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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shezzo Wicked (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isa Boletini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wicked comes to the cage accompanied by Takin U' High by Greyhoundz. Boletini is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Let the Bodies Hit the Floor. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
8 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shezzo Wicked!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Isa Boletini!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wicked goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Boletini looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Boletini throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wicked throws a sloppy head kick and Boletini moves out of range easily.
Wicked scores with a kick to the midsection.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wicked.
Wicked lands a leg kick that knocks Boletini off balance momentarily.
Good leg kick by Wicked there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've been informed that Boletini has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A good leg kick by Wicked.
Boletini misses with a head kick.
Boletini takes a kick to the side of the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wicked.
Boletini takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wicked turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wicked fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wicked scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wicked.
Wicked lands a two punch combo.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Wicked - that will leave a mark!
Wicked with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boletini takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Wicked lands with a slapping head kick.
Boletini is rocked!
Wicked feints and then cracks Boletini's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Boletini down.
Boletini is still on wobbly legs! Can Wicked finish him?
Wicked steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Boletini is out on his feet! Wicked sets himself and nearly takes Boletini's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Shezzo Wicked!
Shezzo Wicked managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Kemists ↑™ 5x160Q - $149-199, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Virgil Dreesen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksandr Kozlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kozlov has chosen Patrioticheskaya Pesnya as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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164 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Virgil Dreesen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aleksandr Kozlov!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kozlov misses with a looping right.
Kozlov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Good shot there by Dreesen.
Kozlov darts in and clinches Dreesen up against the cage.
Kozlov working hard to break the clinch.
Dreesen blocks the elbow strike.
Dreesen misses with a punch to the body.
Dreesen throws a head punch that misses.
Dreesen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kozlov throws an elbow that misses.
A short left from Dreesen.
Kozlov throws an elbow that misses.
Dreesen trying to stall but Kozlov improves his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kozlov misses with an elbow strike.
Kozlov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Virgil Dreesen has been cut.
Dreesen avoids the elbow strike from Kozlov, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kozlov.
Kozlov trying to control the position but instead, Dreesen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kozlov into the cage.
Dreesen misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dreesen misses with the head strike.
Kozlov throws an elbow but it misses.
Kozlov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kozlov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dreesen moves into the clinch.
Dreesen avoids a wild elbow strike from Kozlov.
We've been hearing reports that Dreesen has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Dreesen throws an elbow but it misses.
Kozlov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dreesen lands with a kick to the temple. Kozlov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Dreesen cracks a nice hook into Kozlov's ribs.
Kozlov looks to throw the jab but Dreesen is out of range.
Kozlov misses with an uppercut.
It appears Dreesen was looking to counter with a kick there.
Kozlov lands with a nice combination. Dreesen backs away looking to recover.
Kozlov throws a series of punches but Dreesen avoids them all with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kozlov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kozlov works the jab nicely.
Dreesen moves away from the strike by Kozlov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Kozlov. That snapped Dreesen's head back.
Dreesen throws a series of strikes that have Kozlov backpedaling.
Donk. Kozlov catches Dreesen right on the button with a cross.
Kozlov forces Dreesen back against the cage and clinches.
Kozlov blocks a body shot from Dreesen.
Dreesen digs a right hand into Kozlov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kozlov's gas tank.
Kozlov wants to stall.
Kozlov throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Dreesen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kozlov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dreesen's defenses.
Dreesen misses with a knee to the head.
Dreesen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kozlov can't break the clinch.
Kozlov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dreesen's defenses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kozlov.
Kozlov breaks from the clinch.
Dreesen lands a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dreesen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dreesen tries a head kick but it misses.
Kozlov moves into the clinch.
Kozlov misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kozlov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dreesen's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kozlov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dreesen's brow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kozlov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kozlov throws an elbow but misses.
Kozlov has had enough of the clinch but Dreesen keeps him there for the moment.
Dreesen gets through Kozlov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kozlov blocks an uppercut.
Kozlov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kozlov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kozlov breaks the clinch.
Kozlov closes the distance and clinches.
Dreesen pushes Kozlov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kozlov throws an elbow but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kozlov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dreesen swings for the body but Kozlov moves out of range.
Kozlov drives through and clinches with Dreesen against the cage.
Dreesen avoids a wild elbow strike from Kozlov.
Kozlov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kozlov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dreesen lands with a slapping head kick.
Kozlov is rocked!
Dreesen moves away from the strike by Kozlov.
Dreesen seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Kozlov is still on wobbly legs! Can Dreesen finish him?
Dreesen feints a jab and as Kozlov dips his head, Dreesen unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Kozlov right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Kozlov falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Dreesen smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Virgil Dreesen!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mack Bolan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deep Inuass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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218 lbs
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210 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
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mack Bolan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Deep Inuass!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolan ducks right into an uppercut from Inuass.
Bolan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Inuass bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bolan's head.
Inuass lands a jab to the nose.
Inuass has closed the distance and engaged Bolan in a clinch.
Inuass misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bolan.
Bolan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Inuass has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Inuass makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bolan tries to land knees in the clinch but Inuass avoids the damage to the body.
Bolan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Inuass blocks it with crossed arms.
Bolan tries to land a knee to the head but Inuass blocks with his arms.
Bolan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Inuass throws a punch but it's blocked by Bolan.
Our sources have told us that Bolan has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Bolan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Inuass has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bolan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
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!
Bolan tries a knee to the head but Inuass blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bolan misses with a knee to the head.
Inuass lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Inuass blocks an elbow strike.
Inuass lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bolan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Inuass misses with an elbow over the top.
Inuass told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Inuass.
Inuass managing to block the knees to the body from Bolan.
Bolan scores a nice knee to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Inuass.
Inuass gets through Bolan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bolan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bolan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bolan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bolan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Inuass blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right from Inuass on the inside.
Bolan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bolan blocks an elbow strike from Inuass.
Inuass lands a right hand.
Bolan misses with a knee to the head.
Bolan missing with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bolan missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Inuass on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Inuass.
Bolan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Inuass is defending well for now.
Bolan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bolan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bolan is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolan misses with a knee strike.
Inuass working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Inuass misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bolan.
Nice body punch from Inuass.
Still in the clinch, Inuass scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bolan blocks an elbow strike.
Inuass managing to block the knees to the body from Bolan.
Inuass avoiding damage as Bolan throws knees to the body.
Bolan avoids a wild elbow strike from Inuass.
A short right from Inuass on the inside.
