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SPFT 126: Cid vs Dooalot 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tim Ernst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerald Hodges (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ernst comes to the cage accompanied by http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjVvhDwFnJk. 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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157 lbs
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Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Very quick |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tim Ernst!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gerald Hodges!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ernst wants to clinch.
Hodges rushes Ernst and presses him up against the cage.
Ernst landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ernst scores a nice knee to the body.
Ernst misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ernst tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hodges breaks the clinch.
Hodges plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ernst gets tackled into the cage by Hodges. Hodges maintains the clinch.
Hodges breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ernst fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hodges manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ernst misses with an uppercut.
Hodges is looking to chop away at Ernst's legs.
Ernst throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ernst moves into the clinch.
Hodges wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ernst has him pressed against the cage.
Hodges avoiding damage as Ernst throws knees to the body.
Ernst tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hodges avoids it.
Ernst lands a knee to the head.
Ernst is looking for a takedown.
Ernst is pushing Hodges up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ernst prevents Hodges from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hodges breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ernst fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hodges manages to avoid it.
Ernst checks a leg kick.
Hodges throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gerald Hodges seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hodges throws a head kick that misses.
Ernst takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hodges misses with a leg kick.
A head kick from Hodges lands but Ernst takes it in his stride.
It looks like Tim Ernst has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ernst throws an overhand right that lands on Hodges's shoulder, as Hodges tries to avoid the shot.
Ernst looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ernst works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hodges buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ernst is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hodges misses with a low kick.
Hodges drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ernst has managed to clinch.
Hodges keeps control of Ernst as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hodges is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Hodges's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hodges wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ernst has him pressed against the cage.
Ernst throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ernst tries to work over Hodges's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ernst throws a head punch that misses.
Ernst throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hodges is trying to push Ernst away but Ernst has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Knees to the body from Ernst.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hodges on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hodges breaks the clinch.
Ernst misses with a looping left.
Ernst misses with a straight right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ernst blocks a head kick by Hodges.
Ernst lands a two punch combo.
Ernst avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Ernst dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tim Ernst'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.
Ernst avoids the head kick by Hodges.
Ernst blocks a head kick by Hodges.
Good standup being displayed there by Ernst as he connects with a hook.
Ernst fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ernst loads up on a big right hand but Hodges slips the punch.
Ernst tries to keep at a distance but Hodges has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Ernst.
Hodges is rocked!
Ernst throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hodges blocks it with crossed arms.
Hodges is still on wobbly legs! Can Ernst finish him?
Ernst fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ernst tries to land a knee to the head but Hodges blocks with his arms.
Ernst throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ernst looking to throw knees to the head but Hodges is blocking nicely.
Ernst throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hodges blocks it with crossed arms.
Ernst tries to land a knee to the head but Hodges blocks with his arms.
Ernst with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hodges is trying to break the clinch but Ernst is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Ernst fails to land.
Ernst swings wildly with an uppercut but Hodges uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hodges blocks an uppercut.
Ernst tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ernst tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ernst tries for a takedown but Hodges manages to get underhooks.
Ernst tries to land a knee to the head but Hodges blocks with his arms.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ernst with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ernst misses with a hook from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Hodges's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ernst using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hodges has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tim Ernst has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ernst tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ernst fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ernst throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hodges blocks it with crossed arms.
Hodges blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ernst throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hodges seems to have recovered his senses.
Hodges escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hodges rushes Ernst and presses him up against the cage.
Ernst is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ernst misses with a knee to the head.
Hodges tries to break the clinch but Ernst is controlling the position.
Hodges is trying to break the clinch but Ernst has him pressed against the cage.
Hodges has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hodges letting Ernst take a breather here.
Hodges tries to break the clinch but Ernst is controlling the position.
Hodges breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hodges pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hodges rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ernst moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ernst on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hodges. Hodges obviously looking to wear him down.
Hodges tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hodges tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hodges closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ernst swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hodges takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ernst looking to throw knees to the head but Hodges is blocking nicely.
Hodges tries to break free but Ernst pushes him back against the cage.
Hodges is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ernst tries a knee to the head but Hodges blocks it.
Hodges wants to break free but Ernst has control.
Ernst doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hodges manages to break the clinch.
Ernst waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hodges.
Ernst throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice shot lands for Ernst.
Ernst misses with a body shot.
Ernst wants to clinch up but Hodges keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hodges avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hodges connects with a solid leg kick.
Hodges moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hodges instigates a clinch.
Ernst with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hodges manages to break the clinch.
Hodges is looking to land body kicks.
Hodges throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hodges looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ernst cracks Hodges with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tim Ernst will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tim Ernst's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ernst ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ernst takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ernst misses with a wild body shot.
Hodges misses with a kick to the body.
Hodges pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hodges takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ernst rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hodges moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ernst instigates a clinch.
Ernst tries to land a knee to the head but Hodges blocks with his arms.
Hodges breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ernst checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hodges lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Gerald Hodges seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hodges clinches up with Ernst and pushes him back against the cage.
Ernst misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hodges pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hodges fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ernst, pushing him back against the cage.
Ernst tries to land a knee to the head but Hodges blocks with his arms.
Ernst lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hodges manages to break the clinch.
Ernst tries to clinch up.
Hodges fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ernst, pushing him back against the cage.
Ernst misses with the head strike.
Ernst with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hodges's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hodges throws a head kick that misses.
Ernst avoids the head kick by Hodges.
Hodges clinches with his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ernst stalling in the clinch but Hodges improves position.
Ernst lands an uppercut.
Ernst wants to get back to striking at distance but Hodges won't allow it.
Stalling in the clinch from Ernst.
Ernst misses with a knee to the head.
Ernst tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hodges has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gerald Hodges has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ernst lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ernst will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hodges up against the cage.
Ernst tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ernst just leaning against Hodges, taking a breather.
Hodges escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hodges moves into the clinch.
Hodges breaks the clinch.
Tim Ernst is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hodges is looking to slow Ernst down with leg kicks.
Hodges turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ernst fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hodges checks it well.
