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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jack Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bogie McGill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clark comes to the cage accompanied by Rent a Wreck. Bogie McGill has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 21 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jack Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bogie McGill!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark sizes up McGill with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Clark connects with the punch.
McGill blocks a jab.
Clark getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Clark throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Clark has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Demon's Elite Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Clark lands with an overhand left.
McGill moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
McGill tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Clark lands with a hook. McGill tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
McGill defending well as Clark loads up on a big left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGill on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McGill looks winded!
Good shot there by Clark.
Clark tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGill was well out of range. Poor timing from Clark.
McGill swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McGill on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Clark cracks McGill with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! McGill looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Clark finish him?
McGill is rocked!
McGill switches off momentarily and Clark cracks him with a monster right hand! McGill topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Clark dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Clark!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jack Clark!
After winning the bout, Jack Clark 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Dom Danky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arial Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danky comes to the cage accompanied by Killing In The Name. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
25 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dom Danky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arial Jones!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danky throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jones counters with a low kick, right behind Danky 's knee.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Danky appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jones darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Dom Danky has been cut.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones throws a head kick that misses
and Danky counters with a stiff right hand.
Jones will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Danky buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Danky feinted with a counter takedown.
Jones walks into a straight right hand from Danky.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones misses with a body kick.
Danky throwing a counter right hand but Jones manages to avoid it.
Danky with a nice cross.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Danky crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jones - the referee stops the clock and Danky gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jones. Danky manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
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!
Danky lands a glancing blow to the side of Jones's head.
Jones connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones with a jab.
Jones throws a poor cross that misses
and Danky counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Danky chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jones can pounce on him.
Danky scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Arial Jones has been cut.
Jones takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jones misses with an uppercut
and Danky counters with a stiff right hand.
Jones lands with a nice body punch.
Danky is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Danky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Jones checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jones misses with an uppercut
and Danky moves into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Danky.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Danky manages to break the clinch.
Jones fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jones throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jones.
Danky scores with a jab. Jones acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Danky was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Danky is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Jones.
Danky with a jab.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Danky manages to avoid it.
Dom Danky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danky moves out of range of the strikes.
Jones looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jones fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Danky misses with a hook
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Danky jabs Jones right on the nose. Jones blinks but takes it well.
Jones swings for the body but Danky moves out of range.
Jones feints and then cracks Danky's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Danky down.
Danky moves away from the strike by Jones.
Danky swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jones blocks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Danky slips under a jab from Jones.
Danky throws a quick counter head kick but Jones was just out of range.
Jones throws a leg kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jones.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Danky throws a counter high kick but Jones was just alert enough to avoid it.
Danky misses with an uppercut
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Danky walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jones.
Danky motions for Jones to come forward. Danky throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Danky misses its intended target.
Jones throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Danky tries to counter by clinching up but Jones breaks away and moves out of range.
Jones lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jones throws a head kick but Danky moves out of range.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Danky is out of range.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Danky.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a glancing blow to the side of Danky's head.
Jones smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Danky connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jones throws a nice head kick!
Danky is rocked!
Jones misses with a kick to the body.
Danky slips a straight right by Jones.
Jones throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Danky counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A head kick misses from Danky.
Jones lands with a hook. Danky tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Oh Danky is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dom Danky's cut is getting worse.
Jones jabs Danky right on the nose. Danky blinks but takes it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Danky defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Danky blocks a head kick by Jones.
Danky bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Danky seems to have got his legs back now.
Danky moves away from the strike by Jones.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arial Jones dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Danky lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jones jabs Danky to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Danky throws a lazy head kick
and Jones counters with an outside leg kick.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Danky throws a right hand that misses
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Jones has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jones there as he acknowledges the shot.
Danky avoids the head kick by Jones.
Danky throws a nice outside leg kick.
A combination from Danky does no damage.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones scoring well with a low kick there.
Jones avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jones now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Danky moves away from the strike by Jones.
A little feinted left hand from Danky on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Arial Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Danky.
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danky drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jones throws a body punch but Danky moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Danky misses the target.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Danky is just out of range.
Jones checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dom Danky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Danky throws a head kick that misses.
Jones scores with a hook.
A head kick misses from Danky.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones looks to land a body kick but Danky moved away.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Danky manages to avoid it.
Jones looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Danky avoids a kick to the body.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Danky feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danky slips a straight right by Jones.
Jones cracks Danky with a good jab.
Danky uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Nice shot lands for Danky.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Jones in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Danky misses with a combination
and Jones makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A jab from Danky misses.
Jones flicks out a counter leg kick but Danky steps away.
A solid body kick from Jones.
Danky avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Danky connects with a crisp jab.
Nice shot by Jones.
Jones lands with a right hand.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danky lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jones staying out of range there.
Danky darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Danky sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Danky looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jones throws a fast counter high kick but Danky manages to duck under it in time.
Danky scoring well with a low kick there.
Danky tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones flicks out a counter leg kick but Danky steps away.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Danky pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Danky throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Danky.
Jones walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jones lands a nice leg kick that just misses Danky's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Danky moved out of range.
Danky misses with a jab, cross combination.
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!
Danky scores with a head kick. Jones tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Danky gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jones.
Jones with a jab.
Dom Danky's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A swing and a miss from Danky.
Jones looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Danky moves out of range easily.
Jones throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Danky just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Danky.
Jones doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jones throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jones throws a series of punches but Danky avoids them all with ease.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Danky.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arial Jones 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!
Jones walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Danky checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jones.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Danky.
A nice leg kick lands there from Danky.
Jones scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Danky lands a leg kick that knocks Jones off balance momentarily.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Danky moves out of range easily.
Danky lands a jab to the head.
Jones lands a glancing blow to the side of Danky's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danky connects with a high kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jones, as that shot connected.
Danky pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Danky throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Jones scores with a nice strike.
A thudding body kick lands there by Danky!
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Nice body punch from Danky.
Danky tries a head kick but it misses.
Danky throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Danky is just out of range.
Danky lands a head kick. Jones smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jones throws a jab when Danky was well out of range.
Jones's corner calls for a 1-2. Jones obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danky throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jones's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Danky swinging wildly here.
Jones attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jones slips a jab from Danky.
Danky moves out of range of the strikes.
Danky connects with a jab.
Jones throws a jab when Danky was well out of range.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Jones swings widly with a right hand
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Danky connects with a solid leg kick.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Danky.
Danky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Danky moved out of range nicely.
Arial Jones is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A low kick from Jones is predictable there
and Danky counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Danky ducks down to avoid it.
Danky was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Danky with a jab.
A combination from Danky does no damage.
A punch combination from Danky misses.
Danky lands a head kick!
Jones pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Danky throws a leg kick but Jones sees it coming and checks it nicely.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Jones throws a body punch but Danky moves out of range.
Jones walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Danky misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Danky blocks it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones scores with a leg kick.
Danky swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Danky.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Danky takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Danky half committed to a counter leg kick.
