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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Katsuyari Monoriku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quentin King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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189 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Katsuyari Monoriku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Quentin King!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monoriku throws a head kick that misses.
King is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
King looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Monoriku is defending against the submission attempts here by King.
Monoriku tries to kick King off but King keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
King seems to be looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Monoriku to regain full guard.
Monoriku 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.
Monoriku is looking for a triangle but King pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monoriku tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Monoriku is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
King shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Monoriku sprawls well. Monoriku wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. King gets slowly back to his feet.
King feints and as Monoriku raises his hands in defense, King changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Monoriku is trying to control the position from the bottom.
King is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Monoriku is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Monoriku has escaped and now he's on top!
King avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Monoriku has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monoriku trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Monoriku loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Monoriku with a flurry of punches that miss.
King throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Monoriku throwing strikes but missing.
King will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King keeping moving, preventing Monoriku from controlling successfully.
King wants to sweep here but Monoriku controlling him for the moment.
King had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Monoriku defends it easily.
Monoriku got a little sloppy there for a moment and King has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Monoriku has managed to get both his arms back between King's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Monoriku trying to control but King is working from the bottom.
Monoriku missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
King is trying to control the position but Monoriku postures up.
King keeping moving, preventing Monoriku from controlling successfully.
King is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Monoriku defends well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Monoriku missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quentin King dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
King swats away the attempt to clinch by Monoriku.
The fight stays on the outside here - Monoriku looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
King blocks a head kick by Monoriku.
Monoriku tries to close the distance and clinch but King swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Monoriku scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Monoriku pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Monoriku throws a head kick that King semi-blocks.
It looks like Quentin King has been cut.
Monoriku connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Monoriku throws a series of strikes that have King backpedaling.
King takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
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!
King throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Monoriku's waist but Monoriku gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing King off to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monoriku tries to clinch up.
Monoriku scores with a spinning back kick!
King is breathing heavily.
King takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Monoriku lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
King is rocked!
Monoriku is looking to clinch but King is avoiding it.
King walks into a straight right hand from Monoriku.
King is still on wobbly legs! Can Monoriku finish him?
That has opened up Quentin King's cut even more.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Monoriku! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Katsuyari Monoriku!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nyquil Salazar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodney Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Salazar might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Enter Sandman. Rodney Ferguson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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195 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nyquil Salazar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rodney Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Salazar. No joy for Ferguson on that attempt.
Salazar pushes Ferguson up against the cage in a clinch.
Ferguson has had enough of the clinch but Salazar keeps him there for the moment.
Nice elbow from Salazar.
Salazar lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ferguson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Salazar walks away with a smile on his face. Ferguson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Salazar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Salazar slaps away a takedown attempt from Ferguson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nyquil Salazar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodney Ferguson.
Salazar lands a front kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Salazar misses with a knee to the head.
Salazar gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Salazar lands an elbow that stopped Ferguson in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Rodney Ferguson has been cut.
Ferguson is trying to drag Salazar to the mat but Salazar just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ferguson looks gassed!
Salazar using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Salazar drags the fight down to the ground.
Salazar controlling the position.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Ferguson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Salazar has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ferguson has managed to get both his arms back between Salazar's legs - danger averted.
Salazar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ferguson manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Salazar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Salazar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Salazar throws a big right hand that misses.
Salazar is looking to work some ground and pound but Ferguson has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Salazar stands and steps away. Ferguson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Salazar pushes Ferguson up against the cage in a clinch.
Salazar working Ferguson over with knees to the body.
Salazar lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Salazar decides to pull guard.
Ferguson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Salazar manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Salazar punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson taking shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice elbow there by Salazar.
Salazar looking for a guillotine from mount but Ferguson is having none of it.
Salazar looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Salazar raining down shots from the mount!
Salazar wants to control the pace but Ferguson is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salazar has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ferguson's face.
Salazar has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ferguson's face.
Salazar working for a submission but Ferguson is keeping him at bay.
Salazar landing shots from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Salazar tries to control but Ferguson wriggling away.
Salazar is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ferguson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Salazar lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salazar landing strikes, looking to finish!
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!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Salazar cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Salazar pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ferguson is rocked!
Salazar fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ferguson is still in real trouble! Can Salazar finish him?
Ferguson takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Salazar's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nyquil Salazar!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between William Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nunchi Halonchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halonchi has chosen Doesn´t remind me - Audioslave as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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160 lbs
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159 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, William Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nunchi Halonchi!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halonchi tries for a takedown but Wallace sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Halonchi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wallace fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Halonchi manages to avoid it.
Wallace throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Halonchi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wallace misses with a leg kick.
Halonchi feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Wallace 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.
