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CONFLICT LVIII on PPV. (NY) PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Berkowitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ava Noel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Berkowitz comes into the arena with Macabre - Son Of Sam blaring out of the sound system. Noel has chosen A Moment as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Berkowitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ava Noel!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Eddie Farnsworth and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Noel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Berkowitz was well out of range. Poor timing from Noel.
Berkowitz drops his hands momentarily and Noel takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Noel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Berkowitz.
No joy there for Berkowitz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Noel lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Noel.
Berkowitz slips under a jab.
A big right from Noel misses.
Berkowitz moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Noel finds it's way through Berkowitz's defenses.
It looks like David Berkowitz has been cut.
Decent striking displayed by Noel there.
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!
Berkowitz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Noel throws a jab when Berkowitz was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Noel misses the target.
Noel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Berkowitz.
Noel misses with a hook
and Berkowitz counters with a series of strikes. Noel will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noel misses with a two punch combination.
Berkowitz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Noel's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Noel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Berkowitz backwards.
A short right from Berkowitz.
Noel is trying to break the clinch but Berkowitz is controlling him.
Noel manages to break the clinch.
Noel displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Berkowitz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Noel's head.
Noel scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Berkowitz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Noel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Berkowitz counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Noel is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Noel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Noel connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Berkowitz momentarily.
Noel might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berkowitz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Noel momentarily.
Noel misses with a two punch combination.
Jab, jab by Noel - just one landing.
Noel lands with a hook. Berkowitz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Noel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Berkowitz lunges at Noel with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Noel's hand.
Berkowitz misses with a straight right.
Noel connects with a good right hand that stumbles Berkowitz. Berkowitz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Noel misses with a wild combination.
Noel scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Noel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Berkowitz throws out the jab.
No joy there for Noel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Berkowitz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Noel is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Berkowitz had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Noel is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Berkowitz like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Berkowitz from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ava Noel!
Ava Noel took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Affordable Quality + Reliable Laundry for their support in the buildup to the fight.
In defeat, David Berkowitz stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'll be back!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Future (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ric Flores (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Future comes into the arena with Menor do Chapa - Humildade e Disciplina blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Flores's choice of entrance music: Napalm & Erruption- In San Francisco. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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168 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
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Future!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ric Flores!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Franklyn Lucas and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flores throws a hook but Future avoids it easily.
Future throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Flores throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Future looks for the body kick but Flores saw that one coming.
A head kick by Flores misses
letting Future counter with a right hand.
Flores decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Future trying to hold on to Flores's head to control him but Flores postures up.
Flores is working for a submission of some sort.
Future wants to improve his position but Flores is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flores is thwarting Future's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flores throws a strike but Future avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Flores throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Flores tries to free his leg and advance position but Future is retaining full guard.
Future working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Flores.
Flores postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Future keeping moving, preventing Flores from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flores lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Flores postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Flores postures up in Future's guard and throws a big left but Future blocks it.
Flores wants to pass the guard but Future is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Future looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Flores in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Flores is looking to work some ground and pound but Future has wrist control.
Flores trying to control but Future is working from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flores passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Future avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Flores.
Future regains half guard.
Flores scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Future tries to get to full guard but Flores has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flores scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Flores has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Flores prevents Future from improving his position.
Flores slows the pace down in half guard.
Flores not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Flores seems to be looking for submissions.
Flores is working for a kimura but Future is defending it quite comfortably.
Flores passes to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flores sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Future is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Flores jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Future is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Future and Flores has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Flores lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Future down.
Flores creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Future sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Flores is trying to get an arm triangle but Future is defending well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Future is not content to let Flores control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ric Flores dominated that round.
That's time! Future's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Flores throws a sloppy head kick and Future moves out of range easily.
Flores misses with a takedown attempt - Future sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A head kick from Future lands but Flores takes it in his stride.
Future throws a leg kick but Flores checks it.
Nice cross by Flores.
Flores misses the jab.
Flores throws the left hand but Future avoids the punch easily.
Flores throws a lazy head kick
and Future makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Future blocks a head kick by Flores.
Future stuffs the takedown.
Flores dives in and grabs Future's left leg, looking for a takedown. Future pushes down on Flores's head and hops out.
John Future has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ric Flores.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Future steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Flores.
Future has closed the distance and engaged Flores in a clinch.
Flores changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Future fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Future fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Flores falls off balance throwing a combination
and Future counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A head kick misses from Future.
Future cracks Flores with a good jab.
Flores throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Flores smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ric Flores seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Future lands with a hook. Flores tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flores throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
John Future is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Future slips under a jab.
Flores misses with a kick to the body.
Future's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Flores connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Future scrambles back to his feet.
Flores swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Future counters with a solid body kick.
Flores is breathing heavily.
Flores lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Future circles away quickly and effectively.
Flores gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Future feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Flores's calf.
John Future is winning the standup battle so far.
Flores throws a shot from downtown. Future moves away and avoids it.
Future blocks a head kick by Flores.
Future lands a head kick!
Flores is rocked!
Flores takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Flores is still on wobbly legs! Can Future finish him?
Future works Flores's body with a nice hook.
Future darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Flores's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Future before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Future!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Kozlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Street Swag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ivan Kozlov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Street Swag!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Lou da Vinci and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swag throws a head kick but Kozlov moves out of range.
Kozlov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Swag.
Kozlov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kozlov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Swags jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A head kick by Swag misses
and Kozlov counters with a nice leg kick.
Swag walks into a stiff left hand from Kozlov.
Kozlov throws a leg kick that misses.
Swag tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kozlov throws a jab when Swag was well out of range.
Swag throws a looping overhand right but Kozlov ducks down to avoid it.
Swag looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kozlov misses with a head kick.
Swag connects with a solid leg kick.
Swag slips a straight right by Kozlov.
Kozlov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
An inside leg kick lands from Kozlov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swag connects with the punch.
Swag has Kozlov up against the cage in a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kozlov lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Swag.
Kozlov has Swag pushed against the cage.
Kozlov blocks an uppercut.
Kozlov breaks the clinch.
Kozlov lands with a kick to the temple. Swag shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kozlov throws a shot from downtown. Swag moves away and avoids it.
