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Lost Legends 34 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Guerra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Day Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Guerra might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Blink-182 - Heart's All Gone. The crowd seem to be enjoying Man's choice of entrance music: Day Man Remix. Diego Guerra has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Brawler
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Diego Guerra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Day Man!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Jeff Smith and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guerra throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Man's waist but Man gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Guerra off to one side.
Man lands a right hook to the body.
Man connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Man throws a body punch but Guerra moves out of range.
We've been informed that Man has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Man with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A shot to the liver by Man. Beautiful body shot.
Guerra takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Diego Guerra has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man with a hook.
Guerra closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Man to the mat! Man manages to get full guard.
Man looking to hit a scissor sweep but Guerra is one step ahead there.
Guerra has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Guerra's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Guerra looking to pass the guard.
Guerra throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerra trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Man 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.
Guerra trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Man manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Man tries to free his leg and advance position but Guerra is retaining full guard.
Guerra working a defensive guard here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Guerra is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Man is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Guerra can't keep his opponent in guard - Man advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Man is trying to control the action in half guard but Guerra is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Man uses his free foot to push down on Guerra's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Guerra.
Man scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Guerra?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man looking to control and managing it successfully.
Guerra can't escape the position.
Man raining down shots from the mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guerra regains half guard.
Man is thwarting Guerra's attempts to control the position.
Man is taking a breather. Guerra says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Guerra is refusing to be controlled, as Man sits in half guard.
Guerra tries to get to full guard but Man has control of the leg.
Man is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Guerra!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man landing punches.
Guerra is wriggling around trying to escape.
Guerra tries to hold on but Man postures up.
Man is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Guerra is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Man with good strikes from the mount here!
Guerra is looking to improve his position but Man isn't that keen on the idea.
Man fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee warns Guerra that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Man putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Guerra is rocked!
Man working the ground and pound effectively.
Oh Guerra is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Man looking to secure an arm triangle but Guerra defends it well.
Guerra seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Man is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Man landing shots from mount.
Man is landing with some decent strikes but Guerra is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Guerra really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Man scoring with strikes but Guerra is staying in there.
Man looking to control but Guerra is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Man landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Guerra is bucking up trying to escape but Man cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Man scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Guerra?
Man looking to control but Guerra is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Man is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Guerra can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Day Man dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Diego Guerra's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nice jab there from Man.
Man drops Guerra with a big left hand and mounts him. Guerra is in big trouble!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guerra working to try and regain half guard.
A big strike lands for Man! That's really hurt Guerra and he's turned his back - Man keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Man jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Day Man!
An out of breath Day Man thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Bain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Star (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kurt Bain has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kurt Bain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Patrick Star!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bain moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Patrick Star has been cut.
Bain throws an overhand right that lands on Star's shoulder, as Star tries to avoid the shot.
Star misses with a series of wild punches.
Star swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bain lands with an uppercut that bounces Star off the cage and back into range.
Some wild striking there from Star.
Bain takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Star throws a head kick but Bain moves out of range.
We've been told by Bain's head coaches at Caveman Fight Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Star lands a jab to Bain's midsection.
Bain throws a lazy uppercut
and Star counters with a three punch combo that has Bain backing up. Bain nods at Star to acknowledge the strikes.
Star lands with an uppercut that bounces Bain off the cage and back into range.
Star throws a half hearted mid kick.
Star throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bain throws a looping overhand right but Star ducks down to avoid it.
Star misses with a low kick.
Bain throws a hook but Star avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Star chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bain can pounce on him.
Star takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Patrick Star seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Star throws a shot from downtown. Bain moves away and avoids it.
Star lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice uppercut lands for Star. That snapped Bain's head back.
Star misses with a combination
enabling Bain to counter with a crisp jab.
Bain misses the shot to the body.
Star has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bain scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bain lands with a good body shot.
Bain moves out of range as Star throws a body kick.
Bain avoids the body shot from Star.
Star takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bain connects with a leg kick. Star looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Star walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Star thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Star moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Kurt Bain has been cut.
Bain takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Star tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bain manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Star wants to clinch
and Bain counters with a nice uppercut.
Bain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Star lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Star throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Star looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice body kick there by Bain.
Star takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bain throws a head kick but Star moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bain.
Star looks to score with a jab to the body but Bain is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Star throws a head kick that misses
enabling Bain to counter with a crisp jab.
Star throws a nice looking combination but Bain bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Star swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Star takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A cross from Bain lands.
Bain misses with a hook. Star ducked under it nicely.
Bain scores with a punch to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Star pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bain lands a jab to the nose.
Bain dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Star checks the leg kick.
Star avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bain throws a hook to the side of Star's head but Star sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bain scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bain fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bain misses with a hook.
Bain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Star.
Star takes a swing at Bain's ribcage but misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Star scores with a four punch combination!
Bain throws a lazy uppercut
and Star counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bain is rocked!
Bain is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Good leg kick by Star there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Oh Bain is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bain is breathing heavily.
Star lands with a right and another and another! Bain is in big trouble! Star lands again and this time it's lights out for Bain! A quality knockout there for Star.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Patrick Star!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hector Pelano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Dimagiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pelano might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to I Wanna Be Somebody by WASP. On his way into the cage it seems that Hector Pelano has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Hector Pelano seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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175 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hector Pelano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jose Dimagiba!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pelano cracks Dimagiba with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pelano closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dimagiba to the mat! Dimagiba manages to get full guard.
Dimagiba wants to get back to his feet but Pelano is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dimagiba preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dimagiba pulls Pelano in close to his closed guard and prevents Pelano from doing any damage or advancing position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dimagiba trying to keep a closed guard but Pelano is proving a slippery customer.
Pelano is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dimagiba is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pelano is controlling him.
Dimagiba working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pelano.
Pelano trying to control but Dimagiba is working from the bottom.
