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Insanity 92: Bronson v Plexico PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alton Newcastle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Micah Hays (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Micah Hays told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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140 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alton Newcastle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Micah Hays!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newcastle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hays.
Hays dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Newcastle. That did some damage!
Newcastle closes the distance and clinches.
Our sources have told us that Newcastle has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Newcastle lands a shoulder strike.
Hays pushes Newcastle back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hays goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Newcastle has a couple of punches blocked by Hays.
Hays tries to stall but Newcastle uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hays lands a body shot.
Hays throws a punch but it's blocked by Newcastle.
Newcastle swings wildly with an uppercut but Hays uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Newcastle.
Hays is trying to maintain a safe position but Newcastle gets an underhook and turns Hays into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newcastle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hays lands a shoulder strike.
Newcastle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from Hays finds it's way through Newcastle's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Newcastle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hays replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Newcastle blocks it well.
Newcastle misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newcastle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hays.
Hays throws a leg kick which misses Newcastle's front leg but catches the back leg as Newcastle tries to avoid it.
Newcastle tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hays defends well and Newcastle ends up having to push Hays into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hays missing with a left hand there. Newcastle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Newcastle takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hays slips under a jab from Newcastle.
Newcastle throws the left hand but Hays avoids the punch easily.
Newcastle gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hays throws a head punch that misses.
Newcastle being controlled against the cage.
Hays tries to work over Newcastle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Newcastle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hays backwards.
Newcastle blocks an uppercut.
Hays scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hays digs a right hand into Newcastle's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Newcastle's gas tank.
Newcastle blocks a body shot from Hays.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newcastle has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Hays regains guard immediately.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hays looking for a guillotine here but Newcastle defends easily.
Hays managing to control the position.
Newcastle is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Newcastle stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hays swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newcastle pushing down on Hays's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Newcastle throwing shots but Hays is blocking nicely.
Newcastle is looking to take a break and control but Hays is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Newcastle is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hays is just riding it out for now. Newcastle eventually gives up the hold.
Newcastle wants to free his trapped foot but Hays is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Newcastle is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Newcastle is trying to work for a kimura but Hays is defending well.
Newcastle 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.
Newcastle is keen to just control but Hays is a slippery customer.
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 Alton Newcastle will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hays thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hays cracks the inside of Newcastle's front leg.
Hays tries to score with a low kick but Newcastle moves his leg out of the way.
As Hays looks to move away, Newcastle throws a big counter combo bu Hays just gets out of the way.
Hays misses with a body kick.
Newcastle has his takedown stuffed
and Hays counters with a good low kick that Newcastle was not able to check.
Newcastle scores with a jab.
Hays tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Newcastle was well out of range. Poor timing from Hays.
Newcastle punishes Hays's body with a nice straight punch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hays lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Newcastle has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Newcastle and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hays throws a low kick, looking for Newcastle's leg but Newcastle calmly moves out of range.
Newcastle is looking for a counter combo.
Hays defending well as Newcastle loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hays connects with a good right hand that stumbles Newcastle. Newcastle circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Newcastle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice body punch from Newcastle.
Hays's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hays duly obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hays avoids the body shot from Newcastle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newcastle is looking to land body kicks.
Hays is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Newcastle with a body shot.
Hays lands with a straight right. Newcastle didn't see that one coming.
Newcastle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hays. Hays obviously looking to wear him down.
Hays defending well as Newcastle loads up on a big left hand.
Newcastle lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Alton Newcastle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Newcastle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hays.
Hays misses with a looping left.
Newcastle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hays.
Micah Hays is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Newcastle darts in and clinches Hays up against the cage.
Newcastle trying to land knees to the body.
Newcastle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hays's elbow.
Newcastle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Newcastle looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hays blocks an uppercut.
Newcastle tries to throw a body punch but Hays avoids it by throwing Newcastle back against the cage.
Newcastle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hays misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hays gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Newcastle is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hays is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hays has escaped and now he's on top!
Hays lands a couple of digs.
Newcastle keeping moving, preventing Hays from controlling successfully.
Newcastle looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Hays puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Hays is trying to control the action in half guard but Newcastle is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Newcastle is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newcastle is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Newcastle trying to control from the bottom.
Newcastle is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hays pulls his head out easily.
Newcastle makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Newcastle.
Hays trying to control the position from guard on top but Newcastle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Newcastle tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hays avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Newcastle looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hays is one step ahead there.
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.
Hays trying to control the position from guard on top but Newcastle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hays not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Newcastle fails to land with a series of punches.
Newcastle lands a jab to the head.
Hays tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Newcastle was well out of range. Poor timing from Hays.
No luck for Newcastle with that takedown attempt.
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 Alton Newcastle will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hays walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Newcastle checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hays misses with an uppercut.
Hays fails to land with a series of punches.
Newcastle with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Newcastle, as that shot connected.
Newcastle moves into the clinch successfully.
Newcastle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A hook to the body from Hays.
Alton Newcastle has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Newcastle blocks a body shot from Hays.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Newcastle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newcastle landing knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Newcastle.
Newcastle has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hays after a bit of a struggle.
Hays throws a punch but it's blocked by Newcastle.
Hays blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Newcastle is working Hays over against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hays tries a body shot but Newcastle blocks it.
Newcastle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hays misses with a body punch.
Newcastle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Newcastle drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hays pulls his leg out and moves away.
Newcastle misses with a hook
and Hays counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hays throws a low kick but Newcastle avoids it.
Newcastle connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hays feints and then cracks Newcastle's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Newcastle down.
Newcastle misses with a two punch combination.
Hays slips under a jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Newcastle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alton Newcastle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Newcastle comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Micah Hays has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newcastle is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hays swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hays 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.
Newcastle is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Newcastle takes one to the chin there.
Hays with a jab.
Newcastle misses with a body shot.
Newcastle throws a right hand that Hays ducks under and follows up with a left that Hays also avoids with ease.
Newcastle walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hays.
Hays misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Newcastle.
Hays jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Newcastle throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hays counters with a slapping leg kick.
Newcastle takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Newcastle misses with a wild combination.
Newcastle throws a hook to the side of Hays's head but Hays sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Newcastle darts in and clinches Hays up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hays tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Newcastle's elbow.
Newcastle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Newcastle as Hays tries to tie him up.
Newcastle tries for a takedown but Hays manages to get underhooks.
Newcastle wants a takedown but no success here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hays.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Newcastle has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hays avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Newcastle is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Hays can't fight it off and eventually Newcastle manages to take the fight to the floor. Hays looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Newcastle trying to control but Hays is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hays is trying to control the position but Newcastle postures up.
Hays wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Newcastle slips nicely into half guard.
Newcastle trying to mount his opponent but Hays defends it.