Hodges throws a head kick but Ernst moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hodges throws a sloppy head kick and Ernst moves out of range easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ernst checks a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hodges, right into the meat.
Ernst lands a slapping body shot.
Hodges moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Hodges's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hodges managing to block the knees to the body from Ernst.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ernst misses with a shot to the kidneys.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hodges scores with a shot to the side of Ernst's head.
Hodges scores with a shot to the side of Ernst's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hodges.
Hodges tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gerald Hodges comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ernst has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerald Hodges!
Gerald Hodges was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kelsey Curtis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Collin Glorious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Glorious is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rick Ross ft Weezy - I'm a G. 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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155 lbs
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154 lbs
26 - 11 - 3 |
BJJ Red Belt
Counter fighter
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Kelsey Curtis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Collin Glorious!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curtis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Glorious swivels and escapes.
Glorious throws a leg kick but Curtis sees it coming and moves out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Glorious.
Collin Glorious seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Curtis checks the leg kick nicely there.
Curtis checks a low kick from Glorious.
Glorious cracks Curtis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Glorious pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Curtis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Glorious swivels and escapes.
Glorious gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Glorious tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Curtis's elbow.
Curtis is trying to stall.
Glorious scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Curtis drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kelsey Curtis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Glorious can't find room to land a body shot as Curtis controls the action.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Glorious lands a nice uppercut.
Glorious working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis wants to stall.
A short uppercut from Glorious.
Glorious is pressed up against the cage. Curtis has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Glorious down to the mat. Glorious avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Glorious.
Glorious lands a body shot.
Glorious misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Curtis.
Curtis avoids the head kick by Glorious.
Glorious throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Glorious forces Curtis back against the cage and clinches.
Glorious lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Glorious lands a hook that snaps the head of Curtis backwards.
Glorious struggles to land a body shot inside as Curtis controls his hands.
Glorious digs a right hand underneath Curtis's ribcage. Curtis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Glorious.
Glorious softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Glorious lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Curtis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Glorious lands a hook that snaps the head of Curtis backwards.
Glorious lands a hook that snaps the head of Curtis backwards.
Curtis drops down looking for an ankle pick but Glorious pulls his leg out and moves away.
Curtis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Glorious.
An inside leg kick from Glorious misses.
Glorious fakes the leg kick and cracks Curtis in the body.
Curtis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Glorious lands a nice looking body shot.
Glorious scores with a spinning back kick!
Curtis is breathing heavily.
Glorious lands a lovely overhand right.
Glorious lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Curtis is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curtis backs away from a small jab... but Glorious lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Curtis crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Glorious with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Collin Glorious!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rumble Lord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piru Parka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parka is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by . Piru Parka will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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260 lbs
15 - 12 - 0 |
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310 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rumble Lord!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Piru Parka!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parka leaves Lord with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lord shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Parka sprawls well. Parka wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lord gets slowly back to his feet.
Lord misses with the combination.
Parka pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
No joy there for Parka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lord waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Parka.
Parka wants to clinch.
A head kick misses from Parka.
Parka gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Parka.
Lord has clasped his hands together around Parka's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Lord trying to control the position but Parka is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parka is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Lord working the body and head with strikes.
Lord scoring with punches and elbows.
The ground and pound from Lord seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Lord is looking to take a break and control but Parka is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Parka wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Lord has hold of Parka's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Parka seems comfortable defending it but Lord has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Parka is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Parka is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Lord couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rumble Lord!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bang McGee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dantavious McJuckett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGee comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - All Nightmare Long. McJuckett has chosen "Sinister Kid" The Black Keys as his entrance music. Bang McGee could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dantavious McJuckett's chin.
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219 lbs
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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
26 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bang McGee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Dantavious McJuckett!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGee blocks a low kick nicely.
McJuckett misses with a low kick.
McGee staying out of range there.
McGee looks to score with a jab to the body but McJuckett is just out of range.
McJuckett lands a leg kick that knocks McGee off balance momentarily.
McGee misses with a hook.
McJuckett thows a left - swing and a miss!
McGee fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McJuckett looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McJuckett takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McGee throws a right hand that misses
and McJuckett counters with a good, hard body kick but McGee shrugs it off.
McGee throws out a leg kick but McJuckett moves out of range and McGee only half commits.
Dantavious McJuckett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McJuckett throws a body kick that misses
and McGee counters with a lovely shot to the body.
McJuckett throws a leg kick but McGee checks it.
McGee misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McJuckett dodges the punch combination from McGee.
McJuckett connects with a leg kick. McGee looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McJuckett 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 McGee has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McGee and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A punch lands to the side of McGee 's head but he takes it in his stride.
McGee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McJuckett manages to avoid it.
McGee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McJuckett.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from McJuckett. McGee shrugs it off though.
McJuckett scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McJuckett shoots in for a takedown but McGee shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
McJuckett throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
McJuckett cracks McGee with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McJuckett misses the jab.
McGee takes a swing at McJuckett's ribcage but misses.
McJuckett tries to land a leg kick but McGee saw it coming and moves away.
Jab from McJuckett.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from McJuckett is defended easily by McGee.
McJuckett slips a jab from McGee.
McGee misses the jab.
McGee throws a solid leg kick but McJuckett takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McGee.
McJuckett throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McJuckett is looking to score with low kicks.
McJuckett connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McJuckett bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
McGee lands a nice looking body shot.
McJuckett misses with an attempted mid kick.
McGee throws a lazy uppercut
and McJuckett counters with a stiff right hand.
McJuckett finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
McJuckett tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McGee is able to avoid easily.
McGee lands with a cross.
McGee misses with a looping right.
McGee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for McJuckett.
McJuckett takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McJuckett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGee misses with a looping left.
McJuckett throws a push kick but McGee slaps the foot to one side.
McGee lands a left and a right that send McJuckett crashing to the mat, dazed. McGee thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
McJuckett is rocked!
It looks like Dantavious McJuckett has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGee misses with a straight left.
McJuckett is still on wobbly legs! Can McGee finish him?
McGee throws a right and a left that McJuckett avoids nicely.