Danky connects with a right hand. Jones shakes it off.
Danky takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dom Danky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Danky to counter with a crisp jab.
Danky blocks a low kick nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dom Danky showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jones 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arial Jones!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kong Su han (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enrico Ciccone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 - 18 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kong Su han!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Enrico Ciccone!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ciccone will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ciccone shoots for a takedown but Su han saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ciccone fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kong Su han has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Enrico Ciccone.
Su han moves away from the strike by Ciccone.
Su han clinches up with Ciccone and pushes him back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Su han.
Su han lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ciccone wants to take the fight to the mat but Su han manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Su han misses with a knee to the head.
Su han lands an elbow just above Ciccone 's eye.
Su han lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ciccone drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ciccone looks winded!
Ciccone can't get the takedown.
Su han displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ciccone up against the cage.
Ciccone's coach down at Bi-polar Asylum was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ciccone's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A short left from Su han.
A bit of stalling here from Su han.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Su han pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Su han moves into the clinch.
Su han breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Su han throws a right and a left that Ciccone avoids nicely.
Ciccone gets tackled into the cage by Su han. Su han maintains the clinch.
Su han breaks from the clinch.
Su han darts in and clinches Ciccone up against the cage.
Ciccone tries for a takedown but Su han manages to get underhooks.
Su han lands a nice shot to the body.
Our sources have told us that Su han has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Ciccone gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Su han bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ciccone's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Su han trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ciccone keeping moving, preventing Su han from controlling successfully.
Su han throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ciccone works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ciccone looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Su han postures up in Ciccone's guard and throws a big left but Ciccone blocks it.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Su han wants to control from the top but Ciccone keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciccone being controlled here, momentarily.
Su han wants to pass the guard but Ciccone is keeping the position.
Ciccone utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ciccone is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Su han defends well.
Su han postures up in Ciccone's guard and throws a big left but Ciccone blocks it.
Ciccone escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Su han gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Su han throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Su han throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ciccone works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ciccone preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Su han cracks Ciccone with a solid left hand.
Ciccone wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ciccone is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Su han is looking to work some ground and pound but Ciccone has wrist control.
Ciccone looking to control.
Ciccone working for a triangle but Su han defends it easily.
Su han is stalling in the full guard.
Su han trying to control the position from guard on top but Ciccone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Su han is really struggling to control Ciccone but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Su han stops Ciccone from standing up.
Su han looking to sit in guard and control but Ciccone gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Su han trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ciccone looking to sit in guard and control but Su han gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ciccone wants to stand but Su han is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ciccone is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Su han looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Su han is staying active underneath Ciccone, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Su han regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ciccone is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Su han is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Su han has escaped and now he's on top!
Su han throwing strikes but missing.
Ciccone had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Su han defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kong Su han dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Su han uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ciccone.
Ciccone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Su han swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Su han stuffs the takedown attempt from Ciccone. Ciccone gets slowly back to his feet.
Ciccone gets tackled into the cage by Su han. Su han maintains the clinch.
Ciccone looking for a takedown.
Su han is trying to stall.
A short body shot lands from Su han as the two fighters clinch.
Ciccone looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Su han lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ciccone wants a takedown but no success here.
Kong Su han has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Enrico Ciccone.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ciccone has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Su han scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Su han breaks from the clinch.
Ciccone misses with the combination.
Ciccone darts in trying to clinch
and Su han makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciccone dives in and grabs Su han's left leg, looking for a takedown. Su han pushes down on Ciccone's head and hops out.
Kong Su han is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ciccone is breathing heavily.
Su han gets a clinch.
Su han breaks from the clinch.
Enrico Ciccone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Su han stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Su han wants it to stay on the feet.
Su han gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Su han jumps into guard, dragging Ciccone to the mat.
Su han trying to keep a closed guard but Ciccone is proving a slippery customer.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Su han holds on and takes a little breather.
Su han is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Su han wants to take a breather but Ciccone is having none of it.
Ciccone works his way to full guard. Good work.
Su han trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ciccone keeping moving, preventing Su han from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciccone working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Su han.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Su han working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Su han preventing the sweep.
Ciccone working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Su han.
Ciccone looking for a guillotine here but Su han defends easily.
Su han throws a strike but Ciccone rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Su han looking for a sweep. Not yet Su han, not yet.
Su han is trying to keep Ciccone in close.
Su han utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Su han pulls Ciccone in close to his closed guard and prevents Ciccone from doing any damage or advancing position.
Su han continues to stall.
Ciccone lands a couple of digs.
Su han controls Ciccone momentarily but Ciccone frees himself.
Su han being controlled here, momentarily.
Su han trying to control the position.
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.
Su han seems keen to control Ciccone's posture.
Ciccone stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Su han swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ciccone trying to control but Su han is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ciccone throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ciccone keeps the fight on the outside.
Ciccone is looking to chop away at Su han's legs.
It looked like Su han was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Su han is looking to clinch but Ciccone is avoiding it.
Ciccone closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Su han gets back to full guard.
Su han trying to control the position.
Su han looking for a sweep. Not yet Su han, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kong Su han dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ciccone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Su han manages to avoid it.
Ciccone misses with a hook to the body
and Su han counters with a two punch combo.
Su han tries to clinch there but Ciccone circles away.
Ciccone looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ciccone wants to pass to mount but Su han is defending the position.
Su han blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ciccone.
Ciccone sitting and controlling from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ciccone prevents Su han from improving his position.
Ciccone scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Su han holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ciccone lands a nice short elbow.
Su han is positioning himself well to prevent Ciccone advancing to mount.
Ciccone with the ground and pound but Su han uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Su han pulls Ciccone in close to prevent any damage.
Su han utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Su han pulls Ciccone in close to prevent any damage.
Ciccone throws a big right hand that misses.
Ciccone trying to control but Su han is working from the bottom.
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.
Ciccone loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Su han trying to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Su han clinches up with Ciccone and pushes him back against the cage.
Su han breaks from the clinch.
No luck for Ciccone with that takedown attempt.
Enrico Ciccone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ciccone throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Su han connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ciccone shoots in for a takedown but Su han shows good takedown defense.
Ciccone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Su han is looking to clinch.
Ciccone misses with a right hand
and Su han counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ciccone.
Kong Su han has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Enrico Ciccone.
Su han tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ciccone paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ciccone tries to clinch but Su han is having none of it.
Kong Su han is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Su han doesn't manage to clinch there - Ciccone circles away.
Su han tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ciccone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Su han throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ciccone.
Ciccone circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ciccone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Su han swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ciccone misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ciccone closes this distance looking for a takedown but Su han circles away.
Su han tries to clinch up but Ciccone circles away and keeps his distance.
Su han has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ciccone struggles to land a body shot inside as Su han controls his hands.
Su han lands an elbow inside.
Ciccone wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Su han lands a body punch.
Su han breaks from the clinch.
Su han throws a series of punches but Ciccone avoids them all with ease.
Ciccone 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.
