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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fabricio Cortes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viserys Targaryen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cortes's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, renegades. Viserys Targaryen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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184 lbs
25 - 12 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fabricio Cortes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viserys Targaryen!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cortes scores with a hook to the body. Targaryen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Targaryen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cortes has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Thunder MMA in the buildup to the fight.
A cross from Cortes lands.
Cortes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Targaryen avoids the body shot from Cortes.
Targaryen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cortes has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Cortes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cortes throws a wild body kick that Targaryen sees coming a mile off.
Targaryen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cortes.
Targaryen connects with a looping right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Targaryen misses with a body shot.
Cortes half committed to a counter leg kick.
Cortes swings for the body but Targaryen moves out of range.
Targaryen just misses with a punch to the body.
Targaryen throws a leg kick which misses Cortes's front leg but catches the back leg as Cortes tries to avoid it.
Cortes lands a leg kick that knocks Targaryen off balance momentarily.
Targaryen lands a nice hook to Cortes's body. Cortes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cortes throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortes misses with the combination.
Fabricio Cortes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Targaryen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cortes throws out the jab.
Targaryen just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Targaryen. Cortes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cortes throws a leg kick but Targaryen moved away.
Targaryen tries to work over Cortes's front leg with a kick but Cortes checks it.
Cortes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Targaryen is out of range and Cortes settles back down.
Viserys Targaryen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cortes thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Targaryen if he has to take too many more of those.
Cortes moves out of range as Targaryen strikes.
Targaryen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Targaryen throws a hook but Cortes blocks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Cortes misses the target.
A shot to the liver by Targaryen. Beautiful body shot.
Targaryen with a hook.
Cortes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Targaryen manages to avoid it.
Targaryen misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Targaryen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cortes swivels and escapes.
Targaryen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Targaryen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Targaryen tries to close the distance and clinch but Cortes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Targaryen thumps Cortes with a low kick.
Targaryen just misses with a punch to the body.
Cortes throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Targaryen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cortes throws a head kick but Targaryen moves out of range.
Cortes throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Targaryen.
Cortes swinging wildly here.
Targaryen misses with a body punch
and Cortes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Targaryen lands with a shot to the body.
Targaryen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Targaryen fails with the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Targaryen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cortes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cortes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Targaryen is defended easily by Cortes.
Fabricio Cortes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Viserys Targaryen.
Targaryen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cortes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cortes lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cortes has closed the distance and engaged Targaryen in a clinch.
Cortes blocks a body shot from Targaryen.
Nice body punch from Cortes.
Targaryen leaning against his opponent.
Cortes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Targaryen cracks Cortes with a good jab.
Targaryen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Targaryen stuns Cortes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Cortes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cortes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cortes throws a series of punches but Targaryen avoids them all with ease.
Targaryen is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Targaryen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cortes rather than just go for the knockout.
Cortes lands a jab-cross combination.
Cortes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Targaryen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cortes walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Targaryen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Targaryen moves out of range of the leg kick from Cortes.
Targaryen 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.
Targaryen misses the shot to the body.
Cortes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Targaryen.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cortes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Targaryen moves out of range of the leg kick from Cortes.
Cortes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Targaryen circles away quickly and effectively.
Targaryen is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Targaryen misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fabricio Cortes dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cortes misses with a body shot.
Targaryen drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cortes defends it well.
Targaryen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Cortes looking for submissions off his back.
Targaryen looks to land a strike but Cortes avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Cortes is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Targaryen is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortes wants to sweep here but Targaryen controlling him for the moment.
Targaryen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cortes is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Targaryen is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Targaryen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cortes looking for a guillotine here but Targaryen defends easily.
Targaryen trying to control but Cortes is working from the bottom.
Targaryen stopping the sweep attempt from Cortes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cortes being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Cortes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Targaryen feints the counter takedown.
Targaryen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Cortes 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cortes misses with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Targaryen scores with a body shot.
Cortes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Targaryen.
Targaryen staying out of range there.
Targaryen feints the counter takedown.
Cortes just misses with a punch to the body.
Targaryen with the counter takedown but Cortes avoids it easily.
Cortes lands a leg kick that knocks Targaryen off balance momentarily.
Targaryen misses the shot to the body.
Cortes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Targaryen manages to avoid it.
Cortes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cortes misses with a hook. Targaryen ducked under it nicely.
Targaryen is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Fabricio Cortes is winning the standup battle so far.
Targaryen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cortes blocks a leg kick.
Targaryen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cortes manages to avoid it.
Cortes loads up on a big right hand but Targaryen slips the punch.
Targaryen takes a swing at Cortes's ribcage but misses.
Cortes tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cortes swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Targaryen misses with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Targaryen.
Cortes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cortes scores with a hook.
Targaryen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Targaryen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Targaryen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Targaryen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cortes. Cortes obviously looking to wear him down.
Targaryen just misses with a punch to the body.
Targaryen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Targaryen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cortes throws a head kick that misses.
Cortes misses with a wild body shot.
Targaryen throws a body shot but no joy.
Cortes tries to clinch but Targaryen is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Targaryen misses with a wild body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Targaryen avoids the body shot from Cortes.
Cortes throws the left hand but Targaryen avoids the punch easily.
Cortes misses with a looping right.
And Targaryen tries to counter it with a takedown but Cortes pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Targaryen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Targaryen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cortes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Targaryen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cortes throws a looping overhand right but Targaryen ducks down to avoid it.
Cortes checks a leg kick.
Cortes just misses with a punch to the body.
Some wild striking there from Cortes.
A jab from Cortes finds it's way through Targaryen's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Fabricio Cortes will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Targaryen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cortes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Targaryen slips under a jab.
Good leg kick by Cortes there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Targaryen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cortes misses with a two punch combination.
Targaryen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cortes on the side of the head.
Targaryen lands a nice shot to the body.
Targaryen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Targaryen goes for a double leg but Cortes avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Cortes continues to drive forward.
Targaryen misses the shot to the body.
Cortes works Targaryen's body with a nice hook.
Targaryen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cortes.
Targaryen blocks a low kick nicely.
Cortes throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cortes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cortes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Targaryen moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortes loads up on a big right hand but Targaryen slips the punch.
Targaryen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cortes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Targaryen blocks a head kick by Cortes.
Cortes misses with a series of wild punches.
Targaryen with the counter takedown but Cortes avoids it easily.