Inuass looking to stall.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Inuass just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bolan's brow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bolan as Inuass tries to tie him up.
Bolan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Inuass blocks it with crossed arms.
Inuass lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bolan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bolan tries a knee to the head but Inuass blocks it.
Inuass scores with a hook to the body.
Inuass lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Inuass lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolan struggles to land a body shot inside as Inuass controls his hands.
Bolan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Inuass is defending well for now.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bolan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Inuass avoids it.
Inuass misses with a short punch on the inside.
Inuass scores with a shot to the side of Bolan's head.
Inuass lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Inuass comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Inuass takes a knee right on the jaw!
Inuass misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Inuass.
Bolan misses with a knee strike.
Inuass leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bolan blocks an elbow strike.
Inuass lands with a left to the head.
Inuass softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Inuass lands a hook that snaps the head of Bolan backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bolan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Inuass avoids it.
A right hook to the body lands for Inuass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inuass lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bolan backwards.
Bolan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bolan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Inuass has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Inuass lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bolan backwards.
Inuass makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Inuass.
Bolan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bolan misses with a knee strike.
Inuass lands an elbow inside.
Inuass cracks Bolan with a nice body shot.
Inuass lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bolan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bolan as Inuass tries to tie him up.
Inuass avoiding damage as Bolan throws knees to the body.
Inuass lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Inuass blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bolan pushes Inuass back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Inuass lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Inuass lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Inuass lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Deep Inuass dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Inuass is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bolan takes one to the side of the head.
Inuass fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bolan tries to counter by clinching up but Inuass breaks away and moves out of range.
Bolan checks a leg kick nicely.
Bolan tries to counter by clinching up but Inuass breaks away and moves out of range.
A big left from Inuass misses.
Bolan slips under a jab from Inuass.
Bolan closes the distance and pushes Inuass back into the cage.
Inuass misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bolan managing to block the knees to the body from Inuass.
Bolan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Inuass blocks it with crossed arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Inuass avoids it.
Deep Inuass seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bolan tries a knee to the head but Inuass blocks it.
Inuass lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bolan lands a damaging elbow.
Inuass lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bolan takes an elbow to the temple.
Inuass makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inuass misses with some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Inuass.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Inuass working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bolan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Inuass lands a right hand.
A nice left hand lands by Inuass.
Inuass throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Inuass lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Inuass.
Inuass tries a body shot but Bolan blocks it.
Inuass lands a nice uppercut.
Inuass throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Inuass on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bolan tries to land a knee to the head but Inuass blocks with his arms.
Inuass lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Inuass swings wildly with an uppercut but Bolan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Inuass looking to stall.
Inuass fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Inuass swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inuass leaning his opponent against the cage.
Inuass takes an elbow to the temple.
Bolan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bolan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bolan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Inuass lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Inuass tries to throw a body punch but Bolan avoids it by throwing Inuass back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Inuass creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bolan prevents a body shot from Inuass.
Inuass throws an elbow but it misses.
Bolan missing with knees to the body.
Inuass tries a body shot but Bolan blocks it.
Bolan blocks an elbow strike from Inuass.
Inuass lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bolan backwards.
Inuass lands with a short shot to the head.
Bolan avoids a wild elbow strike from Inuass.
Inuass lands a hook to the side of the head.
Inuass throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolan connects with a knee to the head.
Bolan missing with knees to the body.
Inuass softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Inuass lands a right hand.
Inuass can't find room to land a body shot as Bolan controls the action.
Bolan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Inuass blocks it with crossed arms.
Inuass has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
With the fighters up against the cage, Inuass throws an elbow but misses.
Inuass working aggressively here.
Inuass throws an elbow that misses.
Inuass throws an elbow but it misses.
Inuass lands a damaging elbow.
Inuass trying to stall but Bolan improves his position.
Bolan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Inuass is defending well for now.
A shot in the inside from Inuass.
Inuass scores with a hook to the body.
Bolan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Inuass is defending well for now.
Inuass lands an uppercut.
Bolan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bolan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Inuass is defending well for now.
Inuass lands a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inuass lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Inuass lands a nice uppercut.
Bolan takes a shot to the head.
Inuass lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Inuass is leaning against Bolan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bolan misses with a knee strike.
Inuass lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bolan backwards.
Bolan looking to throw knees to the head but Inuass is blocking nicely.
Inuass lands a nice uppercut.
Inuass softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Inuass lands a body shot.
Inuass looking to slow down the pace here.
Inuass lands a shoulder strike.
Inuass scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice elbow from Inuass.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Inuass.
Inuass pushes Bolan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Inuass scores with a shot to the side of Bolan's head.
Inuass struggles to land a body shot inside as Bolan controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Inuass - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Deep Inuass showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Inuass catches Bolan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bolan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Inuass throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Inuass throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bolan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Deep Inuass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Inuass lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bolan walks into a jab.
Inuass throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Inuass finds it's way through Bolan's defenses.
Bolan is rocked!
Inuass scores with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inuass ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Inuass cracks Bolan with a good jab.
Oh Bolan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Inuass digs a good body shot into Bolan's ribs.
Bolan seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Inuass jabs at Bolan's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inuass swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Inuass cracks Bolan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bolan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Inuass tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bolan is able to avoid easily.
Bolan tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Inuass manages to circle out of the way.
Inuass 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.
Inuass with a nice cross.
Inuass thuds a left hand into Bolan's body.
Inuass throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bolan 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.
Inuass lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Inuass throws a jab when Bolan was well out of range.
Bolan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donk. Inuass catches Bolan right on the button with a cross.
Inuass wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A slapping leg kick lands for Inuass.
Deep Inuass seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bolan wants to clinch.
Inuass tries a quick counter leg kick but Bolan is wise to it.
Bolan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Inuass throws a leg kick which misses Bolan's front leg but catches the back leg as Bolan tries to avoid it.
Inuass attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bolan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Inuass feints and then cracks Bolan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bolan down.
Bolan slips a jab from Inuass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Inuass connects with a right hand. Bolan shakes it off.
Inuass throws a hook to the side of Bolan's head but Bolan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bolan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Inuass counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bolan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Inuass connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Inuass lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Inuass lands with an overhand left.
Inuass has Bolan up against the cage in a clinch.
Bolan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mack Bolan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bolan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bolan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bolan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bolan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bolan obliges.
Bolan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Inuass lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Bolan.
Bolan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nice elbow from Bolan.
Bolan working Inuass over with knees to the body.
Bolan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bolan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Inuass has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bolan tries to land knees in the clinch but Inuass avoids the damage to the body.
