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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arse Face (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Campion (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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260 lbs
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235 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arse Face!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luke Campion!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Anthony Taglia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Face tries to close the distance and clinch but Campion swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Campion only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Campion thuds a left hand into Face's body.
Face is looking to clinch.
Campion throws a sloppy head kick
and Face counters with a right hand to the body.
Campion misses with a jab, cross combination.
Campion tries a head kick but it misses.
Face tries to close the distance and clinch but Campion swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Campion as Face shoots in.
Face closes this distance looking for a takedown but Campion circles away.
Face fails with a takedown attempt.
Despite the aggression on Campion's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arse Face. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Campion misses.
Face avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for Campion, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Face tries to clinch up but Campion circles away and keeps his distance.
Campion throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Face's head.
Campion slaps away a takedown attempt from Face, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Face throws a head kick but Campion moves out of range.
Campion misses with a jab, cross combination.
Campion throws a head kick but Face moves out of range.
Campion throws a head kick but Face moves out of range.
Face closes the distance and clinches up with Campion, looking for a takedown. Face pushes Campion against the cage but Campion circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from Campion misses.
Face fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Campion checks it well.
Face fails with the takedown.
Face is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campion fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Campion.
Campion throws a head kick but Face moves out of range.
Face shoots for a double leg takedown but Campion sprawls well. He's pushed Face's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Campion throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Campion feints a jab promting Face to slip. Campion then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Face slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Arse Face has been cut.
Campion lands a big head kick that sends Face tumbling to the mat! Campion takes a step backwards and waves Face back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Campion feints a jab and as Face dips his head, Campion unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Face right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Face falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Campion smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Luke Campion!
Our winner, Luke Campion, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cedric Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Zal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nick Zal acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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147 lbs
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152 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cedric Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nick Zal!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, David Schapiro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson shoots in but Zal avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jackson fails to land the takedown.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Zal is avoiding it.
Some bone on bone action there as Zal checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Zal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Zal as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cedric Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jackson gets through Zal's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zal lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Jackson has Zal pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Zal manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jackson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Zal to keep the fight standing.
Zal is looking for a takedown.
Zal has Jackson pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Zal pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Jackson tumbling to the mat - Zal dives into Jackson's guard.
Jackson wants to control the position but Zal says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Jackson wants to control but Zal is keeping busy.
Zal is trying to control the action in half guard but Jackson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Zal takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jackson is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zal is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Oh Jackson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jackson is trying to control but Zal manages to pass to mount!
Zal really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jackson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Zal lands a big elbow - Jackson is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Jackson is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Nick Zal!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Wobinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack McGuinness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake Wobinson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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215 lbs
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217 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Excellent 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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Wobinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack McGuinness!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wobinson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jab from McGuinness.
Wobinson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wobinson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McGuinness finds it's way round the side to connect with Wobinson's head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that McGuinness has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wobinson is defended easily by McGuinness.
McGuinness avoids a kick to the body.
McGuinness dips to his left and cracks Wobinson with an uppercut!
Wobinson tries to close the distance and clinch but McGuinness swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jab, jab by McGuinness - just one landing.
Wobinson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but McGuinness defends well and Wobinson ends up having to push McGuinness into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
McGuinness throws a right and a left that both miss.
McGuinness scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGuinness tries to bum rush Wobinson with a series of wild strikes but Wobinson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wobinson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Wobinson lands in his opponent's guard.
Wobinson stopping the sweep attempt from McGuinness.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wobinson slips nicely into half guard.
McGuinness keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wobinson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
McGuinness is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wobinson is working for a kimura but McGuinness is defending it quite comfortably.
Wobinson is trying to work for a kimura but McGuinness is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Wobinson seems to be working for a kimura but McGuinness defends the submission attempt.
McGuinness is trying to stand up here but Wobinson is controlling him well.
McGuinness is not content to let Wobinson control the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if McGuinness can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wobinson works his way into side control.
Wobinson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
McGuinness is looking to regain half guard here but Wobinson keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuinness is still trying to improve position.
