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NEX LA 9 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Taslim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tsuen Wong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Taslim might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to La Coka Nostra - "Mind Your Business". Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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164 lbs
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159 lbs
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Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Basic striking
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Taslim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tsuen Wong!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taslim clinches up against the cage.
Wong looking to slow down the pace here.
Taslim is looking to take this one to the mat.
Wong is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Wong throws a punch but it's blocked by Taslim.
Wong is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Taslim gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Wong has Taslim pushed against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Taslim gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Taslim stopping the sweep attempt from Wong.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taslim in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Taslim controlling from the top position.
Taslim trying to control the position from guard on top but Wong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong wants to sweep here but Taslim controlling him for the moment.
Wong avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Taslim scoring with punches to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taslim connects with a couple of short punches.
Wong is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Taslim is in close to Wong's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Taslim working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taslim is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Taslim throws a big elbow that misses.
Wong is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taslim keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wong's head.
Taslim lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Taslim throwing strikes from guard but Wong blocks nicely.
Taslim distracts Wong with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Taslim content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Taslim wants to get up but he can't break Wong's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Taslim working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wong's head.
Wong looking for a guillotine here but Taslim defends easily.
Taslim is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wong avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Taslim scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wong not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Taslim working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Taslim in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Taslim stopping the sweep attempt from Wong.
Taslim is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Taslim looking to pass the guard.
Taslim content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wong avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taslim is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Taslim with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wong throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Taslim missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Taslim trying to control but Wong is working from the bottom.
Taslim keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wong's head.
Taslim throwing strikes but missing.
Taslim scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Taslim postures up and lands a big shot to Wong's brow.
Taslim lands a couple of digs.
Taslim prevents Wong from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Taslim dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Taslim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wong throws a counter combo.
Taslim closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Taslim drives through with a takedown into Wong's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Wong wants to get back to his feet but Taslim is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Taslim looking to sit in guard and control but Wong gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wong stands up over Taslim, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Taslim is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wong defends well.
Taslim is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Our sources have told us that Taslim has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taslim's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Taslim sprawls well initially but Wong persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
John Taslim overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Taslim is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wong pulls his head out easily.
Wong is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Taslim sees it coming and defends easily.
Wong is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Taslim trying to control but Wong postures up.
Taslim slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Taslim is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wong can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taslim keeping moving, preventing Wong from controlling successfully.
Taslim working for a triangle but Wong defends it easily.
Wong wants to control from the top but Taslim keeps moving.
Taslim throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wong wants to control from the top but Taslim keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taslim looking for a guillotine here but Wong defends easily.
Taslim keeping moving, preventing Wong from controlling successfully.
Taslim looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Taslim tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Taslim pulls Wong in close to his closed guard and prevents Wong from doing any damage or advancing position.
Wong works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Wong is trying to control the action in half guard but Taslim is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Taslim is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wong pulls his head out easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wong is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Taslim has managed to free his arm - good work.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Taslim dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Wong looks for a takedown but Taslim sprawls well.
Taslim misses with a series of wild punches.
Taslim will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Taslim tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Taslim is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Wong's half guard.
Taslim content to control rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taslim wants to control but Wong is keeping him busy.
Wong wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taslim throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Taslim trying to control from Wong's half guard. Wong has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Taslim chips away with some ground and pound.
Wong has momentary wrist control but Taslim slips an elbow through the middle.
Taslim throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wong works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wong not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Taslim scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wong wants to stand and escape but Taslim is having none of it.
Taslim preventing the sweep.
Taslim trying to control the position from guard on top but Wong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taslim not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Taslim loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Taslim throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Wong will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Taslim was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wong shoots and misses
letting Taslim counter with a right hand.
Taslim feints and as Wong raises his hands in defense, Taslim changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Taslim landing some decent shots from guard.
Wong is adopting a defensive guard.
Wong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Taslim landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taslim with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wong looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Taslim trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Taslim stops Wong from standing up.
Taslim's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Taslim with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wong thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Wong trying to keep a closed guard but Taslim is proving a slippery customer.
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.
Taslim scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Taslim in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Taslim scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Taslim has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Taslim is in close to Wong's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Taslim content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wong utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Taslim wants to control from the top but Wong keeps moving.
Taslim stands up from Wong's guard - Taslim perhaps looking for a knockout.
John Taslim is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Taslim drives through with a takedown into Wong's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Taslim showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Taslim 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Taslim!
A relieved looking John Taslim 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hector Carwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angle Iron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Iron has chosen I Have a Dream as his entrance music. Hector Carwin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Angle Iron's chin.
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270 lbs
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225 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hector Carwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Angle Iron!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iron drops his hands momentarily and Carwin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Iron throws a lazy right hand but Carwin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Iron throws a shot to the body.
Iron fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Iron lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Iron misses with a body kick.
Carwin throwing a counter right hand but Iron manages to avoid it.
Iron misses with a body shot.
Iron decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Carwin wants to get back to his feet.
Iron wants to pass the guard but Carwin is defending well.
Iron looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Iron wants to free his trapped foot but Carwin is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Carwin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Carwin tries to get out of the position.
Iron throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iron throwing shots but Carwin is blocking nicely.
Iron is working for a kimura but Carwin is defending it quite comfortably.
Iron lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Iron throwing shots but Carwin is blocking nicely.
Iron looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Iron slips a nice elbow through Carwin's hands, connecting with Carwin's forehead.
Iron thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Iron wants to take a breather but Carwin is having none of it.
Iron works his way into full mount!