Newcastle stalling away here and it's allowed Hays to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Alton Newcastle.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Newcastle, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alton Newcastle!
An out of breath Alton Newcastle 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bosco Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ronaldo Souza could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bosco Brown's chin.
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179 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ronaldo Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bosco Brown!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown misses with a hook.
Souza shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Brown napping and manages to drive through into side control!
A lull in the action here as Souza stalls from top position.
Souza working the ground and pound but Brown is defending the strikes.
We've been hearing that Souza has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Brown is trying to control Souza's posture but Souza avoids it.
Brown regains half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown is trying to get back to full guard.
Souza is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Brown doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Souza.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza is working for a kimura here but Brown manages to reverse the position and he's now in Souza's guard.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Souza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brown postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Souza wants to sweep but no luck.
Brown stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Souza throws up his legs and catches Brown in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Brown tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Souza! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ronaldo Souza!
During a confident post fight interview, Ronaldo Souza thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Simmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucifer Satan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simmons comes to the cage accompanied by Sound of MAdness - Shinedown. Satan is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Disciple. John Simmons has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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288 lbs
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288 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Simmons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lucifer Satan!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Satan defending well as Simmons loads up on a big left hand.
Satan lands a left and a right that send Simmons crashing to the mat, dazed. Satan thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Simmons is rocked!
It looks like John Simmons has been cut.
Simmons circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Satan. Simmons falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Satan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lucifer Satan!
During a confident post fight interview, Lucifer Satan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Dunham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norman Parke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeremy Dunham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Norman Parke!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Parke lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dunham doesn't seem phased though.
Parke scoring well with a low kick there.
Parke misses with a hook.
Dunham feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Parke misses with a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dunham. That's going to slow Parke down.
Parke drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Dunham struggling a bit here.
Dunham tries to improve position but can't.
Parke tries to score with some ground and pound. Dunham controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Parke working away.
Parke grinds an elbow into Dunham's temple.
Dunham is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Dunham can't do much from the bottom here.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Dunham is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parke landing strikes.
Dunham is looking to regain half guard here but Parke keeps moving and retains side control.
Dunham struggling a bit here.
Dunham regains half guard.
Dunham trying to control here.
Dunham blocking the ground and pound attempt from Parke.
Parke not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Parke not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Parke looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dunham with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Parke prevents Dunham from improving his position.
Dunham has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Dunham wants to control but Parke is keeping busy.
Parke content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parke thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dunham gets back to full guard.
Dunham pulls Parke in close to prevent any damage.
Dunham keeping full guard, as Parke tries to pass.
Dunham is trying to keep Parke in close.
Dunham pulls Parke in close to his closed guard and prevents Parke from doing any damage or advancing position.
Parke loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dunham seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunham uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Parke.
Parke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dunham tries to clinch up.
Jeremy Dunham is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dunham thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dunham moves out of range of the strikes.
A slow jab from Parke misses its intended target.
Parke just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDunham.
Parke throws a poor cross that misses
and Dunham counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Parke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dunham.
Dunham misses with a body kick.
Dunham tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Parke was well out of range. Poor timing from Dunham.
Parke tries to clinch but Dunham is having none of it.
Dunham fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parke manages to avoid it.
Parke thuds his right hand into Dunham's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dunham lands with a thumping leg kick.
Parke scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dunham keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dunham trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parke not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Parke sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dunham defending well though.
Parke is pressing down on Dunham's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dunham is holding on for now.
Dunham wants to improve his position but Parke is controlling well.
Dunham trying to control from the bottom.
Dunham controlling the position for now.
Dunham slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Parke throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dunham looking to control.
Parke trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Parke stands up over Dunham, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Parke trying to control but Dunham is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Norman Parke dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dunham throws the kick towards the body but Parke avoids it.
Parke misses with an uppercut
and Dunham counters with a nice uppercut.
Parke tries to clinch there but Dunham circles away.
Parke is looking to score with low kicks.
Dunham keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Parke has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Parke misses with a body shot.
As Parke looks to move away, Dunham throws a big counter combo bu Parke just gets out of the way.
Parke works Dunham's body with a nice hook.
Parke pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dunham is out of range and Parke settles back down.
Dunham throws a counter high kick but Parke was just alert enough to avoid it.
Dunham drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Parke connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dunham misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parke takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Parke slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dunham keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Parke throws a body punch but Dunham moves out of range.
Parke lands a body shot.
Norman Parke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunham throws a push kick but Parke slaps the foot to one side.
Parke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dunham.
Parke looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dunham is fending him off so far but Parke persists. Nope, Dunham circles away and we're back to standing.
Dunham throws a body shot but no joy.
Dunham misses with an uppercut
and Parke makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Parke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Norman Parke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Parke lands a nice shot to the body.
Dunham tries a low kick but Parke avoids it.
Parke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dunham.
Dunham circles away from the clinch attempt.
Parke scores with a nice strike.
Dunham throws a leg kick but Parke moved away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dunham checks a leg kick.
Parke misses with a body shot.
It looked like Dunham wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dunham bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by Dunham as he connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parke lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dunham's sensitive parts.
Parke takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dunham closes the distance and pushes Parke back into the cage.
Parke can't find room to land a body shot as Dunham controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Parke.
Parke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dunham is looking to control Parke's arms but Parke gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dunham has his back to the cage.
Parke is working Dunham over against the cage.
Parke drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dunham pulls his leg out and moves away.
Dunham pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Parke misses the shot to the body.
Dunham looks to land a body kick but Parke moved away.
Parke looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dunham walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dunham tries to land a front kick but Parke steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A jab from Parke misses.
Parke misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunham ducks right into an uppercut from Parke.
Parke misses with a low kick.
Dunham explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Dunham connects with a single shot there.
Dunham tries to land a leg kick but Parke saw it coming and moves away.
Parke throws a lazy uppercut
and Dunham connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dunham takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dunham takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Parke throws a shot to the body.
Parke throws a body shot but no joy.
Parke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dunham swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dunham misses with a head kick.
Parke lands with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dunham tries to clinch up but Parke circles away and keeps his distance.
Dunham uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Parke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parke tests Dunham's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Parke misses with a straight left.
Parke avoids the head kick by Dunham.
Parke changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Parke defending well as Dunham loads up on a big left hand.
Dunham throws the kick towards the body but Parke avoids it.
Parke changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Parke throws the left hand but Dunham avoids the punch easily.
Dunham uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Parke.
A counter left hand to the body from Dunham misses its target.
Dunham delivers a nice body kick.
Parke is looking to chop away at Dunham's legs.
Dunham appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Parke getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Parke ducks under a wild hook from Dunham.
Parke throws out a counter right but Dunham avoids it with no problem.
