with a series of wild punches.
Marrodona uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Okam.
Okam connects with a body shot that sends Marrodona's belly button to the back.
Marrodona slips a jab from Okam.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marrodona looks for a takedown but Okam sprawls well.
Nice uppercut there from Okam.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Okam scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Okam moves away from the strike by Marrodona.
Okam thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marrodona misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marrodona misses with a few strikes there.
Marrodona takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Okam throws the left hand but Marrodona avoids the punch easily.
Marrodona fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Marrodona throws a series of punches but Okam avoids them all with ease.
Thor Okam is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marrodona needs to keep his hands up - Okam had a free shot at his head there.
Okam misses with a straight right.
Okam throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Okam cracks Marrodona with a good jab.
Marrodona takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Okam throws a body punch but Marrodona moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okam tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marrodona was well out of range. Poor timing from Okam.
Marrodona misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters circling a little - Okam finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Okam throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Okam. Marrodona does a little dance to reset his feet.
Okam digs a good hook to Marrodona's body.
Marrodona closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Okam to the mat! Okam manages to get full guard.
Okam seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Okam keeping moving, preventing Marrodona from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Okam throws a body punch but Marrodona moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Okam.
Okam throws a shot from downtown. Marrodona moves away and avoids it.
Okam lands with a nice combination. Marrodona backs away looking to recover.
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!
Okam misses with the combination.
Okam lands the left hand.
Marrodona uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Okam.
Okam scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Marrodona doesn't seem bothered though.
Okam throws a lazy right hand but Marrodona sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab lands there for Okam.
Marrodona shoots in for a double leg but Okam sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Marrodona throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Okam sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Okam. No joy for Marrodona on that attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thor Okam dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Marrodona throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Okam. No joy for Marrodona on that attempt.
Marrodona shoots in for a double leg but Okam sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Okam throws a lazy uppercut
and Okam takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Okam misses the shot to the body.
Okam throws a nice inside leg kick.
Okam turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Marrodona throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marrodona takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Marrodona moves out of range as Okam strikes.
Marrodona shoots in looking for a takedown but Okam manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Marrodona's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Thor Okam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Marrodona.
Nice uppercut there from Okam.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Okam smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Marrodona is rocked!
Okam misses with an uppercut.
Marrodona is still on wobbly legs! Can Okam finish him?
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Okam throws a body punch but Marrodona moves out of range.
Marrodona lands a jab.
Marrodona seems to have recovered his senses.
Marrodona takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Marrodona walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marrodona fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Marrodona shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Okam as he avoids it easily.
Okam scores with a jab to the head.
Okam lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Okam.
Okam will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Okam looks to score with a jab to the body but Marrodona is just out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Okam. That's going to slow Marrodona down.
Okam with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Marrodona avoids the body shot from Okam.
Okam tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marrodona was well out of range. Poor timing from Okam.
Okam with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Okam connects with a body shot.
Okam misses with a straight left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marrodona staying out of range there.
Marrodona ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okam lands a jab to the head.
Marrodona defending well as Okam loads up on a big left hand.
Marrodona looks for a takedown but Okam sprawls well.
Okam lands a jab to the nose.
Okam lands a nice looking body shot.
Marrodona takes one to the chin there.
Okam swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Marrodona.
Okam avoids a punch combination nicely.
Okam throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A combination from Okam does no damage.
Okam loads up on a big right hand but Marrodona slips the punch.
Okam defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Marrodona.
Okam jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Okam connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Okam throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okam lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A big right from Okam misses.
Okam misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marrodona.
Okam looks to land a left hand but Marrodona moved out of range nicely.
Okam slips a jab and a cross from Marrodona.
Okam throws a body kick that misses.
Marrodona fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Marrodona looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Okam is fending him off so far but Marrodona persists. Nope, Okam circles away and we're back to standing.
Okam throws a hook but Marrodona blocks it.
Okam lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Okam waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marrodona.
Okam throws a body punch but Marrodona moves out of range.
Marrodona uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Okam.
Okam throws a big shot that misses.
Marrodona fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice takedown defense from Okam. No joy for Marrodona on that attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okam lands a jab.
Good leg kick by Okam there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Okam throws a lazy right hand but Marrodona sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marrodona tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Okam swivels and escapes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marrodona gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Okam punishes Marrodona's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice takedown defense from Okam. No joy for Marrodona on that attempt.
Okam misses the shot to the body.
Okam moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Marrodona misses with the combination.
Okam darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Marrodona has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Okam goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Okam lands a head shot.
No joy there for Okam, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thor Okam showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Okam 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thor Okam!
Thor Okam decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hans Dietrich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lester Only (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Only has chosen Give it all - Rise Against as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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246 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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23
265 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Good chin |
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hans Dietrich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lester Only!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Russell Pearce and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dietrich looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Only walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dietrich.
Dietrich uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Only.
Only steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dietrich. That one must have hurt.
Dietrich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Only moves away.
Dietrich gets caught napping as Only dives in and scores a takedown. Dietrich manages to retain guard.
Dietrich preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Only stopping the sweep attempt from Dietrich.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Only's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Only stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dietrich swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dietrich preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dietrich avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Only throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dietrich works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Only throws a big right hand that misses.
Only throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Only throwing strikes but missing.
Only pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dietrich is keeping the position for now.
Dietrich working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Only.
Dietrich on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dietrich tries to get out of the position.
Only stands up over Dietrich, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Only is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Only lands a couple of elbows.
Dietrich 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.
Dietrich working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Only.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Only wants to control from the top but Dietrich keeps moving.
Dietrich looking to hit a scissor sweep but Only is one step ahead there.
Only trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Only trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Only trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Only trying to control but Dietrich is working from the bottom.
Dietrich has momentary wrist control but Only slips an elbow through the middle.
Dietrich keeping moving, preventing Only from controlling successfully.
Only throws a big right hand that misses.
Dietrich looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dietrich working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Only.
Dietrich trying to keep a closed guard but Only is proving a slippery customer.
Dietrich 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.
Only throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dietrich works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Only lands a couple of digs.
Only postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dietrich utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Only with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Only seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lester Only dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Only throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dietrich sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dietrich misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big left from Only misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dietrich.
Only looks to score with a jab to the body but Dietrich is just out of range.
Only throws a body punch but Dietrich moves out of range.
