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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bill Cutting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pimbo Tights (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tights has chosen Mama Gon Knock You Out! as his entrance music. Pimbo Tights has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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184 lbs
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182 lbs
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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 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Bill Cutting!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pimbo Tights!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cutting staying out of range there.
Tights clobbers Cutting with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tights thows a left - swing and a miss!
An attempted straight right counter from Cutting misses the target.
Cutting takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cutting looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tights tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cutting was well out of range. Poor timing from Tights.
A little feinted left hand from Cutting on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cutting throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cutting uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tights.
Cutting ducks under a wild hook from Tights.
Tights moves away from the strike by Cutting.
Cutting lunges at Tights with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tights's hand.
Cutting dips to his left and cracks Tights with an uppercut!
We've been informed that Tights 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.
The fighters circling - Cutting throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cutting lands a jab to Tights's midsection.
Tights walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cutting throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tights tries to counter with a clinch but Cutting shakes him off and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tights lands a slapping body shot.
Tights blocks a jab.
Cutting is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tights sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tights scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Donk. Tights catches Cutting right on the button with a cross.
Tights keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cutting.
Tights misses with a looping right.
Cutting ducks under a wild hook from Tights.
Good shot there by Tights.
Tights throws a body punch but Cutting moves out of range.
Cutting paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A punch lands to the side of Cutting 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cutting misses the jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tights thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tights moves in looking to clinch but Cutting pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tights staying out of range there.
Pimbo Tights is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tights jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As Tights backs away, Cutting returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Pimbo Tights seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tights feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Cutting sprawling to the canvas! Cutting rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Tights finish him?!
Cutting is rocked!
Tights digs a good body shot into Cutting's ribs.
Oh Cutting is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tights scores with a shot to the body.
Tights fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cutting manages to avoid it.
Tights has closed the distance and engaged Cutting in a clinch.
Tights is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cutting is defending well for now.
Cutting looking for a takedown.
Cutting seems to have got his legs back now.
Tights doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cutting has a couple of punches blocked by Tights.
Cutting stalling the fight.
Tights prevents Cutting from breaking the clinch.
Tights goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tights using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cutting is breathing heavily.
Tights lands an elbow just above Cutting 's eye.
Tights blocking some punches.
Cutting misses with a punch on the inside.
Tights comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tights working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tights lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Tights.
Tights misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cutting.
Tights lands a big knee! That's hurt Cutting! Oh, he's all over the place! Tights lands another knee that sends Cutting to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pimbo Tights!
A relieved looking Pimbo Tights thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Bill Cutting had this to say: 'I have no excuses just remorse, I will be taking this out on a pig carcass '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Dixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Avon Barksdale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dixon comes to the cage accompanied by Dark Tranquillity - Iridium. Barksdale has chosen Three Six Mafia - Its A Fight as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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203 lbs
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211 lbs
31 - 21 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 17 - 2, fighting out of New York, Joey Dixon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 21 - 1, fighting out of New York, Avon Barksdale!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barksdale misses with a body kick.
Barksdale throws a body shot but no joy.
Dixon lands the left hand.
Barksdale throws a leg kick
and Dixon counters by moving into the clinch.
Dixon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barksdale struggles to land a body shot inside as Dixon controls his hands.
Dixon takes a knee to the side of the body.
Barksdale displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dixon up against the cage.
Barksdale tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dixon avoids it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Barksdale.
Dixon throws a head punch that misses.
Barksdale looking to slow down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barksdale tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dixon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dixon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barksdale backwards.
Dixon misses with the head strike.
Barksdale lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dixon works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon with a flurry of punches that miss.
Barksdale tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dixon throwing strikes from guard but Barksdale blocks nicely.
Dixon throwing strikes from guard but Barksdale blocks nicely.
Dixon with a nice head shot there.
Dixon trying to control the position from guard on top but Barksdale is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barksdale seems keen to control Dixon's posture.
Dixon with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dixon passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Dixon misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dixon fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Barksdale can't do much from the bottom here.
Barksdale tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dixon wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dixon 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.
Dixon working the ground and pound but Barksdale is defending the strikes.
Barksdale is looking to reverse the position.
Dixon grinds an elbow into Barksdale's temple.
Barksdale is looking for a sweep.
Dixon connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Barksdale some visible discomfort.
Dixon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barksdale keeps working.
The ground and pound from Dixon seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
A lull in the action here.
Dixon lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Barksdale's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dixon thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Barksdale takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Dixon throwing strikes but Barksdale manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Dixon trying to remain calm as Barksdale controls from the top position.
Barksdale is continuing to stall.
Dixon striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Dixon is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale is staying tight to Dixon's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Dixon gets back to half guard.