Halonchi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Wallace looking for a sweep. Not yet Wallace, not yet.
Halonchi throwing strikes but missing.
Halonchi trying to control the position from guard on top but Wallace is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wallace keeping full guard, as Halonchi tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halonchi is working Wallace over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wallace utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Halonchi darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Halonchi drops an elbow to the side of Wallace's head.
Wallace wants to improve his position but Halonchi is controlling well.
Wallace knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Halonchi on the ground.
Halonchi winds up and cracks Wallace with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Halonchi content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Halonchi has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Halonchi scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Wallace is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halonchi lands a big shot to the head and Wallace winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Nunchi Halonchi!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and don vasyl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). vasyl has chosen Come and die by Fatal&therapy as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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164 lbs
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168 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bruce Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, don vasyl!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
vasyl tries to land a leg kick but Campbell saw it coming and moves away.
Campbell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
vasyl ducks under a wild hook from Campbell.
Campbell misses with a looping right.
Campbell gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Campbell works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, vasyl just misses with a elbow thrown towards Campbell's brow.
vasyl trying to land knees to the body.
Campbell pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Campbell is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
vasyl keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
vasyl striking from half guard on the bottom.
vasyl is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Campbell with shots to the head and body - vasyl looks very uncomfortable down there.
vasyl is trying desperately to improve position.
vasyl flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
vasyl throwing hammer fists to the chest of Campbell. What's that going to do exactly?
Campbell is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but vasyl is surviving well by controlling Campbell's body position as best he can.
vasyl is trying to escape the mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. vasyl can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Campbell dominating with strikes here.
Feeble punches landing from vasyl - he's mounted - they can't hurt.
vasyl throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
vasyl is trying to escape the mount.
vasyl in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Campbell dominating with strikes here.
Campbell landing strikes, looking to finish!
vasyl is trying desperately to improve position.
vasyl looks gassed!
Campbell landing punches.
vasyl is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell lands with some vicious ground and pound - can vasyl hang on?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
vasyl is in a horrible position here. Campbell smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
vasyl is still in real trouble! Can Campbell finish him?
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Campbell! vasyl is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bruce Campbell!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kill Kids (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Marsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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210 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kill Kids!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stan Marsh!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marsh throws a hook to the side of Kids's head but Kids sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kids tries to clinch up but Marsh circles away and keeps his distance.
Kids gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Marsh tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kids prevents the takedown attempt.
Marsh is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kill Kids has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stan Marsh.
Kids stops a takedown attempt from Marsh.
Marsh is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kids pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Marsh drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kids gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Marsh changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kids fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Marsh fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Marsh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kids.
Marsh misses with a straight left.
Kids tries to clinch but Marsh moves out of range.
Kids ducks under a wild hook from Marsh.
Kids fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Marsh, pushing him back against the cage.
Kids prevents the takedown attempt.
Kids gets underhooks to prevent Marsh's takedown attempt.
Marsh goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kids prevents it.
Marsh looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kids prevents the takedown attempt.
Marsh is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kids gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Marsh drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kids gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Marsh has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kids is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kids - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kids breaks the clinch.
Kids uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marsh.
Marsh keeps the fight on the outside.
Marsh misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kids fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kids tries to clinch there but Marsh circles away.
Kids tries to clinch up.
Marsh swats away the attempt to clinch by Kids.
Kids uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marsh.
Kids uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marsh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kids keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kids tries to clinch there but Marsh circles away.
Marsh misses with a straight left.
Kids blocks a jab.
Marsh misses with an uppercut.
Good standup being displayed there by Kids as he connects with a hook.
Marsh will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kids, right into the meat.
Kids has taken the fight to the clinch.
Marsh can't get the takedown.
Kids escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kids looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kids fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marsh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kids tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Marsh swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kids counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kids rushes Marsh and presses him up against the cage.
Kids is trying to break the clinch but Marsh has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Kids.
Marsh keeps control of Kids as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kids wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Marsh tries for a takedown. No joy.
Marsh is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Good body shot from Kids.
Kids tries to break free but Marsh pushes him back against the cage.
Kids has had enough of the clinch but Marsh keeps him there for the moment.
Kids pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stan Marsh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kids clinches up against the cage.
Marsh drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kids pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kids ducks under a wild hook from Marsh.
Marsh misses with a looping right.
Kids tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marsh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kids scores with a head kick.
Kids misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kids throws a sloppy head kick and Marsh moves out of range easily.
Marsh throws an overhand right that lands on Kids's shoulder, as Kids tries to avoid the shot.
Marsh misses with an uppercut.
Kids steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marsh.
Marsh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marsh throws an overhand right that lands on Kids's shoulder, as Kids tries to avoid the shot.