Only throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice body kick there by Dietrich.
Only drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Only swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Only blocks the body kick.
Only misses the shot to the body.
Only avoids a kick to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Only misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Only shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dietrich tries to work over Only's front leg with a kick but Only checks it.
Only shoots in looking for a takedown but Dietrich manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Only's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dietrich throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Dietrich wants to slow Only down by chopping away at his legs.
A leg kick checked by Dietrich.
Dietrich moves out of range of the strikes.
Only takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Only thumps Dietrich with a low kick.
Dietrich moves away from the strike by Only.
Dietrich throws a nice head kick!
Hans Dietrich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dietrich lands with a slapping head kick.
Dietrich misses with a body kick.
Dietrich scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dietrich comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dietrich fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Only is breathing heavily.
Only throws a hook but Dietrich blocks it.
Dietrich throws a head kick that misses.
Dietrich stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dietrich slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Only.
Dietrich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Only moves away.
Only moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice takedown defense from Dietrich. No joy for Only on that attempt.
Hans Dietrich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lester Only.
Dietrich throws a series of punches but Only moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Only. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Only.
Only throws a shot from downtown. Dietrich moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dietrich. Only does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Only misses with a leg kick
and Dietrich counters with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Dietrich.
Only takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Only gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dietrich goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dietrich lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Only takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dietrich throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Only's head.
Dietrich scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Only doesn't seem bothered though.
Dietrich works Only's body with a nice hook.
Dietrich connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dietrich lands a jab to Only's midsection.
Dietrich cracks Only with a right hand to the side of the head.
Only gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dietrich.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dietrich. Only does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dietrich throws a push kick but Only slaps the foot to one side.
Dietrich slaps away a takedown attempt from Only, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dietrich swings for the body but Only moves out of range.
Only closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dietrich circles away.
Dietrich looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dietrich misses with a body punch
and Only counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dietrich bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Only ducks under a wild hook from Dietrich.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Only tries to score with a low kick but Dietrich moves his leg out of the way.
Dietrich uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Only.
Only avoids a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Dietrich dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Only throws a hook to the side of Dietrich's head but Dietrich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hans Dietrich is winning the standup battle so far.
Only swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dietrich just misses with a punch to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dietrich. Only shrugs it off though.
Dietrich lands a nice hook to Only's body. Only takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dietrich thows a body shot but no joy.
Dietrich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Only.
Only throws a leg kick but Dietrich sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dietrich scores with a kick to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dietrich, right into the meat.
A head kick from Dietrich lands but Only takes it in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dietrich lands a right hook to the body.
Dietrich throws a hook to the side of Only's head but Only sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Only takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Only takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dietrich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dietrich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dietrich punishes Only's body with a nice straight punch.
Dietrich thows a body kick. Only tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Only uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dietrich.
A telegraphed right hand from Only misses the target.
Only avoids the body shot from Dietrich.
Dietrich scores with a nice body kick.
A shot to the liver by Dietrich. Beautiful body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dietrich, right into the meat.
Dietrich misses the jab.
Only has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Dietrich.
Dietrich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Only swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Only tries to land a leg kick but Dietrich saw it coming and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dietrich moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dietrich thows a body shot but no joy.
Dietrich avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dietrich rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Only moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dietrich misses with an uppercut. Only saw that one coming.
Only fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dietrich manages to avoid it.
Only misses with a hook
letting Dietrich counter with a right hand.
Dietrich lands with a good body shot.
Dietrich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Only misses with a straight right.
Only keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Only connects with a crisp jab.
Only misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dietrich throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Dietrich throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Only avoids a kick to the body.
Dietrich throws a right hand that Only ducks under and follows up with a left that Only also avoids with ease.
Only displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dietrich throws out the jab.
Dietrich lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dietrich blocks a jab.
Only keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Only misses.
Dietrich is looking to wear down Only with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
An inside leg kick from Only misses.
Dietrich scores with a nice right hand.
Dietrich slips under a jab from Only.
Dietrich keeps Only at a distance using the push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Only moves forwards but Dietrich connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Only throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dietrich counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dietrich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Only was well out of range. Poor timing from Dietrich.
Dietrich uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Only.
Only throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dietrich sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Only misses with a takedown attempt - Dietrich sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dietrich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Only was well out of range. Poor timing from Dietrich.
Only throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Only ducks under a wild hook from Dietrich.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Only fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dietrich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Only moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hans Dietrich showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dietrich 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hans Dietrich!
Hans Dietrich 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramon Manlucas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ross kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Neck of the Woods. Manlucas is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Killer Mike - Big Beast (Feat. Bun B, T.I. & Trouble). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Ross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ramon Manlucas!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Kavanagh and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manlucas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ross.
Ross throws a jab when Manlucas was well out of range.
Manlucas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ross. Ross obviously looking to wear him down.
Ross misses with a straight left.
Manlucas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ross.
A telegraphed right hand from Manlucas misses the target.
Manlucas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ross throws a looping overhand right but Manlucas ducks down to avoid it.
Manlucas slips a straight right by Ross.
Manlucas stuns Ross with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Manlucas connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ross misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ross throws a hook to the side of Manlucas's head but Manlucas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ross looks to land a left hand but Manlucas moved out of range nicely.
Ross lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Manlucas at a distance.
Ross throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Manlucas misses with an uppercut. Ross saw that one coming.
Manlucas moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ross thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ross will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross misses with a left hand
and Manlucas counters with a straight right hand.
Manlucas misses with a low kick.
Ross waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Manlucas.
Ross lands a really nice looking cross but Manlucas seems unphased.
Manlucas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Manlucas looks to land a left hand but Ross moved out of range nicely.
Manlucas connects with a crisp jab.
Ross takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ross scores with a decent looking hook.
Manlucas cracks Ross 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!
Manlucas throws the left hand but Ross avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circling - Manlucas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mike Ross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manlucas walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ross checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Manlucas thows a body shot but no joy.
Ross throws a hook to the side of Manlucas's head but Manlucas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ross tries to move into range but Manlucas moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A big right from Manlucas misses.
Ross shoots in and bounces Manlucas off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross stands up over Manlucas, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ross might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Manlucas has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Ross is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Manlucas.
Ross wants to control but Manlucas is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manlucas tries to improve position but can't.
The referee asks Ross politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Ross prefers to stall for the moment though.