Iron raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Iron.
Iron working the ground and pound effectively.
Iron scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Iron cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Iron landing punches.
Carwin is rocked!
Iron postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Carwin out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Iron goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Angle Iron!
After the big win, Angle Iron made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors V-Mask Clothing (10%) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shamil Astakhov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eyden Pargrathian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pargrathian has chosen Judas Priest- Battle Hymn/ One Shot at Glory as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Shamil Astakhov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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197 lbs
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185 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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Counter fighter
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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
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shamil Astakhov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eyden Pargrathian!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Astakhov slaps away a takedown attempt from Pargrathian, before circling back to the center of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pargrathian.
Pargrathian tries to clinch but fails miserably
so Astakhov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Astakhov wants to control from the top but Pargrathian keeps moving.
Astakhov works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Astakhov wants to take a breather but Pargrathian is having none of it.
Astakhov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Astakhov trying to control from half guard but Pargrathian is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pargrathian is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Astakhov drops an elbow to the side of Pargrathian's head.
Astakhov is working for a submission of some sort.
Pargrathian is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Astakhov scores with a couple of nice shots.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pargrathian can do anything to dispel that myth.
Astakhov has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Astakhov unloading with bombs!
BOOM! Astakhov connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pargrathian is in all sorts of trouble here.
Astakhov lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The referee warns Pargrathian that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Astakhov lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Pargrathian is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Astakhov dominating with strikes here.
Pargrathian is still in real trouble! Can Astakhov finish him?
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Astakhov postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Pargrathian bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Astakhov and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shamil Astakhov!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Conan Foley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Akki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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180 lbs
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169 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Conan Foley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Terry Akki!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akki gets a clinch.
A body shot lands from Akki.
Akki throws a punch but it's blocked by Foley.
Akki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Foley backwards.
Akki throws a punch but it's blocked by Foley.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Akki.
Foley swings wildly with an uppercut but Akki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Foley has him pressed against the cage.
Akki misses with a body punch.
Akki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Akki digs a right hand underneath Foley's ribcage. Foley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Akki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Foley is trying to push Akki away but Akki has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Foley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Akki is leaning against Foley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Akki.
Akki working aggressively here.
Akki lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Foley or not.
Foley can't find room to land a body shot as Akki controls the action.
Foley taking a breather.
Akki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Foley is breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A shot in the inside from Akki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Foley backwards.
It looks like Conan Foley has been cut.
I was talking to Foley's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Foley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Akki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Akki throws a hook but Foley blocks it.
Foley has managed to clinch.
Foley takes a shot to the head.
Foley misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Foley.
Foley blocks a body shot from Akki.
Akki throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Akki tries to work over Foley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Foley misses with the head strike.
Foley can't find room to land a body shot as Akki controls the action.
Foley misses with a body punch.
Foley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Foley blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Akki.
A short left from Foley.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Foley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Akki misses with the head strike.
Foley misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Akki.
Akki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Akki.
Still in the clinch, Akki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Akki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Foley can't break the clinch.
Foley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Akki.
Foley misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Foley.
Akki tries to throw a body punch but Foley avoids it by throwing Akki back against the cage.
Foley breaks the clinch.
Akki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Akki circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Foley drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Akki follows Foley to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Terry Akki!
Our winner, Terry Akki, 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.
The defeated Conan Foley had this to say: 'Ahhh what the feck do you want me to tell ya? Not sure if I was beat by the 2 bottles of Jemmie I drunk last night or if this guy is really that good. He took my shots and stayed awake, so he's a tough sonofabitch and I'll tip my hat, but watch yer arse son I'll be back and I don`t forget a face.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Muhammad Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darren McCarty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muhammad Khan is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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219 lbs
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Decent wrestler
World class MT
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Muhammad Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darren McCarty!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCarty connects with a body shot that sends Khan's belly button to the back.
Khan tries to clinch but McCarty moves out of range.
McCarty throws out a counter right but Khan avoids it with no problem.
McCarty has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
McCarty with a nice cross.
It looks like Muhammad Khan has been cut.
McCarty blocks a leg kick.
Khan fails with an attempt to clinch.
McCarty 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.
McCarty has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Khan.
Khan 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.
Khan looks for the body kick but McCarty saw that one coming.
Khan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McCarty manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McCarty.
McCarty pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Khan closes the distance but McCarty moves to the side
enabling McCarty to counter with a crisp jab.
Khan tries to clinch
and McCarty counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McCarty throws a low kick, looking for Khan's leg but Khan calmly moves out of range.
Khan slips a straight right by McCarty.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan moves into the clinch successfully.
McCarty digs a right hand into Khan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Khan's gas tank.
Khan pushes off an throws an elbow but McCarty leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Khan misses with an elbow strike.
McCarty swings wildly with an uppercut but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan misses with an elbow strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Khan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McCarty avoids it.
Khan working McCarty over with knees to the body.
McCarty jumps guard but Khan stands there with McCarty around his waist. McCarty gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Khan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McCarty.
With the fighters up against the cage, Khan throws an elbow but misses.
McCarty avoids the elbow strike from Khan, against the cage.
Khan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Khan lands a knee to the head.
McCarty pushes Khan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McCarty on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McCarty.
McCarty lands a nice shot to the body.
Khan lands a damaging elbow.
Khan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Khan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
McCarty avoiding damage as Khan throws knees to the body.
Khan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Khan throws an elbow but it misses.
McCarty scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Khan lands an elbow inside that McCarty shrugs off.
Khan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McCarty blocks an elbow strike from Khan.
