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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eriku Landstrimma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colin Burton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burton has chosen Trip Like I Do as his entrance music. Colin Burton has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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144 lbs
28 - 14 - 1 |
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147 lbs
19 - 21 - 2 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Eriku Landstrimma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Colin Burton!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Landstrimma pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burton tries to clinch but Landstrimma moves away
and Landstrimma counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Landstrimma throws a leg kick that misses.
Burton tries to clinch up
and Landstrimma counters with a nice body kick.
Burton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Landstrimma manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Landstrimma dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Burton. That did some damage!
Burton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Landstrimma paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Landstrimma wants to land a leg kick but Burton is out of range.
Burton closes the distance but Landstrimma moves to the side
and Landstrimma counters with a low kick, right behind Burton 's knee.
Burton tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Landstrimma counters with a straight right hand.
Burton looks to clinch
and Landstrimma counters with a body kick.
Burton tries to clinch there but Landstrimma circles away.
Burton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Colin Burton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burton avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Burton tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Landstrimma counters with a nice uppercut.
Landstrimma keeps the fight on the outside.
Burton moves in looking to clinch but Landstrimma pushes him off.
Landstrimma scores with a nice head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burton darts in trying to clinch
and Landstrimma counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Landstrimma avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Landstrimma clobbers Burton with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Burton looks to clinch
and Landstrimma counters by clinching up.
Landstrimma blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Burton throws an elbow but misses.
Burton tries to stall but Landstrimma uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Landstrimma lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Landstrimma has picked Burton up - he's going for a ride! Landstrimma dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Burton is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burton kicks Landstrimma off and gets back to his feet.
Landstrimma lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Good leg kick by Landstrimma there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Burton wants to clinch
and Landstrimma counters with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burton looks to clinch
and Landstrimma counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Landstrimma.
Landstrimma won't allow Burton to get back to his feet.
Landstrimma might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burton keeping full guard, as Landstrimma tries to pass.
Landstrimma is working Burton over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Landstrimma trying to control but Burton is working from the bottom.
Burton is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Landstrimma is pushing down on Burton's leg trying to pass to half guard. Burton is fighting to maintain full guard but Landstrimma has managed to sneak the leg through.
Landstrimma is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Burton still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Burton has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Burton decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landstrimma throws the left hand but Burton avoids the punch easily.
Burton doesn't manage to clinch there - Landstrimma circles away.
Landstrimma tries a head kick but it misses.
Burton tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Landstrimma counters with a nice leg kick.
Landstrimma tries to score with a low kick but Burton moves his leg out of the way.
Landstrimma circles away from the clinch attempt.
Burton leaves Landstrimma with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Landstrimma rushes Burton and presses him up against the cage.
Burton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Landstrimma blocks an elbow strike from Burton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burton misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Burton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Landstrimma struggles to land a body shot inside as Burton controls his hands.
Landstrimma blocks an elbow strike from Burton.
Landstrimma can't break the clinch.
Burton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Landstrimma takes an elbow to the forehead.
Burton misses with an elbow strike.
Burton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Landstrimma blocks it with crossed arms.
Landstrimma tries a body shot but Burton blocks it.
Landstrimma is trying to drag Burton to the mat but Burton just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Burton misses with a punch to the body.
Burton prevents a body shot from Landstrimma.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Landstrimma tries to throw a body punch but Burton avoids it by throwing Landstrimma back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eriku Landstrimma dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Burton tries to clinch up but Landstrimma circles away and keeps his distance.
Burton moves in looking to clinch but Landstrimma pushes him off.
Landstrimma with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Burton tries to clinch up.
A lazy left from Landstrimma finds it's target.
Landstrimma scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Burton is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Landstrimma is controlling him well.
Landstrimma goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Burton has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Landstrimma but great work by Burton.
Burton has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Landstrimma misses with a low kick.
Landstrimma tries to score a power double leg takedown but Burton sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Landstrimma somewhat.
Burton tries to clinch there but Landstrimma circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton tries to clinch
and Landstrimma connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Burton has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Landstrimma.
Burton tries to clinch up.
Burton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Landstrimma manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Burton closes the distance but Landstrimma moves to the side
and Landstrimma cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Landstrimma throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Burton wants to clinch but Landstrimma slips to the side
and Landstrimma counters with a low kick, right behind Burton 's knee.
Burton closes the distance looking to clinch
and Landstrimma counters with a leg kick.
Burton is looking to clinch but Landstrimma is avoiding it.
Landstrimma punishes Burton's body with a nice straight punch.
Landstrimma throws a sloppy head kick and Burton moves out of range easily.
Landstrimma pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Colin Burton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Burton tries to clinch but Landstrimma is having none of it.
Landstrimma connects with a leg kick. Burton looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Landstrimma tries to throw a body punch but Burton avoids it by throwing Landstrimma back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burton looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Burton landing knees to the head.
Burton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Landstrimma avoids a wild elbow strike from Burton.
Landstrimma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Landstrimma misses with some punches.
Landstrimma avoids the elbow strike from Burton, against the cage.
Landstrimma misses with a punch on the inside.
Landstrimma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burton's elbow.
Landstrimma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Burton connects with a knee to the head.
Burton throws an elbow but it misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Landstrimma avoids a wild elbow strike from Burton.
Burton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Landstrimma.
Landstrimma misses with some punches.
Burton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Landstrimma blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landstrimma misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burton trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Landstrimma takes an elbow to the forehead.
Landstrimma misses with a punch to the body.
Landstrimma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Landstrimma throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Landstrimma fails to land.
Burton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Landstrimma lands an uppercut.
Burton tries to land a knee to the head but Landstrimma blocks with his arms.
Landstrimma lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Burton backwards.
Colin Burton seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Burton lands an elbow just above Landstrimma 's eye.
Landstrimma blocks a body shot from Burton.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Burton misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Landstrimma.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landstrimma avoiding damage.
Burton throws an elbow that misses.
Landstrimma is looking to take this one to the mat.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Burton's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Landstrimma lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Burton backwards.
Landstrimma lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Burton backwards.
A shot in the inside from Landstrimma.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burton keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Landstrimma's efforts to push away.
Landstrimma lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Burton pushes off an throws an elbow but Landstrimma leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Landstrimma lands a right hand.
Burton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Landstrimma has a couple of punches blocked by Burton.
Burton lands a damaging elbow.
Landstrimma tries to throw a body punch but Burton avoids it by throwing Landstrimma back against the cage.
Landstrimma tries to score a body lock takedown but Burton shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eriku Landstrimma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burton looking to throw knees to the head but Landstrimma is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Eriku Landstrimma will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Landstrimma lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Landstrimma circles away from the clinch attempt
and Landstrimma moves into the clinch.
Landstrimma swings wildly with an uppercut but Burton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Landstrimma avoids a wild elbow strike from Burton.
Landstrimma misses with the head strike.
Landstrimma takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Eriku Landstrimma has been cut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Burton throws an elbow but misses.
Landstrimma avoids a wild elbow strike from Burton.
With the fighters up against the cage, Burton throws an elbow but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Landstrimma tries to throw a body punch but Burton avoids it by throwing Landstrimma back against the cage.
Burton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Landstrimma misses with some punches.
Burton throws an elbow that misses.
Burton struggles to land a body shot inside as Landstrimma controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Burton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Landstrimma's brow.
Burton throws an elbow that misses.
Burton misses with some punches.
Burton throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Burton throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Landstrimma has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Burton pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Burton pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Burton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Landstrimma scores with a shot to the side of Burton's head.
