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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Olson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Banemkalastizer Qwaiurmasta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Banemkalastizer Qwaiurmasta is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrew Olson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Banemkalastizer Qwaiurmasta!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Steve Montenegro and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Qwaiurmasta rushes Olson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Qwaiurmasta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Banemkalastizer Qwaiurmasta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Olson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Qwaiurmasta doesn't manage to clinch there - Olson circles away.
Olson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Olson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Olson is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Olson shuts the power down on Qwaiurmasta. Lights out, game over! Olson is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Andrew Olson!
During a confident post fight interview, Andrew Olson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Saint Maria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keiran Corkhill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saint Maria had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Saint Maria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Keiran Corkhill!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Franklyn Lucas and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corkhill fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Maria to the ground. Corkhill is now in Maria's guard.
Corkhill controlling from the top position.
Corkhill thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Maria could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Maria can't keep his opponent in guard - Corkhill advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Corkhill seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Maria is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Keiran Corkhill!
A relieved looking Keiran Corkhill thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Emory Majors (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nigel McHughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McHughes has chosen Welcome To My Hood as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
21 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Emory Majors!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nigel McHughes!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Reed Andrews and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Majors will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McHughes throws a leg kick which misses Majors's front leg but catches the back leg as Majors tries to avoid it.
McHughes throws a sloppy head kick and Majors moves out of range easily.
Majors tried to score with a low kick but McHughes checks it.
McHughes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Majors checks it well.
Majors throws a right hand that McHughes ducks under and follows up with a left that McHughes also avoids with ease.
Majors looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McHughes avoids the head kick by Majors.
Majors blocks a jab.
McHughes throws a body punch but Majors moves out of range.
It looked like Majors wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McHughes throws a leg kick but Majors sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Majors. Those never looked like landing.
McHughes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Majors stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McHughes.
McHughes's coach down at B.P.A.: 3230+ SKILL PTS COACHES + 160Q SUPPLEMENT was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on McHughes's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
McHughes gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Majors postures up in McHughes's guard and throws a big left but McHughes blocks it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Majors's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
McHughes keeping moving, preventing Majors from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Majors looking to sit in guard and control but McHughes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Majors manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McHughes manages to get himself to full guard.
Majors has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now McHughes is on top in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McHughes prevents Majors from getting back to his feet.
McHughes content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Majors is trying to keep McHughes in close.
McHughes trying to control the position from guard on top but Majors is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Majors looking to control but McHughes passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Majors is trying to maintain the position but McHughes is very close to passing his half guard.
Majors slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Majors looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Majors keeping full guard, as McHughes tries to pass.
Majors wants to sweep here but McHughes controlling him for the moment.
McHughes wants to pass the guard but Majors is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Majors keeping moving, preventing McHughes from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
McHughes stops Majors from standing up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McHughes feints and then cracks Majors's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Majors down.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McHughes tries a low kick but Majors avoids it.
McHughes thuds a left hand into Majors's body.
McHughes tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Majors swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nigel McHughes will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice body kick from McHughes.
McHughes looks to land a left hand but Majors moved out of range nicely.
McHughes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McHughes misses with a double jab.
Majors dives in for a single leg takedown but McHughes sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
McHughes connects with a body shot.
Majors tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McHughes tries to bum rush Majors with a series of wild strikes but Majors uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McHughes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McHughes gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Majors's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Majors tries to free his leg and advance position but McHughes is retaining full guard.
Majors is pushing down on McHughes's leg trying to pass to half guard. McHughes is fighting to maintain full guard but Majors has managed to sneak the leg through.
McHughes regains full guard. Nicely done.
Majors wants to control from the top but McHughes keeps moving.
Majors preventing the sweep.
Majors looking to sit in guard and control but McHughes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Majors is controlling McHughes's posture.
Majors can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as McHughes controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Majors looking to hit a scissor sweep but McHughes is one step ahead there.
McHughes slips nicely into half guard.
Majors wants to improve his position but McHughes is controlling well.
McHughes is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Majors sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McHughes looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Majors is trying to stand back up but McHughes is controlling him
Majors lands a couple of sideways elbows.
McHughes trying to control the pace.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Majors is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Majors takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McHughes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McHughes misses with a leg kick.
Majors slips a straight right by McHughes.
Majors tries to bum rush McHughes with a series of wild strikes but McHughes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nigel McHughes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Majors 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.