Dixon keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Dixon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dixon gets back to full guard.
Dixon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Dixon dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Barksdale looks to land a left hand but Dixon moved out of range nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dixon checks a leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Barksdale - that will leave a mark!
Dixon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Barksdale is looking to score with low kicks.
Dixon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Barksdale throws a lazy right hand but Dixon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Joey Dixon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barksdale thumps Dixon with a low kick.
Barksdale misses with a wild body shot.
Dixon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barksdale manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barksdale tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dixon was well out of range. Poor timing from Barksdale.
Barksdale misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dixon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barksdale throws a chopping leg kick but Dixon manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dixon wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barksdale.
Barksdale is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dixon rather than just go for the knockout.
Dixon slips a straight right by Barksdale.
Barksdale fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dixon checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barksdale looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dixon ducks under a wild hook from Barksdale.
As Barksdale tries to get set, Dixon tries to push him back and clinch up but Barksdale manages to avoid the attempt.
Barksdale circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barksdale connects with a body shot.
Dixon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dixon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barksdale.
Dixon tries to clinch but Barksdale moves out of range.
Barksdale replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Dixon blocks it well.
Barksdale swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dixon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barksdale throws a push kick but Dixon slaps the foot to one side.
Dixon half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Dixon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barksdale.
Avon Barksdale seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dixon cracks Barksdale with an open hand slap.
Dixon tries to move into range but Barksdale moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Barksdale connects with a jab.
Nice body kick from Barksdale.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dixon lands a glancing blow to the side of Barksdale's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barksdale looks to land a left hand but Dixon moved out of range nicely.
Nice defenses there by Dixon.
Barksdale avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dixon throws the left hand but Barksdale avoids the punch easily.
Dixon moves out of range of the body kick from Barksdale.
Barksdale throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Barksdale just misses with a punch to the body.
Barksdale throws a leg kick but Dixon sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dixon tries to counter by clinching up but Barksdale breaks away and moves out of range.
Dixon is looking to clinch.
Barksdale stuffs the takedown.
Dixon lands with a shot to the body.
Barksdale takes a swing at Dixon's ribcage but misses.
Dixon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barksdale.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale takes a swing at Dixon's ribcage but misses.
Barksdale displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dixon.
Barksdale looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dixon misses with a wild body shot.
Barksdale lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Joey Dixon has been cut.
Dixon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barksdale manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barksdale looks for the body kick but Dixon saw that one coming.
Dixon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Barksdale tries a low kick but Dixon avoids it.
Dixon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Barksdale swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Avon Barksdale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dixon swinging wildly here.
Dixon smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dixon shoots in for a takedown but Barksdale shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Dixon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some bone on bone action there as Dixon checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dixon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
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!
Barksdale misses with a straight right.
Dixon dips to his left and cracks Barksdale with an uppercut!
Barksdale is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Barksdale connects with a jab.
Barksdale feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dixons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Barksdale scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Barksdale misses with an uppercut. Dixon saw that one coming.
Donk. Barksdale catches Dixon right on the button with a cross.
Dixon is rocked!
Barksdale has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barksdale keeps Dixon at a distance using the push kick.
Oh Dixon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barksdale moves into range and connects with a jab.
Barksdale walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Dixon drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Barksdale swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Dixon's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Avon Barksdale!
Avon Barksdale opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Martin Philippe Njewel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shin Dong Hyuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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147 lbs
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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
22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Martin Philippe Njewel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shin Dong Hyuk!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dong Hyuk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dong Hyuk throws a leg kick but Njewel sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Njewel seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Njewel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dong Hyuk throws a front kick aimed at Njewel's knee but Njewel avoids it well.
Dong Hyuk throws a head kick that misses.
Dong Hyuk throws an overhand right that lands on Njewel's shoulder, as Njewel tries to avoid the shot.
Dong Hyuk avoids the head kick by Njewel.
Dong Hyuk throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Njewel seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Njewel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dong Hyuk connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dong Hyuk loads up on a big right hand but Njewel slips the punch.
Njewel was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Shin Dong Hyuk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Njewel takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Njewel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dong Hyuk counters with a straight right hand.
Njewel is rocked!
A left lands for Dong Hyuk.
Oh Njewel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Njewel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Njewel has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dong Hyuk.
Njewel seems to have got his legs back now.
Njewel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dong Hyuk connects with an inside leg kick.
Njewel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dong Hyuk fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dong Hyuk moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Njewel takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dong Hyuk closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Njewel did well to prevent Dong Hyuk getting side control.
Dong Hyuk trying to control the pace.
Njewel's coaches at Cutthroat have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Dong Hyuk has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dong Hyuk can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Njewel is looking to escape.
