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Death Squad 158:Funk vs Powers PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Apio Okafor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Blumpkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Okafor comes to the cage accompanied by how i could just kill a man. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Billy Blumpkin was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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185 lbs
6 - 4 - 1 |
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183 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
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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
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Apio Okafor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Billy Blumpkin!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Blumpkin tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Okafor defends well and Blumpkin ends up having to push Okafor into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Okafor tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blumpkin avoids it.
Blumpkin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Okafor tries to land a knee to the head but Blumpkin blocks with his arms.
Okafor misses with a body punch.
Blumpkin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Okafor crunches a lovely knee into Blumpkin's ribcage.
Blumpkin goes for a takedown in the clinch but Okafor prevents it.
Okafor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okafor misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blumpkin.
Blumpkin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Okafor throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okafor tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Okafor utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Okafor is pressed up against the cage. Blumpkin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Okafor down to the mat. Okafor avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Apio Okafor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Blumpkin.
Okafor misses with a right hand
and Blumpkin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blumpkin closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Okafor is trying to control but can't.
Blumpkin is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Okafor doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Blumpkin.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Okafor really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okafor controlling the position well.
Okafor is trying to maintain the position but Blumpkin is very close to passing his half guard.
Blumpkin seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Okafor has recovered full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blumpkin throws a strike but Okafor rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Blumpkin looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Okafor passes into side control.
Blumpkin regains half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Okafor's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Blumpkin regains full guard. Nicely done.
Okafor avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Blumpkin working for submissions but it's allowed Okafor to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blumpkin looking for a kimura from the bottom but Okafor passes into side control!
Blumpkin struggling a bit here.
Blumpkin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Blumpkin felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blumpkin is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Okafor's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Apio Okafor dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Blumpkin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Okafor pinned against the cage. Okafor gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Okafor thumps Blumpkin with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okafor cracks Blumpkin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blumpkin avoids the body shot from Okafor.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Blumpkin checks a leg kick.
Okafor clinches up against the cage.
Okafor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Okafor swings wildly with an uppercut but Blumpkin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blumpkin tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Blumpkin is trying to drag Okafor to the mat but Okafor just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Apio Okafor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Blumpkin.
Okafor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short uppercut from Okafor.
Blumpkin tries to score a body lock takedown but Okafor shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Okafor lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Still in the clinch, Okafor scores with a nice short uppercut.
Okafor pushes Blumpkin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blumpkin avoiding damage as Okafor throws knees to the body.
Okafor missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blumpkin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Okafor fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Okafor tries to clinch but Blumpkin moves out of range.
Blumpkin misses with a takedown attempt - Okafor sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Blumpkin tries for a takedown but Okafor sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Okafor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blumpkin avoids the body shot from Okafor.
Okafor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blumpkin can do to turn this around?
Blumpkin fails to land the takedown.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Good work by Blumpkin as he checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Apio Okafor dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Okafor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Okafor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Okafor stuffs the takedown attempt from Blumpkin. Blumpkin gets slowly back to his feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Blumpkin or perhaps it was just good defense by Okafor, which made it look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okafor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Billy Blumpkin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blumpkin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Apio Okafor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Blumpkin.
Okafor tries to clinch there but Blumpkin circles away.
Okafor keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Blumpkin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Okafor to score with a decent uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blumpkin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Okafor. Okafor obviously looking to wear him down.
Apio Okafor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some bone on bone action there as Blumpkin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Okafor gets caught napping as Blumpkin dives in and scores a takedown. Okafor manages to retain guard.
Blumpkin trying to control but Okafor is working from the bottom.
Blumpkin throws a big right hand that misses.
Blumpkin passes Okafor's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blumpkin looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Blumpkin is working for an americana but Okafor has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Blumpkin was thinking about the submission.
Okafor controlling Blumpkin's posture.
Okafor keeping moving, preventing Blumpkin from controlling successfully.