Khan throws an elbow but it misses.
Khan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khan.
Khan throws an elbow that misses.
McCarty blocks the elbow strike.
Khan throws a knee to the head but misses.
McCarty managing to block the knees to the body from Khan.
Khan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
McCarty avoids a wild elbow strike from Khan.
McCarty avoids the elbow strike from Khan, against the cage.
McCarty digs a right hand underneath Khan's ribcage. Khan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Khan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McCarty.
McCarty is trying to maintain a safe position but Khan gets an underhook and turns McCarty into the cage.
McCarty will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Khan up against the cage.
McCarty misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McCarty avoids it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Khan just misses with a elbow thrown towards McCarty's brow.
McCarty managing to block the knees to the body from Khan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarty avoids the elbow strike from Khan, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Khan.
McCarty blocks an elbow strike.
Khan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Khan throws an elbow but misses.
McCarty controlling the action here for a moment.
Khan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Khan keeps control of McCarty as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Khan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McCarty.
With the fighters up against the cage, Khan throws an elbow but misses.
Khan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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!
McCarty blocks an elbow strike from Khan.
McCarty pushes Khan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McCarty lands with a short shot to the head.
Khan tries to land a knee to the head but McCarty blocks with his arms.
McCarty is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muhammad Khan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Muhammad Khan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A punch lands to the side of Khan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
McCarty misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McCarty takes a swing at Khan's ribcage but misses.
Khan wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
McCarty paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Khan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McCarty closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Khan! McCarty dives in looking to finish! Khan is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darren McCarty!
Darren McCarty thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Biggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiny Mcfacepunch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mcfacepunch has chosen Ooh La La as his entrance music. Tiny Mcfacepunch is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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275 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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World class MT
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Robbie Biggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tiny Mcfacepunch!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcfacepunch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Biggs throws a leg kick that misses.
Biggs delivers a nice body kick.
A solid body kick from Biggs.
Mcfacepunch connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Robbie Biggs has been cut.
Mcfacepunch misses with an uppercut. Biggs saw that one coming.
Mcfacepunch 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.
Biggs moves away from the strike by Mcfacepunch.
Biggs was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mcfacepunch gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Tiny Mcfacepunch has been cut.
Mcfacepunch scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mcfacepunch misses with an uppercut. Biggs saw that one coming.
Mcfacepunch scores with a jab to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mcfacepunch stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Biggs.
Mcfacepunch closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biggs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Biggs throws a front kick aimed at Mcfacepunch's knee but Mcfacepunch avoids it well.
Biggs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Mcfacepunch.
Biggs scores with a head kick.
Biggs swings for the body but Mcfacepunch moves out of range.
Mcfacepunch has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Biggs slips under a jab from Mcfacepunch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mcfacepunch. Biggs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mcfacepunch on the wrong end of a nice jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Biggs.
Biggs looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Biggs lands a jab to the nose.
Mcfacepunch walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That has opened up Tiny Mcfacepunch's cut even more.
Mcfacepunch throws a looping overhand right but Biggs ducks down to avoid it.
Biggs throws a head kick but Mcfacepunch moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biggs moves out of range of the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mcfacepunch, as that shot connected.
Mcfacepunch will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Biggs throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mcfacepunch bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mcfacepunch cracks Biggs with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Robbie Biggs's cut is getting worse.
Biggs has Mcfacepunch up against the cage in a clinch.
Biggs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Biggs lands with a short shot to the head.
Biggs blocking some punches.
Mcfacepunch tries to break free but Biggs pushes him back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mcfacepunch has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcfacepunch blocks a body shot from Biggs.
Biggs misses with a body punch.
Mcfacepunch is trying to stall.
Mcfacepunch lands a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from Biggs.
A head punch on the inside from Biggs fails to land.
Biggs has Mcfacepunch pressed against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Biggs.
Mcfacepunch blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mcfacepunch.
Biggs keeps control of Mcfacepunch as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mcfacepunch prevents a body shot from Biggs.
Mcfacepunch is trying to maintain a safe position but Biggs gets an underhook and turns Mcfacepunch into the cage.
Mcfacepunch's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mcfacepunch looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Biggs throws a head punch that misses.
Biggs lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biggs swings wildly with an uppercut but Mcfacepunch uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Biggs fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mcfacepunch creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Robbie Biggs's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Biggs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mcfacepunch wants to get back to striking at distance but Biggs won't allow it.
Biggs goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Biggs misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mcfacepunch blocks a body shot from Biggs.
Biggs misses with the head strike.
Mcfacepunch looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Biggs misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Biggs.
Biggs blocks an uppercut.
Biggs stops a takedown attempt from Mcfacepunch.
Biggs misses with a body punch.
Biggs lands a shoulder strike.
Mcfacepunch misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mcfacepunch looking to stall.
Biggs misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robbie Biggs dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Biggs uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mcfacepunch.
Mcfacepunch throws a jab but it's blocked by Biggs.
A slapping body kick lands there for Biggs.
Mcfacepunch checks a leg kick.
Mcfacepunch feints the counter takedown.
Robbie Biggs is winning the standup battle so far.
Biggs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Biggs keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mcfacepunch.
Mcfacepunch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Biggs throws a body punch but Mcfacepunch moves out of range.
Biggs catches Mcfacepunch with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Biggs has managed to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcfacepunch is looking to control Biggs's arms but Biggs gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mcfacepunch has his back to the cage.
Biggs is trying to maintain a safe position but Mcfacepunch gets an underhook and turns Biggs into the cage.