Emory Majors is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Majors avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McHughes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice inside leg kick there by McHughes. That's going to slow Majors down.
McHughes is looking to chop away at Majors's legs.
Majors swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Majors fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McHughes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nigel McHughes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Majors chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McHughes can pounce on him.
A solid leg kick lands there for McHughes.
Nigel McHughes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Majors swings widly with a right hand
and McHughes counters with a stiff right hand.
Majors with a poor takedown
and McHughes counters with a straight right hand.
McHughes tests Majors's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Majors on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McHughes. McHughes obviously looking to wear him down.
McHughes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Majors has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McHughes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Majors just misses with a punch to the body.
McHughes tries to counter by closing the distance.
McHughes's jab looks to have found its range, popping Majors under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McHughes works Majors's body with a nice hook.
Majors lands a glancing blow to the side of McHughes's head.
McHughes lands a leg kick that knocks Majors off balance momentarily.
Majors takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McHughes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McHughes gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Majors counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McHughes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Majors throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and McHughes counters with a good, hard body kick but Majors shrugs it off.
A left lands for McHughes.
Majors fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from McHughes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McHughes stalks Majors and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Majors's face. Majors staggers backwards, shaken.
McHughes blocks a head kick by Majors.
McHughes throws a big counter head kick but Majors avoids it with no problem.
A kick lands to the mid section there for McHughes.
Majors is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
McHughes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Majors just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for McHughes. That snapped Majors's head back.
Majors takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McHughes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Majorss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Majors lands a jab.
Majors ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McHughes moves away.
A chopping leg kick lands by McHughes.
Emory Majors has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McHughes scores with a shot to the body.
Nigel McHughes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
McHughes misses with a leg kick
and Majors counters with a shoot takedown. McHughes fights it but they end up in guard.
McHughes is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Majors keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McHughes's head.
Majors postures up in McHughes's guard and throws a big left but McHughes blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Majors throws an elbow that misses. McHughes uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Majors's guard. Nice move by McHughes!
McHughes not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McHughes forces his way into half guard.
McHughes content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Majors is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Abobomination Training $700 13 LEGIT elite coaches, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Majors tries to get to full guard but McHughes has control of the leg.
McHughes is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nigel McHughes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got McHughes winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nigel McHughes!
After the big win, Nigel McHughes made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors GREEN!160 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gennakin Golovdy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Golovdy has chosen A New Beginning by Audiomachine as his entrance music. Gennakin Golovdy will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
42 - 45 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gennakin Golovdy!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Anthony Taglia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers lands with a hook. Golovdy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Donk. Rogers catches Golovdy right on the button with a cross.
Golovdy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Golovdy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Golovdy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Golovdy lands a high kick!
Golovdy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rogers is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Golovdy to keep the fight standing.
Golovdy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short left from Golovdy.
Rogers avoiding damage.
Rogers tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Golovdy lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rogers blocks a body shot from Golovdy.
Rogers gets control of Golovdy's arms and successfully pulls guard. Rogers will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers wants to sweep but no luck.
Golovdy stands up from Rogers's guard - Golovdy perhaps looking for a knockout.
Golovdy doesn't manage to clinch there - Rogers circles away.
Rogers is looking to counter the offense by Golovdy and move into the clinch.
Rogers looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rogers moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Rogers fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Golovdy is out of range.
Golovdy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rogers rushes Golovdy and presses him up against the cage.
Golovdy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rogers is struggling to control the position.
Rogers gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Golovdy holds on and takes a little breather.
Golovdy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rogers stays in close to Golovdy's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golovdy seems keen to control Rogers's posture.
Golovdy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Golovdy pulls Rogers in close to his closed guard and prevents Rogers from doing any damage or advancing position.
Golovdy keeping moving, preventing Rogers from controlling successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Golovdy controlling the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Golovdy moves into the clinch.
Rogers jumps guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rogers pulls Golovdy in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers working a defensive guard here.
Golovdy content to stall in guard here.
Rogers keeping moving, preventing Golovdy from controlling successfully.
Rogers thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Golovdy looking to sit in guard and control but Rogers gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Golovdy pulls Rogers in to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rogers accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Golovdy is controlling Rogers's posture.
Golovdy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rogers accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Golovdy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rogers lands a couple of elbows.
Rogers trying to control the position from guard on top but Golovdy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Golovdy is trying to keep Rogers in close.
Rogers missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rogers throwing strikes but missing.
