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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gustavo Fring (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luiz Araujo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Araujo has chosen Who Shot Ya? as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Luiz Araujo acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gustavo Fring!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luiz Araujo!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Araujo tries to keep at a distance but Fring has taken the fight into the clinch.
Araujo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fring just stands there and leans against the cage.
Araujo has had enough of the clinch but Fring keeps him there for the moment.
Fring breaks the clinch.
Araujo dodges the punch combination from Fring.
Fring lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Luiz Araujo has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fring thows a body shot but no joy.
Fring slips a jab from Araujo.
Fring fails to land with a series of punches.
Fring rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Araujo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fring scores with a one two! Araujo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Araujo fails with a takedown attempt.
Fring sizes up Araujo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fring pushes Araujo up against the cage in a clinch.
Fring has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Araujo is trying to keep an underhook but Fring manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Araujo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Araujo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Fring pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Araujo is keeping the position for now.
Fring has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Araujo to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Fring is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Araujo pulls down on the head and he's put Fring to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Luiz Araujo!
In his post fight interview, Luiz Araujo started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Domenic Maddox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Marie Mubiala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maddox comes to the cage accompanied by Frontines by Diabolic ft. Immortal Technique. Jean Marie Mubiala told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Domenic Maddox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jean Marie Mubiala!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maddox lands a big head kick that sends Mubiala tumbling to the mat! Maddox takes a step backwards and waves Mubiala back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mubiala throws a body kick that misses
and Maddox scores with a counter punch that sends Mubiala to the canvas! Maddox smells blood - he's punishing Mubiala with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Mubiala has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Domenic Maddox!
Domenic Maddox took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Thanks to my new manager who finally gives me the attention i deserve'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Selby Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Virgil Donati (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Selby Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Virgil Donati!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donati throws a series of punches but Campbell moves out of range.
Campbell throws a right and a left that Donati avoids nicely.
Campbell closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Donati to the mat! Donati manages to get full guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Campbell is pushing down on Donati's leg trying to pass to half guard. Donati is fighting to maintain full guard but Campbell has managed to sneak the leg through.
Campbell is working for a kimura but Donati is defending it quite comfortably.
Campbell wants to free his trapped foot but Donati is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Donati keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Campbell throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Donati keeping hold of Campbell's head, controlling as best he can.
Campbell throwing shots but Donati is blocking nicely.
Campbell sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Donati defending well though.
Campbell thows a huge punch but Donati dodges it nicely.
Campbell wants to pass the guard but Donati is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donati wants to get back to full guard.
Campbell throwing shots but Donati is blocking nicely.
Donati is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Campbell wants to advance to full mount but Donati doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Campbell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Donati is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Campbell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Donati swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Donati avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Donati 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.
Campbell postures up in Donati's guard and throws a big left but Donati blocks it.
Campbell lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell with a flurry of punches that miss.
Campbell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Campbell with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Campbell's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Campbell throwing strikes but missing.
Donati wants to sweep but no luck.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donati is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Donati gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Virgil Donati is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Donati dodges the punch combination from Campbell.
Campbell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Campbell misses with a wild combination.
Campbell stalks Donati and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Donati's face. Donati staggers backwards, shaken.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donati ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Campbell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Donati.
Campbell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Selby Campbell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Campbell tries to score a power double leg takedown but Donati sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Campbell somewhat.
Donati tries to clinch but Campbell moves out of range.
Donati avoids a punch combination nicely.
A nice combination there by Campbell.
A punch lands to the side of Campbell 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Campbell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Donati circles away quickly and effectively.
Campbell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Campbell throws a series of punches but Donati moves out of range.
Campbell fails with the takedown.
Campbell slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donati darts in and clinches Campbell up against the cage.
Donati's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Campbell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Donati.
Campbell scores with a crisp jab that stopped Donati in his tracks.
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!
Campbell pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Donati back to the cage. Campbell follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Campbell moves out of range as Donati strikes.
Nice defenses there by Campbell.
Campbell misses with a double jab.
No joy there for Campbell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Donati fails to land with a series of punches.
Campbell tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Donati defends well and Campbell ends up having to push Donati into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Selby Campbell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Campbell breaks the clinch.
Campbell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No joy there for Donati, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice defenses there by Campbell.
Donati avoids a punch combination nicely.
Campbell fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Selby Campbell dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Campbell misses with a wild combination.
Campbell walks into a stiff left hand from Donati.
Campbell on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Donati wants to clinch up but Campbell keeps it at a distance.
Campbell throws a series of punches but Donati avoids them all with ease.
Campbell shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Donati sprawls well. Donati wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Campbell gets slowly back to his feet.
Donati doesn't manage to clinch there - Campbell circles away.
Campbell dodges the punch combination from Donati.
Campbell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Donati.
Campbell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Campbell here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Donati scores with a jab. Campbell acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Campbell misses with a few strikes there.
Campbell looks to land a combination but Donati avoids it well.
Donati looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Selby Campbell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donati clinches up with Campbell and pushes him back against the cage.