Dong Hyuk working for a guillotine from mount but Njewel is in no mood to give up.
Njewel is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Njewel is squirming around, avoiding Dong Hyuk's attempts to control the action.
Dong Hyuk is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Njewel can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Njewel gets back to half guard.
Dong Hyuk is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dong Hyuk is working for a submission of some sort.
Njewel wants to improve his position but Dong Hyuk is controlling well.
Dong Hyuk is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shin Dong Hyuk dominated that round.
That's time! Njewel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dong Hyuk tries to land a leg kick but Njewel saw it coming and moves away.
Njewel fires out a quick counter leg kick but Dong Hyuk just manages to avoid it.
Dong Hyuk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Njewel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shin Dong Hyuk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dong Hyuk looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice cross by Dong Hyuk.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dong Hyuk, right into the meat.
Dong Hyuk doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dong Hyuk 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 Njewel has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Njewel and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Njewel is looking to counter punch.
Njewel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Njewel throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Njewel keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Njewel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk lands a really nice looking cross but Njewel seems unphased.
Dong Hyuk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dong Hyuk thows a leg kick but Njewel checks it
and Njewel counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Njewel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dong Hyuk.
Njewel takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dong Hyuk is looking to score with low kicks.
Dong Hyuk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Njewel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dong Hyuk.
It looked like Njewel was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dong Hyuk.
Njewel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dong Hyuk throws a big counter head kick but Njewel avoids it with no problem.
Njewel lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dong Hyuk takes a step back to recover.
Njewel misses with a body kick.
Njewel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk scores with a body shot.
Njewel scores with a shot to the body.
Njewel moves out of range of the body kick.
Njewel feinted with a counter takedown.
Dong Hyuk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Njewel was well out of range. Poor timing from Dong Hyuk.
Shin Dong Hyuk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Njewel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dong Hyuk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Njewel.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dong Hyuk takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dong Hyuk throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dong Hyuk throws a big shot that misses.
Dong Hyuk digs a good hook to Njewel's body.
Dong Hyuk fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Njewel checks it well.
Dong Hyuk misses with a series of wild punches.
Dong Hyuk takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dong Hyuk misses with an uppercut
and Njewel counters with a nice uppercut.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dong Hyuk - that will leave a mark!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Njewel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Njewel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dong Hyuk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dong Hyuk misses with a head kick.
Njewel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dong Hyuk doesn't seem bothered though.
Dong Hyuk fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Dong Hyuk. That snapped Njewel's head back.
The fighters circling - Njewel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Njewel slips a jab from Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Njewel tests Dong Hyuk's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dong Hyuk walks forward, straight into a front kick from Njewel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Dong Hyuk enables Njewel to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Dong Hyuk manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dong Hyuk is trying to keep Njewel in close.
Njewel trying to control the position from guard on top but Dong Hyuk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dong Hyuk looking to control.
Njewel with a flurry of punches that miss.
Njewel has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dong Hyuk is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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 Martin Philippe Njewel will probably get the nod.
That's time! Njewel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Dong Hyuk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dong Hyuk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Njewel throws a sloppy body shot
and Dong Hyuk counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk lands a jab to the head.
Njewel just misses with a punch to the body.
Dong Hyuk fakes the leg kick and cracks Njewel in the body.
Dong Hyuk jabs Njewel to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dong Hyuk bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dong Hyuk connects with a crisp jab.
Njewel is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice jab there from Dong Hyuk.
Njewel blocks a head kick by Dong Hyuk.
Njewel tries to counter with a takedown but Dong Hyuk is quick to defend against it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Njewel. Dong Hyuk does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong Hyuk throws a body shot but no joy.
Njewel is looking to counter punch.
Dong Hyuk scores with a jab to the head.
Dong Hyuk plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dong Hyuk blocks a head kick by Njewel.
Dong Hyuk thuds a left hand into Njewel's body.
Dong Hyuk thows a leg kick but Njewel checks it
enabling Njewel to counter with a crisp jab.
Dong Hyuk throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Njewel thinks about countering with a body kick.
A good leg kick by Dong Hyuk.
Njewel avoids the head kick by Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk misses with a wild body shot.
Njewel half committed to a counter leg kick.
Njewel blocks a jab.
Dong Hyuk jabs Njewel to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Njewel misses with a takedown attempt - Dong Hyuk sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dong Hyuk on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Njewel. Njewel obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dong Hyuk stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dong Hyuk wants it to stay on the feet.
Dong Hyuk attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Njewel jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
A head kick misses from Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk throws a leg kick but Njewel sees it coming and checks it nicely.
It looked like Njewel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Some bone on bone action there as Njewel checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dong Hyuk checks a leg kick nicely.