Pelano showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Pelano throwing strikes from guard but Dimagiba blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimagiba is trying to keep Pelano in close.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jose Dimagiba hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A right-left combo lands from Pelano.
Dimagiba wants to clinch up but Pelano keeps it at a distance.
Pelano throws a combination that misses
and Dimagiba counters with a left and a right that stings Pelano.
Dimagiba takes one on the button.
Pelano misses with the combination.
Dimagiba tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pelano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pelano closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Pelano looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
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!
Pelano stalks Dimagiba and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dimagiba's face. Dimagiba staggers backwards, shaken.
Pelano lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pelano showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dimagiba.
Dimagiba has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pelano scores with a head kick. Dimagiba tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Pelano tries to land a front kick but Dimagiba steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hector Pelano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pelano shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Dimagiba is trying to control but can't.
Pelano missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pelano stops Dimagiba from getting back to his feet.
Pelano lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Pelano prevents Dimagiba from standing back up.
Pelano thows a huge punch but Dimagiba dodges it nicely.
Pelano takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Pelano misses with a head shot. Dimagiba uses the momentum to regain guard.
Pelano won't allow Dimagiba to sweep him here.
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.
Pelano wants to control from the top but Dimagiba keeps moving.
Dimagiba has momentary wrist control but Pelano slips an elbow through the middle.
Pelano landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pelano lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dimagiba keeping moving, preventing Pelano from controlling successfully.
Dimagiba wants to sweep here but Pelano controlling him for the moment.
Pelano's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Dimagiba wants to sweep but no luck.
Pelano with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dimagiba preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pelano lands a couple of digs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pelano wants to control from the top but Dimagiba keeps moving.
Dimagiba seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Dimagiba really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pelano. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dimagiba wants to control the position but Pelano says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Pelano landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dimagiba manages to get to full guard.
Pelano scoring with some ground and pound.
Pelano trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dimagiba wants to sweep but no luck.
Pelano engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pelano stopping the sweep attempt from Dimagiba.
Pelano throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Pelano dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A nice combination there by Dimagiba.
Pelano throws a sloppy head kick and Dimagiba moves out of range easily.
Pelano scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dimagiba tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pelano manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pelano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pelano throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dimagiba tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pelano manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pelano tries a head kick but it misses.
Pelano looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pelano scores with a punch to the head.
Pelano throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pelano scores with a shot to the body.
Dimagiba fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pelano, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dimagiba.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dimagiba just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pelano's brow.
Dimagiba breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pelano scores with a jab to the body.
Dimagiba gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimagiba creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pelano drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dimagiba pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pelano avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pelano misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dimagiba wants to clinch.
Dimagiba displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pelano.
Pelano looks for the body kick but Dimagiba saw that one coming.
Pelano throws a sloppy head kick
and Dimagiba counters with a body kick.
Dimagiba gets a clinch.
Dimagiba throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba throws a head punch that misses.
Pelano is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hector Pelano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dimagiba misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pelano can't break the clinch.
Dimagiba throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dimagiba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dimagiba moves to clinch but Pelano breaks away
and Pelano counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dimagiba thinking.
Pelano misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pelano throws an overhand right that lands on Dimagiba's shoulder, as Dimagiba tries to avoid the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dimagiba tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pelano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dimagiba blocks a head kick by Pelano.
Pelano throws a sloppy head kick and Dimagiba moves out of range easily.
Dimagiba leaves Pelano with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dimagiba rushes Pelano and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pelano wants to break free but Dimagiba has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pelano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dimagiba keeps control of Pelano as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dimagiba prevents Pelano from breaking the clinch.
Dimagiba misses with some punches.
Dimagiba scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dimagiba throws an elbow but misses.
Pelano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dimagiba throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pelano lands a nice hook to Dimagiba's body. Dimagiba takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dimagiba checks a leg kick.
Dimagiba tries to clinch up.
Pelano fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pelano misses with a wild combination.
Dimagiba is looking to clinch.
Dimagiba tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pelano manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pelano throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pelano swats away the attempt to clinch by Dimagiba.
Pelano circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dimagiba tries to clinch but Pelano is having none of it.
Dimagiba gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pelano breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dimagiba instigates a clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pelano dodges an elbow strike from Dimagiba.
Dimagiba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dimagiba wants to clinch.
Pelano bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dimagiba is looking to reverse the position.
Dimagiba wants to control but Pelano postures up.
Dimagiba avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Pelano.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jose Dimagiba will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Dimagiba tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pelano manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pelano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pelano lands a head kick. Dimagiba smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Pelano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dimagiba tries to clinch but Pelano is having none of it.
Pelano plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Pelano shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dimagiba as he avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dimagiba looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pelano circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pelano throws a right and a left that Dimagiba avoids nicely.
Pelano shoots in for a takedown but Dimagiba shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dimagiba looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dimagiba thumps Pelano with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dimagiba.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelano tries to bum rush Dimagiba with a series of wild strikes but Dimagiba uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dimagiba tries to clinch there but Pelano circles away.
Pelano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dimagiba tries to close the distance and clinch but Pelano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No joy there for Pelano, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hector Pelano is winning the standup battle so far.
Dimagiba jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dimagiba tries to clinch up but Pelano circles away and keeps his distance.
Dimagiba connects with a solid leg kick.
Pelano avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pelano scores with a takedown into Dimagiba's guard.
Pelano looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dimagiba looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hector Pelano overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pelano postures up and lands a big shot to Dimagiba's brow.
Dimagiba has his hands on Pelano's head, controlling the position.
Pelano wants to pass the guard but Dimagiba is keeping the position.
Dimagiba wants to get back to his feet but Pelano is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pelano has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pelano postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dimagiba is trying to keep Pelano in close.
Pelano throwing strikes but missing.
