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H 153 : Ferreira Vs Slinga PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mark Worsely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Tiernan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tiernan has chosen DESERT STORM by Tartanic as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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167 lbs
27 - 19 - 1 |
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40
168 lbs
28 - 13 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Mark Worsely!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick Tiernan!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiernan lands with a shot to the body.
Worsely motions for Tiernan to come forward. Worsely throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tiernan tries to clinch up.
Tiernan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Worsely moves away.
Tiernan is looking to slow Worsely down with leg kicks.
Patrick Tiernan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiernan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Worsely fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tiernan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Worsely has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tiernan.
Worsely lands a lovely overhand right.
Worsely throws a solid leg kick but Tiernan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Worsely.
Nice shot by Tiernan.
Tiernan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Worsely counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Tiernan!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Worsely is working Tiernan over with some ground and pound from side control.
Tiernan taking a bit of punishment here - Worsely scoring with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiernan managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Worsely.
Worsely wants to control but Tiernan is keeping him busy.
Tiernan felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Worsely lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Worsely trying to control the position but Tiernan is working away.
Worsely works to advance to full mount. Tiernan defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Worsely controlling his opponent.
Worsely throws a strike there. Tiernan manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan pushes Worsely off looking to stand but Worsely dives back in and keeps control.
Tiernan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Worsely.
Worsely is keen to just control but Tiernan is a slippery customer.
Tiernan is trying to stand.
Tiernan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Tiernan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan keeping moving, preventing Worsely from controlling successfully.
Worsely passes into half guard.
Worsely wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tiernan keeps working.
Worsely is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Worsely wants to control but Tiernan is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worsely is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Worsely is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Worsely missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Worsely is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Tiernan to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Worsely dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Worsely misses with a head kick.
Worsely throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tiernan.
That kick from Tiernan tenderised Worsely's leg. Worsely is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tiernan doesn't manage to clinch there - Worsely circles away.
Tiernan gets tackled into the cage by Worsely. Worsely maintains the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Worsely creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Worsely avoiding damage.
Tiernan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Worsely tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tiernan's elbow.
Tiernan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Worsely backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Worsely.
Tiernan struggles to land a body shot inside as Worsely controls his hands.
Worsely prevents a body shot from Tiernan.
Tiernan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tiernan avoids a wild elbow strike from Worsely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tiernan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Worsely swings wildly with an uppercut but Tiernan uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tiernan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tiernan throws a head punch that misses.
Worsely throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tiernans head.
Tiernan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Worsely.
Tiernan has a couple of punches blocked by Worsely.
Worsely blocks a body shot from Tiernan.
Worsely looking for a takedown.
A left hand lands to the body for Worsely.
Worsely tries to score a body lock takedown but Tiernan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Worsely misses with some punches.
Tiernan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tiernan is working Worsely over against the cage.
Tiernan has a couple of punches blocked by Worsely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Worsely presses Tiernan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worsely drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tiernan pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Worsely. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Worsely clinches up against the cage.
Worsely misses with an elbow over the top.
Worsely blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tiernan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Worsely struggles to land a body shot inside as Tiernan controls his hands.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Worsely.
Tiernan tries a body shot but Worsely blocks it.
Tiernan gets through Worsely's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tiernan lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Tiernan.
Worsely lands a hook that snaps the head of Tiernan backwards.
Worsely tries a body shot but Tiernan blocks it.
Worsely tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tiernan's elbow.
Tiernan working aggressively here.
Tiernan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Worsely.
Tiernan misses with a punch to the body.
Tiernan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Worsely blocking some punches.
Worsely slows down the pace here.
Tiernan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Worsely's elbow.
Tiernan can't find room to land a body shot as Worsely controls the action.
Worsely lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tiernan or not.
Worsely's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tiernan lands a shot to the body.
Tiernan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tiernan tries a body shot but Worsely blocks it.
Worsely misses with a hook to the ribs.
Worsely blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Worsely misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Tiernan - that landed with a thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worsely blocks an uppercut.
Worsely gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Tiernan regains guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tiernan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Worsely trying to control but Tiernan is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Tiernan is looking to stand up but Worsely isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Patrick Tiernan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Worsely fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tiernan is out of range.
Tiernan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Worsely throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Worsely is looking to clinch but Tiernan is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tiernan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tiernan slips a straight right by Worsely.
Tiernan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Worsely checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tiernan is looking to clinch but Worsely is avoiding it.
Patrick Tiernan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tiernan is looking to slow Worsely down with leg kicks.
Worsely misses with a straight left.
A head kick misses from Tiernan.
Worsely walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tiernan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiernan closes the distance and pushes Worsely back into the cage.
Tiernan lands a shot to the body.
Tiernan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Worsely lands a right hand.
Tiernan misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Worsely.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Worsely struggles to land a body shot inside as Tiernan controls his hands.
Worsely works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Worsely misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tiernan misses with the head strike.
Tiernan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tiernan misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Worsely on the inside.
Worsely is looking to control Tiernan's arms but Tiernan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Worsely has his back to the cage.
Tiernan prevents a takedown attempt there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Worsely trying to stall but Tiernan improves his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan prevents a body shot from Worsely.
Worsely lands an uppercut.
Tiernan blocks an uppercut.
Worsely trying to stall but Tiernan improves his position.
Worsely misses with a punch on the inside.
Worsely softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Worsely fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tiernan throws a head punch that misses.
Patrick Tiernan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Worsely blocks a body shot from Tiernan.
Worsely looking to stall.
Tiernan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Worsely backwards.
Tiernan tries a body shot but Worsely blocks it.
Tiernan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tiernan misses with a punch on the inside.
Tiernan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Worsely or not.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tiernan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Worsely is trying to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worsely blocks a body shot from Tiernan.
Tiernan lands with a short shot to the head.
Worsely prevents a body shot from Tiernan.
Tiernan tries to work over Worsely's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tiernan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tiernan lands with a left to the head.
Tiernan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Worsely blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Worsely blocks a body shot from Tiernan.
Worsely gets through Tiernan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tiernan.
Worsely tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tiernan wants to break free but Worsely has control.
Worsely breaks from the clinch.
Worsely dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tiernan lands with a nice body punch.
Patrick Tiernan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tiernan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Worsely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worsely blocks a head kick by Tiernan.
Tiernan throws out a loose jab but Worsely uses good head movement to avoid it.
Patrick Tiernan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A left and a right from Worsely both land. Nice combination.
Tiernan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tiernan throws a shot from downtown. Worsely moves away and avoids it.
Tiernan throws a nice looking combination but Worsely bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Worsely takes a swing at Tiernan's ribcage but misses.
Worsely rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tiernan counters with a leg kick.
Worsely goes for a double leg but Tiernan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Tiernan continues to drive forward.
Worsely misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Worsely blocks a body shot from Tiernan.
Tiernan lands a nice shot to the body.
Tiernan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tiernan wants to get back to striking at distance but Worsely won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Tiernan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tiernan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Tiernan!
During a confident post fight interview, Patrick Tiernan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nadi Tsunami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Gallo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
160 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
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160 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nadi Tsunami!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joe Gallo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsunami moves in looking to clinch but Gallo pushes him off.
Tsunami is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gallo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A jab lands there for Gallo.
Tsunami has been working on his boxing with his coaches at MMA Warrior (1000$ / 15 Elite Coaches) in the buildup to the fight.
Gallo punishes Tsunami's body with a nice straight punch.
Gallo has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Tsunami is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Gallo punishes Tsunami's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice sprawl there from Gallo as Tsunami shoots in.
Gallo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gallo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gallo throws a right hand that Tsunami ducks under and follows up with a left that Tsunami also avoids with ease.
Gallo throws out a loose jab but Tsunami uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gallo catches Tsunami with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gallo throws a sloppy body shot
and Tsunami counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Gallo has a closed guard, preventing Tsunami from standing up.