Su han bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ciccone shoots in for a double leg but Su han sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Su han wants to clinch.
Ciccone forces Su han back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Su han tries to stall but Ciccone uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nice body punch from Su han.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ciccone creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ciccone misses with some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Su han.
Ciccone tries to score a body lock takedown but Su han shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Su han slows down the pace here.
Nice elbow from Su han.
Kong Su han is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Su han drags the fight down to the ground.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kong Su han showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Su han, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kong Su han!
A relieved looking Kong Su han thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ares Constantinides (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Puppy Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Constantinides comes to the cage accompanied by I stand alone. Love comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Otherside by Mackemore X Ryan Lewis kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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217 lbs
31 - 21 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ares Constantinides!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Puppy Love!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Constantinides throws a head kick that misses.
Constantinides tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Love manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Love has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Constantinides is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Constantinides drives through and clinches with Love against the cage.
Love breaks the clinch.
Constantinides 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.
Ares Constantinides seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Constantinides throws a head kick but Love moves out of range.
Love scores with a hook.
Constantinides tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Love counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Love enables Constantinides to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Love manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Love looking for a sweep. Not yet Love, not yet.
Constantinides throws a big elbow that misses.
Constantinides is looking to pass into half guard but Love pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Love is in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Love works over Constantinides with some ground and pound from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Love accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Constantinides looking for a sweep. Not yet Constantinides, not yet.
Constantinides avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Constantinides keeping moving, preventing Love from controlling successfully.
Constantinides is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Love is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Love with a flurry of punches that miss.
Love won't allow Constantinides to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Constantinides pulls Love in close to prevent any damage.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Love looking to sit in guard and control but Constantinides gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Constantinides with a flurry of punches that miss.
Constantinides throws an elbow that misses. Love uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Constantinides's guard. Nice move by Love!
Love landing some decent shots from guard.
Love is looking to work some ground and pound but Constantinides has wrist control.
Constantinides looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Love controlling from the top position.
Love scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Constantinides wants to stand and escape but Love is having none of it.
Love in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Constantinides throws a body kick that misses
and Love counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Love.
Love got a little sloppy there for a moment and Constantinides has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Love has managed to get both his arms back between Constantinides's legs - danger averted.
Love throwing strikes from guard but Constantinides blocks nicely.
Love working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Love wants to control from the top but Constantinides keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Constantinides is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Love is controlling him.
Love trying to control the position from guard on top but Constantinides is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Constantinides wants to sweep but no luck.
Constantinides is working hard here to advance position.
Love prevents Constantinides from getting back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Constantinides wants to clinch but Love slips to the side
and Constantinides takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Love gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Constantinides to score an easy takedown into full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Constantinides accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Puppy Love will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Love connects with a body shot.
Ares Constantinides is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Love slips under a jab.
Love misses the jab.
Constantinides tries to clinch but Love is having none of it.
Love fails with a takedown attempt.
Love looks to throw the jab but Constantinides is out of range.
Love ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Constantinides misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Love.
Jab from Love.
Constantinides on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Constantinides.
Love keeps the fight on the outside.
A little jabbing left from Love on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Love circles away from the clinch attempt
and Love makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Constantinides throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Love ducks straight into an uppercut from Constantinides and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Love manages to regain guard straight away.
Love is rocked!
It looks like Puppy Love has been cut.
Love can't keep his opponent in guard - Constantinides advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Love is still in real trouble! Can Constantinides finish him?
Love is looking for a sweep. Constantinides is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Constantinides is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Constantinides working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Love's thigh. Love counters though and makes it back to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Constantinides trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Love seems to have recovered his senses.
Constantinides throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Constantinides trying to stand up but can't free himself from Love's guard.
Constantinides postures up and lands a big shot to Love's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Constantinides is looking to work some ground and pound but Love has wrist control.
Love has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Constantinides postures up in Love's guard and throws a big left but Love blocks it.
Love pulls Constantinides in close to prevent any damage.
Love wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Constantinides working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Love preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Constantinides is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Love preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Constantinides trying to control but Love is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Constantinides swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Constantinides looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A shot to the body from Constantinides misses
and Love counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Constantinides keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Constantinides throws a counter high kick but Love was just alert enough to avoid it.
Love connects with a right hand. Constantinides shakes it off.
Constantinides jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Constantinides lands a head kick that stumbles Love and the fighters go to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Constantinides trying to control the position from guard on top but Love is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Constantinides with a flurry of punches that miss.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Love holds on and takes a little breather.
Let's hope that Love has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Constantinides is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Love can do to turn this around?
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Love.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ares Constantinides dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Puppy Love's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Constantinides keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Love, as that shot connected.
Constantinides gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Constantinides jumps guard and drags Love to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Love working some strikes from top position.
Love trying to control the position from guard on top but Constantinides is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Constantinides looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Love 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.
Love keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Constantinides's head.
Constantinides looking for a guillotine here but Love defends easily.
Love wants to control from the top but Constantinides keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Love throwing strikes but missing.
Ares Constantinides overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Love stopping the sweep attempt from Constantinides.
Love working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Love trying to control the position from guard on top but Constantinides is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Constantinides throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Constantinides throws a sloppy head kick
and Love counters with a nice body shot.
A head kick by Constantinides misses
and Love counters with a single leg into guard. Constantinides didn't expect that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Love with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Love stands up over Constantinides, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Constantinides wants to stand but Love is controlling the position.
Love trying to control the position from guard on top but Constantinides is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Love postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Love distracts Constantinides with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Love content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Love trying to control but Constantinides is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Constantinides closes the distance looking to clinch
and Love cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Constantinides pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Love looks to land a right hand but Constantinides moved out of range.
Love just misses with a punch to the body.
Constantinides misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Constantinides throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Love lands with an uppercut that bounces Constantinides off the cage and back into range.
Love takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Love circles away from the clinch attempt.
Constantinides throws a jab when Love was well out of range.
Love shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Love showed some decent athleticism there.
Love seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Constantinides does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Constantinides trying to get back to full guard but Love takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Constantinides is in all sorts of trouble here.
Love lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Constantinides hang on?
Constantinides wants to control but Love is having none of it.
Constantinides is in all sorts of trouble here.
Love lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Constantinides is rocked!
Love lands with some strikes.
Oh Constantinides is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Love loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Constantinides scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Love land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Love stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Puppy Love!
Puppy Love decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gully God (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). God comes into the arena with justin morgan gin and juice blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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32
166 lbs
27 - 10 - 2 |
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187 lbs
50 - 22 - 1 |
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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
27 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gully God!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
50 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Esposito!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by God.
God misses with a double jab.
Esposito replies with a solid counter kick to the body but God blocks it well.
Esposito tries to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Esposito lands a nice looking kick to the body. God takes a step back to recover.
Esposito cracks the inside of God's front leg.
Esposito rushes God and presses him up against the cage.
God stalls.
Esposito using the Thai plumb to throw knees but God has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
God wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
God is trying to force a seperation but Esposito has the dominant position.