Dimagiba not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jose Dimagiba has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Dimagiba pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pelano back to the cage. Dimagiba follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Pelano looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pelano tries to land a front kick but Dimagiba steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pelano looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Dimagiba pulls Pelano in close to prevent any damage.
Pelano trying to control but Dimagiba is working from the bottom.
Dimagiba tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pelano works over Dimagiba with some ground and pound from guard.
Pelano won't allow Dimagiba to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pelano accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pelano looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Pelano content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pelano throwing strikes from guard but Dimagiba blocks nicely.
Dimagiba scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Pelano throws a head kick but Dimagiba moves out of range.
Dimagiba walks into a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pelano looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dimagiba tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pelano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dimagiba tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pelano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dimagiba wants to clinch but Pelano slips to the side
and Pelano counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hector Pelano.
I think Pelano has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hector Pelano!
A less than humble Hector Pelano misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alex Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryce ODonnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hopkins comes to the cage accompanied by Coming home -Dirty money. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alex Hopkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Bryce ODonnell!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Hopkins.
Hopkins lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
ODonnell avoids the head kick by Hopkins.
Hopkins scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
ODonnell is controlling Hopkins's trapped leg to prevent Hopkins from advancing to side control.
Hopkins is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and ODonnell defends it well.
Hopkins is looking for a kimura but ODonnell is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hopkins to get the leverage.
Hopkins is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ODonnell keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Hopkins is working for a kimura but ODonnell is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hopkins seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
ODonnell is trying to get back to full guard.
Hopkins has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can ODonnell defend it? Hopkins steps over the head and cranks it - ODonnell is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Hopkins!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alex Hopkins!
Alex Hopkins bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
The defeated Bryce ODonnell had this to say: 'My hats off to my opponent he's great fighter. Thanks to king Arthur and fallen champions. Thank you fans next time you see me I'm gonna get the win.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wes Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andre Jones has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andre Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wes Walker!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker misses with a wild body shot.
Walker takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Walker.
A telegraphed right hand from Walker misses the target.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Walker takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Walker.
Walker's coach down at Camelot's Court was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Walker's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Jones moves out of range as Walker strikes.
Jones takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Walker changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Walker misses.
Walker's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jones under the eye.
Walker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones.
Walker fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jones throws a head kick but Walker moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker blocks a head kick by Jones.
Walker swings widly with a right hand
and Jones counters by clinching up.
Jones is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Walker breaks the clinch.
Walker throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Walker.
Walker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Walker misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Jones moves away from the strike by Walker.
Jones looks for the body kick but Walker saw that one coming.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Walker has time to react.
Walker misses with a looping left.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Walker swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Walker does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Walker.
Walker is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Walker misses with a double jab
and Jones counters with a nice leg kick.
Walker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wes Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Jones has Walker up against the cage in a clinch.
Our sources have told us that Jones has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Walker blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walker is trying to break free.
Walker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Walker ducks right into an uppercut from Jones.
Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
Jones prevents Walker from breaking the clinch.
Walker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Walker throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
Jones defending well as Walker loads up on a big left hand.
Walker might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Jones throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Jones ducks right into an uppercut from Walker.
Jones looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jones is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Walker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jones counters with a body kick.
Jones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Walker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Walker works the jab nicely.
Walker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
Walker lands a nice shot to the body.
Walker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Walker.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Walker circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones lands a slapping body shot.
Walker scores with a nice right hand.
Walker swinging wildly here.
Walker throws a leg kick but Jones sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jones throws a leg kick but Walker sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jones wants to clinch up but Walker keeps it at a distance.
Walker tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Walker counters with a two punch combo.
Walker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wes Walker dominated that round.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Walker swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Jones closes the distance and pushes Walker back into the cage.
Jones prevents Walker from breaking the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walker.
Jones tries to work over Walker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Walker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Walker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
It looks like Andre Jones has been cut.
Walker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Jones.
Jones has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Jones misses with some punches.
Jones working aggressively here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jones.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walker blocking some punches.
Jones stalls.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker manages to break the clinch.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Walker moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jones cracks Walker with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jones tries to clinch but Walker is having none of it.
Walker throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
Jones throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Walker looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones avoids the body shot from Walker.
A big right from Walker misses.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Walker.
Walker throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walker. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Walker misses.
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.
Walker throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jones on the side of the head.
Jones takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Walker.
Walker throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
Sloppy strikes from Walker. Those never looked like landing.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Walker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Walker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones.
Jones moves out of range as Walker strikes.
Walker misses with a body kick.
A slow jab from Walker misses its intended target.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A clash of legs there as Walker blocks the low kick.
Walker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Walker.
Jones misses with a body kick.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Walker.
Walker throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Walker swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Walker blocks a leg kick.
Jones throws a head kick but Walker moves out of range.
Jones misses with a body kick.
Jones fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Walker checks it well.
Walker throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
Walker misses with a looping right.
Walker looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.
Jones closes the distance and pushes Walker back into the cage.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Walker.
Jones has Walker pressed against the cage, preventing Walker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Walker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jones working aggressively here.
Walker tries to break free but Jones pushes him back against the cage.
Jones working aggressively here.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Walker breaks from the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walker. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones scores with a nice head shot.
Jones throws a wild body kick that Walker sees coming a mile off.
Wes Walker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Walker connects with a right hand. Jones shakes it off.
Walker throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Wes Walker will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Andre Jones's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Walker missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Donk. Walker catches Jones right on the button with a cross.
Walker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones lands with a slapping head kick.
Nice shot by Walker.
Walker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jones counters by clinching up.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
Jones keeps control of Walker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Walker wants to break free but Jones has control.
Walker blocks the elbow strike.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Walker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Walker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick by Jones misses
and Walker counters with an outside leg kick.
Walker avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Walker fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jones jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Walker wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Walker checks a leg kick.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Walker.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Walker.