A low kick from McJuckett misses
and McGee counters with a left to the body.
McGee misses with a lunging right hand
and McJuckett counters with a nice low kick that buckles McGee's knee momentarily.
McJuckett seems to have recovered his senses.
McJuckett throws the left hand but McGee avoids the punch easily.
McJuckett throws a solid leg kick but McGee takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McJuckett.
The fighters circling - McGee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McJuckett throws a front kick that sends McGee stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McGee moves out of range of the body kick from McJuckett.
Nice sprawl there from McGee as McJuckett shoots in.
Bang McGee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dantavious McJuckett.
McJuckett is looking to score with low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bang McGee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dantavious McJuckett's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
McJuckett lands a lovely overhand right.
McGee cracks McJuckett with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. McGee has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning McJuckett to stand back up!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGee misses with a hook.
McJuckett lands an overhand right.
McJuckett throws a head kick that misses
and McGee scores with a counter punch that sends McJuckett to the canvas! McGee smells blood - he's punishing McJuckett with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! McJuckett has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bang McGee!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Glenn Carson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Manilow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Glenn Carson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Barry Manilow!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carson lands a head shot.
A big right from Manilow misses.
Manilow keeps Carson at a distance using the push kick.
Carson slips a jab from Manilow.
Manilow scores with a kick to the body.
Carson staying out of range there.
Carson avoids the head kick by Manilow.
Carson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Manilow scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Glenn Carson has been cut.
Manilow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carson.
Barry Manilow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Carson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Manilow at a distance.
Carson throws the left hand but Manilow avoids the punch easily.
Carson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Manilow looks to score with a jab to the body but Carson is just out of range.
Carson throws a right hand that misses
and Manilow counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manilow moves out of range as Carson strikes.
Jab by Manilow.
Carson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An inside leg kick from Manilow misses.
A lazy left from Manilow finds it's target.
Carson throws a good cross that connects.
Carson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Carson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Manilow circles away.
Carson throws a hook but Manilow avoids it easily.
Manilow dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Carson. That did some damage!
Manilow looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Carson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Manilow motions for Carson to come forward. Manilow throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barry Manilow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Manilow drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carson scores with a takedown into Manilow's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Manilow keeping moving, preventing Carson from controlling successfully.
Carson wants to pass the guard but Manilow is keeping the position.
Carson pushing down on Manilow's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Carson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Manilow knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manilow looks like he's trying to stand up.
Manilow won't allow Carson to pass to mount.
Manilow makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Manilow.
Manilow keeping moving, preventing Carson from controlling successfully.
Carson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carson pushes down on Manilow's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Carson seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Manilow is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Glenn Carson!
Our winner, Glenn Carson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hans Landa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustav Graves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Landa comes to the cage accompanied by Ich tu dir weh - Rammstein. Gustav Graves has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hans Landa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gustav Graves!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Landa blocks a head kick by Graves.
Landa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Graves tries to keep at a distance but Landa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Graves misses with some punches.
Graves struggles to land a body shot inside as Landa controls his hands.
Graves prevents Landa from breaking the clinch.
Graves misses with the head strike.
Graves lands a right hand.
Graves working aggressively here.
Landa prevents a body shot from Graves.
Graves lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Graves is leaning against Landa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Landa wants a takedown.
Graves prevents a body shot from Landa.
A shot in the inside from Graves.
Graves gets underhooks to prevent Landa's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hans Landa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Graves swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Graves lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves cracks Landa with a nice body shot.
Landa tries to work over Graves's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Graves lands a body shot.
Landa has clasped his hands together around Graves's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Graves is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Graves's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Landa is working to tighten is grip on Graves's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Graves has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Landa is really squeezing tight and eventually Graves passes out! Landa breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Hans Landa!
An out of breath Hans Landa thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bapit Pradchapet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Zenin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pradchapet comes to the cage accompanied by Wanted Dead or Alive. Zenin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Helloween - Power. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bapit Pradchapet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Vladimir Zenin!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zenin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pradchapet stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pradchapet moves away from the strike by Zenin.
Zenin misses with a hook.
A left and a right from Zenin both land. Nice combination.
Vladimir Zenin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pradchapet looks to land a right hand but Zenin moved out of range.
Pradchapet throws a looping overhand right but Zenin ducks down to avoid it.
Zenin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pradchapet stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pradchapet wants it to stay on the feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from Zenin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pradchapet lands with a right hand.
Zenin looks to score with a jab to the body but Pradchapet is just out of range.
Pradchapet shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Zenin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pradchapet manages to avoid it.
Pradchapet dodges the punch combination from Zenin.
Pradchapet slips under a jab from Zenin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pradchapet throws a front kick aimed at Zenin's knee but Zenin avoids it well.
Zenin misses with a body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Zenin lands with a left to the head.
Zenin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zenin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pradchapet can't find room to land a body shot as Zenin controls the action.
Zenin misses with some punches.
Pradchapet blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zenin blocking some punches.
A short body shot lands from Pradchapet as the two fighters clinch.
Zenin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pradchapet goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pradchapet stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pradchapet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zenin tries a body shot but Pradchapet blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pradchapet tries a body shot but Zenin blocks it.
Pradchapet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zenin.
Zenin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
Zenin misses with a punch on the inside.
Pradchapet throws a head punch that misses.
Zenin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pradchapet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pradchapet tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zenin's elbow.
Zenin lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Pradchapet gets back to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pradchapet is on top in guard.
Zenin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zenin is pulling down on Pradchapet's head. It's preventing any offense from Pradchapet, at least for the moment.
Pradchapet with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zenin is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Pradchapet postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pradchapet 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.
Pradchapet loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zenin 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.
Zenin pulls Pradchapet in close to his closed guard and prevents Pradchapet from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Zenin 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.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Vladimir Zenin wasn't active enough on the ground.
Zenin takes a swing at Pradchapet's ribcage but misses.
Pradchapet lands a nice looking body kick.
Zenin swings for the body but Pradchapet moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Pradchapet.
A jab from Zenin misses.
Zenin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pradchapet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zenin throws a jab when Pradchapet was well out of range.