Inuass lands with a right to the head.
Bolan struggles to land a body shot inside as Inuass controls his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bolan avoids a wild elbow strike from Inuass.
Bolan crunches a lovely knee into Inuass's ribcage.
Bolan missing with knees to the body.
Deep Inuass is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Inuass lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bolan backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Deep Inuass comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Inuass has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Deep Inuass!
Deep Inuass gave a mention to Grand Champion Apparel in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kobe Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefan Kung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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23
198 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kobe Bryant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stefan Kung!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kung shoots in looking for a takedown. Bryant tries to sprawl out of it but Kung keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bryant manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kung ducks under a wild hook from Bryant.
Kung with the counter takedown but Bryant avoids it easily.
Kung shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bryant as he avoids it easily.
Bryant throws a combination. Kung tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bryant lands a nice hook to Kung's body. Kung takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bryant swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kung fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bryant avoids it really well and circles away.
Kobe Bryant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stefan Kung.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Bryant. No joy for Kung on that attempt.
Kung shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bryant's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kung is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kung trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bryant seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Kung trying to control but Bryant is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kung accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kung postures up in Bryant's guard and throws a big left but Bryant blocks it.
Kung controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kung trying to control but Bryant is working from the bottom.
Kung slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kung tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bryant swivels and escapes.
Bryant rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kung moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kobe Bryant is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bryant throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kung counters with a shoot takedown. Bryant fights it but they end up in guard.
Kung wants to control from the top but Bryant keeps moving.
Kung's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Let's hope that Kung has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Kung pushes down on Bryant's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kung scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kung has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bryant is refusing to be controlled, as Kung sits in half guard.
Kung content to control rather than advance.
Kung is trying to control the action in half guard but Bryant is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full 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.
Kung is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bryant misses with an uppercut. Kung saw that one coming.
Bryant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kung was well out of range. Poor timing from Bryant.
Bryant circles away from the clinch attempt.
A punch combination from Bryant misses.
Kung changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bryant moves into range and connects with a jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kung is defended easily by Bryant.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kung gets a clinch.
A short left from Bryant.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kobe Bryant will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kung looks for a takedown but Bryant sprawls well.
A slow jab from Bryant misses its intended target.
Bryant throws a big shot that misses.
Kung shoots in and drives through. Bryant sprawls well.
Kobe Bryant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bryant gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kung to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kung is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bryant not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kung wants to control from the top but Bryant keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kung postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kung trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kung controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kung tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bryant throws a series of punches but Kung avoids them all with ease.
Bryant connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bryant looks to land a left hand but Kung moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kung dives in and grabs Bryant's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bryant pushes down on Kung's head and hops out.
Bryant appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kobe Bryant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stefan Kung.
Bryant scores with a decent looking hook.
Kung jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kung wants to clinch.
Bryant throws a lazy right hand but Kung sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bryant misses with a hook
and Kung counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kung.
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!
Kung wants to pass the guard but Bryant is keeping the position.
Kung not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bryant keeping moving, preventing Kung from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kung is stalling in the full guard.
Kung stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bryant swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bryant blocks a jab.
Kung gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kung takes a swing at Bryant's ribcage but misses.
Kung shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bryant pinned against the cage. Bryant gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kung uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bryant.
Kung on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kobe Bryant is winning the standup battle so far.
Bryant fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kung looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bryant jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kung.
Bryant just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kobe Bryant dominated that second round.
That's time! Bryant's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kung shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kung with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kung is pressing down on Bryant's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bryant is holding on for now.
Stefan Kung has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kung is trying to control the action in half guard but Bryant is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kung is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Kung trying to control the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kung is working for a submission of some sort.
Kung wants to control but Bryant is keeping him busy.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kung closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bryant circles away.
Bryant misses with an uppercut.
Bryant throws a jab but it's blocked by Kung.
Kung is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bryant 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.
Kung shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bryant as he jumps to the side.
Kung shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bryant pinned against the cage. Bryant gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kobe Bryant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stefan Kung.
Kung tries for a takedown but Bryant sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bryant stuffs the takedown attempt from Kung. Kung gets slowly back to his feet.
Bryant throws a jab but it's blocked by Kung.
And Kung tries to counter it with a takedown but Bryant pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kung tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bryant swivels and escapes.
Kung uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bryant.
Bryant leaves Kung with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant lands a really nice looking cross but Kung seems unphased.
Bryant ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bryant throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kung sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kung shoots in for a double leg but Bryant sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bryant misses with a wild body shot.
Kung drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bryant defends it well.
Kobe Bryant is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bryant scores with a punch to the head.
Bryant lands with an overhand left.
Bryant lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bryant throws a shot from downtown. Kung moves away and avoids it.
Bryant lands a jab to the head.
Bryant is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kung shoots in but no luck this time.
Bryant lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kung on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kung uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bryant.
Kung drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bryant defends it well.
Kung fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bryant avoids it really well and circles away.
Bryant goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bryant scores with a sloppy right hand. Kung should have avoided that one.
Kung looks for a takedown but Bryant sprawls well.
Stefan Kung has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bryant looks to land a right hand but Kung moved out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kobe Bryant showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bryant, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kobe Bryant!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ilya Mstislav Byhenikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnie Felterbush (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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199 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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23
200 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ilya Mstislav Byhenikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Donnie Felterbush!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Felterbush catches Byhenikov right on the button with a cross.
Ilya Mstislav Byhenikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Byhenikov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Byhenikov throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Felterbush counters with a low kick, right behind Byhenikov 's knee.
A looping hook to the body misses from Byhenikov. Felterbush does a little dance to reset his feet.
Byhenikov scoring well with a low kick there.
Byhenikov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Byhenikov misses the shot to the body.
Felterbush blocks the body kick.
Felterbush misses with a straight right.
Byhenikov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Felterbush.
Byhenikov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Felterbush throws a sloppy head kick and Byhenikov moves out of range easily.
A quick step to the side and Byhenikov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Byhenikov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Felterbush ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Byhenikov misses with a hook
and Felterbush cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Byhenikov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Byhenikov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Byhenikov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byhenikov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Felterbush misses with a straight left.
Byhenikov seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
An inside leg kick from Felterbush misses.
Byhenikov cracks Felterbush with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Felterbush throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Byhenikov.
Byhenikov looks for the body kick but Felterbush saw that one coming.
Felterbush looks to land a left hand but Byhenikov moved out of range nicely.