Burton is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Burton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Landstrimma blocks it with crossed arms.
Landstrimma presses Burton against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Burton.
Burton throws an elbow that misses.
Burton has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Landstrimma lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landstrimma lands a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burton throws an elbow that misses.
Landstrimma misses with a hook to the ribs.
Landstrimma lands a body punch in the clinch.
Burton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Landstrimma is leaning against Burton and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Landstrimma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Landstrimma throws a head punch that misses.
Burton trying to control the position but instead, Landstrimma has worked for underhooks and has pushed Burton into the cage.
Landstrimma makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Burton throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Burton creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Landstrimma misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burton misses with an elbow strike.
Landstrimma blocks a body shot from Burton.
Burton pushes off an throws an elbow but Landstrimma leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Landstrimma scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Landstrimma.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landstrimma breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Burton is looking to clinch.
Landstrimma circles away from the clinch attempt
and Landstrimma counters with a right hand to the body.
Burton tries to clinch but Landstrimma moves away
and Landstrimma counters with a low kick, right behind Burton 's knee.
Landstrimma circles away from the clinch attempt.
Burton wants to clinch up but Landstrimma keeps it at a distance.
Landstrimma lands with a nice body punch.
Colin Burton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Burton wants to clinch but Landstrimma slips to the side
and Landstrimma cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Landstrimma throws a head kick but Burton moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Burton blocks the low kick.
Burton avoids the head kick by Landstrimma.
Burton moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Burton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Landstrimma paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Colin Burton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Landstrimma circles away from the clinch attempt.
Burton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Burton tries to clinch up
and Landstrimma counters with a slapping leg kick.
Eriku Landstrimma is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burton sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Landstrimma swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Landstrimma digs a good body shot into Burton's ribs.
Burton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Landstrimma throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burton wants to clinch but Landstrimma slips to the side
and Landstrimma counters with a good low kick that Burton was not able to check.
Landstrimma avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Burton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burton swinging wildly here.
Burton is looking to clinch.
Burton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Landstrimma manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burton tries to clinch
and Landstrimma counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Burton is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Landstrimma closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Burton quickly recovers to half guard.
Landstrimma wants to control but Burton is keeping him busy.
Burton looking for submissions off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Eriku Landstrimma.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Landstrimma, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eriku Landstrimma!
An out of breath Eriku Landstrimma thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Kozlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teddy Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson has chosen Tech N9ne - So Dope as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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169 lbs
22 - 16 - 0 |
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166 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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 - 16 - 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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Teddy Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kozlov lands a really nice looking cross but Jackson seems unphased.
Kozlov avoids the head kick by Jackson.
Kozlov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kozlov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jackson.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Kozlov.
Jackson tries to clinch but Kozlov is having none of it.
Jackson doesn't manage to clinch there - Kozlov circles away.
Kozlov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jackson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kozlov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kozlov has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Kozlov is avoiding it.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kozlov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kozlov lands with a good body shot.
Kozlov moves out of range of the body kick from Jackson.
Kozlov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jackson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Teddy Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson looks to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kozlov swats away the attempt to clinch by Jackson.
Jackson is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozlov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kozlov loads up on a big right hand but Jackson slips the punch.
Jackson tries to clinch
and Kozlov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jackson tries to clinch up but Kozlov circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson doesn't manage to clinch there - Kozlov circles away.
Jackson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kozlov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kozlov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jackson is looking to clinch.
Kozlov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jackson drives through and clinches with Kozlov against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jackson throws an elbow but misses.
Kozlov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Kozlov.
Kozlov blocks an elbow strike from Jackson.
Good body shot from Kozlov.
Still in the clinch, Kozlov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice elbow from Jackson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kozlov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jackson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kozlov dodges an elbow strike from Jackson.
Kozlov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jackson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kozlov's brow.
Kozlov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kozlov swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kozlov wants to stall.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kozlov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kozlov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Jackson.
Kozlov scores with a shoulder strike.
Kozlov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jacksons head.
Jackson throws an elbow but it misses.
Kozlov struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
Jackson misses with an elbow strike.
Kozlov blocks an elbow strike from Jackson.
A right hand to the body from Kozlov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jackson defending well as Kozlov loads up on a big left hand.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jackson wants to clinch
enabling Kozlov to counter with a crisp jab.
Kozlov throws a low kick but Jackson moves out of range easily.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kozlov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kozlov throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackson.
Kozlov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jackson's head.
Jackson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kozlov finds it's way round the side to connect with Jackson's head.
A head kick misses from Jackson.
Kozlov lands a really nice looking cross but Jackson seems unphased.
Jackson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kozlov counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Jackson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Nice shot lands for Kozlov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson tries to clinch but Kozlov is having none of it.
Kozlov swats away the attempt to clinch by Jackson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson blocks a low kick nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kozlov thuds his right hand into Jackson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kozlov connects with a right hand. Jackson shakes it off.
Kozlov scores with a jab. Jackson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jackson defending well as Kozlov loads up on a big left hand.
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kozlov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kozlov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jackson takes a kick to the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kozlov scores with a decent looking hook.
Kozlov misses with a looping right.
Kozlov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Kozlov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kozlov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jackson doesn't seem bothered though.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackson moves in looking to clinch but Kozlov pushes him off.
Jackson tries to clinch but Kozlov moves away
and Kozlov counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jackson tries to clinch up
and Kozlov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jackson is rocked!
Kozlov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jackson is still on wobbly legs! Can Kozlov finish him?
Kozlov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jackson seems to have recovered his senses.
Kozlov misses with a straight right.
Jackson closes the distance but Kozlov moves to the side
and Kozlov counters with a straight right hand.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Kozlov is avoiding it.
Jab from Kozlov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kozlov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jackson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kozlov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jackson throws a head kick but Kozlov moves out of range.
Jackson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozlov misses with a leg kick
letting Jackson counter with a right hand.
A big left from Kozlov misses.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Kozlov keeps it at a distance.
Kozlov keeps the fight on the outside.
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kozlov misses with a head kick.
Jackson darts in trying to clinch
and Kozlov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jackson throws a shot from downtown. Kozlov moves away and avoids it.
Kozlov with a hook.
Teddy Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kozlov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kozlov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kozlov counters with a straight right hand.
Kozlov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kozlov counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jackson tries to clinch up
enabling Kozlov to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kozlov misses the jab.
Jackson closes the distance but Kozlov moves to the side
and Kozlov counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Jackson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Jackson tries to clinch but Kozlov is having none of it.
Kozlov throws a looping overhand right but Jackson ducks down to avoid it.
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kozlov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kozlov swats away the attempt to clinch by Jackson.
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looks to clinch
and Kozlov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jackson thinking.
Kozlov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jackson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kozlov. That's going to slow Jackson down.
Jackson tries to clinch
letting Kozlov counter with a right hand.
Kozlov slips under a jab from Jackson.
Kozlov keeps the fight on the outside.
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jackson tries to clinch but Kozlov moves away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jackson tries to clinch but Kozlov moves away
and Kozlov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jackson thinking.
Jackson tries to clinch up
and Kozlov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kozlov lands an overhand right.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kozlov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ivan Kozlov is winning the standup battle so far.
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jackson looks to throw the jab but Kozlov is out of range.
Kozlov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick misses from Kozlov.
Jackson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kozlov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Kozlov.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kozlov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kozlov throws a big shot that misses.
Jackson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jackson tries to clinch but Kozlov moves out of range.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Kozlov is avoiding it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kozlov misses with a straight left.
Jackson moves to clinch but Kozlov breaks away
and Kozlov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kozlov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jacksons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Kozlov dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jackson tries to clinch there but Kozlov circles away.
