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MFN 105: Wagner vs. Phoenix PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Felder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Oliver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Felder comes to the cage accompanied by cat man will ef you up. Oliver has chosen Enter Sandman-Metallica as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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167 lbs
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161 lbs
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Felder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ray Oliver!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Felder fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Felder tries to bum rush Oliver with a series of wild strikes but Oliver uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Felder misses with a two punch combination.
Oliver goes for a double leg but Felder avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Felder continues to drive forward.
Felder wants to get back to striking at distance but Oliver won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Felder's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Oliver prevents Felder from breaking the clinch.
Oliver keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Felder's efforts to push away.
Oliver gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Felder won't allow Oliver to pass to mount.
Felder tries to roll over but Oliver keeps him under control.
Felder won't allow Oliver to pass to mount.
Oliver is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Felder is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ray Oliver!
After the fight, Ray Oliver was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Myers Hockles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Montferrand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Montferrand has chosen Big Joe Mufferaw as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Joseph Montferrand has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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157 lbs
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165 lbs
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Myers Hockles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Joseph Montferrand!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hockles misses with a body kick.
Hockles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Montferrand moves away.
Montferrand throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hockles stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hockles closes the distance and clinches.
Hockles keeps control of Montferrand as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hockles breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hockles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hockles takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Montferrand fails with a takedown attempt.
Montferrand misses with a wild combination.
Hockles on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hockles misses with a body kick.
Hockles looks for the body kick but Montferrand saw that one coming.
Montferrand feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hockless jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Montferrand scores with a one two! Hockles had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hockles has Montferrand up against the cage in a clinch.
Hockles pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Montferrand has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Hockles is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Montferrand takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hockles throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Montferrand.
Hockles misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hockles 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.
Montferrand misses with a takedown attempt - Hockles sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Montferrand jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Myers Hockles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Decent striking displayed by Montferrand there.
Hockles throws a sloppy head kick
and Montferrand counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Montferrand tries to pass to full mount but Hockles defends it.
Hockles trying to hold on to Montferrand's head to control him but Montferrand postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hockles tries to roll over but Montferrand keeps him under control.
Montferrand throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Montferrand wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hockles keeps working.
Hockles trying to control but Montferrand postures up.
Montferrand throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Hockles to regain full guard.
Montferrand wants to control from the top but Hockles keeps moving.
Hockles working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Montferrand.
Montferrand wants to control from the top but Hockles keeps moving.
Hockles is pulling down on Montferrand's head to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hockles moves out of range of the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hockles looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Montferrand on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hockles. Hockles obviously looking to wear him down.
Montferrand tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hockles was well out of range. Poor timing from Montferrand.
Hockles looks to score with a jab to the body but Montferrand is just out of range.
Hockles blocks a jab.
Hockles staying out of range there.
Hockles moves into range and clinches up with Montferrand.
Hockles keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Montferrand's efforts to push away.
Hockles keeps control of Montferrand as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hockles with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hockles manages to break the clinch.
Hockles goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Montferrand throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hockles.
Hockles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Montferrand manages to avoid it.
Hockles looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hockles dodges the punch combination from Montferrand.
Hockles throws a push kick but Montferrand slaps the foot to one side.
Hockles throws a sloppy head kick and Montferrand moves out of range easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hockles misses with a head kick.
Hockles connects with a solid leg kick.
Hockles misses with a head kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Montferrand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Montferrand dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Montferrand connects with a right hand. Hockles shakes it off.
Hockles looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Montferrand slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hockles connects with a leg kick. Montferrand looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Montferrand darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hockles misses with a head kick.
Hockles takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hockles takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hockles is rocked!
It looks like Myers Hockles has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Montferrand dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hockles fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hockles throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Montferrand throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hockles stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hockles lands a head kick!
Hockles misses with a wild body shot.
Hockles misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montferrand thows a body shot but no joy.
Montferrand throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hockles.
Hockles scores with a spinning back kick!
Montferrand thuds his right hand into Hockles's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hockles connects with a high kick.
Montferrand ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hockles moves away.
Montferrand lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hockles circles away quickly and effectively.
Montferrand throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Myers Hockles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Montferrand avoids the head kick by Hockles.
Hockles circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Montferrand drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Hockles follows Montferrand to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Myers Hockles!
During a confident post fight interview, Myers Hockles thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Naruto Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve River (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). River has chosen Tom Petty - I Won't Back Down as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Naruto Sakuraba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve River!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
River tries to clinch there but Sakuraba circles away.
Sakuraba avoids the head kick by River.
Sakuraba misses with a series of wild punches.
River tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sakuraba manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
River throws a sloppy head kick and Sakuraba moves out of range easily.
Sakuraba misses with an uppercut
and River counters with a left and a right that stings Sakuraba.
River keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sakuraba on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
River ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
River throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sakuraba counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sakuraba is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
River is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Sakuraba is working for a kimura but River is defending it quite comfortably.
River is refusing to be controlled, as Sakuraba sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sakuraba missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sakuraba moves into full mount! River won't be happy about that!
Sakuraba controlling from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sakuraba looking to ground and pound but River is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Sakuraba wants to control the pace but River is squirming around nicely.
Sakuraba throws some wild stikes that River manages to avoid easily.
Sakuraba wants to take River's back but he can't do it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba is working for a guillotine from mount but River frees his head quite easily.
Sakuraba takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
River prevents Sakuraba from getting a body triangle.
River trying to get back to his feet but Sakuraba is in full control for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sakuraba has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of River's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Naruto Sakuraba dominated that round.
That's time! Sakuraba's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
River closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
River connects with a crisp jab.
Sakuraba showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from River.
River fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sakuraba fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
River throws a hook to the side of Sakuraba's head but Sakuraba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
River throws a head kick but Sakuraba moves out of range.
River throws a sloppy head kick and Sakuraba moves out of range easily.
Sakuraba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from River.
Sakuraba misses with a straight left.
Steve River seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sakuraba tries for a takedown but River circles away easily
and River makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sakuraba shoots for a takedown but River saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Naruto Sakuraba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sakuraba circles away from the clinch attempt.
River fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
River pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sakuraba back to the cage. River follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A punch lands to the side of Sakuraba 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The fighters circling - River throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sakuraba missing with a left hand there. River was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
River staying out of range there.
Sakuraba avoids the head kick by River.
River keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - River looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba fails to land the takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sakuraba jabbing away but nothing is landing.
River slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sakuraba scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Steve River is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
River throws a sloppy head kick and Sakuraba moves out of range easily.
Sloppy strikes from River. Those never looked like landing.
River stuffs the takedown attempt from Sakuraba. Sakuraba gets slowly back to his feet.
Sakuraba has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by River.
River displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sakuraba checks a leg kick.
River defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sakuraba.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River takes one to the chin there.
River throws a good cross that connects.
Steve River seems to be getting the better of the standup.
River dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
River avoids the body shot from Sakuraba.
River connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The fighters circling - Sakuraba throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
River scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
River lands a jab.
River misses with a two punch combination.
Good leg kick by River there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
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!
River moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sakuraba is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sakuraba throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sakuraba needs to keep his hands up - River had a free shot at his head there.
Sakuraba is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sakuraba.
Oh Sakuraba is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
River ducks under a wild hook from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba seems to have got his legs back now.
River defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sakuraba.
River misses with a body shot.
Sakuraba looks to land a combination but River avoids it well.
Sakuraba throws a body punch but River moves out of range.
Sakuraba avoids the head kick by River.
River scores with a nice head shot.
Sakuraba throws an ugly left hook that misses
and River counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
River tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
River misses with a head kick.
Sakuraba misses with a hook. River ducked under it nicely.
River tries to bum rush Sakuraba with a series of wild strikes but Sakuraba uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sakuraba misses with a takedown attempt - River sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve River showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
River's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and River duly obliges.
River throws a shot to the body.
Steve River is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
River scores with a head kick.
River takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
River throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
River throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sakuraba stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
River uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sakuraba.
River gets cracked there but stands up to it.
River takes the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
River manages to break the clinch.
River tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sakuraba swats him away and circles back towards the center.
River throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba scores with a jab. River acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
River scores with a head kick. Sakuraba tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
River tries to land a front kick but Sakuraba steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
River slips a jab and a cross from Sakuraba.
River misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
River throws a hook but Sakuraba blocks it.
River misses with a head kick.
River throws a right hand that Sakuraba ducks under and follows up with a left that Sakuraba also avoids with ease.
River fails to land with a series of punches.
River takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sakuraba looks to land a right hand but River moved out of range.
River scores with a hook to the body. Sakuraba takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
River tests Sakuraba's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sakuraba fails with the takedown
and River counters with a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sakuraba swats him away and circles back towards the center.
River lands with a kick to the temple. Sakuraba shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
River throws the left hand but Sakuraba avoids the punch easily.
River throws a sloppy head kick and Sakuraba moves out of range easily.
River thows a leg kick but Sakuraba checks it
and Sakuraba counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sakuraba is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for River!
Sakuraba throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for River because Sakuraba loaded up on that one.
Sakuraba sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sakuraba trying to control but River is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
River is squirming around, avoiding Sakuraba's attempts to control the action.
Sakuraba looking to ground and pound but River is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba wants to control the action but instead River gets a body lock and reverses into Sakuraba's guard! Nice work!
Sakuraba is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. River is aware though and is defending well.
Sakuraba is looking to sweep but instead, River has passed into half guard.
Sakuraba is looking to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Steve River.
I think River 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Steve River!
Steve River gave a mention to Fury Nutrition Inc. in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kid Funkyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Mangano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kid Funkyama has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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140 lbs
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138 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kid Funkyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vincent Mangano!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Funkyama ducks under a wild hook from Mangano.
Mangano connects with a looping right hand.
Funkyama slips a straight right by Mangano.
Funkyama looks to land a right hand but Mangano moved out of range.
Mangano walks into a jab.
Mangano fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Funkyama misses with a body shot.
Mangano looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Funkyama scores with a nice head shot.
Funkyama rushes Mangano and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Funkyama misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mangano is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Funkyama tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Funkyama is pushing Mangano up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funkyama being controlled against the cage.
Funkyama tries to work over Mangano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Funkyama lands a right hand.
Funkyama lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mangano or not.
Mangano takes a shot to the head.
Funkyama goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mangano breaks the clinch.
Mangano pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Funkyama back to the cage. Mangano follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama throws a solid leg kick but Mangano takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Funkyama.
Mangano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Funkyama.
Funkyama avoids a punch combination nicely.
A shot to the liver by Mangano. Beautiful body shot.
Funkyama tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mangano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Funkyama misses with a wild body shot.
Funkyama throws a leg kick but Mangano moved away.
Funkyama is looking to score with low kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Funkyama throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mangano sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama scores with a hook.
Funkyama throws a lazy right hand but Mangano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mangano defending well as Funkyama loads up on a big left hand.
Mangano's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Funkyama connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mangano scrambles back to his feet.
Mangano is rocked!
Crack! Funkyama connects with the perfect overhand right and Mangano falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Funkyama!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kid Funkyama!
After the fight, Kid Funkyama was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Galdra Kiddi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Hoffer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Galdra Kiddi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jimmy Hoffer's chin.
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185 lbs
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31
190 lbs
14 - 11 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Galdra Kiddi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy Hoffer!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiddi thows a body shot but no joy.
A jab lands there for Hoffer.
Kiddi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A left lands for Kiddi.
Hoffer changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kiddi tries to avoid it but Hoffer manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kiddi to the ground. Kiddi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hoffer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kiddi misses with a body shot.
Kiddi misses the shot to the body.
Kiddi tests Hoffer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hoffer tries to bum rush Kiddi with a series of wild strikes but Kiddi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hoffer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Galdra Kiddi has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoffer lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hoffer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hoffer blocks a head kick by Kiddi.
Hoffer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hoffer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffer lands a jab.
Hoffer misses the shot to the body.
