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CONFLICT LXIX on PPV (LV) PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franklin James Gatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franklin James Gatti looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miguel Hernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Franklin James Gatti!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gatti shoots in for a takedown but Hernandez shows good takedown defense.
Gatti fails with a takedown attempt.
Gatti changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hernandez tries to avoid it but Gatti manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hernandez to the ground. Hernandez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Miguel Hernandez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franklin James Gatti.
Gatti slips a jab from Hernandez.
Hernandez scores with a hook.
Hernandez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gatti takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Miguel Hernandez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gatti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hernandez throws out the jab.
Gatti will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gatti tries for a takedown but Hernandez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gatti avoids the body shot from Hernandez.
Good leg kick by Hernandez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gatti misses with a takedown
and Hernandez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gatti won't be happy with that.
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!
Hernandez cracks Gatti with a big right hand but Gatti just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Gatti sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Hernandez 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.
Gatti missing with punches from the bottom.
Gatti is looking for a sweep. Hernandez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nice strikes from Hernandez there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gatti is looking for a sweep. Hernandez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gatti has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hernandez is working away from the top position though.
Hernandez is working for a kimura but Gatti is defending it quite comfortably.
Hernandez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gatti tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Hernandez has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Hernandez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hernandez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hernandez landing shots from mount.
Gatti is rocked!
Hernandez cracks Gatti with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miguel Hernandez!
After winning the bout, Miguel Hernandez thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juan Cabrillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artur Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juan Cabrillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Artur Ross!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ross throws out a powerful jab.
Cabrillo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ross in his tracks.
Cabrillo throws a lazy uppercut
and Ross counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ross keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cabrillo.
Cabrillo throws a jab but it's blocked by Ross.
Cabrillo looks to land a right hand but Ross moved out of range.
Cabrillo looks to land a left hand but Ross moved out of range nicely.
Cabrillo loads up on a big right hand but Ross slips the punch.
Cabrillo throws a leg kick which misses Ross's front leg but catches the back leg as Ross tries to avoid it.
Ross misses with a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick from Ross misses.
Cabrillo checks a leg kick.
Cabrillo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ross in his tracks.
Cabrillo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ross.
Cabrillo tests Ross's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fighters circling - Cabrillo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ross scores with a jab. Cabrillo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrillo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cabrillo lands an overhand right.
Cabrillo moves away from the strike by Ross.
We've been hearing reports that Cabrillo has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Cabrillo throws a lazy right hand but Ross sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cabrillo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ross pushes Cabrillo up against the cage in a clinch.
Cabrillo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cabrillo misses with some punches.
Cabrillo breaks the clinch.
Cabrillo lands with a right hand.
Cabrillo misses with the combination.
Ross tries to land a body kick
and Ross takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Artur Ross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ross steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cabrillo.
Ross walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cabrillo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ross lands with a hook. Cabrillo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ross avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cabrillo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ross moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Artur Ross is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrillo misses with an uppercut.
Cabrillo closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
You can see the frustration on Ross's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cabrillo scores with a couple of short elbows.
Sloppy strikes there by Cabrillo.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cabrillo in side control lands a decent elbow.
Cabrillo is putting a hurting on Ross here, landing some big shots from side control.
Cabrillo throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Cabrillo postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Cabrillo throws a strike aimed at the side of Ross's head but Ross avoids it well.
Ross takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrillo connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Ross some visible discomfort.
Cabrillo lands a nice forearm strike.
Ross tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cabrillo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Cabrillo working the ground and pound.
Cabrillo in side control, throwing shots but Ross defends.
Cabrillo scores with a couple of short elbows.
A big shot lands for Cabrillo! That's hurt Ross! Will he recover? Cabrillo fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Cabrillo!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Juan Cabrillo waved his t-shirt featuring ANABOLIC Nutrition 160Q and LAUNDRY 90%'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Jonhson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Stevens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeff Jonhson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevens moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jeff Jonhson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jonhson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've been told by Stevens's head coaches at Bi-polar Asylum that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Stevens throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jonhson.
Nice body kick from Jonhson.
Jonhson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Stevens backs up against the cage.
Stevens looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jonhson is fending him off so far but Stevens persists. Nope, Jonhson circles away and we're back to standing.
Jonhson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jonhson.
Jonhson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jonhson has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Stevens is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Jonhson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stevens doesn't seem bothered though.
Stevens misses with a series of wild punches.
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!
Jonhson walks into a stiff left hand from Stevens.
It looks like Jeff Jonhson has been cut.
Jonhson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Jonhson.
Stevens throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jonhson keeps the fight on the outside.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stevens. Jonhson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jonhson scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonhson connects with a crisp jab.
Stevens keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stevens. Jonhson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jonhson misses with a head kick.
Jonhson thumps Stevens with a low kick.
Jonhson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stevens.
Jonhson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stevens looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jonhson is fending him off so far but Stevens persists. Nope, Jonhson circles away and we're back to standing.
Stevens connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jonhson's hands.
Jonhson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jonhson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jonhson misses with a double jab.
Jonhson misses with a series of wild punches.
Stevens explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Stevens misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jonhson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jonhson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jonhson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stevens's sensitive parts.
Stevens misses with a straight right.
Jonhson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stevens.
Stevens fails to land with a series of punches.
Jonhson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stevens darts in trying to clinch
and Jonhson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good leg kick by Stevens there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Stevens just misses with a punch to the body.
Stevens throws a jab when Jonhson was well out of range.
Stevens walks into a jab.
Stevens rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jonhson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stevens swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jonhson, as that shot connected.
Good leg kick by Jonhson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens thows a left - swing and a miss!
A good leg kick by Jonhson.
Stevens fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Stevens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stevens avoids the head kick by Jonhson.
Stevens swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jonhson lands with a slapping head kick.
Stevens looks to land a combination but Jonhson avoids it well.
Stevens tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jonhson defends well and Stevens ends up having to push Jonhson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jonhson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jonhson lands a right hand.
Jonhson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jonhson lands a nice looking body kick.
Jonhson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stevens throws a head kick that misses
and Jonhson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stevens looks to land a left hand but Jonhson moved out of range nicely.
Stevens takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jonhson misses with a head kick.
Jonhson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jonhson needs to keep his hands up - Stevens had a free shot at his head there.