Tsunami wants to control from the top but Gallo keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsunami engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Gallo has Tsunami pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Nadi Tsunami.
Gallo scores with a one two! Tsunami had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Tsunami ducks right into an uppercut from Gallo.
Tsunami tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gallo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Joe Gallo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tsunami throws a leg kick that misses.
Tsunami fails to land the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsunami is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tsunami shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gallo is trying to defend but Tsunami finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gallo has his hands clasped together around Tsunami's back. He's all about the action.
Tsunami is pressing down on Gallo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gallo is holding on for now.
Tsunami trying to advance position but Gallo counters by regaining guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsunami is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gallo looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Tsunami slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Nadi Tsunami wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Gallo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tsunami doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gallo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tsunami tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gallo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tsunami rather than just go for the knockout.
Gallo misses with an uppercut.
Gallo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gallo sizes up Tsunami with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gallo missing with a left hand there. Tsunami was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tsunami clinches up with Gallo and pushes him back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tsunami blocks a body shot from Gallo.
Tsunami is trying to push Gallo away but Gallo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tsunami has Gallo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gallo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nadi Tsunami. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tsunami slowing the pace effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joe Gallo will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Gallo just misses with a punch to the body.
Tsunami is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gallo looks to land a combination but Tsunami avoids it well.
Tsunami tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gallo swivels and escapes.
Nice straight punches there by Gallo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gallo.
Gallo throws a combination that misses
and Tsunami counters by clinching up.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gallo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gallo taking a breather.
A right hook to the body lands for Gallo.
Gallo is pushing Tsunami up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The crowd are getting on Gallo's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Gallo throws a punch but it's blocked by Tsunami.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallo has Tsunami pressed against the cage, preventing Tsunami from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gallo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tsunami's elbow.
Gallo controlling the action here for a moment.
Tsunami tries to break free but Gallo pushes him back against the cage.
Tsunami tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gallo smiles and moves away.
Gallo throws a looping overhand right but Tsunami ducks down to avoid it.
Gallo misses with a wild body shot.
Gallo lands with a nice combination. Tsunami backs away looking to recover.
Tsunami just misses with a punch to the body.
Gallo wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsunami closes the distance and pushes Gallo back into the cage.
Gallo trying to stall but Tsunami improves his position.
Gallo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tsunami backwards.
Tsunami pulls guard successfully.
Tsunami wants to stand and escape but Gallo is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gallo controls from within his opponent's guard.
Tsunami working a defensive guard here.
Tsunami escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gallo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsunami seems keen to control Gallo's posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Nadi Tsunami.
Gallo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tsunami.
Gallo scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallo closes the distance and clinches.
Tsunami fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nadi Tsunami. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tsunami drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gallo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gallo lands a jab to Tsunami's midsection.
A combination from Gallo does no damage.
Gallo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tsunami counters with a three punch combo that has Gallo backing up. Gallo nods at Tsunami to acknowledge the strikes.
Tsunami tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gallo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Joe Gallo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gallo swats away the attempt to clinch by Tsunami.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gallo misses with a body shot.
Tsunami tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gallo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tsunami shoots in for a double leg but Gallo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Gallo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Tsunami takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gallo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tsunami tries to circle away but Gallo has him pinned against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gallo.
Gallo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tsunami is keeping busy.
Gallo can't find room to land a body shot as Tsunami controls the action.
Gallo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gallo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tsunami backwards.
Gallo pushes Tsunami back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gallo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tsunami taking a breather.
Nice body punch from Gallo - that landed with a thud.
Tsunami fails to pull guard.
Gallo prevents the takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gallo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tsunami is trying to pull guard but Gallo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nadi Tsunami. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsunami is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tsunami is looking to break free of the clinch but Gallo has double underhooks.
Joe Gallo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tsunami pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gallo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tsunami is rocked!
Gallo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oh Tsunami is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tsunami takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gallo lands a jab to Tsunami's midsection.
Tsunami seems to have got his legs back now.
Gallo misses with a wild body shot.
Some wild striking there from Gallo.
Gallo throws a body punch but Tsunami moves out of range.
Tsunami shoots in looking for a takedown but Gallo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tsunami's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallo thows a body shot but no joy.
Tsunami tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gallo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tsunami uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gallo.
Nadi Tsunami is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gallo misses with a jab to the body
and Tsunami counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gallo lands a left and a right that send Tsunami crashing to the mat, dazed. Gallo thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
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!
Gallo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tsunami moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gallo doesn't manage to clinch there - Tsunami circles away.
Tsunami clinches up with Gallo and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Gallo fails to land.
Gallo is pushing Tsunami up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tsunami tries to pull guard but Gallo won't allow it.
Gallo tries to stall but Tsunami uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gallo tries a body shot but Tsunami blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsunami blocks a body shot from Gallo.
Tsunami being controlled against the cage.
Gallo presses Tsunami against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tsunami blocks an uppercut.
Tsunami tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gallo smiles and moves away.
Tsunami misses with a head kick.
Gallo misses with a hook to the body
and Tsunami counters by clinching up.
Gallo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Gallo taking a breather.
Gallo pushes Tsunami back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallo taking a breather.
Tsunami pulls guard.
Tsunami is looking to sweep but instead, Gallo has passed into half guard.
Gallo perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Nadi Tsunami has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joe Gallo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Gallo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gallo 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Gallo!
Joe Gallo 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Romano Schoots (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Boyka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boyka has chosen http://youtu.be/qeFocnqhnQM as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Yuri Boyka acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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155 lbs
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37
154 lbs
31 - 14 - 2 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Romano Schoots!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Yuri Boyka!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyka darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Schoots is not content to let Boyka control the position.
Boyka performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Schoots tries to get to full guard but Boyka has control of the leg.
Schoots is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Boyka's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Boyka's back!
Schoots keeps control of the position as Boyka tries to break free.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schoots lands shots from the back.
Schoots is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Boyka. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Boyka turns into Schoots and is now in his guard.
Boyka wants to control from the top but Schoots keeps moving.
Boyka missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Schoots has control of Boyka's left arm, preventing Boyka from doing any damage.
Schoots looking to control but Boyka passes into half guard.
Boyka prevents Schoots from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyka trying to mount his opponent but Schoots defends it.
Boyka wants to lay and pray for a moment but Schoots keeps working.
Schoots is defending against the submission attempts here by Boyka.
Boyka sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Schoots defending well though.
Boyka controlling the action here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schoots is trying to stand up here but Boyka is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyka seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Schoots wants to control but Boyka is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Schoots is not content to let Boyka control the position.
Schoots avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Boyka.
Boyka trying to mount his opponent but Schoots defends it.
Schoots has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Boyka is working away from the top position though.
Boyka is looking to pass Schoots's guard but actually Schoots recovers to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyka throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Schoots works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Schoots looking to hit a scissor sweep but Boyka is one step ahead there.
Boyka with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boyka engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Boyka looking to sit in guard and control but Schoots gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Boyka dominated that round.
That's time! Schoots's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Schoots takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Boyka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Schoots scores with a leg kick.
Boyka scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Schoots doesn't seem bothered though.
Romano Schoots seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schoots throws out a loose jab but Boyka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schoots misses with a hook.
Boyka punishes Schoots's body with a nice straight punch.
Schoots will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Schoots tries to close the distance and clinch but Boyka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boyka connects with the punch.
It looks like Romano Schoots has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boyka takes a swing at Schoots's ribcage but misses.
Boyka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Schoots gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Boyka decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Schoots's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boyka trying to control the position from guard on top but Schoots 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.
Schoots avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyka trying to control the position from guard on top but Schoots is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boyka postures up in Schoots's guard and throws a big left but Schoots blocks it.