Hoffer misses the shot to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Kiddi has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Hoffer throws a leg kick but Kiddi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hoffer keeps the fight on the outside.
Kiddi clobbers Hoffer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hoffer walks into a left hand.
Hoffer avoids the body shot from Kiddi.
Hoffer misses with an uppercut.
Hoffer lands with a cross.
Kiddi scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoffer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kiddi.
Kiddi jabs Hoffer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kiddi shoots in looking for a takedown but Hoffer manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kiddi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kiddi misses with a low kick as Hoffer jumps back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiddi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hoffer.
Hoffer throws a hook to the side of Kiddi's head but Kiddi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hoffer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hoffer lands with a straight right. Kiddi didn't see that one coming.
Kiddi slips a jab from Hoffer.
Hoffer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kiddi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hoffer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hoffer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kiddi thows a body shot but no joy.
Hoffer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kiddi throws a leg kick but Hoffer moved away.
Kiddi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hoffer throws out the jab.
Kiddi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiddi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kiddi is looking to wear down Hoffer with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kiddi thows a body shot but no joy.
Hoffer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kiddi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hoffer connects with a body shot.
Kiddi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hoffer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kiddi in his tracks.
Kiddi swings for the body but Hoffer moves out of range.
Kiddi closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kiddi drops an elbow to the side of Hoffer's head.
Kiddi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hoffer's head.
Hoffer is trying to get back to full guard.
Kiddi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kiddi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiddi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hoffer's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kiddi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hoffer wants to improve his position but Kiddi is controlling well.
Kiddi is thwarting Hoffer's attempts to control the position.
Hoffer keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Hoffer trying to control but Kiddi postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kiddi wants to stand up but Hoffer is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Galdra Kiddi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Galdra Kiddi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kiddi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hoffer moves out of range as Kiddi strikes.
Hoffer misses with a lunging right hand
and Kiddi counters with a body kick.
Kiddi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hoffer.
Kiddi misses with a body shot.
Kiddi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hoffer looks to throw the jab but Kiddi is out of range.
A big right from Hoffer misses.
Kiddi slaps away a takedown attempt from Hoffer, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hoffer scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kiddi manages to get back to half guard.
Hoffer missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiddi wants to improve his position but Hoffer is controlling well.
Kiddi regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Hoffer.
Kiddi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hoffer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hoffer wants to control from the top but Kiddi keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kiddi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hoffer.
Kiddi keeping moving, preventing Hoffer from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoffer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kiddi is keeping the position for now.
Kiddi keeping moving, preventing Hoffer from controlling successfully.
Kiddi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kiddi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hoffer is one step ahead there.
Hoffer with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiddi pulls Hoffer in to control the position.
Hoffer is looking to advance position but Kiddi has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Kiddi postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hoffer looks a forlorn figure.
Kiddi landing strikes from the mount.
Kiddi is working for a guillotine from mount but Hoffer frees his head quite easily.
Hoffer is looking to improve his position but Kiddi isn't that keen on the idea.
Kiddi is trying to control here but Hoffer has managed to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffer gets full guard.
Hoffer keeping full guard, as Kiddi tries to pass.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kiddi postures up.
Hoffer pulls Kiddi in close to prevent any damage.
Kiddi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hoffer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hoffer controlling Kiddi's posture.
Kiddi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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 Galdra Kiddi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Galdra Kiddi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kiddi catches Hoffer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kiddi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kiddi connects with a leg kick. Hoffer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hoffer swings widly with a right hand
and Kiddi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kiddi misses with a hook.
Hoffer misses with a low kick.
Hoffer misses with a looping left.
Kiddi misses with the combination.
Kiddi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hoffer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hoffer closes the distance and clinches up with Kiddi, looking for a takedown. Hoffer pushes Kiddi against the cage but Kiddi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Galdra Kiddi is winning the standup battle so far.
Hoffer tries to move into range but Kiddi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoffer fails to land with a series of punches.
Kiddi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hoffer manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kiddi.
Hoffer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kiddi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kiddi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hoffer moves away.
Kiddi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kiddi throws a lazy right hand but Hoffer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hoffer lands a two punch combo.
Hoffer avoids the body shot from Kiddi.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kiddi.
Hoffer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hoffer shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kiddi sprawls well. Kiddi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hoffer gets slowly back to his feet.
Kiddi swings for the body but Hoffer moves out of range.
Kiddi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiddi throws a lazy right hand but Hoffer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kiddi takes a swing at Hoffer's ribcage but misses.
Kiddi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hoffer.
Kiddi throws a leg kick but Hoffer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hoffer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kiddi looks to land a right hand but Hoffer moved out of range.
Kiddi is looking to score with low kicks.
Hoffer slips a jab and a cross from Kiddi.
Hoffer throws out a leg kick but Kiddi moves out of range and Hoffer only half commits.
Hoffer throws a good cross that connects.
Hoffer scores with a jab to the body.
Hoffer moves away from the strike by Kiddi.
A big right from Kiddi misses.
Kiddi scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiddi closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kiddi lands with a punch from half guard.
Kiddi is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hoffer is looking for a sweep. Kiddi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jimmy Hoffer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hoffer 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.
Kiddi is trying to control the action in half guard but Hoffer is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hoffer moves into full guard.
Hoffer has an active guard here but Kiddi has managed to pass into half guard.
Kiddi is looking for a kimura but Hoffer is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kiddi to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffer tries to roll over but Kiddi keeps him under control.
Hoffer has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kiddi is working away from the top position though.
Kiddi trying to mount his opponent but Hoffer defends it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoffer is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kiddi pulls his head out easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kiddi in particular looking to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Galdra Kiddi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kiddi 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Galdra Kiddi!
Galdra Kiddi thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Neymar Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Bengazzoni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santos comes to the cage accompanied by Garota de Ipanema. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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21
180 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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22
181 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Neymar Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benjamin Bengazzoni!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bengazzoni closes the distance and clinches.
Bengazzoni effectively controlling the action here.
A shot in the inside from Bengazzoni.
Santos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bengazzonis head.
Santos lands a shot to the body.
Bengazzoni lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bengazzoni.
Bengazzoni breaks the clinch.
Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bengazzoni.