Donati pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Donati stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Selby Campbell has been cut.
Donati showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Campbell.
A combination from Donati does no damage.
Campbell throws a right and a left that Donati avoids nicely.
No luck for Campbell with that takedown attempt.
Donati fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Campbell, pushing him back against the cage.
Donati manages to break the clinch.
Campbell throws a right hand that Donati ducks under and follows up with a left that Donati also avoids with ease.
Donati tries to bum rush Campbell with a series of wild strikes but Campbell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Donati throws a series of punches but Campbell avoids them all with ease.
Campbell tries to bum rush Donati with a series of wild strikes but Donati uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donati avoids a punch combination nicely.
Donati connects with a right hand. Campbell shakes it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Campbell not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Campbell thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Donati's head.
Donati is controlling Campbell's trapped leg to prevent Campbell from advancing to side control.
Campbell not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Campbell sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Donati defending well though.
Campbell throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Campbell looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Donati is trying to maintain the position but Campbell is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donati wants to get back to full guard.
Campbell throwing shots but Donati is blocking nicely.
Donati is defending against the submission attempts here by Campbell.
Campbell trying to control from half guard but Donati is working away.
Donati tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Donati wants to improve his position but Campbell is controlling well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Campbell lands a nice short elbow.
Campbell prevents Donati from improving his position.
Campbell wants to take a breather but Donati is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donati moves into full guard.
Campbell is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Campbell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Campbell stands and throws Donati's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Campbell tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Campbell postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The ground and pound from Campbell seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Donati manages to get back to half guard.
Campbell wants to pass the guard but Donati is defending well.
Campbell is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Virgil Donati showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Selby Campbell's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
No joy there for Campbell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Campbell throws a right and a left that Donati avoids nicely.
Campbell throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Donati fails in his attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Campbell is defended easily by Donati.
Donati lands with a hook. Campbell tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Campbell takes one on the button.
Campbell looks for a takedown but Donati sprawls well.
Donati tests Campbell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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!
Campbell looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Selby Campbell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Donati is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Virgil Donati seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Donati loads up on a big right hand but Campbell slips the punch.
Campbell stalks Donati and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Donati's face. Donati staggers backwards, shaken.
Donati misses with a hook.
Campbell shoots in but Donati avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Campbell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Donati.
Campbell fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Donati sprawls well initially but Campbell persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Donati is doing well to control the position and prevent Campbell from advancing to side control.
Donati is looking to control Campbell's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Donati avoid being mounted?
Campbell trying to control from half guard but Donati is working away.
Campbell trying to mount his opponent but Donati defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Donati still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Donati has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Donati happy to just control the position for now.
Campbell is not content to let Donati control the position.
Donati creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Campbell sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donati decides to stand back up.
Campbell lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Campbell fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Donati sprawls well initially but Campbell persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Campbell looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Campbell trying to pass the guard but Donati defending well.
Campbell is trying to work for a kimura but Donati is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donati slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Donati avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Donati trying to keep a closed guard but Campbell is proving a slippery customer.
Campbell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Donati has his hands on Campbell's head, controlling the position.
Campbell postures up in Donati's guard and throws a big left but Donati blocks it.
Donati looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Campbell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Donati swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Virgil Donati.
Nice takedown defense from Donati. No joy for Campbell on that attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Campbell. Those never looked like landing.
Campbell tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Donati defends well and Campbell ends up having to push Donati into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Donati lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Donati breaks from the clinch.
Donati tries to clinch there but Campbell circles away.
Campbell moves out of range as Donati strikes.
Campbell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Campbell drives through with a takedown into Donati's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Donati manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Campbell is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Virgil Donati.
I think Donati 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Virgil Donati!
Virgil Donati gave a mention to Happy Pills 159Q - Laundry 80% in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunner Malone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malone comes to the cage accompanied by Jimmy Hendrix - Vodoo Child. Thompson has chosen All In The Family as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gunner Malone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Malone takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Tony Thompson has been cut.
Thompson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thompson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Thompson throws a sloppy head kick and Malone moves out of range easily.
Thompson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Malone darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Thompson is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thompson tries to clinch but Malone moves away
and Malone counters with a good, hard body kick but Thompson shrugs it off.
Thompson is still on wobbly legs! Can Malone finish him?
Malone has been working on his boxing with his coaches at *Nelson Fight Camp* in the buildup to the fight.
Tony Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thompson looks winded!
Malone moves in close and cracks Thompson with a massive right hand! Thompson, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Malone!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gunner Malone!
Gunner Malone 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Craig Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirk Pitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pitt has chosen Pitt Don't Play Dat as his entrance music. Craig Mason could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dirk Pitt's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Craig Mason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dirk Pitt!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mason misses with an uppercut.
Mason looks to land a combination but Pitt avoids it well.
Mason swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mason fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mason looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mason misses with a wild combination.
Mason jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mason stuns Pitt with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pitt looks for the body kick but Mason saw that one coming.
Pitt tries to move into range but Mason moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like Dirk Pitt has been cut.