Marsh misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kids cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marsh misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kids tries to clinch there but Marsh circles away.
Marsh scores with a jab.
Kids has Marsh up against the cage in a clinch.
Marsh has Kids pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kids manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kids is trying to force a seperation but Marsh has the dominant position.
Kids prevents the takedown attempt.
Kids is trying to break free.
Marsh drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kids pulls his leg out and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kill Kids dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kids gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kids's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marsh lands with an uppercut that bounces Kids off the cage and back into rage.
Kids tries to clinch but Marsh moves out of range.
Marsh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kids bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marsh falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kids counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kids takes the fight into the clinch.
Marsh is working for takedown but Kids is calmly controlling the position for now.
A frustrated look appears on Kids's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kids dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kids is pressed up against the cage. Marsh has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kids down to the mat. Kids avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kill Kids is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marsh is breathing heavily.
Kids wants to clinch up but Marsh keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kids tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marsh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marsh tries to bum rush Kids with a series of wild strikes but Kids uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kids ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marsh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marsh misses with a wild combination.
Marsh throws a lazy right hand but Kids sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kids wants to clinch up but Marsh keeps it at a distance.
Kids is looking to clinch.
Marsh misses with a body punch
and Kids connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kids swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kids fails with an attempt to clinch.
A shot to the body from Marsh misses
and Kids counters with a right hand to the body.
Marsh throws a looping overhand right but Kids ducks down to avoid it.
Kids tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marsh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marsh misses the jab.
Kids tries to close the distance and clinch but Marsh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Marsh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kids sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kids wants to clinch up but Marsh keeps it at a distance.
Marsh misses with a body shot.
Kids defending well as Marsh loads up on a big left hand.
Kids has Marsh up against the cage in a clinch.
Marsh goes for a takedown attempt but Kids pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kill Kids has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stan Marsh.
Kids moves out of range as Marsh strikes.
Marsh throws a jab but it's blocked by Kids.
Kids looks to land a combination. Marsh sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kids tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marsh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marsh misses with a looping right.
Marsh misses the body punch
and Kids counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kids rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marsh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice body punch from Marsh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsh throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kids counters by moving into the clinch.
Kids manages to break the clinch.
Kids lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kids lunges at Marsh with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Marsh's hand.
Kids tries to clinch but Marsh moves out of range.
Kids is looking to clinch but Marsh is avoiding it.
Kids gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kids prevents the takedown attempt.
Kids can't break the clinch.
Kids stops a takedown attempt from Marsh.
Kids cracks Marsh with a nice body shot.
Kids pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kids is looking to clinch.
Marsh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kids manages to avoid it.
Kids wants to clinch.
Marsh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kids was well out of range. Poor timing from Marsh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsh swats away the attempt to clinch by Kids.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kids, as that shot connected.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kids looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kids tries to clinch but Marsh is having none of it.
Kids gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Marsh wants a takedown.
Marsh is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Marsh has Kids pressed against the cage, preventing Kids from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Marsh goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kids prevents it.
Kids pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kids rushes Marsh and presses him up against the cage.
Kids prevents a takedown attempt there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kill Kids dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kids closes the distance and pushes Marsh back into the cage.
Kids gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Marsh.
Marsh is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kids gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Marsh has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kids avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kill Kids has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stan Marsh.
Marsh drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kids throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Marshs head.
Kids breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Kids finds it's way through Marsh's defenses.
Marsh misses the jab.
Marsh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Marsh keeps the fight on the outside.
Kids slips under a jab.
Kids wants to clinch.
Marsh looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kids is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marsh misses with a double jab
and Kids counters by moving into the clinch.
Marsh goes for a takedown attempt but Kids pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kids tries to clinch but Marsh moves out of range.
Kids has taken the fight to the clinch.
Marsh wants a takedown.
Kids breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kids tries to clinch but Marsh moves out of range.
Marsh looks to land a left hand but Kids moved out of range nicely.
Marsh tries to keep at a distance but Kids has taken the fight into the clinch.
Marsh goes for a takedown attempt but Kids pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kids tries to clinch up.
Kids darts in and clinches Marsh up against the cage.
Kids breaks from the clinch.
Kids slips a jab from Marsh.
Marsh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kids moves into the clinch.
Marsh is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kids gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kids's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kill Kids is winning the standup battle so far.
Marsh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marsh throws a jab when Kids was well out of range.
Kids tries to clinch but Marsh is having none of it.
Marsh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kids fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kids moves into range and clinches up with Marsh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsh goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kids prevents it.
Kids prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kids is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Marsh drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kids gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Marsh.
Kids breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kids takes the fight into the clinch.