Cortes misses the shot to the body.
Targaryen throws a nice outside leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Targaryen. Beautiful body shot.
Cortes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Targaryen.
Cortes feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Targaryen's calf.
Cortes swats away the attempt to clinch by Targaryen.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cortes. That's going to slow Targaryen down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Targaryen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A looping hook to the body misses from Targaryen. Cortes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cortes tries a low kick but Targaryen avoids it.
Targaryen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fabricio Cortes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A low kick from Targaryen misses
and Cortes counters with a thumping low kick.
Cortes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jab from Cortes.
Cortes catches Targaryen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cortes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Targaryen swings for the body but Cortes moves out of range.
Targaryen looks to score with a jab to the body but Cortes is just out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Targaryen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Targaryen scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cortes.
Cortes throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cortes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cortes lunges at Targaryen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Targaryen's hand.
Targaryen punishes Cortes's body with a nice straight punch.
Cortes throws a head kick that misses.
Targaryen thuds a left hand into Cortes's body.
Cortes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Targaryen to score with a decent uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cortes. Targaryen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cortes keeps the fight on the outside.
Targaryen looks to score with a jab to the body but Cortes is just out of range.
Cortes thuds a left hand into Targaryen's body.
Cortes lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Targaryen works Cortes's body with a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Targaryen throws a leg kick but Cortes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Viserys Targaryen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Targaryen misses with a body shot.
Cortes appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Cortes misses with a body shot.
Cortes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Targaryen.
A counter left hand to the body from Cortes misses its target.
Cortes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Targaryen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And Targaryen tries to counter it with a takedown but Cortes pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Targaryen lands with a hook. Cortes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Targaryen throws a front kick aimed at Cortes's knee but Cortes avoids it well.
Cortes connects with a looping right hand.
Cortes misses with a series of wild punches.
No luck for Targaryen with that takedown attempt.
Cortes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Targaryen walks into a stiff left hand from Cortes.
Cortes scores with a hook to the body. Targaryen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Fabricio Cortes.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cortes, 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fabricio Cortes!
After winning the bout, Fabricio Cortes thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Viserys Targaryen spoke after the fight, saying 'This is only a minor speed bump on the road to greatness.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rico Dominguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Martel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dominguez's entrance music is Renegades of Funk. A fine choice. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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145 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 18 - 3, fighting out of New York, Rico Dominguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
54 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Charles Martel!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dominguez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martel throws out a counter right but Dominguez avoids it with no problem.
Dominguez throws a chopping leg kick but Martel manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dominguez misses with a low kick.
Martel throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Dominguez misses with a kick to the body.
Martel has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dominguez.
Martel walks into a straight right hand from Dominguez.
Dominguez moves in looking to clinch but Martel pushes him off.
Rico Dominguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Martel. Those never looked like landing.
Martel wants to slow Dominguez down by chopping away at his legs.
Dominguez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good work by Martel as he checks the leg kick.
Dominguez cracks Martel with an open hand slap.
Dominguez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Beast in the buildup to the fight.
Martel lands with an overhand left.
Dominguez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez swats away the attempt to clinch by Martel.
Martel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Martel avoids the body shot from Dominguez.
Dominguez throws a chopping leg kick but Martel manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Martel tries a quick counter leg kick but Dominguez is wise to it.
Dominguez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dominguez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dominguez jabs Martel right on the nose. Martel blinks but takes it well.
Martel throws a leg kick
and Dominguez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Martel gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Martel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dominguez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dominguez misses with a leg kick.
Dominguez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Martel misses with an uppercut. Dominguez saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Martel.
Martel tries a head kick but it misses.
Martel swings for the body but Dominguez moves out of range.
Martel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dominguez missing with a left hand there. Martel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Martel throws an overhand right that lands on Dominguez's shoulder, as Dominguez tries to avoid the shot.
Dominguez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martel.
Martel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dominguez moves away.
Martel throws a solid leg kick but Dominguez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Martel.
Martel throws a hook but Dominguez avoids it easily.
Dominguez catches Martel with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Charles Martel has been cut.
Martel misses with a looping right.
Dominguez throws a sloppy head kick and Martel moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dominguez throws a lazy head kick
and Martel counters with a solid body kick.
Martel slips a jab and a cross from Dominguez.
Martel now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Dominguez tries a head kick but it misses.
Martel thinks about the counter body kick.
Dominguez stalks Martel and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Martel's face. Martel staggers backwards, shaken.
Martel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dominguez.
Dominguez misses with a looping left.
Martel appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dominguez throws a shot from downtown. Martel moves away and avoids it.
Dominguez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Martel's head.
Dominguez connects with a nice looking jab.
Dominguez throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dominguez misses with the combination.
It seemed like Martel was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Martel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dominguez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martel lands a nice looking body shot.
Dominguez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Martel gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Dominguez counters with a straight right hand.
Dominguez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dominguez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dominguez misses with a left hand
letting Martel counter with a right hand.
Martel works the jab nicely.
Martel misses with a wild body shot.
Dominguez is looking to counter punch.
Dominguez ducks under a wild hook from Martel.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dominguez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A lazy body kick from Dominguez
and Martel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Martel darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dominguez is rocked!
Dominguez misses with a right hand
and Martel counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dominguez's knee momentarily.
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 Rico Dominguez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Charles Martel's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Martel defending well as Dominguez loads up on a big left hand.
Dominguez backing away here, and Martel unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Dominguez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Martels jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Martel throws a body punch but Dominguez moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Dominguez.
Dominguez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Martel looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Martel lands with a nice body punch.
A shot to the body from Dominguez misses
and Martel counters with a body kick that stops Dominguez in his tracks momentarily.
Martel checks a low kick from Dominguez.
Dominguez connects with the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martel scores with a head kick.
Martel is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dominguez rather than just go for the knockout.
Dominguez throws a lazy right hand but Martel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Martel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dominguez at a distance.
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!
Martel lands a body shot.
Martel gets tackled into the cage by Dominguez. Dominguez maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martel avoids a wild elbow strike from Dominguez.
Martel is looking to break free of the clinch but Dominguez has double underhooks.
Dominguez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dominguez throws an elbow but it misses.
Dominguez throws a punch but it's blocked by Martel.
Martel misses with a body punch.
Martel manages to break the clinch.
Dominguez lands a nice hook to Martel's body. Martel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dominguez defending well as Martel loads up on a big left hand.