Nice cross by Pradchapet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zenin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Pradchapet defending well as Zenin loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vladimir Zenin will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Zenin checks a leg kick nicely.
Pradchapet lands with a hook. Zenin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Vladimir Zenin has been cut.
Zenin misses with a right hand
and Pradchapet counters with a head kick.
Pradchapet lands a nice hook to Zenin's body. Zenin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pradchapet darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pradchapet moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zenin swings for the body but Pradchapet moves out of range.
Pradchapet shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pradchapet lands with a nice body punch.
Zenin feints a jab promting Pradchapet to slip. Zenin then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Pradchapet slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Zenin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pradchapet misses with a low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Zenin. Those never looked like landing.
Pradchapet lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pradchapet connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pradchapet fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zenin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Zenin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zenin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pradchapet throws a shot to the body.
Pradchapet dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zenin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pradchapet throws out the jab.
Pradchapet shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pradchapet showed some decent athleticism there.
Zenin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pradchapet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zenin trying to hold on to Pradchapet's head to control him but Pradchapet postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zenin moves into full guard.
Zenin trying to keep a closed guard but Pradchapet is proving a slippery customer.
Zenin can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pradchapet controls the pace.
Pradchapet wants to control from the top but Zenin keeps moving.
Pradchapet won't allow Zenin to sweep him here.
Pradchapet loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zenin keeping moving, preventing Pradchapet from controlling successfully.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Pradchapet working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Zenin's head.
Pradchapet slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Zenin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pradchapet slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Zenin.
Zenin is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pradchapet's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pradchapet's back!
Pradchapet is really stuck here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zenin scores with punches and elbows.
Pradchapet takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Zenin keeps control of the position as Pradchapet tries to break free.
Pradchapet is working hard here to advance position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pradchapet tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Pradchapet slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Zenin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Pradchapet is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Zenin pulls his head out easily.
Zenin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pradchapet's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zenin passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Pradchapet!
Zenin connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bapit Pradchapet dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Zenin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Danga de danga de dang - Zenin scores with a four punch combination!
Zenin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pradchapet was well out of range. Poor timing from Zenin.
Zenin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pradchapet shoots in for a takedown but Zenin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Pradchapet. No joy for Zenin on that attempt.
Pradchapet swats away the attempt to clinch by Zenin.
Zenin pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pradchapet back to the cage. Zenin follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A decent looking cross lands there for Zenin.
Pradchapet tries to score a power double leg takedown but Zenin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pradchapet somewhat.
Pradchapet looks to land a combination but Zenin avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pradchapet keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zenin.
Pradchapet gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pradchapet throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pradchapet walks into a jab.
Pradchapet throws a jab when Zenin was well out of range.
Pradchapet connects with a single shot there.
Pradchapet lands with an uppercut that bounces Zenin off the cage and back into range.
Pradchapet looks to throw the jab but Zenin is out of range.
Zenin misses with a straight left.
Zenin lands a glancing blow to the side of Pradchapet's head.
Pradchapet slips under a jab from Zenin.
A jab lands there for Zenin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zenin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pradchapet circles away quickly and effectively.
Zenin throws a lazy uppercut
and Pradchapet counters with a thumping low kick.
Zenin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zenin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pradchapet looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Zenin scores with a shot to the body.
Zenin throws a lazy uppercut
and Pradchapet counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pradchapet takes a swing at Zenin's ribcage but misses.
Zenin fails with the takedown
and Pradchapet counters with a good, hard body kick but Zenin shrugs it off.
Zenin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pradchapet lands a leg kick that knocks Zenin off balance momentarily.
Zenin throws an overhand right that lands on Pradchapet's shoulder, as Pradchapet tries to avoid the shot.
Pradchapet throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pradchapet connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Zenin.
Pradchapet punishes Zenin's body with a nice straight punch.
Pradchapet throws a body punch but Zenin moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Pradchapet.
Zenin moves out of range as Pradchapet throws a body kick.
Zenin looks to throw the jab but Pradchapet is out of range.
Vladimir Zenin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zenin throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Pradchapet to counter with a crisp jab.
Zenin takes a swing at Pradchapet's ribcage but misses.
Zenin misses with a right hand
and Pradchapet counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pradchapet fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Zenin is out of range.
Pradchapet moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pradchapet keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zenin.
Zenin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pradchapet connects with a body shot that sends Zenin's belly button to the back.
Pradchapet looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zenin is fending him off so far but Pradchapet persists. Nope, Zenin circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bapit Pradchapet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pradchapet throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zenin wants to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Pradchapet. No joy for Zenin on that attempt.
Zenin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A bone on bone clash there as Zenin blocks the leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice straight punches there by Zenin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Zenin.
Zenin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Zenin connects with a body shot.
Zenin checks a leg kick.
Zenin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pradchapet is fending him off so far but Zenin persists. Nope, Pradchapet circles away and we're back to standing.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vladimir Zenin.
I think Zenin 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Vladimir Zenin!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luke Skywalker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skywalker comes into the arena with Raised on Rock blaring out of the sound system. Volkov has chosen The Trooper by Iron Maiden as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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182 lbs
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Skywalker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 18 - 1, fighting out of London, Vincent Volkov!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volkov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Volkov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Volkov thows a body shot but no joy.
Volkov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Skywalker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Volkov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Skywalker takes a swing at Volkov's ribcage but misses.
Skywalker walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Volkov misses with a hook.
Skywalker looks to score with a jab to the body but Volkov is just out of range.
Skywalker will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Volkov shoots in but Skywalker avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Skywalker takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Volkov misses with a low kick.
Skywalker throws a body punch but Volkov moves out of range.
Skywalker takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Skywalker misses with a wild body shot.
Skywalker fails to land the takedown.
Skywalker lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Skywalker connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Volkov scrambles back to his feet.
Skywalker checks a low kick from Volkov.
Volkov blocks a low kick nicely.
Skywalker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Skywalker takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Volkov throws a leg kick
and Skywalker counters with an inside leg kick.