Jonhson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jonhson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Stevens had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Jonhson throws a series of punches but Stevens moves out of range.
Stevens throws a series of punches but Jonhson avoids them all with ease.
Stevens takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Stevens walks into a jab.
Jonhson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Stevens scores with a hook to the body. Jonhson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stevens swinging wildly here.
Jonhson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stevens counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stevens dodges the punch combination from Jonhson.
Stevens throws a body punch but Jonhson moves out of range.
Stevens wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Jonhson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeff Jonhson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Stevens misses with an uppercut
and Jonhson counters with an outside leg kick.
Stevens tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jonhson!
Jonhson lands with a kick to the temple. Stevens shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jonhson thuds a left hand into Stevens's body.
Stevens connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stevens throws a hook but Jonhson blocks it.
Jonhson moves away from the strike by Stevens.
Jonhson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stevens closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jonhson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stevens wants to break free but Jonhson has control.
Jonhson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jonhson breaks from the clinch.
Jonhson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jonhson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Stevens fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonhson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mike Stevens is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jonhson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A lazy left from Jonhson finds it's target.
Stevens throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Danga de danga de dang - Stevens scores with a four punch combination!
Jonhson staying out of range there.
Jonhson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Stevens shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jonhson as he jumps to the side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good standup being displayed there by Jonhson as he connects with a hook.
Stevens doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jonhson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
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!
Stevens pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jonhson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jonhson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Stevens backs up against the cage.
Stevens has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Mike Stevens has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jonhson - that will leave a mark!
Jonhson throws a series of strikes that have Stevens backpedaling.
Stevens takes a swing at Jonhson's ribcage but misses.
Stevens is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jonhson sizes up Stevens with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jeff Jonhson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stevens misses with the combination.
Stevens walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Stevens fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jonhson manages to avoid it.
Stevens is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Jonhson's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Stevens takes a swing at Jonhson's ribcage but misses.
Jeff Jonhson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stevens takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stevens takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jonhson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stevens circles away quickly and effectively.
Jonhson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Stevens takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jonhson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Stevens will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Jonhson staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jonhson.
Stevens looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Stevens tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jonhson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jonhson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jonhson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stevens's calf.
Jonhson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Stevens looks to land a right hand but Jonhson moved out of range.
Stevens just misses with a punch to the body.
Jonhson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jonhson connects with a right hand. Stevens shakes it off.
Jonhson works Stevens's body with a nice hook.
Jonhson lands with a nice body kick.
Stevens jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stevens misses with a shot to the body
and Jonhson counters with a nice body kick.
Stevens takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stevens fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jonhson manages to avoid it.
Jonhson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Stevens will feel that in the morning.
Jonhson cracks the inside of Stevens's front leg.
Stevens misses with a straight right.
Stevens's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jonhson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Stevens scrambles back to his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Jonhson.
Jonhson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jonhson scores with a nice right hand.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Stevens. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Stevens shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jonhson as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Stevens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jonhson.
Stevens shoots in for a double leg but Jonhson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jonhson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Stevens will feel that in the morning.
An inside leg kick lands from Jonhson.
Jonhson scores with a body shot.
Stevens ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jonhson moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Jonhson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Jonhson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Stevens wants to clinch up but Jonhson keeps it at a distance.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Stevens crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jonhson - the referee stops the clock and Stevens gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jonhson. Stevens manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jonhson scores with a hook to the body. Stevens takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stevens shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jonhson as he jumps to the side.
Good leg kick by Jonhson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jonhson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jonhson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stevens is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stevens throws a right and a left that Jonhson avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jonhson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stevens steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jonhson. That one must have hurt.
Stevens lands a jab.
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!
Jonhson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonhson avoids the body shot from Stevens.
Jonhson connects with a solid leg kick.
Jonhson thuds his shin into the meat of Stevens's side.
Some wild striking there from Stevens.
Stevens walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jonhson.
Jonhson jabs Stevens to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jonhson scores with a leg kick.
Jonhson scores with a nice strike.
Jonhson moves out of range of the strikes.
Jonhson lands a leg kick that knocks Stevens off balance momentarily.
Stevens has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jonhson.
Jonhson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stevens. That did some damage!
Jonhson keeps Stevens at a distance using the push kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stevens throws a right and a left that Jonhson avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jonhson lands with a cross.
Jonhson is looking to slow Stevens down with leg kicks.
Stevens misses with a few strikes there.
Stevens throws a body shot but no joy.
Stevens throws a looping overhand right but Jonhson ducks down to avoid it.
Stevens walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jonhson.
Jonhson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Left hook, right uppercut from Stevens.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jonhson.
Stevens takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jonhson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Jonhson as he connects with a hook.
Jonhson looks to land a combination. Stevens sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jonhson keeps Stevens at a distance using the push kick.
Stevens misses with a looping right.
Jonhson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jonhson scores with a push kick.
Stevens shoots in for a double leg but Jonhson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jonhson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jonhson.
Jonhson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jeff Jonhson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A punch combination from Stevens misses.
Stevens jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jonhson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jonhson lands with a hook. Stevens tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Stevens walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jonhson lands with a good body shot.
Stevens lands with a shot to the body.
Jonhson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jonhson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stevens.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Stevens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jonhson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jonhson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Stevens looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice uppercut there from Jonhson.
Jonhson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stevens throws a series of punches but Jonhson avoids them all with ease.
A big right from Stevens misses.
Jonhson lands a jab to the head.
Jonhson is looking to slow Stevens down with leg kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stevens takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stevens throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mike Stevens has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jonhson dips to his left and cracks Stevens with an uppercut!
Stevens misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeff Jonhson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jonhson 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Jonhson!
During a confident post fight interview, Jeff Jonhson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pertti Pulkkinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Kehoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kehoe has chosen Angel Of Death as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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180 lbs
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pertti Pulkkinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrew Kehoe!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kehoe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen lands a jab to the nose.
Pulkkinen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pulkkinen 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.
Andrew Kehoe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pulkkinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pulkkinen moves out of range as Kehoe strikes.
Pulkkinen throws a nice looking combination but Kehoe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pulkkinen misses with a low kick.
Kehoe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pulkkinen moves away.
Kehoe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pulkkinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kehoe staying out of range there.
Kehoe misses with a low kick.
Kehoe darts in looking for a takedown but Pulkkinen gets double underhooks and turns Kehoe into the cage.