Esposito throws a knee to the head but misses.
Esposito with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Esposito takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
God wants to get back to striking at distance but Esposito won't allow it.
Esposito tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Esposito lands a shoulder strike.
Esposito lands a hook to the side of the head.
God blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Esposito using the Thai plumb to throw knees but God has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
God lands with a left to the head.
God is looking to control Esposito's arms but Esposito gets an underhook and turns him. Now God has his back to the cage.
God misses with a punch to the body.
I was talking to God's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Esposito with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for God.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Esposito scores with a knee to the head.
God wants to break free but Esposito has control.
Esposito is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. God is defending well for now.
Esposito landing knees to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Esposito tries to land a knee to the head but God blocks with his arms.
God misses with a short punch on the inside.
Esposito tries to land a knee to the head but God blocks with his arms.
God tries a body shot but Esposito blocks it.
God lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Esposito backwards.
Esposito misses with a knee to the head.
God tries to circle away but Esposito has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
God is trying to push Esposito away but Esposito has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
God blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
God escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Esposito tries to close the distance and clinch up but God swats him away and circles back towards the center.
God misses with a straight left.
Esposito throws out a counter right but God avoids it with no problem.
Esposito thows a left - swing and a miss!
Esposito feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gods jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Esposito avoids the head kick by God.
God looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
God avoids a kick to the body.
God fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Esposito manages to avoid it.
God misses with a low kick.
Esposito slips a jab from God.
God lands with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as God blocks the leg kick.
Esposito pushes God away with a front kick.
Esposito has taken the fight to the clinch.
Esposito tries a knee to the head but God blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
God tries to circle away but Esposito has him pinned against the cage.
Esposito tries a knee to the head but God blocks it.
Esposito with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Esposito using the Thai plumb to throw knees but God has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Esposito using the Thai plumb to throw knees but God has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Esposito with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Esposito with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
God is trying to maintain a safe position but Esposito gets an underhook and turns God into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Esposito dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
God checks a low kick from Esposito.
A nice leg kick lands there from God.
Esposito has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A chopping leg kick lands by Esposito.
God slips a straight right by Esposito.
Esposito throws a nice outside leg kick.
Frank Esposito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Esposito tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but God paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little feinted left hand from God on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
God misses with a head kick.
God gets tackled into the cage by Esposito. Esposito maintains the clinch.
Esposito using the Thai plumb to throw knees but God has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Esposito tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Frank Esposito seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Esposito trying to land knees to the body.
God misses with a punch on the inside.
God tries to break the clinch but Esposito is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by God.
God is trying to break the clinch but Esposito is controlling him.
God manages to break the clinch.
Esposito closes the distance and clinches.
Esposito working God over with knees to the body.
God lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Esposito scores with a nice short uppercut.
God scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Esposito with a knee to the head.
God tries to break free but Esposito pushes him back against the cage.
Esposito lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito missing with knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
God is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Esposito.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Esposito lands on the inside with an uppercut.
God on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Esposito pushes God back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
God looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Esposito tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Esposito trying to land knees to the body.
God tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
God is trying to push Esposito away but Esposito has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
God blocks a body shot from Esposito.
God working hard to break the clinch.
God working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Esposito with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Esposito throws a knee to the head but misses.
God is pushing Esposito up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Esposito tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
God wants to stall.
God wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esposito tries to land a knee to the head but God blocks with his arms.
God on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Esposito tries to land a knee to the head but God blocks with his arms.
Esposito lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Esposito looking to throw knees to the head but God is blocking nicely.
Esposito lands with a short shot to the head.
Esposito misses with a hook to the ribs.
God is trying to break the clinch but Esposito has him pressed against the cage.
Esposito prevents a body shot from God.
Esposito landing knees to the body.
Esposito with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Esposito misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Esposito showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
God is looking to land body kicks.
God fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Esposito looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A head kick misses from God.
God misses with a double jab
and Esposito counters with a nice body kick.
God attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
God tries to bum rush Esposito with a series of wild strikes but Esposito uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
God misses with a looping left.
Esposito with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esposito is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Esposito throws a right and a left that God avoids nicely.
God was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
God misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
God throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
God takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Esposito is looking to land body kicks.
Esposito throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Esposito throws the kick towards the body but God avoids it.
Esposito forces God back against the cage and clinches.
Esposito is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. God is defending well for now.
Esposito landing knees to the head.
It looks like Gully God has been cut.
Esposito tries a knee to the head but God blocks it.
God slows down the pace here.
Esposito tries to land a knee to the head but God blocks with his arms.
Frank Esposito is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
God tries to break the clinch but Esposito is controlling the position.
God has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
God can't break the clinch.
God scores with a shot to the side of Esposito's head.
God misses with a body punch.
Esposito keeps control of God as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
God working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
God is trying to break the clinch but Esposito is controlling him.
God wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Esposito has him pressed against the cage.
God misses with the head strike.
Esposito is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
God looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Esposito misses with a knee to the head.
Esposito throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
God wants to break free but Esposito has control.
God can't break the clinch.
Esposito takes a shot to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gully God has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Esposito blocking some punches.
God can't find room to land a body shot as Esposito controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Esposito comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Esposito winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Esposito!
Frank Esposito thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phukyorselvf Uzannavabizch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Ibrahimovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uzannavabizch comes into the arena with Brandon Loveladdy's band WE ARE THE CHOSEN : BREAKING THE KARMIC CYCLE blaring out of the sound system. Ibrahimovic comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Wiz Khalifa - Gang Bang (Feat Big Sean) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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201 lbs
30 - 15 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Phukyorselvf Uzannavabizch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcus Ibrahimovic!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uzannavabizch shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Uzannavabizch moves out of range of the strikes.
Uzannavabizch is looking to counter punch.
A bone on bone clash there as Ibrahimovic blocks the leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Ibrahimovic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ibrahimovic lands the left hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ibrahimovic checks a leg kick.
Uzannavabizch ducks right into an uppercut from Ibrahimovic.
Ibrahimovic lands a leg kick that knocks Uzannavabizch off balance momentarily.
A shot to the liver by Ibrahimovic. Beautiful body shot.
Uzannavabizch wants to land a leg kick but Ibrahimovic is out of range.
Uzannavabizch misses with a hook. Ibrahimovic ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like Ibrahimovic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ibrahimovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Uzannavabizch.
Ibrahimovic counters with a body kick.
Ibrahimovic works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ibrahimovic delivers a nice body kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ibrahimovic.
Uzannavabizch is rocked!
We've been informed that Ibrahimovic has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Uzannavabizch misses with a low kick as Ibrahimovic jumps back.
Oh Uzannavabizch is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ibrahimovic with a hook.
Ibrahimovic tries to score with a low kick but Uzannavabizch moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uzannavabizch checks the leg kick.
It looked like Uzannavabizch wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Uzannavabizch seems to have got his legs back now.
Ibrahimovic throws a body shot but no joy.
Uzannavabizch swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A slow jab from Uzannavabizch misses its intended target.