Golovdy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Steve Rogers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Golovdy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Rogers 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.
Rogers moves into the clinch.
Rogers makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Golovdy breaks from the clinch.
Golovdy misses with a straight right.
Golovdy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rogers connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Golovdy lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Rogers with a poor takedown
and Golovdy counters with a good, hard body kick but Rogers shrugs it off.
Rogers takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rogers ducks under a wild hook from Golovdy.
Golovdy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Golovdy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rogers shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Golovdy defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Golovdy.
Golovdy throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Golovdy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Golovdy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Golovdy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Golovdy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rogers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Golovdy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Golovdy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rogers or not.
Golovdy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Golovdy misses with the head strike.
Golovdy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golovdy lands a body shot.
Golovdy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice straight punches there by Rogers. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rogers.
Gennakin Golovdy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rogers throws a head kick that misses.
Golovdy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rogers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rogers appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Golovdy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rogerss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Golovdy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Golovdy steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Rogers.
Golovdy tries to clinch up but Rogers circles away and keeps his distance.
Golovdy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rogers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rogers fails with a takedown attempt.
Golovdy feints the counter takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Rogers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Golovdy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rogers's hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers misses with a left hand
and Golovdy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Golovdy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Golovdy explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Golovdy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Golovdy has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Golovdy tries to clinch there but Rogers circles away.
Rogers cracks Golovdy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rogers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rogers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Golovdy manages to avoid it.
Golovdy misses with a head kick.
Rogers moves in looking to clinch but Golovdy pushes him off.
Golovdy follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Golovdy misses with a series of wild punches.
Rogers clobbers Golovdy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers swats away the attempt to clinch by Golovdy.
Golovdy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rogers appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Rogers on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Golovdy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rogers at a distance.
Rogers closes the distance and clinches up with Golovdy, looking for a takedown. Rogers pushes Golovdy against the cage but Golovdy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rogers tries a head kick but it misses.
Rogers has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Golovdy finds it's way round the side to connect with Rogers's head.
Golovdy clinches up with Rogers and pushes him back against the cage.
Golovdy is trying to break the clinch but Rogers is controlling him.
Golovdy misses with the head strike.
Golovdy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Golovdy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rogers tries for a takedown but Golovdy circles away easily
and Golovdy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gennakin Golovdy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Golovdy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rogers.
It looks like Steve Rogers has been cut.
Golovdy scores with a hook.
Golovdy tries to clinch but Rogers moves out of range.
As Golovdy backs away, Rogers returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Golovdy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rogers.
Rogers quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Golovdy pushes Rogers up against the cage in a clinch.
Rogers tries to pull guard but Golovdy won't allow it.
Golovdy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rogers successfully pulls guard.
Golovdy stays in close to Rogers's body and controls the position.
Golovdy wants to control from the top but Rogers keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Golovdy stopping the sweep attempt from Rogers.
Golovdy looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Rogers looking to hit a scissor sweep but Golovdy is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golovdy is posturing up here but Rogers has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Golovdy tries to roll out but it's too tight and Golovdy has to tap! Slick submission there by Rogers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Steve Rogers!
Steve Rogers decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sean Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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146 lbs
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157 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sean Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Steve Montenegro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards scores with a leg kick.
We've been told by Richards's head coaches at Den of Tears (22 coaches, $625 fee) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Richards 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.
Robinson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Richards sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Robinson somewhat.
Robinson's coach down at The Performance Center was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Robinson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Robinson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Sean Richards has been cut.
Richards wants to clinch up but Robinson keeps it at a distance.
Richards lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Robinson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Richards throws out the jab.
Richards circles away from the clinch attempt.
Robinson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Richards finds it's way round the side to connect with Robinson's head.
Richards throws a head kick but Robinson moves out of range.
Richards tries to clinch up but Robinson circles away and keeps his distance.
Robinson darts in and clinches Richards up against the cage.
Richards breaks from the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Robinson.
Robinson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robinson rushes Richards and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Richards swings for the body but Robinson moves out of range.
Richards fails in his attempt to clinch.
Robinson keeps the fight on the outside.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Robinson.
Robinson tries to bum rush Richards with a series of wild strikes but Richards uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Robinson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Richards showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Robinson.
Robinson closes the distance and clinches.
Robinson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Richards smiles and moves away.
Sean Richards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Robinson.
A swing and a miss from Robinson.