Jackson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jackson moves to clinch but Kozlov breaks away
enabling Kozlov to counter with a crisp jab.
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kozlov throws a leg kick which misses Jackson's front leg but catches the back leg as Jackson tries to avoid it.
Jackson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kozlov counters with a nice uppercut.
Kozlov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jackson is looking to clinch.
Kozlov throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackson.
Jackson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jackson tries to clinch
and Kozlov counters with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kozlov throws a hook to the side of Jackson's head but Jackson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice defenses there by Jackson.
Jackson has managed to clinch.
Kozlov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kozlov tries to work over Jackson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kozlov tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Kozlov back against the cage.
Jackson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kozlov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kozlov tries a body shot but Jackson blocks it.
Kozlov tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Kozlov back against the cage.
Kozlov avoids a wild elbow strike from Jackson.
Kozlov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ivan Kozlov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kozlov blocks an elbow strike from Jackson.
Kozlov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kozlov tries to break free but Jackson pushes him back against the cage.
Kozlov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kozlov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kozlov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kozlov dodges an elbow strike from Jackson.
Teddy Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson blocks a body shot from Kozlov.
Jackson struggles to land a body shot inside as Kozlov controls his hands.
Jackson blocks a body shot from Kozlov.
Jackson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jackson throws an elbow that misses.
Kozlov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kozlov lands a right hand.
Kozlov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jackson blocks a head kick by Kozlov.
A combination from Kozlov does no damage.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kozlov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kozlov misses with a hook. Jackson ducked under it nicely.
Jackson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kozlov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Kozlov moves out of range easily.
Kozlov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kozlov cracks Jackson with a good jab.
Kozlov throws a hook but Jackson blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jackson wants to slow Kozlov down by chopping away at his legs.
Jackson has Kozlov up against the cage in a clinch.
Jackson prevents a body shot from Kozlov.
Kozlov is working Jackson over against the cage.
Kozlov scores with a shoulder strike.
Kozlov working aggressively here.
Kozlov dodges an elbow strike from Jackson.
Jackson throws an elbow that misses.
Kozlov blocks an elbow strike.
Jackson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
Ivan Kozlov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jackson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kozlov's brow.
Jackson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jackson tries a body shot but Kozlov blocks it.
Jackson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kozlov avoids a wild elbow strike from Jackson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov pushes Jackson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jackson pushes off an throws an elbow but Kozlov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jackson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jackson misses with an elbow strike.
Kozlov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kozlov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kozlov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A cross from Kozlov lands.
Jackson takes one to the side of the head.
Kozlov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kozlov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jackson. That did some damage!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jackson checks a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kozlov lands a front kick.
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A solid body kick from Kozlov.
Jackson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kozlov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Kozlov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kozlov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Kozlov!
Ivan Kozlov 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Roger Wabbit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Wilson (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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165 lbs
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165 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roger Wabbit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lee Wilson!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson throws a head kick that half lands.
Wilson thows a body shot but no joy.
Wilson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wabbit misses with a looping right.
Wabbit looks to throw the jab but Wilson is out of range.
Wilson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wilson cracks Wabbit with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wilson takes one to the side of the head.
Wilson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wilson misses with a kick to the body.
Wilson misses with a low kick.
Wabbit scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wabbit blocks a head kick by Wilson.
Wilson ducks under a wild hook from Wabbit.
A jab from Wabbit misses.
Wabbit clobbers Wilson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wilson cracks Wabbit with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wabbit looks to throw the jab but Wilson is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wabbit looks for a takedown but Wilson sprawls well.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wabbit as he jumps to the side.
Wilson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wilson's corner calls for a 1-2. Wilson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wilson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wabbit ducks right into an uppercut from Wilson.
Some bone on bone action there as Wabbit checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lee Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilson scores with a head kick. Wabbit tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wabbit. Wilson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wabbit fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice defenses there by Wilson.
Wabbit throws a hook to the side of Wilson's head but Wilson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wabbit shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Wabbit showed some decent athleticism there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wabbit pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wabbit working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Wilson is concentrating on defense, preventing Wabbit from advancing position.
Wilson regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Wabbit.
Wabbit is working Wilson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wabbit throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wilson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wilson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wilson keeping moving, preventing Wabbit from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wabbit loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wabbit cracks Wilson with a solid left hand.
Wilson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wabbit is looking to work some ground and pound but Wilson has wrist control.
Wilson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wilson 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.
Wabbit is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wilson is trying to keep Wabbit in close.
Wabbit postures up in Wilson's guard and throws a big left but Wilson blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wabbit won't allow Wilson to sweep him here.
Wilson is trying to keep Wabbit in close.
Wabbit trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wabbit loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wabbit is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Wabbit throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wilson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wabbit postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wabbit in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wabbit throwing strikes but missing.
Wabbit is looking to work some ground and pound but Wilson has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Wabbit dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wilson throws a head kick but Wabbit moves out of range.
Wilson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wabbit on the side of the head.
Wilson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wabbit.
Wabbit takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wabbit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wilson manages to avoid it.
Wilson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wabbit circles away quickly and effectively.
Wabbit misses with a straight left.
Wilson throws a sloppy head kick and Wabbit moves out of range easily.
Wabbit scores with a decent looking hook.
Wilson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wabbit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wilson throws out the jab.
Wabbit takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice body punch from Wabbit.
Wabbit misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wabbit lands a right hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Wabbit misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wabbit has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wilson.
Wabbit throws a body punch but Wilson moves out of range.
Wilson moves out of range of the strikes.
Wilson lands a head kick!
Wabbit throws a nice looking combination but Wilson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wabbit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wilson moves away.
Wilson leaves Wabbit with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wabbit stuns Wilson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Wabbit scores with a four punch combination!
Wabbit bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wilson's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilson scores with a hook to the body. Wabbit takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Roger Wabbit is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wabbit scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wabbit looks to land a right hand but Wilson moved out of range.
Wilson motions for Wabbit to come forward. Wilson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wabbit takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wabbit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wilson misses with a takedown
and Wabbit counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wabbit shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wilson pinned against the cage. Wilson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wabbit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wabbit gets caught napping as Wilson dives in and scores a takedown. Wabbit manages to retain guard.
Wilson chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wabbit controls Wilson momentarily but Wilson frees himself.
Wilson trying to control the position from guard on top but Wabbit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wabbit trying to control the position.
Wilson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wabbit swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wilson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Wabbit is trying to control the position but Wilson postures up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Roger Wabbit wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Wabbit looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson tries a low kick but Wabbit avoids it.
Wilson dips to his left and cracks Wabbit with an uppercut!
Wilson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wilson connects with a crisp jab.
A combination from Wabbit does no damage.
A big right from Wabbit misses.
Wilson throws a low kick, looking for Wabbit's leg but Wabbit calmly moves out of range.
Wilson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wabbit is trying to control Wilson's posture but Wilson avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wabbit is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Wabbit's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lee Wilson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Wabbit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wilson ducks right into an uppercut from Wabbit.
Wilson moves out of range of the strikes.
Wilson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wilson looks to land a left hand but Wabbit moved out of range nicely.
An inside leg kick from Wilson misses.
Wilson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wabbit sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wabbit looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wabbit.
Wilson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wabbit takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wilson throws a low kick but Wabbit avoids it.
A head kick by Wilson misses
and Wabbit counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wilson thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wabbit takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wabbit lands a nice shot that snaps Wilson's head back.
Wilson shoots in and drives through. Wabbit sprawls well.