Uzannavabizch catches Ibrahimovic with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Uzannavabizch turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Uzannavabizch swings for the body but Ibrahimovic moves out of range.
Ibrahimovic feints a counter leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ibrahimovic.
Ibrahimovic throws a head kick but Uzannavabizch moves out of range.
Uzannavabizch throws a lazy uppercut
and Ibrahimovic counters with an outside leg kick.
Uzannavabizch misses with a head kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Ibrahimovic. That snapped Uzannavabizch's head back.
Ibrahimovic throws a low kick, looking for Uzannavabizch's leg but Uzannavabizch calmly moves out of range.
Uzannavabizch misses with a body shot
and Ibrahimovic counters with an inside leg kick.
Uzannavabizch is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ibrahimovic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Uzannavabizch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uzannavabizch misses with a wild body shot.
Ibrahimovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Uzannavabizch with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ibrahimovic scores with a body shot.
Uzannavabizch swings for the body but Ibrahimovic moves out of range.
It seemed like Ibrahimovic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ibrahimovic cracks Uzannavabizch with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Uzannavabizch looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Ibrahimovic finish him?
Ibrahimovic throws a shot from downtown. Uzannavabizch moves away and avoids it.
Uzannavabizch tries a head kick but it misses.
Ibrahimovic lands a nice looking body shot.
Uzannavabizch throws a nice head kick!
Uzannavabizch is looking to wear down Ibrahimovic with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ibrahimovic fakes the leg kick and cracks Uzannavabizch in the body.
Uzannavabizch is breathing heavily.
Ibrahimovic lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ibrahimovic blocks a head kick by Uzannavabizch.
Sloppy strikes from Ibrahimovic. Those never looked like landing.
A jab from Uzannavabizch misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uzannavabizch throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ibrahimovic counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Uzannavabizch scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ibrahimovic lands a nice shot that snaps Uzannavabizch's head back.
Ibrahimovic punishes Uzannavabizch's body with a nice straight punch.
Ibrahimovic misses with a kick to the body.
Uzannavabizch on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Uzannavabizch shoots in but Ibrahimovic avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ibrahimovic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Uzannavabizch's sensitive parts.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ibrahimovic, right into the meat.
Ibrahimovic cracks Uzannavabizch with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Ibrahimovic has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Uzannavabizch to stand back up!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ibrahimovic flashes Uzannavabizch a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Uzannavabizch's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Uzannavabizch crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Ibrahimovic punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marcus Ibrahimovic!
After winning the bout, Marcus Ibrahimovic 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Carl Cade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Dragunov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dragunov has chosen 2pac-Uppercut as his entrance music. Carl Cade is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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161 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carl Cade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sergei Dragunov!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cade throws an off balance right hand
and Dragunov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cade throws a right hand that misses
and Dragunov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cade avoids a kick to the body.
Dragunov looks to land a body kick but Cade moved away.
Cade jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cade misses with a head kick.
We've been told by Cade's head coaches at Kings Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cade misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dragunov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cade looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dragunov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cade. Dragunov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dragunov feints and then cracks Cade's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cade down.
Carl Cade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cade takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dragunov tries to score with a low kick but Cade moves his leg out of the way.
Dragunov blocks a head kick by Cade.
Cade needs to keep his hands up - Dragunov had a free shot at his head there.
Dragunov lunges at Cade with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cade's hand.
Good shot there by Cade.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragunov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cade looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Dragunov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Dragunov avoids the head kick by Cade.
Cade moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Sergei Dragunov has been cut.
Cade lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dragunov takes a step back to recover.
Cade throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cade misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dragunov.
Dragunov works the jab nicely.
Cade throws a nice looking combination but Dragunov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dragunov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Cade throws a hook but Dragunov blocks it.
Cade misses with a right hand
and Dragunov counters with a body kick.
Cade misses with the body kick
and Dragunov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cade takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dragunov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cade's sensitive parts.
Cade is looking to land body kicks.
Dragunov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cade has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Dragunov.
Cade uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dragunov.
Cade with a nice cross.
Dragunov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cade misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dragunov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dragunov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cade throws a lazy head kick
and Dragunov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dragunov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cade.
Dragunov lands a nice looking body shot.
Cade throws a nice looking combination but Dragunov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cade throws a sloppy head kick
and Dragunov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dragunov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd cheers as Dragunov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cade doesn't seem phased though.
Dragunov feints and then cracks Cade's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cade down.
Cade misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dragunov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cade with a body shot.
Dragunov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cade misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cade misses with a body shot.
Cade throws a lazy head kick
and Dragunov counters with a stiff right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dragunov.
Dragunov with a hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Cade. That snapped Dragunov's head back.
Dragunov throws a right hand that Cade ducks under and follows up with a left that Cade also avoids with ease.
Dragunov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dragunov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cade.
Cade misses with a low kick.
Cade swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dragunov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dragunov avoids a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cade tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dragunov scores with a jab to the head.
Dragunov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cade.
Dragunov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dragunov blocks a head kick by Cade.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cade misses with a leg kick
enabling Dragunov to counter with a crisp jab.
Dragunov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Dragunov.
Cade takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cade is rocked!
Dragunov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dragunov throws a good cross that connects.
Oh Cade is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cade tries to get into range but Dragunov steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Cade! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Dragunov scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sergei Dragunov!
Our winner, Sergei Dragunov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Kiedis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Kharitonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kiedis's entrance music is Tupac. A fine choice. Kharitonov has chosen BLUNT - Raggae All Day as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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25 - 13 - 0 |
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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
27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Kiedis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Kharitonov!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiedis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kharitonov is looking to chop away at Kiedis's legs.
Kharitonov dips to his left and cracks Kiedis with an uppercut!
Kiedis just misses with a punch to the body.
Kiedis misses with a straight left.
Kiedis misses with a hook. Kharitonov ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like Kharitonov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kiedis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kiedis blocks a head kick by Kharitonov.
Kharitonov lands a head kick!
A solid body kick from Kiedis.
Kharitonov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kiedis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kharitonov slips a jab from Kiedis.
Kharitonov throws a leg kick that misses.
A jab lands there for Kharitonov.
Kiedis is rocked!
Kharitonov's coach down at KY GYM was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kharitonov's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick by Kiedis misses
and Kharitonov counters with a nice body kick.
Oh Kiedis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kiedis is breathing heavily.
Look low, kick high! Kharitonov uses the oldest trick in the book to send Kiedis tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Kharitonov is absolutely delighted - when Kiedis wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Vladimir Kharitonov!
After winning the bout, Vladimir Kharitonov 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 Ziggy Cliff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Unai Arana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cliff comes to the cage accompanied by JAMROCK. Arana has chosen NoMeansNo - Beat on the Brat as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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32
176 lbs
27 - 10 - 0 |
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29
180 lbs
16 - 7 - 2 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
27 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ziggy Cliff!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Unai Arana!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cliff lands with an overhand left.
Cliff throws a sloppy head kick
and Arana counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cliff misses with a looping left.