Boyka working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Schoots can't keep his opponent in guard - Boyka advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Yuri Boyka has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boyka is working for an americana but Schoots has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Boyka was thinking about the submission.
Boyka postures up in Schoots's guard and throws a big left but Schoots blocks it.
We've been hearing good reports from Schoots's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schoots is controlling Boyka's posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Boyka accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Boyka throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Schoots keeping moving, preventing Boyka from controlling successfully.
Boyka missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Boyka stopping the sweep attempt from Schoots.
Boyka pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Schoots is keeping the position for now.
Boyka advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyka misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Boyka tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Boyka has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Schoots is not content to let Boyka control the position.
Schoots takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Boyka has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schoots tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Schoots wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Boyka.
Boyka pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Schoots tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boyka landing strikes from the mount and Schoots is in trouble!
Boyka scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Schoots?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boyka swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Schoots is now in Boyka's guard. A big mistake from Boyka there, giving up the dominant position!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boyka managing to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Boyka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Romano Schoots'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A decent looking cross lands there for Boyka.
Schoots doesn't manage to clinch there - Boyka circles away.
Boyka bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Boyka decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Schoots is looking for a sweep. Boyka is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Schoots is staying active underneath Boyka, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Schoots moves into full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boyka stopping the sweep attempt from Schoots.
Boyka trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyka passes Schoots's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Schoots is trying to get back to full guard.
Boyka looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Boyka thows a huge punch but Schoots dodges it nicely.
Boyka is stalling here. Schoots is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Boyka seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Schoots has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Boyka is looking to reverse the position.
Boyka is trying to get back to his feet.
Schoots is looking to take a break and control but Boyka is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Schoots working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyka is looking for a sweep.
Schoots throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Boyka wants to control but Schoots postures up.
Schoots trying to control the position but Boyka is working away.
Schoots will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Schoots sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Boyka is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Boyka takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Boyka is looking for a sweep.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boyka manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Schoots is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Boyka's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Boyka's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyka manages to reverse the position and now he's in Schoots's guard. Nice work there by Boyka.
Boyka trying to control the position from guard on top but Schoots is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boyka throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Schoots works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Romano Schoots has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Schoots keeping moving, preventing Boyka from controlling successfully.
Schoots working a defensive guard here.
Schoots utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Boyka landing with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyka is in close to Schoots's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Boyka postures up in Schoots's guard and throws a big left but Schoots blocks it.
Boyka trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Boyka drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Schoots dives on top into guard.
Boyka will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Schoots accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Boyka has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Schoots can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schoots with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yuri Boyka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Boyka has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuri Boyka!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Yuri Boyka waved his t-shirt featuring Kemists ↑ 5x160Q's logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nate Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Turnbull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be. Turnbull is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Never To Late. On his way into the cage it seems that Nate Barnes has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Nate Barnes seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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35
210 lbs
32 - 20 - 0 |
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215 lbs
16 - 8 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nate Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jack Turnbull!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Barnes there.
Barnes has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Qube Striking in the buildup to the fight.
Turnbull bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barnes's head backwards.
It looks like Nate Barnes has been cut.
Turnbull's coach down at team razors mma fight club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Turnbull's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Turnbull misses the target.
Turnbull checks the leg kick nicely there.
Turnbull throws a lazy right hand but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barnes slips a jab from Turnbull.
Turnbull bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barnes's head.
Barnes defending well as Turnbull loads up on a big left hand.
Turnbull ducks under a wild hook from Barnes.
Barnes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the liver by Turnbull. Beautiful body shot.
Turnbull connects with a single shot there.
Turnbull throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Turnbull throws out a powerful jab.
Turnbull misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnbull tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Turnbull takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Barnes cracks the inside of Turnbull's front leg.
Turnbull throws an off balance right hand
and Barnes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Barnes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A low kick from Turnbull is predictable there
and Barnes counters with a big head kick but Turnbull shrugs it off.
Barnes staying out of range there.
Barnes throws a front kick aimed at Turnbull's knee but Turnbull avoids it well.
Some bone on bone action there as Turnbull checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turnbull tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnes was well out of range. Poor timing from Turnbull.
Barnes moves away from the strike by Turnbull.
Turnbull looks to throw the jab but Barnes is out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barnes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull swings widly with a right hand
and Barnes counters with a straight right hand.
Turnbull connects with a body shot that sends Barnes's belly button to the back.
Turnbull swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turnbull blocks a leg kick.
Barnes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Turnbull.
Barnes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barnes blocks a jab.
Jack Turnbull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turnbull moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Turnbull misses with a looping right.
Turnbull takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A low kick from Turnbull is predictable there
and Barnes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Turnbull takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Turnbull throws a right hand that misses
and Barnes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Turnbull lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Turnbull throws a hook but Barnes blocks it.
Good leg kick by Turnbull there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Barnes misses with a body shot.
Turnbull throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Turnbull pivots, looking for a leg kick but Barnes is out of range and Turnbull settles back down.
Barnes lands a nice hook to Turnbull's body. Turnbull takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
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!
Barnes takes a swing at Turnbull's ribcage but misses.
Turnbull misses with a leg kick.
Barnes blocks the body kick.
Turnbull looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Turnbull fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Barnes is out of range.
A leg kick checked by Turnbull.
Barnes with a nice cross.
Turnbull tries to work over Barnes's front leg with a kick but Barnes checks it.
Turnbull just misses with a punch to the body.
Turnbull throws a big shot that misses.
A low kick from Barnes is predictable there
letting Turnbull counter with a right hand.
Turnbull looks to throw the jab but Barnes is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turnbull looks for the body kick but Barnes saw that one coming.
Turnbull misses with a hook. Barnes ducked under it nicely.
Barnes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Turnbull's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Turnbull dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nate Barnes's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A head kick misses from Barnes.
Turnbull moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Turnbull will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Good leg kick by Barnes there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Turnbull lands a nice shot that snaps Barnes's head back.
Barnes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Turnbull connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Barnes scrambles back to his feet.
Nate Barnes's cut is getting worse.
Barnes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Turnbull is out of range.
Turnbull with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turnbull throws out a leg kick but Barnes moves out of range and Turnbull only half commits.
Turnbull scores with a decent looking hook.
Barnes is rocked!
Turnbull throws an overhand right that lands on Barnes's shoulder, as Barnes tries to avoid the shot.
Jack Turnbull seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes slips under a jab from Turnbull.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnbull slips under a jab.
Turnbull throws a leg kick but Barnes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Barnes misses with a body shot.
Barnes avoids the body shot from Turnbull.
Barnes lands a leg kick that knocks Turnbull off balance momentarily.
Jab by Turnbull.
Turnbull cracks Barnes with a good jab.
Oh Barnes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Turnbull bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barnes's head backwards.
Turnbull thows a leg kick but Barnes checks it
enabling Barnes to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Jack Turnbull has been cut.
Turnbull tries a head kick but it misses.
Turnbull throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turnbull turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Turnbull throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barnes counters with a leg kick.
Turnbull misses the shot to the body.
Barnes seems to have got his legs back now.
Turnbull slips under a jab from Barnes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turnbull.
Barnes moves out of range of the body kick from Turnbull.
Turnbull avoids the body shot from Barnes.
Turnbull throws a leg kick that is checked
and Barnes counters with a head kick. That will keep Turnbull thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Turnbull misses the shot to the body.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Turnbull.
Nice uppercut there from Turnbull.
Barnes lands with a straight right. Turnbull didn't see that one coming.
Barnes takes a swing at Turnbull's ribcage but misses.
Barnes swings away with a leg kick that misses.
An inside leg kick from Turnbull misses.
Barnes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Turnbull has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull connects with a body shot.
Turnbull looks to throw the jab but Barnes is out of range.
Barnes misses with a straight left.
Barnes checks a leg kick.
Turnbull waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barnes.