Richards tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Robinson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Robinson avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards throws a looping overhand right but Robinson ducks down to avoid it.
Robinson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Richards moves away.
Richards displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Robinson.
Richards was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Richards swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Robinson misses.
Robinson shoots for a double leg takedown but Richards sprawls well. He's pushed Robinson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Richards misses with a looping right.
Robinson has a takedown stuffed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robinson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Richards throws a head kick but Robinson moves out of range.
Robinson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
No joy there for Robinson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Richards gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Richards scores a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson jumps guard but Richards stands there with Robinson around his waist. Robinson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Richards lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Richards pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Robinson missing with a left hand there. Richards was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Richards scores with a leg kick.
Robinson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Robinson avoids the body shot from Richards.
Richards scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Robinson swats away the attempt to clinch by Richards.
Robinson wants to counter with a clinch but Richards pushes him away.
Robinson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Robinson! But no joy.
Robinson throws a series of strikes that have Richards backpedaling.
Richards circles away from the clinch attempt.
Richards lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Robinson misses with the combination.
Richards tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Robinson manages to circle out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Richards moves out of range of the body kick from Robinson.
Robinson throws a right and a left that Richards avoids nicely.
Richards wants to clinch.
Robinson tries for a takedown but Richards circles away easily
and Richards holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Robinson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Richardss head.
Robinson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Richards is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Richards lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Robinson manages to break the clinch.
Richards scores with a leg kick.
Robinson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Robinson looks to clinch
and Richards counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A slapping body kick lands there for Richards.
Robinson shoots in for a double leg but Richards sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Richards dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sean Richards's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Robinson rushes Richards and presses him up against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Richards.
Richards lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Robinson blocks an elbow strike from Richards.
Robinson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Robinson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Richards throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sean Robinson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Richards connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Richards connects with a body shot.
Robinson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Richards moves into range and connects with a jab.
Robinson is looking to clinch.
Richards tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Robinson manages to circle out of the way.
A big left from Robinson misses.
Richards is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Robinson can do to turn this around?
Richards tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Robinson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Richards lands a lovely overhand right.
Richards connects with a high kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Richards looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson takes one on the button.
Robinson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Richards connects with a good right hand that stumbles Robinson. Robinson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Robinson misses with an uppercut. Richards saw that one coming.
Richards went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Richards blocks a head kick by Robinson.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Robinson 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 Richards has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Richards and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Richards throws a combination. Robinson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Richards throws a body punch but Robinson moves out of range.
Richards moves in looking to clinch but Robinson pushes him off.
Richards looks to land a left hand but Robinson moved out of range nicely.
Robinson clinches up with Richards and pushes him back against the cage.
Robinson breaks the clinch.
Richards defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Robinson.
Sean Richards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Robinson.
Robinson tries to bum rush Richards with a series of wild strikes but Richards uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Richards throws a right and a left that Robinson avoids nicely.
Richards lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Robinson.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Robinson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Richards - the referee stops the clock and Robinson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Richards. Robinson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Richards misses with a body shot.
Richards misses with a body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Richards, right into the meat.
Robinson throws a push kick but Richards slaps the foot to one side.
Richards throws a push kick but Robinson slaps the foot to one side.
Robinson moves in looking to clinch but Richards pushes him off.
A left and a right from Robinson both land. Nice combination.
Richards uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Robinson.
Sean Richards is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Robinson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Robinson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Richards swats away the attempt to clinch by Robinson.
Robinson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Richards tries to avoid it but Robinson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Richards to the ground. Richards escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson rushes Richards and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Robinson is trying to push Richards away but Richards has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Richards is pressed up against the cage. Robinson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Richards down to the mat. Richards avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Robinson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Richards sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Richards. That's going to slow Robinson down.
Richards has managed to clinch.
Richards is looking to control Robinson's arms but Robinson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Richards has his back to the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Richards can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Richards lands a hook to the side of the head.
Robinson is trying to break free.
Robinson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Richards tries a knee to the head but Robinson blocks it.
Richards holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Robinson tries to pull guard but Richards forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards misses with a hook to the ribs.
Richards lands an elbow inside.
Robinson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Richards lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Richards with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sean Richards has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A knee to the head by Richards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Richards.
Richards trying to control the position but instead, Robinson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Richards into the cage.
Richards working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Robinson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Richards landing knees to the head.
Robinson manages to break the clinch.