Kozlov lands a big head kick that sends Swag tumbling to the mat! Kozlov takes a step backwards and waves Swag back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Swag is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Swag blocks a head kick by Kozlov.
Swag is still on wobbly legs! Can Kozlov finish him?
A head kick by Kozlov misses
and Swag counters with a left and a right that stings Kozlov.
Ivan Kozlov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swag misses with a two punch combination.
Swag ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov misses with a looping left.
Kozlov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kozlov misses with a head kick.
Swag seems to have recovered his senses.
Kozlov avoids the head kick by Swag.
Swag finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kozlov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kozlov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Swag checks a leg kick nicely.
Swag throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kozlov on the side of the head.
Kozlov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Swag is out of range and Kozlov settles back down.
Kozlov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Good exchange - Swag coming out on top.
Kozlov keeps the fight on the outside.
Swag tries to close the distance and clinch but Kozlov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov misses the jab.
A slow jab from Kozlov misses its intended target.
Swag wants to clinch up but Kozlov keeps it at a distance.
Kozlov misses with a hook. Swag ducked under it nicely.
Kozlov ducks right into an uppercut from Swag.
Swag will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kozlov throws a head kick but Swag moves out of range.
Swag takes the fight into the clinch.
Kozlov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kozlov blocks a body shot from Swag.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Swag just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kozlov's brow.
Kozlov prevents a body shot from Swag.
Kozlov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Swag.
Swag is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kozlov is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov trying to control the position but instead, Swag has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kozlov into the cage.
Kozlov slows down the pace here.
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!
Swag misses with the head strike.
Swag pushes Kozlov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Kozlov on the inside.
Kozlov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kozlov scores with a shot to the side of Swag's head.
Kozlov scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Swag.
A short right from Swag.
A shot in the inside from Swag.
Kozlov is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee calls for Swag to work.
Oh Kozlov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Swag lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Swag has a couple of punches blocked by Kozlov.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Swag takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kozlov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kozlov misses with the head strike.
Swag throws a punch but it's blocked by Kozlov.
Swag has a couple of punches blocked by Kozlov.
Swag misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Swag.
Kozlov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
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 Ivan Kozlov will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A jab from Swag misses.
Swag fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kozlov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Swag.
Kozlov lunges at Swag with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Swag's hand.
Swag throws a leg kick that is checked
and Swag takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kozlov seems to have got his legs back now.
Kozlov tries to land a leg kick but Swag saw it coming and moves away.
Kozlov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Kozlov.
Kozlov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Swag doesn't manage to clinch there - Kozlov circles away.
Swag throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swag throws a nice looking combination but Kozlov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Swag swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kozlov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Swag throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Kozlov crashing down! Kozlov tries to stagger back to his feet but Swag just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Kozlov asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Street Swag!
During a confident post fight interview, Street Swag 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Yee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dawid Rafal (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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jason Yee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dawid Rafal!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Lou da Vinci and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rafal thows a body kick. Yee tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rafal thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yee takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yee moves out of range as Rafal throws a body kick.
A swing and a miss from Yee.
Yee ducks under a wild hook from Rafal.
Yee shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rafal throws a body punch but Yee moves out of range.
Rafal on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Yee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rafal.
Yee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rafal cracks Yee with a good jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rafal changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A slow jab from Rafal misses its intended target.
Yee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rafal on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Yee misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yee staying out of range there.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rafal - that will leave a mark!
Yee throws out a loose jab but Rafal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rafal throws a jab but it's blocked by Yee.
Yee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rafal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yee moves away.
Rafal throws a jab when Yee was well out of range.
A big left from Rafal misses.
Nice shot lands for Yee.
Rafal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yee.
Yee shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rafal throws a hook to the side of Yee's head but Yee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jason Yee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Yee. Those never looked like landing.
Rafal ducks under a wild hook from Yee.
Yee avoids the head kick by Rafal.
Rafal slips under a jab.
Yee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rafal.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yee wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rafal scores with a decent looking hook.
Yee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rafal is looking to score with low kicks.
Rafal's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Yee connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rafal scrambles back to his feet.
Yee takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rafal throws a head kick that misses.
Yee misses with a straight left.
Yee misses with a looping right.
Yee is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Yee avoids the head kick by Rafal.
Yee tries to clinch up
and Rafal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rafal lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rafal fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Yee throws the left hand but Rafal avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Yee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yee throws a hook to the side of Rafal's head but Rafal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yee throws a big shot that misses.
Rafal bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Yee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yee throws a poor cross that misses
and Rafal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yee takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Yee ducks under a wild hook from Rafal.
Yee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rafal.
Rafal fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yee looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yee looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rafal throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yee.
Rafal moves out of range as Yee strikes.
Yee connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rafal. Rafal circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yee lands a slapping body shot.
Rafal is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Yee had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rafal, right into the meat.
Yee throws a jab but it's blocked by Rafal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rafal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yee.
Rafal throws a looping overhand right but Yee ducks down to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rafal. That's going to slow Yee down.
Yee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rafal manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rafal throws a hook to the side of Yee's head but Yee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rafal turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yee's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rafal under the eye.
Yee throws a body punch but Rafal moves out of range.
Rafal defending well as Yee loads up on a big left hand.
Yee throws the left hand but Rafal avoids the punch easily.
Rafal cracks the inside of Yee's front leg.
Yee throws a sloppy body shot
and Rafal counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Yee throws a jab but it's blocked by Rafal.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rafal slips under a jab from Yee.
A jab from Yee misses.
Rafal uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yee.
Rafal doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dawid Rafal dominated that round.
That's time! Yee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Yee looks to land a left hand but Rafal moved out of range nicely.
Yee has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rafal.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rafal - that will leave a mark!
Rafal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rafal. Yee shrugs it off though.
A head kick misses from Rafal.
Yee throws a looping overhand right but Rafal ducks down to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rafal.
Yee throws a body punch but Rafal moves out of range.
Rafal feints a jab promting Yee to slip. Rafal then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Yee slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Yee blocks a head kick by Rafal.
Yee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No joy there for Rafal, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rafal misses with a leg kick.