Parke misses with a straight right.
Parke throws a shot from downtown. Dunham moves away and avoids it.
Parke moves out of range of the strikes.
Parke tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Parke connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dunham's hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Norman Parke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Parke cracks Dunham with an open hand slap.
Parke fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dunham sprawls well initially but Parke persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Parke throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dunham trying to control but Parke postures up.
Dunham is looking for a sweep. Parke is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dunham blocking the ground and pound attempt from Parke.
Dunham manages to get to full guard.
Norman Parke has got the better of the ground game so far.
Parke postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Parke stands and throws Dunham's legs to the side, diving into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ground and pound from Parke seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Dunham can't do much from the bottom here.
Parke creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Dunham sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parke wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dunham keeps working.
Parke working away.
Parke scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Dunham to see if he's OK.
Dunham tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Parke in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
You can see the frustration on Dunham's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Parke trying to control the action but Dunham is working from the bottom.
Dunham can't do much from the bottom here.
Dunham manages to get back to half guard.
Parke thows a huge punch but Dunham dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunham is trying to maintain the position but Parke is very close to passing his half guard.
Dunham is trying to get back to full guard.
Parke tries to pass to full mount but Dunham defends it.
Dunham manages to get to full guard.
Parke throwing strikes from guard but Dunham blocks nicely.
Dunham is pulling down on Parke's head. It's preventing any offense from Parke, at least for the moment.
Parke loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dunham pulls Parke in close to prevent any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Dunham misses
and Parke counters with a single leg into guard. Dunham didn't expect that.
Parke postures up.
Parke throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Parke makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Parke trying to control but Dunham is working from the bottom.
Dunham seems keen to control Parke's posture.
Dunham trying to keep a closed guard but Parke is proving a slippery customer.
Parke is looking to work some ground and pound but Dunham has wrist control.
Parke wants to control from the top but Dunham keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dunham looks to land a body kick but Parke moved away.
Dunham avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dunham tries to move into range but Parke moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parke misses with a wild body shot.
Dunham throws a nice looking combination but Parke bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dunham instigates a clinch.
Dunham scores with a hook to the body.
Parke throws a head punch that misses.
Norman Parke is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dunham is looking to control Parke's arms but Parke gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dunham has his back to the cage.
Parke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dunham is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Parke tries a body shot but Dunham blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Parke fails to land.
Parke lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Dunham can't find room to land a body shot as Parke controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Norman Parke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Parke has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Norman Parke!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roger Cantor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jingle Jingle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jingle has chosen Kay Kyser - Jingle Jangle Jingle as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jingle Jingle enters the cage!
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170 lbs
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169 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Roger Cantor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jingle Jingle!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cantor defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jingle.
Jingle shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cantor as he jumps to the side.
Cantor throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jingle tries for a takedown but Cantor sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Roger Cantor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jingle Jingle.
Jingle misses with a takedown attempt
and Cantor counters with a one-two to the body.
Jingle is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cantor sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jingle fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jingle closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cantor circles away.
Cantor throws a hook to the side of Jingle's head but Jingle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cantor thumps Jingle with a low kick.
Jingle misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jingle throws a series of punches but Cantor moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Jingle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cantor stuns Jingle with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jingle shoots in for a takedown but Cantor shows good takedown defense.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cantor, right into the meat.
Jingle misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jingle misses with a takedown attempt - Cantor sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jingle lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cantor backs up against the cage.
Jingle shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cantor pinned against the cage. Cantor gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jingle tries for a takedown but Cantor sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cantor looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Cantor attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jingle goes for a double leg but Cantor avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Cantor continues to drive forward.
Cantor throws a quick counter head kick but Jingle was just out of range.
Cantor takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cantor tries to sprawl but Jingle drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cantor trying to control from the bottom.
Cantor keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jingle is nestled in close to Cantor, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jingle wants to take a breather but Cantor is having none of it.
Cantor pushes Jingle off looking to stand but Jingle dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cantor manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jingle has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cantor looking to control.
Jingle in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cantor controls Jingle momentarily but Jingle frees himself.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jingle Jingle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jingle has a takedown stuffed.
Cantor slips a jab and a cross from Jingle.
Cantor appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jingle misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jingle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jingle moves in looking to clinch but Cantor pushes him off.
Cantor fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jingle just manages to avoid it.
Cantor fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cantor scores with a one two! Jingle had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jingle throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cantor counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cantor tries to score with a low kick but Jingle moves his leg out of the way.
Cantor defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jingle.
Roger Cantor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Cantor misses.
Cantor takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jingle fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cantor avoids it really well and circles away.
Cantor stuns Jingle with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jingle shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cantor defends it nicely.
Cantor throwing a counter right hand but Jingle manages to avoid it.
Jingle shoots in for a double leg but Cantor sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jingle closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cantor circles away.
Jingle cracks Cantor with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jingle looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jingle looks winded!
Cantor avoids the body shot from Jingle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Cantor dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jingle tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cantor swivels and escapes.
Cantor defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jingle.
Cantor appears to be looking for a big counter.
Cantor connects with a leg kick. Jingle looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A telegraphed right hand from Jingle misses the target.
Cantor swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jingle looks to score with a jab to the body but Cantor is just out of range.
It looked like Cantor was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jingle.
Jingle changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cantor tries to avoid it but Jingle manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cantor to the ground. Cantor escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cantor jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Roger Cantor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jingle Jingle.
Jingle misses with a takedown attempt
and Cantor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A leg kick checked by Jingle.
Cantor lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jingle.
Roger Cantor is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cantor lands a nice looking body shot.
Jingle is breathing heavily.
Jingle shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cantor but Cantor pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cantor throws a head kick that half lands.
Jingle gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cantor counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Jingle is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Jingle fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jingle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cantor was well out of range. Poor timing from Jingle.
Cantor throws a leg kick but Jingle moved away.
Jingle lands a glancing blow to the side of Cantor's head.
Jingle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jingle shoots in and drives through. Cantor sprawls well.
Jingle gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cantor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jingle takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jingle fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jingle fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cantor loads up on a big right hand but Jingle slips the punch.
Cantor lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cantor tries to score with a low kick but Jingle moves his leg out of the way.
Jingle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jingle misses with a takedown
and Cantor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cantor lands a head shot.
Jingle ducks right into an uppercut from Cantor.
Cantor connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cantor throws a looping overhand right but Jingle ducks down to avoid it.
Jingle shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cantor defends it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cantor throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jingle slips a jab from Cantor.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cantor. Jingle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jingle shoots for a takedown but Cantor saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cantor tried to counter with a leg kick but Jingle avoided it.