Barnes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Turnbull lands a glancing blow to the side of Barnes's head.
Barnes looks to land a left hand but Turnbull moved out of range nicely.
Turnbull throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jab from Turnbull.
Nate Barnes's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A jab from Turnbull misses.
Turnbull with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barnes wants to slow Turnbull down by chopping away at his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A slapping leg kick lands for Barnes.
Barnes throws a looping overhand right but Turnbull ducks down to avoid it.
Turnbull waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barnes.
Turnbull shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Turnbull misses with a body kick.
Turnbull tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnes was well out of range. Poor timing from Turnbull.
A solid leg kick lands there for Turnbull.
That kick from Turnbull tenderised Barnes's leg. Barnes is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turnbull is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Barnes.
Turnbull swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Turnbull lands with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Turnbull showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Turnbull steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barnes.
Turnbull slips a jab from Barnes.
Turnbull throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barnes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Turnbull walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Turnbull digs a good hook to Barnes's body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Turnbull.
Turnbull lands a jab to the head.
Barnes looks to land a right hand but Turnbull moved out of range.
Turnbull fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Barnes checks it well.
A chopping leg kick lands by Turnbull.
Turnbull throws a head kick but Barnes moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turnbull fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnbull fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Barnes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Turnbull tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnes was well out of range. Poor timing from Turnbull.
Turnbull with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Turnbull's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Turnbull throws a body kick that misses.
Barnes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turnbull.
Barnes looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Turnbull connects with a solid leg kick.
Turnbull throws out a loose jab but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turnbull looks to land a right hand but Barnes moved out of range.
Turnbull lands a nice looking kick to the body. Barnes takes a step back to recover.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Turnbull 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 Barnes has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Barnes and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Turnbull misses with a body shot.
Turnbull misses with an attempted mid kick.
Turnbull throws a leg kick which misses Barnes's front leg but catches the back leg as Barnes tries to avoid it.
Turnbull throws an overhand right that lands on Barnes's shoulder, as Barnes tries to avoid the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turnbull cracks the inside of Barnes's front leg.
Barnes looks to land a right hand but Turnbull moved out of range.
Barnes blocks a low kick nicely.
Turnbull throws a shot from downtown. Barnes moves away and avoids it.
Turnbull scores with a leg kick.
Barnes cracks the inside of Turnbull's front leg.
Turnbull will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes checks a low kick from Turnbull.
A big left from Turnbull misses.
Turnbull misses with a low kick.
Turnbull misses with a hook.
Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turnbull.
Turnbull throws a lazy right hand but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Barnes might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A solid leg kick lands there for Turnbull.
Barnes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turnbull. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turnbull. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nate Barnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Turnbull throws a leg kick
and Barnes counters with a head kick.
Barnes moves away from the strike by Turnbull.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barnes circles away quickly and effectively.
Turnbull uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
Turnbull rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barnes counters with a right hand to the body.
Turnbull throws a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good shot there by Barnes.
Turnbull misses with a low kick.
Barnes scores with a body shot.
Turnbull bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Turnbull.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turnbull walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Barnes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Barnes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jack Turnbull is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Turnbull lands with an uppercut that bounces Barnes off the cage and back into range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Turnbull comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Turnbull has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Turnbull!
A victorious Jack Turnbull thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nezu Nambara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenji Okabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nambara comes into the arena with This Is Goodbye - Blue Foundation blaring out of the sound system. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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181 lbs
34 - 17 - 0 |
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Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nezu Nambara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenji Okabe!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nambara cracks Okabe with an open hand slap.
Nambara ducks under a wild hook from Okabe.
Okabe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nambara.
Nambara throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nambara throws a right and a left that Okabe avoids nicely.
Nambara scores with a jab to the head.
Okabe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice sprawl there from Nambara as Okabe shoots in.
Nambara takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nambara avoids the body shot from Okabe.
Okabe digs a good hook to Nambara's body.
Okabe lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nambara, right into the meat.
Nambara moves out of range as Okabe strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Okabe connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nambara momentarily.
Okabe shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Okabe was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Okabe trying to control the position but Nambara is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Okabe are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Okabe tries to move to mount but Nambara blocks the move with his legs.
Okabe in side control, throwing shots but Nambara defends.
Nambara takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Nambara wants to get back to his feet but Okabe drags him back down.
Nambara throws Okabe to one side and escapes!
Nambara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab from Okabe.
Okabe lands a head shot.
Okabe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nambara.
Okabe connects with a body shot that sends Nambara's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nambara connects with a high kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Okabe looks to score with a jab to the body but Nambara is just out of range.
Okabe scores with a jab to the body.
Okabe ducks under a wild hook from Nambara.
Nice straight punches there by Okabe. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Okabe.
Nambara lands a nice hook to Okabe's body. Okabe takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nambara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nambara throws a nice looking combination but Okabe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Okabe connects with a crisp jab.
Okabe punishes Nambara's body with a nice straight punch.
Nambara takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nambara misses with a few strikes there.
Nambara takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nambara jabs Okabe to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Okabe lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nambara misses with a left hand
and Okabe decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Nambara's guard.
Okabe passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Okabe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nambara stops Okabe from passing to mount.
Okabe thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Okabe throws an elbow but Nambara slips to the side and avoids it well.
Okabe moves into full mount!
Okabe is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Nambara can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Okabe is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Nambara can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okabe trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
BOOM! Okabe connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Okabe putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Nambara is squirming around, avoiding Okabe's attempts to control the action.
Nambara is in a horrible position here. Okabe smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Okabe postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Nambara looks a forlorn figure.
Okabe putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Okabe is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Nambara can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Okabe with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenji Okabe dominated that round.
That's time! Nambara's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice uppercut lands for Okabe. That snapped Nambara's head back.
Nambara scores with a decent looking hook.
Jab from Okabe.
Nambara waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Okabe.
Okabe lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nambara misses with a jab to the body
and Okabe counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Nambara's guard now.
Okabe trying to control the position from guard on top but Nambara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Okabe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nambara is keeping the position for now.
Nambara keeping moving, preventing Okabe from controlling successfully.
Okabe won't allow Nambara to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okabe is looking to pass into half guard but Nambara pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Nambara is in guard.
Okabe wants to sweep but no luck.
Nambara stands up from Okabe's guard - Nambara perhaps looking for a knockout.
Nezu Nambara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nambara swings for the body but Okabe moves out of range.
Nambara throws a right and a left that Okabe avoids nicely.
Okabe throws a body punch but Nambara moves out of range.
Nambara misses with a straight right.
Okabe ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nambara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nambara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Okabe.
Nambara scores with a hook to the body. Okabe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nezu Nambara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okabe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nambara throws out a leg kick but Okabe moves out of range and Nambara only half commits.
Nambara throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nambara thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nambara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nezu Nambara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Okabe getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nambara misses with a body shot.
Okabe scores with a shot to the body.
Nambara swings for the body but Okabe moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Nambara misses
and Okabe counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Okabe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Okabe stops Nambara from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Okabe working Nambara over with strikes.
Okabe is looking to advance position but Nambara won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okabe trying to control the action but Nambara is working from the bottom.
Okabe passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Nambara!
Okabe breaks from Nambara's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Okabe lands a couple of good shots and Nambara has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Nambara is trying to get back to his feet but Okabe has full control of the position and if anything, Nambara has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Nambara grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Okabe is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Nambara has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Okabe has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Nambara taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Okabe doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kenji Okabe!
A relieved looking Kenji Okabe thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yoshiteru Goto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goto kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Japanese Boy. Banks is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: All I do Is win. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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29
146 lbs
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34
156 lbs
33 - 20 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Yoshiteru Goto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 20 - 1, fighting out of New York, Will Banks!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banks looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Goto doesn't manage to clinch there - Banks circles away.
Goto is looking to score with low kicks.