Ross has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Manlucas tries to improve position but can't.
Manlucas manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ross connects with a nice short shot to Manlucas's temple.
Ross slips a nice elbow through Manlucas's hands, connecting with Manlucas's forehead.
Manlucas looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Manlucas taking some punishment here, with Ross in his half guard.
Ross wants to free his trapped foot but Manlucas is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ross looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Manlucas with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ross lands strikes from half guard.
Manlucas is rocked!
Ross winds up and cracks Manlucas with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Manlucas is still in real trouble! Can Ross finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ross is controlling the pace.
Ross lands a big elbow - Manlucas is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Ross!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Ross!
A very excited looking Mike Ross made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Renninger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Renninger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyson Jacobs!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Dean Styles and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Renninger dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jacobs. That did some damage!
Jacobs moves away from the strike by Renninger.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Renninger checks a leg kick.
Renninger misses with a wild combination.
Jacobs pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jacobs throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Renninger swings widly with a right hand
and Jacobs counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Renninger's guard now.
Renninger preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jacobs throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jacobs throws a big elbow that misses.
Renninger keeping moving, preventing Jacobs from controlling successfully.
Jacobs looking to pass the guard.
Jacobs not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renninger is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jacobs wants to control from the top but Renninger keeps moving.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Renninger holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Richard Renninger wasn't doing enough on the ground.
An inside leg kick lands from Renninger.
Jacobs connects with an inside leg kick.
Jacobs throws a right hand that misses
and Renninger counters by clinching up.
Renninger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Renninger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jacobs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Renninger tries to avoid it but Jacobs manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Renninger to the ground. Renninger escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That kick from Renninger tenderised Jacobs's leg. Jacobs is trying to keep his angry face on.
Richard Renninger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jacobs swings for the body but Renninger moves out of range.
Renninger tries a low kick but Jacobs avoids it.
Jacobs thows a body shot but no joy.
Renninger throws a leg kick which misses Jacobs's front leg but catches the back leg as Jacobs tries to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A bone on bone clash there as Renninger blocks the leg kick.
Renninger cracks the inside of Jacobs's front leg.
Renninger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jacobs was well out of range. Poor timing from Renninger.
Jacobs misses with a body kick.
Renninger feints and then cracks Jacobs's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jacobs down.
Renninger on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jacobs. Jacobs obviously looking to wear him down.
Jacobs takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A lazy body kick from Jacobs
and Renninger counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Renninger.
Knees in the clinch landing for Renninger.
Jacobs avoiding damage as Renninger throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Renninger.
Renninger letting Jacobs take a breather here.
Renninger can't find room to land a body shot as Jacobs controls the action.
Jacobs tries to break the clinch but Renninger is controlling the position.
Jacobs tries to break free but Renninger pushes him back against the cage.
Renninger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Renninger blocks an uppercut.
Jacobs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Renninger crunches a lovely knee into Jacobs's ribcage.
Renninger lands a body punch in the clinch.
Renninger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jacobs.
Jacobs working hard to break the clinch.
Renninger lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Renninger working Jacobs over with knees to the body.
Jacobs looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Renninger lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jacobs backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Renninger.
Renninger putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jacobs in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Renninger lands a left hand.
Renninger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jacobs is defending well for now.
Jacobs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Renninger checks a low kick from Jacobs.
Renninger misses with a hook. Jacobs ducked under it nicely.
Renninger ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Renninger cracks the inside of Jacobs's front leg.
Jacobs shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Decent striking displayed by Renninger there.
Renninger takes a swing at Jacobs's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A lazy left from Renninger finds it's target.
Jacobs lands a nice leg kick that just misses Renninger's sensitive parts.
Jacobs on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Renninger. Renninger obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Renninger dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Renninger's corner calls for a 1-2. Renninger obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Renninger bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jacobs's head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Renninger scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jacobs in his tracks.
Jacobs keeps the fight on the outside.
Jacobs tries to land a leg kick but Renninger saw it coming and moves away.
Renninger lands the left hand.
Renninger throws a head kick but Jacobs moves out of range.
Jacobs's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jacobs thumps Renninger with a low kick.
Jacobs fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Renninger has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jacobs misses with a body kick.
Renninger is looking to slow Jacobs down with leg kicks.
A low kick from Renninger is predictable there
and Jacobs counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jacobs looking to sit in guard and control but Renninger gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jacobs looking to hit a scissor sweep but Renninger is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renninger trying to control the position from guard on top but Jacobs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jacobs wants to sweep here but Renninger controlling him for the moment.
Jacobs wants to improve his position but instead Renninger has moved into half guard.
Renninger is pressing down on Jacobs's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jacobs is holding on for now.
Renninger works his way into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renninger tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Jacobs is trying to escape the mount.
Tyson Jacobs has got the better of the ground game so far.
Renninger wants to control the pace but Jacobs is squirming around nicely.
Jacobs flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs is desperately trying to improve his position but Renninger has a good base and remains in mount.
Renninger gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Renninger misses with an uppercut. Jacobs saw that one coming.
Renninger throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jacobs swats away the attempt to clinch by Renninger.
Jacobs connects with a body shot that sends Renninger's belly button to the back.
Jacobs clobbers Renninger with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jacobs takes one to the side of the head.
Renninger cracks a nice hook into Jacobs's ribs.
Richard Renninger is winning the standup battle so far.
Renninger misses with a low kick.
Jacobs sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jacobs swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Renninger lands with an uppercut that bounces Jacobs off the cage and back into range.
Renninger misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Renninger lands with an overhand left.
Jacobs drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Renninger lands a lovely overhand right.
Jacobs pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Renninger scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jacobs slips under a jab from Renninger.
Jacobs tries a low kick but Renninger avoids it.
Renninger lands with an uppercut that bounces Jacobs off the cage and back into range.
A bone on bone clash there as Jacobs blocks the leg kick.
Jacobs moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Richard Renninger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
An inside leg kick lands from Renninger.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jacobs has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jacobs there as he acknowledges the shot.
Renninger has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Renninger there as he acknowledges the shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jacobs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Renninger dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Jacobs misses with a hook. Renninger ducked under it nicely.
Jacobs throws a nice outside leg kick.
Renninger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jacobs can pounce on him.
Renninger connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jacobs throws a lazy head kick
and Renninger holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jacobs wants a takedown.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Renninger.
Jacobs misses with a punch to the body.
Renninger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jacobs avoids it.