Marsh wants a takedown but no success here.
Kids looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kids gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Marsh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kids lands a body shot in the clinch.
Stan Marsh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kill Kids is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kids breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marsh keeps the fight on the outside.
Marsh misses with a jab to the body
and Kids counters by moving into the clinch.
Kids tries to break the clinch but Marsh is controlling the position.
Marsh is working for takedown but Kids is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kids pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marsh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kids with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Marsh uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kids has time to react.
Kids tries to clinch there but Marsh circles away.
Kids fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kill Kids showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kids 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kill Kids!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Ka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Burgess (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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196 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yuri Ka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Burgess!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burgess.
Ka takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Burgess ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ka moves away.
Ka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Burgess thows a body shot but no joy.
Burgess scores with a nice head shot.
Ka moves away from the strike by Burgess.
Nice body kick from Ka.
Burgess takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Burgess takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ka uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Burgess has time to react.
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!
Ka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burgess throws out the jab.
Ka thuds his right hand into Burgess's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ka scores with a crisp jab that stopped Burgess in his tracks.
A slow jab from Ka misses its intended target.
Ka ducks under a wild hook from Burgess.
Ka defending well as Burgess loads up on a big left hand.
Ka misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgess on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Burgess cracks Ka with a good jab.
Ka looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ka clobbers Burgess with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Burgess gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ka to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ka looking to pass the guard.
Burgess is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Burgess can do anything to dispel that myth.
Burgess is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ka is stalling in the full guard.
Ka postures up.
Ka passes Burgess's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ka controlling the pace.
Burgess is not content to let Ka control the position.
Burgess trying to hold on to Ka's head to control him but Ka postures up.
Burgess is trying to stand back up but Ka is controlling him
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ka looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Burgess is trying to get back to full guard.
Burgess is trying to stand.
Burgess wants to control but Ka is keeping busy.
Burgess wants to sweep but Ka has passed to side control!
Burgess gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Burgess is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ka is taking a breather. Burgess says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Burgess is trying to maintain the position but Ka is very close to passing his half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ka controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Ka dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ka throws a leg kick which misses Burgess's front leg but catches the back leg as Burgess tries to avoid it.
Burgess takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ka throws a lazy right hand but Burgess sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Burgess missing with a left hand there. Ka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Anthony Burgess seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burgess looks to throw the jab but Ka is out of range.
Ka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Burgess misses with a looping left.
Burgess throws a sloppy body shot
and Ka counters with an inside leg kick.
Ka throws out a loose jab but Burgess uses good head movement to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Burgess there.
Burgess steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ka.
Burgess misses with a hook.
Burgess misses with an uppercut.
Ka throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Burgess stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burgess.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burgess.
Ka fails with a takedown attempt.
Burgess misses with a jab to the body
and Ka counters with a nice uppercut.
Burgess misses with a shot to the body
and Ka counters with a body kick that stops Burgess in his tracks momentarily.
Burgess is breathing heavily.
Nice straight punches there by Ka. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ka.
The fighters circling - Burgess throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yuri Ka is winning the standup battle so far.
Burgess throws a nice looking combination but Ka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Burgess needs to keep his hands up - Ka had a free shot at his head there.
Anthony Burgess is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Horrible takedown by Ka or perhaps it was just good defense by Burgess which made him look bad.
Ka throws a big shot that misses.
Burgess throws a leg kick
and Ka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ka misses with a low kick.
Ka misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuri Ka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ka misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burgess connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Anthony Burgess is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burgess misses with a double jab
and Ka counters with a thumping low kick.
A right-left combo lands from Burgess.
It looks like Yuri Ka has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ka takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ka throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ka cracks the inside of Burgess's front leg.
Burgess lands a right hook to the body.
Ka throws a head kick that misses.
Burgess fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ka looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ka throws a leg kick which misses Burgess's front leg but catches the back leg as Burgess tries to avoid it.
Burgess ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Burgess moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ka slips a jab and a cross from Burgess.
Ka slips a jab and a cross from Burgess.
Burgess moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Burgess slips a straight right by Ka.
Burgess misses with a double jab
letting Ka counter with a right hand.
Burgess throws a hook but Ka avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Burgess.
Burgess lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ka feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Burgess's calf.
Ka comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ka.
Burgess connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ka momentarily.
A big left from Burgess misses.
Burgess misses with a body punch
and Ka counters with a low kick, right behind Burgess 's knee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ka fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Burgess throws a nice looking combination but Ka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burgess throws out the jab.
Ka connects with a right hand. Burgess shakes it off.
Ka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Burgess works Ka's body with a nice hook.
Burgess throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ka.
Burgess throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A jab from Burgess misses.