Martel throws a leg kick
and Dominguez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dominguez checks a leg kick nicely.
Martel throws a body kick that misses.
Charles Martel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big right from Martel misses.
Dominguez misses with a kick to the body
and Martel counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Martel just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Dominguez misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Martel.
Dominguez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Martels jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Martel looks to score with a jab to the body but Dominguez is just out of range.
Dominguez tries to close the distance and clinch but Martel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dominguez tries to clinch there but Martel circles away.
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!
Martel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice combo by Dominguez! Oh, that's hurt him - Martel falls to the canvas and Dominguez follows him into side control.
Martel is rocked!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Martel is looking for a sweep.
Martel is still in real trouble! Can Dominguez finish him?
Martel seems to have recovered his senses.
Dominguez slows the pace down.
Martel can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Martel tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Dominguez easily slips into full mount!
Martel tries to hold on but Dominguez postures up.
Martel is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Dominguez is staying active.
Martel keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Dominguez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez landing strikes from the mount and Martel is in trouble!
Martel tries to lock up and control but Dominguez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dominguez controlling his opponent.
Dominguez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Martel is looking to escape.
Martel is trying to escape the mount.
Martel is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dominguez controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Dominguez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Charles Martel's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Martel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dominguez doesn't seem bothered though.
Martel checks the leg kick nicely there.
Martel scores with a head kick. Dominguez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Martel throws the kick towards the body but Dominguez avoids it.
Dominguez is looking to counter punch.
Martel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martel blocks a head kick by Dominguez.
Dominguez throws a body punch but Martel moves out of range.
Martel on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Martel connects with a single shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dominguez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Martel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dominguez tries to land a front kick but Martel steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A good leg kick by Dominguez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martel fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dominguez checks it well.
Dominguez feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Martel lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dominguez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dominguez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Martel lands with a nice body kick.
Dominguez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Martel scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Martel lands with a hook. Dominguez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dominguez throws a lazy uppercut
and Martel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Martel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dominguez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dominguez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Martel has time to react.
Dominguez throws a sloppy body shot
and Martel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oh Dominguez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Martel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dominguez seems to have got his legs back now.
Dominguez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martel.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Dominguez does it's job there.
Charles Martel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martel fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dominguez, pushing him back against the cage.
Dominguez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Martel fails to land.
Dominguez lands a nice elbow.
Martel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dominguez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Martel lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Martel blocks the body kick.
Dominguez moves away from the strike by Martel.
Dominguez scores with the left hand. Martel knows he should have avoided that one.
Dominguez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martel.
It looked like Dominguez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Martel.
Dominguez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dominguez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Martel counters with a straight right hand.
Martel slips a jab from Dominguez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez throws a body punch but Martel moves out of range.
Martel misses with a body punch
and Martel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Martel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Martel raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Dominguez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Martel finds it's way round the side to connect with Dominguez's head.
Dominguez moves out of range of the body kick from Martel.
Dominguez is looking to clinch.
Dominguez doesn't manage to clinch there - Martel circles away.
Martel slips under a jab from Dominguez.
Martel looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Dominguez throws a head kick but Martel moves out of range.
A nice side step and Martel releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dominguez scores with a hook.
Dominguez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jab, jab by Dominguez - just one landing.
Dominguez wants to clinch up but Martel keeps it at a distance.
Dominguez throws a low kick, looking for Martel's leg but Martel calmly moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez jabs at Martel's body.
Dominguez throws a leg kick that misses.
Martel has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Martel crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dominguez - the referee stops the clock and Martel gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dominguez. Martel manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martel throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Dominguez crashing down! Dominguez tries to stagger back to his feet but Martel just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Dominguez asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles Martel!
Charles Martel very nearly forgot to thank KnockOut amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robert Beckett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Trevino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trevino has chosen Rowdy Rebel feat. Bobby Shmurda and Too $hort - She All About The Shmoney as his entrance music. Robert Beckett has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
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190 lbs
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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
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Robert Beckett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lee Trevino!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trevino is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Beckett's half guard.
Trevino lands with a punch from half guard.
Trevino with the ground and pound but Beckett uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Beckett preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Beckett utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Trevino in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Trevino throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trevino scoring with some ground and pound.
Beckett can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Trevino controls the pace.
Trevino postures up in Beckett's guard and throws a big left but Beckett blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trevino looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Beckett preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Beckett keeping moving, preventing Trevino from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Trevino throws a low kick, looking for Beckett's leg but Beckett calmly moves out of range.
Trevino looks to score with a jab to the body but Beckett is just out of range.
Beckett changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Beckett definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Trevino lands a head kick!
Trevino takes a swing at Beckett's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trevino throws a right and a left that both miss.
Beckett changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Trevino pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Beckett tries to counter with a takedown but Trevino is quick to defend against it.
Beckett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trevino.
Beckett tries to counter with a takedown but Trevino is quick to defend against it.
The crowd cheers as Trevino lands an impressive looking overhand right. Beckett doesn't seem phased though.
Trevino closes the distance and clinches up with Beckett, looking for a takedown. Trevino pushes Beckett against the cage but Beckett circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Trevino throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Trevino throws a half hearted mid kick.
Beckett appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Trevino throws a good cross that connects.
Trevino looks to land a left hand but Beckett moved out of range nicely.
Trevino throws a body shot but no joy.
Trevino is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Beckett rather than just go for the knockout.
Trevino is looking to score with low kicks.
Beckett half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trevino connects with a solid leg kick.
Trevino shoots in and bounces Beckett off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Trevino throws an elbow that misses. Beckett uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Trevino's guard. Nice move by Beckett!
Beckett is looking to stand up but Trevino won't let him.
Trevino is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beckett wants to get up but he can't break Trevino's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Trevino looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Trevino is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Trevino managing to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Trevino dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Trevino works the jab nicely.
Trevino just misses with a punch to the body.
Beckett feinted with a counter takedown.
Trevino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trevino fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Beckett avoids it really well and circles away.
Beckett changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trevino connects with a leg kick. Beckett looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trevino attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Beckett changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Trevino throws a sloppy head kick and Beckett moves out of range easily.
Beckett takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Beckett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Trevino.
Robert Beckett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Beckett on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Beckett on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Trevino. Trevino obviously looking to wear him down.