Felterbush gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Felterbush misses with a body punch.
Stalling in the clinch from Felterbush.
Felterbush blocks a body shot from Byhenikov.
Byhenikov misses with a punch to the body.
Byhenikov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Felterbush's elbow.
Byhenikov throws a punch but it's blocked by Felterbush.
Byhenikov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Felterbush misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Felterbush is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Byhenikov struggles to land a body shot inside as Felterbush controls his hands.
Felterbush tries to throw a body punch but Byhenikov avoids it by throwing Felterbush back against the cage.
Byhenikov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Felterbush's elbow.
Byhenikov lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Felterbush can't find room to land a body shot as Byhenikov controls the action.
Byhenikov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Felterbush prevents a body shot from Byhenikov.
Felterbush has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Byhenikov seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Felterbush can turn it around.
Byhenikov lands a shoulder strike.
Felterbush misses with a short punch on the inside.
Byhenikov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Byhenikov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Felterbush backwards.
Byhenikov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Felterbush lands a nice uppercut.
Felterbush throws a head punch that misses.
Byhenikov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Byhenikov throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Byhenikov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Felterbush lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Byhenikov backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felterbush throws a head punch that misses.
Byhenikov misses with a punch to the body.
Byhenikov prevents a body shot from Felterbush.
Felterbush blocks a body shot from Byhenikov.
Felterbush scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Byhenikov tries a body shot but Felterbush blocks it.
Felterbush misses with some punches.
Byhenikov tries a body shot but Felterbush blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Byhenikov.
Felterbush lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Felterbush blocks a body shot from Byhenikov.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Felterbush.
Felterbush is stalling here.
Felterbush has a couple of punches blocked by Byhenikov.
Byhenikov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Felterbush stalling against the cage.
Byhenikov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byhenikov scores with a hook to the body.
Byhenikov can't find room to land a body shot as Felterbush controls the action.
Felterbush swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Byhenikov misses with a punch to the body.
Byhenikov presses Felterbush against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Felterbush.
Byhenikov tries to throw a body punch but Felterbush avoids it by throwing Byhenikov back against the cage.
Byhenikov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Felterbush looks winded!
Byhenikov works on Felterbush's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice left hand lands by Byhenikov.
Byhenikov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Felterbush or not.
A short left from Byhenikov.
It looks like Donnie Felterbush has been cut.
Byhenikov blocking some punches.
Byhenikov lands a hook that snaps the head of Felterbush backwards.
Byhenikov lands a body punch.
Byhenikov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Byhenikov scores with a hook to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Byhenikov.
Byhenikov digs a right hand into Felterbush's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Felterbush's gas tank.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Felterbush prevents a body shot from Byhenikov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ilya Mstislav Byhenikov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Donnie Felterbush'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.
Byhenikov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Felterbush throws a head kick that misses.
Byhenikov throws a hook but Felterbush avoids it easily.
Felterbush jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Byhenikov misses with a hook.
Byhenikov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Felterbush's sensitive parts.
Felterbush darts in and clinches Byhenikov up against the cage.
Felterbush blocking some punches.
Byhenikov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Felterbush backwards.
Felterbush blocks a body shot from Byhenikov.
Byhenikov has a couple of punches blocked by Felterbush.
Byhenikov struggles to land a body shot inside as Felterbush controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A hook to the body from Byhenikov.
Felterbush tries to throw a body punch but Byhenikov avoids it by throwing Felterbush back against the cage.
Felterbush is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Byhenikov pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Felterbush misses with a punch on the inside.
Byhenikov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Felterbush blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byhenikov swings wildly with an uppercut but Felterbush uses good head movement to avoid it.
Byhenikov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Byhenikov lands with a short shot to the head.
Byhenikov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Byhenikov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Felterbush's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Felterbush.
Byhenikov misses with a punch to the body.
Byhenikov digs a right hand into Felterbush's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Felterbush's gas tank.
Byhenikov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Byhenikov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Felterbush's elbow.
Byhenikov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Felterbush fails to land.
Felterbush misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Felterbush escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Byhenikov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Byhenikov feints and then cracks Felterbush's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Felterbush down.
Byhenikov throws a hook to the side of Felterbush's head but Felterbush sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Byhenikov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Felterbush. Felterbush circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byhenikov misses with a hook. Felterbush ducked under it nicely.
Byhenikov tests Felterbush's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Byhenikov lands a nice looking body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Felterbush waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Byhenikov.
Felterbush will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Byhenikov half committed to a counter leg kick.
Byhenikov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Felterbush can do to turn this around?
Byhenikov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Felterbush is breathing heavily.
A head kick from Byhenikov lands but Felterbush takes it in his stride.
Byhenikov works the jab nicely.
Felterbush is rocked!
Byhenikov cracks Felterbush's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Felterbush slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Byhenikov can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ilya Mstislav Byhenikov!
Ilya Mstislav Byhenikov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Con (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Weston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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22
285 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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243 lbs
8 - 2 - 1 |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, King Con!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Weston!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Con misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Weston.
Weston cracks Con with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like King Con has been cut.
Con misses the shot to the body.
Con stuns Weston with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Con throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've been informed that Weston has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Con throws a shot from downtown. Weston moves away and avoids it.
Weston is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Con throws a body punch but Weston moves out of range.
Weston tries to counter with a clinch but Con shakes him off and moves away.
That kick from Weston tenderised Con's leg. Con is trying to keep his angry face on.
Weston ducks under a wild hook from Con.
Weston tries to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Con misses.
Con scores with a jab. Weston acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Weston. Those never looked like landing.
As Weston looks to move away, Con throws a big counter combo bu Weston just gets out of the way.
Con misses with a lunging right hand
and Weston counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Con is trying to maintain a safe position but Weston gets an underhook and turns Con into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Con misses with the head strike.
Con is trying to force a seperation but Weston has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Con's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Con has had enough of the clinch but Weston keeps him there for the moment.
Con is working Weston over against the cage.
Weston gets through Con's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
I was talking to Con's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Con is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Weston is defending well for now.
Weston misses with a hook from the clinch.
Con is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Weston is defending well for now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Con blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Weston.
A nice right hand lands inside from Weston.
Con trying to control the position but instead, Weston has worked for underhooks and has pushed Con into the cage.
Con blocks an uppercut.
Weston has Con pressed against the cage.
Weston softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Con stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A nice left hand lands by Weston.
A short left from Weston.
Con lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Weston lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Con - that landed with a thud.
Con is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Con lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Weston backwards.