Bengazzoni takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Bengazzoni misses.
Bengazzoni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bengazzoni tries to clinch up but Santos circles away and keeps his distance.
Bengazzoni is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bengazzoni tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Santos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bengazzoni's corner calls for a 1-2. Bengazzoni obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bengazzoni jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Santos swinging wildly here.
Santos has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Benjamin Bengazzoni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Santos.
A slow jab from Santos misses its intended target.
Bengazzoni is looking to slow Santos down with leg kicks.
Bengazzoni blocks a head kick by Santos.
Bengazzoni swings for the body but Santos moves out of range.
Bengazzoni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santos manages to avoid it.
Bengazzoni throws a body punch but Santos moves out of range.
Santos blocks a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bengazzoni.
Santos misses with a looping right.
Bengazzoni comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bengazzoni misses with a few strikes there.
Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bengazzoni.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bengazzoni tries a low kick but Santos avoids it.
Bengazzoni paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Santos tries to bum rush Bengazzoni with a series of wild strikes but Bengazzoni uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bengazzoni circles away quickly and effectively.
Santos throws a leg kick that misses.
Santos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bengazzoni can pounce on him.
Santos shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bengazzoni.
Bengazzoni is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Santos rather than just go for the knockout.
Bengazzoni misses with a straight left.
Santos 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.
Bengazzoni checks the leg kick.
Bengazzoni wants to clinch up but Santos keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bengazzoni clinches up with Santos and pushes him back against the cage.
Bengazzoni tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Santos's elbow.
Santos tries to throw a body punch but Bengazzoni avoids it by throwing Santos back against the cage.
Santos breaks the clinch.
Bengazzoni throws a low kick but it's checked well by Santos.
Santos misses with a looping left.
Santos finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santos. Bengazzoni does a little dance to reset his feet.
Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bengazzoni.
Bengazzoni moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bengazzoni moves into range and connects with a jab.
Santos swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bengazzoni ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Santos delivers a nice body kick.
A nice combination there by Bengazzoni.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Santos.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos moves forwards but Bengazzoni connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Santos throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bengazzoni lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Santos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bengazzoni has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice defenses there by Santos.
Santos cracks Bengazzoni with an open hand slap.
Santos gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bengazzoni.
Bengazzoni lands with a nice body punch.
Santos is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Santos scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santos tries to move into range but Bengazzoni moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bengazzoni tries a low kick but Santos avoids it.
Bengazzoni scores with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Benjamin Bengazzoni will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bengazzoni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santos moves away.
A cross from Bengazzoni lands.
Bengazzoni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santos throws a body punch but Bengazzoni moves out of range.
Bengazzoni blocks a head kick by Santos.
Santos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bengazzoni.
Bengazzoni lands a nice shot to the body.
Santos darts in looking for a takedown but Bengazzoni gets double underhooks and turns Santos into the cage.
Bengazzoni misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bengazzoni is trying to maintain a safe position but Santos gets an underhook and turns Bengazzoni into the cage.
Bengazzoni misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Bengazzoni.
Bengazzoni swings wildly with an uppercut but Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bengazzoni has a couple of punches blocked by Santos.
Bengazzoni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos misses with an uppercut. Bengazzoni saw that one coming.
An inside leg kick from Bengazzoni misses.
Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bengazzoni tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santos misses with a head kick.
Bengazzoni wants to clinch up but Santos keeps it at a distance.
Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
A big left from Bengazzoni misses.
Santos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bengazzoni.
Bengazzoni thows a body shot but no joy.
Bengazzoni scores with a leg kick.
No joy there for Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bengazzoni digs a good body shot into Santos's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Bengazzoni.
Santos goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Santos misses with a body shot.
Bengazzoni throws a body punch but Santos moves out of range.
Benjamin Bengazzoni seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Santos with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bengazzoni to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Santos misses.
Neymar Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bengazzoni defending well as Santos loads up on a big left hand.
Santos throws a shot from downtown. Bengazzoni moves away and avoids it.
Santos throws out a loose jab but Bengazzoni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bengazzoni, as that shot connected.
Bengazzoni blocks a jab.
Bengazzoni moves out of range as Santos strikes.
Santos takes a swing at Bengazzoni's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Bengazzoni does it's job there.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bengazzoni swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bengazzoni misses with a wild combination.
Santos tries to land a front kick but Bengazzoni steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Santos cracks Bengazzoni with an open hand slap.
Santos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bengazzoni.
Bengazzoni misses with a double jab.
Bengazzoni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Santos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Santos misses with a low kick.
Bengazzoni tries to clinch there but Santos circles away.
Bengazzoni gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bengazzoni softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos manages to break the clinch.
Santos takes one to the side of the head.
Bengazzoni misses the shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A looping hook to the body misses from Bengazzoni. Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bengazzoni just misses with a punch to the body.
Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bengazzoni.
An inside leg kick from Santos misses.
Santos takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bengazzoni throws a right and a left that Santos avoids nicely.
Santos staying out of range there.
Santos misses with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos avoids the body shot from Bengazzoni.
Santos throws a series of punches but Bengazzoni moves out of range.
Santos is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Bengazzoni's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Bengazzoni's jab looks to have found its range, popping Santos under the eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Bengazzoni showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Santos cracks the inside of Bengazzoni's front leg.
Decent striking displayed by Bengazzoni there.
Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bengazzoni moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bengazzoni scores with a jab to the body.
Bengazzoni takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bengazzoni loads up on a big right hand but Santos slips the punch.
Santos lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bengazzoni throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Santos on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bengazzoni throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bengazzoni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Bengazzoni.
Santos throws a leg kick but Bengazzoni moved away.
Bengazzoni misses with a body shot.
Santos throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bengazzoni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Bengazzoni.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bengazzoni moves out of range as Santos strikes.
Santos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Santos misses with a low kick.
Bengazzoni blocks a jab.
Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Santos just misses with a punch to the body.
Bengazzoni walks into a left hand.
Bengazzoni misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Santos counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bengazzoni takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Santos misses with a body shot.
A jab from Santos does it's job there.
Santos tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bengazzoni ducks under a wild hook from Santos.