Jones paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jones takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Walker misses.
Jones tries to clinch but Walker is having none of it.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker cracks Jones with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Walker thows a body shot but no joy.
Jones needs to keep his hands up - Walker had a free shot at his head there.
Walker throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
Jones moves away from the strike by Walker.
Walker lands a two punch combo.
Walker throws a big shot that misses.
Walker misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
Jones tries to clinch there but Walker circles away.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Walker misses with a looping left.
Jones is looking to score with low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walker.
Walker lands a body shot.
Jones throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Walker misses the shot to the body.
Jones tries to move into range but Walker moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Walker throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Walker scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Walker.
Walker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones closes the distance but Walker moves to the side
and Walker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Walker throws a right hand that misses
and Jones moves into the clinch.
Andre Jones has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice elbow from Jones.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wes Walker is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with a shot to the side of Walker's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones taking a breather.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
Walker misses with the head strike.
Andre Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Walker breaks the clinch.
Jones tries to clinch up but Walker circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones moves away from the strike by Walker.
Walker misses with an uppercut
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones throws a low kick but Walker avoids it.
Walker misses with a left hand
and Jones counters with an inside leg kick.
Walker scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Walker changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Walker throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walker loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wes Walker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Walker winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wes Walker!
Our winner, Wes Walker, 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uwe Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evan Horizon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grant's entrance music is Wu Tang Clan - C.R.E.A.M.. A fine choice. Horizon has chosen Bring your whole crew as his entrance music. Evan Horizon will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Uwe Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Evan Horizon!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horizon scores with a head kick.
It looks like Uwe Grant has been cut.
Grant takes a swing at Horizon's ribcage but misses.
Horizon thumps Grant with a low kick.
Horizon throws a predictable looking body shot
and Grant counters with a nice double leg into side control. Horizon won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Horizon defending against the ground and pound.
Grant looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Horizon is avoiding damage well.
Grant cracks Horizon with a big right hand but Horizon just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Horizon is looking for a sweep.
Grant swings around for an armbar but Horizon sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Grant's guard.
Horizon tries to free his leg and advance position but Grant is retaining full guard.
Horizon sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Grant 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.
Horizon seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Evan Horizon wasn't active enough on the ground.
Horizon connects with a high kick.
Horizon throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Horizon plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Horizon.
Horizon is looking to clinch but Grant is avoiding it.
Horizon throws a head kick that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Horizon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horizon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grant was well out of range. Poor timing from Horizon.
Horizon thows a body shot but no joy.
Horizon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grant shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Horizon is trying to defend but Grant finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Horizon won't allow Grant to pass to mount.
Horizon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Grant.
Horizon is trying to control but can't.
Grant is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Horizon sees it coming and defends easily.
Grant sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Horizon defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grant is working for a submission of some sort.
Horizon is trying to maintain the position but Grant is very close to passing his half guard.
Grant thows a huge punch but Horizon dodges it nicely.
Horizon tries to get to full guard but Grant has control of the leg.
Grant throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Grant thows a huge punch but Horizon dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Horizon defending well though.
Grant wants to take a breather but Horizon is having none of it.
Horizon has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Grant is working away from the top position though.
Horizon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Grant.
Grant is working for a kimura but Horizon is defending it quite comfortably.
Horizon is trying to maintain the position but Grant is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grant is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Horizon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Uwe Grant's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Horizon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fighters circle momentarily. Horizon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Horizon wants to land a leg kick but Grant is out of range.
Horizon pivots, looking for a leg kick but Grant is out of range and Horizon settles back down.
Horizon throws a looping overhand right but Grant ducks down to avoid it.
Horizon gets a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Horizon.
Horizon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Horizon is pressed up against the cage. Grant has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Horizon down to the mat. Horizon avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Grant fails to land the takedown.
Grant has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Uwe Grant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Horizon can pounce on him.
Horizon cracks Grant with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Uwe Grant's cut is getting worse.
Horizon does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A jab from Horizon finds it's way through Grant's defenses.
Horizon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Horizon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Horizon is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Grant avoids the body shot from Horizon.
Grant ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Horizon moves away.
Horizon uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Horizon moves into range and clinches up with Grant.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grant wants a takedown.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Horizon takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horizon tries to land knees in the clinch but Grant avoids the damage to the body.
Horizon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Horizon has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Horizon misses with a straight right.
Horizon motions for Grant to come forward. Horizon throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Grant tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Horizon swivels and escapes.
Grant misses with a hook. Horizon ducked under it nicely.
Grant moves out of range of the body kick.
Horizon lands with a nice body kick.
Horizon lands with a right hand.
Horizon misses with the combination.
Horizon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant is trying hard to land a takedown here. Horizon sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Horizon tries to close the distance and clinch but Grant swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Horizon tries to score with a low kick but Grant moves his leg out of the way.
A combination from Horizon does no damage.
Horizon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Horizon is looking to chop away at Grant's legs.
Horizon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Evan Horizon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Grant feints and as Horizon raises his hands in defense, Grant changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Grant in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Horizon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Horizon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grant wants to control from the top but Horizon keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant drops back, looking for a kneebar! Horizon looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Horizon looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Horizon!
Horizon controlling the position.
Grant can't do much from the bottom here.
Grant is not content to let Horizon control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grant can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Horizon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Uwe Grant's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Horizon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grant moves away.
Grant gets a takedown into half guard.
Uwe Grant overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Horizon wants to improve his position but Grant is controlling well.
Grant has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Grant with the ground and pound but Horizon uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Grant throwing strikes from guard but Horizon blocks nicely.
Grant throws a big elbow that misses.
Horizon looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horizon wants to sweep here but Grant controlling him for the moment.
Grant throws a big right hand that misses.
Grant missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Grant might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Grant postures up in Horizon's guard and throws a big left but Horizon blocks it.