McGuinness wants to control the position but that's not easy when your opponent is in side control! Wobinson seems to be going for some sort of submission here. Hard to say what - oh, it's a Brabo choke! He's got it! McGuinness is tapping! Wow, great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Brabo Choke). Jake Wobinson!
Jake Wobinson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andre Haack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sun Ce (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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183 lbs
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181 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andre Haack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sun Ce!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Columbo Gatti and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ce throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Haack throws a low kick but Ce moves out of range easily.
Ce wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ce looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Haack 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.
Haack shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ce swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Haack counters with a nice leg kick.
Ce with a nice cross.
Ce throws a shot from downtown. Haack moves away and avoids it.
Ce shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Haack pinned against the cage. Haack gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Haack, right into the meat.
Haack moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Haack gets caught napping as Ce dives in and scores a takedown. Haack manages to retain guard.
Ce has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at MANTIS MMA . Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ce looking to sit in guard and control but Haack gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ce is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Haack is aware though and is defending well.
Ce throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ce is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ce wants to sweep but no luck.
Ce looking for subs off his back but Haack has passed one foot through into half guard.
Haack looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ce trying to control from the bottom.
Ce looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ce slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Haack trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ce trying to keep a closed guard but Haack is proving a slippery customer.
Haack will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ce is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ce is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ce is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Haack doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ce.
Ce tries to pass to full mount but Haack defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haack tries to roll over but Ce keeps him under control.
Haack knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ce on the ground.
Ce trying to control the action but Haack is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ce wants to work for an arm triangle but Haack is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Haack avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ce.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sun Ce dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Haack takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ce has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ce throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ce connects with a looping right hand.
Haack throws out a leg kick but Ce moves out of range and Haack only half commits.
Haack fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ce has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ce tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Haack defends well and Ce ends up having to push Haack into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Haack moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Haack lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ce has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Haack.
Haack throws a leg kick that misses.
Haack looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haack looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ce is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That kick from Haack tenderised Ce's leg. Ce is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ce fails with a takedown attempt.
Haack throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Ce checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Haack avoids a punch combination nicely.
Haack misses with a kick to the body.
Crunch! Haack slams his shin into Ce's torso.
Ce avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ce takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Haack throws a leg kick but Ce sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ce takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ce checks a low kick from Haack.
A jab from Ce misses.
Haack moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Some wild striking there from Ce.
We've been told by Haack's head coaches at Spetznaz Training Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ce avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ce is defended easily by Haack.
Andre Haack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sun Ce.
Haack throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Haack scoring well with a low kick there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haack attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ce looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ce loads up on a big right hand but Haack slips the punch.
A shot to the liver by Ce. Beautiful body shot.
Ce on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Haack. Haack obviously looking to wear him down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Haack.
Ce blocks the body kick.
Haack walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ce checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ce's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ce rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Haack moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ce misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Andre Haack is winning the standup battle so far.
Ce misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haack cracks the inside of Ce's front leg.
A leg kick checked by Ce.
Haack is looking to slow Ce down with leg kicks.
Ce uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ce darts in looking for a takedown but Haack gets double underhooks and turns Ce into the cage.
Ce dives in and grabs Haack's left leg, looking for a takedown. Haack pushes down on Ce's head and hops out.
Ce misses the shot to the body.
Andre Haack is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Haack throws a head kick that Ce semi-blocks.
Ce on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Haack lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ce will feel that in the morning.
Ce is breathing heavily.
Ce throws a poor cross that misses
and Haack counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ce throws a nice looking combination but Haack bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Haack ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haack scores with a head kick. Ce tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick from Haack misses.
Ce steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Haack. That one must have hurt.
Ce fails with a takedown attempt.
Ce throws an overhand right that lands on Haack's shoulder, as Haack tries to avoid the shot.
Haack throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ce steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Haack. That one must have hurt.
Haack shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Haack lands a leg kick that knocks Ce off balance momentarily.
Nice body kick from Haack.
Haack feints and then cracks Ce's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ce down.
Ce checks a low kick from Haack.
Ce shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Haack as he avoids it easily.
Haack tries to score with a low kick but Ce moves his leg out of the way.