Cliff is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Arana.
Cliff uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arana.
Arana thuds his right hand into Cliff's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cliff doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cliff lands an uppercut.
Cliff throws a head punch that misses.
Cliff works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Arana missing with knees to the body.
Cliff scores with a hook to the body.
Cliff lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cliff swings wildly with an uppercut but Arana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cliff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cliff misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arana unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cliff lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Arana blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cliff blocks a body shot from Arana.
Cliff can't find room to land a body shot as Arana controls the action.
Cliff can't find room to land a body shot as Arana controls the action.
Arana misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cliff throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Arana scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cliff struggles to land a body shot inside as Arana controls his hands.
Cliff looking to slow down the pace here.
Cliff works on Arana's body with a couple of short punches.
Arana misses with a knee to the head.
Arana blocks a body shot from Cliff.
A left hand lands to the body for Arana.
Cliff swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Arana tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cliff tries to land a knee to the head but Arana blocks with his arms.
Arana throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Cliff as the two fighters clinch.
Cliff digs a right hand into Arana's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Arana's gas tank.
A nice left hand lands by Cliff.
Arana's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cliff scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cliff lands a jab to the nose.
Cliff takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cliff bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Arana's head backwards.
Arana lunges at Cliff with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cliff's hand.
Arana throws out a loose jab but Cliff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arana misses with a right hand
and Cliff counters with a nice uppercut.
A cross from Arana lands.
A leg kick checked by Cliff.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cliff scores with a nice body kick.
Cliff has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Arana finds it's way round the side to connect with Cliff's head.
Cliff misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from Arana on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Arana is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cliff.
Cliff uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arana.
Cliff throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Arana sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Arana scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cliff in his tracks.
Nice jab there from Arana.
Cliff slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cliff connects with a looping right hand.
Arana is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arana uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cliff.
Arana is still on wobbly legs! Can Cliff finish him?
Cliff works Arana's body with a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cliff connects with a body shot that sends Arana's belly button to the back.
Arana seems to have recovered his senses.
Cliff pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Arana connects with a leg kick. Cliff looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Arana takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Arana fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cliff takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cliff throws a poor cross that misses
and Arana counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cliff throws a shot from downtown. Arana moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Arana.
A shot to the liver by Cliff. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arana misses with a kick to the body
and Cliff counters with a left and a right that stings Arana.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ziggy Cliff dominated that round.
That's time! Cliff's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Arana misses with a jab to the body
and Cliff counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Arana slips a jab from Cliff.
Cliff avoids the head kick by Arana.
Cliff looks for the body kick but Arana saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Arana! But no joy.
Cliff lands a nice leg kick that just misses Arana's sensitive parts.
Cliff throws a poor cross that misses
and Arana makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cliff connects with an inside leg kick.
Arana tries to land a front kick but Cliff steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ziggy Cliff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cliff ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Arana missing with a left hand there. Cliff was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cliff throws a body kick that misses.
Cliff throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Cliff.
Cliff throws a shot to the body.
Arana misses with a straight right.
Cliff looks to land a left hand but Arana moved out of range nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Arana misses.
Arana has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cliff.
Arana displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cliff throws out the jab.
Arana swats away the attempt to clinch by Cliff.
Arana misses with the combination.
Cliff seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Cliff connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cliff throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cliff throws a nice looking combination but Arana bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Arana gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cliff misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arana.
Arana was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A big left from Cliff misses.
Arana uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cliff has time to react.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cliff is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Arana.
Cliff is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Arana can do to turn this around?
Cliff lands a nice shot that snaps Arana's head back.
Cliff throws a looping overhand right but Arana ducks down to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Arana.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arana throws a body shot but no joy.
Arana throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cliff tries to counter with a takedown but Arana is quick to defend against it.
Arana rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cliff moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cliff has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Arana.
Cliff throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cliff comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Arana steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cliff.
Cliff ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cliff swings widly with a right hand
and Arana counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Arana takes one to the side of the head.
Cliff swings away with a body shot that misses
and Arana connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cliff moves in looking to clinch but Arana pushes him off.
Cliff misses with a hook
and Arana cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cliff slips under a jab from Arana.
As Arana tries to get set, Cliff tries to push him back and clinch up but Arana manages to avoid the attempt.
Cliff moves out of range of the strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Arana throws a low kick but Cliff moves out of range easily.
Cliff half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Arana looks to land a combination but Cliff avoids it well.
Cliff wants to clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cliff.
Arana avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
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 Ziggy Cliff will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A head kick by Arana misses
and Cliff counters with a one-two to the body.
Cliff throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from Arana.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cliff.
Cliff tries to move into range but Arana moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cliff punishes Arana's body with a nice straight punch.
Cliff lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A bone on bone clash there as Cliff blocks the leg kick.
Cliff cracks Arana with an open hand slap.
Arana doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cliff lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arana gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cliff.
Arana misses with a hook.
A low kick from Cliff is predictable there
and Cliff takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Arana on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cliff wants to slow Arana down by chopping away at his legs.
Arana swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That kick from Arana tenderised Cliff's leg. Cliff is trying to keep his angry face on.
Arana lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Arana takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cliff cracks Arana on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Arana falls backwards against the cage. Cliff follows up with more strikes that drop Arana to his knees. Cliff keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Arana! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ziggy Cliff!
Ziggy Cliff retains his welterweight title!
Ziggy Cliff looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Came into this fight with 52% energy. You suck.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roy Pitbull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akira Toriyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Toriyama's choice of entrance music: Three 6 Mafia - It's a Fight. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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35
152 lbs
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30
152 lbs
28 - 10 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roy Pitbull!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Akira Toriyama!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Pitbull.
Pitbull with a poor takedown
and Toriyama counters with a nice body shot.
Toriyama lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pitbull connects with a good right hand that stumbles Toriyama. Toriyama circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Akira Toriyama has been cut.
Toriyama lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pitbull takes a step back to recover.
Pitbull throws a hook but Toriyama avoids it easily.
Toriyama wants to slow Pitbull down by chopping away at his legs.
Pitbull throws an overhand right that lands on Toriyama's shoulder, as Toriyama tries to avoid the shot.
Toriyama's coach down at Gym Beam was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Toriyama's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Pitbull on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Toriyama bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Toriyama keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pitbull.
Pitbull misses with an uppercut.
Toriyama bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Toriyama throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Toriyama finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Toriyama lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pitbull fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Toriyama manages to avoid it.
Akira Toriyama is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitbull scores with a jab. Toriyama acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A punch lands to the side of Toriyama 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Toriyama is rocked!
Toriyama drives through and clinches with Pitbull against the cage.
Pitbull tries to break free but Toriyama pushes him back against the cage.
Pitbull wants to stall.
Toriyama gets through Pitbull's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Toriyama throws a head punch that misses.
Toriyama misses with a body punch.
Pitbull takes an elbow to the forehead.
Toriyama's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pitbull shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Toriyama but Toriyama pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Toriyama steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Toriyama lands with a good body shot.