Beckett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trevino.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trevino. Beckett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beckett half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Trevino misses with a series of wild punches.
Beckett drops down looking for a counter takedown but Trevino sprawls and moves away.
Trevino throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trevino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beckett manages to avoid it.
Beckett drops down looking for a counter takedown but Trevino sprawls and moves away.
Trevino is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Trevino misses with a low kick.
Trevino thows a leg kick but Beckett checks it
and Beckett counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Trevino wants to sweep but no luck.
Trevino throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trevino escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Beckett gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Trevino controls Beckett momentarily but Beckett frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckett won't allow Trevino to sweep him here.
Trevino is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Beckett defends well.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Trevino working for a triangle but Beckett defends it easily.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Beckett moves out of range of the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Beckett blocks a leg kick.
Beckett attempts a counter takedown but Trevino avoids it well and moves away.
Trevino cracks a nice hook into Beckett's ribs.
A slapping body kick lands there for Trevino.
Trevino throws a low kick but Beckett moves out of range easily.
Beckett half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Trevino lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Beckett has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Beckett and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Beckett half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Trevino throws a series of punches but Beckett moves out of range.
Trevino fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Beckett on the side of the head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Trevino.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Beckett sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Trevino showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Good work by Beckett as he checks the leg kick.
Beckett feinted with a counter takedown.
Beckett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beckett appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Trevino lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Trevino throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lee Trevino seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Beckett moves out of range of the leg kick from Trevino.
Beckett changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Trevino shoots in for a double leg but Beckett sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Trevino throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Beckett half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Trevino looks for the body kick but Beckett saw that one coming.
Beckett half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trevino throws a push kick but Beckett slaps the foot to one side.
Beckett drops down looking for a counter takedown but Trevino sprawls and moves away.
Trevino scores with a jab to the body.
Trevino misses with a body kick.
Beckett tries to counter with a takedown but Trevino is quick to defend against it.
Lee Trevino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Trevino.
Trevino has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Trevino misses with a body kick.
Trevino misses with a body kick.
Trevino lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Trevino throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Beckett half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Trevino misses with an uppercut.
Beckett drops down looking for a counter takedown but Trevino sprawls and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trevino. Beckett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beckett takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Trevino misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Trevino throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beckett attempts a counter takedown but Trevino avoids it well and moves away.
Trevino misses with an attempted mid kick.
Beckett tries to counter with a takedown but Trevino is quick to defend against it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Trevino lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Beckett has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Beckett and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Trevino stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Beckett moves out of range of the strikes.
Trevino fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Beckett ducks under a wild hook from Trevino.
Beckett drops down looking for a counter takedown but Trevino sprawls and moves away.
Trevino fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Beckett moves out of range of the strikes.
Beckett tries to counter with a takedown but Trevino is quick to defend against it.
Beckett checks the leg kick nicely there.
Beckett changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Trevino tries to score with a low kick but Beckett moves his leg out of the way.
Trevino lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckett slips under a jab.
Trevino throws a jab when Beckett was well out of range.
Trevino misses with a head kick.
Beckett drops down looking for a counter takedown but Trevino sprawls and moves away.
Trevino misses with a wild body shot.
A leg kick checked by Beckett.
Trevino has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Trevino is defended easily by Beckett.
Trevino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trevino throws a lazy body kick
and Beckett decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Trevino's guard.
Beckett wanted to stand there but Trevino had control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trevino working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Beckett doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Beckett manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Trevino is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Trevino is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lee Trevino comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Trevino 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lee Trevino!
After winning the bout, Lee Trevino thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brutaali Pekka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kay Ector (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ector is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Monster!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brutaali Pekka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kay Ector!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pekka avoids the head kick by Ector.
It looked like Pekka wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ector. That's going to slow Pekka down.
Pekka takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've been hearing reports that Pekka has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Ector clobbers Pekka with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ector takes a jab right on the kisser.
A combination from Ector does no damage.
Ector throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pekka counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pekka not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ector manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pekka sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ector's guard.
Ector wants to control but Pekka is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ector keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pekka trying to control the action but Ector is working from the bottom.
Pekka missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ector moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Pekka throws a big right hand that misses.
Pekka working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pekka trying to control but Ector is working from the bottom.
Pekka stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ector swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ector avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pekka postures up.
Pekka with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pekka's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ector is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ector tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Pekka slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Pekka looking for a guillotine here but Ector defends easily.
Pekka is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pekka keeping moving, preventing Ector from controlling successfully.
Ector trying to stand up but can't free himself from Pekka's guard.
Ector must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pekka is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pekka 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.
Pekka looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ector not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pekka smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pekka with a jab.
Ector thows a leg kick but Pekka checks it
letting Pekka counter with a right hand.
Pekka throws an overhand right that lands on Ector's shoulder, as Ector tries to avoid the shot.
Ector ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pekka moves away.
Pekka throws a leg kick which misses Ector's front leg but catches the back leg as Ector tries to avoid it.
Ector tries to close the distance and clinch but Pekka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pekka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ector throws a shot from downtown. Pekka moves away and avoids it.
Pekka lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ector takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice shot lands for Pekka.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brutaali Pekka dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pekka shoots in looking for a takedown. Ector tries to sprawl out of it but Pekka keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ector manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ector keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pekka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ector can do to turn this around?
Ector tries to clinch but Pekka is having none of it.
Pekka with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pekka just misses with a punch to the body.
Ector drops Pekka with a beautiful combination! Pekka stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ector is looking for the KO!
Pekka is rocked!
It looks like Brutaali Pekka has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pekka misses with an uppercut.
Oh Pekka is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pekka get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Pekka stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Ector runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kay Ector!
Kay Ector managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, GREEN!160, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mickey McFinnigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borden Chantry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mickey McFinnigan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Mickey McFinnigan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Borden Chantry!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by McFinnigan. That's going to slow Chantry down.
McFinnigan scores with a sloppy right hand. Chantry should have avoided that one.
Chantry throws a jab but it's blocked by McFinnigan.
Chantry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McFinnigan throws out the jab.
Oooooh!!! Chantry has knocked McFinnigan down with a huge combo! Chantry steps away and waves a wobbly McFinnigan back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Mickey McFinnigan has been cut.
Chantry throws a left and a right that both miss
and McFinnigan counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chantry sends McFinnigan crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Chantry is motioning to the referee to let McFinnigan up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
McFinnigan is rocked!