Horizon keeping moving, preventing Grant from controlling successfully.
Horizon wants to sweep here but Grant controlling him for the moment.
Grant with a flurry of punches that miss.
Horizon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Grant.
Horizon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horizon has his hands on Grant's head, controlling the position.
Grant throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Horizon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Grant trying to control but Horizon is working from the bottom.
Grant throws an elbow that misses. Horizon uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Grant's guard. Nice move by Horizon!
Grant tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Horizon sitting in guard here, content to control.
Grant throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant working a defensive guard here.
Evan Horizon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Grant is pulling down on Horizon's head to control his posture.
Horizon wants to control from the top but Grant keeps moving.
Grant looking to control.
Uwe Grant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Horizon misses with a low kick.
Horizon misses with an uppercut. Grant saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horizon scores with a decent looking hook.
Grant takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
An inside leg kick from Horizon misses.
Horizon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grant moves out of range of the body kick.
Grant avoids the body shot from Horizon.
Horizon just misses with a punch to the body.
Grant shoots in for a takedown but Horizon shows good takedown defense.
Grant closes the distance and clinches up with Horizon, looking for a takedown. Grant pushes Horizon against the cage but Horizon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Horizon throws a head kick that misses.
Grant blocks a head kick by Horizon.
Horizon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Uwe Grant.
I think Horizon 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evan Horizon!
Evan Horizon spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike McGuire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill H Ahellno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGuire's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Lynyrd Skynyrd - Simple Man. Ahellno has chosen Domination as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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174 lbs
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186 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike McGuire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bill H Ahellno!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahellno tries to bum rush McGuire with a series of wild strikes but McGuire uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McGuire takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McGuire jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ahellno has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
McGuire feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ahellno's calf.
McGuire moves in looking to clinch but Ahellno pushes him off.
McGuire throws a body punch but Ahellno moves out of range.
Ahellno buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mike McGuire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good standup being displayed there by McGuire as he connects with a hook.
Ahellno misses with a wild body shot.
A jab lands there for Ahellno.
Ahellno throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McGuire throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ahellno stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McGuire lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ahellno takes a step back to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGuire goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A swing and a miss from McGuire.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire checks a leg kick nicely.
McGuire drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
McGuire landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
McGuire throws an elbow but Ahellno slips to the side and avoids it well.
Ahellno taking punishment in the form of punches.
Ahellno is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
McGuire working away.
McGuire is putting a hurting on Ahellno here, landing some big shots from side control.
Ahellno takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
McGuire lands a nice forearm strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ahellno gets back to half guard.
Ahellno is looking to escape.
McGuire has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Ahellno has hold of McGuire's hands but McGuire slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ahellno is in trouble now - McGuire has advanced to mount!
Ahellno tries to hold on but McGuire pushes him away.
McGuire lands a big shot there that rocks Ahellno but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
McGuire looking to control but Ahellno is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
McGuire with shots to the head and body - Ahellno looks very uncomfortable down there.
McGuire scoring with strikes but Ahellno is staying in there.
Ahellno is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire with good strikes from the mount here!
Ahellno is still in real trouble! Can McGuire finish him?
McGuire is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ahellno can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Oooooh, big shot lands for McGuire! Ahellno is hurt baaadly! McGuire is firing away with more strikes - Ahellno is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike McGuire!
Mike McGuire seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Icarus Ritter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ritter comes to the cage accompanied by Postmortem - Slayer. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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288 lbs
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Icarus Ritter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Lee Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ritter cracks a nice hook into Jackson's ribs.
Ritter takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jackson looks for a takedown but Ritter sprawls well.
Jackson lands with a hook. Ritter tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ritter has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Jackson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ritter manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Jackson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Ritter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ritter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jackson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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!
Ritter is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We're going to have a standup here because Icarus Ritter wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ritter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ritter was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ritter.
A jab lands there for Jackson.
Ritter throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ritter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackson lands with a good body shot.
Jackson lands an overhand right.
A punch lands to the side of Jackson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Lee Jackson has been cut.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ritter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ritter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson shoots in but no luck this time.
Ritter really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ritter scores with a shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ritter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A lazy left from Ritter finds it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ritter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jackson is defended easily by Ritter.
Icarus Ritter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Jackson.
Ritter wants to slow Jackson down by chopping away at his legs.
Jackson gets a takedown into half guard.
Ritter wants to control but Jackson is keeping busy.
Jackson prevents Ritter from improving his position.
Jackson seems to be working for a kimura but Ritter defends the submission attempt.
Jackson content to control rather than advance.
Jackson is looking to take a break and control but Ritter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ritter keeping hold of Jackson's head, controlling as best he can.
Jackson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ritter manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ritter holds on and takes a little breather.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Ritter keeps moving.
Ritter will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ritter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jackson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ritter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jackson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jackson keeps trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jackson dives in and scores a takedown into Ritter's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ritter working a defensive guard here.
Jackson wants to pass the guard but Ritter is keeping the position.
Ritter managing to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lee Jackson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lee Jackson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jackson shoots for a double leg takedown but Ritter sprawls well. He's pushed Jackson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jackson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ritter.
Ritter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ritter but Ritter pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ritter lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice shot lands for Jackson.
Jackson throws a looping overhand right but Ritter ducks down to avoid it.
Icarus Ritter is winning the standup battle so far.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ritter was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Jackson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ritter at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ritter slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jackson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Ritter on his heels. He'll look to pass Ritter's guard now, I'm sure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ritter working a defensive guard here.
Ritter keeping full guard, as Jackson tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritter is pulling down on Jackson's head. It's preventing any offense from Jackson, at least for the moment.
Ritter keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ritter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jackson misses with a hook. Ritter ducked under it nicely.
Ritter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Ritter.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
Jackson moves away from the strike by Ritter.
Lee Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ritter just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jackson tries to move into full mount but can't pass Ritter's legs.