Pulkkinen prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kehoe can't get the takedown.
Pertti Pulkkinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Kehoe.
Kehoe is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Pulkkinen can't fight it off and eventually Kehoe manages to take the fight to the floor. Pulkkinen looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kehoe wants to control from the top but Pulkkinen keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulkkinen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kehoe's guard.
Kehoe working a defensive guard here.
Pulkkinen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pulkkinen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Pulkkinen continues to stall.
Pulkkinen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kehoe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pulkkinen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kehoe has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Pulkkinen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kehoe has Pulkkinen pulled in close to control his posture.
Kehoe keeping moving, preventing Pulkkinen from controlling successfully.
Kehoe lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Kehoe scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kehoe throwing strikes from guard but Pulkkinen blocks nicely.
Pulkkinen has momentary wrist control but Kehoe slips an elbow through the middle.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Kehoe working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Pulkkinen keeping full guard, as Kehoe tries to pass.
Pulkkinen controlling Kehoe's posture.
Pulkkinen is trying to control the position but Kehoe postures up.
Pulkkinen pulls Kehoe in close to prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pulkkinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pulkkinen tries to land a front kick but Kehoe steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pulkkinen throws a front kick aimed at Kehoe's knee but Kehoe avoids it well.
Kehoe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pulkkinen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kehoe fails with a takedown attempt.
Kehoe lands a glancing blow to the side of Pulkkinen's head.
Pulkkinen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kehoe avoids the body shot from Pulkkinen.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pulkkinen lands with an overhand left.
Pulkkinen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pulkkinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Kehoe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Andrew Kehoe will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pulkkinen checks a leg kick nicely.
Pulkkinen lands a nice hook to Kehoe's body. Kehoe takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kehoe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kehoe tried to score with a low kick but Pulkkinen checks it.
Kehoe takes a swing at Pulkkinen's ribcage but misses.
Kehoe fakes the leg kick and cracks Pulkkinen in the body.
Pulkkinen misses with a body shot.
Pulkkinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pertti Pulkkinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Pulkkinen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pulkkinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Kehoe.
Kehoe missing with a left hand there. Pulkkinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pulkkinen swings for the body but Kehoe moves out of range.
Pulkkinen throws a right hand that Kehoe ducks under and follows up with a left that Kehoe also avoids with ease.
Kehoe takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pulkkinen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kehoe.
Pulkkinen lands with a hook. Kehoe tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulkkinen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pulkkinen slips a straight right by Kehoe.
Kehoe scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kehoe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pulkkinen.
The fighters circling - Pulkkinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kehoe thuds his right hand into Pulkkinen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kehoe lands a jab to the nose.
Kehoe throws a hook to the side of Pulkkinen's head but Pulkkinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pulkkinen needs to keep his hands up - Kehoe had a free shot at his head there.
Pulkkinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kehoe.
Kehoe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pulkkinen moves away.
Pulkkinen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pulkkinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kehoe moves away.
Kehoe throws a head kick but Pulkkinen moves out of range.
Pulkkinen misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kehoe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pulkkinen lands with a straight right. Kehoe didn't see that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pulkkinen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pulkkinen scores with a hook to the body. Kehoe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kehoe lands a lovely overhand right.
Kehoe is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kehoe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pulkkinen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kehoe has time to react.
Kehoe lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Pulkkinen throws out a loose jab but Kehoe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pulkkinen throws a body shot but no joy.
Kehoe just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen throws a hook but Kehoe blocks it.
Pulkkinen throws a body punch but Kehoe moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kehoe swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kehoe misses with a looping left.
Kehoe throws a body punch but Pulkkinen moves out of range.
Pulkkinen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kehoe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pulkkinen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pulkkinen. Kehoe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pulkkinen scores with a punch to the head.
Pulkkinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Pulkkinen checks a leg kick nicely.
Pulkkinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kehoe.
Pulkkinen slips a jab from Kehoe.
Pulkkinen swings for the body but Kehoe moves out of range.
Kehoe catches Pulkkinen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kehoe tries a head kick but it misses.
Pulkkinen connects with a body shot that sends Kehoe's belly button to the back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pulkkinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Kehoe is just out of range.
Pertti Pulkkinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Kehoe.
Pulkkinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kehoe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pulkkinen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pulkkinen punishes Kehoe's body with a nice straight punch.
Pulkkinen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kehoe takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kehoe takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kehoe slips a jab and a cross from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen is looking to wear down Kehoe with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd cheers as Pulkkinen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kehoe doesn't seem phased though.
Kehoe misses with a leg kick.
Kehoe is looking to land body kicks.
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 Pertti Pulkkinen will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Kehoe.
Kehoe with a nice cross.
Pulkkinen looks to throw the jab but Kehoe is out of range.
Kehoe throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kehoe smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pulkkinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Pulkkinen misses.
Kehoe throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pulkkinen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kehoe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pulkkinen.
Kehoe throws a series of strikes that have Pulkkinen backpedaling.
Pulkkinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kehoe throws a leg kick but Pulkkinen checks it.
Pulkkinen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kehoe swings widly with a right hand
and Pulkkinen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
No joy there for Kehoe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kehoe misses with a double jab.
Pulkkinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pulkkinen misses with a looping left.
Nice body kick there by Kehoe.
Pulkkinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kehoe.
Pulkkinen lands a jab to Kehoe's midsection.
Pulkkinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kehoe.
Kehoe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pulkkinen avoids the body shot from Kehoe.
Kehoe throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Pulkkinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pulkkinen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kehoe does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Pulkkinen takes a swing at Kehoe's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kehoe clobbers Pulkkinen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kehoe lands a really nice looking cross but Pulkkinen seems unphased.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pulkkinen throws a body punch but Kehoe moves out of range.
Pulkkinen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kehoe throws a leg kick but Pulkkinen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kehoe gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kehoe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kehoe throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kehoe throws a series of strikes that have Pulkkinen backpedaling.
A big left from Kehoe misses.
Pulkkinen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Kehoe there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kehoe throws out a loose jab but Pulkkinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kehoe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pulkkinen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pulkkinen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kehoe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pulkkinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pulkkinen wants to land a leg kick but Kehoe is out of range.
Pulkkinen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kehoe throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pulkkinen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kehoe throws a head kick that misses.
Kehoe throws a hook to the side of Pulkkinen's head but Pulkkinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kehoe misses with a body shot.