Rafal shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Yee misses.
Rafal uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rafal throws a shot to the body.
Rafal scores with a one two! Yee had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rafal slips under a jab.
Rafal takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Yee 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.
Yee tries to clinch up.
Rafal scores with the left hand. Yee knows he should have avoided that one.
Jab from Rafal.
Yee connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rafal. Rafal circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Yee is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Yee swings for the body but Rafal moves out of range.
Rafal defending well as Yee loads up on a big left hand.
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!
Yee misses with an uppercut
and Rafal counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Yee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rafal misses the jab.
Yee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yee lunges at Rafal with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rafal's hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yee ducks under a wild hook from Rafal.
Yee misses with a looping right.
Rafal slips under a jab from Yee.
A big left from Rafal misses.
Yee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rafal counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rafal misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rafal moves away from the strike by Yee.
Rafal blocks a jab.
Yee has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rafal lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yee misses with an elbow strike.
Rafal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rafal misses with a punch to the body.
Yee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rafal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rafal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yee tries to clinch there but Rafal circles away.
Rafal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yee moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rafal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yee manages to avoid it.
Rafal missing with a left hand there. Yee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rafal, right into the meat.
Yee ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Rafal.
Rafal scores with a crisp jab that stopped Yee in his tracks.
Rafal drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rafal scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rafal lands with a straight right. Yee didn't see that one coming.
Rafal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yee takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dawid Rafal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rafal. Yee does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rafal slips a jab from Yee.
The crowd cheers as Yee lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rafal doesn't seem phased though.
Yee throws out a loose jab but Rafal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yee throws a right hand that misses
and Rafal counters with a body kick that stops Yee in his tracks momentarily.
Yee moves in looking to clinch but Rafal pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rafal scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rafal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yee.
Yee will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Yee lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rafal moves out of range as Yee strikes.
Yee misses with an uppercut.
Rafal throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rafal throws a wild body kick that Yee sees coming a mile off.
Yee misses the shot to the body.
Yee doesn't manage to clinch there - Rafal circles away.
Yee throws a hook but Rafal avoids it easily.
Yee wants to clinch up but Rafal keeps it at a distance.
Yee avoids the body shot from Rafal.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rafal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yee tries to bum rush Rafal with a series of wild strikes but Rafal uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yee lands the left hand.
Rafal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dawid Rafal will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Rafal closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Yee avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rafal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rafal turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yee throws a right hand that misses
and Rafal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rafal fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Yee throws a right hand that Rafal ducks under and follows up with a left that Rafal also avoids with ease.
Yee closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Yee defending well as Rafal loads up on a big left hand.
Rafal misses with a hook.
Yee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yee misses with a hook. Rafal ducked under it nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rafal. That's going to slow Yee down.
Yee with a nice cross.
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 slow jab from Yee misses its intended target.
Rafal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rafal connects with a body shot that sends Yee's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yee is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rafal on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Yee lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A swing and a miss from Yee.
Rafal jabs Yee right on the nose. Yee blinks but takes it well.
Rafal feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yee's calf.
Yee throws an overhand right that lands on Rafal's shoulder, as Rafal tries to avoid the shot.
Rafal throws out a loose jab but Yee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yee tries to clinch but Rafal moves out of range.
Rafal lets loose with a powerful body kick. Yee will feel that in the morning.
Nice uppercut there from Rafal.
Rafal swats away the attempt to clinch by Yee.
Rafal tries a head kick but it misses.
Rafal with a nice cross.
Rafal is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jason Yee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yee missing with a left hand there. Rafal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yee checks a leg kick.
Rafal pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yee scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Yee scores with a jab to the jaw.
Yee throws a hook to the side of Rafal's head but Rafal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rafal takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Yee misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yee closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rafal misses with a body punch.
Yee throws a punch but it's blocked by Rafal.
Yee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rafal lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rafal avoids the elbow strike from Yee, against the cage.
Yee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yee misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rafal.
Rafal lands a left hand.
Rafal throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hook to the body lands for Rafal.
Yee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rafal has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rafal lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rafal lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rafal with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rafal lands a body punch.
A short right from Rafal on the inside.
Yee is rocked!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rafal.
Oh Yee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rafal scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A body shot lands from Rafal.
Rafal digs a right hand into Yee's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yee's gas tank.
Rafal lands a right hand.
Rafal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rafal changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rafal connects with a leg kick. Yee looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rafal connects with the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rafal is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Yee like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Yee from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dawid Rafal!
During a confident post fight interview, Dawid Rafal 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Faulk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rand Al Thor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Al Thor's choice of entrance music: Hail the Dragon. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arthur Faulk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rand Al Thor!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Steve Montenegro and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faulk's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Faulk duly obliges.
Faulk connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Al Thor's hands.
Al Thor throws a lazy right hand but Faulk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Al Thor tries to clinch there but Faulk circles away.
Faulk lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Al Thor falls backwards - clearly groggy! Faulk dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arthur Faulk!
After winning the bout, Arthur Faulk 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Julio Madrigal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Kilpatrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Madrigal might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Lil Jon-Throw it Up. The crowd seem to be enjoying Kilpatrick's choice of entrance music: Gentleman. Julio Madrigal is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Julio Madrigal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Luke Kilpatrick!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Eddie Farnsworth and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madrigal avoids the head kick by Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Madrigal sprawls well initially but Kilpatrick persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Madrigal looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Madrigal trying to control but Kilpatrick postures up.
Kilpatrick scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kilpatrick looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Madrigal wants to improve his position but Kilpatrick is controlling well.
Madrigal looking for submissions off his back.
Madrigal looking for submissions off his back.
Kilpatrick not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilpatrick moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Madrigal.
Kilpatrick working the body and head with strikes.
Madrigal looks to move to half guard but instead Kilpatrick has passed into mount! Damn!
Madrigal wants to hold on but Kilpatrick pushes him away.
Kilpatrick has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Madrigal's face.
Madrigal is wriggling around trying to escape.
Madrigal gets back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kilpatrick trying to pass the guard but Madrigal defending well.
Madrigal has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Kilpatrick escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Kilpatrick!