Santos misses with a combination
and Bengazzoni makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bengazzoni misses the shot to the body.
Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Santos throws a head kick but Bengazzoni moves out of range.
Bengazzoni lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bengazzoni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bengazzoni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bengazzoni connects with a looping right hand.
Bengazzoni chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bengazzoni scores with a three punch combo!
Santos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bengazzoni.
Neymar Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Santos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bengazzoni.
Bengazzoni bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Santos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Left hook, right uppercut from Santos.
Bengazzoni throws a nice looking combination but Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bengazzoni misses with a lunging right hand
and Santos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bengazzoni scores with a body shot.
Bengazzoni takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Santos throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Santos lands a glancing blow to the side of Bengazzoni's head.
A shot to the body from Bengazzoni misses
and Santos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bengazzoni lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Benjamin Bengazzoni is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bengazzoni is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bengazzoni connects with a body shot that sends Santos's belly button to the back.
Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bengazzoni was well out of range. Poor timing from Santos.
Bengazzoni ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Santos keeps the fight on the outside.
Bengazzoni lands with an uppercut that bounces Santos off the cage and back into range.
Santos swinging wildly here.
Bengazzoni with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bengazzoni throws out a powerful jab.
Santos misses with a wild body shot.
Good shot there by Bengazzoni.
And that's the end of the fight!
Neymar Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bengazzoni 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benjamin Bengazzoni!
Benjamin Bengazzoni thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Neymar Santos spoke after the fight, saying 'Merda!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Romeo Hernanes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Wuncler Iii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hernanes comes to the cage accompanied by Awolnation - Sail. Wuncler Iii is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Smooth Operator - Sade. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Romeo Hernanes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ed Wuncler Iii!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wuncler Iii misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hernanes throws a right and a left that Wuncler Iii avoids nicely.
Hernanes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wuncler Iii swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wuncler Iii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wuncler Iii tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wuncler Iii misses with a wild body shot.
Hernanes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wuncler Iii uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wuncler Iii avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wuncler Iii has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hernanes clinches up against the cage.
Wuncler Iii takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wuncler Iii is trying to break the clinch but Hernanes has him pressed against the cage.
Hernanes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Ed Wuncler Iii has been cut.
Wuncler Iii's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good leg kick by Hernanes there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hernanes tries to clinch but Wuncler Iii is having none of it.
Wuncler Iii throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hernanes counters with a good low kick that Wuncler Iii was not able to check.
Wuncler Iii throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hernanes throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wuncler Iii throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wuncler Iii blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernanes gets a clinch.
Wuncler Iii breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hernanes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wuncler Iii throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hernanes fails to land with a series of punches.
Wuncler Iii wants to slow Hernanes down by chopping away at his legs.
Hernanes throws a head kick that misses.
Wuncler Iii throws a leg kick but Hernanes moved away.
Hernanes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wuncler Iii throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hernanes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wuncler Iii throws a head kick that misses.
Hernanes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wuncler Iii takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wuncler Iii swings for the body but Hernanes moves out of range.
Hernanes darts in and clinches Wuncler Iii up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wuncler Iii pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Wuncler Iii throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wuncler Iii avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wuncler Iii swats away the attempt to clinch by Hernanes.
Wuncler Iii takes a swing at Hernanes's ribcage but misses.
Hernanes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wuncler Iii misses with a wild body shot.
A low kick from Hernanes is predictable there
and Wuncler Iii counters with a right hand to the body.
Hernanes blocks a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hernanes darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hernanes throws a head kick that misses.
Hernanes wants to clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Hernanes.
Hernanes will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wuncler Iii tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wuncler Iii blocks the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wuncler Iii has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hernanes.
A head kick misses from Hernanes.
Hernanes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wuncler Iii lands a nice looking body shot.
Wuncler Iii lands a nice looking body shot.
Wuncler Iii showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hernanes.
Wuncler Iii tries to score with a low kick but Hernanes moves his leg out of the way.
Wuncler Iii ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hernanes moves away.
Wuncler Iii blocks a head kick by Hernanes.
Hernanes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wuncler Iii connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hernanes scrambles back to his feet.
Hernanes moves in looking to clinch but Wuncler Iii pushes him off.
Wuncler Iii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wuncler Iii drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A clash of legs there as Hernanes blocks the low kick.
Wuncler Iii thows a body shot but no joy.
Hernanes wants to clinch up but Wuncler Iii keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernanes scores with a head kick. Wuncler Iii tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Wuncler Iii looks to score with a jab to the body but Hernanes is just out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Hernanes blocks the leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wuncler Iii takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hernanes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wuncler Iii ducks under a wild hook from Hernanes.
Hernanes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wuncler Iii swats away the attempt to clinch by Hernanes.
Hernanes cracks the inside of Wuncler Iii's front leg.
Wuncler Iii throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hernanes throws a right hand that Wuncler Iii ducks under and follows up with a left that Wuncler Iii also avoids with ease.
Wuncler Iii pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wuncler Iii throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wuncler Iii is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hernanes rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice straight punches there by Wuncler Iii. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wuncler Iii.
Hernanes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wuncler Iii.
Wuncler Iii's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wuncler Iii lands with an uppercut that bounces Hernanes off the cage and back into range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romeo Hernanes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ed Wuncler Iii'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.
Wuncler Iii jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hernanes lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hernanes has closed the distance and engaged Wuncler Iii in a clinch.
Wuncler Iii working hard to break the clinch.
Wuncler Iii's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hernanes throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Wuncler Iii.
Wuncler Iii scores with a body shot.
Wuncler Iii tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wuncler Iii lands with an uppercut that bounces Hernanes off the cage and back into range.
Wuncler Iii will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wuncler Iii throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hernanes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hernanes keeps control of Wuncler Iii as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hernanes misses with a knee to the head.
Wuncler Iii can't break the clinch.
Hernanes has Wuncler Iii pressed against the cage, preventing Wuncler Iii from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wuncler Iii looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernanes looking to throw knees to the head but Wuncler Iii is blocking nicely.
Hernanes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wuncler Iii blocks it with crossed arms.