Kehoe ducks under a wild hook from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen throws a body shot but no joy.
Kehoe throws a good cross that connects.
Kehoe has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pulkkinen finds it's way round the side to connect with Kehoe's head.
It looks like Andrew Kehoe has been cut.
Pulkkinen pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kehoe back to the cage. Pulkkinen follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kehoe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kehoe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Pulkkinen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kehoe is rocked!
Kehoe fakes the leg kick and cracks Pulkkinen in the body.
Kehoe throws a wild body kick that Pulkkinen sees coming a mile off.
Kehoe misses the shot to the body.
Pulkkinen checks a leg kick.
Kehoe lands a jab to the nose.
Pulkkinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kehoe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kehoe. Pulkkinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kehoe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pulkkinen.
A telegraphed right hand from Pulkkinen misses the target.
Kehoe throws a push kick but Pulkkinen slaps the foot to one side.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Kehoe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kehoe 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Kehoe!
Andrew Kehoe decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Duck Tycoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Rocker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tycoon's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rubber Ducky. Rocker comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ki:Theory - Stand By Me kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ricky Rocker enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Duck Tycoon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricky Rocker!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rocker swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rocker throws a hook but Tycoon blocks it.
A bone on bone clash there as Tycoon blocks the leg kick.
Rocker loads up on a big right hand but Tycoon slips the punch.
Rocker misses with a wild body shot.
Tycoon misses with a body shot
and Rocker decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tycoon's guard.
Rocker trying to control the position from guard on top but Tycoon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rocker works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Rocker is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Tycoon reverses the position - he's now on top in Rocker's guard.
Rocker keeping full guard, as Tycoon tries to pass.
Rocker wants to sweep but no luck.
Tycoon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rocker is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tycoon trying to control but Rocker is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rocker can't keep his opponent in guard - Tycoon advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Rocker is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tycoon pulls his head out easily.
Rocker tries to get to full guard but Tycoon has control of the leg.
Rocker manages to get to full guard.
Rocker is trying to control the position but Tycoon postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rocker keeping full guard, as Tycoon tries to pass.
Tycoon wants to control from the top but Rocker keeps moving.
Rocker looking for a sweep. Not yet Rocker, not yet.
Tycoon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rocker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Our spies down at at Heavy Metal inform us that Rocker has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Rocker bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tycoon's guard.
Rocker wants to control from the top but Tycoon keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tycoon has his foot on Rocker's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rocker works his way back into a safe position though.
Rocker working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tycoon's head.
Rocker connects with a couple of short punches.
Rocker advances position into side control!
Rocker scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Tycoon to see if he's OK.
Rocker working the body and head with strikes.
Tycoon wants to control but Rocker postures up.
Rocker postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Tycoon is looking for a sweep.
Tycoon is not content to let Rocker control the position.
Rocker working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tycoon manages to work his way to half guard, despite Rocker's best efforts.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rocker connects with a nice short shot to Tycoon's temple.
Tycoon is looking for a sweep. Rocker is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rocker throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rocker not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tycoon has hold of Rocker's hands but Rocker slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rocker thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rocker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tycoon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rocker.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rocker trying to mount his opponent but Tycoon defends it.
Tycoon gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Rocker dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rocker throws the left hand but Tycoon avoids the punch easily.
Tycoon checks a low kick from Rocker.
Tycoon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rocker moves away.
Rocker feints and then cracks Tycoon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tycoon down.
Rocker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rocker lands a lovely overhand right.
Rocker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tycoon. Tycoon obviously looking to wear him down.
Tycoon takes a swing at Rocker's ribcage but misses.
Tycoon connects with a nice looking jab.
Rocker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tycoon bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tycoon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rocker misses with a low kick.
Rocker moves out of range of the body kick.
Tycoon takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rocker misses with a leg kick
and Tycoon counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rocker wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocker controls Tycoon momentarily but Tycoon frees himself.
Rocker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tycoon is one step ahead there.
Rocker working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tycoon doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Rocker is tightening it up a little... Tycoon has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Tycoon reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Tycoon taps out! Nice BJJ there by Rocker!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ricky Rocker!
Ricky Rocker thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mega Funkyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Kwaak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Funkyama comes to the cage accompanied by Bon Jovi: Bad Medicine. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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157 lbs
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152 lbs
26 - 19 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mega Funkyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Kwaak!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Funkyama throws a lazy right hand but Kwaak sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kwaak uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Funkyama.
Funkyama misses with the combination.
Kwaak closes the distance but Funkyama moves to the side
and Funkyama counters with a takedown into side control.
Funkyama working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Funkyama tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Funkyama advances nicely into full mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Funkyama tries to control but Kwaak wriggling away.
Funkyama raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funkyama looking to ground and pound but Kwaak is blocking nicely.
Funkyama putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kwaak is trying desperately to improve position.
Funkyama fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kwaak blocking the ground and pound.
Kwaak sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Funkyama 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.
Funkyama trying to pass the guard but Kwaak defending well.
Funkyama prevents Kwaak from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kwaak won't allow Funkyama to pass to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kwaak trying to control here.
Kwaak keeping control of the position.
Kwaak has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Funkyama is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kwaak trying to control but Funkyama postures up.
Kwaak wants to get back to full guard.
Funkyama misses with a head shot. Kwaak uses the momentum to regain guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kwaak keeping moving, preventing Funkyama from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Funkyama accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kwaak throws a big shot that misses.
Funkyama keeps the fight on the outside.
Funkyama throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mega Funkyama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kwaak pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kwaak does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Funkyama moves out of range of the body kick.
Funkyama avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A swing and a miss from Kwaak.
Funkyama throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Funkyama jabs Kwaak to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kwaak throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mega Funkyama dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kwaak throws a low kick but Funkyama moves out of range easily.
Kwaak bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Funkyama misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kwaak fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Funkyama sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kwaak walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kwaak misses with a looping left.
Kwaak misses with a hook
and Funkyama counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Funkyama stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kwaak swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Funkyama controls from within his opponent's guard.
Funkyama stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kwaak swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwaak looking to control.
Funkyama trying to control the position from guard on top but Kwaak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kwaak is trying to keep Funkyama in close.
Mega Funkyama overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Funkyama wants to control from the top but Kwaak keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kwaak displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Funkyama throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Funkyama connects with a nice looking jab.