Madrigal takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Madrigal stops Kilpatrick from passing to mount.
Kilpatrick trying to control the position but Madrigal is working away.
Madrigal tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kilpatrick wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kilpatrick sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Madrigal is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Madrigal tries to bench press Kilpatrick off him but Kilpatrick keeps the position.
Madrigal striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Madrigal tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Kilpatrick presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Madrigal takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kilpatrick postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Madrigal looks a forlorn figure.
Kilpatrick with shots to the head and body - Madrigal looks very uncomfortable down there.
Madrigal keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Madrigal regains half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Madrigal manages to get to full guard.
Kilpatrick wants to control from the top but Madrigal keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Madrigal manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kilpatrick manages to get himself to full guard.
Madrigal being controlled here momentarily.
Madrigal throws a big elbow that misses.
Madrigal throws a big elbow that misses.
Madrigal throws a big right hand that misses.
Kilpatrick looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Madrigal's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Madrigal is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Kilpatrick dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kilpatrick moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kilpatrick misses with a two punch combination.
Madrigal checks the leg kick nicely there.
Madrigal thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kilpatrick forces Madrigal back against the cage and clinches.
Madrigal misses with the head strike.
Madrigal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kilpatrick stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Madrigal.
Kilpatrick is trying to maintain a safe position but Madrigal gets an underhook and turns Kilpatrick into the cage.
Madrigal is working Kilpatrick over against the cage.
A short left from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick blocks an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Madrigal.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Madrigal jumps guard and drags Kilpatrick to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Madrigal looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kilpatrick passes into side control.
Madrigal looks to move to half guard but instead Kilpatrick has passed into mount! Damn!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madrigal is desperately trying to improve his position but Kilpatrick has a good base and remains in mount.
Kilpatrick lands a big elbow.
Madrigal can't escape the position.
Madrigal wants to hold on but Kilpatrick pushes him away.
Madrigal sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Madrigal actively working from the bottom here.
Kilpatrick keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Kilpatrick moves nicely into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madrigal tries to bench press Kilpatrick off him but Kilpatrick keeps the position.
Kilpatrick gets to mount! Madrigal was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Madrigal is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luke Kilpatrick has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kilpatrick lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Madrigal hang on?
Kilpatrick lands with some strikes.
Madrigal is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madrigal is working hard here to advance position.
Kilpatrick pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Madrigal regains half guard.
Kilpatrick is nestled in close to Madrigal, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kilpatrick content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Kilpatrick is trying to control. Madrigal wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Madrigal blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kilpatrick.
Madrigal is looking to improve his position.
Madrigal trying to hold on to Kilpatrick's head to control him but Kilpatrick postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick trying to mount his opponent but Madrigal defends it.
Kilpatrick controlling the pace.
Madrigal trying to get back to full guard but Kilpatrick takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Madrigal is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kilpatrick wants to control the pace but Madrigal is squirming around nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Madrigal wants to control but Kilpatrick is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Luke Kilpatrick will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Madrigal moves out of range as Kilpatrick throws a body kick.
Kilpatrick fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Madrigal has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kilpatrick takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Madrigal swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kilpatrick counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick has a couple of punches blocked by Madrigal.
A head punch on the inside from Kilpatrick fails to land.
Kilpatrick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kilpatrick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kilpatrick blocks an uppercut.
Kilpatrick connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Julio Madrigal has been cut.
Kilpatrick lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kilpatrick misses with a hook from the clinch.
Madrigal fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Madrigal as Kilpatrick tries to tie him up.
Madrigal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilpatrick misses with a punch on the inside.
Madrigal is looking to break free of the clinch but Kilpatrick has double underhooks.
A hook to the body from Kilpatrick.
A hook to the body from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick misses with a short punch on the inside.
Madrigal is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kilpatrick is keeping busy.
Kilpatrick working aggressively here.
Madrigal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kilpatrick struggles to land a body shot inside as Madrigal controls his hands.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kilpatrick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kilpatrick lands a right hand.
Kilpatrick lands a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kilpatrick scores a nice knee to the body.
Kilpatrick stalling the fight.
Kilpatrick tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Madrigal has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kilpatrick uses from the top position.
Madrigal looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kilpatrick passes into side control.
Kilpatrick scores with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick wants to control but Madrigal is keeping him busy.
Madrigal is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Kilpatrick is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Madrigal is looking to improve his position but Kilpatrick isn't that keen on the idea.
Kilpatrick lands a heavy elbow.
Madrigal is trying to escape the mount.
Madrigal gets back to half guard.
Kilpatrick seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Madrigal does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick working over Madrigal with some ground and pound. Madrigal looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Madrigal strikes from the bottom but Kilpatrick passes into mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kilpatrick cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kilpatrick prevents Madrigal from getting the reversal.
Kilpatrick lands a heavy elbow.
Kilpatrick landing strikes from the mount.
Julio Madrigal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Madrigal is rocked!
Madrigal slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kilpatrick wants to pass the guard but Madrigal is defending well.
Madrigal makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Madrigal.
Kilpatrick stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Madrigal swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madrigal isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Kilpatrick stacks Madrigal on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Kilpatrick!
Kilpatrick controls the position.
Madrigal is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Kilpatrick working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Madrigal tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kilpatrick landing a few strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Madrigal is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kilpatrick scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Madrigal to see if he's OK.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Kilpatrick comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kilpatrick 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Kilpatrick!
After winning the bout, Luke Kilpatrick thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Julio Madrigal spoke after the fight, saying 'Props to him, he beat me fair and square this time. I will go back to the gym and get better, I'm going to win my belt back.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eliah Marshal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin St Andre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marshal comes to the cage accompanied by Remember the name. St Andre has chosen When the Saints Go Marching In as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eliah Marshal!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benjamin St Andre!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Roberts and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Andre slips under a jab.
Marshal avoids the head kick by St Andre.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from St Andre. Marshal shrugs it off though.
St Andre throws a leg kick but Marshal moved away.
St Andre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marshal scores with a hook to the body. St Andre takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Marshal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
St Andre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marshal connects with a jab.
Marshal scores with a sloppy right hand. St Andre should have avoided that one.