Pitt lands with a good body shot.
Pitt lands a really nice looking cross but Mason seems unphased.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes from Mason. Those never looked like landing.
Pitt moves out of range of the strikes.
Mason clinches up with Pitt and pushes him back against the cage.
Pitt misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mason creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mason blocks an uppercut.
Pitt misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Pitt.
Mason blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pitt tries a body shot but Mason blocks it.
Pitt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Pitt.
Mason tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mason has a couple of punches blocked by Pitt.
Mason working aggressively here.
A body shot lands from Pitt.
Pitt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pitt blocking some punches.
Mason struggles to land a body shot inside as Pitt controls his hands.
Mason throws a head punch that misses.
Pitt has a couple of punches blocked by Mason.
Pitt digs a right hand underneath Mason's ribcage. Mason let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pitt lands an elbow inside.
Mason misses with a body punch.
Pitt blocks a body shot from Mason.
A right hook to the body lands for Mason.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pitt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pitt.
Mason tries to throw a body punch but Pitt avoids it by throwing Mason back against the cage.
A short right from Pitt.
Mason misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitt trying to land knees to the body.
Pitt gets through Mason's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pitt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Pitt.
It looks like Craig Mason has been cut.
Pitt misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Pitt scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pitt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mason's elbow.
Mason managing to block the knees to the body from Pitt.
Mason works on Pitt's body with a couple of short punches.
Mason tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mason struggles to land a body shot inside as Pitt controls his hands.
Mason tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pitt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pitt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mason's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mason.
Mason scores with a shot to the side of Pitt's head.
Pitt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mason is defending well for now.
Mason misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mason swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pitt.
Mason misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mason misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pitt lands a damaging elbow.
Pitt missing with knees to the body.
Mason throws a punch but it's blocked by Pitt.
Mason tries to throw a body punch but Pitt avoids it by throwing Mason back against the cage.
Good body shot from Mason.
Pitt lands a nice elbow.
Mason tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mason lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pitt is rocked!
Pitt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pitt is still on wobbly legs! Can Mason finish him?
Mason misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mason fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mason misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mason throws a punch but it's blocked by Pitt.
Mason misses with the head strike.
Mason misses with a punch on the inside.
Mason misses with the head strike.
Mason throws a punch but it's blocked by Pitt.
Mason has a couple of punches blocked by Pitt.
Mason fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mason working aggressively here.
Mason misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mason misses with the head strike.
Mason misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pitt throws a punch but it's blocked by Mason.
Mason throws a head punch that misses.
Mason misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pitt misses with the head strike.
Pitt blocks an uppercut.
Mason has a couple of punches blocked by Pitt.
Mason throws a punch but it's blocked by Pitt.
Mason throws a head punch that misses.
Mason swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Mason fails to land.
Pitt blocks an uppercut.
Mason lands a takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason stands up from Pitt's guard - Mason perhaps looking for a knockout.
Pitt ducks under a wild hook from Mason.
A swing and a miss from Mason.
Mason pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Mason throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pitt moves away from the strike by Mason.
Mason is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Pitt's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Mason throws a hook but Pitt avoids it easily.
Mason is breathing heavily.
Mason loads up on a big right hand but Pitt slips the punch.
Pitt seems to have recovered his senses.
Mason with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pitt to score with a decent uppercut.
Mason misses the shot to the body.
Mason throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Pitt misses the target.
Mason takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Some wild striking there from Mason.
Mason has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pitt finds it's way round the side to connect with Mason's head.
Mason is rocked!
Mason shoots in for a takedown but Pitt shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Oh Mason is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mason closes the distance and clinches.
Pitt cracks Mason with a nice body shot.
Pitt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pitt lands a shoulder strike.
Pitt creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Mason with a big uppercut! Mason tries to clinch up but Pitt pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Mason to the mat! Mason covers up and Pitt unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dirk Pitt!
Dirk Pitt 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Billy Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Guida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guida has chosen Stupid Kid - Alkaline Trio as his entrance music. Ray Guida has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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141 lbs
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Ray Guida!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guida throws out a loose jab but Bob uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ray Guida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bob misses with a jab, cross combination.
Guida throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Guida slips a jab and a cross from Bob.
Guida connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bob has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Vicious Striking in the buildup to the fight.
Guida misses with a right hand
and Bob counters with a three punch combo that has Guida backing up. Guida nods at Bob to acknowledge the strikes.
Guida moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Guida throws a poor cross that misses
and Bob counters with a series of strikes. Guida will be more careful next time no doubt.
Guida throws a hook but Bob avoids it easily.
Bob has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bob there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guida looks to throw the jab but Bob is out of range.
A nice combination there by Guida.
A nice inside leg kick there by Guida. That's going to slow Bob down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guida misses with an uppercut
and Guida takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A head kick from Guida lands but Bob takes it in his stride.
Guida showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bob.
Guida is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bob.
Bob throws a lazy right hand but Guida sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bob blocks a head kick by Guida.