Still in the clinch, Weston scores with a nice short uppercut.
King Con's cut is getting worse.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Weston swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Con lands a right hand that snaps the head of Weston backwards.
Weston lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A shot in the inside from Weston.
Weston drops Con onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Con is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Con is rocked!
Weston throws a head punch that misses.
Oh Con is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Weston stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Con is breathing heavily.
Con's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Weston creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Weston misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Con.
Con tries to work over Weston's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Weston lands a big right hand that drops Con! The killer instinct kicks in and Weston finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Weston!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Weston!
Matt Weston bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ren Naga-Wing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Worf Roshenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roshenko comes into a darkened arena with his song building. QoNos Death Swell kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
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263 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ren Naga-Wing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Worf Roshenko!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naga-Wing chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Roshenko tries to bum rush Naga-Wing with a series of wild strikes but Naga-Wing uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Naga-Wing shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Roshenko pinned against the cage. Roshenko gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Roshenko throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Naga-Wing jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Roshenko's coach down at ELITE University of Hard Knocks was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Roshenko's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Roshenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Naga-Wing is looking to counter punch.
Roshenko is looking to score with low kicks.
Roshenko takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The fighters circling - Roshenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Naga-Wing moves into range and clinches up with Roshenko.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Naga-Wing blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roshenko turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Roshenko manages to end up in side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Naga-Wing manages to work his way to half guard, despite Roshenko's best efforts.
Naga-Wing regains full guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roshenko throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naga-Wing is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Roshenko wants to control from the top but Naga-Wing keeps moving.
Naga-Wing escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Roshenko gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Roshenko passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Roshenko working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Naga-Wing tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Naga-Wing is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naga-Wing sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roshenko drops an elbow to the side of Naga-Wing's head.
It looks like Ren Naga-Wing has been cut.
Naga-Wing gets full guard.
Naga-Wing escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Roshenko gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Roshenko stopping the sweep attempt from Naga-Wing.
Naga-Wing looking to control.
Naga-Wing tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Naga-Wing looking to control.
Roshenko got a little sloppy there for a moment and Naga-Wing has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Roshenko has managed to get both his arms back between Naga-Wing's legs - danger averted.
Roshenko really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Naga-Wing. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Naga-Wing is trying to keep Roshenko in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naga-Wing looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Naga-Wing escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Roshenko gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Naga-Wing is looking for a triangle but Roshenko pushes his legs off easily.
Roshenko got a little sloppy there for a moment and Naga-Wing has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Roshenko has managed to get both his arms back between Naga-Wing's legs - danger averted.
Roshenko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Naga-Wing is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Naga-Wing had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Roshenko defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roshenko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Naga-Wing works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Naga-Wing trying to control the position.
Naga-Wing is really struggling to control Roshenko but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Naga-Wing lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Roshenko working for a triangle but Naga-Wing defends it easily.
Roshenko had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Naga-Wing defends it easily.
Naga-Wing postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ren Naga-Wing dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ren Naga-Wing'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.
Naga-Wing looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Roshenko throws a low kick but it's checked well by Naga-Wing.
Roshenko throws a leg kick but Naga-Wing checks it.
Naga-Wing moves away from the strike by Roshenko.
Roshenko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Naga-Wing buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jab from Naga-Wing.
An inside leg kick lands from Naga-Wing.
Naga-Wing feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Ren Naga-Wing overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Roshenko is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Roshenko controlling Naga-Wing's posture.
Naga-Wing content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naga-Wing drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Naga-Wing jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Roshenko controls Naga-Wing momentarily but Naga-Wing frees himself.
Naga-Wing might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Naga-Wing distracts Roshenko with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Naga-Wing postures up and lands a big shot to Roshenko's brow.
Naga-Wing keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Roshenko's head.
Naga-Wing postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Naga-Wing working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Roshenko's head.
Naga-Wing postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Naga-Wing lands a couple of elbows.
Naga-Wing missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Naga-Wing in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roshenko is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Naga-Wing working some strikes from top position.
Naga-Wing is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roshenko can do to turn this around?
Naga-Wing postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Naga-Wing working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Roshenko's head.
Naga-Wing 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.
Naga-Wing working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Roshenko's head.
Naga-Wing is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Naga-Wing is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Roshenko looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Naga-Wing is working Roshenko over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Roshenko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Naga-Wing chips away with some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Naga-Wing postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Roshenko is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naga-Wing is in close to Roshenko's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Roshenko is still in real trouble! Can Naga-Wing finish him?
Naga-Wing landing some decent shots from guard.
Roshenko seems to have recovered his senses.
Naga-Wing scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Naga-Wing is in close to Roshenko's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Naga-Wing makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Naga-Wing working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Naga-Wing landing some decent shots from guard.
Naga-Wing trying to move into half guard but instead Roshenko has managed to sweep!
Naga-Wing tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Naga-Wing has his feet on Roshenko's thighs here. He's pushed Roshenko off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Roshenko screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ren Naga-Wing!
An out of breath Ren Naga-Wing thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ruslan Mstislav Byhenikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brogan Kearney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruslan Mstislav Byhenikov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Brogan Kearney's chin.
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24
157 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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23
165 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ruslan Mstislav Byhenikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brogan Kearney!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kearney throws a hook to the side of Byhenikov's head but Byhenikov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kearney misses with a body shot.
Byhenikov misses with a hook.
Byhenikov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Byhenikov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Byhenikov throws a one two combo.
Kearney misses with a looping left.
Kearney throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Byhenikov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A leg kick checked by Kearney.
Byhenikov misses with a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Byhenikov.
We've been informed that Kearney has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A punch lands to the side of Byhenikov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kearney just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Byhenikov misses the target.
Kearney waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Byhenikov.
Kearney throws a lazy right hand but Byhenikov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kearney loads up on a big right hand but Byhenikov slips the punch.
Kearney throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kearney dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brogan Kearney is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Byhenikov is looking to score with low kicks.
Byhenikov throws a hook but Kearney blocks it.
Byhenikov cracks a nice hook into Kearney's ribs.
Byhenikov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Byhenikov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kearney manages to avoid it.
Kearney tries to clinch but Byhenikov is having none of it.
Byhenikov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kearney swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Byhenikov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kearney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Byhenikov.
Kearney steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Byhenikov.
Byhenikov looks to throw the jab but Kearney is out of range.
Kearney swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Byhenikov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kearney was well out of range. Poor timing from Byhenikov.
Kearney jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Byhenikov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kearney misses with a body shot.