Marshal is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Marshal moves out of range as St Andre throws a body kick.
St Andre ducks right into an uppercut from Marshal.
St Andre throws a series of punches but Marshal avoids them all with ease.
St Andre has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
St Andre throws an off balance right hand
and Marshal counters with a low kick, right behind St Andre 's knee.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Andre throws a leg kick but Marshal sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshal scores with a nice head shot.
St Andre takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
St Andre throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Marshal counter with a right hand.
St Andre scores with a nice right hand.
St Andre shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Marshal misses with a straight left.
Marshal ducks under a wild hook from St Andre.
St Andre misses with the combination.
Marshal avoids the head kick by St Andre.
St Andre throws a jab when Marshal was well out of range.
Marshal throws a poor cross that misses
and St Andre counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Marshal uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from St Andre.
Marshal with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshal throws a lazy head kick
and St Andre counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from St Andre misses the target.
St Andre moves out of range of the body kick from Marshal.
St Andre takes a swing at Marshal's ribcage but misses.
Marshal misses with a hook.
Marshal throws a hook but St Andre avoids it easily.
Marshal is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
St Andre takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A chopping leg kick lands by St Andre.
St Andre avoids the body shot from Marshal.
St Andre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marshal scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
St Andre throws a push kick but Marshal slaps the foot to one side.
Donk. Marshal catches St Andre right on the button with a cross.
Eliah Marshal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marshal misses with a left hand
and St Andre counters with a right hand to the body.
Marshal is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Andre tries to land a front kick but Marshal steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Marshal throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
St Andre cracks the inside of Marshal's front leg.
Marshal lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as St Andre backs up against the cage.
St Andre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marshal tries to close the distance and clinch but St Andre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marshal misses with a series of wild punches.
Marshal showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from St Andre.
Marshal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
St Andre throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Andre lands a nice shot that snaps Marshal's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshal connects with a solid leg kick.
St Andre scores with the left hand. Marshal knows he should have avoided that one.
St Andre finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
St Andre clobbers Marshal with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Marshal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St Andre.
St Andre throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Marshal to counter with a crisp jab.
A head kick misses from St Andre.
St Andre pivots, looking for a leg kick but Marshal is out of range and St Andre settles back down.
St Andre misses with a combination
and St Andre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from St Andre. Marshal does a little dance to reset his feet.
St Andre throws out a loose jab but Marshal uses good head movement to avoid it.
St Andre misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Benjamin St Andre will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A slow jab from Marshal misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Marshal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marshal thows a left - swing and a miss!
Benjamin St Andre seems to be getting the better of the standup.
St Andre throws a series of punches but Marshal avoids them all with ease.
St Andre takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Marshal thows a body shot but no joy.
St Andre doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Marshal as he connects with a hook.
Marshal falls off balance throwing a combination
and St Andre counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Marshal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
St Andre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
St Andre ducks under a wild hook from Marshal.
St Andre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marshal manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshal throws a big shot that misses.
St Andre staying out of range there.
Marshal misses with a body shot.
St Andre misses with a low kick.
Marshal lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
St Andre slips a jab from Marshal.
St Andre slips a jab from Marshal.
St Andre blocks the body kick.
Marshal dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on St Andre. That did some damage!
Marshal throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marshal wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Marshal jabs St Andre to the body, keeping him at a distance.
St Andre fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Andre waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marshal.
Marshal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
St Andre fakes the leg kick and cracks Marshal in the body.
St Andre wants to slow Marshal down by chopping away at his legs.
St Andre pivots, looking for a leg kick but Marshal is out of range and St Andre settles back down.
St Andre fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Marshal misses its intended target.
A telegraphed right hand from Marshal misses the target.
St Andre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marshal manages to avoid it.
Marshal takes one to the side of the head.
A jab from Marshal misses.
St Andre misses with a looping right.
Marshal rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but St Andre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshal chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Marshal thows a leg kick but St Andre checks it
enabling St Andre to counter with a crisp jab.
St Andre throws an off balance right hand
and Marshal counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Marshal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St Andre moves away.
St Andre throws a leg kick but Marshal moved away.
St Andre throws a sloppy head kick and Marshal moves out of range easily.
St Andre throws a leg kick
and Marshal counters with a nice low kick that buckles St Andre's knee momentarily.
Marshal fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Marshal fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt St Andre.
Marshal checks a leg kick nicely.
St Andre throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
St Andre has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marshal scores with a jab. St Andre acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshal swinging wildly here.
St Andre scoring well with a low kick there.
St Andre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marshal on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by St Andre. St Andre obviously looking to wear him down.
St Andre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marshal scores with a kick to the midsection.
Marshal lands with an overhand left.
St Andre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marshal on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A big right from St Andre misses.
Marshal throws an overhand right that lands on St Andre's shoulder, as St Andre tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eliah Marshal dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A looping hook to the body misses from St Andre. Marshal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marshal lands with a straight right. St Andre didn't see that one coming.
Marshal throws a poor cross that misses
and St Andre counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Marshal scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Marshal throws a nice looking combination but St Andre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Marshal swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Marshal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A punch combination from Marshal misses.
Marshal dips to his left and cracks St Andre with an uppercut!
Marshal cracks a nice hook into St Andre's ribs.
St Andre looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Marshal throws a hook to the side of St Andre's head but St Andre sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marshal slips a jab and a cross from St Andre.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Andre scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Marshal scores with a hook.
Marshal moves out of range as St Andre strikes.
Marshal thows a left - swing and a miss!
St Andre pushes Marshal away with a front kick.
St Andre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
St Andre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marshal throws a hook but St Andre avoids it easily.
Marshal connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Marshal moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
St Andre throws a chopping leg kick but Marshal manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
St Andre staying out of range there.
A slow jab from Marshal misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshal tries to clinch there but St Andre circles away.
St Andre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
St Andre uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marshal.
St Andre scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marshal with a jab.
Marshal moves out of range as St Andre strikes.
Marshal misses with a low kick.
St Andre avoids a kick to the body.
Marshal looks to land a right hand but St Andre moved out of range.
St Andre throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Marshal takes a swing at St Andre's ribcage but misses.