Ce wants to counter with a clinch but Haack pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Haack dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Ce chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Haack can pounce on him.
A good leg kick by Haack.
Ce scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Haack avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Haack throws a low kick but Ce moves out of range easily.
Haack looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ce takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Haack throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Haack throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ce takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Haack.
Sun Ce is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Haack attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And Ce tries to counter it with a takedown but Haack pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Andre Haack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Ce misses.
Ce takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ce throws a right hand that Haack ducks under and follows up with a left that Haack also avoids with ease.
Haack turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haack fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haack connects with a high kick.
Haack uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ce.
Haack looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ce is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haack.
Haack scores with a nice body kick.
A big right from Ce misses.
A head kick from Haack lands but Ce takes it in his stride.
Haack looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ce is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Haack throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ce throws a lazy right hand but Haack sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Haack is looking to slow Ce down with leg kicks.
Haack tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Haack is looking to land body kicks.
Ce wants to counter the offense by Haack and move into the clinch position.
Ce ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Haack, right into the meat.
Ce lands a head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haack moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Haack throws a leg kick which misses Ce's front leg but catches the back leg as Ce tries to avoid it.
Ce pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ce steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Haack. That one must have hurt.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ce crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Haack - the referee stops the clock and Ce gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Haack. Ce manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ce checks the leg kick nicely there.
Haack is looking to score with low kicks.
Ce has a takedown stuffed.
Haack fakes the leg kick and cracks Ce in the body.
Haack shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Haack throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Haack slams his shin into Ce's torso.
Haack throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ce swings for the body but Haack moves out of range.
Haack feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Haack scores with a spinning back kick!
Ce takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Haack throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ce throws out a loose jab but Haack uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haack lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ce misses with a wild combination.
Ce checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Haack goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ce shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Haack pinned against the cage. Haack gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ce throws a hook to the side of Haack's head but Haack sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Haack lands a head kick!
Ce sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ce 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.
Ce stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Haack.
Haack with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice leg kick lands there from Haack.
Ce throws a right and a left that Haack avoids nicely.
Haack fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ce swings for the body but Haack moves out of range.
Ce doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Haack makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Ce really felt that one!
Andre Haack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sun Ce.
Ce checks a low kick from Haack.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Haack showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Haack 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre Haack!
An out of breath Andre Haack thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lethal Larry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaye Wong (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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205 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Lethal high kicks
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lethal Larry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kaye Wong!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Anthony Taglia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Wong.
Larry looks to throw the jab but Wong is out of range.
Larry scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wong doesn't seem bothered though.
Wong bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Larry shoots in and drives through. Wong sprawls well.
Both fighters circling a little - Wong finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kaye Wong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wong pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wong throws out a powerful jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wong misses with a lunging right hand
and Larry counters with a nice leg kick.
Wong throws a sloppy head kick
and Larry counters with a straight right hand.
Larry connects with the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Larry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wong.
Wong has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larry just misses with a punch to the body.
Wong takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've been hearing reports that Larry has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Wong lets loose with a powerful body kick. Larry will feel that in the morning.
Wong finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wong connects with a single shot there.
Wong fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wong. Larry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Larry goes for a double leg but Wong avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Wong continues to drive forward.
Larry fails to land with a series of punches.
Wong throws a head kick that misses.
Larry cracks Wong with an open hand slap.
Wong throws a push kick but Larry slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wong scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wong misses with a head kick.
It looked like Larry wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Larry takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wong is looking to land body kicks.
Wong looks to throw a body kick
and Larry counters with a right hand to the body.
Larry misses the jab.
Larry scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wong doesn't seem bothered though.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wong.
Wong tries to land a front kick but Larry steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wong throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Larry attempts a counter takedown but Wong avoids it well and moves away.
Wong pushes Larry away with a front kick.
Wong with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Larry to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wong takes a swing at Larry's ribcage but misses.
Larry feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Larry avoids a kick to the body.
Wong gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Larry counters with a takedown into side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wong can do anything to dispel that myth.
Larry is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wong has escaped the position, nice work there.