Jingle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cantor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cantor leaves Jingle with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cantor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cantor scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cantor chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cantor walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jingle checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jingle misses with a body shot.
Cantor throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cantor finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cantor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jingle fails to land the takedown.
Jingle scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cantor scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jingle in his tracks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cantor dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jingle. That did some damage!
Jingle shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cantor counters with a nice uppercut.
Jingle has a takedown stuffed.
Cantor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cantor tests Jingle's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Cantor dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jingle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cantor.
Nice body kick there by Cantor.
Jingle has his takedown stuffed
and Cantor counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cantor lands a head kick. Jingle smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cantor lands the left hand.
Jingle looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cantor is fending him off so far but Jingle persists. Nope, Cantor circles away and we're back to standing.
Cantor tried to counter with a leg kick but Jingle avoided it.
Cantor stuffs the takedown.
Roger Cantor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jingle Jingle.
Jingle fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cantor lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cantor keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cantor lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jingle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jingle shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cantor lands with a right hand.
Jingle changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cantor tries to avoid it but Jingle manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cantor to the ground. Cantor escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jingle gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jingle closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cantor circles away.
Cantor jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jingle has his takedown stuffed
enabling Cantor to counter with a crisp jab.
Jingle avoids the body shot from Cantor.
Jingle has his takedown stuffed
and Cantor counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cantor feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jingle's calf.
Cantor throws a body punch but Jingle moves out of range.
Cantor fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jingle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cantor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cantor. That's going to slow Jingle down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good leg kick by Cantor there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cantor throws out a leg kick but Jingle moves out of range and Cantor only half commits.
Cantor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jingle can do to turn this around?
Jingle shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cantor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jingle tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cantor swivels and escapes.
Cantor throwing a counter right hand but Jingle manages to avoid it.
Jingle shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cantor pinned against the cage. Cantor gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cantor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cantor wants to slow Jingle down by chopping away at his legs.
Jingle tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cantor swivels and escapes.
Jingle fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cantor avoids it really well and circles away.
Cantor fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jingle just manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cantor connects with the punch.
Jingle punishes Cantor's body with a nice straight punch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jingle.
Cantor throws a nice looking combination but Jingle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cantor with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jingle takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cantor dodges the punch combination from Jingle.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cantor. That's going to slow Jingle down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jingle feints and as Cantor raises his hands in defense, Jingle changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jingle throwing strikes but missing.
Cantor seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Cantor is trying to keep Jingle in close.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cantor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jingle Jingle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jingle throwing strikes from guard but Cantor blocks nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Cantor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cantor, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Cantor!
Roger Cantor 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Maxwell Rubin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Logan Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rubin kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is AQUILES PRIESTER el mejor baterista del mundo . On his way into the cage it seems that Maxwell Rubin has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Maxwell Rubin seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maxwell Rubin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Logan Sackett!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rubin throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Sackett counters with a stiff right hand.
Sackett throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rubin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rubin looks to throw a body kick
and Sackett counters with a stiff right hand.
Rubin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sackett avoids it really well and circles away.
Sackett flicks out a counter leg kick but Rubin steps away.
Rubin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Rubin backs off Sackett throws a huge counter combo but Rubin manages to avoid it all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sackett misses with a double jab.
Sackett 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.
Rubin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sackett sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rubin somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maxwell Rubin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubin lands a leg kick that knocks Sackett off balance momentarily.
Rubin misses with a leg kick.
Rubin has his takedown stuffed
and Sackett makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rubin thows a leg kick but Sackett checks it
and Sackett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sackett wants to slow Rubin down by chopping away at his legs.
Sackett is a very stocky fighter. Infact he's such a weird shape that he's almost like some sort of comedy character - it's hard to believe he's real.
Sackett throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rubin.
Sackett throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rubin on the side of the head.
Sackett lands a nice looking body kick.
Logan Sackett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rubin tries to clinch but Sackett moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubin thumps Sackett with a low kick.
Rubin dives in and grabs Sackett's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sackett pushes down on Rubin's head and hops out.
Sackett counters with a body kick.
Sackett thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rubin if he has to take too many more of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sackett thows a leg kick but Rubin checks it
and Rubin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rubin.
Rubin wants to control from the top but Sackett keeps moving.
Rubin throws an elbow that misses. Sackett uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rubin's guard. Nice move by Sackett!
Sackett loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sackett throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rubin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett wanted to stand there but Rubin had control of the position.
Sackett throws a big right hand that misses.
Rubin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sackett wants to control from the top but Rubin keeps moving.
Sackett postures up in Rubin's guard and throws a big left but Rubin blocks it.
Sackett with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sackett postures up in Rubin's guard and throws a big left but Rubin blocks it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rubin misses with a low kick.
Rubin throws a body punch but Sackett moves out of range.
Rubin backing away here, and Sackett unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Rubin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
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.
Rubin has a takedown stuffed.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rubin.
Rubin thows a leg kick but Sackett checks it
and Sackett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rubin takes one on the button.
Sackett misses the shot to the body.
Rubin tries to counter with a takedown but Sackett is quick to defend against it.
Rubin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rubin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sackett misses the shot to the body.
Sackett has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rubin is looking to score with low kicks.
Sackett lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rubin closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Logan Sackett dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sackett takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rubin tries to land a front kick but Sackett steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sackett has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rubin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sackett defends it nicely.
Rubin throws a leg kick that misses.
Sackett flicks out a counter leg kick but Rubin steps away.
Maxwell Rubin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rubin is defended easily by Sackett.
Sackett counters with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sackett connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rubin. Rubin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rubin half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Rubin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rubin backing away here, and Sackett unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Rubin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sackett checks a low kick from Rubin.
A countering left hand to the body from Sackett misses.
Rubin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sackett connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sackett is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sackett lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rubin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rubin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Sackett enables Rubin to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Sackett manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Sackett wants to sweep but no luck.
Sackett is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Rubin is looking for a sweep. Sackett is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rubin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
It looks like Sackett is going to stand back up.
Sackett uses his free foot to push down on Rubin's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Rubin.
Rubin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sackett cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sackett lands a big elbow.
Sackett with a couple of short strikes.
Sackett working Rubin over with strikes here.
Rubin wants to hold on but Sackett pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubin is in a horrible position here. Sackett smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Rubin is rocked!
Sackett tries to push Rubin's head away but Rubin is holding on tight.
Sackett is landing with some decent strikes but Rubin is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Sackett landing strikes from the mount.
Sackett is landing with some decent strikes but Rubin is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Sackett with shots to the head and body - Rubin looks very uncomfortable down there.