Some wild striking there from Chantry.
Oh McFinnigan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chantry steps in with a hook that catches McFinnigan right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Chantry follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! McFinnigan looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Borden Chantry!
A very excited looking Borden Chantry made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mitchell Stehling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randolph Turpin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stehling comes to the cage accompanied by Turmion Kätilöt - Minä MÄÄRÄÄN!. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
61 - 32 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mitchell Stehling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Randolph Turpin!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Turpin.
Stehling looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Turpin cracks Stehling with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Stehling throws a head kick but Turpin moves out of range.
Turpin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stehling.
Stehling throws a big shot that misses.
A little jabbing left from Turpin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Stehling shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Turpin as he avoids it easily.
Turpin throws out a counter right but Stehling avoids it with no problem.
Turpin scoring well with a low kick there.
Stehling moves forwards but Turpin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Turpin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Some wild striking there from Turpin.
Stehling misses with a low kick.
Turpin has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Stehling throws a nice outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turpin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Turpin cracks Stehling with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Stehling throws a leg kick that is checked
and Turpin counters with a crisp right hand that drops Stehling! Turpin lets Stehling back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Stehling is rocked!
Turpin cracks Stehling with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Stehling falls to his knees and Turpin doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randolph Turpin!
A determined Randolph Turpin didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kenneth Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wayne comes to the cage accompanied by Larry and His Flask - Beggers will Ride. Kenneth Wayne has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
24 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenneth Wayne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Carl Woods!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woods looks to land a left hand but Wayne moved out of range nicely.
Woods drops his hands momentarily and Wayne takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Woods misses with a looping right.
Wayne has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Nelson Fight Camp in the buildup to the fight.
Wayne scores with a sloppy right hand. Woods should have avoided that one.
It looks like Carl Woods has been cut.
Woods swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wayne counters with a nice low kick that buckles Woods's knee momentarily.
Wayne throws the kick towards the body but Woods avoids it.
Carl Woods seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Woods throws the left hand but Wayne avoids the punch easily.
Woods works the jab nicely.
Wayne cracks Woods with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Woods thows a left - swing and a miss!
Woods misses with a wild body shot.
Woods throws the left hand but Wayne avoids the punch easily.
Wayne scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A left and a right from Woods both land. Nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Woods bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wayne feints and then cracks Woods's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Woods down.
Woods throws a jab when Wayne was well out of range.
Woods throws the left hand but Wayne avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods throws a shot from downtown. Wayne moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Wayne.
Wayne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Woods manages to avoid it.
Woods tries to move into range but Wayne moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wayne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Woods.
Wayne misses with a leg kick.
Woods throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wayne throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wayne lands a leg kick that knocks Woods off balance momentarily.
Wayne shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Woods 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.
Wayne jabs at Woods's body.
Wayne lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A jab from Woods misses.
Wayne throws a solid leg kick but Woods takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wayne.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wayne swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Woods counters with a stiff right hand.
Wayne misses with a leg kick
and Woods counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne's jab looks to have found its range, popping Woods under the eye.
Woods missing with a left hand there. Wayne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Woods falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wayne counters with an outside leg kick.
Wayne ducks under a wild hook from Woods.
Woods misses with an uppercut. Wayne saw that one coming.
Woods lands with a hook. Wayne tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Woods swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wayne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wayne connects with a jab.
Woods looks to land a right hand but Wayne moved out of range.
Woods displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wayne throws out the jab.
Woods moves away from the strike by Wayne.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wayne, right into the meat.
Woods smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wayne tries to land a front kick but Woods steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Woods looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wayne on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Woods 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Woods bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wayne will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Woods misses with a looping right.
Woods loads up on a big right hand but Wayne slips the punch.
Wayne scoring well with a low kick there.
Wayne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wayne looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wayne staying out of range there.
Wayne is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wayne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Woods throws a jab when Wayne was well out of range.
Wayne lets loose with a powerful body kick. Woods will feel that in the morning.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wayne.
A big left from Woods misses.
Wayne swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wayne scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wayne misses with a kick to the body.
Wayne swings widly with a right hand
and Woods counters with a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wayne tries to score with a low kick but Woods moves his leg out of the way.
Wayne tests Woods's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Woods throws an off balance right hand
and Wayne finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Woods throws a hook but Wayne blocks it.
Woods misses the shot to the body.
Woods uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wayne.
Wayne missing with a left hand there. Woods was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Woods throws a right hand that Wayne ducks under and follows up with a left that Wayne also avoids with ease.
A big left from Woods misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A combination from Woods does no damage.
Woods misses with a left hand
and Woods takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A lazy left from Wayne finds it's target.
Woods lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
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 Kenneth Wayne will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Carl Woods's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wayne cracks the inside of Woods's front leg.
Wayne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Woods.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Woods might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Wayne has got the better of the exchanges.
Woods throws an overhand right that lands on Wayne's shoulder, as Wayne tries to avoid the shot.
Wayne jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Wayne connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Woods misses with a hook.
Woods throws a body shot but no joy.
Wayne scores with a sloppy right hand. Woods should have avoided that one.
Woods with a jab.
Woods checks a low kick from Wayne.
Woods avoids a kick to the body.
Wayne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Woods uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wayne.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wayne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Woods looks to throw the jab but Wayne is out of range.
Woods is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wayne.
And Wayne counters with a quick kick to the body but Woods blocks it.
Woods checks the leg kick.
Woods throws a lazy uppercut
and Wayne makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne lands a lovely overhand right.
Wayne scores with a nice right hand.
Woods swings widly with a right hand
and Wayne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Woods tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wayne was well out of range. Poor timing from Woods.
Wayne misses with a leg kick.
Woods swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wayne misses with a straight left.
It seemed like Woods was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Woods throws a hook to the side of Wayne's head but Wayne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kenneth Wayne is winning the standup battle so far.
Woods fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wayne moves out of range as Woods strikes.
Woods misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wayne.
Wayne scores with a leg kick.
Wayne misses the jab.
Woods smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wayne lands a really nice looking cross but Woods seems unphased.
Wayne is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Woods lands with an uppercut that bounces Wayne off the cage and back into range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne blocks a jab.
Woods scores with the left hand. Wayne knows he should have avoided that one.