Sam Kwaak seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kwaak feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Funkyama's calf.
Kwaak looks to land a right hand but Funkyama moved out of range.
Kwaak throws a body kick that misses.
Funkyama swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circling - Kwaak throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Funkyama closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kwaak.
Funkyama jabs at Kwaak's body.
Kwaak gets caught napping as Funkyama dives in and scores a takedown. Kwaak manages to retain guard.
Funkyama tries to free his leg and advance position but Kwaak is retaining full guard.
Kwaak controlling the position.
Funkyama with a flurry of punches that miss.
Funkyama is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kwaak can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kwaak keeping moving, preventing Funkyama from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kwaak avoids a punch combination nicely.
Funkyama lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Funkyama takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kwaak cracks Funkyama with an open hand slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kwaak wants to clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Kwaak there.
Funkyama throws the left hand but Kwaak avoids the punch easily.
Kwaak throws a body punch but Funkyama moves out of range.
Funkyama is looking to clinch.
Funkyama chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kwaak can pounce on him.
Funkyama looks to land a right hand but Kwaak moved out of range.
Kwaak moves away from the strike by Funkyama.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kwaak.
Kwaak throws a looping overhand right but Funkyama ducks down to avoid it.
Funkyama moves forwards but Kwaak connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Kwaak.
Funkyama fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sam Kwaak will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Funkyama throws a right and a left that Kwaak avoids nicely.
Funkyama jabs Kwaak to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kwaak throws a wild body kick that Funkyama sees coming a mile off.
Good shot there by Kwaak.
Kwaak needs to keep his hands up - Funkyama had a free shot at his head there.
Kwaak just misses with a punch to the body.
Funkyama decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Funkyama trying to control from half guard but Kwaak is working away.
Funkyama lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kwaak is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Kwaak is trying to maintain the position but Funkyama is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funkyama has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Funkyama sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kwaak tries to hold on but Funkyama postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kwaak avoids a series of strikes thrown by Funkyama.
We've been hearing good reports from Funkyama's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Funkyama unloads with some shots from mount but Kwaak bucks and avoids them well.
Funkyama prevents Kwaak from getting the reversal.
Kwaak is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Funkyama punching from mount but Kwaak doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Funkyama misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Funkyama tries to control but Kwaak wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama dominating with strikes here.
Kwaak wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Funkyama.
Kwaak wants to control but Funkyama is having none of it.
Funkyama tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kwaak is in a horrible position here. Funkyama smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Funkyama throws some wild stikes that Kwaak manages to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama lands a big elbow.
Funkyama has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kwaak's face.
BOOM! Funkyama connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Funkyama prevents Kwaak from getting the reversal.
Funkyama takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Funkyama fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Funkyama landing strikes from the mount and Kwaak is in trouble!
Kwaak is rocked!
And that's the end of the fight!
Mega Funkyama showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Funkyama has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:26
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mega Funkyama!
A victorious Mega Funkyama thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Momoshiro Kitsune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dontae Sheldon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kitsune comes to the cage accompanied by 僕はミス・テイク~. Sheldon has chosen Salmon Song as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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29
139 lbs
19 - 11 - 1 |
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149 lbs
20 - 6 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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
19 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Momoshiro Kitsune!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dontae Sheldon!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Sheldon blocks the leg kick.
Kitsune shoots in looking for a takedown. Sheldon tries to sprawl out of it but Kitsune keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sheldon manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kitsune darts in looking for a takedown but Sheldon gets double underhooks and turns Kitsune into the cage.
Kitsune tries to pull guard but Sheldon holds him up against the cage and eventually Kitsune drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Momoshiro Kitsune. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right from Sheldon on the inside.
Sheldon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sheldon throws a head punch that misses.
Sheldon tries to work over Kitsune's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kitsune tries to pull guard but Sheldon forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sheldon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kitsune shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sheldon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kitsune tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sheldon defends well and Kitsune ends up having to push Sheldon into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kitsune is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sheldon is defending well.
Kitsune has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Sheldon uses from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kitsune wants to sweep but no luck.
Sheldon 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.
Sheldon is continuing to stall.
Kitsune looking to control.
Kitsune is striking but Sheldon is not phased and passes to half guard.
Kitsune flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sheldon sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kitsune missing with punches from the bottom.
Sheldon wants to pass to mount but Kitsune is defending the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kitsune has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sheldon is working away from the top position though.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sheldon has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Sheldon connects with a nice looking jab.
Sheldon lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Momoshiro Kitsune has been cut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kitsune 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 Sheldon has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sheldon and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kitsune looking to score a takedown here. Sheldon is defending well but Kitsune drives through and ends up in Sheldon's guard.
Kitsune wants to control from the top but Sheldon keeps moving.
Kitsune throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kitsune throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sheldon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sheldon trying to control the position here.
Kitsune trying to control the position from guard on top but Sheldon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sheldon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kitsune drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Sheldon manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Kitsune has Sheldon in his guard.
Sheldon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kitsune. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sheldon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kitsune is trying to control the position but Sheldon postures up.
Kitsune might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kitsune manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sheldon manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sheldon has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Kitsune has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Kitsune is trying to drag Sheldon to the mat but Sheldon just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dontae Sheldon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Momoshiro Kitsune's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kitsune tries to clinch but Sheldon moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kitsune is defended easily by Sheldon.
Sheldon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sheldon cracks Kitsune with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kitsune tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sheldon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sheldon connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kitsune fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kitsune fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kitsune fails with a takedown attempt.
Sheldon thuds a left hand into Kitsune's body.
Sheldon throws a leg kick but Kitsune moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kitsune looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Momoshiro Kitsune. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sheldon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kitsune wants to land a leg kick but Sheldon is out of range.
Dontae Sheldon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sheldon throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Momoshiro Kitsune is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sheldon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sheldon is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Sheldon stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kitsune tries to bum rush Sheldon with a series of wild strikes but Sheldon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kitsune shoots in but no luck this time.
Sheldon throws a leg kick but Kitsune sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sheldon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sheldon tests Kitsune's chin there with a solid looking shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kitsune.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kitsune takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kitsune takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kitsune checks a leg kick.
Momoshiro Kitsune seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sheldon shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kitsune has a takedown stuffed.
Sheldon throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kitsune.