Larry tries to move to mount but Wong blocks the move with his legs.
Larry moves into full mount!
Wong is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Larry has taken his back.
Wong really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Larry. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larry is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Larry is persistently looking for the submission but Wong is defending it well.
Wong is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Larry off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Wong wants to get back to his feet.
Larry is looking for a choke. Wong gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Wong manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wong wants to stand but Larry has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
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 Lethal Larry will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Larry walks into a left hand.
Donk. Larry catches Wong right on the button with a cross.
Wong leaves Larry with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wong looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wong misses with a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Larry misses the target.
Wong misses with a kick to the body.
Larry swings for the body but Wong moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larry shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wong is defending against the submission attempts here by Larry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larry passes to side control.
Larry prevents Wong from escaping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Larry looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Larry tries to advance to mount but can't.
Wong gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Wong is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Larry wants to take his opponent's back but Wong doesn't allow it.
Larry is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larry moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Wong has worked his arm free - good work by Wong!
Larry is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Wong knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Wong wants to get back to his feet but Larry is dominant here and he's now got Wong's back!
Wong trying to get back to his feet but Larry is in full control for now.
Wong is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Larry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wong can do to turn this around?
That's four 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.
Wong fending off the submission attempt from Larry.
Wong trying to get back to his feet but Larry is in full control for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lethal Larry dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Larry misses with a hook.
Larry fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Larry shoots in for a takedown but Wong shows good takedown defense.
Larry moves out of range as Wong throws a body kick.
Wong bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Wong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Larry appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Larry is looking to land body kicks.
Kaye Wong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Larry gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left and a right from Wong both land. Nice combination.
Larry blocks a head kick by Wong.
Larry tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wong swivels and escapes.
Wong changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lethal Larry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Larry was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Wong throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Larry.
Larry takes one on the button.
Wong throws the kick towards the body but Larry avoids it.
Larry attempts a counter takedown but Wong avoids it well and moves away.
Kaye Wong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wong ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Larry throws a shot from downtown. Wong moves away and avoids it.
Kaye Wong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wong throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Wong throws a half hearted mid kick.
A cross from Larry lands.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Larry is defended easily by Wong.
Larry will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larry is looking to land body kicks.
Wong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wong throws a head kick but Larry moves out of range.
Larry fires out a quick counter leg kick but Wong just manages to avoid it.
Wong swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Larry tries to counter with a takedown but Wong is quick to defend against it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wong lands a jab to the head.
Wong defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Larry.
A nice inside leg kick there by Larry. That's going to slow Wong down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wong.
Wong misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Larry moves out of range as Wong throws a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larry scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Larry wants to free his trapped foot but Wong is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Larry is working for a kimura but Wong is defending it quite comfortably.
Larry trying to pass the guard but Wong defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larry has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kaye Wong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wong prevents Larry from taking his back.
Wong is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaye Wong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Larry 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Lethal Larry!
Lethal Larry seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rashad Wilkinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alasdair Thacker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilkinson comes to the cage accompanied by The Game is Over. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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197 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rashad Wilkinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Alasdair Thacker!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Dean Styles and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilkinson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wilkinson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Alasdair Thacker has been cut.
A jab from Wilkinson finds it's way through Thacker's defenses.
Thacker tries to clinch up.
Wilkinson throws a series of strikes that have Thacker backpedaling.
Thacker just misses with a punch to the body.
Donk. Wilkinson catches Thacker right on the button with a cross.
Thacker clinches up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thacker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wilkinson dodges an elbow strike from Thacker.
Thacker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thacker misses with a body punch.
Wilkinson tries to pull guard but Thacker forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Wilkinson wants to get back to striking at distance but Thacker won't allow it.
Thacker lands a shoulder strike.
Thacker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wilkinson avoids it.
Wilkinson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Thacker throws a head punch that misses.
Wilkinson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Thacker smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rashad Wilkinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thacker tries to close the distance and clinch but Wilkinson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab-cross combination lands for Wilkinson and sends Thacker crashing to the mat! Wilkinson follows him down to the mat - Thacker regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thacker is looking for a sweep. Wilkinson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wilkinson stands up from half guard.