Wuncler Iii has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hernanes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hernanes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wuncler Iii blocks it with crossed arms.
Wuncler Iii lands a nice uppercut.
Hernanes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Wuncler Iii's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hernanes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hernanes tries a knee to the head but Wuncler Iii blocks it.
Hernanes scores with a knee to the head.
Wuncler Iii has had enough of the clinch but Hernanes keeps him there for the moment.
Wuncler Iii breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wuncler Iii fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wuncler Iii lands a jab to the nose.
Wuncler Iii getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wuncler Iii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hernanes manages to avoid it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wuncler Iii thows a body shot but no joy.
A head kick from Wuncler Iii lands but Hernanes takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wuncler Iii throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hernanes lands a jab.
Wuncler Iii avoids the head kick by Hernanes.
Wuncler Iii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hernanes tries a head kick but it misses.
Wuncler Iii throws a right and a left that Hernanes avoids nicely.
Hernanes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hernanes tries to clinch but Wuncler Iii moves away
and Wuncler Iii makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hernanes moves out of range of the leg kick from Wuncler Iii.
Hernanes tries to close the distance and clinch but Wuncler Iii swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wuncler Iii works Hernanes's body with a nice hook.
Hernanes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wuncler Iii swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hernanes wants to clinch.
Hernanes misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernanes fails to land with a series of punches.
Wuncler Iii throws out a leg kick but Hernanes moves out of range and Wuncler Iii only half commits.
Hernanes throws a series of punches but Wuncler Iii avoids them all with ease.
Wuncler Iii misses with a straight left.
Hernanes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hernanes blocks a leg kick.
Hernanes misses with a hook.
Wuncler Iii lands a nice shot to the body.
Hernanes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hernanes wants to clinch.
Jab by Wuncler Iii.
Wuncler Iii connects with a leg kick. Hernanes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wuncler Iii misses with a low kick as Hernanes jumps back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wuncler Iii throws a low kick but Hernanes moves out of range easily.
Wuncler Iii lands with a cross.
Wuncler Iii takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hernanes walks into a stiff left hand from Wuncler Iii.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wuncler Iii throws a shot from downtown. Hernanes moves away and avoids it.
Hernanes tries to clinch but Wuncler Iii moves out of range.
Wuncler Iii wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hernanes lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wuncler Iii throws a nice looking combination but Hernanes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hernanes tries to clinch but Wuncler Iii moves out of range.
Wuncler Iii blocks a head kick by Hernanes.
Wuncler Iii lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice uppercut there from Wuncler Iii.
Hernanes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hernanes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wuncler Iii.
Hernanes is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ed Wuncler Iii showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ed Wuncler Iii's cut.
That's time! Hernanes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Hernanes wants to clinch up but Wuncler Iii keeps it at a distance.
Hernanes clinches.
Wuncler Iii managing to block the knees to the body from Hernanes.
Wuncler Iii pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wuncler Iii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hernanes moves in looking to clinch but Wuncler Iii pushes him off.
Hernanes misses with a head kick.
Wuncler Iii misses with an uppercut.
Hernanes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wuncler Iii looks to land a combination but Hernanes avoids it well.
A head kick misses from Hernanes.
Wuncler Iii walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hernanes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That kick from Wuncler Iii tenderised Hernanes's leg. Hernanes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wuncler Iii checks a low kick from Hernanes.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hernanes.
Hernanes blocks a head kick by Wuncler Iii.
Hernanes doesn't manage to clinch there - Wuncler Iii circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernanes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hernanes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hernanes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wuncler Iii lands with a nice body punch.
Wuncler Iii throws a leg kick which misses Hernanes's front leg but catches the back leg as Hernanes tries to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Wuncler Iii.
Wuncler Iii takes a swing at Hernanes's ribcage but misses.
Hernanes is looking to clinch but Wuncler Iii is avoiding it.
Hernanes is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wuncler Iii avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wuncler Iii blocks a head kick by Hernanes.
Hernanes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wuncler Iii.
Hernanes throws a head kick that misses
letting Wuncler Iii counter with a right hand.
Wuncler Iii throws a right and a left that Hernanes avoids nicely.
Hernanes tries to clinch but Wuncler Iii moves out of range.
Wuncler Iii throws a leg kick but Hernanes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hernanes blocks a head kick by Wuncler Iii.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wuncler Iii, right into the meat.
Hernanes has managed to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hernanes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hernanes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hernanes looking to throw knees to the head but Wuncler Iii is blocking nicely.
Wuncler Iii breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hernanes connects with an inside leg kick.
Wuncler Iii has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hernanes.
A low kick from Wuncler Iii is predictable there
and Hernanes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A combination from Wuncler Iii does no damage.
Wuncler Iii takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wuncler Iii scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hernanes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wuncler Iii lands with a right hand.
Hernanes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wuncler Iii.
Hernanes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hernanes looks to land a combination. Wuncler Iii sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ed Wuncler Iii seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernanes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wuncler Iii misses with an uppercut. Hernanes saw that one coming.
Wuncler Iii moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hernanes throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hernanes scores with a head kick. Wuncler Iii tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hernanes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hernanes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A head kick from Hernanes lands but Wuncler Iii takes it in his stride.
Wuncler Iii throws a low kick, looking for Hernanes's leg but Hernanes calmly moves out of range.
Wuncler Iii misses with a body kick.
An inside leg kick from Wuncler Iii misses.
Wuncler Iii keeps the fight on the outside.
Hernanes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wuncler Iii manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hernanes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hernanes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernanes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wuncler Iii lands a head shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Wuncler Iii checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hernanes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wuncler Iii.
Hernanes tries to clinch up.
Hernanes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hernanes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hernanes lands a head kick!
Wuncler Iii scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jab from Wuncler Iii.
Wuncler Iii scores with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hernanes wants to clinch.
Wuncler Iii throws a leg kick that misses.
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 Romeo Hernanes.
I think Hernanes has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Romeo Hernanes!
After winning the bout, Romeo Hernanes thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Pearson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Temel Dilli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyson Pearson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Temel Dilli!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pearson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dilli.