Ka slips a straight right by Burgess.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ka on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Ka dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yuri Ka's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ka on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Burgess ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ka on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Burgess misses with a double jab
and Ka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ka ducks right into an uppercut from Burgess.
Ka slips a straight right by Burgess.
A low kick from Burgess is predictable there
and Ka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ka slips under a jab.
Burgess misses with a combination
and Ka counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circling - Ka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Donk. Burgess catches Ka right on the button with a cross.
Ka looks to land a left hand but Burgess moved out of range nicely.
Ka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Burgess avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgess blocks a head kick by Ka.
Burgess scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Burgess looks to throw the jab but Ka is out of range.
A shot to de liver by Burgess. Beautiful body shot.
Burgess lands with a cross.
Ka walks into a left hand.
Ka tries to score a power double leg takedown but Burgess sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ka somewhat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice jab there from Burgess.
Ka takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ka smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Burgess stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ka.
Nice defenses there by Ka.
Burgess's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Burgess misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ka.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burgess throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ka counters with a solid body kick.
Burgess 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.
Burgess paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Burgess misses with a series of wild punches.
Ka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burgess.
Burgess swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ka finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Burgess throws a series of strikes that have Ka backpedaling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burgess will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ka.
Ka misses with an uppercut.
Ka works the jab nicely.
Burgess moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Burgess misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burgess moves away from the strike by Ka.
Burgess throws the left hand but Ka avoids the punch easily.
Burgess throws a right hand that Ka ducks under and follows up with a left that Ka also avoids with ease.
Burgess throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ka counters with a head kick.
Burgess chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ka can pounce on him.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Burgess crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ka - the referee stops the clock and Burgess gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ka. Burgess manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Anthony Burgess has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Burgess looks to score with a jab to the body but Ka is just out of range.
Ka looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A low kick from Burgess is predictable there
and Burgess takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice uppercut there from Ka.
Burgess throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ka counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Burgess!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burgess is just holding on here. Ka manages to take his back.
Burgess biding his time here by controlling the hands, looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
What can Burgess do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Ka is trying to stick to Burgess's back but Burgess is turning into Ka. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Ka's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Burgess.
Ka manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Burgess manages to get himself to full guard.
Ka wants to control from the top but Burgess keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burgess is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yuri Ka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ka 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuri Ka!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Az Anubis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Kennedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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215 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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216 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Az Anubis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, George Kennedy!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anubis takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Az Anubis has been cut.
Kennedy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kennedy is looking to score with low kicks.
Anubis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kennedy checks it well.
Anubis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Anubis taking a breather.
Kennedy taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kennedy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anubis.
Kennedy missing with knees to the body.
Anubis tries to land knees in the clinch but Kennedy avoids the damage to the body.
Anubis throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice left hand lands by Anubis.
Anubis connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kennedy's face.
It looks like George Kennedy has been cut.
Kennedy trying to stall but Anubis improves his position.
Kennedy looking to throw knees to the head but Anubis is blocking nicely.
Anubis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kennedy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Anubis is keeping busy.
Nice elbow from Anubis.
Anubis lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kennedy looking to throw knees to the head but Anubis is blocking nicely.
Anubis looking to throw knees to the head but Kennedy is blocking nicely.
Kennedy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kennedy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Anubis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kennedy avoids it.
Anubis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kennedy avoids it.
Anubis trying to control the position but instead, Kennedy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Anubis into the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Anubis as Kennedy tries to tie him up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anubis tries a knee to the head but Kennedy blocks it.
Kennedy tries a knee to the head but Anubis blocks it.
Anubis dodges an elbow strike from Kennedy.
Anubis connects with a knee to the head.
Anubis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kennedy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Anubis avoids a wild elbow strike from Kennedy.
Anubis lands with a right to the head.
Kennedy lands a shot to the body.
Anubis cracks Kennedy with a nice body shot.
Kennedy looks gassed!
Anubis connects with a knee to the head.
Kennedy is rocked!
That has opened up George Kennedy's cut even more.
Nice elbow from Anubis.
Kennedy is still on wobbly legs! Can Anubis finish him?
Anubis has Kennedy pressed against the cage.
Anubis has Kennedy pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Kennedy is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Anubis - that's hurt Kennedy badly! Oh, another knee lands and Kennedy is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Kennedy doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Az Anubis!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyrell Harvey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Furcal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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218 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyrell Harvey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Furcal!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Furcal wants to clinch.
Furcal misses with a body shot.
Furcal misses with a hook.
Furcal throws out a loose jab but Harvey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Furcal looks to score with a jab to the body but Harvey is just out of range.
Furcal throws out a loose jab but Harvey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harvey avoids the body shot from Furcal.