Wilkinson misses with a series of wild punches.
Thacker dodges the punch combination from Wilkinson.
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!
Wilkinson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wilkinson cracks Thacker with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wilkinson throws a hook but Thacker avoids it easily.
Good exchange - Wilkinson coming out on top.
Rashad Wilkinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thacker lands a jab to the nose.
Thacker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson tries to bum rush Thacker with a series of wild strikes but Thacker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jab from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson misses with a double jab.
Thacker throws out a loose jab but Wilkinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thacker moves into the clinch.
Wilkinson working hard to break the clinch.
Thacker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wilkinson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thacker stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Wilkinson fails to pull guard.
Thacker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wilkinson.
Wilkinson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Thacker pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Thacker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wilkinson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thacker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thacker has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Wilkinson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Thacker can turn it around.
Thacker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thacker lands with a short shot to the head.
Wilkinson blocks an uppercut.
Thacker trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson jumps guard but Thacker turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Wilkinson blocks a body shot from Thacker.
Thacker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wilkinson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thacker working aggressively here.
Thacker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thacker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wilkinson backwards.
Wilkinson has Thacker pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Thacker manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Wilkinson can't break the clinch.
Thacker lands a nice uppercut.
Thacker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Thacker tries a body shot but Wilkinson blocks it.
Thacker throws an elbow but it misses.
Wilkinson prevents a body shot from Thacker.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thacker.
Wilkinson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thacker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wilkinson's efforts to push away.
Thacker can't find room to land a body shot as Wilkinson controls the action.
Thacker lands an elbow that stopped Wilkinson in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Rashad Wilkinson has been cut.
Thacker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Thacker.
Wilkinson being controlled against the cage.
Thacker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wilkinson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Thacker pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Wilkinson tries to break the clinch but Thacker is controlling the position.
Thacker has Wilkinson pressed against the cage, preventing Wilkinson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thacker stops a takedown attempt from Wilkinson.
Thacker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Thacker fails to land.
Wilkinson blocks an uppercut.
Thacker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alasdair Thacker will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Thacker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thacker throws the left hand but Wilkinson avoids the punch easily.
Wilkinson misses with a double jab.
A lazy left from Thacker finds it's target.
Wilkinson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wilkinson tries to bum rush Thacker with a series of wild strikes but Thacker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thacker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wilkinson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thacker ducks under a wild hook from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson misses with a wild combination.
Thacker is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Wilkinson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thacker circles away quickly and effectively.
Thacker clinches with his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thacker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wilkinson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Thacker to keep the fight standing.
Wilkinson is trying to pull guard but Thacker has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Thacker fails to land.
Wilkinson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Thacker pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rashad Wilkinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilkinson misses with the combination.
Wilkinson lands a jab-cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thacker throws a body punch but Wilkinson moves out of range.
Thacker has closed the distance and engaged Wilkinson in a clinch.
Thacker prevents Wilkinson from breaking the clinch.
Thacker lands a body punch.
Thacker lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Thacker.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thacker presses Wilkinson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Thacker scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thacker.
A short uppercut from Thacker.
Wilkinson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Thacker prevents it.
Thacker lands a shoulder strike.
Thacker scores with a shoulder strike.
Thacker tries a body shot but Wilkinson blocks it.
Thacker lands a nice shot to the body.
Thacker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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!
Thacker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thacker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wilkinson backwards.
Wilkinson wants a takedown.
Thacker misses with a punch to the body.
Thacker tries to land knees in the clinch but Wilkinson avoids the damage to the body.
Thacker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thacker misses with a punch on the inside.
Wilkinson wants to break free but Thacker has control.
Thacker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thacker stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Alasdair Thacker seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wilkinson tries to land a knee to the head but Thacker blocks with his arms.
Thacker lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Thacker.
Wilkinson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Thacker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wilkinson is trying to push Thacker away but Thacker has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Thacker misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson tries to pull guard but Thacker forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Thacker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thacker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wilkinson is rocked!
Wilkinson blocking some punches.
Thacker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oh Wilkinson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thacker tries to throw a body punch but Wilkinson avoids it by throwing Thacker back against the cage.