Oh Rubin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sackett cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Rubin in real trouble here! The ref calls for Rubin to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Logan Sackett!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steve Belliveau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belliveau comes into the arena with We will rock you blaring out of the sound system. Savage has chosen Mother - Danzig as his entrance music. Randy Savage is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steve Belliveau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Randy Savage!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savage swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A head kick misses from Savage.
Belliveau keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Savage misses with a looping right.
Belliveau has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Savage ducks under a wild hook from Belliveau.
A low kick from Belliveau is predictable there
and Savage counters with a leg kick.
Belliveau takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Savage takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Belliveau cracks Savage with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Belliveau takes one to the chin there.
Belliveau cracks the inside of Savage's front leg.
Left hook, right uppercut from Savage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Savage takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A slow jab from Savage misses its intended target.
Belliveau with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Savage tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Savage thuds a left hand into Belliveau's body.
We've been informed that Savage has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belliveau jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Savage avoids the head kick by Belliveau.
Belliveau uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Savage.
Belliveau jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Savage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Belliveau.
Belliveau keeps Savage at a distance using the push kick.
Savage displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Belliveau throws out the jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Savage.
Savage scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Belliveau doesn't seem bothered though.
Belliveau throws a wild body kick that Savage sees coming a mile off.
Belliveau throws a hook to the side of Savage's head but Savage sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Savage chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Randy Savage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belliveau throws a shot from downtown. Savage moves away and avoids it.
A bone on bone clash there as Savage blocks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belliveau scores with a kick to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Savage throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Belliveau.
A solid leg kick lands there for Savage.
Belliveau jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Savage throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Savage avoids the body shot from Belliveau.
Savage lands with a straight right. Belliveau didn't see that one coming.
Savage scores with a hook.
Belliveau swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Savage misses with a wild body shot.
Belliveau throws a half hearted mid kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Belliveau.
A looping hook to the body misses from Savage. Belliveau does a little dance to reset his feet.
Belliveau throwing a counter right hand but Savage manages to avoid it.
Belliveau ducks right into an uppercut from Savage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Belliveau, right into the meat.
Belliveau bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Belliveau - just one landing.
Belliveau misses with a leg kick.
Belliveau scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Belliveau is looking to slow Savage down with leg kicks.
Savage throws a looping overhand right but Belliveau ducks down to avoid it.
Belliveau scores with a push kick.
Savage throws an overhand right that lands on Belliveau's shoulder, as Belliveau tries to avoid the shot.
Belliveau misses with a hook. Savage ducked under it nicely.
Good leg kick by Savage there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Belliveau moves out of range of the strikes.
Savage scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice defenses there by Belliveau.
Savage 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.
Savage takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belliveau connects with a leg kick. Savage looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belliveau throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Donk. Savage catches Belliveau right on the button with a cross.
Belliveau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Savage chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Belliveau can pounce on him.
Belliveau has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Savage.
Belliveau takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Savage scores with a jab. Belliveau acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Savage throws a leg kick
and Belliveau counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A telegraphed right hand from Savage misses the target.
Savage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Belliveau moves away.
It appears Belliveau was looking to counter with a kick there.
Savage connects with a good right hand that stumbles Belliveau. Belliveau circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Belliveau tries to bum rush Savage with a series of wild strikes but Savage uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Belliveau defending well as Savage loads up on a big left hand.
Belliveau moves away from the strike by Savage.
Belliveau has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Belliveau there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Randy Savage will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Savage avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Belliveau jabs Savage to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The fighters circling - Belliveau throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Belliveau uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Savage.
Belliveau moves away from the strike by Savage.
Savage rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Belliveau counters with a series of strikes. Savage will be more careful next time no doubt.
Belliveau connects with an inside leg kick.
Savage lands with an uppercut that bounces Belliveau off the cage and back into range.
Belliveau slips a straight right by Savage.
Belliveau tries to work over Savage's front leg with a kick but Savage checks it.
Savage tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Belliveau is able to avoid easily.
Savage misses with an uppercut.
Belliveau displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Savage throws out the jab.
Belliveau with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Savage misses with a looping right.
Belliveau swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Savage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Belliveau fires out a quick counter leg kick but Savage just manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belliveau throws a front kick that sends Savage stumbling back into the cage.
Belliveau checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Savage's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Belliveau pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Savage throws a jab when Belliveau was well out of range.
Savage misses with a body shot.
Savage throws a lazy right hand but Belliveau sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Belliveau uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Savage.
Belliveau fires out a quick counter leg kick but Savage just manages to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Belliveau there.
A jab from Savage misses.
Belliveau misses with a body kick.
Belliveau throws a looping overhand right but Savage ducks down to avoid it.
Belliveau looks to score with a jab to the body but Savage is just out of range.
Belliveau ducks under a wild hook from Savage.
Belliveau throws a chopping leg kick but Savage manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Savage throws a series of punches but Belliveau moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage lands a jab to the nose.
Belliveau dodges the punch combination from Savage.
Savage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Belliveau moves away.
Belliveau half committed to a counter leg kick.
Randy Savage seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Belliveau throws a half hearted mid kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Savage throws a right hand that misses
and Belliveau counters with a thumping low kick.
A solid body kick from Belliveau.
Savage keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Belliveau cracks Savage with a good jab.
Belliveau connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Savage momentarily.
Savage takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Savage loads up on a big right hand but Belliveau slips the punch.
Belliveau pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Savage throws a body shot but no joy.
Savage pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Savage has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Belliveau.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belliveau has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Savage.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Belliveau, as that shot connected.
Savage blocks the body kick.
Savage looks to score with a jab to the body but Belliveau is just out of range.
Belliveau misses with a head kick.
Savage avoids the body shot from Belliveau.
Savage looks to land a combination but Belliveau avoids it well.
Belliveau scores with a kick to the body.
Belliveau scores with a spinning back kick!
Savage misses with a few strikes there.
Savage blocks a leg kick.
Belliveau moves into range and connects with a jab.
Savage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Belliveau misses with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savage connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Savage feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Belliveau's calf.
Some bone on bone action there as Belliveau checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Belliveau half committed to a counter leg kick.
Savage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Belliveau.
A swing and a miss from Savage.
You can see that Savage has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Savage rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Belliveau to counter with a crisp jab.
Belliveau blocks a leg kick.
Savage throws a series of punches but Belliveau moves out of range.
Belliveau feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Belliveau throws a push kick but Savage slaps the foot to one side.
A thudding body kick lands there by Belliveau!
Belliveau pivots, looking for a leg kick but Savage is out of range and Belliveau settles back down.
Belliveau lands a leg kick that knocks Savage off balance momentarily.
A left lands for Belliveau.
Belliveau scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Belliveau dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Savage misses with a straight left.
Belliveau takes a swing at Savage's ribcage but misses.
That kick from Belliveau tenderised Savage's leg. Savage is trying to keep his angry face on.