Decent striking displayed by Wabbit there.
Wilson slips a jab from Wabbit.
Wilson throws the kick towards the body but Wabbit avoids it.
Wilson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wabbit throws a hook to the side of Wilson's head but Wilson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wilson gets a double leg takedown into Wabbit's guard.
Wilson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wilson wants to pass the guard but Wabbit is keeping the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wabbit looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wilson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wabbit keeping moving, preventing Wilson from controlling successfully.
Wilson won't allow Wabbit to sweep him here.
Wabbit can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Wilson controls the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Lee Wilson.
Wilson thows a body shot but no joy.
Wilson throws a hook but Wabbit avoids it easily.
Wilson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wilson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wabbit.
Wilson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wabbit manages to avoid it.
Wabbit misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wabbit misses with a straight left.
Wabbit blocks a head kick by Wilson.
Wilson misses with a kick to the body.
Wilson misses the shot to the body.
Wabbit works Wilson's body with a nice hook.
Wilson defending well as Wabbit loads up on a big left hand.
A combination from Wabbit does no damage.
A solid body kick from Wilson.
Wilson fails to land with a series of punches.
Wilson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wabbit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wabbit scores with a one two! Wilson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wilson tries a head kick but it misses.
Wilson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wabbit fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wabbit swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wilson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wabbit throws a big shot that misses.
Wilson tries to land a front kick but Wabbit steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wabbit moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wabbit throws a hook but Wilson avoids it easily.
Wilson throws a head kick but Wabbit moves out of range.
Wabbit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wilson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wilson throws a chopping leg kick but Wabbit manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilson misses with a straight left.
Wabbit avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wilson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lee Wilson.
I think Wilson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lee Wilson!
A very excited looking Lee Wilson rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Boxer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rubin Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter has chosen Bob Dylan - Hurricane as his entrance music. Mark Boxer is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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191 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
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36
190 lbs
22 - 9 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Boxer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rubin Carter!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boxer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Carter counters with a stiff right hand.
Boxer just misses with a punch to the body.
Carter takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boxer. Carter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carter slips a jab from Boxer.
Boxer misses with the body kick
and Carter counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Boxer throws a lazy uppercut
and Carter counters with a nice kick to the body.
Boxer misses with a few strikes there.
Boxer throws a nice looking combination but Carter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boxer throws a predictable looking body shot
and Carter counters with a body kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Boxer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boxer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boxer thows a leg kick but Carter checks it
letting Carter counter with a right hand.
Boxer takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer throws a leg kick that is checked
and Carter counters with a slapping leg kick.
Carter scores with a nice right hand.
Carter gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Boxer is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Boxer letting Carter take a breather here.
Carter prevents a body shot from Boxer.
Carter pressing his opponent against the cage.
Carter scores with a nice hook to the head.
Carter just leaning against Boxer, taking a breather.
A short uppercut from Boxer.
Boxer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Boxer takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Boxer looking to slow down the pace here.
Boxer has Carter pressed against the cage.
Carter creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Boxer's defenses.
It looks like Mark Boxer has been cut.
Boxer looking to stall.
Boxer tries to work over Carter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carter scores with a shot to the side of Boxer's head.
Our sources have told us that Boxer has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Boxer can't find room to land a body shot as Carter controls the action.
Boxer is trying to stall.
Boxer is working Carter over against the cage.
Carter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boxer's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxer struggles to land a body shot inside as Carter controls his hands.
Boxer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carter blocking some punches.
Boxer misses with a punch to the body.
Boxer tries a body shot but Carter blocks it.
Carter pushes Boxer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boxer blocks a body shot from Carter.
Carter is pushing Boxer up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
With the fighters up against the cage, Carter throws an elbow but misses.
Boxer gets through Carter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Boxer throws a punch but it's blocked by Carter.
Carter is trying to break free.
Nice elbow from Carter.
Boxer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carter's elbow.
Boxer working aggressively here.
Carter just leaning against Boxer, taking a breather.
Carter is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Boxer is keeping busy.
Carter has Boxer pressed against the cage.
Boxer leaning his opponent against the cage.
Boxer tries to work over Carter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boxer leaning his opponent against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carter is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rubin Carter will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mark Boxer'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.
Boxer swings for the body but Carter moves out of range.
Boxer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Carter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boxer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Carter clinches up against the cage.
Carter scores with a shoulder strike.
Carter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The referee calls for Carter to work.
Rubin Carter seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Carter receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Boxer controlling the action here for a moment.
Carter blocks a body shot from Boxer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Carter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Carter scores with a hook to the body.
Boxer lands a shot to the body.
Carter stalling the fight.
Carter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Boxer backwards.
Boxer tries to throw a body punch but Carter avoids it by throwing Boxer back against the cage.
Carter lands a damaging elbow.
Boxer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Carter as Boxer tries to tie him up.
Boxer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Carter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Boxer backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxer is working Carter over against the cage.
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!
Carter stalling the fight.
Carter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mark Boxer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Carter.
Some wild striking there from Boxer.
Boxer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carter manages to avoid it.
Boxer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carter.
Carter throws a one two combo.
Carter misses with a wild combination.
Carter is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Carter works over Boxer's head and body with a nice combination.
Boxer throws a leg kick but Carter moved away.
Boxer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carter manages to avoid it.
Mark Boxer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxer throws a body punch but Carter moves out of range.
Boxer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boxer misses with a hook
enabling Carter to counter with a crisp jab.
Boxer thows a body shot but no joy.
Good leg kick by Carter there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Carter keeps Boxer at a distance using the push kick.
Boxer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carter.
Boxer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Carter connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Boxer scrambles back to his feet.
Boxer misses with a leg kick
and Carter makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Boxer misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Carter counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Boxer thinking.
Boxer throws a leg kick but Carter sees it coming and moves out of range.
Boxer throws a series of punches but Carter avoids them all with ease.
Carter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boxer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boxer digs a good hook to Carter's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxer misses the shot to the body.
Rubin Carter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carter moves out of range of the leg kick from Boxer.
Carter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boxer misses with a body shot
and Carter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carter ducks under a wild hook from Boxer.
Boxer throws a big shot that misses.
Boxer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Carter counters with a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Carter, right into the meat.
Boxer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carter.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boxer throws a lazy right hand but Carter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boxer misses with a wild body shot.
Carter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rubin Carter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mark Boxer's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Boxer attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A clash of legs there as Boxer blocks the low kick.
Boxer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Boxer misses the shot to the body.
Carter tries to clinch there but Boxer circles away.
Boxer misses with a double jab
and Carter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boxer jabs at Carter's body.
Boxer misses with a body shot.
Boxer looks to score with a jab to the body but Carter is just out of range.
Carter misses the shot to the body.
Boxer just misses with a punch to the body.
Carter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boxer misses with a hook. Carter ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Carter blocks the leg kick.
Carter lands with an uppercut that bounces Boxer off the cage and back into range.
Boxer is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Carter's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Boxer throws the kick towards the body but Carter avoids it.
Boxer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Boxer.
Boxer is looking to wear down Carter with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Carter lands a glancing blow to the side of Boxer's head.
Boxer tried to score with a low kick but Carter checks it.
Carter lands a jab to the head.
A nice combination there by Boxer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boxer lands a leg kick that knocks Carter off balance momentarily.
Boxer thows a body shot but no joy.
Carter lands a jab-cross combination.
Boxer is rocked!
Carter lands a jab.
Oh Boxer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Carter has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Boxer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boxer misses with a hook to the body
and Carter counters with a left to the body.
Boxer seems to have got his legs back now.
Carter lands a slapping body shot.