Kearney swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kearney on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Byhenikov. Byhenikov obviously looking to wear him down.
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!
Byhenikov thumps Kearney with a low kick.
Byhenikov tries to clinch up.
Kearney throws a looping overhand right but Byhenikov ducks down to avoid it.
Kearney throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Byhenikov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kearney.
Byhenikov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Decent striking displayed by Byhenikov there.
Kearney waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Byhenikov.
Kearney throws a hook but Byhenikov blocks it.
Kearney displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Byhenikov blocks a jab.
Byhenikov takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kearney.
Kearney struggles to land a body shot inside as Byhenikov controls his hands.
Kearney has a couple of punches blocked by Byhenikov.
Kearney scores with a shot to the side of Byhenikov's head.
Byhenikov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kearney prevents a body shot from Byhenikov.
Byhenikov pushes Kearney back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kearney lands with a short shot to the head.
Kearney lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Byhenikov backwards.
Kearney throws a head punch that misses.
Kearney tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Byhenikov lands an uppercut.
Kearney misses with a body punch.
Byhenikov has clasped his hands together around Kearney's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Byhenikov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kearney is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kearney tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
You can see the frustration on Kearney's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byhenikov trying to control the position but Kearney is working away.
Byhenikov has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Byhenikov controls the position from side control.
Byhenikov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Byhenikov trying to control the position but Kearney is working away.
Byhenikov working away.
Byhenikov working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruslan Mstislav Byhenikov dominated that round.
That's time! Byhenikov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kearney missing with a left hand there. Byhenikov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Byhenikov delivers a nice body kick.
Kearney misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Byhenikov.
Kearney avoids the head kick by Byhenikov.
Byhenikov throws a shot from downtown. Kearney moves away and avoids it.
Byhenikov scores with a decent looking hook.
Kearney is rocked!
Kearney wants to clinch but Byhenikov slips to the side
and Byhenikov counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ruslan Mstislav Byhenikov!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ho Chi Min (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Hoop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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23
200 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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200 lbs
11 - 7 - 1 |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ho Chi Min!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Hoop!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chi Min slips under a jab.
Chi Min staying out of range there.
Chi Min swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Chi Min takes one to the side of the head.
Chi Min looks for the body kick but Hoop saw that one coming.
Hoop throws out a counter right but Chi Min avoids it with no problem.
Hoop throws an overhand right that lands on Chi Min's shoulder, as Chi Min tries to avoid the shot.
Hoop throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chi Min counters with a nice body kick.
Chi Min moves out of range of the strikes.
Hoop clobbers Chi Min with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hoop misses with a few strikes there.
Chi Min ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hoop misses with a looping right.
As Hoop looks to move away, Chi Min throws a big counter combo bu Hoop just gets out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoop's corner calls for a 1-2. Hoop obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
John Hoop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hoop darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hoop lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hoop throws an off balance right hand
and Chi Min counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chi Min.
A big left from Hoop misses.
Chi Min looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hoop.
Hoop bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hoop rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chi Min counters with a solid body kick.
Chi Min looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hoop connects with an inside leg kick.
Hoop lands a two punch combo.
Nice body kick there by Chi Min.
Chi Min feints and then cracks Hoop's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hoop down.
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!
Hoop throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chi Min jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Hoop throws an off balance right hand
and Chi Min counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hoop misses with a hook.
A head kick misses from Chi Min.
Hoop doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoop throws a hook but Chi Min avoids it easily.
Hoop throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chi Min thinks about countering with a body kick.
Chi Min thows a body kick. Hoop tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nice defenses there by Chi Min.
Chi Min wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Chi Min looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jab, jab by Chi Min - just one landing.
Chi Min uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hoop.
Hoop looks to land a left hand but Chi Min moved out of range nicely.
Hoop digs a good body shot into Chi Min's ribs.
Chi Min lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Chi Min takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Chi Min smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hoop sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoop lands a jab to Chi Min's midsection.
Chi Min ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hoop looks to land a left hand but Chi Min moved out of range nicely.
A big left from Hoop misses.
Chi Min jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Chi Min clinches up against the cage.
Chi Min lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Chi Min on the inside.
Hoop tries to throw a body punch but Chi Min avoids it by throwing Hoop back against the cage.
Hoop avoiding damage as Chi Min throws knees to the body.
Chi Min scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chi Min.
Chi Min misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hoop lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chi Min avoids the elbow strike from Hoop, against the cage.
Chi Min crunches a lovely knee into Hoop's ribcage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoop is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hoop misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoop fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chi Min lands with a right to the head.
Chi Min throws a punch but it's blocked by Hoop.
Hoop can't find room to land a body shot as Chi Min controls the action.
Chi Min tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chi Min misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hoop.
Chi Min misses with some punches.
Hoop tries to work over Chi Min's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chi Min swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hoop stalling.
Chi Min throws a punch but it's blocked by Hoop.
Hoop is trying to stall.
Chi Min utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot in the inside from Hoop.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chi Min obliges.
Chi Min lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hoop wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Hoop will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chi Min looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chi Min tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hoop misses with a wild body shot.
No joy there for Hoop, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chi Min feinted with a counter takedown.
Hoop looks to land a left hand but Chi Min moved out of range nicely.
Hoop connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
John Hoop seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Hoop misses.
And Chi Min counters with a quick kick to the body but Hoop blocks it.
Hoop misses with a hook. Chi Min ducked under it nicely.
Hoop rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chi Min moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chi Min moves out of range as Hoop throws a body kick.
Chi Min misses with a body kick.
Chi Min throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hoop fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chi Min manages to avoid it.
Hoop takes a swing at Chi Min's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoop darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hoop throws a lazy uppercut
and Chi Min counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hoop's knee momentarily.
Hoop works over Chi Min's head and body with a nice combination.
Hoop misses with a straight right.
Hoop tries to bum rush Chi Min with a series of wild strikes but Chi Min uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chi Min has closed the distance and engaged Hoop in a clinch.
Hoop lands a hook that snaps the head of Chi Min backwards.
Hoop takes an elbow to the forehead.
Chi Min misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chi Min has a couple of punches blocked by Hoop.
Hoop landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoop lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hoop throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hoop trying to land knees to the body.
Chi Min pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chi Min.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoop tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chi Min avoids it.
Hoop blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hoop blocks an elbow strike.
Hoop lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chi Min tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hoop avoids it.
Chi Min lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ho Chi Min has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Chi Min misses with a punch on the inside.