Richards misses with a right hand
and Robinson counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Richards dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sean Richards's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Richards's jab looks to have found its range, popping Robinson under the eye.
Richards closes the distance and pushes Robinson back into the cage.
Robinson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Richards just stands there and leans against the cage.
Richards tries to land knees in the clinch but Robinson avoids the damage to the body.
Richards lands an elbow that stopped Robinson in his tracks for a moment.
Richards lands with a short shot to the head.
Richards lands a good knee to the midsection. Robinson won't want to take too many of those.
Robinson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Richards looking to throw knees to the head but Robinson is blocking nicely.
Richards comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Richards missing with knees to the body.
Richards is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Robinson tries for a takedown but Richards manages to get underhooks.
Richards prevents a body shot from Robinson.
Richards is leaning against Robinson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Robinson wants to get back to striking at distance but Richards won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Richards landing knees to the body.
Robinson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Richards tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Robinson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Robinson is trying to break the clinch but Richards is controlling him.
Robinson taking a breather.
Robinson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Richards stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Robinson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Richards slows down the pace here.
Richards controlling the action here for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Robinson misses with a punch to the body.
Robinson misses with a knee strike.
Richards with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Richards is trying to maintain a safe position but Robinson gets an underhook and turns Richards into the cage.
Richards pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Robinson scores with a one two! Richards had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Robinson moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robinson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Richards pinned against the cage. Richards gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sean Richards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Robinson.
Richards tries to keep at a distance but Robinson has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Robinson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Richards cracks the inside of Robinson's front leg.
Richards fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Robinson.
Richards keeps the fight on the outside.
Robinson looks to score with a jab to the body but Richards is just out of range.
Richards tries to clinch but Robinson moves out of range.
Robinson wants to clinch up but Richards keeps it at a distance.
Richards wants to clinch.
Richards ducks under a wild hook from Robinson.
Good work by Richards as he checks the leg kick.
Robinson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Robinson shoots in looking for a takedown. Richards tries to sprawl out of it but Robinson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Richards manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sean Robinson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards works Robinson's body with a nice hook.
Richards feints and then cracks Robinson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Robinson down.
Robinson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Richards tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Horrible takedown attempt by Robinson or perhaps it was just good defense by Richards, which made it look bad.
Robinson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Robinson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Richards defends well and Robinson ends up having to push Richards into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Richards seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richards lands a two punch combo.
Richards uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Robinson.
Richards closes the distance and clinches.
Sean Richards is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Robinson missing with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Richards showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Richards 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Richards!
Our winner, Sean Richards, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Raiymbek Batyr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oscar Avila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Avila is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Control Machete - Comprendes Mendez. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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134 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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158 lbs
11 - 12 - 0 |
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raiymbek Batyr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oscar Avila!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Russell Pearce and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Avila tries to bum rush Batyr with a series of wild strikes but Batyr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Batyr throws a big counter combination but Avila scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Avila thuds his right hand into Batyr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Avila scores with a three punch combo!
Batyr is rocked!
It looks like Raiymbek Batyr has been cut.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Avila knocks Batyr out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Oscar Avila!
During a confident post fight interview, Oscar Avila thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Macadam Baird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Klincko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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197 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Macadam Baird!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Dave Klincko!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Bruno Lombardi and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baird shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Klincko but Klincko pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Baird feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Baird stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Klincko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Klincko wants to control but Baird passes easily into half guard.
Klincko is staying active underneath Baird, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klincko is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Baird is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Klincko defends it well.
Baird is keen to just control but Klincko is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klincko tries to get to full guard but Baird has control of the leg.
Baird throwing shots but Klincko is blocking nicely.
Klincko is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Baird wants to pass to mount but Klincko is defending the position.
Baird frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
A nice elbow there by Baird.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klincko squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Baird is trying to control here but Klincko has managed to regain half guard.
Baird is working for a kimura but Klincko is defending it quite comfortably.
Klincko is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Klincko is trying to maintain the position but Baird is very close to passing his half guard.
Klincko is trying to stand up here but Baird is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baird wants to pass to mount but Klincko is defending the position.
Klincko tries to roll over but Baird keeps him under control.
Klincko looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Klincko is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Baird looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baird passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Klincko!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klincko is squirming around, avoiding Baird's attempts to control the action.
Klincko is trying to escape the mount.
Baird looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Klincko tries to reverse the position but Baird maintains control.