Pearson rushes Dilli and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pearson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dilli has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pearson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pearson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dilli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pearson shoots for a takedown but Dilli saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pearson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pearson misses with a hook. Dilli ducked under it nicely.
Pearson with a poor takedown
and Dilli counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dilli.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyson Pearson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pearson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dilli misses with a body punch.
Pearson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dilli lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pearson backwards.
Dilli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pearson avoids a punch combination nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dilli darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dilli has closed the distance and engaged Pearson in a clinch.
Pearson misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dilli lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dilli pushes Pearson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dilli struggles to land a body shot inside as Pearson controls his hands.
Dilli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dilli takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dilli misses with a body shot.
Pearson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dilli showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pearson.
Pearson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dilli. Pearson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pearson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Dilli on his heels. He'll look to pass Dilli's guard now, I'm sure.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Dilli has Pearson pulled in close to control his posture.
Pearson wants to stand but Dilli has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Dilli controlling Pearson's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dilli has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Temel Dilli was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pearson, as that shot connected.
Pearson throws a series of punches but Dilli moves out of range.
Pearson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pearson with a poor takedown
and Dilli counters with a straight right hand.
No luck for Pearson with that takedown attempt.
Pearson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pearson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dilli tries to avoid it but Pearson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dilli to the ground. Dilli escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pearson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dilli throws a shot from downtown. Pearson moves away and avoids it.
Dilli scores with a shot to the body.
Dilli connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pearson's hands.
Pearson misses with a takedown
and Dilli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A lazy left from Dilli finds it's target.
Dilli wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pearson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dilli.
Dilli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pearson avoids the body shot from Dilli.
Jab by Dilli.
Pearson swings widly with a right hand
and Dilli counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dilli takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pearson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dilli.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dilli works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pearson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Pearson misses with a takedown
and Dilli counters with a left and a right that stings Pearson.
A punch combination from Dilli misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearson shoots in looking for a takedown. Dilli tries to sprawl out of it but Pearson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dilli manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pearson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dillis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pearson, as that shot connected.
Dilli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pearson scores with a hook.
Dilli is rocked!
Pearson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pearson looks to land a right hand but Dilli moved out of range.
Pearson throws out a loose jab but Dilli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dilli connects with a single shot there.
Dilli connects with a looping right hand.
Dilli works over Pearson's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice defenses there by Dilli.
Dilli connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pearson momentarily.
Pearson tries for a takedown but Dilli sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pearson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Temel Dilli dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Pearson. Dilli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dilli slips a jab and a cross from Pearson.
Dilli doesn't manage to clinch there - Pearson circles away.
Dilli moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dilli looks to throw the jab but Pearson is out of range.
Pearson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pearson.
Pearson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dilli takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pearson gets the takedown into side control.
Dilli is still in real trouble! Can Pearson finish him?
What's Dilli going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Dilli is looking for a sweep.
Dilli seems to have recovered his senses.
Dilli can't do much from the bottom here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dilli tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Dilli struggling a bit here.
Dilli defending against the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Dilli's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dilli manages to work his way to half guard, despite Pearson's best efforts.
Dilli trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Dilli is pressing down on Pearson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pearson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dilli has a closed guard, preventing Pearson from standing up.
Dilli keeping moving, preventing Pearson from controlling successfully.
Pearson wants to stand but Dilli is controlling his posture from full guard.
Dilli keeping moving, preventing Pearson from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dilli is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tyson Pearson.
Dilli scores with a punch to the head.
Dilli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pearson was well out of range. Poor timing from Dilli.
Dilli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pearson was well out of range. Poor timing from Dilli.
Pearson has a takedown stuffed.
Dilli throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pearson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dilli takes a swing at Pearson's ribcage but misses.
Dilli jabs Pearson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Temel Dilli seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dilli lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dilli wants to clinch up but Pearson keeps it at a distance.
Dilli connects with a crisp jab.
Dilli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pearson was well out of range. Poor timing from Dilli.
Dilli throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pearson blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Pearson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pearson is looking to take a break and control but Dilli is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dilli tries to bench press Pearson off him but Pearson keeps the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pearson trying to control the action but Dilli is working from the bottom.
A lull in the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tyson Pearson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Dilli misses with a two punch combination.
Pearson tries for a takedown but Dilli sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dilli. Pearson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dilli scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pearson in his tracks.
Dilli slips a straight right by Pearson.
Dilli moves out of range of the strikes.
Dilli connects with a body shot.
Pearson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pearson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dilli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dilli takes one to the side of the head.
Pearson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dilli thows a body shot but no joy.
Dilli's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pearson under the eye.
Dilli lands with a shot to the body.
Dilli moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pearson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson misses the jab.
A jab from Dilli does it's job there.
Pearson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dilli.
Dilli throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dilli throws a one two combo.
Pearson clinches up against the cage.
Pearson breaks the clinch.
Dilli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pearson.
Dilli tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pearson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pearson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dilli is fending him off so far but Pearson persists. Nope, Dilli circles away and we're back to standing.
Dilli misses with a body shot.
Dilli smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dilli cracks a nice hook into Pearson's ribs.
Pearson lands a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dilli has managed to clinch.
Pearson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dilli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dilli goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dilli makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pearson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyson Pearson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pearson misses with some punches.
Dilli breaks from the clinch.
Pearson gets tackled into the cage by Dilli. Dilli maintains the clinch.
Pearson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dilli just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dilli escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from Dilli finds it's way through Pearson's defenses.
Dilli looks to land a left hand but Pearson moved out of range nicely.
Dilli stuffs the takedown attempt from Pearson. Pearson gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dilli dodges the punch combination from Pearson.
Pearson tries to clinch up.
Dilli fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dilli lands a right hook to the body.
Pearson closes the distance and pushes Dilli back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dilli scores with a shot to the side of Pearson's head.
Dilli tries a body shot but Pearson blocks it.
Pearson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dilli can't find room to land a body shot as Pearson controls the action.
Pearson tries to throw a body punch but Dilli avoids it by throwing Pearson back against the cage.
Dilli works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Dilli controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dilli pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pearson is keeping the position for now.