Jackson lands a nice forearm strike.
Jackson wants to control but Ritter is keeping him busy.
Ritter wants to control but Jackson postures up.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jackson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Jackson trying to control the action but Ritter is working from the bottom.
Lee Jackson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ritter struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ritter is looking for a sweep.
Jackson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ritter keeps working.
Ritter is trying to improve his position.
Jackson has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Ritter!
Jackson looking for a guillotine from mount but Ritter is having none of it.
Ritter tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ritter is looking to escape.
Ritter working to try and regain half guard.
Ritter wants to hold on but Jackson pushes him away.
Jackson tries to control but Ritter wriggling away.
Ritter tries to hold on but Jackson postures up.
Ritter is looking to get to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson punishing his opponent with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ritter wants to hold on but Jackson pushes him away.
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 Icarus Ritter will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lee Jackson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ritter lands a leg kick that knocks Jackson off balance momentarily.
Jackson dives in and scores a takedown into Ritter's guard.
Ritter looking to control.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Ritter keeps moving.
Jackson wants to pass the guard but Ritter is keeping the position.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Ritter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jackson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jackson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ritter takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ritter gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jackson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ritter's guard.
Ritter is looking to control Jackson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ritter avoid being mounted?
Jackson is keen to just control but Ritter is a slippery customer.
Jackson is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Ritter to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Ritter is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Ritter controls Jackson momentarily but Jackson frees himself.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Icarus Ritter just wasn't active enough.
Ritter misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a jab to Ritter's midsection.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ritter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Ritter misses with a body shot.
Ritter has Jackson up against the cage in a clinch.
Ritter lands with a short shot to the head.
That has opened up Lee Jackson's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson is working for takedown but Ritter is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jackson blocking some punches.
Jackson blocks a body shot from Ritter.
Ritter controlling the action here for a moment.
Jackson looking to slow down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Icarus Ritter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Jackson.
Jackson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ritter pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ritter is pressed up against the cage. Jackson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ritter down to the mat. Ritter avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ritter scores with a jab to the body.
Ritter finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ritter is looking to wear down Jackson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ritter lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ritter lands with a good body shot.
Ritter lands a leg kick that knocks Jackson off balance momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ritter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Ritter throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jackson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ritter connects with a looping right hand.
Ritter throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ritter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Ritter.
Jackson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ritter looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
Ritter lands a big head kick that sends Jackson tumbling to the mat! Ritter takes a step backwards and waves Jackson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The cut above Lee Jackson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ritter is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jackson shoots in for a double leg but Ritter sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ritter.
Ritter jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jackson is rocked!
Lee Jackson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Jackson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jackson is still on wobbly legs! Can Ritter finish him?
Ritter cracks Jackson with a left hook right on the temple and Jackson goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Ritter lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Jackson is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Icarus Ritter!
As Icarus Ritter got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Fixing some bad habits, reinventing myself as a fighter, and showing the world that with the proper guidance I can be a force. All on my list for 2014. '.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tommy DeVito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michak Ropuia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ropuia has chosen Here comes the pain - Slayer as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tommy DeVito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michak Ropuia!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ropuia walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
DeVito fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ropuia on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by DeVito. DeVito obviously looking to wear him down.
DeVito fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ropuia has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by DeVito.
Michak Ropuia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
DeVito scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ropuia lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and DeVito has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from DeVito and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ropuia doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ropuia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ropuia fails with the takedown
and DeVito counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
DeVito fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ropuia has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from DeVito finds it's way round the side to connect with Ropuia's head.
DeVito scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
DeVito lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ropuia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and DeVito counters with a low kick, right behind Ropuia 's knee.
Tommy DeVito has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michak Ropuia.
DeVito goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeVito lands a big head kick that sends Ropuia tumbling to the mat! DeVito takes a step backwards and waves Ropuia back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Ropuia is rocked!
DeVito walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Ropuia drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! DeVito swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Ropuia's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy DeVito!
Tommy DeVito thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Freedom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tarik Gibson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freedom comes to the cage accompanied by Johnny Freedom. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Freedom!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tarik Gibson!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gibson lunges at Freedom with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Freedom's hand.
Freedom misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gibson lands a head shot.
Freedom misses with a straight right.
Freedom slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gibson throws a leg kick but Freedom sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gibson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick misses from Freedom.
Freedom scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Freedom takes a swing at Gibson's ribcage but misses.
A shot to the body from Gibson misses
and Freedom counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gibson can't find room to land a body shot as Freedom controls the action.
Gibson avoids the elbow strike from Freedom, against the cage.
Gibson taking a breather.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Freedom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Freedom.
It looks like Tarik Gibson has been cut.
Freedom lands with a right to the head.
Gibson prevents a body shot from Freedom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freedom breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gibson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Freedom.
A looping hook to the body misses from Freedom. Gibson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gibson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Freedom tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Freedom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Freedom cracks Gibson with an open hand slap.
Good leg kick by Gibson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gibson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gibson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gibson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A low kick from Gibson misses
and Freedom counters with a nice body kick.
Gibson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Freedom counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Freedom stalling the fight.
Gibson managing to block the knees to the body from Freedom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Gibson as the two fighters clinch.
Gibson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gibson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gibson stalling in the clinch but Freedom improves position.
Freedom breaks the clinch.
Freedom dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Freedom thumps Gibson with a low kick.
Freedom misses with a low kick as Gibson jumps back.
Gibson tries to land a leg kick but Freedom saw it coming and moves away.
Gibson misses with a kick to the body.
Freedom throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gibson throws a sloppy head kick and Freedom moves out of range easily.
Nice shot by Gibson.
Gibson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gibson misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freedom bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Freedom, right into the meat.
Gibson lands with a nice body punch.
A cross from Gibson lands.
Gibson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Freedom lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Some bone on bone action there as Freedom checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gibson with a hook.