Renninger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jacobs wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Renninger landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jacobs wants to take the fight to the mat but Renninger manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jacobs takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Renninger pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs tries to throw a body punch but Renninger avoids it by throwing Jacobs back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Renninger takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jacobs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jacobs.
Renninger loads up on a big right hand but Jacobs slips the punch.
Renninger throws a quick inside leg kick.
Renninger with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Renninger tries to work over Jacobs's front leg with a kick but Jacobs checks it.
Jacobs tried to score with a low kick but Renninger checks it.
Jacobs turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Renninger lands a really nice looking cross but Jacobs seems unphased.
Good exchange - Jacobs coming out on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renninger sizes up Jacobs with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Renninger takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jacobs is looking to chop away at Renninger's legs.
Renninger scores with a decent looking hook.
Renninger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Renninger misses with a low kick.
Jacobs needs to keep his hands up - Renninger had a free shot at his head there.
Jacobs closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Renninger tries to roll over but Jacobs keeps him under control.
Jacobs is thwarting Renninger's attempts to control the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs is trying to control. Renninger wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jacobs sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Renninger defending well though.
Renninger wants to control but Jacobs is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jacobs wants to take a breather but Renninger is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jacobs tries to work over Renninger's front leg with a kick but Renninger checks it.
Tyson Jacobs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Renninger has closed the distance and engaged Jacobs in a clinch.
Renninger blocking some punches.
Jacobs lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Renninger backwards.
Jacobs prevents a body shot from Renninger.
Renninger lands a shoulder strike.
Jacobs works on Renninger's body with a couple of short punches.
Jacobs avoiding damage as Renninger throws knees to the body.
A short right from Renninger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Renninger is working Jacobs over against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Renninger taking a breather.
Jacobs scores with a shoulder strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jacobs misses with a hook to the ribs.
Renninger lands a good knee to the midsection. Jacobs won't want to take too many of those.
Jacobs wants to stall.
Jacobs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jacobs is trying to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A frustrated look appears on Jacobs's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jacobs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Renninger lands with a light punch inside.
Jacobs throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Renningers head.
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 Richard Renninger.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Renninger, 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Renninger!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Fybra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pelle Hermanni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fybra's entrance music is Crippled Black Phoenix - Born In a Hurricane. A fine choice. Hermanni has chosen Hatin on Me-Dizzy Wright as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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200 lbs
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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
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Fybra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pelle Hermanni!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Joseph Jones and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fybra connects with a right hand. Hermanni shakes it off.
Good work by Hermanni as he checks the leg kick.
Fybra scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hermanni doesn't seem bothered though.
A good leg kick by Hermanni.
Fybra swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hermanni lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Michael Fybra has been cut.
Hermanni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fybra moves away.
Fybra looks to land a body kick but Hermanni moved away.
Fybra avoids the head kick by Hermanni.
Fybra blocks a leg kick.
Fybra with a nice cross.
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!
Hermanni is looking to clinch but Fybra is avoiding it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hermanni. Fybra does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fybra scores with a nice head shot.
Hermanni lands a front kick.
Fybra takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fybra throws a poor cross that misses
and Hermanni counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermanni tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fybra is looking to chop away at Hermanni's legs.
Hermanni is looking to clinch but Fybra is avoiding it.
Fybra throws a chopping leg kick but Hermanni manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fybra lands with an overhand left.
Fybra fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hermanni uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fybra.
Fybra throws a low kick but Hermanni avoids it.
Fybra moves out of range of the strikes.
Hermanni blocks a head kick by Fybra.
Hermanni moves out of range as Fybra strikes.
Fybra lands a nice shot to the body.
Fybra delivers a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fybra misses with the body kick
and Hermanni counters with a nice uppercut.
Fybra ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hermanni moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fybra scores with a jab. Hermanni acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hermanni tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fybra swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hermanni gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hermanni looks to throw a body kick
and Fybra counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fybra throws the kick towards the body but Hermanni avoids it.
Fybra pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hermanni is out of range and Fybra settles back down.
Fybra misses with a hook.
Hermanni tries to clinch up but Fybra circles away and keeps his distance.
Fybra looks to land a right hand but Hermanni moved out of range.
Hermanni takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Fybra throws a sloppy head kick and Hermanni moves out of range easily.
Fybra feints and then cracks Hermanni's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hermanni down.
Hermanni takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A low kick from Hermanni is predictable there
and Fybra counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hermanni's knee momentarily.
Fybra ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermanni slips under a jab from Fybra.
Fybra connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hermanni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fybra.
Fybra slips under a jab from Hermanni.
A cross from Fybra lands.
Hermanni waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fybra.
Fybra lands with a straight right. Hermanni didn't see that one coming.
Fybra lands a nice shot to the body.
Fybra is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hermanni just misses with a punch to the body.
Fybra feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hermannis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hermanni attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Hermanni misses
and Fybra counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fybra blocks a head kick by Hermanni.
Fybra avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fybra lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hermanni takes a step back to recover.
Hermanni looks winded!
Hermanni is looking to clinch.
Fybra scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice body kick from Fybra.
Hermanni has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fybra.
An inside leg kick lands from Fybra.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fybra.
Fybra lands a slapping body shot.
Fybra paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fybra lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hermanni takes a step back to recover.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hermanni chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fybra can pounce on him.
Fybra turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hermanni takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Fybra dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Fybra's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hermanni has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hermanni there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hermanni wants to clinch up but Fybra keeps it at a distance.
Hermanni misses with a head kick.
Hermanni swinging wildly here.
Hermanni misses with a straight left.
Hermanni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fybra was well out of range. Poor timing from Hermanni.
Hermanni takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fybra chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fybra.
Fybra chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hermanni walks into a jab.
Fybra cracks the inside of Hermanni's front leg.
Fybra connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hermanni has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fybra.
Hermanni is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Fybra.
Fybra scores with a nice right hand.
Fybra chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fybra lands a nice hook to Hermanni's body. Hermanni takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fybra connects with a solid leg kick.
Fybra cracks the inside of Hermanni's front leg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fybra fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fybra connects with a crisp jab.
Good shot there by Fybra.
Fybra throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hermanni on the side of the head.
Good leg kick by Fybra there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fybra turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hermanni takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hermanni gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fybra.
Hermanni is rocked!
Fybra lands a really nice looking cross but Hermanni seems unphased.