Biggs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Biggs as Mcfacepunch tries to tie him up.
Biggs stalling in the clinch but Mcfacepunch improves position.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Biggs here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Biggs - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Biggs swings wildly with an uppercut but Mcfacepunch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Biggs throws a head punch that misses.
Mcfacepunch gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Biggs gets full guard.
Biggs trying to keep a closed guard but Mcfacepunch is proving a slippery customer.
Biggs working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mcfacepunch.
Biggs wants to sweep but no luck.
Mcfacepunch trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Biggs is looking to sweep but instead, Mcfacepunch has passed into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biggs trying to hold on to Mcfacepunch's head to control him but Mcfacepunch postures up.
Mcfacepunch uses his free foot to push down on Biggs's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Biggs.
Mcfacepunch tries to control but Biggs wriggling away.
Mcfacepunch putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Mcfacepunch punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jeez, Robbie Biggs's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Robbie Biggs's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tiny Mcfacepunch!
After the fight, Tiny Mcfacepunch was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mason Graham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viavao Kaho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kaho's choice of entrance music: Joey B - Tonga (Feat. Sarkodie) . There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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166 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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23
163 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mason Graham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Viavao Kaho!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graham rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kaho moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kaho has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Graham falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kaho counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kaho drops back looking for a leg! Graham is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Graham manages to kick Kaho off! Kaho jumps back into Graham's guard.
Kaho has gone for a leg lock! Graham slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kaho's guard.
Kaho has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Graham should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Kaho has tightened it up now! Graham should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Viavao Kaho!
A relieved looking Viavao Kaho 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 Clark Greene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Strategos Themistokles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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218 lbs
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clark Greene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Strategos Themistokles!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greene keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Greene half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Greene misses with a hook.
Themistokles goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Themistokles avoids a kick to the body.
Greene clinches up with Themistokles and pushes him back against the cage.
Themistokles misses with a punch on the inside.
Themistokles makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Themistokles lands a left hand that snaps the head of Greene backwards.
Greene blocks a body shot from Themistokles.
Themistokles softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Greene goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Themistokles throws a punch but it's blocked by Greene.
Greene jumps guard and drags Themistokles to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Greene escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Themistokles gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Themistokles sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Greene's guard.
Themistokles looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Themistokles really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Greene. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Greene tries to get to full guard but Themistokles has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Greene wants to get back to full guard.
Greene 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.
Themistokles content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Greene is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Themistokles jumps into side control!
Greene is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Themistokles off and has taken his back!
Greene punches the canvas rather than the man.
Themistokles covers up after that shot from Greene.
Themistokles has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Greene misses with punches from the back.
Themistokles trying to control the action but Greene just sinks the hooks in.
Greene working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Themistokles looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Greene throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Themistokles!
Greene thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Greene scores with punches to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Greene misses with punches from the back.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Themistokles trying to control the position but Greene manages to sink in the hooks.
Greene throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Themistokles is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Greene off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene missing with strikes.
Greene has Themistokles flattened out and is raining down punches.
Themistokles is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Greene misses with punches from the back.
Themistokles has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Greene is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Themistokles is defending well though. Greene let's go of the attempt for now.
Greene working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greene struggling to land strikes to the head as Themistokles covers up.
Greene lands a shot to the head.
Themistokles wants to escape the position.
Themistokles trying to control the action but Greene just sinks the hooks in.
Greene is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Themistokles has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Greene is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Themistokles knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Themistokles for a finish.
Greene misses with punches from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clark Greene dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Themistokles cracks Greene with an open hand slap.
Themistokles misses with a double jab.
Greene tries to counter with a takedown but Themistokles is quick to defend against it.
Greene closes the distance and pushes Themistokles back into the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Themistokles creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Themistokles scores with a nice hook to the head.
Themistokles lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Greene backwards.
Greene lands with a light punch inside.
Greene is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Themistokles can do to turn this around?
Themistokles lands a right hand that snaps the head of Greene backwards.
Greene is trying to pull guard but Themistokles turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Greene blocking some punches.
Greene jumps guard and drags Themistokles to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Greene looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Themistokles slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Themistokles trying to control but Greene is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Themistokles gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Greene tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Greene keeping moving, preventing Themistokles from controlling successfully.
Greene looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Greene tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Themistokles controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Themistokles won't allow Greene to sweep him here.
Themistokles seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Greene is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greene is looking to work some ground and pound but Themistokles has wrist control.
Greene throws a strike but Themistokles rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Clark Greene overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Greene is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Themistokles is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Themistokles passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Themistokles is staying tight to Greene's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Greene gets back to half guard.
Themistokles trying to control from half guard but Greene is working away.
Themistokles is controlling the pace.
Greene tries to get to full guard but Themistokles has control of the leg.
Themistokles slows the pace down in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Greene manages to get to full guard.
Greene escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Themistokles gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Themistokles stays in close to Greene's body and controls the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Greene wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Strategos Themistokles will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Greene fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Themistokles.
Greene moves into range and clinches up with Themistokles.
Themistokles lands a right hand.
Greene goes for a takedown attempt but Themistokles pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Greene scores with a one two! Themistokles had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Decent striking displayed by Themistokles there.
Nice takedown defense from Themistokles. No joy for Greene on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clark Greene. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Greene throws a series of punches but Themistokles avoids them all with ease.
Nice cross by Themistokles.
A left and a right from Themistokles both land. Nice 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!