St Andre fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Marshal looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshal throws an ugly left hook that misses
and St Andre counters with a lovely straight right hand!
St Andre takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
St Andre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
St Andre shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
St Andre misses with a looping left.
St Andre has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
St Andre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
St Andre looks to land a right hand but Marshal moved out of range.
Marshal throws a jab but it's blocked by St Andre.
St Andre throws a low kick, looking for Marshal's leg but Marshal calmly moves out of range.
Marshal 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.
St Andre moves forwards but Marshal connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Marshal connects with a right hand. St Andre shakes it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
St Andre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marshal manages to avoid it.
Marshal misses with a wild combination.
St Andre pivots, looking for a leg kick but Marshal is out of range and St Andre settles back down.
Marshal takes a swing at St Andre's ribcage but misses.
St Andre checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
St Andre motions for Marshal to come forward. St Andre throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Marshal misses its intended target.
Marshal scores with a punch to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good shot there by St Andre.
Marshal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Andre was well out of range. Poor timing from Marshal.
St Andre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marshal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eliah Marshal clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Marshal misses with an uppercut.
St Andre tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Marshal is able to avoid easily.
Marshal takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Marshal scores with a nice right hand.
A clash of legs there as Marshal blocks the low kick.
Sloppy strikes from St Andre. Those never looked like landing.
Marshal feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits St Andres jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Marshal ducks under a wild hook from St Andre.
Marshal slips under a jab.
St Andre misses with an uppercut. Marshal saw that one coming.
St Andre throws a solid leg kick but Marshal takes the impact on his shin and smiles at St Andre.
St Andre throws a push kick but Marshal slaps the foot to one side.
A slow jab from Marshal misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Andre lands a nice shot to the body.
St Andre is looking to chop away at Marshal's legs.
St Andre loads up on a big right hand but Marshal slips the punch.
Marshal misses with a head kick.
Marshal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St Andre.
Marshal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from St Andre.
Marshal avoids a kick to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Marshal misses the target.
Marshal attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
St Andre takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Marshal listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Marshal connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshal is looking to slow St Andre down with leg kicks.
Marshal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St Andre.
Marshal slips a jab from St Andre.
Marshal looks to land a right hand but St Andre moved out of range.
Marshal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St Andre moves away.
Marshal looks to land a left hand but St Andre moved out of range nicely.
Marshal throws the left hand but St Andre avoids the punch easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marshal thows a body shot but no joy.
A left lands for Marshal.
St Andre swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Marshal counters with an outside leg kick.
St Andre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
St Andre takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshal looks to land a left hand but St Andre moved out of range nicely.
Marshal throws the kick towards the body but St Andre avoids it.
St Andre is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marshal.
Marshal lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Marshal throws a head kick but St Andre moves out of range.
Marshal avoids a kick to the body.
Marshal throws an off balance right hand
and St Andre makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Marshal really felt that one!
St Andre takes one to the chin there.
Marshal looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Marshal stuns St Andre with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Marshal takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Marshal looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by St Andre!
Marshal misses with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A solid leg kick lands there for Marshal.
Marshal loads up on a big right hand but St Andre slips the punch.
St Andre takes a swing at Marshal's ribcage but misses.
St Andre needs to keep his hands up - Marshal had a free shot at his head there.
A swing and a miss from St Andre.
Marshal gets a clinch.
St Andre decides to pull guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marshal seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Marshal 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.
Eliah Marshal had his way with Benjamin St Andre in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Marshal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from St Andre.
Marshal fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
St Andre lands a nice hook to Marshal's body. Marshal takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
St Andre fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Marshal checks it well.
Marshal lands an overhand right.
Marshal misses with a body kick.
Marshal 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.
St Andre throws a body punch but Marshal moves out of range.
St Andre slips under a jab.
Marshal takes a body punch but keeps moving.
St Andre connects with a leg kick. Marshal looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Marshal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St Andre moves away.
Marshal throws a leg kick but St Andre sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Andre throws a leg kick that is checked
and Marshal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marshal slips a straight right by St Andre.
Marshal scores with a jab to the head.
St Andre misses with a low kick.
Marshal takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Marshal scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts St Andre, as that shot connected.
Marshal closes the distance and clinches.
Marshal lands a left hand.
St Andre wants to break the clinch but can't.
Marshal lands a hook that snaps the head of St Andre backwards.
St Andre tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Andre is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Marshal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marshal with an attempt at a knee that misses.
St Andre misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Andre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marshal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marshal lands an elbow inside that St Andre shrugs off.
St Andre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marshal lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Marshal lands with a light punch inside.
Benjamin St Andre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
St Andre is rocked!
Marshal lands an uppercut.
St Andre is still on wobbly legs! Can Marshal finish him?
Marshal working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Marshal dips a shoulder and cracks St Andre with a mighty uppercut! St Andre falls back against the cage and Marshal unloads with a barrage of strikes! St Andre is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Marshal screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eliah Marshal!
Eliah Marshal retains his lightweight title!
Eliah Marshal thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Duck Tycoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miyamoto Musashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tycoon's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rubber Ducky. Duck Tycoon could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Miyamoto Musashi's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Duck Tycoon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miyamoto Musashi!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Steve Montenegro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tycoon closes the distance but Musashi moves to the side
and Musashi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Musashi thows a body shot but no joy.
Musashi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Musashi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Duck Tycoon has been cut.
Tycoon tries to move into range but Musashi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Musashi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tycoon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Musashi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Some bone on bone action there as Tycoon checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tycoon just misses with a punch to the body.
Tycoon checks a leg kick.
Musashi feints a jab promting Tycoon to slip. Musashi then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tycoon slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Tycoon slips under a jab from Musashi.
Musashi throws a nice head kick!
A looping hook to the body misses from Musashi. Tycoon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Musashi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Musashi swinging wildly here.
Musashi misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tycoon 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.
Tycoon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Musashi. Tycoon shrugs it off though.
We've been hearing reports that Tycoon has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Musashi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Musashi, as that shot connected.
Duck Tycoon's cut is getting worse.
Tycoon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Musashi throws a series of punches but Tycoon avoids them all with ease.