Furcal throws a hook but Harvey blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Furcal misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Furcal throws a big shot that misses.
A big right from Furcal misses.
Harvey shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furcal misses with an uppercut. Harvey saw that one coming.
Mike Furcal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harvey has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Tyrell Harvey has been cut.
Furcal misses with a hook. Harvey ducked under it nicely.
Furcal misses with a hook. Harvey ducked under it nicely.
Furcal misses with a hook.
A jab from Furcal misses.
Harvey scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Furcal wants to control but Harvey is keeping busy.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Harvey in particular looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvey thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Furcal's head.
Furcal desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Furcal wants to control but Harvey is keeping busy.
Furcal won't allow Harvey to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey is looking to take a break and control but Furcal is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Furcal misses with an uppercut. Harvey saw that one coming.
Harvey shoots in and bounces Furcal off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Furcal not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Furcal can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Harvey controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furcal pulls Harvey in close to prevent any damage.
Harvey missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Harvey postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Harvey working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Harvey trying to control the position from guard on top but Furcal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mike Furcal will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tyrell Harvey's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Furcal slaps away a takedown attempt from Harvey, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Harvey swings for the body but Furcal moves out of range.
Furcal throws a hook but Harvey blocks it.
Harvey shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Harvey scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Furcal?
Furcal holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Harvey tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Furcal wants to hold on but Harvey pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey lands a big shot there that rocks Furcal but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Harvey looking to ground and pound but Furcal is blocking nicely.
Harvey looking to control but Furcal is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Harvey controlling his opponent.
Furcal wants to control but Harvey is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Harvey wants to control the pace but Furcal is squirming around nicely.
Furcal is trying desperately to improve position.
Harvey lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Furcal hang on?
Furcal manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Harvey is trying to control the action in half guard but Furcal is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Furcal is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Harvey jumps into side control!
Harvey throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Furcal works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Harvey winds up and cracks Furcal with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Furcal is looking to control Harvey's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Furcal avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Harvey not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Harvey throws a strike but Furcal avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Harvey throws a strike but Furcal rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Furcal has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Harvey is proving hard to escape from.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrell Harvey dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tyrell Harvey's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Furcal lands with a cross.
Furcal lands a nice shot that snaps Harvey's head back.
A big right from Furcal misses.
Furcal lands a nice hook to Harvey's body. Harvey takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Harvey closes the distance and clinches up with Furcal, looking for a takedown. Harvey pushes Furcal against the cage but Furcal circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Furcal swings for the body but Harvey moves out of range.
Furcal tries to close the distance and clinch but Harvey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Furcal scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Furcal looks to score with a jab to the body but Harvey is just out of range.
Harvey shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furcal lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Harvey at a distance.
Furcal looks to land a right hand but Harvey moved out of range.
Furcal darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harvey. Furcal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Furcal lands an overhand right.
Harvey takes one on the button.
Furcal uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Furcal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harvey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harvey shoots in for a takedown but Furcal shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrell Harvey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harvey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Furcal.
Furcal connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Furcal misses with a hook.
Furcal misses with a double jab.
Mike Furcal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Furcal throws a lazy right hand but Harvey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Furcal throws a lazy right hand but Harvey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Furcal. Harvey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Furcal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harvey walks into a straight right hand from Furcal.
Tyrell Harvey's cut is getting worse.
Furcal misses with a looping left.
Furcal looks to throw the jab but Harvey is out of range.
Harvey drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Furcal misses with an uppercut.
Furcal tries to clinch but Harvey moves out of range.
Harvey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Furcal.
Furcal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harvey manages to avoid it.
Harvey keeps the fight on the outside.
Harvey shoots in for a takedown but Furcal shows good takedown defense.
Harvey blocks a jab.
Furcal lands a jab.
Nice jab there from Furcal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furcal looks to throw the jab but Harvey is out of range.
Harvey tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Furcal swivels and escapes.
Harvey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Furcal 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.
Harvey staying out of range there.
Harvey takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Furcal lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A big left from Furcal misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Furcal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Furcal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harvey manages to avoid it.
Harvey moves out of range of the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Furcal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Furcal has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Mike Furcal!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Giovanni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giovanni comes to the cage accompanied by Til I Collapse [ Eminem ]. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sonny Giovanni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie Robinson!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson throws a series of punches but Giovanni avoids them all with ease.
Robinson lunges at Giovanni with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Giovanni's hand.
Robinson is looking to clinch but Giovanni is avoiding it.
Giovanni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Robinson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Robinson. Giovanni does a little dance to reset his feet.
Giovanni waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Robinson.
Robinson loads up on a big right hand but Giovanni slips the punch.