An inside leg kick lands from Guida.
Guida swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Guida misses with a straight right.
Guida throws a right hand that Bob ducks under and follows up with a left that Bob also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guida throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Guida is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Guida scores with a hook to the body. Bob takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Guida throws a nice looking combination but Bob bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Guida throws a hook to the side of Bob's head but Bob sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Guida throws a nice looking combination but Bob bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Guida feints a jab promting Bob to slip. Guida then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bob slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guida falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bob connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Guida with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Guida throws a right hand that Bob ducks under and follows up with a left that Bob also avoids with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Guida. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guida fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Guida dodges the punch combination from Bob.
Guida cracks Bob with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Guida throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Guida throws a shot from downtown. Bob moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circling - Guida throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bob tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Guida misses with an uppercut.
Guida ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob thuds a left hand into Guida's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Guida. Bob does a little dance to reset his feet.
Guida dips to his left and cracks Bob with an uppercut!
Guida misses with a two punch combination.
Guida connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bob momentarily.
Bob slips a jab and a cross from Guida.
Bob slips a straight right by Guida.
Guida will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Guida swinging wildly here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guida throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Guida dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Guida throws the left hand but Bob avoids the punch easily.
Guida throws a head kick but Bob moves out of range.
Guida tried to score with a low kick but Bob checks it.
Guida missing with a left hand there. Bob was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Guida lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bob circles away quickly and effectively.
Guida swings widly with a right hand
and Bob counters with a three punch combo that has Guida backing up. Guida nods at Bob to acknowledge the strikes.
Guida misses with a lunging right hand
and Bob counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Guida misses with the combination.
Guida tries to bum rush Bob with a series of wild strikes but Bob uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Guida tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bob was well out of range. Poor timing from Guida.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guida with a hook.
Guida scores with a decent looking hook.
Guida will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Guida is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bob.
Guida throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bob counters with a takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Guida pushes Bob away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Bob gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Guida is looking to get back to his feet here but Bob is keeping cool and he's managed to take Guida's back.
Guida trying to get back to his feet but Bob is in full control for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob controls the action.
Guida has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bob controls the action.
Guida is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
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 Billy Bob 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. This is the final round!
Guida misses with a straight right.
Guida misses with a hook
and Bob counters with a single leg into guard. Guida didn't expect that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bob prevents Guida from getting back to his feet.
Bob stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Guida swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Guida is looking to stand back up but Bob counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Guida.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guida makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Guida will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bob slips a jab and a cross from Guida.
Guida throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Guida scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bob in his tracks.
Billy Bob is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bob looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Guida swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guida scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bob in his tracks.
Guida throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bob sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ray Guida seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bob slips under a jab from Guida.
Guida scores with a head kick. Bob tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Guida tries to bum rush Bob with a series of wild strikes but Bob uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Guida buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bob dodges the punch combination from Guida.
Guida swings for the body but Bob moves out of range.
Guida throws a looping overhand right but Bob ducks down to avoid it.
Bob rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Guida moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guida lands a nice hook to Bob's body. Bob takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Guida pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Guida misses with an uppercut.
Guida swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Guida looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Guida takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Guida throws a hook to the side of Bob's head but Bob sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Guida throws a right hand that misses
and Bob counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Guida misses with an uppercut.
Guida waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bob.
Guida lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Guida.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bob misses with a double jab.
Guida misses with a shot to the body
and Bob counters with a crisp one two that drops Guida! Bob thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Guida to his feet! Guida is in big trouble!
Guida is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guida tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Guida is still on wobbly legs! Can Bob finish him?
Bob bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Guida seems to have recovered his senses.
Guida throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Guida throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bob counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Guida! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Bob!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Bob!
Billy Bob really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marco Marcolini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grand Master Yip Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcolini comes to the cage accompanied by Raffaella Carra - Rumore. Yip Man has chosen Everything in it's right place as his entrance music. Marco Marcolini has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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33
259 lbs
18 - 14 - 0 |
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30
285 lbs
18 - 13 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
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Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marco Marcolini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Grand Master Yip Man!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcolini scores with a jab to the body.
Marcolini takes a swing at Yip Man's ribcage but misses.
Marco Marcolini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marcolini swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yip Man shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Yip Man was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Marcolini is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Yip Man is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Marcolini is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Yip Man trying to control the action but Marcolini is working from the bottom.
Marcolini struggling a bit here.
Yip Man wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marcolini keeps working.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marcolini can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yip Man looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Marcolini is looking to reverse the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yip Man working away.
Marcolini tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcolini looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Marcolini can't do much from the bottom here.
Marcolini taking a bit of punishment here - Yip Man scoring with strikes.
Yip Man advances to full mount.
Marcolini sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Yip Man passes to full mount!
Marcolini can't escape the position.
Marcolini is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yip Man sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Marcolini tries to hold on but Yip Man postures up.
Marcolini is looking to improve his position but Yip Man isn't that keen on the idea.