Themistokles feints a jab promting Greene to slip. Themistokles then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Greene slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Clark Greene has been cut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Themistokles clobbers Greene with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Greene shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Themistokles working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Greene.
Themistokles tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Themistokles is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Greene throws an elbow that misses. Themistokles uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Greene's guard. Nice move by Themistokles!
Themistokles engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
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.
Greene tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Greene looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Greene had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Themistokles defends it easily.
Greene can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Themistokles controls the pace.
Greene wants to sweep here but Themistokles controlling him for the moment.
Greene is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Themistokles controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Themistokles fails with an attempt to clinch.
Greene moves into the clinch successfully.
Greene lands a body punch.
Greene misses with a punch to the body.
Greene is looking for a takedown.
Themistokles lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Themistokles lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Themistokles gets underhooks to prevent Greene's takedown attempt.
Greene is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Themistokles to keep the fight standing.
Greene tries to pull guard but Themistokles forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Themistokles creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Themistokles misses with some punches.
Themistokles throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Themistokles.
Greene tries for a takedown. No joy.
A hook to the body from Themistokles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Themistokles.
Themistokles digs a right hand into Greene's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Greene's gas tank.
Themistokles lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Themistokles lands a body shot.
Themistokles scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Themistokles lands a nice shot to the body.
Themistokles lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Greene backwards.
Greene's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Themistokles lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Themistokles.
A right hook to the body lands for Themistokles.
Themistokles unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Themistokles working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Themistokles gets through Greene's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Strategos Themistokles seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Themistokles lands a nice uppercut.
Themistokles scores with a nice hook to the head.
Themistokles lands with a right to the head.
Themistokles lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A hook to the body from Themistokles.
Themistokles lands with a light punch inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Strategos Themistokles comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Themistokles 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Strategos Themistokles!
A relieved looking Strategos Themistokles 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 Ryu Musashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ravi Shankoli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Musashi comes to the cage accompanied by Sword of the Stranger - Mukoh Hadan. Shankoli is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ravi Shankar - Om Shiva. This should be a great matchup!
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210 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryu Musashi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ravi Shankoli!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shankoli throws a shot from downtown. Musashi moves away and avoids it.
Shankoli connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Shankoli misses with a low kick.
Musashi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Musashi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Shankoli.
Musashi wants to slow Shankoli down by chopping away at his legs.
Musashi wants to clinch but Shankoli slips to the side
and Shankoli counters with a nice uppercut.
Musashi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shankoli looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Musashi throws the kick towards the body but Shankoli avoids it.
Musashi misses with a lunging right hand
and Shankoli counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A telegraphed right hand from Musashi misses the target.
Musashi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Shankoli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Musashi dodges the punch combination from Shankoli.
Shankoli looks to score with a jab to the body but Musashi is just out of range.
Shankoli checks a leg kick nicely.
Musashi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Shankoli gets tackled into the cage by Musashi. Musashi maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Musashi lands a left hand.
Shankoli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ryu Musashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Musashi.
Shankoli throws out a counter right but Musashi avoids it with no problem.
Musashi shoots in for a takedown but Shankoli shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
It seemed like Shankoli was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Musashi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shankoli manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shankoli jabs Musashi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Musashi lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Musashi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shankoli avoids the head kick by Musashi.
Musashi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Shankoli with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Musashi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Shankoli.
Shankoli checks a low kick from Musashi.
Musashi dodges the punch combination from Shankoli.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Musashi throws a poor cross that misses
and Shankoli counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Musashi misses with a jab to the body
and Shankoli counters with a nice uppercut.
Musashi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Shankoli finds it's way round the side to connect with Musashi's head.
Musashi's corner calls for a 1-2. Musashi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Shankoli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Musashi.
Shankoli stuffs the takedown attempt from Musashi. Musashi gets slowly back to his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shankoli! But no joy.
Shankoli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Musashi.
Ravi Shankoli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shankoli lands a nice looking body kick.
Musashi missing with a left hand there. Shankoli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A countering left hand to the body from Shankoli misses.
A low kick from Musashi misses
enabling Shankoli to counter with a crisp jab.
Musashi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Shankoli scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Shankoli cracks Musashi with a good jab.
Musashi cracks Shankoli with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Shankoli throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shankoli sizes up Musashi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Musashi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Musashi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Musashi lands a nice hook to Shankoli's body. Shankoli takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Musashi tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Shankoli counters with a left to the body.
Musashi misses the shot to the body.
Shankoli lands a nice hook to Musashi's body. Musashi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Shankoli has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Musashi misses the shot to the body.
Shankoli scores with a body shot.
Musashi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shankoli moves away.
Shankoli circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shankoli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Musashi.
Shankoli lands a right hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Musashi misses with a straight right.
Shankoli swings for the body but Musashi moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Musashi throws a body punch but Shankoli moves out of range.
Musashi takes a swing at Shankoli's ribcage but misses.
Shankoli stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Musashi throws out a leg kick but Shankoli moves out of range and Musashi only half commits.
Musashi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Shankoli just misses with a punch to the body.
Musashi misses the jab.
Musashi blocks a head kick by Shankoli.
Musashi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shankoli.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Musashi throws an overhand right that lands on Shankoli's shoulder, as Shankoli tries to avoid the shot.
Despite the aggression on Shankoli's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Musashi takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Shankoli is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Musashi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Shankoli misses with a body kick.
Shankoli blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ravi Shankoli dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Musashi tries to clinch there but Shankoli circles away.
Shankoli scores with a hook.
Musashi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shankoli manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shankoli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Musashi manages to avoid it.