Yoshiteru Goto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Banks moves out of range as Goto throws a body kick.
Banks throws a jab when Goto was well out of range.
Banks moves out of range of the strikes.
Banks's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Goto connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Banks scrambles back to his feet.
Goto throws a solid leg kick but Banks takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Goto.
Banks shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Goto pinned against the cage. Goto gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Banks on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Goto. Goto obviously looking to wear him down.
Banks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Goto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goto lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Banks lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Goto tenderised Banks's leg. Banks is trying to keep his angry face on.
An inside leg kick lands from Goto.
Goto works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Yoshiteru Goto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Goto. That's going to slow Banks down.
Goto connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Goto tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Banks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Goto lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goto moves into the clinch.
Banks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Goto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Banks struggles to land a body shot inside as Goto controls his hands.
Goto misses with some punches.
Goto lands with a left to the head.
I was talking to Goto's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Banks lands with a short shot to the head.
Banks throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goto looking to stall.
Banks lands a nice uppercut.
Banks tries to work over Goto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Banks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Goto scores with a shot to the side of Banks's head.
Goto lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from Goto.
Goto has Banks pushed against the cage.
Banks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Banks tries a body shot but Goto blocks it.
Banks presses Goto against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Goto misses with a punch on the inside.
Goto stalls.
Goto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goto.
Goto pushes Banks back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Goto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Banks blocking some punches.
Goto stops a takedown attempt from Banks.
Goto prevents a body shot from Banks.
Goto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Goto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Banks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Banks.
Goto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Goto fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goto.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Banks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Banks.
Goto gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Banks.
Yoshiteru Goto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Will Banks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks lands a body punch.
Goto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Banks backwards.
Banks can't get the takedown.
Banks throws an elbow that misses.
Goto has Banks pushed against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goto tries a body shot but Banks blocks it.
Goto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Goto misses with a punch on the inside.
Banks's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A body shot lands from Banks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goto prevents a body shot from Banks.
Goto blocking some punches.
Banks tries to work over Goto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Banks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshiteru Goto dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Banks misses with a takedown attempt - Goto sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Goto throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Banks blocks a head kick by Goto.
Goto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Goto looks to throw the jab but Banks is out of range.
Yoshiteru Goto is winning the standup battle so far.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Banks, as that shot connected.
Banks looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Goto is looking to clinch.
Goto throws a head kick but Banks moves out of range.
Goto uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Banks has time to react.
Goto throws a body kick that misses
and Banks counters with a stiff right hand.
Jab, jab by Banks - just one landing.
Banks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Banks cracks Goto with a good jab.
Banks jabs Goto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Goto misses
and Banks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Banks darts in looking for a takedown but Goto gets double underhooks and turns Banks into the cage.
Banks blocks an uppercut.
Goto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Banks backwards.
Banks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Goto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Banks lands with a right to the head.
Banks goes for a takedown attempt but Goto pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Yoshiteru Goto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Will Banks.
Goto tries to clinch up.
Goto bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A low kick from Goto misses
and Banks counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goto is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goto gets full guard.
Goto looking to control.
Banks looking to sit in guard and control but Goto gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Banks tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Banks holds on and takes a little breather.
Banks can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Goto controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Banks trying to control the position here.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Will Banks wasn't active enough on the ground.
Goto jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Banks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Banks cracks the inside of Goto's front leg.
Banks is looking to score with low kicks.
Banks thuds his right hand into Goto's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Banks scores with a head kick.
Goto stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A telegraphed right hand from Goto misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goto will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Banks misses with a straight right.
Banks misses with a looping right.
Goto tries to close the distance and clinch but Banks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Banks misses with a body shot
and Goto holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goto throws a head punch that misses.
Goto keeps control of Banks as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Goto lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Goto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Goto.
Goto misses with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Goto lands a hook that snaps the head of Banks backwards.
Banks lands a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Goto.
Banks throws a head punch that misses.
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 Yoshiteru Goto will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Goto misses with a hook. Banks ducked under it nicely.
Banks cracks Goto with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Goto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Banks throws a jab but it's blocked by Goto.
Goto misses with a head kick.
Goto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Banks swings widly with a right hand
and Goto counters by moving into the clinch.
Goto misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goto.
Goto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Banks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Banks tries a body shot but Goto blocks it.
Goto stalls.
Goto stalling in the clinch but Banks improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks is trying to break free.
Goto manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Goto has a couple of punches blocked by Banks.
Goto misses with the head strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Banks as Goto tries to tie him up.
Banks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Goto throws a head punch that misses.
Banks looking to stall.
Goto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yoshiteru Goto has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Goto throws a head punch that misses.
Banks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Banks tries a body shot but Goto blocks it.
Yoshiteru Goto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Banks working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goto.
A short uppercut from Goto.
Banks wants to take the fight to the mat but Goto manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Banks misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Goto.
Banks changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Goto fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Goto walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Banks checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Goto keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goto lets loose with a powerful body kick. Banks will feel that in the morning.
Goto moves in looking to clinch but Banks pushes him off.
Banks moves out of range of the body kick from Goto.
Goto looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Goto throws a low kick but Banks avoids it.
Banks on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Will Banks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Goto checks a leg kick nicely.
Banks walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Goto checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Banks throws an overhand right that lands on Goto's shoulder, as Goto tries to avoid the shot.
Banks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Goto moves away.
A cross from Banks lands.
Goto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Banks takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Goto as he connects with a hook.
Goto throws an overhand right that lands on Banks's shoulder, as Banks tries to avoid the shot.
Banks avoids a kick to the body.
Goto works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Banks takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Banks looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Goto is fending him off so far but Banks persists. Nope, Goto circles away and we're back to standing.
Yoshiteru Goto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Will Banks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Banks.
Goto gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Goto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goto.
Banks lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
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 Yoshiteru Goto.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Goto, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yoshiteru Goto!
Yoshiteru Goto decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Cid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronald McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cid comes to the cage accompanied by There's No Home for You Here. McDonald has chosen EARTH CRISIS: DESTROY THE MACHINES as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Xavier Cid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ronald McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cid throws a solid leg kick but McDonald takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cid.
Cid moves in looking to clinch but McDonald pushes him off.
Some wild striking there from Cid.
McDonald misses with a body kick.
Cid misses with a body shot
enabling McDonald to counter with a crisp jab.
Cid swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cid turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McDonald gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Cid counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McDonald tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cid paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cid throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McDonald stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McDonald moves out of range as Cid throws a body kick.
Cid ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDonald moves away.
Cid misses with a leg kick.
McDonald is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McDonald ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cid moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McDonald tries to clinch
and Cid cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cid punishes McDonald's body with a nice straight punch.
McDonald misses with a wild body shot.
Cid thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on McDonald if he has to take too many more of those.
McDonald is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cid takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cid throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McDonald stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McDonald ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cid looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McDonald is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cid.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cid keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cid fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McDonald manages to avoid it.
Ronald McDonald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cid tests McDonald's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cid swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McDonald avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McDonald thows a leg kick but Cid checks it
and Cid makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. McDonald really felt that one!
Cid is looking to wear down McDonald with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
McDonald keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McDonald walks into a straight right hand from Cid.
McDonald moves into the clinch.
McDonald tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cid blocks an uppercut.
Cid tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McDonald's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald prevents a body shot from Cid.
McDonald lands with a right to the head.
Cid makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cid lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McDonald.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McDonald.
McDonald blocks an uppercut.
Cid using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McDonald working aggressively here.
Cid misses with an elbow over the top.
McDonald with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cid working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cid trying to land knees to the body.
McDonald goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McDonald tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cid creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cid trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McDonald creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McDonald misses with a body punch.
Cid lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McDonald prevents a body shot from Cid.
McDonald can't find room to land a body shot as Cid controls the action.