Toriyama with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pitbull moves away from the strike by Toriyama.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull works Toriyama's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice uppercut lands for Toriyama. That snapped Pitbull's head back.
Pitbull lands with an uppercut that bounces Toriyama off the cage and back into range.
A telegraphed right hand from Pitbull misses the target.
Pitbull throws a jab when Toriyama was well out of range.
Toriyama now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Pitbull misses with a jab to the body
and Toriyama counters with a left to the body.
Toriyama uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pitbull has time to react.
Toriyama misses with a body kick.
Pitbull dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pitbull throws a sloppy body shot
and Toriyama counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pitbull throws a hook but Toriyama blocks it.
Toriyama displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pitbull throws out the jab.
Toriyama throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pitbull throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toriyama throws a leg kick which misses Pitbull's front leg but catches the back leg as Pitbull tries to avoid it.
Pitbull misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Toriyama counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pitbull misses with an uppercut. Toriyama saw that one coming.
Toriyama is trying to counter with his kicks.
Pitbull just misses with a punch to the body.
That kick from Toriyama tenderised Pitbull's leg. Pitbull is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pitbull doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pitbull circles away from the clinch attempt.
A good leg kick by Toriyama.
Toriyama scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pitbull throws a shot from downtown. Toriyama moves away and avoids it.
Pitbull blocks the body kick.
Toriyama will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pitbull slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pitbull lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pitbull throws a big shot that misses.
Toriyama has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pitbull misses with a left hand
and Toriyama counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pitbull is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
A jab from Toriyama finds it's way through Pitbull's defenses.
Pitbull misses with an uppercut.
Pitbull tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Toriyama was well out of range. Poor timing from Pitbull.
Pitbull throws a hook but Toriyama avoids it easily.
Pitbull throws a sloppy body shot
and Toriyama counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Toriyama bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Toriyama moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Toriyama showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pitbull.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pitbull scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pitbull uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Toriyama.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Akira Toriyama will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Akira Toriyama's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pitbull throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Toriyama counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pitbull fails to land the takedown.
It seemed like Toriyama was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pitbull circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pitbull counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pitbull takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pitbull misses with a shot to the body
enabling Toriyama to counter with a crisp jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Toriyama, right into the meat.
Pitbull misses with a takedown attempt - Toriyama sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pitbull throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pitbull closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pitbull rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Toriyama to counter with a crisp jab.
Pitbull takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitbull thuds his right hand into Toriyama's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Toriyama has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Toriyama scores with a push kick.
Pitbull throws an overhand right that lands on Toriyama's shoulder, as Toriyama tries to avoid the shot.
Toriyama feints a counter leg kick.
A jab lands there for Toriyama.
Toriyama throws a nice inside leg kick.
Toriyama is looking to slow Pitbull down with leg kicks.
Donk. Toriyama catches Pitbull right on the button with a cross.
Toriyama moves into the clinch.
Toriyama stops a takedown attempt from Pitbull.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roy Pitbull. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Toriyama's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Toriyama's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pitbull connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Toriyama scrambles back to his feet.
Toriyama avoids the body shot from Pitbull.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pitbull will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Toriyama let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Toriyama walks into a stiff left hand from Pitbull.
Pitbull takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toriyama slips a straight right by Pitbull.
Toriyama pushes Pitbull away with a front kick.
Roy Pitbull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab lands there for Toriyama.
Pitbull pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pitbull is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Toriyama scores with a hook to the body. Pitbull takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pitbull misses with a double jab
and Toriyama counters with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pitbull works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pitbull thows a left - swing and a miss!
Toriyama feints a counter leg kick.
Toriyama ducks under a wild hook from Pitbull.
Akira Toriyama seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Toriyama takes a swing at Pitbull's ribcage but misses.
Pitbull lands a jab to Toriyama's midsection.
Pitbull misses with a hook to the body
and Toriyama counters with a straight right hand.
Pitbull has his takedown stuffed
and Toriyama counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toriyama is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pitbull is looking to counter punch.
Pitbull takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pitbull misses with a combination
and Toriyama counters with a good low kick that Pitbull was not able to check.
Toriyama wants to clinch.
Toriyama lands with a nice body kick.
Toriyama cracks Pitbull with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pitbull will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull misses with a wild body shot.
Pitbull moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pitbull looks to land a left hand but Toriyama moved out of range nicely.
Pitbull rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Toriyama counters with a thumping low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Toriyama.
Toriyama turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Toriyama throws a front kick that sends Pitbull stumbling back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pitbull throws the left hand but Toriyama avoids the punch easily.
Pitbull steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Toriyama. That one must have hurt.
Pitbull connects with a nice looking jab.
Toriyama misses with a body kick.
Pitbull appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Good shot there by Toriyama.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pitbull, as that shot connected.
Toriyama thows a leg kick but Pitbull checks it
letting Pitbull counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Toriyama showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Akira Toriyama's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pitbull digs a good hook to Toriyama's body.
A big right from Pitbull misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Toriyama misses.
Toriyama turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Toriyama throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pitbull uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Toriyama.
Toriyama moves away from the strike by Pitbull.
Pitbull throws a jab when Toriyama was well out of range.
Pitbull looks to throw the jab but Toriyama is out of range.
Toriyama only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Toriyama.
A head kick misses from Toriyama.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toriyama is looking to score with low kicks.
Toriyama dodges the punch combination from Pitbull.
Toriyama turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitbull throws a body shot but no joy.
Pitbull swings widly with a right hand
and Toriyama counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Toriyama tries to close the distance and clinch but Pitbull swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Toriyama takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Toriyama throws a leg kick which misses Pitbull's front leg but catches the back leg as Pitbull tries to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Toriyama.
Pitbull rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Toriyama counters with a thumping low kick.
A swing and a miss from Pitbull.
Toriyama lands with a kick to the ribs.
Toriyama connects with a leg kick. Pitbull looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pitbull scores with a jab to the head.
Toriyama swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good leg kick by Toriyama there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pitbull misses with a hook to the body
and Toriyama counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Toriyama uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pitbull.
A nice inside leg kick there by Toriyama. That's going to slow Pitbull down.
Toriyama cracks Pitbull with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Toriyama avoids the body shot from Pitbull.
Toriyama lands with a slapping head kick.
Toriyama blocks a jab.
Toriyama misses with a wild body shot.
Pitbull throws an off balance right hand
and Toriyama counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pitbull looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Toriyama is fending him off so far but Pitbull persists. Nope, Toriyama circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Toriyama has closed the distance and engaged Pitbull in a clinch.
Toriyama prevents Pitbull from breaking the clinch.
Toriyama manages to break the clinch.
Toriyama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pitbull.
Toriyama feints a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toriyama ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pitbull misses with a right hand
and Toriyama counters with an inside leg kick.
Toriyama misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Horrible takedown attempt by Pitbull or perhaps it was just good defense by Toriyama, which made it look bad.