Hermanni is still on wobbly legs! Can Fybra finish him?
Hermanni's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Fybra tenderised Hermanni's leg. Hermanni is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fybra throws a shot to the body.
Hermanni seems to have recovered his senses.
Good leg kick by Fybra there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fybra thumps Hermanni with a low kick.
Fybra feints and then cracks Hermanni's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hermanni down.
Fybra lands with a cross.
Fybra throws a head kick but Hermanni moves out of range.
Michael Fybra is winning the standup battle so far.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fybra.
Hermanni takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fybra scoring well with a low kick there.
A punch lands to the side of Hermanni 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fybra throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hermanni takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermanni takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hermanni gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Fybra gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Fybra!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Swag Fo Dayz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koa Polunu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swag Fo Dayz could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Koa Polunu's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Swag Fo Dayz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Koa Polunu!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Bruno Lombardi and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dayz throws a lazy uppercut
and Dayz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dayz moves out of range of the strikes.
Dayz really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Polunu scores with a shot to the body.
Dayz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Polunu lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dayz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dayz takes a swing at Polunu's ribcage but misses.
Polunu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Polunu takes a swing at Dayz's ribcage but misses.
Dayz slips a jab and a cross from Polunu.
Dayz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
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!
Polunu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dayz throws a chopping leg kick but Polunu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Polunu throws an off balance right hand
and Dayz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Polunu is rocked!
Polunu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dayz.
Dayz drops Polunu with a big left hand! Polunu is injured, injured bad! Dayz jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Swag Fo Dayz!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Laph Roaig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marvin Hagler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roaig comes to the cage accompanied by The Doors - Alabama song. Laph Roaig could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Marvin Hagler's chin.
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Laph Roaig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marvin Hagler!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Russell Pearce and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roaig turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Roaig.
The fighters circling - Roaig throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hagler lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Roaig has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Roaig and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hagler finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hagler motions for Roaig to come forward. Hagler throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hagler is looking to score with low kicks.
Roaig misses with a straight right.
Roaig throws a hook but Hagler avoids it easily.
Roaig jabs Hagler right on the nose. Hagler blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Marvin Hagler has been cut.
Hagler avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hagler scores with a one two! Roaig had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hagler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hagler throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hagler throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hagler keeps Roaig at a distance using the push kick.
Roaig misses with an uppercut.
Roaig walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hagler checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Roaig swats away the attempt to clinch by Hagler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roaig cracks the inside of Hagler's front leg.
Roaig throws a hook to the side of Hagler's head but Hagler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hagler avoids the body shot from Roaig.
Roaig blocks a head kick by Hagler.
Roaig with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hagler blocks a low kick nicely.
Roaig checks a low kick from Hagler.
Roaig with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hagler walks into a stiff left hand from Roaig.
Hagler lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
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!
Hagler tries to clinch but Roaig moves out of range.
Roaig throws a head kick that misses.
Roaig throws a head kick that Hagler semi-blocks.
Roaig waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hagler.
Roaig throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roaig misses with the combination.
Hagler lands a nice leg kick that just misses Roaig's sensitive parts.
Hagler pivots, looking for a leg kick but Roaig is out of range and Hagler settles back down.
Hagler throws a push kick but Roaig slaps the foot to one side.
Roaig lands a slapping body shot.
Roaig waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hagler.
Roaig lands a right hook to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Roaig checks a leg kick.
Roaig throws a head kick that misses.
Roaig with a nice cross.
Roaig lands a lovely overhand right.
Roaig throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Roaig swats away the attempt to clinch by Hagler.
Roaig checks a leg kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hagler closes the distance and clinches.
Roaig can't break the clinch.
Hagler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hagler clinches up with Roaig and pushes him back against the cage.
Roaig pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Roaig throws a nice looking combination but Hagler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Roaig takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hagler moves out of range of the strikes.
Hagler misses with a low kick.
Hagler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hagler throws a head kick that misses.
Roaig scores with a kick to the midsection.
Good standup being displayed there by Roaig as he connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hagler throws the kick towards the body but Roaig avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roaig catches Hagler with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hagler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Roaig misses with a two punch combination.
Marvin Hagler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roaig throws a lazy right hand but Hagler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Roaig misses with a straight left.
Hagler scores with a spinning back kick!
Hagler tries a head kick but it misses.
Hagler tries to land a leg kick but Roaig saw it coming and moves away.
Hagler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Roaig paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hagler takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hagler clinches up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hagler wants to break the clinch but can't.
Roaig fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roaig breaks from the clinch.
Hagler sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Laph Roaig dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marvin Hagler's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hagler scores with a jab to the body.
Hagler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hagler takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A head kick misses from Roaig.
Hagler swings for the body but Roaig moves out of range.
Roaig tests Hagler's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Laph Roaig is winning the standup battle so far.
Hagler tries to score with a low kick but Roaig moves his leg out of the way.
Roaig takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Roaig throws a push kick but Hagler slaps the foot to one side.
Roaig tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hagler was well out of range. Poor timing from Roaig.
Roaig looks to score with a jab to the body but Hagler is just out of range.
Hagler does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hagler looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hagler checks a leg kick nicely.
Hagler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Roaig throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Hagler.
Hagler motions for Roaig to come forward. Hagler throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hagler turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hagler tries a head kick but it misses.
Hagler looks to throw the jab but Roaig is out of range.
A low kick from Hagler is predictable there
enabling Roaig to counter with a crisp jab.
That has opened up Marvin Hagler's cut even more.
A head kick by Roaig misses
and Hagler counters with a stiff right hand.
Hagler ducks under a wild hook from Roaig.
Hagler connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Roaig fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hagler dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Roaig. That did some damage!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roaig moves out of range of the leg kick from Hagler.
Hagler tries a head kick but it misses.
Roaig misses with a combination
and Hagler makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Roaig really felt that one!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Roaig.
Roaig lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hagler loads up on a big right hand but Roaig slips the punch.
Hagler looks to score with a jab to the body but Roaig is just out of range.
Roaig blocks a low kick nicely.
Roaig tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Roaig thows a left - swing and a miss!
Roaig throws a push kick but Hagler slaps the foot to one side.
Roaig on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hagler lands a front kick.
Hagler keeps Roaig at a distance using the push kick.
Roaig throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hagler makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Roaig really felt that one!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hagler wants to slow Roaig down by chopping away at his legs.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hagler.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hagler misses with an attempted mid kick.