Skywalker checks a leg kick nicely.
Volkov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Volkov throws the left hand but Skywalker avoids the punch easily.
Skywalker lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A good leg kick by Skywalker.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skywalker slips a straight right by Volkov.
Volkov tries a low kick but Skywalker avoids it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Skywalker!
Volkov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Skywalker lands an overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Skywalker is out of range and Volkov settles back down.
Skywalker closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Volkov wants to get back to full guard.
Volkov keeps trying to improve his position.
Skywalker is looking to pass Volkov's guard but actually Volkov recovers to full guard.
Volkov manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Skywalker is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov avoids the attempt from Skywalker to control.
Volkov lands a couple of good shots and Skywalker has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Volkov throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Volkov lands strikes to the head.
Good control from Volkov.
Volkov punches the canvas rather than the man.
Volkov trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Skywalker covering up well under a series of strikes from Volkov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Volkov scores with punches and elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Volkov throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Skywalker tries to escape the position.
Volkov is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Skywalker avoids the strikes from Volkov.
Skywalker is keeping busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Skywalker avoids the strikes from Volkov.
Volkov doesn't have the hooks in and Skywalker manages to turn into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Volkov dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Skywalker scoring well with a low kick there.
Volkov misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Volkov wants to slow Skywalker down by chopping away at his legs.
Skywalker throws a leg kick
letting Volkov counter with a right hand.
Skywalker thows a body shot but no joy.
Volkov misses with a low kick.
Vincent Volkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Volkov lets loose with a powerful body kick. Skywalker will feel that in the morning.
Volkov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Skywalker on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Volkov digs a good hook to Skywalker's body.
Skywalker takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Skywalker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Volkov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Volkov looks to score with a jab to the body but Skywalker is just out of range.
Volkov thows a body shot but no joy.
Volkov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skywalker manages to avoid it.
Volkov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Skywalker is out of range and Volkov settles back down.
Skywalker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Volkov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skywalker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Skywalker throws a leg kick but Volkov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Skywalker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Volkov throws a leg kick but Skywalker moved away.
Volkov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Skywalker is out of range.
Skywalker finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Volkov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Skywalker checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Skywalker is looking to score with low kicks.
Skywalker is looking to wear down Volkov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Volkov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Skywalker.
Volkov is looking to score with low kicks.
Volkov scores with a jab.
A jab from Skywalker finds it's way through Volkov's defenses.
Volkov thows a leg kick but Skywalker checks it
and Skywalker counters with a low kick, right behind Volkov 's knee.
Volkov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Skywalker misses with a lunging right hand
and Volkov counters with a nice double leg into side control. Skywalker won't be happy with that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skywalker regains half guard there - taking advantage of Volkov's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Volkov working the head and body with strikes.
Skywalker is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Volkov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Volkov's back!
Volkov breaks Skywalker's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Skywalker looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Skywalker escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Volkov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Volkov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Volkov controls the pace.
Skywalker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Skywalker keeping moving, preventing Volkov from controlling successfully.
Volkov is looking to work some ground and pound but Skywalker has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Volkov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Volkov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Skywalker's guard.
Skywalker is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Volkov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Volkov's back!
Volkov breaks Skywalker's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov with a nice head shot there.
Volkov is stalling in the full guard.
Volkov postures up and lands a big shot to Skywalker's brow.
Skywalker looking for a sweep. Not yet Skywalker, not yet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Volkov trying to control but Skywalker is working from the bottom.
Volkov preventing the sweep.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Volkov controlling from the top position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Volkov throws a strike but Skywalker rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Volkov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Volkov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Skywalker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Volkov misses with a lunging right hand
and Skywalker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Skywalker moves in looking to clinch but Volkov pushes him off.
Skywalker misses with a leg kick
and Volkov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Volkov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Skywalker counters with a straight right hand.
Skywalker tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Volkov with a nice cross.
A jab lands there for Volkov.
Volkov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Volkov lands a high kick!
Vincent Volkov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Volkov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Skywalker catches Volkov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Volkov looks to land a right hand but Skywalker moved out of range.
Skywalker shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov cracks Skywalker with an open hand slap.
Volkov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Volkov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Skywalker walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Volkov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Skywalker is rocked!
Volkov scoring well with a low kick there.
Oh Skywalker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Volkov throws a low kick but Skywalker avoids it.
Volkov closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Skywalker! Volkov dives in looking to finish! Skywalker is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vincent Volkov!
Vincent Volkov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tad Ghostal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlton Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ghostal comes into the arena with Good King Wenceslas blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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32
145 lbs
28 - 11 - 0 |
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158 lbs
26 - 13 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tad Ghostal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Carlton Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson throws a poor cross that misses
and Ghostal counters with an outside leg kick.
Ghostal misses with a body shot.
Ghostal looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Robinson.
Robinson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ghostal.
Robinson looks to throw the jab but Ghostal is out of range.
Robinson looks to throw the jab but Ghostal is out of range.
Ghostal really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nice body kick from Ghostal.
Robinson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Robinson misses with a wild combination.
Robinson misses the shot to the body.
Robinson lands with a good body shot.
Robinson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson dips to his left and cracks Ghostal with an uppercut!
Ghostal scores with a leg kick.
Robinson thows a body shot but no joy.
Robinson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Robinson looks to score with a jab to the body but Ghostal is just out of range.
Carlton Robinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ghostal defending well as Robinson loads up on a big left hand.
Ghostal throws a hook but Robinson avoids it easily.
Ghostal lands a leg kick that knocks Robinson off balance momentarily.
Ghostal's jab looks to have found its range, popping Robinson under the eye.
Ghostal thuds a left hand into Robinson's body.
The crowd cheers as Robinson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ghostal doesn't seem phased though.
Robinson staying out of range there.
Robinson thows a body shot but no joy.
Carlton Robinson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Robinson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ghostal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson throws a big shot that misses.
Ghostal avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ghostal thows a body shot but no joy.
Robinson misses with a telegraphed body shot
so Ghostal counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ghostal working some strikes from top position.
Ghostal postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Robinson controls Ghostal momentarily but Ghostal frees himself.