Carter looks to land a combination. Boxer sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Boxer throws out a loose jab but Carter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Carter.
Carter avoids the body shot from Boxer.
A solid body kick from Carter.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boxer thows a body shot but no joy.
Boxer throws a low kick but Carter moves out of range easily.
Carter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rubin Carter is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter lands a glancing blow to the side of Boxer's head.
Carter slips a jab and a cross from Boxer.
Carter lands a jab to the nose.
Carter avoids a kick to the body.
Carter bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Carter swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Boxer.
Carter lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mark Boxer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carter moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Boxer misses with a body shot.
Boxer swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Boxer throws a predictable looking body shot
and Carter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Carter is looking to slow Boxer down with leg kicks.
Boxer looks to score with a jab to the body but Carter is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxer throws a sloppy body shot
and Carter counters with a stiff right hand.
Boxer missing with a left hand there. Carter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boxer misses with a series of wild punches.
Boxer throws a front kick aimed at Carter's knee but Carter avoids it well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carter connects with a nice looking jab.
Boxer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Boxer 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 Carter has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Carter and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carter checks a leg kick nicely.
Boxer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boxer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rubin Carter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Carter 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rubin Carter!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalesh Nikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Harris has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kalesh Nikov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris scores with a nice right hand.
Harris keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nikov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Harris sprawls well. Harris wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nikov gets slowly back to his feet.
Kalesh Nikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris throws a low kick but Nikov moves out of range easily.
Harris scores with a nice body kick.
Harris throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nikov forces Harris back against the cage and clinches.
Harris misses with a punch to the body.
Harris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nikov's elbow.
Harris can't find room to land a body shot as Nikov controls the action.
Nikov avoids a wild elbow strike from Harris.
Harris tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harris throws a punch but it's blocked by Nikov.
Harris tries a knee to the head but Nikov blocks it.
Nikov has Harris pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Harris manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Paul Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kalesh Nikov.
Harris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nikov's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikov blocking some punches.
Harris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harris with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Harris misses with a punch to the body.
Nikov stalls.
Harris can't find room to land a body shot as Nikov controls the action.
Harris trying to stall but Nikov improves his position.
Nikov blocking some punches.
Harris working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nikov dodges an elbow strike from Harris.
Come on Harris - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harris tries a body shot but Nikov blocks it.
Harris throws a knee to the head but misses.
Harris pushes off an throws an elbow but Nikov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nikov tries to break the clinch but Harris is controlling the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harris.
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Nikov.
Nikov wants to get back to striking at distance but Harris won't allow it.
Harris throws an elbow that misses.
Nikov prevents a body shot from Harris.
Harris is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nikov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikov forces Harris back against the cage and clinches.
Nikov breaks the clinch.
A jab from Harris finds it's way through Nikov's defenses.
Nikov staying out of range there.
Nikov fails with the takedown
and Harris counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nikov won't be happy with that.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Harris wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nikov keeps working.
Nikov tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Nikov takes a big shot to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nikov is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Harris throwing damaging strikes from the back! Nikov could be in trouble here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikov looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Harris lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Nikov.
Nikov is trying to get back to his feet but Harris has full control of the position and if anything, Nikov has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Harris trying to control.
Nikov looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harris biding his time, controlling Nikov.
Harris tries to get the hooks in deep but Nikov pushed the leg off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Harris dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nikov shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Harris is trying to defend but Nikov finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Nikov wants to stand up but Harris has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Harris makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Harris.
Harris is trying to keep Nikov in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Nikov is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Paul Harris overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nikov would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Harris looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nikov is one step ahead there.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kalesh Nikov has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Nikov takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Harris turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Harris drives through with a takedown into guard.
Harris sitting in guard here, content to control.
Nikov wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Harris manages to pass to side control.
Harris will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Harris looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Nikov is looking to get back to is feet but Harris passes into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nikov is trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Nikov!
Harris trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nikov trying desperately to get to his feet.
Harris looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Nikov is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Harris in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Harris scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Nikov is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Harris landing strikes from the mount and Nikov is in trouble!
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!
Harris with a couple of short strikes.
Harris won't let Nikov get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Nikov is squirming around, avoiding Harris's attempts to control the action.
Harris lands a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris looking to control but Nikov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nikov trying desperately to get to his feet.
Nikov is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Harris lands a heavy elbow.
Nikov is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Harris lands a heavy elbow.
Nikov is rocked!
Harris looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Nikov covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Harris!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Miyamoto Musashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rand Al Thor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Al Thor has chosen Hail the Dragon as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miyamoto Musashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rand Al Thor!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Thor has taken the fight to the clinch.
Musashi is trying to break the clinch but Al Thor has him pressed against the cage.
Musashi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Al Thor lands an uppercut.
Musashi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Al Thor tries to work over Musashi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Al Thor told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Musashi blocks an elbow strike from Al Thor.
Musashi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Musashi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Al Thor blocks the body kick.
Musashi lands with a slapping head kick.
Al Thor slips a jab from Musashi.
Al Thor connects with a jab.
Al Thor leaves Musashi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Musashi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Al Thor's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Musashi tries to keep at a distance but Al Thor has taken the fight into the clinch.
Al Thor lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Thor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Musashi backwards.
Musashi takes an elbow to the temple.
Musashi tries to break the clinch but Al Thor is controlling the position.
Musashi blocks an elbow strike.
Musashi avoids a wild elbow strike from Al Thor.
Musashi is trying to force a seperation but Al Thor has the dominant position.
Nice elbow from Al Thor.
Musashi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Al Thor throws an elbow that misses.
Al Thor lands with a right to the head.
Al Thor misses with an elbow strike.
Al Thor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Al Thor just misses with a elbow thrown towards Musashi's brow.
Al Thor creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Musashi's defenses.
It looks like Miyamoto Musashi has been cut.
Musashi manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Thor throws a head kick that misses.
A shot to the liver by Musashi. Beautiful body shot.
Musashi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Al Thor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Musashi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
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!
Musashi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Al Thor thows a body shot but no joy.
Miyamoto Musashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Al Thor throws a series of punches but Musashi avoids them all with ease.
Al Thor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Musashi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Al Thor.
Al Thor blocks a jab.
Al Thor gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Al Thor can't find room to land a body shot as Musashi controls the action.
Al Thor tries to work over Musashi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Musashi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Thor ducks under a wild hook from Musashi.
Musashi just misses with a punch to the body.
Musashi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Musashi connects with a high kick.
Al Thor tries to clinch up.
Musashi is looking to chop away at Al Thor's legs.
The crowd cheers as Musashi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Al Thor doesn't seem phased though.
Musashi throws a right hand that misses
and Al Thor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Musashi misses with a hook
and Al Thor counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A big right from Musashi misses.
Rand Al Thor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Al Thor scores with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Musashi throws a head kick but Al Thor moves out of range.
Al Thor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Al Thor misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Musashi lands a head kick!
Musashi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Al Thor lands a front kick.
Al Thor stuffs the takedown attempt from Musashi. Musashi gets slowly back to his feet.
Musashi drops Al Thor with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Al Thor looks back up at him and smiles so Musashi waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Al Thor is rocked!
That kick from Musashi tenderised Al Thor's leg. Al Thor is trying to keep his angry face on.
Al Thor is still on wobbly legs! Can Musashi finish him?
Musashi flashes Al Thor a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Al Thor's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Al Thor crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Musashi punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Miyamoto Musashi!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Miyamoto Musashi waved his t-shirt featuring Affordable Quality + Reliable Laundry's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ayrton Pena Milani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lou Ferrigno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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285 lbs
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265 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ayrton Pena Milani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lou Ferrigno!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pena Milani throws a head kick that misses.