Chi Min misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hoop lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chi Min tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chi Min.
A head punch on the inside from Hoop fails to land.
Our sources have told us that Chi Min has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Chi Min throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hoops head.
Hoop is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hoop tries to throw a body punch but Chi Min avoids it by throwing Hoop back against the cage.
Chi Min comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Chi Min missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoop has a couple of punches blocked by Chi Min.
Chi Min tries to work over Hoop's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chi Min lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hoop backwards.
Hoop can't find room to land a body shot as Chi Min controls the action.
Hoop misses with a punch to the body.
Chi Min misses with some punches.
Chi Min softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chi Min lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chi Min misses with a knee strike.
Hoop managing to block the knees to the body from Chi Min.
Hoop tries to throw a body punch but Chi Min avoids it by throwing Hoop back against the cage.
Hoop has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Chi Min.
Hoop tries to throw a body punch but Chi Min avoids it by throwing Hoop back against the cage.
Hoop trying to stall but Chi Min improves his position.
Chi Min lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hoop.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hoop as Chi Min tries to tie him up.
Hoop looking to throw knees to the head but Chi Min is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chi Min avoiding damage as Hoop throws knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Chi Min scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chi Min wants to stall.
Hoop misses with a punch on the inside.
Chi Min misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hoop creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chi Min blocks an uppercut.
Hoop can't find room to land a body shot as Chi Min controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chi Min.
Chi Min missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chi Min creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Hoop - that landed with a thud.
Chi Min throws a head punch that misses.
Hoop lands an uppercut.
Hoop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chi Min's elbow.
Hoop swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Hoop.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chi Min takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but John Hoop will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hoop, as that shot connected.
Hoop scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chi Min keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice shot by Hoop.
Hoop tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chi Min was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoop.
Hoop misses with the combination.
Hoop thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hoop throws a shot from downtown. Chi Min moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoop misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoop. Chi Min does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chi Min takes one to the side of the head.
Chi Min moves out of range of the strikes.
Chi Min slips under a jab.
Chi Min is looking for a counter combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chi Min finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hoop swinging wildly here.
Chi Min moves away from the strike by Hoop.
Hoop throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chi Min throws a head kick that misses.
Hoop throws a body shot but no joy.
Hoop misses with a hook.
And Chi Min counters with a quick kick to the body but Hoop blocks it.
Hoop misses with a low kick.
Hoop throws a jab when Chi Min was well out of range.
Hoop takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Chi Min ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chi Min throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hoop now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hoop will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chi Min thinks about countering with a body kick.
Hoop misses with a double jab.
Hoop misses with a wild body shot.
Chi Min lands with a nice body kick.
Hoop lands with a good body shot.
Hoop scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoop tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chi Min was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoop.
A head kick misses from Chi Min.
Hoop works the jab nicely.
Hoop turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A big right from Hoop misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chi Min throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hoop looks to score with a jab to the body but Chi Min is just out of range.
Hoop takes a swing at Chi Min's ribcage but misses.
Hoop moves out of range as Chi Min throws a body kick.
Chi Min takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Chi Min steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hoop.
Chi Min lands with a nice body kick.
Hoop moves out of range of the body kick.
Hoop throws a shot to the body.
Hoop lands with a good body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hoop throws a hook but Chi Min avoids it easily.
Hoop misses with a double jab.
Chi Min moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chi Min blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chi Min lands a nice knee to the body.
Chi Min lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoop scores a nice knee to the body.
Chi Min lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Chi Min tries to land knees in the clinch but Hoop avoids the damage to the body.
Hoop swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hoop on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chi Min looking to throw knees to the head but Hoop is blocking nicely.
Hoop misses with the head strike.
Hoop on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hoop misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chi Min.
Hoop lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chi Min swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chi Min lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hoop backwards.
Ho Chi Min has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John Hoop is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Chi Min looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hoop misses with the head strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Hoop comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hoop winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Hoop!
John Hoop really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Walhalla Clothing + 10 % LAUNDRY logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeffrey Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller comes to the cage accompanied by Killers. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeffrey Miller!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrew Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan throws a shot from downtown. Miller moves away and avoids it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Miller.
Miller fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Morgan.
Morgan looks for a takedown but Miller sprawls well.
Miller looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
The fighters circling - Miller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Morgan is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Miller connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Morgan momentarily.
Morgan dives in for a single leg takedown but Miller sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Miller throws the kick towards the body but Morgan avoids it.
Morgan shoots in but no luck this time.
Jeffrey Miller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Morgan.
Miller moves out of range as Morgan strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan misses with a looping left.
Miller throws a body punch but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Miller in his tracks.
Miller with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Morgan shoots in for a double leg but Miller sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Miller. Beautiful body shot.
A slow jab from Morgan misses its intended target.
Morgan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Miller counters with a right hand to the body.
Morgan misses with a takedown
and Miller counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Miller goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Andrew Morgan has been cut.
Miller has closed the distance and engaged Morgan in a clinch.
Morgan tries to pull guard but Miller forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Miller scores with a nice short uppercut.
Morgan misses with a punch on the inside.
Miller gets through Morgan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan wants the takedown. Miller is fighting it off but Morgan persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Miller's guard against the cage.
Morgan gets to his feet - Miller follows without any prompting.
A big right from Miller misses.
Miller connects with a body shot that sends Morgan's belly button to the back.
A big left from Morgan misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a body shot but no joy.
Morgan misses with a lunging right hand
and Miller counters with a big head kick but Morgan shrugs it off.
Miller wants to clinch up but Morgan keeps it at a distance.
Miller 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.
A nice inside leg kick there by Miller. That's going to slow Morgan down.
Andrew Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller doesn't manage to clinch there - Morgan circles away.
Morgan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Morgan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Miller counters with a stiff right hand.
Miller misses with a wild body shot.
Morgan changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Morgan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Morgan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Miller slips under a jab from Morgan.
Morgan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Morgan throws an off balance right hand
and Miller counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Miller turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan shoots in looking for a takedown but Miller manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Morgan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A big left from Miller misses.
Morgan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Morgan might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Morgan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Miller takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A swing and a miss from Morgan.
Morgan looks to land a left hand but Miller moved out of range nicely.
Miller is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Morgan.
Miller is looking to counter punch.
Morgan throws a big shot that misses.
Morgan misses with a lunging right hand
and Miller counters with a stiff right hand.
Miller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Miller. Those never looked like landing.