Roaig misses with a low kick.
Hagler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hagler thuds his right hand into Roaig's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hagler wants to slow Roaig down by chopping away at his legs.
Roaig on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hagler is looking to score with low kicks.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Roaig.
Roaig cracks Hagler with an open hand slap.
Hagler needs to keep his hands up - Roaig had a free shot at his head there.
Roaig will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Roaig throws a shot from downtown. Hagler moves away and avoids it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Roaig.
Roaig looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hagler wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roaig misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hagler buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Roaig will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Roaig misses with a straight right.
A low kick from Hagler is predictable there
and Roaig counters with a nice uppercut.
The cut above Marvin Hagler's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Roaig swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Hagler.
Hagler buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hagler throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hagler tries to clinch but Roaig moves out of range.
Roaig takes a swing at Hagler's ribcage but misses.
Roaig just misses with a punch to the body.
Roaig tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hagler was well out of range. Poor timing from Roaig.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Marvin Hagler will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Marvin Hagler's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Roaig lands a nice looking body shot.
Roaig looks to land a left hand but Hagler moved out of range nicely.
Hagler fakes the leg kick and cracks Roaig in the body.
Roaig is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Roaig tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Roaig throws out a loose jab but Hagler uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Hagler.
Roaig throws a lazy head kick
and Hagler counters with a straight right hand.
Hagler moves out of range as Roaig throws a body kick.
A head kick misses from Hagler.
Hagler ducks under a wild hook from Roaig.
Roaig fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hagler has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Roaig misses with a low kick.
Hagler throws a low kick but Roaig avoids it.
Hagler tries to clinch
and Roaig counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hagler wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roaig fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hagler manages to avoid it.
Roaig pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Roaig just misses with a punch to the body.
Hagler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Roaig.
Roaig motions for Hagler to come forward. Roaig throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hagler digs a good body shot into Roaig's ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hagler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roaig was well out of range. Poor timing from Hagler.
Hagler ducks right into an uppercut from Roaig.
Roaig misses with an uppercut.
Roaig takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hagler throws a head kick that misses.
Roaig throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roaig lands a jab.
Hagler is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Roaig rather than just go for the knockout.
Hagler fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Roaig swats away the attempt to clinch by Hagler.
Hagler avoids a kick to the body.
Hagler misses with a leg kick.
Nice body kick from Hagler.
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!
Roaig pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hagler.
Hagler connects with an inside leg kick.
Hagler lands a nice leg kick that just misses Roaig's sensitive parts.
Roaig stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hagler.
Hagler has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roaig fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hagler misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Hagler fails to land.
Roaig misses with a body punch.
Hagler looking to stall.
Roaig lands a nice uppercut.
Hagler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roaig's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roaig.
Roaig misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hagler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hagler tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hagler wants to clinch up but Roaig keeps it at a distance.
Hagler checks the leg kick.
Hagler throws a push kick but Roaig slaps the foot to one side.
Roaig swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hagler fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Roaig on the side of the head.
Roaig throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hagler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Roaig throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hagler moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hagler clinches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hagler.
Hagler 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.
Hagler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hagler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marvin Hagler.
I think Hagler has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Oath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Carlos Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ferreira has chosen Killers as his entrance music. Antonio Carlos Ferreira has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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230 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ken Oath!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Carlos Ferreira!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Alyssa Summers and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferreira throws a shot from downtown. Oath moves away and avoids it.
A low kick from Ferreira misses
and Oath counters with a left to the body.
Ferreira throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Oath avoids the head kick by Ferreira.
Ferreira dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oath tries to clinch there but Ferreira circles away.
Oath avoids the body shot from Ferreira.
A lazy body kick from Ferreira
and Oath counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oath lands a high kick!
It looks like Antonio Carlos Ferreira has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ferreira turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Oath shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ferreira manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ferreira avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ferreira 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.
Ferreira is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira managing to control the position.
Oath wants to control from the top but Ferreira keeps moving.
Ferreira controlling Oath's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Antonio Carlos Ferreira.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ferreira.
A left lands for Ferreira.
It looks like Ken Oath has been cut.
Oath avoids the head kick by Ferreira.
Oath connects with a solid leg kick.
Oath fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ferreira.
Oath misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ferreira.
Oath on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oath rushes Ferreira and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Oath lands a right hand.
Ferreira blocks an uppercut.
Ferreira tries to throw a body punch but Oath avoids it by throwing Ferreira back against the cage.
Oath lands with a short shot to the head.
Ferreira lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Oath or not.
Oath misses with a punch on the inside.
Ferreira scores with a shot to the side of Oath's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oath has Ferreira pressed against the cage, preventing Ferreira from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Oath.
Ferreira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oath misses with a punch to the body.
Ferreira blocks a body shot from Oath.
Ferreira working hard to break the clinch.
Oath is working Ferreira over against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ferreira.
Ferreira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oath's elbow.
Ferreira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ferreira pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oath pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oath blocks a head kick by Ferreira.
Oath connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferreira misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Oath counters with an outside leg kick.
A punch combination from Ferreira misses.
Antonio Carlos Ferreira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferreira throws a leg kick
and Oath counters with a thumping low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oath changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ferreira tries to avoid it but Oath manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ferreira to the ground. Ferreira escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Antonio Carlos Ferreira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ferreira throws a jab when Oath was well out of range.
Oath throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ferreira is looking to score with low kicks.
Ferreira swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ferreira misses with a head kick.
Oath avoids the head kick by Ferreira.
Ferreira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ferreira fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Oath on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ferreira throws a front kick aimed at Oath's knee but Oath avoids it well.
Oath takes a swing at Ferreira's ribcage but misses.
Ferreira takes one to the side of the head.
Ferreira throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Oath dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ferreira misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ferreira. Oath does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ferreira fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Oath checks it well.
Ferreira misses with a right hand
and Oath counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ferreira throws the kick towards the body but Oath avoids it.
Ferreira misses with a low kick.
Ferreira misses with a wild body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ferreira. That's going to slow Oath down.
Ferreira with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ferreira misses with an uppercut. Oath saw that one coming.
A lazy left from Oath finds it's target.
Ferreira misses with a leg kick.
Ferreira thows a body shot but no joy.
Ferreira defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Oath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferreira walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Oath checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oath takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ferreira attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ferreira fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ferreira is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Oath rather than just go for the knockout.