Savage misses with a straight right.
A quick step to the side and Belliveau tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Belliveau checks a leg kick.
Savage throws a lazy right hand but Belliveau sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
No joy there for Savage, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A right-left combo lands from Savage.
A good leg kick by Belliveau.
Belliveau waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Savage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savage digs a good body shot into Belliveau's ribs.
Belliveau looks to throw a body kick
enabling Savage to counter with a crisp jab.
Savage misses with a series of wild punches.
Belliveau ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Savage there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Savage misses with a straight right.
Belliveau is looking to counter with a body kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Savage as he connects with a hook.
Belliveau takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Savage lands a head shot.
Savage connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Belliveau's hands.
A punch lands to the side of Savage 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Belliveau lands with a thumping leg kick.
Savage misses the jab.
Savage lands a nice leg kick that just misses Belliveau's sensitive parts.
Savage throws a combination that misses
letting Belliveau counter with a right hand.
Belliveau lets loose with a powerful body kick. Savage will feel that in the morning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Savage tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Belliveau throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Savage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belliveau stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Savage.
Belliveau pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Savage 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.
Belliveau looks to land a body kick but Savage moved away.
A countering left hand to the body from Savage misses.
Belliveau misses with a straight right.
The crowd cheers as Savage lands an impressive looking overhand right. Belliveau doesn't seem phased though.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Savage checks a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Savage on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Savage misses with an uppercut.
A slow jab from Savage misses its intended target.
Savage ducks right into an uppercut from Belliveau.
A jab lands there for Savage.
Belliveau swings for the body but Savage moves out of range.
Savage throws a jab when Belliveau was well out of range.
Savage tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A good leg kick by Belliveau.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage takes one to the chin there.
Belliveau dodges the punch combination from Savage.
Savage scores with a decent looking hook.
Savage uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Belliveau.
Belliveau misses with a straight left.
Savage takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Savage misses with a two punch combination.
Savage looks to land a left hand but Belliveau moved out of range nicely.
Savage misses the shot to the body.
Savage throws a low kick but it's checked well by Belliveau.
Savage avoids the body shot from Belliveau.
Savage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Belliveau.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savage will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That kick from Savage tenderised Belliveau's leg. Belliveau is trying to keep his angry face on.
Savage swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Savage throws a leg kick but Belliveau sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Belliveau throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Belliveau moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Savage throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Belliveau on the side of the head.
Savage fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Belliveau is out of range.
Savage lands a nice shot that snaps Belliveau's head back.
Belliveau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Savage.
A bone on bone clash there as Savage blocks the leg kick.
Savage looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Savage with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Savage scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Belliveau doesn't seem bothered though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Savage comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Savage 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Randy Savage!
A victorious Randy Savage thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Abraham Donowitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuki Takano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donowitz comes to the cage accompanied by JEW FLOW. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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146 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
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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
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abraham Donowitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yuki Takano!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takano looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Takano is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like Yuki Takano has been cut.
An inside leg kick lands from Donowitz.
Takano lands a right hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Donowitz. Takano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donowitz throws a shot to the body.
Donowitz throws a combination that misses
and Takano counters with a nice leg kick.
Takano digs a good hook to Donowitz's body.
Takano fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Donowitz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Donowitz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donowitz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Takano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Takano misses with a body kick.
Donowitz throws a big counter combination but Takano scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Donowitz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donowitz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takano moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donowitz swings widly with a right hand
and Takano counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Takano explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Takano throws a low kick, looking for Donowitz's leg but Donowitz calmly moves out of range.
Donowitz catches Takano with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Takano scores with a shot to the body.
Takano misses with a wild body shot.
Donowitz is looking to counter punch.
Donowitz lands a head shot.
Donowitz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Takano swings wildly with an uppercut but Donowitz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donowitz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Takano tries to throw a body punch but Donowitz avoids it by throwing Takano back against the cage.
Takano scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donowitz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz is looking to control Takano's arms but Takano gets an underhook and turns him. Now Donowitz has his back to the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Donowitz.
Donowitz pulls guard.
Takano is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Takano tries to free his leg and advance position but Donowitz is retaining full guard.
Donowitz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Takano doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Takano manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Takano is sitting in close to Donowitz's body. Donowitz has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Takano is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Takano is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Donowitz.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Abraham Donowitz!
An intense looking Abraham Donowitz took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'You should totally, like, consider a career change little man. You belong in some ice skates and a skirt, playin like, slap stick. Thanks for keepin the belt warm for me dude. Skedaddle. It's time for Jewsus Christ to bask in all his glory.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maurício Aurelio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kang Xi Jia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xi Jia has chosen Kung-Fu Hustle as his entrance music. Maurício Aurelio had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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165 lbs
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168 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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World class MT
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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
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maurício Aurelio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kang Xi Jia!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xi Jia lands with a thumping leg kick.
Aurelio gets a takedown into half guard.
Xi Jia has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Aurelio is working away from the top position though.
Aurelio trying to mount his opponent but Xi Jia defends it.
Aurelio is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Xi Jia moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aurelio wants to control from the top but Xi Jia keeps moving.
Xi Jia looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelio stands and throws Xi Jia's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Aurelio trying to control the action but Xi Jia is working from the bottom.
Xi Jia is looking for a sweep.
Aurelio is looking to take a break and control but Xi Jia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Xi Jia tries to improve position but can't.
Aurelio looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Xi Jia regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xi Jia is not content to let Aurelio control the position.
Aurelio prevents Xi Jia from improving his position.
Xi Jia is defending against the submission attempts here by Aurelio.
Aurelio is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xi Jia is refusing to be controlled, as Aurelio sits in half guard.
Aurelio is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Xi Jia wants to sweep here but Aurelio controlling him for the moment.
Our spies down at at Perkele! Top Team inform us that Xi Jia has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Xi Jia keeping moving, preventing Aurelio from controlling successfully.
Xi Jia looking for a sweep. Not yet Xi Jia, not yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Xi Jia tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Aurelio is able to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Aurelio throws a wild body kick that Xi Jia sees coming a mile off.
Xi Jia checks a leg kick.
Xi Jia walks into a stiff left hand from Aurelio.
Kang Xi Jia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aurelio tries to move into range but Xi Jia moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Aurelio throws a big shot that misses.
Xi Jia fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Xi Jia throws a quick inside leg kick.
Xi Jia steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Aurelio. That one must have hurt.
Aurelio blocks a leg kick.
Aurelio half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Aurelio tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slow jab from Aurelio misses its intended target.
Maurício Aurelio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xi Jia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aurelio moves out of range of the body kick from Xi Jia.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Aurelio.
Aurelio throws a hook but Xi Jia blocks it.