Gibson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gibson throws a right hand that misses
and Freedom counters with a thumping low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Freedom lands a nice looking body shot.
Gibson moves out of range of the body kick.
Gibson tried to score with a low kick but Freedom checks it.
Freedom lands a leg kick that knocks Gibson off balance momentarily.
Gibson avoids the head kick by Freedom.
Gibson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freedom blocks a low kick nicely.
Gibson lands with a hook. Freedom tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gibson tries to land a front kick but Freedom steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gibson checks a leg kick.
Freedom checks a leg kick.
Gibson blocks a leg kick.
Freedom lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gibson connects with an inside leg kick.
Gibson throws a head kick that misses
and Freedom counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Freedom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Freedom with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gibson throws a front kick aimed at Freedom's knee but Freedom avoids it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Freedom throws a sloppy head kick and Gibson moves out of range easily.
Freedom tests Gibson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Freedom gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Freedom dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tarik Gibson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gibson slips a straight right by Freedom.
Gibson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Freedom throws a front kick aimed at Gibson's knee but Gibson avoids it well.
Freedom throws a solid leg kick but Gibson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Freedom.
Gibson connects with a solid leg kick.
Gibson throws a chopping leg kick but Freedom manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Freedom takes one to the chin there.
Freedom throws a hook but Gibson avoids it easily.
Freedom is looking to land body kicks.
Freedom missing with a left hand there. Gibson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gibson thows a body shot but no joy.
Gibson checks a low kick from Freedom.
Freedom tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gibson is able to avoid easily.
Freedom moves out of range as Gibson throws a body kick.
Gibson avoids the head kick by Freedom.
Gibson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Freedom slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freedom scores with the left hand. Gibson knows he should have avoided that one.
A cross from Gibson lands.
A clash of legs there as Freedom blocks the low kick.
Gibson throws a low kick but Freedom moves out of range easily.
A clash of legs there as Gibson blocks the low kick.
Gibson looks to throw the jab but Freedom is out of range.
Gibson misses with a head kick.
Freedom thuds his shin into the meat of Gibson's side.
Gibson throws out a loose jab but Freedom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gibson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Freedom wants to clinch up but Gibson keeps it at a distance.
Gibson slips a jab from Freedom.
Gibson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gibson scores with a punch to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gibson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gibson.
Freedom lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gibson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Freedom in his tracks.
Freedom throws a hook to the side of Gibson's head but Gibson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gibson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gibson.
Freedom looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Freedom blocks a head kick by Gibson.
Freedom takes a jab right on the kisser.
Freedom blocks a jab.
Freedom misses with a wild combination.
Freedom throws a hook to the side of Gibson's head but Gibson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Freedom throws a quick inside leg kick.
Freedom staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freedom digs a good body shot into Gibson's ribs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Freedom. That's going to slow Gibson down.
Freedom throws a wild body kick that Gibson sees coming a mile off.
Freedom feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gibson's calf.
Gibson catches Freedom with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Good leg kick by Freedom there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gibson misses with a low kick.
Freedom connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gibson throws a head kick but Freedom moves out of range.
Freedom tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gibson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gibson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A bone on bone clash there as Freedom blocks the leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Freedom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A bone on bone clash there as Freedom blocks the leg kick.
Freedom defending well as Gibson loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freedom tries to clinch there but Gibson circles away.
Gibson misses with a body shot.
Gibson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gibson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gibson checks a leg kick.
Freedom throws the kick towards the body but Gibson avoids it.
Gibson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Freedom's calf.
Freedom uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gibson.
Gibson slips a jab and a cross from Freedom.
A clash of legs there as Freedom blocks the low kick.
Freedom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Freedom misses with the combination.
Freedom drives through and clinches with Gibson against the cage.
Gibson looking to slow down the pace here.
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 Johnny Freedom will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tarik Gibson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Freedom digs a good body shot into Gibson's ribs.
Freedom fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gibson.
Freedom blocks a head kick by Gibson.
Gibson avoids the body shot from Freedom.
Gibson throws a low kick but Freedom moves out of range easily.
Freedom connects with a leg kick. Gibson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Freedom looks to land a combination. Gibson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A good leg kick by Freedom.
Freedom goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Freedom scores with a leg kick.
Gibson checks a leg kick.
Freedom throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gibson throws an overhand right that lands on Freedom's shoulder, as Freedom tries to avoid the shot.
Freedom scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freedom misses with a leg kick.
Gibson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Freedom moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Freedom looks to score with a jab to the body but Gibson is just out of range.
Gibson missing with a left hand there. Freedom was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gibson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Freedom.
Gibson looks for the body kick but Freedom saw that one coming.
Gibson throws a low kick but Freedom avoids it.
Freedom cracks a nice hook into Gibson's ribs.
Freedom throws a leg kick but Gibson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gibson throws a head kick that misses.
Gibson throws a sloppy head kick and Freedom moves out of range easily.
Gibson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gibson defending well as Freedom loads up on a big left hand.
Freedom is looking to land body kicks.
Gibson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Freedom checks it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Freedom scores with a nice body kick.
Freedom moves out of range of the body kick.
Gibson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gibson tries to clinch up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Freedom connects with an inside leg kick.
Freedom throws a leg kick but Gibson checks it.
Freedom lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gibson's sensitive parts.
Freedom is looking to slow Gibson down with leg kicks.
Freedom tries a head kick but it misses.
Gibson looks to land a right hand but Freedom moved out of range.
Gibson connects with a solid leg kick.
Freedom throws a body kick that misses.
Gibson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Freedom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freedom tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gibson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Freedom explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Gibson misses with a hook
and Freedom moves into the clinch.
Freedom using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Freedom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gibson misses with a wild body shot.
Freedom lands a leg kick that knocks Gibson off balance momentarily.
Gibson misses with a low kick.
Gibson scores with a decent looking hook.
Gibson lands a head kick. Freedom smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Freedom lands a jab to the head.