Pearson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Dilli tries to hold on but Pearson pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dilli is in a horrible position here. Pearson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dilli blocking the ground and pound.
Pearson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
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!
Dilli tries to reverse the position but Pearson maintains control.
Pearson trying to control but Dilli is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dilli manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Temel Dilli comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dilli 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Temel Dilli!
Temel Dilli seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Myles O Donnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tristin Shonuck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shonuck comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Johnny Cash - God's Gonna Cut You Down kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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191 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Myles O Donnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tristin Shonuck!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Donnell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shonuck.
O Donnell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shonuck moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shonuck misses with a low kick.
Shonuck uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A right-left combo lands from Shonuck.
O Donnell tries to land a leg kick but Shonuck saw it coming and moves away.
Shonuck throws the left hand but O Donnell avoids the punch easily.
A low kick from O Donnell misses
and Shonuck counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shonuck lands with a nice body kick.
Shonuck throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Shonuck feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to O Donnell's calf.
O Donnell tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shonuck throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
O Donnell throws a low kick, looking for Shonuck's leg but Shonuck calmly moves out of range.
Shonuck misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Shonuck checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Shonuck misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shonuck checks the leg kick.
O Donnell moves out of range of the body kick.
O Donnell misses with a low kick as Shonuck jumps back.
O Donnell checks a low kick from Shonuck.
O Donnell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shonuck moves away.
O Donnell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for O Donnell.
O Donnell tries to close the distance and clinch but Shonuck swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shonuck throws a nice outside leg kick.
Shonuck blocks a head kick by O Donnell.
A telegraphed right hand from Shonuck misses the target.
O Donnell throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
O Donnell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
O Donnell scoring well with a low kick there.
Shonuck throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shonuck misses with an uppercut
and O Donnell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Donnell misses with a hook.
O Donnell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A head kick misses from O Donnell.
Shonuck misses with a low kick.
O Donnell throws a leg kick that is checked
and Shonuck counters with a slapping leg kick.
O Donnell thuds his right hand into Shonuck's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as O Donnell checks a leg kick.
Myles O Donnell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shonuck throws a lazy right hand but O Donnell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shonuck throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shonuck walks forward, straight into a front kick from O Donnell.
Shonuck misses with a head kick.
O Donnell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
O Donnell throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shonuck scores with a nice head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shonuck lands with a straight right. O Donnell didn't see that one coming.
Shonuck lands with a kick to the ribs.
O Donnell misses with a leg kick.
A nice combination there by Shonuck.
O Donnell scores with a head kick. Shonuck tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Donnell takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
O Donnell is rocked!
O Donnell is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Shonuck doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! O Donnell crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in O Donnell's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tristin Shonuck!
Tristin Shonuck managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Fury Nutrition Inc., into his post fight interview.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Wagner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Phoenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Phoenix's choice of entrance music: Phoenix. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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168 lbs
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180 lbs
12 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Wagner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Simon Phoenix!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wagner fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Phoenix has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Phoenix throws a head kick that misses.
Wagner misses with a left hand
and Phoenix connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wagner.
Wagner throws a front kick that sends Phoenix stumbling back into the cage.
Wagner throws a jab but it's blocked by Phoenix.
Phoenix throws a head kick but Wagner moves out of range.
Wagner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Phoenix.
Phoenix has managed to clinch.
Phoenix keeps control of Wagner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Phoenix misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wagner.
Wagner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wagner manages to break the clinch.
Wagner swings for the body but Phoenix moves out of range.
Wagner displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A cross from Phoenix lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Phoenix.
Phoenix on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wagner looks to land a right hand but Phoenix moved out of range.
Ryan Wagner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phoenix showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wagner.
Phoenix wants to clinch.
Wagner throws a lazy uppercut
and Phoenix counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wagner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phoenix manages to avoid it.
Wagner moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Simon Phoenix has been cut.
Phoenix works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
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!
Phoenix walks into a left hand.
Danga de danga de dang - Phoenix scores with a four punch combination!
Wagner has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Wagner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wagner misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Phoenix
and Wagner counters with a nice body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Phoenix looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wagner scores with a body shot.
Phoenix staying out of range there.
Phoenix scores with a spinning back kick!
Wagner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wagner gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Phoenix misses with a few strikes there.
Jab by Phoenix.
Wagner throws an overhand right that lands on Phoenix's shoulder, as Phoenix tries to avoid the shot.
Wagner on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix 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.
A big left from Phoenix misses.
Wagner throws a lazy right hand but Phoenix sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Phoenix avoids the body shot from Wagner.
Phoenix swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wagner takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wagner.
Phoenix pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Phoenix throws a sloppy head kick and Wagner moves out of range easily.
Wagner lands a nice shot to the body.
Wagner jabs Phoenix right on the nose. Phoenix blinks but takes it well.
Wagner moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wagner bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Phoenix's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wagner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wagner misses with a body punch
letting Phoenix counter with a right hand.
Phoenix fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wagner moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wagner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wagner ducks under a wild hook from Phoenix.
Phoenix cracks Wagner with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wagner throws a poor cross that misses
and Phoenix counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wagner with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Phoenix lands a slapping body shot.
Wagner throws a jab but it's blocked by Phoenix.
Phoenix throws a leg kick but Wagner sees it coming and moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ryan Wagner will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Simon Phoenix'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.
Phoenix throws a jab when Wagner was well out of range.
Wagner lands a glancing blow to the side of Phoenix's head.
Nice shot lands for Wagner.
Phoenix wants to slow Wagner down by chopping away at his legs.
Phoenix wants to clinch.
Wagner moves into range and connects with a jab.
Phoenix is rocked!
Wagner thuds a left hand into Phoenix's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Wagner misses.
Nice body punch from Wagner.
Wagner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wagner lands with a nice body punch.
Wagner listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner sizes up Phoenix with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Phoenix is still on wobbly legs! Can Wagner finish him?
Phoenix gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Wagner points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Phoenix wakes up just in time to hear Wagner thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ryan Wagner!
Ryan Wagner retains his welterweight title!
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