Wayne misses with a wild body shot.
Wayne misses with an uppercut. Woods saw that one coming.
Wayne looks to land a left hand but Woods moved out of range nicely.
Wayne cracks Woods with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wayne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Woods throws out the jab.
Wayne half committed to a counter leg kick.
Woods thows a left - swing and a miss!
Woods swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wayne changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A cross from Wayne lands.
Wayne cracks Woods with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wayne feints and then cracks Woods's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Woods down.
Wayne scores with a body shot.
Woods checks a leg kick.
Woods throws a hook but Wayne avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods looks to score with a jab to the body but Wayne is just out of range.
Wayne staying out of range there.
Wayne misses with a leg kick.
Wayne throws a shot to the body.
Woods misses with a hook
letting Wayne counter with a right hand.
Woods throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Woods misses with a straight left.
Wayne takes one to the chin there.
Wayne catches Woods with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Woods misses with a left hand
and Wayne counters with an outside leg kick.
Wayne throws out a powerful jab.
Woods takes a swing at Wayne's ribcage but misses.
Wayne walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Woods checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wayne is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Woods can do to turn this around?
Woods paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab, jab by Woods - just one landing.
A cross from Wayne lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods missing with a left hand there. Wayne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wayne connects with a single shot there.
Woods's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wayne takes one to the chin there.
Woods jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wayne thuds a left hand into Woods's body.
Woods 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.
Woods misses with a lunging right hand
and Wayne counters with a nice kick to the body.
Wayne swings for the body but Woods moves out of range.
A jab from Wayne does it's job there.
Woods misses with an uppercut.
A slow jab from Woods misses its intended target.
Woods uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wayne.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wayne misses with a hook. Woods ducked under it nicely.
Wayne looks to throw the jab but Woods is out of range.
Wayne throws a leg kick which misses Woods's front leg but catches the back leg as Woods tries to avoid it.
Wayne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Woods moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenneth Wayne dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Carl Woods's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Wayne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Woods sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wayne defending well as Woods loads up on a big left hand.
Woods is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wayne.
Woods on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Some wild striking there from Woods.
Wayne appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Wayne pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Woods back to the cage. Wayne follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Woods lands a nice shot to the body.
Wayne is looking to chop away at Woods's legs.
A little jabbing left from Woods on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wayne, right into the meat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wayne defending well as Woods loads up on a big left hand.
Woods walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wayne walks into a stiff left hand from Woods.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wayne ducks under a wild hook from Woods.
Woods misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods throws a shot from downtown. Wayne moves away and avoids it.
Wayne is looking to counter punch.
Woods tries to bum rush Wayne with a series of wild strikes but Wayne uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wayne misses with a low kick.
Woods throws a body shot but no joy.
Woods has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wayne throws a head kick that misses.
Wayne scores with a kick to the body.
Woods misses with a left hand
and Wayne counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A good leg kick by Wayne.
Woods throws a jab when Wayne was well out of range.
Wayne appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Good exchange - Wayne coming out on top.
Wayne throws a jab but it's blocked by Woods.
Wayne connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wayne scores with a nice strike.
Wayne connects with an inside leg kick.
Woods blocks the body kick.
Woods looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Carl Woods has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Woods throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wayne blocks a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Wayne on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Woods throws a right and a left that Wayne avoids nicely.
Woods checks a leg kick.
Woods takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Woods throws a hook but Wayne blocks it.
Wayne lands a really nice looking cross but Woods seems unphased.
Wayne throws a front kick that sends Woods stumbling back into the cage.
Woods ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kenneth Wayne is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Woods jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wayne throws a quick counter kick to the body but Woods avoids it.
Wayne will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wayne misses with a body shot.
Woods throws a hook but Wayne blocks it.
Woods swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wayne counters with a nice low kick that buckles Woods's knee momentarily.
Woods throws a hook but Wayne avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Wayne.
Woods throws a poor cross that misses
and Wayne counters with a slapping leg kick.
Woods misses with a hook
and Wayne counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wayne goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wayne scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Woods misses.
Wayne half committed to a counter leg kick.
Woods lands a jab to the nose.
Wayne lunges at Woods with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Woods's hand.
Woods has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wayne finds it's way round the side to connect with Woods's head.
Wayne blocks a jab.
Woods throws a lazy right hand but Wayne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Woods throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wayne counters with a nice uppercut.
Woods throws a right hand that misses
and Wayne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Woods misses with a body shot
and Wayne counters with a thumping low kick.
Wayne moves out of range of the strikes.
Woods is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne connects with an inside leg kick.
Wayne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Woods throws out the jab.
Woods looks to land a left hand but Wayne moved out of range nicely.
Wayne dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Woods. That did some damage!
Wayne ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Woods misses with a straight left.
Wayne slips under a jab.
Woods throws a body punch but Wayne moves out of range.
Wayne quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Woods avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wayne slips under a jab from Woods.
Wayne dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Woods. That did some damage!
Wayne dodges the punch combination from Woods.
Woods looks to land a right hand but Wayne moved out of range.
Wayne is looking to counter punch.
Wayne scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenneth Wayne showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wayne has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenneth Wayne!
A very excited looking Kenneth Wayne made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nem Sis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Begbie Franco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sis comes to the cage accompanied by Tsunami. Franco is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Born Slippy. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nem Sis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Begbie Franco!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franco misses with a body punch
and Sis counters with a nice low kick that buckles Franco's knee momentarily.
Franco throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sis thumps Franco with a low kick.
Franco has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sis tries to throw a body punch but Franco avoids it by throwing Sis back against the cage.
Franco working aggressively here.
Franco wants to break the clinch but can't.
Franco manages to break the clinch.
Franco displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sis throws out the jab.
Franco takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Franco connects with a crisp jab.
Sis throws a leg kick which misses Franco's front leg but catches the back leg as Franco tries to avoid it.
Franco slips under a jab.
Sis throws a hook but Franco blocks it.
A little jabbing left from Franco on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Franco loads up on a big right hand but Sis slips the punch.
A bone on bone clash there as Sis blocks the leg kick.
Sis throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Franco's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sis avoids the head kick by Franco.
Sis looks for the body kick but Franco saw that one coming.
Sis sizes up Franco with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Franco dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Franco thuds his right hand into Sis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Begbie Franco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sis tries to score with a low kick but Franco moves his leg out of the way.