We've been hearing good reports from Baird's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Baird takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Macadam Baird dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Klincko lands with a nice combination. Baird backs away looking to recover.
Klincko misses with a hook. Baird ducked under it nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Klincko.
Klincko misses with a kick to the body.
Klincko lands a nice looking body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Klincko!
Klincko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Baird throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baird steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Klincko. That one must have hurt.
Baird dives in and scores a takedown into Klincko's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Baird pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Klincko is keeping the position for now.
Klincko lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klincko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Klincko stopping the sweep attempt from Baird.
Baird is working hard here to advance position.
Baird is trying to control the position but Klincko postures up.
Klincko trying to control the position from guard on top but Baird is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Baird is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Klincko can do to turn this around?
Baird preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Baird working a defensive guard here.
Baird seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Klincko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Klincko preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Baird wants to improve his position but instead Klincko has moved into half guard.
Klincko stalling away here and it's allowed Baird to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Klincko stopping the sweep attempt from Baird.
Klincko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Klincko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Baird swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Klincko trying to control the position from guard on top but Baird is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Baird avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Baird has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Klincko can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Klincko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baird wants to sweep here but Klincko controlling him for the moment.
Baird is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baird wants to sweep here but Klincko controlling him for the moment.
Klincko lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Baird avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Baird preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Baird looking for a sweep. Not yet Baird, not yet.
Klincko postures up in Baird's guard and throws a big left but Baird blocks it.
Klincko postures up in Baird's guard and throws a big left but Baird blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Klincko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Baird looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dave Klincko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Klincko scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klincko looks for the body kick but Baird saw that one coming.
Klincko 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.
Klincko throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Baird takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Klincko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baird manages to avoid it.
Baird fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Klincko sprawls well initially but Baird persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Klincko is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Baird pulls his head out easily.
Klincko is trying to get back to full guard.
Baird is keen to just control but Klincko is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Klincko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Baird has his takedown stuffed
and Klincko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Klincko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baird was well out of range. Poor timing from Klincko.
Klincko lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Baird walks forward, straight into a front kick from Klincko.
Klincko moves out of range as Baird strikes.
Klincko throws a quick inside leg kick.
Klincko throws a push kick but Baird slaps the foot to one side.
Klincko looks to land a left hand but Baird moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klincko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baird tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Klincko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Baird tries to close the distance and clinch up but Klincko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Klincko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baird.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baird walks into a stiff left hand from Klincko.
Klincko moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Klincko thuds a left hand into Baird's body.
Dave Klincko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Baird takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
No joy there for Klincko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Klincko looks for the body kick but Baird saw that one coming.
Baird half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Baird.
Klincko misses with an uppercut. Baird saw that one coming.
Klincko scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Baird closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Baird lands in his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baird postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baird trying to control but Klincko is working from the bottom.
Klincko looking for a guillotine here but Baird defends easily.
Klincko lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Klincko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baird tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Baird bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Klincko's guard.
Baird is working Klincko over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Klincko keeping full guard, as Baird tries to pass.
Baird preventing the sweep.
Klincko keeping moving, preventing Baird from controlling successfully.
Baird's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baird slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Klincko is trying to control Baird's posture but Baird avoids it.
Baird passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Klincko!
Baird controlling the position easily from mount.
Baird looking for a guillotine from mount but Klincko is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Klincko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Klincko 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Klincko!
Dave Klincko took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Beaver Jooce! for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kelly Leak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandr Romanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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212 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kelly Leak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexandr Romanov!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Roberts and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romanov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leak.
Leak takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Leak bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Leak.
Leak throws a low kick, looking for Romanov's leg but Romanov calmly moves out of range.
Leak throws a leg kick
and Romanov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Leak connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Romanov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've been hearing reports that Leak has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Romanov closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Kelly Leak has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Romanov.
Romanov tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Leak got wobbled bad by a big combination! Romanov presses forward with punches and knees until Leak stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Leak closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexandr Romanov!
Our winner, Alexandr Romanov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ichabod Crane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crane's entrance music is Way of The Ninja. A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ichabod Crane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pedro Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Kavanagh and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crane throws a series of punches but Lopez avoids them all with ease.
Lopez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Crane slips a straight right by Lopez.
Ichabod Crane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crane takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've been told by Crane's head coaches at The Barracks - LOD that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lopez staying out of range there.
Lopez is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Crane takes one on the button.