Aurelio avoids the body shot from Xi Jia.
Xi Jia gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maurício Aurelio dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Xi Jia with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Aurelio to score with a decent uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Aurelio.
Aurelio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xi Jia was well out of range. Poor timing from Aurelio.
Aurelio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Xi Jia can do to turn this around?
Aurelio throws a body punch but Xi Jia moves out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Xi Jia.
Aurelio walks into a left hand.
Xi Jia throws a low kick but Aurelio moves out of range easily.
Xi Jia lets loose with a powerful body kick. Aurelio will feel that in the morning.
A decent looking cross lands there for Xi Jia.
Aurelio is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Aurelio is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Aurelio lands with a good body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Xi Jia as he connects with a hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Xi Jia checks a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xi Jia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aurelio was well out of range. Poor timing from Xi Jia.
Xi Jia looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Xi Jia misses with a body kick.
Aurelio connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xi Jia dips to his left and cracks Aurelio with an uppercut!
Aurelio swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Aurelio misses with a looping right.
Xi Jia walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Aurelio misses with a body shot.
Xi Jia throws out a counter right but Aurelio avoids it with no problem.
Kang Xi Jia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Aurelio jabs at Xi Jia's body.
A jab from Aurelio misses.
Aurelio lands a nice hook to Xi Jia's body. Xi Jia takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Aurelio. That snapped Xi Jia's head back.
Xi Jia staying out of range there.
Aurelio throws a hook but Xi Jia avoids it easily.
Aurelio backing away here, and Xi Jia unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Xi Jia bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Xi Jia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aurelio just misses with a punch to the body.
Xi Jia looks to land a body kick but Aurelio moved away.
Xi Jia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aurelio was well out of range. Poor timing from Xi Jia.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Aurelio.
Aurelio misses with a left hand
and Xi Jia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Xi Jia throws a leg kick
and Aurelio counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Xi Jia lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Aurelio is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Aurelio escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Xi Jia gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Aurelio keeping full guard, as Xi Jia tries to pass.
Xi Jia postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xi Jia trying to control the position from guard on top but Aurelio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aurelio is looking for a triangle here but Xi Jia uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Xi Jia is trying to get an arm triangle but Aurelio is defending well.
Aurelio is not content to let Xi Jia control the position.
Xi Jia laying and praying for a moment but Aurelio takes advantage and regains half guard.
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.
Xi Jia perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Aurelio has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Xi Jia is working away from the top position though.
Xi Jia is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Xi Jia is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Aurelio doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Xi Jia.
Aurelio is looking to improve his position.
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 Maurício Aurelio will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Xi Jia misses with a body kick.
Aurelio throws a body punch but Xi Jia moves out of range.
A low kick from Xi Jia is predictable there
and Aurelio counters with a nice double leg into side control. Xi Jia won't be happy with that.
Aurelio wants to control but Xi Jia is keeping him busy.
Xi Jia tries to improve position but can't.
Aurelio is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Xi Jia knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Xi Jia struggling a bit here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xi Jia tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelio laying and praying for a moment but Xi Jia takes advantage and regains half guard.
Aurelio prevents Xi Jia from improving his position.
Aurelio moves into full mount! Xi Jia won't be happy about that!
Aurelio swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Xi Jia is now in Aurelio's guard. A big mistake from Aurelio there, giving up the dominant position!
Xi Jia slips nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xi Jia 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.
Aurelio wants to control but Xi Jia is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Xi Jia prevents Aurelio from improving his position.
Aurelio is defending against the submission attempts here by Xi Jia.
Aurelio is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xi Jia seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Aurelio does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Aurelio trying to control here.
Aurelio won't allow Xi Jia to pass to mount.
Aurelio is trying to control but can't.
Maurício Aurelio overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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.
Aurelio is looking to improve his position.
Aurelio wants to control but Xi Jia is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Xi Jia 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.
Xi Jia wants to pass the guard but Aurelio is defending well.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Aurelio scores with a nice head shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Maurício Aurelio.
Well Aurelio 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maurício Aurelio!
An out of breath Maurício Aurelio thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Kang Xi Jia stepped up to the mic, saying 'I lost because I wasn't drunk enough. Simple as that.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Bronson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flex Plexico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bronson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bronson Theme Song. Flex Plexico acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jack Bronson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Flex Plexico!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Bronson misses.
Plexico flicks out a counter leg kick but Bronson steps away.
A jab from Bronson misses.
Bronson misses with a hook. Plexico ducked under it nicely.
Plexico clobbers Bronson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bronson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Plexico uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bronson.
Bronson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ueshibas Temple of Cloud Warriors in the buildup to the fight.
Bronson drives through and clinches with Plexico against the cage.
Plexico looking to throw knees to the head but Bronson is blocking nicely.
Plexico is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bronson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Plexico.
Bronson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bronson lands a right hand.
Plexico tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bronson avoids it.
Bronson swings wildly with an uppercut but Plexico uses good head movement to avoid it.
Plexico misses with a knee strike.
Plexico is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bronson is defending well for now.
Plexico lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Plexico misses with a punch on the inside.
Plexico trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plexico tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Plexico.
Bronson misses with an elbow strike.
Bronson lands a nice elbow.
Plexico looking to throw knees to the head but Bronson is blocking nicely.
Bronson throws a punch but it's blocked by Plexico.
Bronson scores with a shot to the side of Plexico's head.
Bronson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A knee to the head by Plexico.
Plexico misses with a knee to the head.
Bronson throws a head punch that misses.
Bronson jumps guard but Plexico stands there with Bronson around his waist. Bronson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bronson misses with a punch on the inside.
Plexico tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bronson lands with a right to the head.
Bronson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bronson blocks an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Plexico blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronson managing to block the knees to the body from Plexico.
Bronson misses with a knee strike.
Bronson throws a punch but it's blocked by Plexico.
Plexico has a couple of punches blocked by Bronson.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bronson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bronson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bronson looking to throw knees to the head but Plexico is blocking nicely.
Bronson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bronson lands an elbow inside that Plexico shrugs off.
Bronson tries to throw a body punch but Plexico avoids it by throwing Bronson back against the cage.
Plexico is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Plexico landing knees to the body.
Plexico misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Plexico missing with knees to the body.
Bronson misses with the head strike.
Bronson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Plexico blocks it with crossed arms.
Bronson looking to stall.
Bronson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plexico managing to block the knees to the body from Bronson.
Bronson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Plexico missing with knees to the body.
Plexico lands a body punch.
Bronson throws an elbow but it misses.
Bronson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Plexico looking to throw knees to the head but Bronson is blocking nicely.
Bronson looking to throw knees to the head but Plexico is blocking nicely.
Bronson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bronson lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Flex Plexico has been cut.