Ferrigno closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pena Milani circles away.
Pena Milani lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ferrigno avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pena Milani throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No luck for Ferrigno with that takedown attempt.
We've been informed that Ferrigno has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Ferrigno shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pena Milani is trying to defend but Ferrigno finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pena Milani tries to roll over but Ferrigno keeps him under control.
Ferrigno is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ferrigno is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ferrigno is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pena Milani tries to get to full guard but Ferrigno has control of the leg.
Ferrigno is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Pena Milani is holding on to half guard well.
Ferrigno is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Pena Milani trying to hold on to Ferrigno's head to control him but Ferrigno postures up.
Ferrigno wants to pass the guard but Pena Milani is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferrigno is looking to pass Pena Milani's guard but actually Pena Milani recovers to full guard.
Ferrigno trying to control the position from guard on top but Pena Milani is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ferrigno tries to free his leg and advance position but Pena Milani is retaining full guard.
Ferrigno preventing the sweep.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ferrigno drops back, looking for a kneebar! Pena Milani looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Pena Milani looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Pena Milani!
Ferrigno manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Pena Milani keeping control of the position.
Ferrigno seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pena Milani trying to hold on to Ferrigno's head to control him but Ferrigno postures up.
Ferrigno is working for a submission of some sort.
Pena Milani is looking to improve his position.
Pena Milani has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ferrigno is working away from the top position though.
Pena Milani tries to roll over but Ferrigno keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferrigno is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Pena Milani is just riding it out for now. Ferrigno eventually gives up the hold.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ferrigno is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Pena Milani trying to control from the bottom.
Ferrigno is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Pena Milani manages to get to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ferrigno drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Pena Milani manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Ferrigno has Pena Milani in his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lou Ferrigno will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ferrigno fails with a takedown attempt.
Ferrigno fails to land the takedown.
Ferrigno throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pena Milani's waist but Pena Milani gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ferrigno off to one side.
Ayrton Pena Milani has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lou Ferrigno.
Ferrigno gets the takedown into side control.
Pena Milani sneaks back into half guard.
Pena Milani gets full guard.
Ferrigno tries to free his leg and advance position but Pena Milani is retaining full guard.
Ferrigno trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Pena Milani manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Pena Milani seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrigno preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ferrigno keeping moving, preventing Pena Milani from controlling successfully.
Ferrigno working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pena Milani doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pena Milani manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pena Milani got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ferrigno has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pena Milani has managed to get both his arms back between Ferrigno's legs - danger averted.
Pena Milani trying to control but Ferrigno is working from the bottom.
Pena Milani wants to pass the guard but Ferrigno is keeping the position.
Ferrigno is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferrigno working for a triangle but Pena Milani defends it easily.
Ferrigno looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Pena Milani has picked Ferrigno up and slammed him! Ferrigno can't keep hold of the triangle and Pena Milani manages to pass to side control!
Ferrigno is trying to get back to half guard.
Lou Ferrigno has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ferrigno wants to control but Pena Milani postures up.
Ferrigno is looking for a sweep.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pena Milani trying to control the position but Ferrigno is working away.
Ferrigno gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pena Milani thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ferrigno's head.
Ferrigno looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ferrigno trying to control here.
Pena Milani tries to stand and escape but Ferrigno is controlling the position.
Pena Milani lands with a punch from half guard.
Ferrigno tries to get to full guard but Pena Milani has control of the leg.
Ferrigno is trying to control but can't.
Pena Milani wants to stand up but Ferrigno has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Ferrigno looking for submissions off his back.
Ferrigno is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pena Milani thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pena Milani missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ferrigno makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ferrigno.
Ferrigno keeping moving, preventing Pena Milani from controlling successfully.
Pena Milani tries to free his leg and advance position but Ferrigno is retaining full guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pena Milani trying to control but Ferrigno is working from the bottom.
Ferrigno escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pena Milani gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ferrigno had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pena Milani defends it easily.
Ferrigno is looking for a triangle but Pena Milani pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lou Ferrigno showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Pena Milani's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Pena Milani lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ferrigno will feel that in the morning.
Pena Milani clinches.
Ferrigno is looking to take this one to the mat.
Pena Milani lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ferrigno backwards.
Pena Milani lands with a short shot to the head.
Pena Milani taking a breather.
Ferrigno gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pena Milani is trying to control but can't.
Ferrigno is looking to pass Pena Milani's guard but actually Pena Milani recovers to full guard.
Pena Milani looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ferrigno is one step ahead there.
Pena Milani is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrigno is looking to advance position but Pena Milani has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Pena Milani landing strikes from the mount.
Ferrigno is squirming around, avoiding Pena Milani's attempts to control the action.
Ferrigno is working to get back to half guard.
Pena Milani with a couple of short strikes.
Ferrigno gets back to half guard.
Pena Milani wants to take a breather but Ferrigno is having none of it.
Ferrigno is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferrigno looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ferrigno is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pena Milani pulls his head out easily.
Ferrigno takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferrigno looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pena Milani is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ferrigno is trying to control but can't.
Pena Milani tries to stand but can't do so whilst Ferrigno controls his leg.
Pena Milani looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Pena Milani wants to stand but Ferrigno has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ferrigno on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrigno wants to get back to full guard.
Pena Milani trying to control the action but Ferrigno is working from the bottom.
Ferrigno looking for submissions off his back.
Pena Milani escapes and gets back to his feet.
Ferrigno misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ferrigno goes for a double leg but Pena Milani avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Pena Milani continues to drive forward.
Pena Milani with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pena Milani keeps control of Ferrigno as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ferrigno is trying to break free.
Pena Milani lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pena Milani leaning his opponent against the cage.
Pena Milani lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pena Milani.
Pena Milani has Ferrigno pushed against the cage.
Ferrigno wants a takedown but no success here.
Ayrton Pena Milani has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lou Ferrigno.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pena Milani.
A short left from Pena Milani.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferrigno wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ayrton Pena Milani has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pena Milani lands an uppercut.
Ferrigno is looking for a takedown.
Ferrigno is trying to push Pena Milani away but Pena Milani has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pena Milani landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pena Milani's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ferrigno takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pena Milani lands a big head kick that sends Ferrigno tumbling to the mat! Pena Milani takes a step backwards and waves Ferrigno back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Lou Ferrigno has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ferrigno blocks a head kick by Pena Milani.
A good leg kick by Pena Milani.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Pena Milani throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Ferrigno is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ayrton Pena Milani!
After the big win, Ayrton Pena Milani made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors CEC Nutrition Q160 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julius Africanus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Cena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cena has chosen The Champ is Here as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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285 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julius Africanus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Felix Cena!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Cena misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Africanus blocks the leg kick.
A big left from Cena misses.
Africanus walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cena throws a shot to the body.
Cena uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Africanus.
Cena looks to land a right hand but Africanus moved out of range.
Cena scores with a nice head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cena scores with a decent looking hook.
Africanus tries for a takedown but Cena sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Africanus throws a solid leg kick but Cena takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Africanus.
Africanus ducks under a wild hook from Cena.
Cena misses with an uppercut.
Cena connects with an inside leg kick.
Africanus ducks under a wild hook from Cena.
Cena lands a jab to the nose.
Cena scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Africanus gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cena.
It looks like Julius Africanus has been cut.
Good standup being displayed there by Africanus as he connects with a hook.