Wilkinson seems to have got his legs back now.
Thacker tries to work over Wilkinson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thacker drops Wilkinson onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Wilkinson is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
A head punch on the inside from Thacker fails to land.
Thacker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thacker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thacker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thacker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wilkinson backwards.
Thacker tries a body shot but Wilkinson blocks it.
Wilkinson goes for a takedown attempt but Thacker pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wilkinson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thacker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thacker digs a good hook to Wilkinson's body.
Thacker forces Wilkinson back against the cage and clinches.
Thacker gets underhooks to prevent Wilkinson's takedown attempt.
Thacker lands a damaging elbow.
Thacker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thacker lands with a light punch inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thacker.
Wilkinson blocks a body shot from Thacker.
Thacker works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Thacker lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wilkinson or not.
Thacker displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wilkinson up against the cage.
Thacker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilkinson can't break the clinch.
Thacker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wilkinson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Thacker to keep the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alasdair Thacker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
Thacker batters Wilkinson with a massive right followed by a huge left! Wilkinson is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Thacker lands a final crushing right hand to drop Wilkinson to the mat with a gruesome thud! Thacker is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Alasdair Thacker!
In his post fight interview, Alasdair Thacker started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xavier David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jared Nuke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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220 lbs
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214 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Xavier David!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jared Nuke!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Lou da Vinci and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
David throws an overhand right that lands on Nuke's shoulder, as Nuke tries to avoid the shot.
Nuke bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps David's head backwards.
David keeps the fight on the outside.
David appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nuke fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nuke 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.
David connects with a high kick.
Jared Nuke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nuke shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. David defends it nicely.
David was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nuke looks to throw the jab but David is out of range.
Nuke moves away from the strike by David.
David works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nuke misses with a wild body shot.
Nuke on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by David. David obviously looking to wear him down.
David ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
David motions for Nuke to come forward. David throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nuke closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into David's guard.
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!
David is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
David wants to sweep here but Nuke controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David working for a triangle but Nuke defends it easily.
Nuke postures up.
Nuke slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Nuke trying to control but David is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nuke passes David's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Nuke is controlling the pace.
David blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nuke.
Nuke prevents David from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nuke throwing shots but David is blocking nicely.
David is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nuke pulls his head out easily.
David works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David is looking for a triangle but Nuke pushes his legs off easily.
Nuke wants to control from the top but David keeps moving.
David is looking for a triangle but Nuke pushes his legs off easily.
David looking for a guillotine here but Nuke defends easily.
David is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nuke is aware though and is defending well.
Nuke trying to control but David is working from the bottom.
David is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
David throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nuke looking to pass the guard.
Nuke content to stall in guard here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
David pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from David finds it's way through Nuke's defenses.
A thudding body kick lands there by David!
David pushes Nuke away with a front kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nuke moves out of range of the strikes.
Nuke ducks under a wild hook from David.
Nuke shoots in for a takedown but David shows good takedown defense.
Xavier David has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jared Nuke.
David throws a jab but it's blocked by Nuke.
Nuke feints the counter takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier David dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nuke connects with a single shot there.
Nuke takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
David cracks Nuke with a good jab.
Nuke fails with the takedown.
David checks the leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nuke crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from David - the referee stops the clock and Nuke gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says David. Nuke manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nuke misses with a straight right.
David feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Nuke moves out of range as David strikes.
Nuke stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from David.
David lands with a hook. Nuke tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nuke looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? David is fending him off so far but Nuke persists. Nope, David circles away and we're back to standing.
A lazy left from David finds it's target.
A leg kick checked by Nuke.
Nuke throws a series of punches but David avoids them all with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nuke throws a series of punches but David moves out of range.
David staying out of range there.
David circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David takes one on the chin but seems OK.
David is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nuke can do to turn this around?
Nuke throws an overhand right that lands on David's shoulder, as David tries to avoid the shot.
Nice straight punches there by David. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of David.
Nuke throws a combination but it was largely blocked by David.
Nuke tries to close the distance and clinch but David swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
David throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nuke's head.