Bronson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Plexico escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A slapping body kick lands there for Plexico.
Bronson throws out a loose jab but Plexico uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bronson lands a nice hook to Plexico's body. Plexico takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Flex Plexico is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A solid body kick from Bronson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bronson ducks under a wild hook from Plexico.
It appears Bronson was looking to counter with a kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plexico thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bronson if he has to take too many more of those.
Bronson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Flex Plexico seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bronson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Plexico is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bronson throws a shot from downtown. Plexico moves away and avoids it.
Plexico dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bronson. That did some damage!
Bronson swings for the body but Plexico moves out of range.
Plexico throws a right hand that Bronson ducks under and follows up with a left that Bronson also avoids with ease.
Plexico buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Plexico fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bronson is out of range.
Plexico throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bronson misses the shot to the body.
Plexico throws a sloppy head kick and Bronson moves out of range easily.
Bronson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Plexico throws a front kick aimed at Bronson's knee but Bronson avoids it well.
Bronson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bronson lands a nice shot that snaps Plexico's head back.
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 Jack Bronson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Flex Plexico's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bronson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bronson looks to score with a jab to the body but Plexico is just out of range.
Bronson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Plexico. Plexico obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice cross by Plexico.
Plexico takes a swing at Bronson's ribcage but misses.
Plexico moves out of range of the body kick from Bronson.
Flex Plexico seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bronson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Plexico pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bronson throws a looping overhand right but Plexico ducks down to avoid it.
Bronson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bronson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short body shot lands from Bronson as the two fighters clinch.
Jack Bronson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Plexico tries to land a knee to the head but Bronson blocks with his arms.
Bronson working aggressively here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Plexico as Bronson tries to tie him up.
Bronson misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plexico landing knees to the body.
Bronson blocking some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bronson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Plexico crunches a lovely knee into Bronson's ribcage.
Bronson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bronson lands a body punch.
Bronson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Plexico avoids the elbow strike from Bronson, against the cage.
Bronson lands a nice shot to the body.
Plexico tries to land a knee to the head but Bronson blocks with his arms.
Plexico blocks a body shot from Bronson.
Plexico misses with a knee to the head.
Plexico throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bronson blocks it with crossed arms.
Bronson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Plexico.
Plexico is breathing heavily.
Plexico breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plexico uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Plexico has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Plexico moves out of range as Bronson strikes.
Plexico lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bronson thumps Plexico with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Plexico throws out a leg kick but Bronson moves out of range and Plexico only half commits.
Bronson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bronson.
Plexico misses with a leg kick
and Bronson counters with a three punch combo that has Plexico backing up. Plexico nods at Bronson to acknowledge the strikes.
Bronson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Plexico misses with a wild combination.
Plexico throws a leg kick but Bronson moved away.
Plexico connects with an inside leg kick.
Plexico bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bronson looks for a takedown but Plexico sprawls well.
Flex Plexico is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Plexico.
Plexico scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bronson doesn't seem bothered though.
Bronson misses the shot to the body.
Plexico connects with a nice looking jab.
Plexico lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Plexico lands with a nice combination. Bronson backs away looking to recover.
Plexico misses with a body shot.
A good leg kick by Plexico.
Plexico lunges at Bronson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bronson's hand.
Bronson walks into a stiff left hand from Plexico.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Bronson misses.
Bronson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Plexico moves away.
Bronson dips to his left and cracks Plexico with an uppercut!
Bronson avoids the body shot from Plexico.
Bronson blocks a head kick by Plexico.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Plexico fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bronson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bronson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Plexico is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Plexico wants to slow Bronson down by chopping away at his legs.
Bronson looks to land a left hand but Plexico moved out of range nicely.
Plexico scores with a sloppy right hand. Bronson should have avoided that one.
Plexico takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Plexico fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bronson manages to avoid it.
Bronson tries to land a front kick but Plexico steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bronson just misses with a punch to the body.
Plexico misses with a leg kick.
Bronson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Plexico misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Plexico scores with a jab. Bronson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Plexico thuds a left hand into Bronson's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flex Plexico showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Flex Plexico'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!
Plexico misses with a straight right.
Plexico with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bronson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bronson misses the body punch
and Plexico counters with an outside leg kick.
Bronson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Plexico.
Plexico moves away from the strike by Bronson.
A solid leg kick lands there for Plexico.
Plexico just misses with a punch to the body.
Plexico connects with a body shot.
Plexico avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A thudding body kick lands there by Plexico!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronson tries to clinch but Plexico is having none of it.
Plexico misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Bronson to counter with a crisp jab.
Plexico goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Plexico uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bronson.
Plexico misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Plexico finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bronson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bronson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Plexico misses with a hook. Bronson ducked under it nicely.
Plexico throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jab from Bronson.
Plexico throws out a powerful jab.
Plexico dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Plexico throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bronson has closed the distance and engaged Plexico in a clinch.
Bronson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Plexico landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bronson takes a shot to the head.
Bronson tries to stall but Plexico uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Plexico unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bronson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
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!
Still in the clinch, Plexico scores with a nice short uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Plexico scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plexico lands a hook to the side of the head.
Plexico has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Plexico tries to land knees in the clinch but Bronson avoids the damage to the body.
Plexico looking to throw knees to the head but Bronson is blocking nicely.
Bronson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Plexico.
Bronson tries a body shot but Plexico blocks it.
Plexico lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Plexico working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from Plexico.
Plexico breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Plexico lands a head kick. Bronson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Plexico lands an overhand right.
Plexico stalks Bronson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bronson's face. Bronson staggers backwards, shaken.
Bronson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Plexico was well out of range. Poor timing from Bronson.
Plexico throws a counter combo.
A combination from Plexico does no damage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Plexico.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Plexico is fending him off so far but Bronson persists. Nope, Plexico circles away and we're back to standing.
Plexico feints a counter leg kick.
Plexico fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Plexico misses with a low kick as Bronson jumps back.
Plexico works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bronson takes one on the button.
Bronson 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.
Bronson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Plexico as he jumps to the side.
Plexico scores with a jab. Bronson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Plexico steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bronson.
A solid leg kick lands there for Plexico.
Plexico lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bronson dodges the punch combination from Plexico.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plexico feints and then cracks Bronson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bronson down.
The fighters circle momentarily. Plexico darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A good leg kick by Bronson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot to the body from Bronson misses
and Plexico counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Plexico walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bronson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Plexico throws a leg kick that misses.
Bronson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Plexico walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bronson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Plexico dodges the punch combination from Bronson.
Plexico is looking for the big counter here.
An inside leg kick from Plexico misses.
Plexico keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Plexico lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bronson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Flex Plexico comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Plexico has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Flex Plexico!
During a confident post fight interview, Flex Plexico thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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