Yip Man controlling the pace for now.
Marcolini is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Yip Man controlling from the full mount.
Marcolini wants to hold on but Yip Man pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yip Man wants to control the pace but Marcolini is squirming around nicely.
Yip Man is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Marcolini can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yip Man scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Marcolini?
Marcolini in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Yip Man trying to control but Marcolini is having none of it.
The referee warns Marcolini that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Yip Man landing strikes from the mount and Marcolini is in trouble!
Yip Man controlling his opponent.
Yip Man fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yip Man looking to control but Marcolini is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Yip Man prevents Marcolini from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grand Master Yip Man dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Marcolini punishes Yip Man's body with a nice straight punch.
Marcolini swings for the body but Yip Man moves out of range.
Yip Man slips a jab and a cross from Marcolini.
Yip Man fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Marcolini avoids it really well and circles away.
Marcolini tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yip Man paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marcolini clinches up with Yip Man and pushes him back against the cage.
Marcolini is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Yip Man is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Marcolini gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Marco Marcolini has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grand Master Yip Man.
Marcolini lands a good knee to the midsection. Yip Man won't want to take too many of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marcolini stalling in the clinch.
Marcolini is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Marcolini is stalling here.
Marcolini lands a shot to the body.
Yip Man is breathing heavily.
Marcolini stalling the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Marco Marcolini.
Marcolini connects with a solid leg kick.
Yip Man avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yip Man throws the left hand but Marcolini avoids the punch easily.
Oooooh!!! Marcolini has knocked Yip Man down with a huge combo! Marcolini steps away and waves a wobbly Yip Man back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Grand Master Yip Man has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marcolini fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yip Man.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marcolini. Yip Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marcolini swings for the body but Yip Man moves out of range.
Yip Man is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Marcolini connects with a body shot.
Marcolini throws a jab when Yip Man was well out of range.
Marcolini throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marco Marcolini is winning the standup battle so far.
Marcolini gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Marcolini working Yip Man over with knees to the body.
Marcolini is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Marcolini is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Marcolini - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Marcolini.
Marcolini landing knees to the body.
Marcolini lands a nice shot to the body.
Marco Marcolini has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice elbow from Marcolini.
Marcolini with the Thai clinch, moves his hips back and unleashes a brutal knee to the head! Yip Man drops to the mat in a crumpled heap! Huuuuuuge knee there! WOW!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Marco Marcolini!
Marco Marcolini made sure to mention his sponsor, Affordable Quality in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peyton Hillis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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29
255 lbs
17 - 17 - 0 |
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286 lbs
15 - 13 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peyton Hillis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hillis lands a head shot.
Hillis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rogers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hillis bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hillis tries a head kick but it misses.
Rogers throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rogers checks a leg kick.
Hillis throws a leg kick
and Rogers counters with a two punch combo.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hillis, as that shot connected.
Rogers lands a head shot.
Hillis looks to land a combination but Rogers avoids it well.
Hillis throws a right hand that Rogers ducks under and follows up with a left that Rogers also avoids with ease.
Hillis jabs Rogers to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rogers lands a head shot.
Hillis is rocked!
It looks like Peyton Hillis has been cut.
Rogers tries a head kick but it misses.
Hillis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hillis misses with a body shot.
Hillis misses with the combination.
Hillis just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers avoids the body shot from Hillis.
Rogers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hillis looks to land a combination but Rogers avoids it well.
Rogers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hillis throws a right and a left that Rogers avoids nicely.
Hillis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rogers counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hillis is breathing heavily.
Hillis walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Rogers! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jimmy Rogers!
Jimmy Rogers thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus of Nazareth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller comes to the cage accompanied by Power. Jesus of Nazareth struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 136.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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150 lbs
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Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brandon Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 18 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jesus of Nazareth!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
of Nazareth with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Miller to score with a decent uppercut.
Miller catches of Nazareth with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Miller misses with an uppercut. of Nazareth saw that one coming.
of Nazareth misses with a leg kick.
of Nazareth gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Miller scores with a crisp jab that stopped of Nazareth in his tracks.
A jab from Miller misses.
of Nazareth looks to score with a jab to the body but Miller is just out of range.
Brandon Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller takes the fight into the clinch.
Miller connects with a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from of Nazareth.
of Nazareth breaks the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from of Nazareth. Miller does a little dance to reset his feet.
of Nazareth scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miller avoids the head kick by of Nazareth.
Miller darts in and clinches of Nazareth up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Miller.
Miller is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
of Nazareth misses with a hook from the clinch.
Miller has a couple of punches blocked by of Nazareth.
Miller misses with the head strike.
Miller throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from of Nazareth.
Miller has a couple of punches blocked by of Nazareth.
A shot in the inside from of Nazareth.
of Nazareth lands a right hand.
Miller landing knees to the head.
Miller lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Miller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Miller works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice right hand lands inside from Miller.
of Nazareth misses with some punches.
Miller is leaning against of Nazareth and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
of Nazareth pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
of Nazareth throws a head kick that misses.