Ghostal wants to control from the top but Robinson keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Robinson is on top in guard.
Ghostal has Robinson pulled in close to control his posture.
Robinson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Tad Ghostal has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Ghostal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson throws an off balance right hand
and Ghostal counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Robinson looking to stall.
Robinson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Robinson is looking to control Ghostal's arms but Ghostal gets an underhook and turns him. Now Robinson has his back to the cage.
Ghostal swings wildly with an uppercut but Robinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ghostal lands a body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ghostal.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Robinson is trying to force a seperation but Ghostal has the dominant position.
Ghostal lands an uppercut.
Ghostal prevents a body shot from Robinson.
Ghostal misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tad Ghostal dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Robinson jabs Ghostal to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ghostal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Robinson was well out of range. Poor timing from Ghostal.
Ghostal takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Robinson misses with a jab to the body
and Ghostal counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ghostal.
Ghostal throws an elbow that misses. Robinson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ghostal's guard. Nice move by Robinson!
Robinson stopping the sweep attempt from Ghostal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghostal is trying to keep Robinson in close.
Tad Ghostal has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Robinson lands with a nice body punch.
Robinson thows a body shot but no joy.
Ghostal connects with a nice looking jab.
Ghostal scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Robinson tries to clinch but Ghostal moves out of range.
Ghostal misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson throws a body punch but Ghostal moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Robinson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Robinson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ghostal manages to avoid it.
Ghostal connects with an inside leg kick.
Robinson misses with a body shot
and Ghostal counters with a nice uppercut.
Ghostal misses with a double jab.
Robinson throws an off balance right hand
and Ghostal counters with an outside leg kick.
Ghostal avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carlton Robinson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ghostal takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Robinson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ghostal counters with a leg kick.
Ghostal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Robinson moves away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ghostal.
Nice shot lands for Ghostal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghostal swings for the body but Robinson moves out of range.
Robinson checks the leg kick.
Robinson checks a low kick from Ghostal.
Robinson throws a body punch but Ghostal moves out of range.
Ghostal moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A slow jab from Ghostal misses its intended target.
Robinson lands with an uppercut that bounces Ghostal off the cage and back into range.
Robinson misses with a straight right.
Robinson misses with a lunging right hand
and Ghostal counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Robinson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Robinson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ghostal throws a shot from downtown. Robinson moves away and avoids it.
Robinson misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson moves away from the strike by Ghostal.
Ghostal is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Robinson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ghostal lands a high kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ghostal lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Robinson throws a big shot that misses.
Robinson throws a hook but Ghostal blocks it.
Ghostal slips a straight right by Robinson.
Robinson misses with a body shot.
Ghostal cracks the inside of Robinson's front leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Robinson. Ghostal does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ghostal. Robinson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Robinson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice defenses there by Ghostal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tad Ghostal dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ghostal lands with a nice body punch.
Ghostal throws a low kick, looking for Robinson's leg but Robinson calmly moves out of range.
Ghostal ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Robinson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ghostal takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ghostal cracks the inside of Robinson's front leg.
Robinson throws an overhand right that lands on Ghostal's shoulder, as Ghostal tries to avoid the shot.
Ghostal staying out of range there.
Robinson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ghostal swings away with a body shot that misses
and Robinson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Robinson clinches up against the cage.
Robinson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ghostal has a couple of punches blocked by Robinson.
Ghostal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson tries to work over Ghostal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Robinson is fighting off a takedown attempt but Ghostal is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Robinson to the mat. Robinson regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Ghostal in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Robinson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ghostal works over Robinson with some ground and pound from guard.
Ghostal forces his way into half guard.
Tad Ghostal overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ghostal thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Robinson's head.
Carlton Robinson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson wants to sweep but Ghostal has passed to side control!
Robinson keeps Ghostal under control for a moment.
Ghostal postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Ghostal throws a strike aimed at the side of Robinson's head but Robinson avoids it well.
Ghostal connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Robinson some visible discomfort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghostal throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Robinson is looking for a sweep.
Ghostal trying to control the position but Robinson is working away.
Robinson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The ground and pound from Ghostal seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The strikes coming from Ghostal are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghostal scores with punches from side control.
Robinson taking a bit of punishment here - Ghostal scoring with strikes.
Ghostal 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.
Ghostal working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ghostal trying to control the action but Robinson is working from the bottom.
Ghostal scoring with punches from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tad Ghostal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ghostal has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tad Ghostal!
Tad Ghostal took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Australian Xtreme Elite Supplements 160Q for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Virgil Cid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Dooalot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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164 lbs
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30
168 lbs
16 - 6 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Virgil Cid!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Dooalot!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dooalot misses with an uppercut
and Cid cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dooalot tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cid paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cid connects with a right hand. Dooalot shakes it off.
Dooalot motions for Cid to come forward. Dooalot throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cid throws a head kick that Dooalot semi-blocks.
Cid throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cid looks to score with a jab to the body but Dooalot is just out of range.
Cid checks a leg kick.
Cid misses with a straight left.
Dooalot throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cid sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dooalot chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Virgil Cid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dooalot tries to score with a low kick but Cid moves his leg out of the way.
Cid tries to work over Dooalot's front leg with a kick but Dooalot checks it.
Dooalot throws a jab when Cid was well out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dooalot. Cid shrugs it off though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice inside leg kick there by Dooalot. That's going to slow Cid down.
A leg kick checked by Dooalot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dooalot's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cid under the eye.
Cid blocks a low kick nicely.
Dooalot thows a body shot but no joy.
Cid falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dooalot counters with a good low kick that Cid was not able to check.
Dooalot takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Dooalot checks a low kick from Cid.
Dooalot avoids a kick to the body.
Dooalot misses with a hook.
Cid misses with an uppercut. Dooalot saw that one coming.
Cid lands a nice looking body shot.
Dooalot slips a straight right by Cid.
Cid misses with an uppercut. Dooalot saw that one coming.
Cid avoids the body shot from Dooalot.
Cid swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dooalot moves in looking to clinch but Cid pushes him off.