Franco scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sis in his tracks.
Sis loads up on a big right hand but Franco slips the punch.
Franco goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
It appears Sis was looking to counter with a kick there.
A slow jab from Sis misses its intended target.
Franco throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Franco throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Franco moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sis tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Franco is able to avoid easily.
Sis shoots in and gets a takedown into Franco's guard.
Sis passes into half guard.
Sis is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Franco doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sis.
Franco wants to control but Sis is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Franco blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franco blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sis.
Sis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sis is looking to advance position but Franco won't allow it.
Franco moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Franco avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Franco has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Sis has passed into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franco is not content to let Sis control the position.
Franco told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Franco manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sis wants to control but Franco is keeping busy.
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 Nem Sis will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Franco jabs at Sis's body.
Sis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Franco on the side of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sis.
Franco ducks under a wild hook from Sis.
Sis throws a solid leg kick but Franco takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sis.
Sis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Franco. That's going to slow Sis down.
Franco jabs Sis right on the nose. Sis blinks but takes it well.
Sis throws a hook to the side of Franco's head but Franco sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sis misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franco lands with a right hand.
Franco checks the leg kick nicely there.
Some bone on bone action there as Sis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Franco chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sis can pounce on him.
Franco lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco is looking to chop away at Sis's legs.
Franco does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Franco. Sis does a little dance to reset his feet.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Franco.
A chopping leg kick lands by Franco.
Sis throws a jab but it's blocked by Franco.
Sis scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Franco keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Sis throwing shots but Franco is blocking nicely.
Franco trying to control but Sis postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sis controlling the action here.
Franco is staying active underneath Sis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sis controlling the action here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sis looks to land a combination but Franco avoids it well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Franco! But no joy.
Franco scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sis in his tracks.
Sis walks into a straight right hand from Franco.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franco slips a jab and a cross from Sis.
No joy there for Franco, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Franco moves out of range as Sis throws a body kick.
Sis blocks a head kick by Franco.
Sis takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Franco has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A solid leg kick lands there for Franco.
Sis connects with a single shot there.
Franco digs a good body shot into Sis's ribs.
Sis lands a body shot.
Franco takes a swing at Sis's ribcage but misses.
Sis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A solid leg kick lands there for Franco.
Sis feints and then cracks Franco's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Franco down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Franco fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sis on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Franco.
Sis throws an overhand right that lands on Franco's shoulder, as Franco tries to avoid the shot.
Franco throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Franco clinches up with Sis and pushes him back against the cage.
Good body shot from Franco.
Sis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Franco can't find room to land a body shot as Sis controls the action.
Franco tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sis prevents a body shot from Franco.
Franco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Franco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Franco wants to break the clinch but can't.
Franco throws a punch but it's blocked by Sis.
Sis blocks a body shot from Franco.
Sis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Franco lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Begbie Franco showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
A head kick misses from Franco.
Franco throws a right hand that misses
and Sis counters with a straight right hand.
A leg kick checked by Franco.
Sis throws a jab but it's blocked by Franco.
Franco moves out of range of the body kick from Sis.
Franco tries a quick counter leg kick but Sis is wise to it.
A leg kick checked by Sis.
Sis throws a chopping leg kick but Franco manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Franco in his tracks.
Sis swings for the body but Franco moves out of range.
Sis drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Franco wants to get back to his feet but Sis is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sis trying to control the position from guard on top but Franco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco working a defensive guard here.
Franco looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Sis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sis looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sis throws a sloppy head kick and Franco moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Franco uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sis.
Sis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Franco defends it nicely.
Franco looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sis attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Franco appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sis misses with a wild body shot.
Franco swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Franco lands with a straight right. Sis didn't see that one coming.
Franco connects with a body shot that sends Sis's belly button to the back.
Sis clobbers Franco with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A slapping body kick lands there for Franco.
A jab from Franco misses.
Franco uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sis.
Sis misses with an uppercut.
Franco tries a low kick but Sis avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franco dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Franco is looking to clinch.
Franco scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sis doesn't seem bothered though.
Franco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sis.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sis.
Sis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sis scores with a shot to the body.
Sis throws out a loose jab but Franco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Franco takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Franco tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sis slips a jab from Franco.
Sis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A nice inside leg kick there by Franco. That's going to slow Sis down.
Sis gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Franco counters with a low kick, right behind Sis 's knee.
Sis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Franco moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Franco's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sis moves out of range of the body kick from Franco.
A nice inside leg kick there by Franco. That's going to slow Sis down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sis throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Franco tries to work over Sis's front leg with a kick but Sis checks it.
Franco misses with an attempted mid kick.
Franco avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Begbie Franco seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Franco gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sis.
Franco takes one to the chin there.
Franco connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Franco clobbers Sis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Franco scores with a push kick.
Sis throws a leg kick but Franco checks it.
Sis attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nem Sis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sis has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Begbie Franco!
Begbie Franco thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Landon Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christer Pettersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Austin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ratamahatta. Pettersson has chosen Korn - Did My Time as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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14 - 0 - 0 |
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215 lbs
27 - 15 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Landon Austin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 15 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Christer Pettersson!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Austin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Austin throws a looping overhand right but Pettersson ducks down to avoid it.
Pettersson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Austin lands an overhand right.
Nice uppercut lands for Austin. That snapped Pettersson's head back.
Nice uppercut there from Austin.
Austin takes one to the chin there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Austin, as that shot connected.
Austin scores with a leg kick.
No joy there for Austin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Austin backing away here, and Pettersson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Austin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pettersson! But no joy.
Austin lands a really nice looking cross but Pettersson seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Austin misses with a hook.
Pettersson lands a nice looking body shot.
Pettersson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Austin throws out the jab.
Austin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Austin throws a body shot but no joy.
Austin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Austin lands a nice shot that snaps Pettersson's head back.
Austin throws a push kick but Pettersson slaps the foot to one side.
Pettersson walks into a jab.
Austin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Austin is looking to chop away at Pettersson's legs.
Austin throws a head kick but Pettersson moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Pettersson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Austin throws a sloppy head kick
and Pettersson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Pettersson with a jab.
Austin connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pettersson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pettersson works Austin's body with a nice hook.
Pettersson throws a body shot but no joy.
Landon Austin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Austin blocks a jab.
Pettersson loads up on a big right hand but Austin slips the punch.