Miller chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before of Nazareth can pounce on him.
Miller tries to clinch up but of Nazareth circles away and keeps his distance.
Some bone on bone action there as Miller checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
of Nazareth with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Miller to score with a decent uppercut.
of Nazareth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
of Nazareth throws a body punch but Miller moves out of range.
of Nazareth thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
of Nazareth misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Miller throws a left and a right that both miss
and of Nazareth counters with a stiff right hand.
Miller is looking to clinch but of Nazareth is avoiding it.
Miller has managed to clinch.
of Nazareth wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Miller misses with a punch on the inside.
Miller lands with a left to the head.
Miller working of Nazareth over with knees to the body.
Miller blocks an uppercut.
of Nazareth misses with a hook from the clinch.
of Nazareth swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Miller trying to control the position but instead, of Nazareth has worked for underhooks and has pushed Miller into the cage.
Still in the clinch, Miller scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from of Nazareth fails to land.
Miller working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Miller fails to land.
Miller lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
of Nazareth looking to slow down the pace here.
of Nazareth pushes Miller back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Miller landing knees to the head.
Miller scores a nice knee to the body.
of Nazareth has a couple of punches blocked by Miller.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but of Nazareth blocks with his arms.
of Nazareth lands a shoulder strike.
A short left from Miller.
of Nazareth misses with some punches.
of Nazareth digs a right hand underneath Miller's ribcage. Miller let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Miller gets through of Nazareth's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Miller lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
of Nazareth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Miller blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by of Nazareth.
Miller blocking some punches.
of Nazareth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by of Nazareth.
of Nazareth lands with a thumping leg kick.
Miller avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Miller misses with an uppercut. of Nazareth saw that one coming.
of Nazareth slips under a jab from Miller.
Miller is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
of Nazareth throws a leg kick which misses Miller's front leg but catches the back leg as Miller tries to avoid it.
of Nazareth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Miller tries to clinch up
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
of Nazareth throws a body punch but Miller moves out of range.
Miller jabs of Nazareth right on the nose. of Nazareth blinks but takes it well.
Miller stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from of Nazareth.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A kick lands to the mid section there for of Nazareth.
Miller throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Miller dips to his left and cracks of Nazareth with an uppercut!
of Nazareth scoring well with a low kick there.
Miller clinches up with of Nazareth and pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Miller dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Miller fails with an attempt to clinch.
A jab from Miller misses.
of Nazareth throws a nice inside leg kick.
of Nazareth takes a swing at Miller's ribcage but misses.
of Nazareth tries to keep at a distance but Miller has taken the fight into the clinch.
of Nazareth misses with a hook from the clinch.
of Nazareth gets through Miller's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
of Nazareth throws a punch but it's blocked by Miller.
of Nazareth lands an uppercut.
of Nazareth is trying to break free.
Miller lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
of Nazareth has a couple of punches blocked by Miller.
Brandon Miller has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Miller lands a hook that snaps the head of of Nazareth backwards.
of Nazareth is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Miller.
of Nazareth working aggressively here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
of Nazareth misses with the head strike.
of Nazareth working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller looking to stall.
Miller with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
of Nazareth misses with a short punch on the inside.
of Nazareth lands a hook to the side of the head.
Miller has a couple of punches blocked by of Nazareth.
Miller with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Miller lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Miller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Miller is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
of Nazareth wants to break free but Miller has control.
A nice right hand lands inside from Miller.
of Nazareth breaks from the clinch.
Miller takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
of Nazareth avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Miller moves out of range as of Nazareth strikes.
of Nazareth slips a jab and a cross from Miller.
of Nazareth avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
of Nazareth avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
of Nazareth takes a swing at Miller's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch but of Nazareth swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Miller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but of Nazareth manages to avoid it.
Miller tries to clinch up but of Nazareth circles away and keeps his distance.
Good shot there by Miller.
Miller misses with a wild body shot.
Miller takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Miller stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from of Nazareth.
Miller is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Miller blocks a low kick nicely.
of Nazareth lands with a thumping leg kick.
of Nazareth misses with a hook. Miller ducked under it nicely.
of Nazareth throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Miller counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jesus of Nazareth seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Miller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
of Nazareth lands a front kick.
Miller lands with an uppercut that bounces of Nazareth off the cage and back into range.
Miller takes a shot to the body in his stride.
of Nazareth is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Miller rather than just go for the knockout.
Miller 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Miller clinches.
Miller stalling in the clinch but of Nazareth improves position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Miller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Miller misses with a short punch on the inside.
of Nazareth swings wildly with an uppercut but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
of Nazareth swings wildly with an uppercut but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but of Nazareth blocks with his arms.
of Nazareth lands a body shot.
Miller tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and of Nazareth avoids it.
of Nazareth lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Miller has a couple of punches blocked by of Nazareth.
of Nazareth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Miller moves in looking to clinch but of Nazareth pushes him off.
Miller throws a poor cross that misses
and of Nazareth makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by of Nazareth - just one landing.