Cena feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Africanus sprawling to the canvas! Africanus rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Cena finish him?!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cena checks the leg kick nicely there.
Africanus moves away from the strike by Cena.
Cena moves out of range of the strikes.
Cena getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cena throws out a loose jab but Africanus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Africanus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cena throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cena looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cena loads up on a big right hand but Africanus slips the punch.
Cena lands with a good body shot.
Africanus walks into a stiff left hand from Cena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cena tries to bum rush Africanus with a series of wild strikes but Africanus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cena is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Africanus had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Africanus pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cena is out of range and Africanus settles back down.
Cena throws a shot from downtown. Africanus moves away and avoids it.
Cena lands a leg kick that knocks Africanus off balance momentarily.
Cena connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cena lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Africanus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Africanus fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cena is out of range.
Africanus closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cena circles away.
Africanus is breathing heavily.
Africanus takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Africanus leaves his chin hanging out and Cena seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Africanus 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 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Felix Cena!
Felix Cena 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Godbolt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Fleming (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Godbolt might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Trenches by Pop Evil. The crowd seem to be enjoying Fleming's choice of entrance music: T.N.T.. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matthew Godbolt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Fleming!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Godbolt closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Fleming is holding Godbolt down, trying to stall.
Fleming can't do much from the bottom here.
The strikes coming from Godbolt are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Godbolt tries for a kimura but Fleming is defending well.
Fleming sneaks back into half guard.
Fleming is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fleming keeps trying to improve his position.
Godbolt trying to control the action but Fleming is working from the bottom.
Godbolt thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fleming's head.
Godbolt will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleming is defending against the submission attempts here by Godbolt.
Fleming is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fleming trying to control here.
Fleming tries to roll over but Godbolt keeps him under control.
Godbolt has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Godbolt has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fleming trying to control but Godbolt postures up.
Fleming makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Fleming.
Fleming is trying to keep Godbolt in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleming looking for a guillotine here but Godbolt defends easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fleming seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Godbolt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fleming is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fleming can't keep his opponent in guard - Godbolt advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Godbolt seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fleming does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Godbolt is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Fleming doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Godbolt.
Godbolt scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleming is looking to improve his position.
Fleming works his way to full guard. Good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fleming has his hands on Godbolt's head, controlling the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Godbolt trying to control but Fleming is working from the bottom.
Godbolt controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Fleming looking to control.
Godbolt forces his way into half guard.
Fleming tries to roll over but Godbolt keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt is keen to just control but Fleming is a slippery customer.
Fleming is looking to control Godbolt's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fleming avoid being mounted?
Godbolt passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Fleming!
Godbolt is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Fleming has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Fleming is looking to improve his position but Godbolt isn't that keen on the idea.
BOOM! Godbolt connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Godbolt is landing with some decent strikes but Fleming is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Fleming regains half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Godbolt in particular looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Godbolt dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Godbolt cracks Fleming with an open hand slap.
Left hook, right uppercut from Godbolt.
Fleming tries to clinch but Godbolt moves away
and Godbolt counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Godbolt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Godbolt keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fleming's head.
Fleming is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fleming working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Godbolt.
Godbolt stands up over Fleming, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Godbolt postures up.
Fleming utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fleming pulls Godbolt in close to prevent any damage.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Godbolt working some strikes from top position.
Godbolt throws an elbow that misses. Fleming uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Godbolt's guard. Nice move by Fleming!
Godbolt lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleming looking to hit a scissor sweep but Godbolt is one step ahead there.
Fleming pulls Godbolt in to control the position.
Fleming lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Godbolt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fleming with a nice head shot there.
Matthew Godbolt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Godbolt escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fleming gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fleming passes easily into side control. Nice work.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Fleming working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Fleming misses with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fleming wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Godbolt's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fleming lands some shots froms side control.
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!
Godbolt tries to bench press Fleming off him but Fleming keeps the position.
Fleming is chipping away with strikes.
Fleming looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Fleming working away.
Fleming working the ground and pound but Godbolt is defending the strikes.
Godbolt tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fleming wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Fleming working the head and body with strikes.
Fleming looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Godbolt is avoiding damage well.
Godbolt takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Fleming working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Fleming thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Godbolt sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Fleming not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fleming thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Godbolt's head.
Godbolt tries to roll over but Fleming keeps him under control.
Godbolt is refusing to be controlled, as Fleming sits in half guard.
Fleming working Godbolt over with strikes.
Fleming lands with a punch from half guard.
Godbolt is doing well to control the position and prevent Fleming from advancing to side control.
Fleming stalling away here and it's allowed Godbolt to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fleming's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Godbolt is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fleming working some strikes from top position.
Godbolt is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Godbolt is on top in guard.
Godbolt trying to control but Fleming is working from the bottom.
Fleming looking to hit a scissor sweep but Godbolt is one step ahead there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fleming trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Scott Fleming will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Godbolt scores with a nice right hand.
Fleming fails to land the takedown.
No joy there for Fleming, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Godbolt drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fleming takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Fleming tries to buck Godbolt off but Godbolt is having none of it.
Godbolt works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Fleming is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fleming looks to move to half guard but instead Godbolt has passed into mount! Damn!
Fleming is still in real trouble! Can Godbolt finish him?
Godbolt is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Fleming to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Fleming shrugs it off.
Godbolt unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Fleming wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Godbolt celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matthew Godbolt!
A relieved looking Matthew Godbolt thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pol Cuaresma Iiii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sly Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cuaresma Iiii comes to the cage accompanied by All of the lights!. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Sly Guy was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pol Cuaresma Iiii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sly Guy!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cuaresma Iiii swings for the body but Guy moves out of range.
Cuaresma Iiii tries to clinch up.
Guy scores with a jab. Cuaresma Iiii acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Guy dodges the punch combination from Cuaresma Iiii.
Cuaresma Iiii is looking to clinch.
Cuaresma Iiii wants to clinch.
Cuaresma Iiii looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cuaresma Iiii tries to close the distance and clinch up but Guy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Guy explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Guy rushes Cuaresma Iiii and presses him up against the cage.
Guy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cuaresma Iiii misses with a body punch.
Guy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cuaresma Iiii misses with a body punch.
Cuaresma Iiii swings wildly with an uppercut but Guy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Guy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cuaresma Iiii circles away quickly and effectively.
Guy goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Cuaresma Iiii looks to throw the jab but Guy is out of range.
Pol Cuaresma Iiii is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cuaresma Iiii is looking to clinch but Guy is avoiding it.
Cuaresma Iiii darts in trying to clinch
and Guy counters with a three punch combo that has Cuaresma Iiii backing up. Cuaresma Iiii nods at Guy to acknowledge the strikes.
Guy lands with a kick to the temple. Cuaresma Iiii shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cuaresma Iiii takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Cuaresma Iiii tries to close the distance and clinch up but Guy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cuaresma Iiii is looking to clinch.
Guy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cuaresma Iiii.
Cuaresma Iiii wants to clinch up but Guy keeps it at a distance.
Cuaresma Iiii wants to clinch up but Guy keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuaresma Iiii looks to throw the jab but Guy is out of range.
Guy moves into the clinch successfully.
Guy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cuaresma Iiii lands an uppercut.
Cuaresma Iiii misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Cuaresma Iiii scores with a nice short uppercut.
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!
Cuaresma Iiii misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Guy is trying to break the clinch but Cuaresma Iiii has him pressed against the cage.
Cuaresma Iiii lands a nice uppercut.
Cuaresma Iiii tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Guy's elbow.
Guy working hard to break the clinch.