Musashi instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot in the inside from Tycoon.
Tycoon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Musashi avoids it.
Tycoon tries to work over Musashi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Musashi avoiding damage as Tycoon throws knees to the body.
Tycoon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tycoon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Tycoon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Musashi is trying to force a seperation but Tycoon has the dominant position.
Musashi avoiding damage.
Tycoon working aggressively here.
Musashi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Musashi thuds a left hand into Tycoon's body.
Musashi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Musashi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Musashi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tycoon avoids the head kick by Musashi.
Miyamoto Musashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Musashi misses with a body kick.
A good leg kick by Tycoon.
Musashi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tycoon slips a jab from Musashi.
Musashi tries to score with a low kick but Tycoon moves his leg out of the way.
Tycoon fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Musashi is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Tycoon.
Musashi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tycoon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tycoon tries a low kick but Musashi avoids it.
Tycoon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Musashi swings for the body but Tycoon moves out of range.
Tycoon ducks under a wild hook from Musashi.
Tycoon bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Musashi's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Musashi duly obliges.
Musashi wants to land a leg kick but Tycoon is out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Musashi looks to score with a jab to the body but Tycoon is just out of range.
Tycoon moves in looking to clinch but Musashi pushes him off.
Tycoon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Musashi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Musashi fails to land with a series of punches.
Tycoon jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Miyamoto Musashi has been cut.
Tycoon slips a jab and a cross from Musashi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tycoon lands a head shot.
Musashi lands with a kick to the temple. Tycoon shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Musashi throws a chopping leg kick but Tycoon manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tycoon thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Musashi if he has to take too many more of those.
Tycoon throws a head kick but Musashi moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Musashi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Musashi misses with a low kick.
A jab from Musashi misses.
Musashi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tycoon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheers as Musashi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tycoon doesn't seem phased though.
Musashi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A lazy left from Musashi finds it's target.
Duck Tycoon's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tycoon misses with a low kick.
Musashi throws a head kick that misses.
Tycoon scores with a kick to the midsection.
Musashi thows a leg kick but Tycoon checks it
and Tycoon counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tycoon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miyamoto Musashi dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tycoon.
Musashi throws a right hand that Tycoon ducks under and follows up with a left that Tycoon also avoids with ease.
Tycoon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tycoon jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Musashi is rocked!
Miyamoto Musashi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Musashi gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Tycoon gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Musashi is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Duck Tycoon!
Duck Tycoon seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mikael Lindgren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hell Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mikael Lindgren could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hell Rose's chin.
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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
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mikael Lindgren!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hell Rose!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jorge Garcia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lindgren throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lindgren throws a wild body kick that Rose sees coming a mile off.
Rose misses with a few strikes there.
Rose fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lindgren manages to avoid it.
Lindgren tries a low kick but Rose avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Lindgren misses the target.
Rose misses with a head kick.
Rose tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lindgren paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lindgren checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lindgren lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rose tries to clinch but Lindgren is having none of it.
Rose has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Rose tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lindgren swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lindgren uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rose has time to react.
Rose lands a nice hook to Lindgren's body. Lindgren takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rose has closed the distance and engaged Lindgren in a clinch.
Lindgren has Rose pressed against the cage, preventing Rose from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rose tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lindgren avoids it.
Rose blocking some punches.
Rose scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose takes a shot to the head.
Rose works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice elbow from Rose.
A right hand to the body from Rose.
Lindgren misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Rose on the inside.
Lindgren tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rose just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lindgren throws a punch but it's blocked by Rose.
Lindgren tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rose.
Rose working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lindgren fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lindgren blocks a body shot from Rose.
Rose lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lindgren backwards.
Lindgren throws a punch but it's blocked by Rose.
Lindgren working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Rose.
Rose blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lindgren misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lindgren misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lindgren working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lindgren.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindgren is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rose to keep the fight standing.
A short uppercut from Rose.
Lindgren throws a punch but it's blocked by Rose.
Rose crunches a lovely knee into Lindgren's ribcage.
Lindgren blocking some punches.
Rose lands a nice uppercut.
Lindgren tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rose blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lindgren tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rose digs a right hand underneath Lindgren's ribcage. Lindgren let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A left hand lands to the body for Rose.
Lindgren is breathing heavily.
Rose lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lindgren backwards.
Rose scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rose lands with a light punch inside.
Lindgren misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rose tries a body shot but Lindgren blocks it.
Rose lands a nice knee to the body.
Rose lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lindgren or not.
Rose unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rose lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
It looks like Mikael Lindgren has been cut.
Rose makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rose scores with a shot to the side of Lindgren's head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rose.
Rose is pushing Lindgren up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rose pushes Lindgren back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lindgren misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rose works on Lindgren's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short left from Rose.
Rose digs a right hand underneath Lindgren's ribcage. Lindgren let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rose utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rose.
Rose stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rose lands a shoulder strike.
Rose lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rose lands a shoulder strike.
Rose lands with a right to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rose.
Lindgren is rocked!
Lindgren misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose lands a right hand.
Oh Lindgren is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rose pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lindgren seems to have got his legs back now.
Lindgren jumps guard but Rose turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikael Lindgren. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rose lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lindgren backwards.
Rose lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lindgren backwards.
Lindgren fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Rose - that landed with a thud.
Rose gets through Lindgren's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rose landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rose stalling.
A short left from Rose.
Rose scores with a shoulder strike.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lindgren as Rose tries to tie him up.
Rose lands a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lindgren is trying to force a seperation but Rose has the dominant position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rose creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lindgren misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rose breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hell Rose dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mikael Lindgren's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rose connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Lindgren tumbling to the canvas! Rose pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Lindgren was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Hell Rose!
Hell Rose is the new welterweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Hell Rose started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donald Gaskins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kert Nigobson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gaskins comes to the cage accompanied by Killing In The Name Of. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donald Gaskins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kert Nigobson!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Lou da Vinci and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaskins avoids a kick to the body.
Gaskins throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nigobson's head.
It looks like Kert Nigobson has been cut.
Nigobson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gaskins takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nigobson lands a nice shot that snaps Gaskins's head back.