Okafor will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Blumpkin wants to pass the guard but Okafor is keeping the position.
Blumpkin throws a big elbow that misses.
Apio Okafor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Blumpkin has gone for a leg lock! Okafor slips out almost immediately though and dives into Blumpkin's guard.
Blumpkin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Billy Blumpkin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blumpkin looking for a guillotine here but Okafor defends easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Apio Okafor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Okafor, 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:26
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Apio Okafor!
A victorious Apio Okafor thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Benny Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timur Uzbaijzky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Timur Uzbaijzky is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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146 lbs
20 - 19 - 0 |
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155 lbs
13 - 14 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 19 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Benny Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Timur Uzbaijzky!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uzbaijzky tries to clinch up but Hill circles away and keeps his distance.
Uzbaijzky fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hill avoids it really well and circles away.
Uzbaijzky is looking to clinch but Hill is avoiding it.
Uzbaijzky scores with a shot to the body.
Uzbaijzky fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hill throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Uzbaijzky.
Hill circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hill counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hill.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hill throws a strike but Uzbaijzky rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hill looking to control.
Hill controlling the position.
Uzbaijzky trying to control the position from guard on top but Hill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Uzbaijzky wants to get up but he can't break Hill's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Uzbaijzky wants to control from the top but Hill keeps moving.
Uzbaijzky engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Uzbaijzky postures up.
Hill seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hill trying to keep a closed guard but Uzbaijzky is proving a slippery customer.
Uzbaijzky trying to control the position from guard on top but Hill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Uzbaijzky not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hill takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hill swats away the attempt to clinch by Uzbaijzky.
Hill looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Uzbaijzky is fending him off so far but Hill persists. Nope, Uzbaijzky circles away and we're back to standing.
Uzbaijzky throws a series of strikes that have Hill backpedaling.
Uzbaijzky shoots in looking for a takedown but Hill manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Uzbaijzky's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hill tries to clinch but Uzbaijzky moves out of range.
Uzbaijzky tries to clinch but Hill is having none of it.
Nice sprawl there from Hill as Uzbaijzky shoots in.
Benny Hill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Timur Uzbaijzky.
Hill shoots in for a double leg but Uzbaijzky sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hill on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Uzbaijzky. Uzbaijzky obviously looking to wear him down.
Uzbaijzky will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Uzbaijzky fails to land the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uzbaijzky lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Uzbaijzky gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hill to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hill throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Uzbaijzky works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hill throwing strikes but missing.
Hill trying to move into half guard but instead Uzbaijzky has managed to sweep!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hill is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Uzbaijzky is looking to stand up but Hill won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uzbaijzky wants to pass the guard but Hill is keeping the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Uzbaijzky looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Uzbaijzky trying to control the position from guard on top but Hill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Uzbaijzky wants to stand but Hill is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hill keeping moving, preventing Uzbaijzky from controlling successfully.
Uzbaijzky stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Hill will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Uzbaijzky uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hill has time to react.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timur Uzbaijzky dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Uzbaijzky looks to land a combination but Hill avoids it well.
A punch combination from Hill misses.
Uzbaijzky dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Uzbaijzky fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hill shoots in for a takedown but Uzbaijzky shows good takedown defense.
Hill wants to clinch.
Hill scores with a nice head shot.
Benny Hill is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hill slaps away a takedown attempt from Uzbaijzky, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hill throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Uzbaijzky's waist but Uzbaijzky gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hill off to one side.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hill or perhaps it was just good defense by Uzbaijzky, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benny Hill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Uzbaijzky is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uzbaijzky fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hill has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hill really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Uzbaijzky moves out of range of the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Uzbaijzky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Uzbaijzky throws a nice inside leg kick.
Timur Uzbaijzky seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Uzbaijzky fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hill has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Uzbaijzky gets caught flat footed, as Hill shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Uzbaijzky is looking to stand up but Hill isn't so interested in that idea.
Uzbaijzky looking to control.