Cid throws a push kick but Dooalot slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cid pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dooalot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cid manages to avoid it.
Cid fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dooalot checks it well.
Cid throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cid throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dooalot throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dooalot misses with a low kick.
Dooalot scoring well with a low kick there.
Cid scores with a spinning back kick!
Cid lands a right hook to the body.
Cid misses with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Cid throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dooalot lands a lovely overhand right.
Dooalot lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cid jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dooalot chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dooalot misses the shot to the body.
Cid throws a hook but Dooalot blocks it.
Cid is looking to score with low kicks.
Cid checks a low kick from Dooalot.
Cid takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dooalot dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dooalot 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.
Dooalot throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cid counters with an outside leg kick.
Cid scoring well with a low kick there.
Cid wants to slow Dooalot down by chopping away at his legs.
Dooalot avoids the head kick by Cid.
Dooalot misses with a low kick.
A punch combination from Dooalot misses.
Dooalot thuds his shin into the meat of Cid's side.
Cid on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dooalot. Dooalot obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cid avoids the body shot from Dooalot.
Cid 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.
Dooalot shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Good exchange - Cid coming out on top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cid looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dooalot swings for the body but Cid moves out of range.
Dooalot will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cid waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dooalot.
Cid connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cid fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dooalot checks it well.
Cid cracks Dooalot with an open hand slap.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cid.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dooalot ducks right into an uppercut from Cid.
Cid feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dooalot's calf.
Dooalot takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cid on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Virgil Cid will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cid throws a leg kick but Dooalot moved away.
Cid looks to score with a jab to the body but Dooalot is just out of range.
Dooalot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cid was well out of range. Poor timing from Dooalot.
Dooalot throws a shot to the body.
Dooalot misses with a hook to the body
and Cid counters with a right hand to the body.
Dooalot tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dooalot lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cid will feel that in the morning.
A slow jab from Cid misses its intended target.
Cid lands a glancing blow to the side of Dooalot's head.
Virgil Cid is winning the standup battle so far.
Dooalot swings for the body but Cid moves out of range.
Cid connects with a leg kick. Dooalot looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dooalot connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dooalot is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cid rather than just go for the knockout.
Dooalot checks a leg kick.
Cid looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dooalot throws a big shot that misses.
Dooalot checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dooalot connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cid's hands.
Dooalot throws a shot from downtown. Cid moves away and avoids it.
Cid tries to land a leg kick but Dooalot saw it coming and moves away.
Dooalot throws out a powerful jab.
A good leg kick by Dooalot.
Dooalot takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cid tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dooalot throws out a leg kick but Cid moves out of range and Dooalot only half commits.
Cid misses with a body kick.
Dooalot misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jab, jab by Cid - just one landing.
Cid checks the leg kick.
Cid fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dooalot.
Cid turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Dooalot in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Dooalot throws a low kick but Cid avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dooalot walks into a left hand.
Good work by Cid as he checks the leg kick.
Dooalot keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cid.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cid moves out of range of the body kick.
Cid scores with a nice head shot.
Cid thows a leg kick but Dooalot checks it
letting Dooalot counter with a right hand.
Dooalot moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dooalot.
Dooalot jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dooalot tries to work over Cid's front leg with a kick but Cid checks it.
Cid scores with a punch to the head.
Cid tries to land a leg kick but Dooalot saw it coming and moves away.
Dooalot throws a chopping leg kick but Cid manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cid blocks a leg kick.
Dooalot lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cid misses with a low kick.
Cid checks a low kick from Dooalot.
Cid scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cid scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The fighters circling - Dooalot throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cid throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dooalot tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dooalot takes a swing at Cid's ribcage but misses.
Cid connects with an inside leg kick.
Cid throws a hook but Dooalot blocks it.
A solid body kick from Cid.
Nice cross by Cid.
Cid throws a low kick but Dooalot avoids it.
Cid on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Dooalot's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dooalot looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dooalot swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dooalot tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cid moves out of range as Dooalot strikes.
Cid uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dooalot.
Cid's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dooalot under the eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dooalot throws a sloppy head kick and Cid moves out of range easily.
Dooalot attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dooalot has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cid.
Dooalot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab by Dooalot.
Dooalot takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sloppy strikes from Dooalot. Those never looked like landing.
A good leg kick by Cid.
Dooalot misses with a body shot.
Dooalot misses with an uppercut. Cid saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Virgil Cid will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Cid bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Dooalot thows a body kick. Cid tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Dooalot misses with a low kick.
Dooalot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cid.
Cid ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dooalot moves away.
Dooalot tried to score with a low kick but Cid checks it.
Both fighters circling a little - Cid finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Cid bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dooalot's head backwards.
Cid dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dooalot. That did some damage!
Dooalot walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cid checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dooalot looks to throw a body kick
and Cid counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dooalot's knee momentarily.
Cid swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dooalot.
Cid throws a head kick that misses.
Dooalot moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cid misses with a body kick.
Dooalot swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dooalot throws a head kick that misses
enabling Cid to counter with a crisp jab.
Dooalot takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cid lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cid connects with a right hand. Dooalot shakes it off.
A cross from Cid lands.
Cid throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dooalot avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dooalot lands a nice looking body shot.
Dooalot attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dooalot tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cid throws a big shot that misses.
Dooalot misses with a two punch combination.
Cid misses with a body shot.
Cid will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Cid just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dooalot has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cid.
A slow jab from Cid misses its intended target.
Cid takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dooalot throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cid scores with a decent looking hook.
Cid throws a hook but Dooalot blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dooalot throws a leg kick which misses Cid's front leg but catches the back leg as Cid tries to avoid it.
Cid motions for Dooalot to come forward. Cid throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cid bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dooalot's head.
Dooalot ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dooalot misses with a wild body shot.
Cid jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dooalot attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dooalot moves out of range of the leg kick from Cid.
Dooalot walks into a straight right hand from Cid.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dooalot fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dooalot avoids the body shot from Cid.
Jab from Cid.
Cid scores with a kick to the midsection.