Freedom misses with a low kick.
Johnny Freedom is winning the standup battle so far.
Gibson drops his hands momentarily and Freedom takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Freedom slips under a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Freedom throws a chopping leg kick but Gibson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibson avoids the body shot from Freedom.
Freedom throws a sloppy head kick and Gibson moves out of range easily.
Freedom bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gibson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Freedom plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Freedom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gibson was well out of range. Poor timing from Freedom.
Freedom sizes up Gibson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Freedom with a nice cross.
Gibson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Freedom.
Gibson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Freedom.
Gibson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Freedom lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Freedom tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Freedom feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gibson's calf.
Freedom moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Freedom clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Tarik Gibson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Freedom takes one on the button.
Freedom keeps Gibson at a distance using the push kick.
Gibson slips under a jab.
Gibson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gibson throws out a leg kick but Freedom moves out of range and Gibson only half commits.
Freedom is looking to clinch but Gibson is avoiding it.
Nice uppercut lands for Freedom. That snapped Gibson's head back.
Gibson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gibson throws out a loose jab but Freedom uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Gibson.
Gibson throws out a leg kick but Freedom moves out of range and Gibson only half commits.
Gibson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Freedom to score with a decent uppercut.
Gibson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Freedom gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Freedom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Gibson blocks the leg kick.
Freedom clinches with his opponent.
Freedom tries to land knees in the clinch but Gibson avoids the damage to the body.
Gibson lands a left hand.
A short right from Gibson.
Gibson lands a shoulder strike.
Freedom escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Freedom lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gibson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice defenses there by Freedom.
Freedom swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Freedom connects with a solid leg kick.
Freedom throws a wild body kick that Gibson sees coming a mile off.
Gibson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gibson throws a jab but it's blocked by Freedom.
Freedom waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gibson.
Freedom looks to score with a jab to the body but Gibson is just out of range.
Gibson tries a low kick but Freedom avoids it.
Freedom tries to clinch up but Gibson circles away and keeps his distance.
A low kick from Gibson misses
and Freedom counters by moving into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gibson looking to slow down the pace here.
A short body shot lands from Gibson as the two fighters clinch.
Freedom scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Freedom tries to land knees in the clinch but Gibson avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freedom looking to throw knees to the head but Gibson is blocking nicely.
Freedom is trying to push Gibson away but Gibson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Freedom gets through Gibson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Freedom tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gibson avoids it.
Freedom unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gibson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Freedom misses with a body punch.
Freedom tries a body shot but Gibson blocks it.
Gibson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Freedom or not.
Freedom blocks a body shot from Gibson.
Gibson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Freedom misses with a knee to the head.
Gibson is looking to control Freedom's arms but Freedom gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gibson has his back to the cage.
Freedom is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freedom pushes Gibson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gibson scores with a shot to the side of Freedom's head.
Gibson lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gibson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gibson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnny Freedom has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gibson misses with some punches.
Gibson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Freedom misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gibson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Freedom has had enough of the clinch but Gibson keeps him there for the moment.
Freedom lands an elbow inside.
Freedom throws an elbow but it misses.
Gibson blocks an elbow strike from Freedom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Johnny Freedom will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tarik Gibson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Freedom blocks a low kick nicely.
Gibson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Freedom checks it well.
Freedom lands a nice looking body kick.
Gibson dodges the punch combination from Freedom.
Freedom scores with a shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Gibson.
Freedom fails with an attempt to clinch.
Freedom will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Freedom misses with a wild body shot.
Freedom avoids the head kick by Gibson.
Freedom takes one to the side of the head.
Gibson misses with a kick to the body.
A head kick from Freedom lands but Gibson takes it in his stride.
Freedom fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gibson on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson throws a head kick that misses.
A clash of legs there as Gibson blocks the low kick.
Freedom feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gibson's calf.
Freedom stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gibson.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Freedom. Gibson shrugs it off though.
Freedom shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Freedom throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Freedom bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Gibson ducks under a wild hook from Freedom.
Freedom jabs Gibson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Freedom throws a leg kick but Gibson checks it.
Gibson throws a head kick but Freedom moves out of range.
Freedom cracks the inside of Gibson's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibson lands a nice shot to the body.
Gibson checks the leg kick.
Gibson misses with a low kick as Freedom jumps back.
Freedom uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gibson.
The fighters circling - Gibson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gibson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gibson throws a quick inside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gibson misses with an uppercut.
Gibson fails in his attempt to clinch.
A low kick from Gibson is predictable there
and Freedom counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big left from Gibson misses.
Freedom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gibson manages to avoid it.
Gibson checks a leg kick.
Nice body punch from Freedom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Freedom ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gibson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Freedom holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gibson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Freedom manages to break the clinch.
Freedom throws a leg kick that misses.
Gibson tries to work over Freedom's front leg with a kick but Freedom checks it.
Freedom tries a low kick but Gibson avoids it.
Gibson throws a leg kick which misses Freedom's front leg but catches the back leg as Freedom tries to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gibson, right into the meat.
Gibson connects with a leg kick. Freedom looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Freedom throws a wild body kick that Gibson sees coming a mile off.
Tarik Gibson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gibson throws a front kick aimed at Freedom's knee but Freedom avoids it well.
Johnny Freedom is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibson throws a lazy head kick
and Freedom counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gibson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Freedom scores with a leg kick.
Gibson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gibson throws a jab when Freedom was well out of range.
Gibson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gibson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Freedom.
Freedom keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gibson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Freedom slips a jab from Gibson.
Freedom moves out of range of the body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Freedom tries to clinch there but Gibson circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Freedom. That's going to slow Gibson down.
Freedom moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Johnny Freedom.
Well Freedom has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 50:45
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 50:45
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Freedom!
Johnny Freedom retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath and clearly excited Johnny Freedom thanked Conviction for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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