Kitsune doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sheldon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sheldon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kitsune misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sheldon throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sheldon smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheldon lands a nice shot to the body.
Sheldon's corner calls for a 1-2. Sheldon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kitsune fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sheldon avoids it really well and circles away.
Sheldon lands with a nice body punch.
Sheldon throws a leg kick but Kitsune sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kitsune will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kitsune has his takedown stuffed
and Sheldon counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kitsune tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sheldon defends well and Kitsune ends up having to push Sheldon into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sheldon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sheldon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kitsune backwards.
Sheldon scores with a shoulder strike.
Sheldon digs a right hand into Kitsune's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kitsune's gas tank.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kitsune has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Sheldon uses from the top position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kitsune looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sheldon is one step ahead there.
Kitsune 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.
Sheldon slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kitsune trying to keep a closed guard but Sheldon is proving a slippery customer.
Kitsune is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sheldon defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dontae Sheldon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Momoshiro Kitsune's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Sheldon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kitsune.
Sheldon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kitsune fails with a takedown attempt.
Kitsune tries for a takedown but Sheldon circles away easily
and Sheldon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sheldon connects with a body shot that sends Kitsune's belly button to the back.
Sheldon connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kitsune momentarily.
Sheldon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kitsune keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kitsune takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sheldon pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kitsune is out of range and Sheldon settles back down.
Sheldon lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kitsune checks a low kick from Sheldon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kitsune changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sheldon tries to avoid it but Kitsune manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sheldon to the ground. Sheldon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Momoshiro Kitsune. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sheldon. That's going to slow Kitsune down.
Kitsune shoots in looking for a takedown but Sheldon manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kitsune's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A jab from Sheldon finds it's way through Kitsune's defenses.
Sheldon has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kitsune looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sheldon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kitsune takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kitsune fails with a takedown attempt.
Sheldon cracks the inside of Kitsune's front leg.
Sheldon scores with the left hand. Kitsune knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice body kick there by Sheldon.
Kitsune takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kitsune is rocked!
Momoshiro Kitsune's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kitsune with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sheldon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oh Kitsune is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sheldon thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kitsune if he has to take too many more of those.
Sheldon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Decent striking displayed by Sheldon there.
Kitsune gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Sheldon points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Kitsune wakes up just in time to hear Sheldon thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dontae Sheldon!
During a confident post fight interview, Dontae Sheldon thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gennaro Gattuso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eliah Marshal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Marshal's choice of entrance music: Remember the name. This should be fireworks!
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166 lbs
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159 lbs
19 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gennaro Gattuso!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eliah Marshal!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gattuso swings widly with a right hand
and Marshal makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gattuso blocks a jab.
Gennaro Gattuso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marshal misses with a straight left.
Some wild striking there from Gattuso.
Gattuso throws a quick inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Gattuso misses its intended target.
Horrible takedown attempt by Gattuso or perhaps it was just good defense by Marshal, which made it look bad.
Gattuso tries a head kick but it misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Marshal has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Marshal tries to sprawl but Gattuso drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Gattuso missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gattuso looks to land a strike but Marshal avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Gattuso with a flurry of punches that miss.
Marshal is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshal is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gattuso throwing strikes from guard but Marshal blocks nicely.
Gattuso stopping the sweep attempt from Marshal.
Gattuso trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Marshal looking to control.
Marshal might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Gattuso haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Gattuso postures up in Marshal's guard and throws a big left but Marshal blocks it.
Marshal is looking to stand up but Gattuso isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Marshal cracks Gattuso with a good jab.
It looks like Gennaro Gattuso has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gattuso throws a series of punches but Marshal moves out of range.
Marshal tries a low kick but Gattuso avoids it.
Gattuso misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gattuso has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Nonprofit Vegas Elite $50 ($1000 value) in the buildup to the fight.
Gattuso throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gattuso misses with a body shot.
Gattuso throws a body shot but no joy.
Marshal showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gattuso.
Gattuso fails with a takedown attempt.
Gattuso pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gattuso's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Marshal connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gattuso scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshal explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Gattuso misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A lazy body kick from Gattuso
and Marshal counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Marshal.
Marshal lands a nice knee to the body.
Gattuso escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gattuso looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gennaro Gattuso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gattuso shoots in for a takedown but Marshal shows good takedown defense.
Gattuso looks to land a right hand but Marshal moved out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Marshal misses the target.
Marshal cracks the inside of Gattuso's front leg.
Gattuso scores with a head kick. Marshal tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A head kick misses from Gattuso.
Eliah Marshal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marshal scores with a sloppy right hand. Gattuso should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gattuso misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marshal connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gattuso fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gattuso throws a hook to the side of Marshal's head but Marshal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marshal moves into range and clinches up with Gattuso.
Gattuso has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Marshal lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Marshal lands an elbow inside.
Marshal working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gattuso has Marshal pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Marshal manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Marshal is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Gattuso lands a left hand.
Gattuso avoids a wild elbow strike from Marshal.
Gattuso's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marshal loads up on a big right hand but Gattuso slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eliah Marshal will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gennaro Gattuso's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A slow jab from Gattuso misses its intended target.
Marshal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gattuso manages to avoid it.
Marshal just misses with a punch to the body.
Marshal throws a jab when Gattuso was well out of range.
Marshal avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gattuso swinging wildly here.
Marshal takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gattuso throws a jab when Marshal was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gattuso throws a lazy head kick
letting Marshal counter with a right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Marshal.
Gattuso throws a body shot but no joy.
Gattuso just misses with a punch to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gattuso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gattuso throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big left from Gattuso misses.
Gennaro Gattuso is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gattuso fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Marshal throws a head kick but Gattuso moves out of range.
Gattuso looks to land a left hand but Marshal moved out of range nicely.
Gattuso throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marshal.
Marshal moves into the clinch successfully.
Marshal scores a nice knee to the body.
Gattuso can't break the clinch.
Gattuso is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Marshal tries a body shot but Gattuso blocks it.
Gattuso blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshal lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gattuso drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Marshal gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gennaro Gattuso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marshal throws a punch but it's blocked by Gattuso.
Marshal pushes Gattuso back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gattuso working hard to break the clinch.
Gattuso takes a knee right on the jaw!
Marshal lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marshal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gattuso tries for a takedown. No joy.