Nuke throws out a loose jab but David uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nuke misses with an uppercut. David saw that one coming.
David throws a quick counter kick to the body but Nuke avoids it.
David slips under a jab.
It looked like David wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nuke throws a nice looking combination but David bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nuke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nuke throws out a loose jab but David uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nuke slips a jab from David.
David jabbing away but nothing is landing.
David looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nuke misses with a takedown attempt - David sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
David is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Xavier David has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jared Nuke.
David throws a looping overhand right but Nuke ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nuke has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nuke blocks an uppercut.
Nuke working aggressively here.
David is trying to maintain a safe position but Nuke gets an underhook and turns David into the cage.
David swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nuke taking a breather.
A shot in the inside from Nuke.
David breaks from the clinch.
David stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Good leg kick by David there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nuke tries to close the distance and clinch up but David swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nuke is looking to clinch.
A jab lands there for David.
David throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
David is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nuke.
David misses the jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from David.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nuke throws out the jab.
Xavier David is winning the standup battle so far.
Nuke misses the jab.
A little feinted left hand from David on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nuke drives through and clinches with David against the cage.
Nuke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
David tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nuke manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
David pushes Nuke back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
David misses with a body punch.
David has a couple of punches blocked by Nuke.
David misses with a punch on the inside.
Nuke blocks a body shot from David.
Nuke lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
David has a couple of punches blocked by Nuke.
David breaks from the clinch.
David throws a chopping leg kick but Nuke manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nuke tries to clinch up.
Nuke feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Davids jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nuke fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but David avoids it really well and circles away.
David appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nuke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
David bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
David throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nuke throws a big shot that misses.
Xavier David is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nuke walks into a left hand.
David wants to land a leg kick but Nuke is out of range.
Nuke cracks David with a good jab.
Nuke looks for a takedown but David sprawls well.
David tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nuke was well out of range. Poor timing from David.
David scores with the left hand. Nuke knows he should have avoided that one.
David fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier David dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nuke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from David.
Nuke cracks a nice hook into David's ribs.
Nice sprawl there from David as Nuke shoots in.
David feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nuke's calf.
Nuke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as David throws out the jab.
David swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nuke shoots for a double leg takedown but David sprawls well. He's pushed Nuke's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
David scoring well with a low kick there.
David throws an overhand right that lands on Nuke's shoulder, as Nuke tries to avoid the shot.
David lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A nice inside leg kick there by David. That's going to slow Nuke down.
Nuke with a poor takedown
and David counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Xavier David has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jared Nuke.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nuke closes the distance and pushes David back into the cage.
David digs a right hand into Nuke's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nuke's gas tank.
David misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by David.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nuke goes for a takedown attempt but David pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nuke takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
David circles away from the clinch attempt
and David connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
David gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Nuke to score an easy takedown into full guard.
David is trying to keep Nuke in close.
David is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nuke defends well.
David wants to sweep here but Nuke controlling him for the moment.
David has his feet on Nuke's thighs here. He's pushed Nuke off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Nuke screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Xavier David!
Xavier David 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Rory Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malik Aker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rory Williams has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rory Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Malik Aker!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Reed Andrews and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Aker does it's job there.
Aker shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Aker looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Williams gets full guard.
Aker wants to pass the guard but Williams is keeping the position.
Williams is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Aker is aware though and is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams controls Aker momentarily but Aker frees himself.
Williams looking for a triangle here. Aker is fighting it but it looks tight! Williams pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Aker is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Rory Williams!
During a confident post fight interview, Rory Williams thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bernie Kosar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniels has chosen Born in the Usa as his entrance music. 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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bernie Kosar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Eddie Farnsworth and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kosar thuds his right hand into Daniels's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
No joy there for Kosar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kosar shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Daniels counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Daniels defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kosar.
Kosar throws a hook but Daniels blocks it.
Kosar fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bernie Kosar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kosar fails to land the takedown.
Kosar throws a series of strikes that have Daniels backpedaling.
Daniels connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A combination from Kosar does no damage.
Kosar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Daniels as he avoids it easily.
Bernie Kosar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daniels has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Daniels.
Kosar can't get the takedown.