Benny Hill overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hill chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Uzbaijzky wants to stand but Hill is controlling the position.
Hill throws an elbow that misses. Uzbaijzky uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hill's guard. Nice move by Uzbaijzky!
Hill preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hill wants to sweep here but Uzbaijzky controlling him for the moment.
Hill pulls Uzbaijzky in close to prevent any damage.
Uzbaijzky stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Uzbaijzky listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Uzbaijzky as he jumps to the side.
Uzbaijzky misses with a two punch combination.
Hill shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Uzbaijzky scores with a one two! Hill had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hill circles away from the clinch attempt.
Uzbaijzky lands a jab-cross combination.
Uzbaijzky lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Uzbaijzky defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hill.
Uzbaijzky lands a jab to the nose.
Hill fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Uzbaijzky lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hill shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Uzbaijzky pinned against the cage. Uzbaijzky gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Uzbaijzky throws a combination. Hill tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Uzbaijzky moves into the clinch successfully.
Uzbaijzky breaks from the clinch.
Uzbaijzky doesn't manage to clinch there - Hill circles away.
Uzbaijzky connects with a solid leg kick.
Uzbaijzky tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hill manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Uzbaijzky scores with a body shot.
Uzbaijzky fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hill fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timur Uzbaijzky showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hill 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.
Uzbaijzky fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hill is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Uzbaijzky scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Uzbaijzky throws a one two combo.
Uzbaijzky keeps Hill at a distance using the push kick.
Hill takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Uzbaijzky misses with a few strikes there.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Uzbaijzky is defended easily by Hill.
Hill shoots in and drives through. Uzbaijzky sprawls well.
Uzbaijzky fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Uzbaijzky.
Uzbaijzky has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hill shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Uzbaijzky as he jumps to the side.
Uzbaijzky tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hill manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Hill. Those never looked like landing.
Hill shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Uzbaijzky but Uzbaijzky pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benny Hill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Uzbaijzky lands with a nice combination. Hill backs away looking to recover.
Uzbaijzky misses with the combination.
Uzbaijzky swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hill.
Uzbaijzky scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Uzbaijzky has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uzbaijzky throws a series of punches but Hill moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hill has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Uzbaijzky.
Hill tries to close the distance and clinch but Uzbaijzky swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Uzbaijzky lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Uzbaijzky throws a one two combo.
Hill tries for a takedown but Uzbaijzky sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hill shoots in looking for a takedown. Uzbaijzky tries to sprawl out of it but Hill keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Uzbaijzky manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Uzbaijzky.
Uzbaijzky uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Uzbaijzky keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Uzbaijzky lands but Hill takes it in his stride.
Uzbaijzky tries to clinch but Hill moves out of range.
Uzbaijzky moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hill slips a jab and a cross from Uzbaijzky.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hill looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Uzbaijzky defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hill.
Hill slips a jab and a cross from Uzbaijzky.
Uzbaijzky lands a jab.
Hill shoots in for a takedown but Uzbaijzky shows good takedown defense.
Uzbaijzky misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Hill. No joy for Uzbaijzky on that attempt.
Uzbaijzky tries a head kick but it misses.
Hill fails with a takedown attempt.
Uzbaijzky bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hill misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Uzbaijzky cracks Hill with a good jab.
Uzbaijzky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hill swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Timur Uzbaijzky is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hill takes a kick to the side of the head.
Uzbaijzky rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hill moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Benny Hill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hill on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Timur Uzbaijzky comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Uzbaijzky 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 26:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timur Uzbaijzky!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cormac Maguire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Mercurious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cormac Maguire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Rocky Mercurious!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maguire staying out of range there.
Maguire wants to land a leg kick but Mercurious is out of range.
Maguire throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mercurious scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mercurious looks to land a left hand but Maguire moved out of range nicely.
Mercurious 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.
Maguire takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Maguire digs a good hook to Mercurious's body.