Nigobson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nigobson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gaskins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Some wild striking there from Nigobson.
Gaskins takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick lands from Gaskins.
Nigobson looks to land a left hand but Gaskins moved out of range nicely.
Gaskins avoids the body shot from Nigobson.
Nigobson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nigobson lands a jab.
Nice cross by Nigobson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nigobson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nigobson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nigobson 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.
Gaskins looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nigobson shoots in looking for a takedown but Gaskins manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nigobson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gaskins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nigobson manages to avoid it.
Nigobson scores with a hook to the body. Gaskins takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nigobson feints and then cracks Gaskins's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gaskins down.
Nigobson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nigobson darts in looking for a takedown but Gaskins gets double underhooks and turns Nigobson into the cage.
Gaskins is working Nigobson over against the cage.
Gaskins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gaskins is trying to break free.
Gaskins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gaskins scores with a shoulder strike.
Gaskins can't find room to land a body shot as Nigobson controls the action.
Nigobson breaks from the clinch.
Nigobson throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaskins throws a head kick but Nigobson moves out of range.
Nigobson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nigobson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Donald Gaskins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kert Nigobson.
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!
Nigobson avoids a kick to the body.
Kert Nigobson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gaskins takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gaskins takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Gaskins.
Gaskins throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nigobson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nigobson throws a looping overhand right but Gaskins ducks down to avoid it.
Gaskins connects with an inside leg kick.
Gaskins fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nigobson is out of range.
Nigobson forces Gaskins back against the cage and clinches.
Nigobson is working for takedown but Gaskins is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gaskins stops a takedown attempt from Nigobson.
Nigobson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Nigobson on the inside.
Gaskins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nigobson closes the distance and clinches up with Gaskins, looking for a takedown. Nigobson pushes Gaskins against the cage but Gaskins circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nigobson looks to clinch
and Gaskins counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nigobson's knee momentarily.
Nigobson checks a low kick from Gaskins.
Nigobson shoots for a double leg takedown but Gaskins sprawls well. He's pushed Nigobson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nigobson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Nigobson.
Gaskins is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Nigobson off and has taken his back!
Good control from Gaskins.
Nigobson wants to escape the position.
Nigobson is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Gaskins.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaskins wants to control but Nigobson is keeping busy.
Gaskins is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
We're going to have a standup here because Donald Gaskins wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Nigobson just misses with a punch to the body.
Nigobson misses with a looping left.
Nigobson scores with a leg kick.
Gaskins displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gaskins throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nigobson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nigobson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nigobson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nigobson throws a big right hand that misses.
Nigobson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gaskins is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kert Nigobson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kert Nigobson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nigobson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nigobson throws a push kick but Gaskins slaps the foot to one side.
Nigobson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gaskins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nigobson throws a lazy right hand but Gaskins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nigobson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Gaskins counters with a body kick that stops Nigobson in his tracks momentarily.
Gaskins throws a head kick that misses.
A slow jab from Nigobson misses its intended target.
Gaskins has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nigobson.
Gaskins looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gaskins moves away from the strike by Nigobson.
A head kick by Nigobson misses
and Gaskins cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gaskins throws a solid leg kick but Nigobson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gaskins.
Nigobson moves in looking to clinch but Gaskins pushes him off.
Nigobson misses with a low kick.
Donald Gaskins is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Nigobson.
Nigobson throws a series of punches but Gaskins moves out of range.
Gaskins avoids the head kick by Nigobson.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gaskins lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nigobson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nigobson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nigobson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Nigobson is looking to work some ground and pound but Gaskins has wrist control.
Gaskins working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nigobson.
Nigobson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gaskins wants to stand but Nigobson is controlling the position.
Gaskins managing to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Gaskins is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Nigobson is looking to work some ground and pound but Gaskins has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaskins controls Nigobson momentarily but Nigobson frees himself.
We're going to have a standup here because Donald Gaskins wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Nigobson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gaskins dodges the punch combination from Nigobson.
Nigobson throws a hook but Gaskins avoids it easily.
Gaskins connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gaskins stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nigobson.
Nigobson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gaskins.
Nigobson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gaskins defends it nicely.
Gaskins lands a nice shot that snaps Nigobson's head back.
That has opened up Kert Nigobson's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaskins scores with a sloppy right hand. Nigobson should have avoided that one.
Nigobson throws an overhand right that lands on Gaskins's shoulder, as Gaskins tries to avoid the shot.
Nigobson throws a lazy head kick
and Gaskins counters with a nice uppercut.
Nigobson tries to clinch there but Gaskins circles away.
Gaskins connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A slow jab from Nigobson misses its intended target.
Nigobson tests Gaskins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nigobson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nigobson, right into the meat.
Nigobson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gaskins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nigobson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nigobson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gaskins.
Nigobson misses with a low kick as Gaskins jumps back.
Nigobson fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nigobson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gaskins but Gaskins pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A cross from Gaskins lands.
Gaskins throws a looping overhand right but Nigobson ducks down to avoid it.
Gaskins thumps Nigobson with a low kick.
Nigobson is breathing heavily.
Gaskins missing with a left hand there. Nigobson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nigobson clinches up with Gaskins and pushes him back against the cage.
Nigobson is trying to pull guard but Gaskins has him pressed against the cage.
Donald Gaskins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kert Nigobson.
Gaskins works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gaskins can't find room to land a body shot as Nigobson controls the action.
Nigobson misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gaskins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Gaskins.
Gaskins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nigobson.
Nigobson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donald Gaskins dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kert Nigobson'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.
Gaskins cracks Nigobson with an open hand slap.
Nigobson misses the shot to the body.
Nigobson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gaskins was well out of range. Poor timing from Nigobson.
Nigobson throws a body kick that misses.
Gaskins looks to score with a jab to the body but Nigobson is just out of range.
Nigobson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nigobson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gaskins lands a big head kick that sends Nigobson tumbling to the mat! Gaskins takes a step backwards and waves Nigobson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Nigobson is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nigobson leaves his chin hanging out and Gaskins seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Nigobson crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Donald Gaskins!
Donald Gaskins is the new light heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Donald Gaskins 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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C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
100% |
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