Musashi scores with a sloppy right hand. Shankoli should have avoided that one.
Shankoli blocks a low kick nicely.
Shankoli lands a body shot.
Musashi with a nice cross.
Musashi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Musashi throws a low kick, looking for Shankoli's leg but Shankoli calmly moves out of range.
Shankoli tries a quick counter leg kick but Musashi is wise to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shankoli blocks a head kick by Musashi.
Musashi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Musashi takes a swing at Shankoli's ribcage but misses.
Musashi connects with a solid leg kick.
Musashi throws a leg kick
and Shankoli counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shankoli just misses with a punch to the body.
Shankoli avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shankoli swings for the body but Musashi moves out of range.
Shankoli is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Musashi rather than just go for the knockout.
Musashi throws a low kick but Shankoli avoids it.
Shankoli appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Shankoli scores with the left hand. Musashi knows he should have avoided that one.
Musashi lands with a shot to the body.
Musashi dips to his left and cracks Shankoli with an uppercut!
Shankoli throws a combination that misses
and Musashi counters with a nice leg kick.
Musashi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Musashi fails with an attempt to clinch.
A nice side step and Shankoli releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Musashi scores with a hook.
Shankoli lands a left and a right that send Musashi crashing to the mat, dazed. Shankoli thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Ryu Musashi has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Musashi.
Musashi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shankoli avoids the body shot from Musashi.
Shankoli has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shankoli ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Shankoli slips a jab from Musashi.
Musashi misses with a kick to the body.
Shankoli throws a right and a left that both miss.
Musashi misses with a body shot.
Shankoli throws a head kick that misses.
Musashi lands a leg kick that knocks Shankoli off balance momentarily.
Musashi thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Shankoli if he has to take too many more of those.
Shankoli gets tackled into the cage by Musashi. Musashi maintains the clinch.
Shankoli is working Musashi over against the cage.
Shankoli looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Shankoli scores with a shoulder strike.
Shankoli prevents a body shot from Musashi.
Shankoli manages to break the clinch.
Musashi misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Musashi. Shankoli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shankoli throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Musashi scores with a punch to the head.
Jab, jab by Shankoli - just one landing.
Shankoli takes a swing at Musashi's ribcage but misses.
Musashi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Some wild striking there from Shankoli.
Musashi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Musashi throws the left hand but Shankoli avoids the punch easily.
Musashi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shankoli tests Musashi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Musashi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Musashi misses with a body shot.
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!
Shankoli throws a body shot but no joy.
Shankoli throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Musashi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Shankoli moves away from the strike by Musashi.
Musashi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Musashi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shankoli jabs at Musashi's body.
Musashi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shankoli cracks a nice hook into Musashi's ribs.
Musashi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A clash of legs there as Musashi blocks the low kick.
Musashi has his takedown stuffed
and Shankoli counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Musashi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shankoli stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ravi Shankoli showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ryu Musashi's cut.
That's time! Musashi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Musashi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shankoli lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Musashi circles away quickly and effectively.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Musashi.
Shankoli lands with a good body shot.
Shankoli connects with a body shot that sends Musashi's belly button to the back.
Musashi tries to clinch but Shankoli moves out of range.
Shankoli throws a series of strikes that have Musashi backpedaling.
Musashi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Shankoli tries to avoid it but Musashi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Shankoli to the ground. Shankoli escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Musashi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ravi Shankoli seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Musashi throws a right hand that misses
and Shankoli counters with a leg kick.
Shankoli lands a big right hand that sends Musashi crashing to the mat! Shankoli stays standing though and waves Musashi back to his feet!
Musashi is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shankoli scores with a nice body kick.
Oh Musashi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shankoli steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Musashi is out on his feet! Shankoli sets himself and nearly takes Musashi's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ravi Shankoli! Ravi Shankoli retains his light heavyweight title!
Ravi Shankoli made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'His spirit was strong, but my intention was to crush him. Psychologically, as well as physically with my boxing. I knew that he would be a willing opponent, and he showed heart, but my soul wanted this more! Tonight is my night, let's keep these wins rolling! I would like some time to train aft'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wendel Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Sturd Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sturd Jr has chosen Maino feat. Jadakiss - What Happened as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wendel Clark!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Sturd Jr!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sturd Jr scores with a head kick.
Clark looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sturd Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Clark counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Jason Sturd Jr has been cut.
Sturd Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Clark avoids a kick to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Clark misses the target.
Donk. Clark catches Sturd Jr right on the button with a cross.
Clark lands a leg kick that knocks Sturd Jr off balance momentarily.
Sturd Jr throws a hook but Clark avoids it easily.
Sturd Jr moves out of range as Clark strikes.
Clark takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Clark showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sturd Jr.
Jason Sturd Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sturd Jr looks to land a combination. Clark sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sturd Jr throws a lazy head kick
and Clark counters with a straight right hand.
Sturd Jr moves out of range of the leg kick from Clark.
Clark misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Clark misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturd Jr lands with a thumping leg kick.
Clark cracks the inside of Sturd Jr's front leg.
A leg kick checked by Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr throws a body punch but Clark moves out of range.
Sturd Jr tries to work over Clark's front leg with a kick but Clark checks it.
Sturd Jr checks a leg kick nicely.
Sturd Jr flicks out a counter leg kick but Clark steps away.
Sturd Jr looks for the body kick but Clark saw that one coming.
As Sturd Jr backs away, Clark returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Sturd Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Clark checks a leg kick.
Clark is looking to counter punch.