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!
of Nazareth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Miller scores with a shot to the body.
Miller tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. of Nazareth manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Miller moves into range and clinches up with of Nazareth.
of Nazareth is trying to force a seperation but Miller has the dominant position.
Nice body punch from Miller - that landed with a thud.
of Nazareth has a couple of punches blocked by Miller.
Miller utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
of Nazareth misses with a short punch on the inside.
Miller lands with a light punch inside.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
of Nazareth working aggressively here.
of Nazareth misses with a hook from the clinch.
of Nazareth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Miller lands a hook to the side of the head.
of Nazareth swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jesus of Nazareth will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
of Nazareth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Miller.
of Nazareth throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
of Nazareth jabs at Miller's body.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but of Nazareth paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Miller with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Miller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by of Nazareth.
Miller walks into a straight right hand from of Nazareth.
of Nazareth throws a low kick but Miller moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick from of Nazareth misses.
Miller uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
of Nazareth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miller was well out of range. Poor timing from of Nazareth.
of Nazareth works Miller's body with a nice hook.
of Nazareth misses with a low kick.
of Nazareth throws a head kick that misses.
A big right from Miller misses.
Miller throws an overhand right that lands on of Nazareth's shoulder, as of Nazareth tries to avoid the shot.
of Nazareth slips a jab from Miller.
A looping hook to the body misses from of Nazareth. Miller does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
of Nazareth 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.
Miller wants to clinch up but of Nazareth keeps it at a distance.
of Nazareth throws a low kick but Miller moves out of range easily.
of Nazareth throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
of Nazareth throws out a leg kick but Miller moves out of range and of Nazareth only half commits.
of Nazareth moves out of range of the strikes.
of Nazareth swings for the body but Miller moves out of range.
Miller slips under a jab.
Miller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Miller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as of Nazareth throws out the jab.
of Nazareth goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
of Nazareth swinging wildly here.
An inside leg kick lands from of Nazareth.
Miller misses with an uppercut. of Nazareth saw that one coming.
Miller is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Miller misses.
Miller has closed the distance and engaged of Nazareth in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from of Nazareth.
Miller working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by of Nazareth.
of Nazareth has a couple of punches blocked by Miller.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot in the inside from Miller.
A nice right hand lands inside from of Nazareth.
Miller blocks an uppercut.
Miller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Miller lands a left hand.
of Nazareth blocks an uppercut.
of Nazareth tries to circle away but Miller has him pinned against the cage.
of Nazareth misses with some punches.
Miller lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Miller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, of Nazareth creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
of Nazareth avoiding damage as Miller throws knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by of Nazareth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Miller softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
of Nazareth pushes Miller back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
of Nazareth tries to break free but Miller pushes him back against the cage.
of Nazareth misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Miller.
of Nazareth manages to break the clinch.
of Nazareth avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Miller checks a leg kick nicely.
Miller lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Miller missing with a left hand there. of Nazareth was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Miller will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Miller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. of Nazareth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big right from Miller misses.
Miller throws the left hand but of Nazareth avoids the punch easily.
of Nazareth throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
of Nazareth misses with a wild body shot.
of Nazareth chopping away at his opponent's legs.
of Nazareth tries to work over Miller's front leg with a kick but Miller checks it.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but of Nazareth paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Miller misses with an uppercut.
Miller fails in his attempt to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
of Nazareth on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Miller tries to clinch but fails miserably
and of Nazareth counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Miller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Miller loads up on a big right hand but of Nazareth slips the punch.
of Nazareth connects with a body shot that sends Miller's belly button to the back.
of Nazareth takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miller jabs at of Nazareth's body.
of Nazareth bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Miller's head backwards.
Miller loads up on a big right hand but of Nazareth slips the punch.
Miller tries to clinch up but of Nazareth circles away and keeps his distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jesus of Nazareth.
I think of Nazareth 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Brandon Miller!
Our winner, Brandon Miller, 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Henry Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devil Jho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jho is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Into the Abyss. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Henry Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Devil Jho!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jho.
Black throws a low kick but Jho avoids it.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jho swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Black tries to clinch there but Jho circles away.
Black misses with a takedown attempt - Jho sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Black takes the fight into the clinch.
Jho lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Black blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A knee to the head by Black.
A head punch on the inside from Jho fails to land.
Jho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jho misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jho working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Black takes a shot to the head.
Black throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Black is trying to maintain a safe position but Jho gets an underhook and turns Black into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jho.
Black connects with a knee to the head.
Jho lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Jho softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Black.
It looks like Devil Jho has been cut.
Jho throws a head punch that misses.
Jho misses with a hook from the clinch.
Black is trying to stall.
Jho tries to throw a body punch but Black avoids it by throwing Jho back against the cage.
Black unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jho lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Black throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jho pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jho working aggressively here.
Black utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jho wants to stall.
Jho has a couple of punches blocked by Black.
Black misses with an elbow strike.
Jho misses with a hook from the clinch.
Black throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jho.
Jho lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Black looking to throw knees to the head but Jho is blocking nicely.