Morgan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Miller punishes Morgan's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Miller.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a hook but Morgan blocks it.
Morgan lands the left hand.
Morgan throws a head kick but Miller moves out of range.
Morgan connects with a right hand. Miller shakes it off.
Morgan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Miller counters with a stiff right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Miller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Miller slips under a jab from Morgan.
Morgan shoots in but Miller avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Morgan swings widly with a right hand
and Miller counters with a low kick, right behind Morgan 's knee.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morgan misses with a looping right.
Morgan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Miller.
Miller swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A head kick by Morgan misses
and Miller counters with a good low kick that Morgan was not able to check.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffrey Miller dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrew Morgan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Miller tries to clinch but Morgan is having none of it.
Miller moves out of range as Morgan strikes.
A head kick misses from Morgan.
Miller lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Morgan throws a right hand that misses
and Miller counters with a nice leg kick.
Morgan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Morgan misses with a takedown
and Miller counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Miller lands a glancing blow to the side of Morgan's head.
Morgan misses the jab.
It looked like Miller was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Morgan.
Morgan misses with a hook. Miller ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Morgan misses.
Miller is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Morgan misses with a hook. Miller ducked under it nicely.
Miller moves away from the strike by Morgan.
Morgan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Miller.
Morgan cracks Miller with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Morgan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morgan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morgan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morgan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice jab there from Morgan.
We've been informed that Morgan has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Morgan dives in for a single leg takedown but Miller sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
As Morgan looks to move away, Miller throws a big counter combo bu Morgan just gets out of the way.
Morgan is breathing heavily.
Miller slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Morgan keeps the fight on the outside.
Morgan moves forwards but Miller connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Morgan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Morgan throws out a loose jab but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
As Morgan tries to get set, Miller tries to push him back and clinch up but Morgan manages to avoid the attempt.
Miller takes one to the side of the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Miller.
Morgan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Miller. Miller obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgan throws a hook but Miller avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Morgan 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.
Miller walks into a left hand.
Jeffrey Miller is winning the standup battle so far.
Morgan swings widly with a right hand
and Miller counters with a nice uppercut.
Morgan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Miller misses with a hook
and Morgan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Miller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morgan.
Miller connects with a looping right hand.
Morgan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Miller avoids it really well and circles away.
Jeffrey Miller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Morgan.
Morgan throws out a loose jab but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miller swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Morgan throws a right hand that misses
and Miller counters with a nice uppercut.
Morgan throws a poor cross that misses
and Miller counters with a slapping leg kick.
Morgan misses with a hook
letting Miller counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller tries to clinch up but Morgan circles away and keeps his distance.
Miller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morgan can do to turn this around?
Morgan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Miller counters with a thumping low kick.
Miller digs a good hook to Morgan's body.
Miller buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Miller looks to land a right hand but Morgan moved out of range.
Miller lands a head shot.
Miller chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Morgan throws a lazy right hand but Miller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Miller lands with a hook. Morgan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Miller moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Miller ducks under a wild hook from Morgan.
Miller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morgan.
Miller fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Morgan.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses
letting Miller counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morgan walks into a left hand.
Morgan shoots in but no luck this time.
Miller sizes up Morgan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Morgan throws the left hand but Miller avoids the punch easily.
Morgan just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMiller.
Morgan with a poor takedown
and Miller counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Morgan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Miller throwing a counter right hand but Morgan manages to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Morgan throws a lazy head kick
and Miller counters with a big head kick but Morgan shrugs it off.
Morgan is rocked!
That has opened up Andrew Morgan's cut even more.
Morgan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Miller fires out a quick counter leg kick but Morgan just manages to avoid it.
Morgan is still on wobbly legs! Can Miller finish him?
Morgan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Miller.
Morgan seems to have recovered his senses.
Morgan throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Miller to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morgan throws a right hand that misses
enabling Miller to counter with a crisp jab.
Miller staying out of range there.
Miller throws a sloppy head kick and Morgan moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffrey Miller dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Andrew Morgan'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.
A swing and a miss from Miller.
Morgan throws a hook but Miller blocks it.
Miller slips a jab from Morgan.
Morgan throws a right hand that misses
and Miller counters with a crisp one two that drops Morgan! Miller thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Morgan to his feet! Morgan is in big trouble!
Miller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Miller as he jumps to the side.
Morgan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Morgan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Miller circles away.
Miller wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Morgan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Miller pinned against the cage. Miller gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
It appears Miller was looking to counter with a kick there.
Jeffrey Miller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Morgan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Morgan misses with an uppercut
and Morgan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morgan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Miller tries to avoid it but Morgan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Miller to the ground. Miller escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Morgan throws a poor cross that misses
and Miller counters with a nice low kick that buckles Morgan's knee momentarily.
Miller lands with a thumping leg kick.
Miller ducks under a wild hook from Morgan.
Miller throws a leg kick which misses Morgan's front leg but catches the back leg as Morgan tries to avoid it.
Morgan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Miller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morgan.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses.
Miller takes a swing at Morgan's ribcage but misses.
Miller fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jeffrey Miller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morgan throws an off balance right hand
and Miller counters with a nice leg kick.
Miller's corner calls for a 1-2. Miller obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Morgan shoots and misses
enabling Miller to counter with a crisp jab.
Miller darts in and clinches Morgan up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Morgan manages to break the clinch.
Miller connects with the punch.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Miller as he avoids it easily.
It looked like Miller was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Morgan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Morgan throws a lazy uppercut
and Miller counters with an outside leg kick.
Morgan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Miller throws a nice outside leg kick.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown but Miller shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Morgan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Miller feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Morgan's calf.
Miller slips a straight right by Morgan.
Morgan swings widly with a right hand
and Miller counters with an outside leg kick.
Miller throws a series of strikes that have Morgan backpedaling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throws a lazy uppercut
and Miller cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Morgan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Morgan looks to land a combination but Miller avoids it well.
Morgan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Morgan misses with a hook
and Miller counters with a huge left! Morgan is in big trouble! He's backing up but Miller isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Morgan from any more damage. A dominating finish by Miller!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeffrey Miller!
Jeffrey Miller retains his lightweight title!
Jeffrey Miller took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Walhalla Clothing + 10 % LAUNDRY for their support in the buildup to the fight.
In defeat, Andrew Morgan stepped up to the mic, saying 'Tonight my opponent got the better of me. I had a lot of private issues coming to the last couple of fights. I think I will take some time off the competition to resolve them. But I will be back ! '.
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