A low kick from Maguire is predictable there
and Mercurious connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maguire. Mercurious does a little dance to reset his feet.
A low kick from Maguire misses
and Mercurious counters with a nice leg kick.
Maguire takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maguire checks a low kick from Mercurious.
Maguire misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercurious avoids the head kick by Maguire.
Maguire throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maguire moves out of range of the body kick.
Maguire really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Maguire takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Good leg kick by Mercurious there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Maguire swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Maguire stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Maguire scores with a nice strike.
Mercurious closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Maguire ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maguire swings for the body but Mercurious moves out of range.
Mercurious looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Maguire connects with a leg kick. Mercurious looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maguire lands an overhand right.
Maguire misses with a straight right.
Mercurious checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mercurious defending well as Maguire loads up on a big left hand.
Mercurious is looking to chop away at Maguire's legs.
Maguire cracks Mercurious with a right hand to the side of the head.
Maguire throws a leg kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Maguire there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mercurious throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mercurious scoring well with a low kick there.
Maguire scores with a nice head shot.
Mercurious throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Maguire's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maguire lands a jab to Mercurious's midsection.
Good leg kick by Maguire there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mercurious lands a nice looking body shot.
Mercurious slips under a jab.
Mercurious misses with a leg kick.
Mercurious throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Maguire goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mercurious takes a swing at Maguire's ribcage but misses.
Maguire displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mercurious throws out the jab.
Maguire checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mercurious lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Maguire fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercurious feints and then cracks Maguire's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Maguire down.
Mercurious jabs at Maguire's body.
Mercurious throws out a leg kick but Maguire moves out of range and Mercurious only half commits.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mercurious throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Maguire throws an overhand right that lands on Mercurious's shoulder, as Mercurious tries to avoid the shot.
Mercurious misses with a low kick.
A low kick from Mercurious misses
and Maguire counters with an outside leg kick.
Mercurious tries a low kick but Maguire avoids it.
Maguire connects with an inside leg kick.
Maguire throws a wild body kick that Mercurious sees coming a mile off.
Maguire connects with a body shot that sends Mercurious's belly button to the back.
A low kick from Mercurious is predictable there
and Maguire counters with a low kick, right behind Mercurious 's knee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Cormac Maguire will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mercurious is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Maguire misses with a leg kick
and Mercurious counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mercurious delivers a nice body kick.
Mercurious checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mercurious is looking to score with low kicks.
The fighters circling - Maguire throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maguire is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mercurious.
Rocky Mercurious seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mercurious throws a right and a left that Maguire avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercurious pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maguire moves out of range as Mercurious throws a body kick.
A clash of legs there as Mercurious blocks the low kick.
Maguire wants to slow Mercurious down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maguire pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A head kick misses from Maguire.
Maguire throws out a leg kick but Mercurious moves out of range and Maguire only half commits.
Mercurious dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mercurious ducks under a wild hook from Maguire.
Maguire throws a leg kick but Mercurious checks it.
Maguire scores with a jab to the jaw.
Maguire takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mercurious dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maguire feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mercurious's calf.
Mercurious attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mercurious will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercurious misses with a looping left.
Maguire finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mercurious throws a half hearted mid kick.
Maguire motions for Mercurious to come forward. Maguire throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mercurious's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mercurious throws a wild body kick that Maguire sees coming a mile off.
Maguire misses with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mercurious throws a nice inside leg kick.
A jab from Mercurious does it's job there.
Maguire throws a leg kick that misses.
Maguire scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mercurious lets loose with a powerful body kick. Maguire will feel that in the morning.
Maguire misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercurious checks a leg kick.
Mercurious cracks the inside of Maguire's front leg.
Maguire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maguire is looking to chop away at Mercurious's legs.
Mercurious missing with a left hand there. Maguire was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mercurious connects with an inside leg kick.
Mercurious goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mercurious takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Maguire blocks a leg kick.