Cid thows a body shot but no joy.
Dooalot ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cid feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dooalots jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A big right from Dooalot misses.
Cid scores with a shot to the body.
That kick from Dooalot tenderised Cid's leg. Cid is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dooalot scoring well with a low kick there.
Dooalot lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dooalot misses with a series of wild punches.
Cid throws a leg kick but Dooalot sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cid throws a body punch but Dooalot moves out of range.
Cid lands a leg kick that knocks Dooalot off balance momentarily.
Dooalot bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cid's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cid scores with a nice strike.
Cid with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Some bone on bone action there as Cid checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cid listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dooalot has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cid throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dooalot avoids a kick to the body.
Cid throws a leg kick but Dooalot sees it coming and moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dooalot dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dooalot uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cid.
Dooalot dodges the punch combination from Cid.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Virgil Cid clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dooalot connects with a looping right hand.
Cid avoids the body shot from Dooalot.
Cid slips under a jab from Dooalot.
Dooalot tries to score with a low kick but Cid moves his leg out of the way.
A low kick from Cid misses
and Dooalot counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cid looks to score with a jab to the body but Dooalot is just out of range.
Cid getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cid misses with a head kick.
Dooalot slips a straight right by Cid.
Cid tries to land a leg kick but Dooalot saw it coming and moves away.
Dooalot comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cid lands a jab to Dooalot's midsection.
Cid misses with a lunging right hand
and Dooalot counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cid thinking.
Dooalot throws out a loose jab but Cid uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dooalot wants to slow Cid down by chopping away at his legs.
Dooalot bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cid throws a head kick but Dooalot moves out of range.
A slow jab from Cid misses its intended target.
Cid jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dooalot throws a jab when Cid was well out of range.
Cid swats away the attempt to clinch by Dooalot.
Dooalot throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cid sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cid misses with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dooalot.
Cid with a nice cross.
Cid scores with a body shot.
Cid moves away from the strike by Dooalot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dooalot connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cid. Cid circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dooalot plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dooalot connects with a solid leg kick.
Cid scores with a hook to the body. Dooalot takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dooalot misses with a low kick as Cid jumps back.
Cid misses with a head kick.
Dooalot finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cid tries a low kick but Dooalot avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cid takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cid scores with a nice strike.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cid. Dooalot does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dooalot defending well as Cid loads up on a big left hand.
Dooalot throws a hook to the side of Cid's head but Cid sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cid looks to score with a jab to the body but Dooalot is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Cid misses.
Dooalot blocks a head kick by Cid.
Dooalot has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dooalot there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cid throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dooalot's head.
Cid moves out of range of the strikes.
Dooalot feints and then cracks Cid's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cid down.
Dooalot pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cid back to the cage. Dooalot follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Dooalot throws a looping overhand right but Cid ducks down to avoid it.
Dooalot throws a good cross that connects.
Cid 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.
Dooalot misses with an uppercut
and Cid counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cid thows a body shot but no joy.
Cid pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dooalot blocks a head kick by Cid.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cid buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dooalot. That's going to slow Cid down.
Cid waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dooalot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cid throws a leg kick but Dooalot sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cid 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.
A swing and a miss from Dooalot.
Dooalot moves into range and clinches up with Cid.
Dooalot slowing the pace effectively.
A body shot lands from Dooalot.
Dooalot misses with some punches.
Dooalot softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dooalot tries to work over Cid's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Dooalot fails to land.
Cid lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dooalot breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but James Dooalot will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Cid's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Dooalot dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cid. That did some damage!
Nice uppercut there from Dooalot.
Cid connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dooalot lands a leg kick that knocks Cid off balance momentarily.
Dooalot misses with a looping right.
Dooalot throws out a loose jab but Cid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dooalot throws a low kick, looking for Cid's leg but Cid calmly moves out of range.
Cid misses with a wild body shot.
Dooalot fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cid checks it well.
Dooalot is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cid missing with a left hand there. Dooalot was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dooalot avoids the body shot from Cid.
Dooalot slips a jab and a cross from Cid.
Cid needs to keep his hands up - Dooalot had a free shot at his head there.
Dooalot has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cid finds it's way round the side to connect with Dooalot's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Cid.
Cid lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cid lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cid on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cid is looking to slow Dooalot down with leg kicks.
Cid is looking to score with low kicks.
Dooalot connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cid's hands.
Dooalot avoids the head kick by Cid.
Dooalot connects with a solid leg kick.
The fighters circling - Dooalot throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Dooalot.
A big right from Dooalot misses.
Dooalot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cid manages to avoid it.
A low kick from Dooalot misses
and Cid cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Dooalot.
Dooalot works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dooalot tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cid manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dooalot ducks under a wild hook from Cid.
A jab from Cid misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dooalot throws a head kick but Cid moves out of range.
Cid throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A slow jab from Cid misses its intended target.
Dooalot throws a leg kick
and Cid counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cid looks to land a body kick but Dooalot moved away.
Cid is looking to chop away at Dooalot's legs.
Cid moves out of range of the leg kick from Dooalot.
Dooalot changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cid throws a low kick, looking for Dooalot's leg but Dooalot calmly moves out of range.
James Dooalot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Dooalot.
Dooalot misses with a two punch combination.
Dooalot takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dooalot fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cid lands a jab to the nose.
Dooalot throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cid sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Dooalot defending well as Cid loads up on a big left hand.
Jab, jab by Cid - just one landing.
Cid blocks a low kick nicely.
Dooalot swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dooalot feints and then cracks Cid's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cid down.
Cid pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dooalot takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dooalot bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cid feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dooalot's calf.
Cid uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dooalot.
A leg kick checked by Dooalot.
A jab from Cid misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Cid misses the target.
Cid buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cid looks to score with a jab to the body but Dooalot is just out of range.
Cid throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cid with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dooalot scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Virgil Cid has been cut.
Dooalot connects with an inside leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cid.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to James Dooalot.
I think Cid has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 47:48
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Virgil Cid!
Virgil Cid retains his lightweight title!
A very excited looking Virgil Cid 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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