Ferreira scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ferreira fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Oath is out of range.
Ferreira takes one on the button.
Ken Oath is winning the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Ferreira misses the target.
Oath is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Oath blocks a low kick nicely.
Ferreira checks a leg kick.
Ferreira connects with a solid leg kick.
Ferreira misses with a wild body shot.
Ferreira connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferreira takes one on the button.
Ferreira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oath was well out of range. Poor timing from Ferreira.
Oath is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oath digs a good hook to Ferreira's body.
Oath misses with a body kick.
Ferreira throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Oath counters with a slapping leg kick.
Oath lands with a nice body kick.
Ferreira is breathing heavily.
Ferreira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oath was well out of range. Poor timing from Ferreira.
Ferreira avoids the head kick by Oath.
Ferreira ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ferreira throws an overhand right that lands on Oath's shoulder, as Oath tries to avoid the shot.
Oath tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ferreira manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oath steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ferreira. That one must have hurt.
Ferreira blocks the body kick.
Ferreira throws a half hearted mid kick.
Oath buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ferreira on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Oath ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ferreira moves away.
Ferreira takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ferreira throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ferreira throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Oath stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Oath throws a low kick, looking for Ferreira's leg but Ferreira calmly moves out of range.
Ferreira just misses with a punch to the body.
Oath tries for a takedown but Ferreira sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ferreira misses with an uppercut.
Ferreira throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ferreira misses with a body kick.
Ferreira's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ferreira blocks a low kick nicely.
Oath scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice shot by Oath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferreira changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ferreira connects with an inside leg kick.
Ferreira throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ferreira on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Oath. Oath obviously looking to wear him down.
Oath ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ferreira moves away.
Ferreira misses with a right hand
and Oath counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Oath.
Oath preventing the sweep.
Oath postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ferreira can't keep his opponent in guard - Oath advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ferreira is trying to maintain the position but Oath is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Oath dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ferreira misses with a hook to the body
and Oath counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ferreira motions for Oath to come forward. Ferreira throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick by Ferreira misses
and Oath counters with a straight right hand.
Ferreira slips a straight right by Oath.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ferreira.
Oath ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ferreira moves away.
Ferreira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ferreira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A lazy body kick from Ferreira
and Oath counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Oath scores with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferreira throws a hook to the side of Oath's head but Oath sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A good leg kick by Oath.
Ferreira takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Oath throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Oath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oath lands a leg kick that knocks Ferreira off balance momentarily.
Ferreira has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Oath.
Oath throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ferreira on the side of the head.
Ferreira takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Oath connects with the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oath forces Ferreira back against the cage and clinches.
Ferreira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oath lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ferreira backwards.
Oath stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Oath.
Oath lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Oath.
Ferreira is rocked!
Ferreira misses with a punch to the body.
Ferreira is still on wobbly legs! Can Oath finish him?
Oath lands a huge punch on the inside that knocks Ferreira senseless! Wow, what a way to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ken Oath!
During a confident post fight interview, Ken Oath thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jules Winnfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Speed's entrance music is The Ramones / Blitzkrieg Bop. A fine choice. Jules Winnfield has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nathan Speed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jules Winnfield!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jonathan Paton and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Winnfield as he checks the leg kick.
Speed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Winnfield jabs at Speed's body.
Winnfield lands with a straight right. Speed didn't see that one coming.
Winnfield missing with a left hand there. Speed was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Winnfield throws a head kick but Speed moves out of range.
Speed bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Speed lands a slapping body shot.
Nice body punch from Winnfield.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crunch! Speed slams his shin into Winnfield's torso.
Winnfield throws a lazy uppercut
letting Speed counter with a right hand.
It looks like Jules Winnfield has been cut.
Speed moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Speed throws a quick inside leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Speed. Beautiful body shot.
Winnfield bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Speed scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winnfield tries a head kick but it misses.
Winnfield fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Speed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Winnfield throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Speed. Winnfield does a little dance to reset his feet.
Speed is looking to score with low kicks.
Speed is looking to wear down Winnfield with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Speed has closed the distance and engaged Winnfield in a clinch.
Winnfield breaks the clinch.
Winnfield moves out of range of the leg kick from Speed.
Speed throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Winnfield keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Speed thows a body kick. Winnfield tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Speed swings for the body but Winnfield moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Speed looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speed uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winnfield lands with a hook. Speed tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Speed looks to land a right hand but Winnfield moved out of range.
Nathan Speed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Speed tries to close the distance and clinch up but Winnfield swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Speed walks into a stiff left hand from Winnfield.
Winnfield uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Speed.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Speed.
Speed moves into range and connects with a jab.
Speed misses with a wild body shot.
Speed tries to bum rush Winnfield with a series of wild strikes but Winnfield uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Speed scores with a jab. Winnfield acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice straight punches there by Speed. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Speed.
Speed uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Winnfield.
Winnfield circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winnfield throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Speed sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Speed pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Speed lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Speed tries to work over Winnfield's front leg with a kick but Winnfield checks it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Speed.
A lazy left from Speed finds it's target.
Speed comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Speed connects with a right hand. Winnfield shakes it off.
A big left from Winnfield misses.
A jab from Speed finds it's way through Winnfield's defenses.
Winnfield avoids the body shot from Speed.
Speed moves into 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!
Speed presses Winnfield against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Speed wants to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winnfield lands a hook that snaps the head of Speed backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Winnfield.
A hook to the body from Winnfield.
Speed makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Speed is trying to break free.
Speed scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The referee is keeping an eye on Speed - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Winnfield breaks the clinch.
Speed misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Winnfield pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab lands there for Speed.
A nice inside leg kick there by Speed. That's going to slow Winnfield down.
Speed just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Speed dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jules Winnfield's cut.
That's time! Speed's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Winnfield takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Speed throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice body kick there by Speed.
Speed throws a looping overhand right but Winnfield ducks down to avoid it.
Speed fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Winnfield looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Winnfield forces Speed back against the cage and clinches.
Winnfield lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Winnfield misses with a punch to the body.
Speed tries a body shot but Winnfield blocks it.
Winnfield works on Speed's body with a couple of short punches.
Winnfield blocks a body shot from Speed.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Winnfield.
Speed throws a punch but it's blocked by Winnfield.
Speed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winnfield looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winnfield blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Winnfield is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Speed content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Speed.