Black lands an elbow that stopped Jho in his tracks for a moment.
Jho misses with a punch to the body.
Jho misses with a punch on the inside.
Black tries to land a knee to the head but Jho blocks with his arms.
A head punch on the inside from Jho fails to land.
Black misses with an elbow strike.
Jho misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Black.
Black tries to land knees in the clinch but Jho avoids the damage to the body.
Jho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Black's elbow.
Jho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jho softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Black has Jho pressed against the cage.
Black looking to stall.
Jho misses with a body punch.
Jho misses with a punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jho lands a hook that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Jho working aggressively here.
Black is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jho is keeping busy.
Jho cracks Black with a nice body shot.
Black landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jho looking to slow down the pace here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jho misses with the head strike.
Black wants to stall.
Black looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nice body punch from Jho - that landed with a thud.
Black will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jho up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Jho fails to land.
Jho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jho working aggressively here.
Black misses with an elbow strike.
Black tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Black throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jho blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch on the inside from Jho fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Devil Jho will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Devil Jho's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Black throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A good leg kick by Jho.
Jho scores with a spinning back kick!
Jho scores with a jab. Black acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A good leg kick by Jho.
Black is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Black moves out of range of the strikes.
Black has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jho finds it's way round the side to connect with Black's head.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch but Jho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Black fails with an attempt to clinch.
Black darts in looking for a takedown but Jho gets double underhooks and turns Black into the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Jho.
Black blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Black with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Black prevents a body shot from Jho.
Black breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jho bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Black's head backwards.
Devil Jho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jho connects with a good right hand that stumbles Black. Black circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Black misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jho.
Nice cross by Jho.
Jho lands with a thumping leg kick.
Black takes one to the side of the head.
Black moves out of range of the body kick.
Jho scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Black uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jho.
Black takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Black moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Black fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Black is looking to clinch but Jho is avoiding it.
Black staying out of range there.
Black throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jho lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jho scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Black moves forwards but Jho connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Black is looking to clinch but Jho is avoiding it.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jho swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Devil Jho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Black on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Black misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Henry Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jho misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Black misses the target.
Good work by Jho as he checks the leg kick.
Black shoots in looking for a takedown but Jho manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Black's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The fighters circling - Jho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Black doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Black misses with a wild body shot.
Black tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Black checks a leg kick.
Jho looks to land a left hand but Black moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black blocks a low kick nicely.
Black lands a nice shot to the body.
Jho lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jho lands a nice leg kick that just misses Black's sensitive parts.
Jho looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Black doesn't manage to clinch there - Jho circles away.
Black misses with a straight left.
The fight stays on the outside here - Black looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jho circles away from the clinch attempt.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jho paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jho throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jho misses with a wild body shot.
Black staying out of range there.
Jho pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Black back to the cage. Jho follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Jho.
Jho throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jho throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Black counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Black.
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!
Black is trying to stall.
Jho is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Black is keeping busy.
Jho is leaning against Black and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Black blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jho lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jho throws a head punch that misses.
Jho misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jho tries to throw a body punch but Black avoids it by throwing Jho back against the cage.
Black throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jho blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees to the body from Black.
Black looking to throw knees to the head but Jho is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devil Jho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Devil Jho's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jho gets tackled into the cage by Black. Black maintains the clinch.
Jho pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jho misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jho.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Black with a knee to the head.
Black throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jho blocks it with crossed arms.
Jho holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jho lands a right hand.
Jho has a couple of punches blocked by Black.
Black throws an elbow that misses.
Black pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Black blocking some punches.
Black prevents a body shot from Jho.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black tries to pull guard but Jho forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Black comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jho trying to stall but Black improves his position.
Black misses with a knee strike.
Black blocks an uppercut.
Jho misses with a punch to the body.
Black blocking some punches.
Jho misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jho.
Jho misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jho throws a head punch that misses.
Jho lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jho lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Black backwards.
A short left from Jho.
Black throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jho blocks it with crossed arms.
Jho struggles to land a body shot inside as Black controls his hands.
Devil Jho is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jho.
Jho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Black blocks a body shot from Jho.
Jho throws a head punch that misses.
Black lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jho stalls.
Black struggles to land a body shot inside as Jho controls his hands.
Jho lands a right hand.
Black misses with a knee strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Black.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Black lands a damaging elbow.
Black with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jho makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Black has Jho pushed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jho.
Jho prevents Black from breaking the clinch.
Black with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Black trying to land knees to the body.
Jho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Black trying to land knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Black.
Jho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Henry Black has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jho misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Black as Jho tries to tie him up.
Black stalling in the clinch but Jho improves position.
Jho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jho lands a shoulder strike.
Jho lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Black on the inside.
Black tries to land knees in the clinch but Jho avoids the damage to the body.
Black pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jho stalling the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Black looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Black blocks an uppercut.
Jho misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Devil Jho comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jho has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Devil Jho!
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