Clark swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Clark cracks Sturd Jr with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sturd Jr moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wendel Clark is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sturd Jr lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice jab there from Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sturd Jr misses with a low kick as Clark jumps back.
Clark gets caught flat footed, as Sturd Jr shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clark looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sturd Jr is one step ahead there.
Clark seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Clark utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Clark is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Clark is controlling Sturd Jr's posture.
Clark avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Clark has Sturd Jr pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr distracts Clark with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sturd Jr stopping the sweep attempt from Clark.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Clark misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Sturd Jr.
Clark tried to score with a low kick but Sturd Jr checks it.
Clark's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sturd Jr connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Clark scrambles back to his feet.
Sturd Jr lands a high kick!
Sturd Jr scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sturd Jr tries to move into range but Clark moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Clark moves out of range of the strikes.
Sturd Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Clark cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sturd Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr scores with a sloppy right hand. Clark should have avoided that one.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A chopping leg kick lands by Clark.
Nice uppercut there from Clark.
Clark swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clark walks into a stiff left hand from Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sturd Jr lands a jab.
Clark throws a lazy uppercut
and Sturd Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sturd Jr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Clark misses with a right hand
and Sturd Jr counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sturd Jr is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Clark!
Clark tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clark is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Clark is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Sturd Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Sturd Jr's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sturd Jr avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Clark throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sturd Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Clark moves out of range easily.
Sturd Jr connects with a jab.
Sturd Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sturd Jr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sturd Jr throws a shot from downtown. Clark moves away and avoids it.
Clark steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sturd Jr lands a nice hook to Clark's body. Clark takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Clark uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sturd Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clark swings for the body but Sturd Jr moves out of range.
Clark lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Clark checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
It looked like Clark wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jason Sturd Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Clark 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.
Sturd Jr connects with a leg kick. Clark looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturd Jr lands with a slapping head kick.
Sturd Jr has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Sturd Jr throws a head kick but Clark moves out of range.
Sturd Jr scores with a nice right hand.
Sturd Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Clark. Clark obviously looking to wear him down.
Sturd Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sturd Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Clark has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Clark there as he acknowledges the shot.
Clark throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Clark scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sturd Jr doesn't seem bothered though.
Clark throws a hook to the side of Sturd Jr's head but Sturd Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sturd Jr takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sturd Jr lands with a straight right. Clark didn't see that one coming.
Clark takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Clark dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sturd Jr can pounce on him.
Clark throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Clark avoids the head kick by Sturd Jr.
Clark tried to counter with a leg kick but Sturd Jr avoided it.
Sturd Jr lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sturd Jr 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.
Sturd Jr ducks under a wild hook from Clark.
Clark steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr thows a body kick. Clark tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Clark is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Clark, right into the meat.
Good work by Clark as he checks the leg kick.
Sturd Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Clark was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice shot lands for Sturd Jr.
Clark throws a shot from downtown. Sturd Jr moves away and avoids it.
Sturd Jr bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Clark defending well as Sturd Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Clark misses with an uppercut.
Clark ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sturd Jr throws out a leg kick but Clark moves out of range and Sturd Jr only half commits.
Clark moves out of range of the strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Clark misses its target.
Sturd Jr finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sturd Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clark.
Sturd Jr connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sturd Jr connects with a solid leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Sturd Jr.
Clark lands a jab to the nose.
Clark scores with a nice head shot.
That has opened up Jason Sturd Jr's cut even more.
Sturd Jr blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr misses with a straight right.
Clark pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sturd Jr avoids the body shot from Clark.
Sturd Jr throws a right hand that Clark ducks under and follows up with a left that Clark also avoids with ease.
A little feinted left hand from Clark on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sturd Jr misses the jab.
Clark drops his hands momentarily and Sturd Jr takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Clark misses with a body kick.
Sturd Jr is looking to clinch but Clark is avoiding it.
As Sturd Jr looks to move away, Clark throws a big counter combo bu Sturd Jr just gets out of the way.
Clark misses the shot to the body.
Sturd Jr will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
As Sturd Jr backs away, Clark returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Sturd Jr staying out of range there.
Clark swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sturd Jr shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Clark's guard.
Clark is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Sturd Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jason Sturd Jr's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sturd Jr moves out of range of the body kick.
A left lands for Sturd Jr.
Clark throws a shot from downtown. Sturd Jr moves away and avoids it.
A head kick from Sturd Jr lands but Clark takes it in his stride.
Sturd Jr scores with a leg kick.
Clark uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sturd Jr.
Clark 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.
Clark misses with a straight right.
Clark blocks a head kick by Sturd Jr.
Clark lands a really nice looking cross but Sturd Jr seems unphased.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sturd Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clark.
Clark throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sturd Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Clark goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturd Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Clark.
Clark backing away here, and Sturd Jr unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Clark lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sturd Jr throws a leg kick which misses Clark's front leg but catches the back leg as Clark tries to avoid it.
Sturd Jr digs a good body shot into Clark's ribs.
Sturd Jr is looking to land body kicks.
Sturd Jr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sturd Jr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sturd Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Clark misses with a body kick.
Clark goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sturd Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sturd Jr will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sturd Jr looks to land a combination but Clark avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Clark.
A shot to the body from Clark misses
and Sturd Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Sturd Jr scores with a head 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!
Sturd Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Clark appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sturd Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As Sturd Jr backs away, Clark returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Sturd Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Clark drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sturd Jr misses with a low kick as Clark jumps back.
Sturd Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clark.
Clark ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sturd Jr moves away.