Cuaresma Iiii tries to work over Guy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cuaresma Iiii tries a body shot but Guy blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cuaresma Iiii.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Guy prevents a body shot from Cuaresma Iiii.
Cuaresma Iiii tries to throw a body punch but Guy avoids it by throwing Cuaresma Iiii back against the cage.
Guy is trying to break the clinch but Cuaresma Iiii has him pressed against the cage.
Cuaresma Iiii is leaning against Guy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cuaresma Iiii misses with a punch to the body.
Cuaresma Iiii throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Guys head.
A hook to the body from Cuaresma Iiii.
A short left from Cuaresma Iiii.
Cuaresma Iiii has a couple of punches blocked by Guy.
Cuaresma Iiii misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cuaresma Iiii goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cuaresma Iiii stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cuaresma Iiii lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cuaresma Iiii working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cuaresma Iiii lands with a left to the head.
Cuaresma Iiii throws a punch but it's blocked by Guy.
Cuaresma Iiii lands a right 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!
Cuaresma Iiii misses with a punch to the body.
Guy blocks a body shot from Cuaresma Iiii.
Guy blocks an uppercut.
Cuaresma Iiii doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cuaresma Iiii throws a head punch that misses.
Cuaresma Iiii throws a head punch that misses.
Cuaresma Iiii keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Guy's efforts to push away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cuaresma Iiii lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cuaresma Iiii can't find room to land a body shot as Guy controls the action.
Cuaresma Iiii throws a punch but it's blocked by Guy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pol Cuaresma Iiii dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cuaresma Iiii is looking to clinch but Guy is avoiding it.
Cuaresma Iiii tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cuaresma Iiii darts in and clinches Guy up against the cage.
Guy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cuaresma Iiii tries a body shot but Guy blocks it.
Cuaresma Iiii lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cuaresma Iiii tries to throw a body punch but Guy avoids it by throwing Cuaresma Iiii back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Guy.
Cuaresma Iiii tries to throw a body punch but Guy avoids it by throwing Cuaresma Iiii back against the cage.
Cuaresma Iiii lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cuaresma Iiii has Guy pressed against the cage, preventing Guy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cuaresma Iiii has a couple of punches blocked by Guy.
Cuaresma Iiii tries to throw a body punch but Guy avoids it by throwing Cuaresma Iiii back against the cage.
Cuaresma Iiii throws a head punch that misses.
Cuaresma Iiii tries a body shot but Guy blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cuaresma Iiii misses with a punch to the body.
Guy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Guy is trying to break the clinch but Cuaresma Iiii is controlling him.
Cuaresma Iiii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cuaresma Iiii struggles to land a body shot inside as Guy controls his hands.
Guy has had enough of the clinch but Cuaresma Iiii keeps him there for the moment.
Cuaresma Iiii misses with a punch on the inside.
Guy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cuaresma Iiii misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cuaresma Iiii goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cuaresma Iiii misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuaresma Iiii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cuaresma Iiii misses with a short punch on the inside.
Guy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cuaresma Iiii tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Guy's elbow.
Guy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cuaresma Iiii tries to work over Guy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Guy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cuaresma Iiii has him pressed against the cage.
Guy blocks an uppercut.
Guy blocks an uppercut.
Guy manages to break the clinch.
Guy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Guy clinches up against the cage.
Cuaresma Iiii has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Cuaresma Iiii throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guy prevents a body shot from Cuaresma Iiii.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuaresma Iiii misses with a punch on the inside.
Cuaresma Iiii lands a body punch.
Guy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cuaresma Iiii tries to throw a body punch but Guy avoids it by throwing Cuaresma Iiii back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Guy.
Cuaresma Iiii misses with a body punch.
Guy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Guy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Guy has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Cuaresma Iiii is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A head kick misses from Guy.
Cuaresma Iiii tries to keep at a distance but Guy has taken the fight into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Cuaresma Iiii.
Cuaresma Iiii doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Guy blocks a body shot from Cuaresma Iiii.
Cuaresma Iiii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cuaresma Iiii can't find room to land a body shot as Guy controls the action.
Cuaresma Iiii can't find room to land a body shot as Guy controls the action.
Cuaresma Iiii tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Guy blocking some punches.
Cuaresma Iiii tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Guy's elbow.
Cuaresma Iiii tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cuaresma Iiii softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Guy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Guy blocks an uppercut.
Pol Cuaresma Iiii has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cuaresma Iiii has a couple of punches blocked by Guy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A right hook to the body lands for Cuaresma Iiii.
Cuaresma Iiii misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cuaresma Iiii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pol Cuaresma Iiii dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Guy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cuaresma Iiii fails in his attempt to clinch.
Guy delivers a nice body kick.
Guy rushes Cuaresma Iiii and presses him up against the cage.
Cuaresma Iiii tries a body shot but Guy blocks it.
Guy tries to break free but Cuaresma Iiii pushes him back against the cage.
Guy blocking some punches.
Cuaresma Iiii cracks Guy with a nice body shot.
Guy working hard to break the clinch.
Guy prevents a body shot from Cuaresma Iiii.
Cuaresma Iiii misses with some punches.
A short right from Cuaresma Iiii on the inside.
Cuaresma Iiii cracks Guy with a nice body shot.
Cuaresma Iiii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cuaresma Iiii lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuaresma Iiii tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cuaresma Iiii misses with a punch to the body.
Cuaresma Iiii misses with some punches.
Guy blocking some punches.
Cuaresma Iiii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Guy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cuaresma Iiii misses with a body punch.
Cuaresma Iiii misses with a punch on the inside.
Cuaresma Iiii misses with a punch on the inside.
Cuaresma Iiii lands with a left to the head.
Guy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cuaresma Iiii doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cuaresma Iiii fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sly Guy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuaresma Iiii struggles to land a body shot inside as Guy controls his hands.
Cuaresma Iiii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cuaresma Iiii lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cuaresma Iiii misses with a hook from the clinch.
Guy prevents a body shot from Cuaresma Iiii.
Cuaresma Iiii keeps control of Guy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cuaresma Iiii can't find room to land a body shot as Guy controls the action.
Cuaresma Iiii gets through Guy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cuaresma Iiii has a couple of punches blocked by Guy.
Cuaresma Iiii misses with a punch to the body.
Cuaresma Iiii swings wildly with an uppercut but Guy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cuaresma Iiii lands a hook that snaps the head of Guy backwards.
Cuaresma Iiii scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuaresma Iiii goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Guy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Guy blocks a body shot from Cuaresma Iiii.
Guy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Guy blocks an uppercut.
Cuaresma Iiii tries to work over Guy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cuaresma Iiii lands with a right to the head.
Cuaresma Iiii tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Cuaresma Iiii as the two fighters clinch.
Cuaresma Iiii prevents Guy from breaking the clinch.
Guy blocks an uppercut.
Guy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Guy has had enough of the clinch but Cuaresma Iiii keeps him there for the moment.
Guy blocks a body shot from Cuaresma Iiii.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cuaresma Iiii doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cuaresma Iiii keeps control of Guy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cuaresma Iiii misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cuaresma Iiii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cuaresma Iiii throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Guys head.
Cuaresma Iiii blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cuaresma Iiii misses with a punch to the body.
Guy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cuaresma Iiii drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Guy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cuaresma Iiii momentarily.
Guy lands a high kick!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guy swats away the attempt to clinch by Cuaresma Iiii.
Cuaresma Iiii blocks a head kick by Guy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pol Cuaresma Iiii showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cuaresma Iiii, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pol Cuaresma Iiii!
A relieved looking Pol Cuaresma Iiii thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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