Robinson ducks under a wild hook from Giovanni.
Robinson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Giovanni ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Robinson looks to land a left hand but Giovanni moved out of range nicely.
Robinson misses with a straight left.
Robinson slips a jab from Giovanni.
Robinson takes the fight into the clinch.
Giovanni dodges an elbow strike from Robinson.
Robinson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Giovanni blocks it with crossed arms.
Robinson throws a punch but it's blocked by Giovanni.
Giovanni blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Robinson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson misses with some punches.
Giovanni managing to block the knees to the body from Robinson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Giovanni.
Giovanni swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Giovanni lands a nice shot to the body.
Giovanni can't find room to land a body shot as Robinson controls the action.
A short right from Robinson on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Robinson fails to land.
Robinson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Robinson.
Robinson effectively controlling the action here.
Giovanni blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Giovanni lands a shot to the body.
Robinson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Giovanni's elbow.
Robinson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Giovanni blocks a body shot from Robinson.
Robinson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Robinson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Robinson prevents Giovanni from breaking the clinch.
Robinson swings wildly with an uppercut but Giovanni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robinson trying to stall but Giovanni improves his position.
Robinson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Giovanni has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The referee calls for Robinson to work.
Giovanni blocks a body shot from Robinson.
Giovanni tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Robinson stalling.
Giovanni lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Robinson lands with a short shot to the head.
Robinson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Robinson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Robinson is trying to stall.
Giovanni lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Giovanni up against the cage.
Robinson tries to work over Giovanni's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Robinson throws a punch but it's blocked by Giovanni.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Robinson lands a shot to the body.
Robinson swings wildly with an uppercut but Giovanni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robinson wants to stall.
Giovanni blocking some punches.
Giovanni tries to circle away but Robinson has him pinned against the cage.
Giovanni misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Robinson fails to land.
Robinson breaks from the clinch.
Robinson wants to clinch.
Giovanni takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson lands with a nice body punch.
Robinson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Giovanni.
Robinson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Giovanni.
No joy there for Giovanni, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A swing and a miss from Robinson.
Nice defenses there by Giovanni.
Giovanni throws out a loose jab but Robinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Giovanni takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Robinson misses with a jab to the body
and Giovanni makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Robinson lands a lovely overhand right.
Giovanni slips under a jab from Robinson.
Robinson scores with a sloppy right hand. Giovanni should have avoided that one.
Robinson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Robinson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Robinson throws a looping overhand right but Giovanni ducks down to avoid it.
Robinson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Robinson misses with a hook to the body
and Giovanni counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Robinson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Giovanni scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Robinson misses with a double jab.
Robinson misses with a jab to the body
and Giovanni counters with a straight right hand.
Robinson works over Giovanni's head and body with a nice combination.
Eddie Robinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Giovanni throws a shot from downtown. Robinson moves away and avoids it.
Giovanni circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Giovanni counter with a right hand.
Robinson tries to clinch
and Giovanni counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Robinson misses with a looping right.
Robinson tries to clinch up
and Giovanni counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Giovanni.
Giovanni moves out of range as Robinson strikes.
Nice defenses there by Giovanni.
Robinson lands a nice hook to Giovanni's body. Giovanni takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Robinson moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giovanni takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Robinson lands with a shot to the body.
Giovanni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Robinson moves away.
Giovanni takes a swing at Robinson's ribcage but misses.
Giovanni takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Robinson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Robinson throws an overhand right that lands on Giovanni's shoulder, as Giovanni tries to avoid the shot.
Robinson tries to clinch up but Giovanni circles away and keeps his distance.
Giovanni swings for the body but Robinson moves out of range.
Robinson throws the left hand but Giovanni avoids the punch easily.
Robinson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Robinson misses with a combination
and Giovanni cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Giovanni misses with a two punch combination.
Robinson misses with a hook.
Giovanni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robinson.
Robinson tries to clinch but Giovanni moves away
and Giovanni connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Giovanni drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Robinson.
Robinson moves out of range as Giovanni strikes.
Giovanni avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Robinson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Giovanni.
Robinson misses with a looping right.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Robinson misses with an uppercut.
Giovanni thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big left from Robinson misses.
Robinson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Giovanni moves away.
Robinson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Robinson scores with a nice right hand.
Robinson misses with a looping left.
A decent looking cross lands there for Robinson.
Robinson tries to clinch there but Giovanni circles away.
Robinson throws a combination that misses
and Giovanni cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Robinson clinches but Giovanni breaks the clinch
and Giovanni cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A cross from Robinson lands.
Giovanni takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Robinson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Giovanni on the side of the head.
Robinson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Giovanni momentarily.