Kosar definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kosar wants to take the fight to the mat but Daniels manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Daniels scores with a knee to the head.
Kosar is rocked!
It looks like Bernie Kosar has been cut.
Kosar is working for takedown but Daniels is calmly controlling the position for now.
Oh Kosar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kosar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Daniels working the clinch nicely. Kosar is working for position but Daniels cracks him with a big knee to the head! Kosar crumples up against the cage and Daniels lands two more shots before the ref can save Kosar! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Jack Daniels!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jacare Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marian Balkon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jacare Romero!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marian Balkon!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Anthony Taglia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Romero shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Balkon's guard.
Romero postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Romero postures up in Balkon's guard and throws a big left but Balkon blocks it.
Balkon keeping full guard, as Romero tries to pass.
Romero trying to control but Balkon is working from the bottom.
Balkon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Romero trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero is looking to work some ground and pound but Balkon has wrist control.
Balkon controls Romero momentarily but Romero frees himself.
Romero throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Balkon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Romero throwing strikes but missing.
Balkon pulls Romero in to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Romero clobbers Balkon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Romero shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Balkon as he avoids it easily.
Balkon is looking for the big counter here.
Marian Balkon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balkon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Romero will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Balkon cracks Romero with a right hand to the side of the head.
Romero has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Balkon misses with an uppercut. Romero saw that one coming.
Romero fails with a takedown attempt.
Balkon throws a counter combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacare Romero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero throws an off balance right hand
enabling Balkon to counter with a crisp jab.
Balkon throws out a powerful jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romero steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Balkon.
Romero ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Balkon thumps Romero with a low kick.
Balkon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Romero attempts a counter takedown but Balkon avoids it well and moves away.
Romero shoots for a takedown but Balkon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Romero is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Balkon scores with a jab to the body.
Romero fails to land with a series of punches.
Romero closes this distance looking for a takedown but Balkon circles away.
Balkon moves out of range as Romero strikes.
Romero misses with a takedown
and Balkon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balkon punishes Romero's body with a nice straight punch.
Romero moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Romero dodges the punch combination from Balkon.
Balkon misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Balkon misses its intended target.
Romero on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Balkon. That's going to slow Romero down.
Balkon misses with an uppercut. Romero saw that one coming.
Balkon misses with an uppercut.
Romero on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Romero with a lazy takedown attempt
and Balkon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Romero lands in his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romero postures up in Balkon's guard and throws a big left but Balkon blocks it.
Romero is looking to advance position but Balkon has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Balkon controlling from the full mount.
Balkon with a couple of short strikes.
Romero is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Romero tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Romero tries to lock up and control but Balkon gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marian Balkon dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Balkon clobbers Romero with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Romero changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Balkon tries to avoid it but Romero manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Balkon to the ground. Balkon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Balkon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Romero's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Balkon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Romero scrambles back to his feet.
Balkon feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Romeros jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Romero misses with a takedown attempt - Balkon sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Balkon connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balkon displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Romero.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacare Romero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Balkon lands a jab.
Marian Balkon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balkon scores with a decent looking hook.
Romero throws a lazy right hand but Balkon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Romero misses with a takedown
and Balkon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Balkon cracks a nice hook into Romero's ribs.
Balkon lands a glancing blow to the side of Romero's head.
Balkon scores with a decent looking hook.
Romero has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Balkon.
Balkon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Romero ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Romero feinted with a counter takedown.
Romero throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Balkon to counter with a crisp jab.
Balkon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balkon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Balkon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marian Balkon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Balkon stuffs the takedown.
A punch lands to the side of Romero 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Romero moves forwards but Balkon connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Romero tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Balkon defends well and Romero ends up having to push Balkon into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Balkon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Romero is rocked!
Balkon scores with a decent looking hook.
Oh Romero is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Balkon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Romero takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Romero takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Balkon cracks Romero on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Romero falls backwards against the cage. Balkon follows up with more strikes that drop Romero to his knees. Balkon keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Romero! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marian Balkon! Marian Balkon retains his middleweight title!
A relieved looking Marian Balkon thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
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C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
47% |
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