Austin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pettersson has time to react.
Austin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Austin is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Pettersson misses with a looping right.
Austin lands with an uppercut that bounces Pettersson off the cage and back into range.
Pettersson misses with a straight right.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Pettersson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Austin - the referee stops the clock and Pettersson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Austin. Pettersson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettersson lands a leg kick that knocks Austin off balance momentarily.
Austin takes a jab right on the kisser.
A chopping leg kick lands by Austin.
Pettersson looks to throw the jab but Austin is out of range.
Austin looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Austin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Austin lands with a hook. Pettersson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pettersson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Austin.
Pettersson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Austin's head.
Austin misses with a left hand
and Pettersson counters with a crisp right hand that drops Austin! Pettersson lets Austin back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Austin is rocked!
It looks like Landon Austin has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Austin throws a poor cross that misses
and Pettersson counters with a low kick, right behind Austin 's knee.
Oh Austin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Austin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Austin is breathing heavily.
Austin drops his hands momentarily. Pettersson doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Austin staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Austin doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Christer Pettersson!
Christer Pettersson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devin Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Styles's choice of entrance music: Wrecking Ball. Pablo Escobar is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pablo Escobar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Devin Styles!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Styles is able to avoid easily.
Escobar connects with an inside leg kick.
Styles shoots and misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Escobar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Styles.
Styles closes the distance and lands a one-two.
An inside leg kick from Styles misses.
Escobar thumps Styles with a low kick.
Escobar scores with a spinning back kick!
Styles connects with a single shot there.
Escobar missing with a left hand there. Styles was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Escobar scores with a nice strike.
Styles's coach down at THC playhouse was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Styles's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Styles throws a nice head kick!
A looping hook to the body misses from Styles. Escobar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Styles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Escobar drops his hands momentarily and Styles takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Escobar scores with a decent looking hook.
Styles keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Escobar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Styles throws a head kick that misses.
Styles staying out of range there.
Escobar backing away here, and Styles unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Styles. Escobar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Escobar throws a half hearted mid kick.
Escobar has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Furia Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
Escobar tries to move into range but Styles moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Escobar keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Styles staying out of range there.
Escobar lands a leg kick that knocks Styles off balance momentarily.
Styles blocks a head kick by Escobar.
Styles is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nice shot by Styles.
Pablo Escobar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Escobar lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Styles throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Styles's jab looks to have found its range, popping Escobar under the eye.
Escobar pushes Styles away with a front kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Escobar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Escobar slips a jab from Styles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Styles misses with a body shot.
Escobar pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Styles back to the cage. Escobar follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Devin Styles has been cut.
Styles tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Escobar half committed to a counter leg kick.
Escobar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Styles.
Escobar throws a push kick but Styles slaps the foot to one side.
Nice straight punches there by Escobar. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Escobar.
Escobar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Escobar throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Styles looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Styles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Styles looks to score with a jab to the body but Escobar is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Escobar misses the target.
Escobar blocks a jab.
Styles dives in for a single leg takedown but Escobar sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Styles misses with a leg kick.
Styles misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Styles misses with a wild body shot.
Styles buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That kick from Styles tenderised Escobar's leg. Escobar is trying to keep his angry face on.
Escobar throws a sloppy head kick and Styles moves out of range easily.
Styles takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice body kick from Escobar.
Escobar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Escobar scores with the left hand. Styles knows he should have avoided that one.
Escobar misses with a wild body shot.
Styles throws a head kick that misses.
Escobar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Escobar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Styles has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Escobar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Escobar tests Styles's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Escobar walks into a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar tries to score with a low kick but Styles moves his leg out of the way.
Styles lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Styles throws a nice looking combination but Escobar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Escobar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Escobar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Escobar scores with a push kick.
Styles jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Escobar lands a front kick.
Escobar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Escobar throws out a loose jab but Styles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escobar lands a nice looking kick to the body. Styles takes a step back to recover.
Styles looks winded!
Escobar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Escobar throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Styles shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Escobar pinned against the cage. Escobar gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Escobar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Devin Styles's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Styles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Styles digs a good body shot into Escobar's ribs.
Styles chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Styles avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Styles checks a leg kick.
Escobar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Styles takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice shot by Styles.
Escobar throws a leg kick which misses Styles's front leg but catches the back leg as Styles tries to avoid it.
Escobar misses with a head kick.
Escobar throws a front kick that sends Styles stumbling back into the cage.
Jab from Styles.
Escobar misses with a double jab.
Pablo Escobar is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escobar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Styles doesn't seem bothered though.
Styles has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Escobar.
Escobar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Styles throws a poor cross that misses
and Escobar counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Styles throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Escobar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That kick from Escobar tenderised Styles's leg. Styles is trying to keep his angry face on.
Escobar misses with a leg kick.
Escobar takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Escobar misses with a low kick.
Styles on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Escobar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Styles throws a right hand that misses
and Styles takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Escobar connects with a body shot that sends Styles's belly button to the back.
Styles wants to land a leg kick but Escobar is out of range.
Styles just misses with a punch to the body.
Escobar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Styles lands a nice shot that snaps Escobar's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good shot there by Escobar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar is looking to slow Styles down with leg kicks.
A swing and a miss from Escobar.
Escobar misses with a body kick.
Styles looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Escobar lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Escobar connects with a nice looking jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Styles misses the target.
Escobar looks for the body kick but Styles saw that one coming.
Styles tries to work over Escobar's front leg with a kick but Escobar checks it.
Escobar throws the left hand but Styles avoids the punch easily.
Escobar tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Styles is able to avoid easily.
Styles takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Styles uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Escobar.
Escobar misses with a looping left.
Styles misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Styles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Escobar manages to avoid it.
Styles shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Escobar defends it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Escobar misses the target.
Styles throws a wild body kick that Escobar sees coming a mile off.
Escobar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Styles can pounce on him.
Styles shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
It looked like Escobar was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Styles.
A shot to the body from Styles misses
and Escobar counters with a crisp one two that drops Styles! Escobar thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Styles to his feet! Styles is in big trouble!
Styles is rocked!
Styles is breathing heavily.
Escobar drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Styles right on the button. Styles goes down! Escobar follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Escobar gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pablo Escobar!
Pablo Escobar retains his middleweight title!
After winning the bout, Pablo Escobar thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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