Giovanni steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Robinson.
A jab from Giovanni finds it's way through Robinson's defenses.
Robinson rushes Giovanni and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Robinson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Giovanni can't break the clinch.
Robinson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Robinson swings wildly with an uppercut but Giovanni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robinson misses with the head strike.
Robinson misses with the head strike.
Robinson throws a punch but it's blocked by Giovanni.
Robinson has a couple of punches blocked by Giovanni.
Giovanni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson missing with a left hand there. Giovanni was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Robinson throws a nice looking combination but Giovanni bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A swing and a miss from Robinson.
Robinson throws a hook to the side of Giovanni's head but Giovanni sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Robinson tries to close the distance and clinch but Giovanni swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Giovanni takes a swing at Robinson's ribcage but misses.
Giovanni digs a good hook to Robinson's body.
Robinson misses with a combination
and Giovanni counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Robinson throws a looping overhand right but Giovanni ducks down to avoid it.
Giovanni slips under a jab from Robinson.
Robinson missing with a left hand there. Giovanni was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Giovanni throws a lazy right hand but Robinson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Robinson tries to clinch
and Giovanni counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Robinson stuns Giovanni with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Robinson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Robinson looks to land a left hand but Giovanni moved out of range nicely.
Robinson misses with a body shot.
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 Sonny Giovanni will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Robinson throws a shot from downtown. Giovanni moves away and avoids it.
Robinson clinches but Giovanni breaks the clinch
and Giovanni counters with a left to the body.
Giovanni thows a body shot but no joy.
Robinson looks to throw the jab but Giovanni is out of range.
Giovanni throws a lazy right hand but Robinson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Robinson misses the jab.
Robinson has Giovanni up against the cage in a clinch.
Robinson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Robinson has a couple of punches blocked by Giovanni.
Giovanni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Robinson loads up on a big right hand but Giovanni slips the punch.
Giovanni ducks under a wild hook from Robinson.
A jab from Robinson misses.
Giovanni stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Giovanni waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Robinson.
Robinson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson misses with a hook.
A jab from Robinson misses.
Giovanni's corner calls for a 1-2. Giovanni obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Robinson misses with the combination.
Robinson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Giovanni counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Giovanni is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Giovanni uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Robinson.
Robinson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Giovanni counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Giovanni here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Robinson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Giovanni counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Robinson thinking.
Robinson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Giovanni connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Robinson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Robinson ducks under a wild hook from Giovanni.
Robinson throws out a loose jab but Giovanni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robinson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Robinson tries to close the distance and clinch but Giovanni swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson misses with a looping left.
Robinson moves out of range of the strikes.
Robinson catches Giovanni with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A looping hook to the body misses from Giovanni. Robinson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Robinson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Giovanni uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Robinson.
Robinson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Giovanni connects with a nice looking jab.
Robinson doesn't manage to clinch there - Giovanni circles away.
Giovanni comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Giovanni swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Robinson counters with a three punch combo that has Giovanni backing up. Giovanni nods at Robinson to acknowledge the strikes.
Giovanni misses with a wild body shot.
Robinson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sonny Giovanni is winning the standup battle so far.
Robinson falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Giovanni to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Giovanni misses with a straight right.
Robinson staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson works the jab nicely.
Giovanni with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Robinson to score with a decent uppercut.
Robinson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Robinson misses with a body punch
and Giovanni counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Robinson throws a looping overhand right but Giovanni ducks down to avoid it.
Giovanni with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Giovanni throws out a loose jab but Robinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robinson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Giovanni misses with a wild body shot.
Robinson with a nice cross.
Giovanni digs a good hook to Robinson's body.
Giovanni moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Robinson.
Robinson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Robinson throws out a loose jab but Giovanni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robinson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Robinson tries to clinch up but Giovanni circles away and keeps his distance.
Robinson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson swings for the body but Giovanni moves out of range.
Robinson misses with a hook. Giovanni ducked under it nicely.
Robinson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Robinson misses with a hook to the body
and Giovanni connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Robinson throws an overhand right that lands on Giovanni's shoulder, as Giovanni tries to avoid the shot.
Robinson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Giovanni counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Robinson thinking.
Giovanni takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Robinson throws a jab but it's blocked by Giovanni.
Robinson throws a jab when Giovanni was well out of range.
Robinson misses with an uppercut.
Giovanni misses with a hook. Robinson ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Giovanni.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Robinson throws a big shot that misses.
Robinson looks to land a left hand but Giovanni moved out of range nicely.
Robinson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Giovanni throws the left hand but Robinson avoids the punch easily.
Robinson throws a body punch but Giovanni moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sonny Giovanni showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Giovanni 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sonny Giovanni!
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