Lopez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lopez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crane.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lopez! But no joy.
Crane keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lopez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crane rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lopez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Crane throws a right hand that Lopez ducks under and follows up with a left that Lopez also avoids with ease.
Crane misses with a leg kick.
Crane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lopez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crane looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez shoots in but Crane avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ichabod Crane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pedro Lopez.
Left hook, right uppercut from Crane.
It looks like Pedro Lopez has been cut.
Lopez clobbers Crane with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Crane swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Crane lands a jab to the nose.
Crane walks into a stiff left hand from Lopez.
Crane tries to land a leg kick but Lopez saw it coming and moves away.
Lopez looks to land a left hand but Crane moved out of range nicely.
Lopez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Crane sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Crane misses with a hook. Lopez ducked under it nicely.
Lopez 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.
Lopez lands with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lopez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A lazy left from Lopez finds it's target.
Crane misses with a looping right.
Lopez fails to land the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Crane's hands.
Crane walks into a jab.
Ichabod Crane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lopez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Crane throws a series of punches but Lopez avoids them all with ease.
Lopez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Crane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lopez.
Crane misses with a wild combination.
Lopez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lopez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Crane had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Crane tries to bum rush Lopez with a series of wild strikes but Lopez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Crane throws a right and a left that Lopez avoids nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lopez.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown but Crane shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lopez with a jab.
A big right from Crane misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice shot lands for Lopez.
Crane shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Crane scores with a jab to the body.
Crane fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lopez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lopez lands with a right hand.
Lopez scores with a decent looking hook.
Lopez connects with a nice looking jab.
Crane misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crane scores with a push kick.
Some wild striking there from Crane.
Crane lands a left and a right that send Lopez crashing to the mat, dazed. Crane thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Crane fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez swinging wildly here.
A telegraphed right hand from Lopez misses the target.
Crane seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lopez misses with a straight right.
Crane misses with a wild body shot.
Crane misses with a two punch combination.
Lopez slips under a jab from Crane.
Lopez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Crane misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crane cracks Lopez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Crane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lopez was well out of range. Poor timing from Crane.
Lopez lands the left hand.
Crane misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crane fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A slow jab from Lopez misses its intended target.
Lopez scores with a hook.
Lopez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Crane circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ichabod Crane dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pedro Lopez's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Crane misses with a straight left.
Crane throws a body shot but no joy.
Lopez tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Crane looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Crane misses with a looping left.
Lopez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Crane moves out of range of the strikes.
Lopez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Crane. Crane obviously looking to wear him down.
Crane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lopez.
Crane throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lopez.
Ichabod Crane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crane wants to slow Lopez down by chopping away at his legs.
Lopez scores with a nice right hand.
Crane needs to keep his hands up - Lopez had a free shot at his head there.
Lopez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lopez checks a leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lopez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lopez catches Crane with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Crane is rocked!
Lopez lands a really nice looking cross but Crane seems unphased.
Oh Crane is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crane throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lopez pounces like a tiger and cracks Crane with a vicious hook! Crane is down but not out! Lopez follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Pedro Lopez!
A very excited looking Pedro Lopez made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darren Lockyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randall Cunningham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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35
198 lbs
26 - 8 - 1 |
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210 lbs
25 - 14 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Darren Lockyer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Randall Cunningham!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Steve Montenegro and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Cunningham catches Lockyer right on the button with a cross.
Cunningham lands a jab to the nose.
Darren Lockyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lockyer swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lockyer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lockyer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cunningham manages to avoid it.
Lockyer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cunningham looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cunningham pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little feinted left hand from Lockyer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cunningham defending well as Lockyer loads up on a big left hand.
Cunningham throws out a counter right but Lockyer avoids it with no problem.
Cunningham takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cunningham misses the jab.
Lockyer thinks about countering with a body kick.
Nice jab there from Cunningham.
Lockyer lands the left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cunningham moves out of range as Lockyer strikes.
Cunningham lands a nice looking body kick.
Cunningham misses with a looping left.
Cunningham moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cunningham ducks under a wild hook from Lockyer.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lockyer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lockyer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lockyer scores with a punch to the head.
Lockyer misses the jab.
Cunningham takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lockyer defending well as Cunningham loads up on a big left hand.
Lockyer throws out a powerful jab.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Cunningham has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Lockyer tries to clinch there but Cunningham circles away.
Cunningham changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A swing and a miss from Lockyer.