Cid blocks an uppercut.
Cid tries to land knees in the clinch but McDonald avoids the damage to the body.
Cid blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cid connects with a nasty looking knee right to McDonald's face.
McDonald misses with some punches.
Cid tries a body shot but McDonald blocks it.
McDonald throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from Cid - that landed with a thud.
Cid scores with a knee to the head.
McDonald tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cid's elbow.
Cid misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Cid dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McDonald on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cid. Cid obviously looking to wear him down.
Cid throws a shot from downtown. McDonald moves away and avoids it.
Cid lands with a kick to the ribs.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from McDonald in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Cid cracks the inside of McDonald's front leg.
McDonald goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A jab from Cid finds it's way through McDonald's defenses.
McDonald misses the shot to the body.
Cid scores with a punch to the head.
Cid is looking to chop away at McDonald's legs.
Cid lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McDonald on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cid. Cid obviously looking to wear him down.
McDonald tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cid paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fighters circling - McDonald throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cid swats away the attempt to clinch by McDonald.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cid throws a good cross that connects.
McDonald throws a shot to the body.
McDonald tries to clinch up
and Cid counters by moving into the clinch.
Cid using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McDonald has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McDonald obliges.
Cid digs a right hand underneath McDonald's ribcage. McDonald let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch on the inside from Cid fails to land.
Cid misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McDonald.
Xavier Cid has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McDonald misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McDonald tries a body shot but Cid blocks it.
McDonald goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from McDonald fails to land.
McDonald throws a knee to the head but misses.
McDonald gets through Cid's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDonald swings wildly with an uppercut but Cid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cid doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McDonald misses with a body punch.
Cid's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McDonald blocks a body shot from Cid.
Cid pushes McDonald back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cid tries to land knees in the clinch but McDonald avoids the damage to the body.
Cid lands a nice shot to the body.
Cid lands with a left to the head.
McDonald on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McDonald unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cid lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald throws a head punch that misses.
McDonald blocks an uppercut.
Cid tries a body shot but McDonald blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cid.
McDonald managing to block the knees to the body from Cid.
Cid throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cid creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cid landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McDonald looking to throw knees to the head but Cid is blocking nicely.
Cid lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Ronald McDonald has been cut.
Cid takes a knee right on the jaw!
McDonald throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cid blocks it with crossed arms.
A short left from Cid.
McDonald takes an elbow to the temple.
Cid tries to work over McDonald's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald throws a punch but it's blocked by Cid.
Cid scores a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDonald tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McDonald tries to throw a body punch but Cid avoids it by throwing McDonald back against the cage.
Cid doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cid.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cid throws an elbow but misses.
McDonald blocks an uppercut.
McDonald lands a right hand.
Cid with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
McDonald lands an uppercut.
McDonald throws a punch but it's blocked by Cid.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McDonald lands with a left to the head.
Cid lands a body shot.
Cid tries to land knees in the clinch but McDonald avoids the damage to the body.
McDonald doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Cid dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ronald McDonald's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
McDonald tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cid lets loose with a powerful body kick. McDonald will feel that in the morning.
McDonald instigates a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cid.
Cid lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cid fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cid tries a body shot but McDonald blocks it.
Nice body punch from Cid.
McDonald lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cid backwards.
McDonald dodges an elbow strike from Cid.
Cid lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cid is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
McDonald lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A hook to the body from McDonald.
Cid's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McDonald misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cid misses with a punch to the body.
Cid lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cid presses McDonald against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cid lands a shot to the body.
McDonald throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cid tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cid tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cid misses with a knee to the head.
McDonald with a knee to the head.
McDonald lands an uppercut.
McDonald blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McDonald softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Cid fails to land.
Cid trying to land knees to the body.
Ronald McDonald has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cid blocks an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cid softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short left from Cid.
McDonald with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cid misses with a knee to the head.
Cid connects with a nasty looking knee right to McDonald's face.
Cid with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McDonald creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McDonald lands a knee to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Cid.
McDonald scores with a hook to the body.
Cid tries to land a knee to the head but McDonald blocks with his arms.
McDonald blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cid missing with knees to the body.
McDonald tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald takes a knee to the side of the body.
A hook to the body from Cid.
Cid crunches a lovely knee into McDonald's ribcage.
Cid doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McDonald trying to land knees to the body.
Cid presses McDonald against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McDonald takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cid.
McDonald tries to land a knee to the head but Cid blocks with his arms.
McDonald misses with a punch to the body.
McDonald misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cid on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cid throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McDonalds head.
McDonald with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cid landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McDonald misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald scores with a shoulder strike.
Cid lands a right hand.
Xavier Cid is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cid misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McDonald.
Cid working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McDonald throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cid blocks it with crossed arms.
McDonald misses with a punch on the inside.
Cid lands with a right to the head.
Cid lands a damaging elbow.
Cid landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McDonald looking to throw knees to the head but Cid is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cid misses with a hook to the ribs.
McDonald misses with the head strike.
Cid blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McDonald with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xavier Cid showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cid has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xavier Cid!
In his post fight interview, Xavier Cid started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Ronald McDonald spoke after the fight, saying 'Man, this puts me in a tough position, the cowboner gave me my third loss in a row, I didn't think I was going to get a title shot so fast to be honest.... All excuses aside, I just need to keep winning, or I may have to hang up the butchers apron!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Noonan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noonan's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 3DD - Kryptonite. Pope has chosen LMFAO - Sexy and I Know It as his entrance music. Michael Noonan 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
24 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Noonan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trent Pope!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pope swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Noonan counters with a thumping low kick.
Pope throws a front kick aimed at Noonan's knee but Noonan avoids it well.
Noonan tries a low kick but Pope avoids it.
Noonan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at High Voltage Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Noonan motions for Pope to come forward. Noonan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Noonan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pope avoids a kick to the body.
Pope misses with an uppercut
and Noonan counters with a nice uppercut.
Pope uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Noonan.
Noonan misses the jab.
Pope tries to close the distance and clinch up but Noonan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Noonan dives in for a single leg takedown but Pope sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Noonan lands a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Noonan.
Noonan turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pope struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noonan misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Pope manages to work his way to half guard, despite Noonan's best efforts.
Noonan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pope defends it well.
Noonan is working for a submission of some sort.
Noonan frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Noonan landing punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Pope that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pope is desperately trying to improve his position but Noonan has a good base and remains in mount.
Noonan tries to take Pope's back but instead Pope uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Noonan in particular looking to stall.
Noonan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pope with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Pope is trying to maintain the position but Noonan is very close to passing his half guard.
Pope is looking to improve his position.
Noonan stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noonan wants to free his trapped foot but Pope is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Pope wants to get back to full guard.
Noonan seems to be looking for submissions.
Noonan trying to mount his opponent but Pope defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pope is trying to control but can't.
Noonan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pope does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Noonan throws a body kick that misses
and Pope counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Pope both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Michael Noonan has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pope swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pope moves out of range of the body kick.
Pope swings for the body but Noonan moves out of range.
Pope takes the fight into the clinch.
Noonan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pope backwards.
Pope throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Noonan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pope misses with a lunging right hand
and Noonan counters with a single leg into guard. Pope didn't expect that.
Noonan throwing strikes from guard but Pope blocks nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Noonan postures up and lands a big shot to Pope's brow.
Noonan trying to control the position from guard on top but Pope is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Noonan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Noonan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Noonan misses with a kick to the body.
Noonan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pope circles away.
Pope misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pope throws a leg kick but Noonan checks it.
Noonan gets tackled into the cage by Pope. Pope maintains the clinch.
Noonan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Noonan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pope stalls.
Noonan is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pope is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Noonan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pope misses with a body punch.
Pope throws an elbow that misses.