Clark takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sturd Jr connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sturd Jr misses with an uppercut.
Clark ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sturd Jr moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark avoids the head kick by Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr connects with a high kick.
Sturd Jr moves out of range of the body kick from Clark.
Clark misses with a looping left.
A good leg kick by Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sturd Jr moves away from the strike by Clark.
Sturd Jr lands with a kick to the temple. Clark shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sturd Jr looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Clark manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sturd Jr manages to get himself to full guard.
Clark trying to control the position from guard on top but Sturd Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark is looking to pass into half guard but Sturd Jr pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Sturd Jr is in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sturd Jr trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Clark wants to sweep but no luck.
Sturd Jr postures up in Clark's guard and throws a big left but Clark blocks it.
Clark has Sturd Jr pulled in close to control his posture.
Clark is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Sturd Jr really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Sturd Jr's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sturd Jr throws a half hearted mid kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sturd Jr - that will leave a mark!
Sturd Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Clark is just out of range.
Sturd Jr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Clark scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sturd Jr will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Clark feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Clark moves out of range of the strikes.
Clark moves out of range as Sturd Jr throws a body kick.
Clark moves forwards but Sturd Jr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sturd Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sturd Jr shoots and misses
and Clark counters with a slapping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Sturd Jr.
Clark takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice shot lands for Clark.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Sturd Jr misses its intended target.
Sturd Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Clark sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sturd Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Clark throws out the jab.
Sturd Jr sizes up Clark with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Clark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sturd Jr lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sturd Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Clark throws a looping overhand right but Sturd Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Clark uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Clark lands a nice shot to the body.
Sturd Jr is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Clark dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark lands with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clark attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Clark wants to slow Sturd Jr down by chopping away at his legs.
Clark checks a low kick from Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr throws a leg kick but Clark sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sturd Jr misses with a kick to the body.
Clark staying out of range there.
Clark throws a hook but Sturd Jr avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Clark.
Sturd Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Clark circles away.
Clark fires out a quick counter leg kick but Sturd Jr just manages to avoid it.
Sturd Jr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sturd Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sturd Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Clark waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sturd Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Sturd Jr blocks the low kick.
Sturd Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Clark.
Nice jab there from Sturd Jr.
Clark moves into range and connects with a jab.
Clark throws a jab when Sturd Jr was well out of range.
Sturd Jr connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Clark connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sturd Jr. Sturd Jr circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Clark throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice jab there from Clark.
An inside leg kick lands from Sturd Jr.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sturd Jr.
Clark has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Clark there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sturd Jr keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr misses with a low kick.
Clark swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sturd Jr throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Clark on the side of the head.
Clark ducks under a wild hook from Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sturd Jr fails with the takedown.
Clark bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Clark throws a body punch but Sturd Jr moves out of range.
Clark throws a body kick that misses.
Sturd Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sturd Jr throws a right and a left that Clark avoids nicely.
Clark lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Clark takes a head kick and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Sturd Jr dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Jason Sturd Jr's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Clark throws a front kick that sends Sturd Jr stumbling back into the cage.
Sturd Jr misses with a looping right.
Sturd Jr lands with a straight right. Clark didn't see that one coming.
Clark swings for the body but Sturd Jr moves out of range.
Clark uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sturd Jr.
Clark swinging wildly here.
Nice defenses there by Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Clark.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Sturd Jr misses.
Clark throws an overhand right that lands on Sturd Jr's shoulder, as Sturd Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Sturd Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Clark. Clark obviously looking to wear him down.
Sturd Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Clark.
Sturd Jr throws a chopping leg kick but Clark manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark scores with a shot to the body.
Clark throws a series of punches but Sturd Jr avoids them all with ease.
Sturd Jr misses with a straight right.
Sturd Jr misses with an uppercut
and Clark counters with a nice leg kick.
Sturd Jr lands a leg kick that knocks Clark off balance momentarily.
Clark looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Clark pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sturd Jr is out of range and Clark settles back down.
A clash of legs there as Sturd Jr blocks the low kick.
Sturd Jr checks a leg kick.
Sturd Jr staying out of range there.
Clark with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sturd Jr to score with a decent uppercut.
Sturd Jr walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Clark checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Clark on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wendel Clark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Sturd Jr does it's job there.
Clark lands a glancing blow to the side of Sturd Jr's head.
Sturd Jr closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Clark quickly recovers to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sturd Jr thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Clark's head.
Clark is looking for a sweep. Sturd Jr is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sturd Jr not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sturd Jr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Clark keeps working.
Sturd Jr scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sturd Jr scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sturd Jr thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Clark's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr throws a strike but Clark avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Sturd Jr loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Clark is trying to control the position but Sturd Jr postures up.
Clark avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Clark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That kick from Sturd Jr tenderised Clark's leg. Clark is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sturd Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Clark.
Sturd Jr lands a head kick!
Sturd Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Clark's sensitive parts.
Sturd Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Clark misses with a straight right.
Clark throws an off balance right hand
and Sturd Jr counters with a nice double leg into side control. Clark won't be happy with that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr trying to control the position but Clark is working away.
Sturd Jr throws a strike aimed at the side of Clark's head but Clark avoids it well.
Sturd Jr working away.
An elbow from Sturd Jr crashes against the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clark is trying to get back to half guard.
Clark is trying to control Sturd Jr's posture but Sturd Jr avoids it.
Sturd Jr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Clark keeps working.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Sturd Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sturd Jr 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 45:50
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Sturd Jr!
Jason Sturd Jr is the new middleweight champion!
A victorious Jason Sturd Jr thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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