Cunningham throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lockyer misses with a right hand
and Cunningham connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lockyer tries to clinch there but Cunningham circles away.
Lockyer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cunningham moves away.
Lockyer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lockyer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cunningham unleashes a big counter combination but Lockyer bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lockyer misses with a straight left.
Cunningham looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lockyer lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cunningham scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lockyer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lockyer sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cunningham jabs Lockyer right on the nose. Lockyer blinks but takes it well.
Cunningham uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lockyer has time to react.
Darren Lockyer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lockyer swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cunningham counters with a nice uppercut.
Cunningham is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lockyer had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Cunningham dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lockyer. That did some damage!
Lockyer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lockyer misses the shot to the body.
Lockyer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lockyer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cunningham slips under a jab from Lockyer.
Lockyer wants to clinch up but Cunningham keeps it at a distance.
Lockyer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lockyer misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham lunges at Lockyer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lockyer's hand.
Cunningham fails with a takedown attempt.
That kick from Lockyer tenderised Cunningham's leg. Cunningham is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cunningham connects with a body shot that sends Lockyer's belly button to the back.
Cunningham gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lockyer.
Lockyer misses with an uppercut. Cunningham saw that one coming.
Cunningham was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Lockyer throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Cunningham to counter with a crisp jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cunningham.
Cunningham takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lockyer misses with a looping left.
Lockyer loads up on a big right hand but Cunningham slips the punch.
Cunningham swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cunningham digs a good hook to Lockyer's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lockyer looks to throw the jab but Cunningham is out of range.
Cunningham misses with a double jab.
Cunningham misses with a body kick.
Cunningham takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lockyer gets a clinch.
Lockyer is trying to maintain a safe position but Cunningham gets an underhook and turns Lockyer into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Lockyer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Knees to the body from Cunningham.
Lockyer is breathing heavily.
Cunningham tries to land knees in the clinch but Lockyer avoids the damage to the body.
Cunningham's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cunningham scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cunningham connects with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A lazy left from Cunningham finds it's target.
Cunningham scores with a nice right hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Lockyer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lockyer throws a lazy uppercut
and Cunningham counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lockyer is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randall Cunningham dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lockyer lands with a shot to the body.
Lockyer lands with a right hand.
Cunningham takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lockyer misses with a shot to the body
and Cunningham counters with a good low kick that Lockyer was not able to check.
Good shot there by Cunningham.
Cunningham fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cunningham with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lockyer misses with a wild body shot.
Cunningham takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lockyer misses with a left hand
and Cunningham counters with an outside leg kick.
Lockyer throws a jab but it's blocked by Cunningham.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab, jab by Lockyer - just one landing.
Cunningham uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lockyer.
Lockyer misses with a looping left.
Cunningham checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Lockyer.
A telegraphed right hand from Lockyer misses the target.
Lockyer throws a combination that misses
and Cunningham counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lockyer scores with a body shot.
Cunningham lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Oh Lockyer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cunningham tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lockyer seems to have got his legs back now.
Cunningham takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Danga de danga de dang - Lockyer scores with a four punch combination!
Cunningham drops Lockyer with a right and a left! Cunningham comes rushing in but Lockyer regains his composure and manages to keep Cunningham in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cunningham preventing the sweep.
Cunningham throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lockyer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cunningham chips away with some ground and pound.
Cunningham trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lockyer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lockyer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cunningham in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cunningham with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cunningham throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lockyer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lockyer checks the leg kick.
Lockyer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cunningham lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lockyer will feel that in the morning.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lockyer. Cunningham does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lockyer misses with a right hand
and Cunningham counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lockyer misses with a wild body shot.
Cunningham looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lockyer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lockyer is looking to land body kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cunningham.
Lockyer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cunningham ducks right into an uppercut from Lockyer.
Lockyer throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cunningham counters with a low kick, right behind Lockyer 's knee.
Cunningham connects with a solid leg kick.
Cunningham takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lockyer misses with a combination
and Cunningham counters with a nice uppercut.
A low kick from Lockyer is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lockyer is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cunningham. That's going to slow Lockyer down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cunningham lands with a right that hurts Lockyer. Lockyer looks to clinch but Cunningham throws a short knee that drops Lockyer. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Randall Cunningham!
Randall Cunningham is the new light heavyweight champion!
A less than humble Randall Cunningham misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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