Marshal tries a knee to the head but Gattuso blocks it.
Marshal lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gattuso can't get the takedown.
Marshal lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshal tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gattuso avoids it.
Marshal presses Gattuso against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Marshal lands with a left to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Marshal.
Gattuso is trying to break free.
Marshal throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gattuso takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gattuso is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Marshal gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Marshal softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Marshal lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Marshal working aggressively here.
Marshal using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Marshal lands a damaging elbow.
Marshal lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marshal scores with a shot to the side of Gattuso's head.
Marshal lands an elbow just above Gattuso 's eye.
Gattuso blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marshal lands an elbow just above Gattuso 's eye.
Gattuso is rocked!
Marshal lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Gattuso is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marshal lands an elbow inside that Gattuso shrugs off.
Gattuso doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marshal creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Gattuso with a big uppercut! Gattuso tries to clinch up but Marshal pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Gattuso to the mat! Gattuso covers up and Marshal unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Eliah Marshal!
Eliah Marshal is the new lightweight champion!
Post fight, an emotional Eliah Marshal said 'This is my belt! Last fight i had a bad day but i always knew i was still the champ'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Randy Slader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Yee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slader's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Pantera - Walk. Jason Yee will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Randy Slader!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jason Yee!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slader throws a body shot but no joy.
Slader wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Slader ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yee looks to score with a jab to the body but Slader is just out of range.
Slader throws a jab when Yee was well out of range.
Slader moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yee misses with a left hand
and Slader counters with a left to the body.
Yee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Slader counters with a nice uppercut.
Yee connects with a single shot there.
Yee has Slader up against the cage in a clinch.
Slader blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Slader.
I was talking to Slader's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slader doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yee lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A bit of stalling here from Slader.
Slader lands with a left to the head.
Yee lands with a light punch inside.
Slader misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yee throws an elbow but it misses.
Yee misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slader breaks the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Slader. Yee does a little dance to reset his feet.
A lazy left from Yee finds it's target.
Nice defenses there by Slader.
Yee misses with a straight right.
Yee is looking to clinch.
Yee tries to clinch up but Slader circles away and keeps his distance.
Yee throws an overhand right that lands on Slader's shoulder, as Slader tries to avoid the shot.
Slader walks into a left hand.
Sloppy strikes from Yee. Those never looked like landing.
Yee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Slader manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Slader throws out the jab.
Yee clinches.
Nice body punch from Yee - that landed with a thud.
Yee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Slader breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yee closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A looping hook to the body misses from Slader. Yee does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yee misses with a right hand
and Yee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Slader throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yee throws a right and a left that Slader avoids nicely.
Yee misses with a straight right.
Yee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fighters circling - Yee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Slader dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yee. That did some damage!
Yee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Slader was well out of range. Poor timing from Yee.
Yee tries to clinch up but Slader circles away and keeps his distance.
Slader staying out of range there.
Yee throws a body punch but Slader moves out of range.
Yee doesn't manage to clinch there - Slader circles away.
Yee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice shot by Slader.
Yee takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Slader dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yee. That did some damage!
Slader takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yee scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Slader doesn't seem bothered though.
Yee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yee takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Yee moves out of range of the strikes.
Slader throws a shot from downtown. Yee moves away and avoids it.
Yee throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Slader stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yee misses with a straight left.
Yee ducks under a wild hook from Slader.
Yee looks to throw the jab but Slader is out of range.
A leg kick checked by Yee.
Jason Yee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the liver by Slader. Beautiful body shot.
Yee lands an overhand right.
Yee fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Slader thuds his right hand into Yee's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
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!
Slader looks to land a right hand but Yee moved out of range.
Yee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Slader.
Slader connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slader ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yee moves away.
Slader scores with a body shot.
Yee wants to clinch.
Yee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Slader.
Yee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Slader swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yee closes the distance and clinches.
Slader's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Slader circles away quickly and effectively.
A looping hook to the body misses from Slader. Yee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yee tries to clinch there but Slader circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slader walks into a left hand.
Slader has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Yee finds it's way round the side to connect with Slader's head.
Slader is rocked!
Slader throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A combination from Slader does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Randy Slader will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Yee slips a jab from Slader.
Slader misses with a body shot.
Slader works over Yee's head and body with a nice combination.
Slader tries a low kick but Yee avoids it.
Slader ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Randy Slader is winning the standup battle so far.
Yee moves into range and clinches up with Slader.
Yee struggles to land a body shot inside as Slader controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Yee.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Slader's brow.
A short body shot lands from Slader as the two fighters clinch.
Slader scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Slader lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yee backwards.
Yee stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slader blocks an uppercut.
Slader manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Slader throws a punch but it's blocked by Yee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yee scores with a hook to the body.
Slader can't find room to land a body shot as Yee controls the action.
Yee pushes off an throws an elbow but Slader leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Yee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Slader pushes Yee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yee.
Slader avoids a wild elbow strike from Yee.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Slader lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yee backwards.
Yee lands a nice uppercut.
Yee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Slader tries a body shot but Yee blocks it.
Slader blocks an elbow strike from Yee.
Yee lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Randy Slader has been cut.
Yee misses with some punches.
Slader is trying to force a seperation but Yee has the dominant position.
Yee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Slader fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jason Yee seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Yee lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slader tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yee's elbow.
Yee working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yee.
Yee lands a right hand.
Oh Slader is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Slader lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yee backwards.
Slader seems to have got his legs back now.
Slader misses with a punch on the inside.
Slader lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yee.
A head punch on the inside from Slader fails to land.
Yee can't find room to land a body shot as Slader controls the action.
Yee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Slader misses with a body punch.
Slader misses with a hook to the ribs.
Slader lands with a right to the head.
Yee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Slader scores with a nice short uppercut.
Slader prevents a body shot from Yee.
Yee lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Slader.
A head punch on the inside from Yee fails to land.
Slader breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slader thuds a left hand into Yee's body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Slader throws a leg kick which misses Yee's front leg but catches the back leg as Yee tries to avoid it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Slader. Yee shrugs it off though.
Slader turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yee lands a left and a right that send Slader crashing to the mat, dazed. Yee thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Left hook, right uppercut from Slader.
Slader takes a swing at Yee's ribcage but misses.
Slader uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yee.
Yee's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Slader bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yee misses with a hook.
Yee tries to clinch up but Slader circles away and keeps his distance.