Maguire scores with a hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mercurious darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maguire is looking to score with low kicks.
Maguire scores with a head kick.
Maguire takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mercurious throws a solid leg kick but Maguire takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mercurious.
Mercurious throws a right hand that misses
and Maguire counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mercurious throws a shot from downtown. Maguire moves away and avoids it.
Nice body kick there by Mercurious.
Maguire lands a head shot.
Maguire lands the left hand.
Good work by Mercurious as he checks the leg kick.
Maguire misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rocky Mercurious will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Maguire will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mercurious misses with a leg kick.
Mercurious slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Maguire motions for Mercurious to come forward. Maguire throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mercurious attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A good leg kick by Maguire.
Maguire with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mercurious swings for the body but Maguire moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maguire misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Maguire.
Maguire digs a good hook to Mercurious's body.
A low kick from Maguire misses
and Mercurious counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maguire throws a leg kick which misses Mercurious's front leg but catches the back leg as Mercurious tries to avoid it.
Mercurious lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mercurious has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Maguire.
Maguire throws a leg kick
and Mercurious counters with a nice low kick that buckles Maguire's knee momentarily.
Maguire throws a head kick that half lands.
A big left from Mercurious misses.
Maguire keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mercurious.
Maguire works the jab nicely.
Mercurious looks to land a body kick but Maguire moved away.
Maguire tries a low kick but Mercurious avoids it.
A lazy left from Maguire finds it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Maguire blocks the low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mercurious.
Mercurious is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maguire.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maguire throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mercurious misses with an uppercut.
Maguire tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mercurious.
Maguire scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mercurious in his tracks.
Maguire swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Maguire.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mercurious. Maguire does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Maguire misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maguire feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mercurious's calf.
The crowd cheers as Mercurious lands an impressive looking overhand right. Maguire doesn't seem phased though.
Mercurious throws a low kick but it's checked well by Maguire.
Maguire scores with a shot to the body.
Mercurious throws a low kick, looking for Maguire's leg but Maguire calmly moves out of range.
Maguire getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mercurious moves out of range of the strikes.
Mercurious swings for the body but Maguire moves out of range.
Mercurious checks a low kick from Maguire.
Maguire lands with a cross.
Nice body kick from Mercurious.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercurious lands a right hook to the body.
Mercurious turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mercurious is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A big right from Maguire misses.
Maguire avoids the head kick by Mercurious.
Maguire misses the jab.
A head kick misses from Maguire.
Maguire walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mercurious checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mercurious turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Maguire connects with a leg kick. Mercurious looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Maguire uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mercurious.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Cormac Maguire.
Well Maguire has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Cormac Maguire!
A relieved looking Cormac Maguire 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Phat Funk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Troy Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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185 lbs
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181 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phat Funk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Troy Powers!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Funk gets a clinch.
Funk landing knees to the head.
It looks like Troy Powers has been cut.
Funk looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Powers jumps guard and drags Funk to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Funk wants to control from the top but Powers keeps moving.
Funk is really struggling to control Powers but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Powers is looking for a triangle but Funk pushes his legs off easily.
Funk controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Funk won't allow Powers to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers trying to control the position.
Funk trying to control the position from guard on top but Powers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Funk looking to sit in guard and control but Powers gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Powers trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Powers passes Funk's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Powers lands strikes from half guard.
Funk tries to get to full guard but Powers has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powers works his way into full mount!
Powers thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Funk is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Powers working the ground and pound effectively.
Powers landing strikes from the mount.
BOOM! Powers connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers trying to control but Funk is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by Powers.
Powers has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Funk's face.
Funk is rocked!
Powers wants to control the pace but Funk is squirming around nicely.
Oh Funk is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Powers tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Powers landing punches.
Powers can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Funk is looking to escape.
Powers is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Funk goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Powers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Troy Powers!
Troy Powers bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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