Noonan tries to pull guard but Pope forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Noonan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Noonan tries a body shot but Pope blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope scores a nice knee to the body.
Noonan misses with the head strike.
Pope landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Noonan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Noonan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pope tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Noonan's elbow.
Pope lands a damaging elbow.
Michael Noonan's cut is getting worse.
Pope connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pope pushes Noonan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Michael Noonan's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Pope lands a left hand.
Pope misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Noonan.
Pope lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jeez, Michael Noonan's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Michael Noonan's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Trent Pope!
An out of breath Trent Pope thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Michael Noonan was interviewed post fight and said 'Damn cuts...'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chung Quela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rua's entrance music is AVANTASIA-Seven Angels. A fine choice. Quela has chosen Queen of the Rodeo as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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World class MT
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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
33 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyoto Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Chung Quela!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rua looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Quela looks to land a left hand but Rua moved out of range nicely.
Quela tries to close the distance and clinch but Rua swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Quela connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Quela closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Quela misses with a hook from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rua leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rua cracks Quela with a nice body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rua.
Rua lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rua blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Quela tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rua blocking some punches.
Quela tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rua digs a right hand underneath Quela's ribcage. Quela let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rua trying to stall but Quela improves his position.
Rua avoiding damage.
Rua trying to control the position but instead, Quela has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rua into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Quela fails to land.
Quela is looking to control Rua's arms but Rua gets an underhook and turns him. Now Quela has his back to the cage.
Rua can't find room to land a body shot as Quela controls the action.
Rua cracks Quela with a nice body shot.
Rua blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rua scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quela tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Quela.
Rua is looking to break free of the clinch but Quela has double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rua.
Rua leaning against his opponent.
Quela misses with some punches.
Quela misses with some punches.
Rua struggles to land a body shot inside as Quela controls his hands.
Rua misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rua tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Quela's elbow.
Rua misses with a punch to the body.
Quela fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rua can't find room to land a body shot as Quela controls the action.
Quela misses with some punches.
Rua lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quela has a couple of punches blocked by Rua.
Quela tries to stall but Rua uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Quela swings wildly with an uppercut but Rua uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rua doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Quela is trying to maintain a safe position but Rua gets an underhook and turns Quela into the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Rua.
Quela swings wildly with an uppercut but Rua uses good head movement to avoid it.
Quela is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rua's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Quela lands a really nice looking cross but Rua seems unphased.
Quela throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quela throws a leg kick but Rua moved away.
Quela swings widly with a right hand
and Rua counters with a nice body kick.
Rua closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quela lands with an overhand left.
Rua takes one on the button.
Quela buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Quela doesn't manage to clinch there - Rua circles away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Quela.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rua looks to score with a jab to the body but Quela is just out of range.
Quela throws the kick towards the body but Rua avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chung Quela will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rua keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Quela.
Quela connects with a solid leg kick.
Quela lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Quela looks for the body kick but Rua saw that one coming.
Quela throws a series of strikes that have Rua backpedaling.
Rua moves out of range as Quela throws a body kick.
Quela keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Quela bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Quela swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Quela throws a nice looking combination but Rua bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rua takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua checks the leg kick nicely there.
Chung Quela seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Quela clobbers Rua with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rua on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Quela throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Quela thows a body kick. Rua tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Quela throws a head kick but Rua moves out of range.
Quela fails in his attempt to clinch.
Quela misses with a low kick.
Quela throws a nice outside leg kick.
Quela moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quela has a couple of punches blocked by Rua.
Quela throws a head punch that misses.
Quela lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rua working aggressively here.
Quela misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rua struggles to land a body shot inside as Quela controls his hands.
Rua escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chung Quela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Quela. That's going to slow Rua down.
Nice uppercut there from Quela.
Quela connects with a solid leg kick.
Rua takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rua gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Quela.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quela lands with a straight right. Rua didn't see that one coming.
Quela lands an overhand right.
Quela is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rua.
That kick from Quela tenderised Rua's leg. Rua is trying to keep his angry face on.
Quela keeps Rua at a distance using the push kick.
Rua blocks a head kick by Quela.
Quela has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Quela connects with a solid leg kick.
Quela scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quela goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quela waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rua.
Quela misses with a low kick as Rua jumps back.
Quela throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Quela lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rua's sensitive parts.
Quela closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Quela misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rua lands a body punch in the clinch.
Quela working aggressively here.
Quela looking to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Quela scores with a shot to the side of Rua's head.
Quela misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chung Quela showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Quela scores with a nice head shot.
Quela feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rua's calf.
Quela has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Quela looks to land a body kick but Rua moved away.
Rua blocks a head kick by Quela.
Quela misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Quela misses with a hook. Rua ducked under it nicely.
Rua takes a jab right on the kisser.
Quela misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rua connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Quela staying out of range there.
Rua walks into a stiff left hand from Quela.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua ducks right into an uppercut from Quela.
Rua moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Quela lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rua gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Quela is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Quela misses with a hook
and Rua counters with a slapping leg kick.
Quela throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rua.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rua connects with a right hand. Quela shakes it off.
Quela tries to work over Rua's front leg with a kick but Rua checks it.
Rua scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quela rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Rua counter with a right hand.
Quela works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Quela drops Rua with a left and a right! Oh, Rua is hurt - Quela dives into side control looking to finish!
Rua is rocked!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Quela wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rua, who protects the arm well.
Oh Rua is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rua tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Quela swings around for an armbar but Rua sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Quela's guard.
Rua seems to have got his legs back now.
Quela takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Quela working a defensive guard here.
Rua stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Quela swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rua trying to control the position from guard on top but Quela is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua looking to pass the guard.
Quela is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rua trying to control but Quela is working from the bottom.
Lyoto Rua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rua wants to pass the guard but Quela is keeping the position.
Rua trying to control but Quela is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quela is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rua defends well.
Rua drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Quela dives on top into guard.
Quela looking to pass the guard.
Quela trying to control but Rua is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Quela preventing the sweep.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chung Quela comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Quela 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chung Quela!
Chung Quela seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Lyoto Rua had this to say: 'I will retire. '.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gun Slinga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonardo Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ferreira has chosen Voodoo Child as his entrance music. Leonardo Ferreira has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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240 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gun Slinga!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leonardo Ferreira!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slinga gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Slinga lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gun Slinga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slinga throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Slinga misses with a low kick.
Ferreira on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ferreira looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slinga turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Slinga goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Leonardo Ferreira has been cut.
Ferreira is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Slinga uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ferreira.
Nice straight punches there by Slinga. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Slinga.
Ferreira throws a chopping leg kick but Slinga manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ferreira looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ferreira throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Slinga sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Slinga feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ferreira's calf.
Slinga is looking to slow Ferreira down with leg kicks.
Slinga cracks Ferreira with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Slinga has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Ferreira to stand back up!
Slinga with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice leg kick lands there from Slinga.
Slinga works Ferreira's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slinga wants to clinch.
Slinga dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Slinga is looking to clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Slinga. That's going to slow Ferreira down.
Slinga checks a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Slinga looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Slinga is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Slinga with a jab.
Slinga pushes Ferreira up against the cage in a clinch.
Ferreira lands a body punch.
Ferreira swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Slinga working aggressively here.
Slinga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Slinga misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Slinga fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Slinga.
Slinga displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ferreira up against the cage.
Ferreira misses with a punch to the body.
Slinga misses with some punches.
Ferreira misses with some punches.
Slinga tries to work over Ferreira's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ferreira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Slinga definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Slinga misses with a body punch.
Slinga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Slinga creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ferreira misses with a hook to the ribs.
Slinga throws a punch but it's blocked by Ferreira.
Ferreira is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Slinga is defending well for now.
Ferreira working aggressively here.
Ferreira blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slinga misses with some punches.