Slader is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Yee throws a series of punches but Slader avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Slader manages to avoid it.
Yee throws a body punch but Slader moves out of range.
Yee throws a series of punches but Slader avoids them all with ease.
A slapping leg kick lands for Slader.
Slader comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Slader takes a swing at Yee's ribcage but misses.
Slader lands a jab.
Yee slips a straight right by Slader.
Yee misses with a straight left.
Yee takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slader moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slader keeps Yee at a distance using the push kick.
Yee tries to clinch up.
That kick from Slader tenderised Yee's leg. Yee is trying to keep his angry face on.
Slader looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Yee wants to clinch up but Slader keeps it at a distance.
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 Randy Slader will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Randy Slader's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Yee forces Slader back against the cage and clinches.
Yee pushes Slader back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yee lands an elbow just above Slader 's eye.
Yee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Slader misses with some punches.
Yee has Slader pressed against the cage, preventing Slader from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Slader breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yee bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Slader's head.
Slader scores with a body shot.
Yee moves to clinch but Slader breaks away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Yee works the jab nicely.
Slader slips under a jab from Yee.
Slader cracks Yee with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yee slips a straight right by Slader.
Slader misses the shot to the body.
Yee throws a jab but it's blocked by Slader.
Yee doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Slader. That snapped Yee's head back.
Yee moves in looking to clinch but Slader pushes him off.
Slader displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yee throws out the jab.
Yee misses with a double jab.
Yee keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Slader as he connects with a hook.
Yee uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Slader has time to react.
Slader looks to land a combination. Yee sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A big left from Yee misses.
Slader scores with a sloppy right hand. Yee should have avoided that one.
Slader just misses with a punch to the body.
Slader misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yee.
Yee throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Slader crashing down! Slader tries to stagger back to his feet but Yee just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Slader asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason Yee!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hell Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Kilpatrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kilpatrick is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Gentleman. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hell Rose!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Luke Kilpatrick!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kilpatrick swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kilpatrick avoids a kick to the body.
A lazy body kick from Kilpatrick
enabling Rose to counter with a crisp jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kilpatrick, right into the meat.
Kilpatrick dives in and scores a takedown into Rose's guard.
Kilpatrick stays in close to Rose's body and controls the position.
Rose utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rose avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kilpatrick makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kilpatrick postures up in Rose's guard and throws a big left but Rose blocks it.
Rose knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kilpatrick on the ground.
Kilpatrick throws a big elbow that misses.
Kilpatrick throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rose works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose misses with a double jab.
Rose lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kilpatrick circles away quickly and effectively.
A big left from Rose misses.
Rose loads up on a big right hand but Kilpatrick slips the punch.
Rose lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kilpatrick finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kilpatrick misses with a low kick.
Rose misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kilpatrick.
Rose's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rose duly obliges.
Rose throws a shot from downtown. Kilpatrick moves away and avoids it.
Rose has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ancient Alien Assassin Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Kilpatrick with a hook.
Rose moves out of range of the leg kick from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick throws a leg kick but Rose checks it.
Rose is looking to clinch but Kilpatrick is avoiding it.
Hell Rose is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rose fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kilpatrick, pushing him back against the cage.
Kilpatrick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rose struggles to land a body shot inside as Kilpatrick controls his hands.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rose.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kilpatrick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose pushes off an throws an elbow but Kilpatrick leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rose works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rose throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rose makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kilpatrick has a couple of punches blocked by Rose.
Kilpatrick is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kilpatrick lands a left hand.
Rose looking to throw knees to the head but Kilpatrick is blocking nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kilpatrick creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kilpatrick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kilpatrick scores with a shoulder strike.
Rose tries to circle away but Kilpatrick has him pinned against the cage.
Kilpatrick unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rose throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kilpatrick missing with knees to the body.
Kilpatrick wants to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Kilpatrick.
Rose pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rose lands a right hand.
Rose breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kilpatrick has Rose up against the cage in a clinch.
Kilpatrick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kilpatrick lands with a right to the head.
Rose lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rose is trying to stall.
Kilpatrick looking to slow down the pace here.
Rose misses with the head strike.
Rose has had enough of the clinch but Kilpatrick keeps him there for the moment.
Rose misses with an elbow over the top.
Kilpatrick scores with a shot to the side of Rose's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose missing with knees to the body.
Kilpatrick stalling against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Kilpatrick fails to land.
Rose fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rose tries to land knees in the clinch but Kilpatrick avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rose.
Rose stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rose stalling in the clinch but Kilpatrick improves position.
Kilpatrick misses with a body punch.
Rose working Kilpatrick over with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rose.
Rose lands a shot to the body.
Rose digs a right hand into Kilpatrick's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kilpatrick's gas tank.
Kilpatrick tries a body shot but Rose blocks it.
Rose pushes off an throws an elbow but Kilpatrick leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rose goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kilpatrick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rose.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kilpatrick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Luke Kilpatrick will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rose ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kilpatrick moves away.
Rose moves into range and clinches up with Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick looking to throw knees to the head but Rose is blocking nicely.
Kilpatrick misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Kilpatrick fails to land.
Rose lands a nice shot to the body.
Kilpatrick throws a punch but it's blocked by Rose.
Rose landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rose misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rose lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kilpatrick swings wildly with an uppercut but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rose tries a body shot but Kilpatrick blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kilpatrick using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rose has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rose prevents a body shot from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick throws a punch but it's blocked by Rose.
A shot in the inside from Rose.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rose creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rose blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Kilpatrick fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilpatrick looking to stall.
Rose blocking some punches.
Rose escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rose listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rose is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick cracks Rose with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rose throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kilpatrick circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kilpatrick has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Kilpatrick walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rose checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A punch lands to the side of Kilpatrick 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kilpatrick lands a leg kick that knocks Rose off balance momentarily.
Rose works over Kilpatrick's head and body with a nice combination.
Kilpatrick is rocked!
Rose will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kilpatrick is still on wobbly legs! Can Rose finish him?
Rose missing with a left hand there. Kilpatrick was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rose avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rose will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kilpatrick moves away from the strike by Rose.
Rose throws an overhand right that has Kilpatrick reeling! Rose follows up with more punches and Kilpatrick is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Hell Rose!
Hell Rose retains his welterweight title!
Hell Rose bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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