Winnfield cracks Speed with a nice body shot.
Winnfield's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Winnfield throws a leg kick but Speed sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Speed blocks a head kick by Winnfield.
Speed throws a head kick but Winnfield moves out of range.
Winnfield thuds his right hand into Speed's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Speed throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Winnfield misses.
Winnfield digs a good hook to Speed's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Winnfield checks a leg kick.
Winnfield has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Winnfield there as he acknowledges the shot.
Winnfield connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Speed to the floor! Winnfield dives in looking for the finish!
Speed tries to get to full guard but Winnfield has control of the leg.
Winnfield seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Speed wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Winnfield decides to stand and escape the position.
Speed fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Winnfield looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Speed there.
Speed connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Speed takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Speed avoids the head kick by Winnfield.
Speed tries to clinch but Winnfield is having none of it.
Speed slips under a jab from Winnfield.
Winnfield misses the shot to the body.
Speed blocks a head kick by Winnfield.
Winnfield on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Speed throws a quick inside leg kick.
Speed throws a big shot that misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Speed.
Winnfield throws an overhand right that lands on Speed's shoulder, as Speed tries to avoid the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An inside leg kick from Speed misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speed lands a nice leg kick that just misses Winnfield's sensitive parts.
Winnfield thumps Speed with a low kick.
Nathan Speed is winning the standup battle so far.
Speed blocks a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Speed. That snapped Winnfield's head back.
Speed moves out of range as Winnfield strikes.
Speed moves in looking to clinch but Winnfield pushes him off.
Speed misses with a hook. Winnfield ducked under it nicely.
Winnfield misses with a looping right.
Jab from Speed.
Speed moves out of range of the leg kick from Winnfield.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Winnfield throws a head kick that misses.
Speed shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Winnfield bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Speed moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jules Winnfield showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jules Winnfield's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Winnfield blocks a head kick by Speed.
Speed lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Winnfield circles away quickly and effectively.
Winnfield throws a left that rocks Speed and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Winnfield dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Speed regain composure!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winnfield has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Speed tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Winnfield manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Winnfield will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Winnfield digs a good body shot into Speed's ribs.
Speed throws a sloppy head kick and Winnfield moves out of range easily.
Winnfield is looking to score with low kicks.
Winnfield comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Winnfield misses with a head kick.
Winnfield tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed ducks under a wild hook from Winnfield.
Speed missing with a left hand there. Winnfield was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Speed fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Speed throws a right and a left that Winnfield avoids nicely.
Winnfield clinches up with Speed and pushes him back against the cage.
Winnfield looking to stall.
Winnfield breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Winnfield jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Winnfield misses with a body shot.
Winnfield throws a head kick that misses
and Speed counters with a nice body shot.
Winnfield takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
An inside leg kick lands from Speed.
Speed throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Winnfield swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Speed uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Speed clinches up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winnfield is trying to break the clinch but Speed has him pressed against the cage.
Speed tries to work over Winnfield's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Speed presses Winnfield against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Speed scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Speed misses with some punches.
Speed leaning against his opponent.
Winnfield wants to break free but Speed has control.
Speed misses with a body punch.
Speed misses with a punch on the inside.
Speed softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winnfield's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Speed looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Speed misses with a straight right.
Winnfield throws a right hand that Speed ducks under and follows up with a left that Speed also avoids with ease.
Speed tests Winnfield's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Winnfield scores with a body shot.
Speed walks into a straight right hand from Winnfield.
A slow jab from Winnfield misses its intended target.
Speed is looking to clinch but Winnfield is avoiding it.
Speed scores with a jab to the jaw.
Winnfield scoring well with a low kick there.
Winnfield shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winnfield lands a jab to the nose.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winnfield misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Speed.
Speed throws out a leg kick but Winnfield moves out of range and Speed only half commits.
Speed closes the distance looking to clinch
and Speed takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Speed misses with a left hand
and Winnfield counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Winnfield throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Speed jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Speed dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Speed throws a nice outside leg kick.
Speed takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Speed scores with a one two! Winnfield had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Speed scores with a jab. Winnfield acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jules Winnfield comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Winnfield has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jules Winnfield!
After winning the bout, Jules Winnfield 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Lee Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Ventura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniels comes into the arena with Kid Rock - Bawitdaba blaring out of the sound system. Anthony Ventura will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bobby Lee Daniels!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Ventura!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Dean Styles and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ventura was well out of range. Poor timing from Daniels.
Daniels scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ventura tries to land a front kick but Daniels steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Daniels scores with a push kick.
Ventura on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Daniels works Ventura's body with a nice hook.
Ventura throws a chopping leg kick but Daniels manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Daniels throws a good cross that connects.
Daniels misses with a hook. Ventura ducked under it nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ventura finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ventura is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Daniels takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ventura throws a front kick aimed at Daniels's knee but Daniels avoids it well.
Daniels thows a body kick. Ventura tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ventura throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A clash of legs there as Daniels blocks the low kick.
Daniels slips under a jab.
Ventura tries to land a leg kick but Daniels saw it coming and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ventura thows a body kick. Daniels tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Daniels throws a head kick but Ventura moves out of range.
Ventura wants to slow Daniels down by chopping away at his legs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Daniels. That's going to slow Ventura down.
Ventura thows a left - swing and a miss!
Daniels connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ventura. Ventura circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ventura moves out of range as Daniels strikes.
Daniels checks the leg kick.
Ventura misses with a leg kick
and Ventura takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both fighters circling a little - Daniels finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ventura throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Daniels counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daniels thuds a left hand into Ventura's body.
Daniels throws an overhand right that lands on Ventura's shoulder, as Ventura tries to avoid the shot.
Ventura misses with a low kick.
Daniels sizes up Ventura with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Daniels moves out of range of the body kick from Ventura.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels is looking to slow Ventura down with leg kicks.
Daniels cracks Ventura with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ventura is rocked!
Daniels lands a glancing blow to the side of Ventura's head.
Ventura is still on wobbly legs! Can Daniels finish him?
Daniels throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ventura looks winded!
Ventura takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ventura swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ventura doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ventura seems to have recovered his senses.
Daniels lands an overhand right.
Daniels misses the shot to the body.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Daniels! Ventura is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Lee Daniels!
Bobby Lee Daniels retains his light heavyweight title!
Bobby Lee Daniels decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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