Slinga misses with a punch to the body.
Ferreira has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Slinga seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ferreira can turn it around.
Ferreira prevents a body shot from Slinga.
Slinga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Slinga misses with a punch to the body.
Slinga escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Slinga moves into range and clinches up with Ferreira.
Ferreira lands a body punch.
A short left from Ferreira.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slinga prevents a body shot from Ferreira.
Slinga looking to stall.
Nice body punch from Ferreira - that landed with a thud.
Slinga swings wildly with an uppercut but Ferreira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ferreira blocks an uppercut.
Slinga misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Ferreira.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Ferreira.
Slinga misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ferreira.
Slinga misses with a punch on the inside.
Ferreira misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Slinga.
Slinga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Slinga working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ferreira pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Slinga throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ferreira counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ferreira throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ferreira fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ferreira feints and then cracks Slinga's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Slinga down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Slinga is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ferreira.
Slinga shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ferreira blocks the body kick.
Slinga checks a leg kick.
Slinga misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gun Slinga dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leonardo Ferreira's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Slinga misses with a body shot.
Slinga checks the leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Slinga checks a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Slinga there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ferreira throws a sloppy body shot
and Slinga counters with a nice body shot.
Ferreira moves out of range of the body kick.
Gun Slinga is winning the standup battle so far.
Slinga blocks a low kick nicely.
Slinga avoids the body shot from Ferreira.
A shot to the liver by Ferreira. Beautiful body shot.
Ferreira is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Slinga rather than just go for the knockout.
Ferreira slips a straight right by Slinga.
Slinga gets a clinch.
Slinga tries to work over Ferreira's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Slinga lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ferreira blocks an uppercut.
Slinga softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferreira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ferreira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slinga leaning his opponent against the cage.
Slinga struggles to land a body shot inside as Ferreira controls his hands.
Slinga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Slinga lands with a light punch inside.
Slinga is trying to maintain a safe position but Ferreira gets an underhook and turns Slinga into the cage.
Ferreira misses with the head strike.
Slinga throws a head punch that misses.
Slinga lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Slinga scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ferreira creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Slinga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ferreira is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ferreira throws a punch but it's blocked by Slinga.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slinga pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Slinga looks to land a combination. Ferreira sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferreira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ferreira keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Slinga.
Slinga tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ferreira counters with a slapping leg kick.
Slinga throws out a leg kick but Ferreira moves out of range and Slinga only half commits.
Ferreira throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ferreira takes a swing at Slinga's ribcage but misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ferreira.
Ferreira buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Slinga misses with a kick to the body.
Ferreira keeps the fight on the outside.
Ferreira avoids the body shot from Slinga.
Ferreira lands a nice looking body shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ferreira.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira thuds his shin into the meat of Slinga's side.
Both fighters circling a little - Ferreira finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Slinga takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Slinga walks into a straight right hand from Ferreira.
It looks like Gun Slinga has been cut.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ferreira. Slinga shrugs it off though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slinga takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ferreira connects with a body shot.
Jab from Ferreira.
Ferreira dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Slinga. That did some damage!
Ferreira scores with a kick to the body.
Ferreira is looking to slow Slinga down with leg kicks.
Ferreira buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ferreira's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ferreira lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Slinga at a distance.
A punch lands to the side of Slinga 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Slinga takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Ferreira.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ferreira. That's going to slow Slinga down.
Slinga takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ferreira lands with a good body shot.
Ferreira bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ferreira throws a leg kick which misses Slinga's front leg but catches the back leg as Slinga tries to avoid it.
Slinga chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ferreira can pounce on him.
Ferreira feints and then cracks Slinga's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Slinga down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ferreira.
Ferreira swings for the body but Slinga moves out of range.
Ferreira cracks Slinga with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ferreira. Slinga does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Slinga checks a low kick from Ferreira.
Slinga moves out of range of the body kick.
Slinga will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Ferreira feints and then cracks Slinga's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Slinga down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Ferreira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ferreira on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A nice leg kick lands there from Slinga.
Ferreira throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Slinga sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ferreira lands a body shot.
Ferreira throws a half hearted mid kick.
Slinga misses with an uppercut.
Slinga is looking to clinch but Ferreira is avoiding it.
Slinga throws a wild body kick that Ferreira sees coming a mile off.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ferreira.
Slinga throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ferreira connects with a body shot that sends Slinga's belly button to the back.
Slinga connects with the punch.
That kick from Ferreira tenderised Slinga's leg. Slinga is trying to keep his angry face on.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slinga connects with a body shot that sends Ferreira's belly button to the back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ferreira thuds a left hand into Slinga's body.
Ferreira looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira connects with an inside leg kick.
Slinga takes a jab right on the kisser.
Slinga lands a nice looking body kick.
Slinga has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ferreira.
Ferreira circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ferreira pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ferreira wants to slow Slinga down by chopping away at his legs.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ferreira!
Slinga checks a leg kick.
Slinga tries to work over Ferreira's front leg with a kick but Ferreira checks it.
Ferreira connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crunch! Ferreira slams his shin into Slinga's torso.
Slinga moves into the clinch successfully.
Ferreira lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira lands a body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Ferreira.
Ferreira lands a right hand.
Ferreira lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ferreira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Slinga's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Ferreira.
Ferreira pushes off an throws an elbow but Slinga leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Slinga misses with a punch to the body.
Good body shot from Slinga.
A nice left hand lands by Ferreira.
Slinga misses with a body punch.
Ferreira is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ferreira.
Slinga lands a nice uppercut.
Slinga tries a body shot but Ferreira blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira misses with a short punch on the inside.
Slinga goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Slinga tries to work over Ferreira's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ferreira misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ferreira misses with a punch to the body.
Slinga breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ferreira throws a body kick that misses.
Slinga thows a left - swing and a miss!
Slinga slips a jab from Ferreira.
Slinga gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Slinga misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ferreira's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ferreira is trying to stall.
Slinga misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leonardo Ferreira seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Slinga.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slinga working aggressively here.
Ferreira stalling in the clinch but Slinga improves position.
Slinga misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ferreira struggles to land a body shot inside as Slinga controls his hands.
Slinga looking to stall.
Slinga lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferreira throws a punch but it's blocked by Slinga.
Ferreira misses with a body punch.
Slinga has a couple of punches blocked by Ferreira.
Ferreira can't find room to land a body shot as Slinga controls the action.
Slinga lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Slinga swings wildly with an uppercut but Ferreira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ferreira is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Slinga to keep the fight standing.
Ferreira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Ferreira really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Slinga tries to close the distance and clinch but Ferreira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Slinga darts in trying to clinch
letting Ferreira counter with a right hand.
Ferreira lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A solid body kick from Ferreira.
Ferreira throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ferreira misses with a low kick.
Slinga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ferreira.
An inside leg kick from Slinga misses.
Slinga gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferreira defending well as Slinga loads up on a big left hand.
Ferreira feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Slinga's calf.
Slinga takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ferreira.
Ferreira punishes Slinga's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira looks to land a body kick but Slinga moved away.
Ferreira avoids a punch combination nicely.
Slinga on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Slinga on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Slinga is looking to land body kicks.
Slinga avoids a kick to the body.
Ferreira scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Slinga misses with a leg kick
and Ferreira counters with a stiff right hand.
Slinga thows a leg kick but Ferreira checks it
and Ferreira counters with a stiff right hand.
Gun Slinga's cut is getting worse.
Slinga blocks the body kick.
Ferreira catches Slinga with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Slinga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ferreira was well out of range. Poor timing from Slinga.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ferreira drops Slinga with a big left hand! Slinga is injured, injured bad! Ferreira jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leonardo Ferreira! Leonardo Ferreira retains his super heavyweight title!
A victorious Leonardo Ferreira thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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