Toriyama wants to clinch up but Pitbull keeps it at a distance.
It looked like Pitbull wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice body kick there by Toriyama.
Pitbull misses with a left hand
and Toriyama counters with a nice leg kick.
Toriyama throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pitbull on the side of the head.
A jab lands there for Pitbull.
Pitbull scores with a shot to the body.
Toriyama thumps Pitbull with a low kick.
Toriyama moves out of range of the strikes.
Toriyama throws a fast counter high kick but Pitbull manages to duck under it in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull throws a right hand that misses
and Toriyama counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pitbull throws a lazy uppercut
and Toriyama counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pitbull takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Toriyama scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Toriyama takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Toriyama avoids the body shot from Pitbull.
Pitbull misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Toriyama.
Toriyama blocks a jab.
Toriyama is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pitbull with a body shot.
Pitbull throws an off balance right hand
and Toriyama counters with a nice uppercut.
Toriyama lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Toriyama looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pitbull looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Toriyama ducks under a wild hook from Pitbull.
Toriyama scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Toriyama lands a nice looking body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Toriyama really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Akira Toriyama's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pitbull throws a right hand that misses
and Toriyama counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pitbull thinking.
Toriyama works Pitbull's body with a nice hook.
Pitbull drops his hands momentarily and Toriyama takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pitbull lands the left hand.
Toriyama walks into a straight right hand from Pitbull.
Toriyama throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Pitbull throws a shot from downtown. Toriyama moves away and avoids it.
Pitbull takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pitbull misses with a hook
and Toriyama counters with a good low kick that Pitbull was not able to check.
A nice inside leg kick there by Toriyama. That's going to slow Pitbull down.
Toriyama throws a wild body kick that Pitbull sees coming a mile off.
A slow jab from Pitbull misses its intended target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pitbull swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Toriyama connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Toriyama works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitbull tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Toriyama was well out of range. Poor timing from Pitbull.
Pitbull swings widly with a right hand
and Toriyama counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Toriyama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Toriyama fakes the leg kick and cracks Pitbull in the body.
Toriyama keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pitbull.
Pitbull lands with a shot to the body.
Toriyama with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Toriyama throws a nice inside leg kick.
Toriyama scores with a jab to the body.
Pitbull scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Toriyama.
Toriyama lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Toriyama avoids the body shot from Pitbull.
Toriyama shapes to counter with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Crunch! Toriyama slams his shin into Pitbull's torso.
Pitbull keeps the fight on the outside.
Toriyama throws a head kick but Pitbull moves out of range.
Toriyama misses with a body kick.
Pitbull swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pitbull throws a shot from downtown. Toriyama moves away and avoids it.
Toriyama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pitbull just misses with a punch to the body.
Pitbull misses with a looping right.
Toriyama misses with a series of wild punches.
Toriyama connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toriyama lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pitbull tries for a takedown but Toriyama circles away easily
and Toriyama counters with a right hand to the body.
A shot to the body from Pitbull misses
and Toriyama counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pitbull, as that shot connected.
A jab from Pitbull misses.
Pitbull scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Toriyama scores with a kick to the body.
Toriyama scores with a body shot.
Pitbull misses with a jab to the body
and Toriyama makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Pitbull really felt that one!
Toriyama takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pitbull throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pitbull takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Toriyama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pitbull.
Toriyama is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Pitbull takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Toriyama steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pitbull.
Toriyama only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A big left from Toriyama misses.
Pitbull avoids the head kick by Toriyama.
Good standup being displayed there by Pitbull as he connects with a hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Toriyama.
Toriyama with a nice cross.
Pitbull misses with a looping right.
Toriyama tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pitbull misses with an uppercut
and Toriyama makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Pitbull really felt that one!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Toriyama dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Akira Toriyama's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Toriyama ducks under a wild hook from Pitbull.
Toriyama throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pitbull moves into range and connects with a jab.
Toriyama is still on wobbly legs! Can Pitbull finish him?
Pitbull fails to land with a series of punches.
Pitbull checks the leg kick nicely there.
The fighters circling - Pitbull throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pitbull throws a body shot but no joy.
Good leg kick by Toriyama there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Toriyama avoids the body shot from Pitbull.
A nice side step and Toriyama releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A nice inside leg kick there by Toriyama. That's going to slow Pitbull down.
Toriyama seems to have recovered his senses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toriyama throws a sloppy head kick and Pitbull moves out of range easily.
Pitbull takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Pitbull throws an off balance right hand
and Toriyama connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pitbull misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitbull goes for a double leg but Toriyama avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Toriyama continues to drive forward.
Toriyama throws out a counter right but Pitbull avoids it with no problem.
Toriyama throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pitbull connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Toriyama's hands.
Pitbull missing with a left hand there. Toriyama was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Toriyama pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A little feinted left hand from Pitbull on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Toriyama throws a leg kick which misses Pitbull's front leg but catches the back leg as Pitbull tries to avoid it.
Toriyama connects with an inside leg kick.
Pitbull throws a poor cross that misses
and Toriyama counters with a left to the body.
Toriyama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pitbull throws a right hand that misses
and Toriyama counters with a solid body kick.
A shot to the body from Pitbull misses
enabling Toriyama to counter with a crisp jab.
Toriyama throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Akira Toriyama is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull checks a leg kick.
Pitbull takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Toriyama closes the distance and pushes Pitbull back into the cage.
Pitbull stalling against the cage.
Pitbull misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Toriyama.
Roy Pitbull has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pitbull escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pitbull takes a swing at Toriyama's ribcage but misses.
Pitbull throws a right hand that Toriyama ducks under and follows up with a left that Toriyama also avoids with ease.
Toriyama uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pitbull.
Toriyama lands a jab to the nose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Toriyama.
Toriyama lands a nice looking body shot.
Pitbull misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pitbull. Toriyama does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pitbull misses with a left hand
and Toriyama makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Pitbull really felt that one!
A slapping leg kick lands for Toriyama.
Pitbull throws an off balance right hand
and Toriyama counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pitbull throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Toriyama counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Pitbull misses with a left hand
and Toriyama makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pitbull fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Toriyama manages to avoid it.
Toriyama raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Toriyama tries to clinch there but Pitbull circles away.
Toriyama uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pitbull.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Toriyama! But no joy.
Toriyama cracks the inside of Pitbull's front leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pitbull throws a big shot that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pitbull checks a leg kick nicely.
Toriyama fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Toriyama thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pitbull if he has to take too many more of those.
Pitbull 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.
Toriyama ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Toriyama counters with a body kick.
Toriyama moves out of range of the strikes.
Pitbull looks to throw the jab but Toriyama is out of range.
Toriyama jabs at Pitbull's body.
Toriyama 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.
Toriyama dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akira Toriyama comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Toriyama 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 45:50
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 45:50
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akira Toriyama!
Akira Toriyama is the new featherweight champion!
Akira Toriyama gave a mention to Just Fight (Everything 8$) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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