Njewel connects with a leg kick. Dong Hyuk looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Njewel lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dong Hyuk takes a step back to recover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Njewel cracks Dong Hyuk with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dong Hyuk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Njewel manages to avoid it.
Donk. Njewel catches Dong Hyuk right on the button with a cross.
Njewel is looking to chop away at Dong Hyuk's legs.
It seemed like Dong Hyuk was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Njewel on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dong Hyuk moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Njewel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dong Hyuk counters with a low kick, right behind Njewel 's knee.
Dong Hyuk bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Njewel on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Njewel tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Dong Hyuk finds it's target.
Njewel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dong Hyuk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
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!
Njewel tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dong Hyuk closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Njewel quickly recovers to half guard.
Dong Hyuk trying to control the action but Njewel is working from the bottom.
Njewel is looking to improve his position.
Dong Hyuk trying to control from Njewel's half guard. Njewel has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shin Dong Hyuk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dong Hyuk 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shin Dong Hyuk!
A very excited looking Shin Dong Hyuk rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Hale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rokki Kukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hale comes to the cage accompanied by Dead Sara - Weatherman. Kukko has chosen Rokki approaches the cage. Looks like he's pissed off again. as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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30
182 lbs
18 - 8 - 0 |
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28
173 lbs
20 - 9 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brandon Hale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rokki Kukko!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kukko misses with a hook.
Kukko misses the body punch
and Hale cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hale throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kukko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kukko tries to land a leg kick but Hale saw it coming and moves away.
Hale is looking to counter punch.
Kukko cracks the inside of Hale's front leg.
Kukko swings widly with a right hand
and Hale counters with a left to the body.
Hale lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kukko at a distance.
Kukko misses with a double jab.
Hale lands with a nice body punch.
Kukko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hale throws a shot from downtown. Kukko moves away and avoids it.
And Kukko tries to counter it with a takedown but Hale pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hale lands an overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hale scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hale has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Slaughterhouse MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Kukko tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hale looks to score with a jab to the body but Kukko is just out of range.
Kukko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hale misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hale throws a low kick but Kukko moves out of range easily.
Hale takes a swing at Kukko's ribcage but misses.
Hale swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kukko takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hale keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hale swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kukko! But no joy.
Hale fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kukko is out of range.
Kukko lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hale connects with a crisp jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hale.
Hale throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kukko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hale fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hale scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kukko tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hale swivels and escapes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hale throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kukko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kukko moves in looking to clinch but Hale pushes him off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kukko. Hale does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hale throws a leg kick but Kukko moved away.
A low kick from Hale misses
and Kukko makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kukko closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hale quickly recovers to half guard.
Kukko not doing much here.
Kukko wants to take a breather but Hale is having none of it.
Kukko tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hale knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kukko passes the guard and advances to mount!
Kukko thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kukko prevents Hale from getting the reversal.
Kukko can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hale is looking to escape.
Hale is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hale tries to lock up and control but Kukko gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hale is trying desperately to improve position.
Kukko pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kukko throws some wild stikes that Hale manages to avoid easily.
Kukko is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Hale is surviving well by controlling Kukko's body position as best he can.
Kukko misses with some ground and pound and Hale recovers position to half guard.
Hale trying to control but Kukko postures up.
Kukko throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hale holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Kukko sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hale defending well though.
Hale moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kukko trying to control but Hale is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Hale dominated that round.
That's time! Hale's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hale throws a jab but it's blocked by Kukko.
Kukko looks to score with a jab to the body but Hale is just out of range.
Hale throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hale pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hale lands a jab.
Hale moves away from the strike by Kukko.
Hale looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kukko with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hale to score with a decent uppercut.
Kukko listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hale connects with a solid leg kick.
Hale scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kukko doesn't seem bothered though.
Hale throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hale throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kukko.
Hale throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kukko on the side of the head.
Hale lands with a straight right. Kukko didn't see that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hale checks a leg kick nicely.
Kukko avoids the body shot from Hale.
Hale on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kukko throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kukko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kukko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hale lands with a hook. Kukko tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A big left from Kukko misses.
Hale takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kukko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kukko shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kukko showed some decent athleticism there.
Kukko throwing shots but Hale is blocking nicely.
Kukko lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kukko seems to be working for a kimura but Hale defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hale is looking to improve his position.
Kukko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hale's head.
Kukko looks to land a strike but Hale avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kukko stands and throws Hale's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hale is looking for a sweep.
Kukko misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Hale holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kukko is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hale knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kukko trying to control the position but Hale is working away.
Hale struggling a bit here.
Hale sneaks back into 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.
Hale holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Hale tries to get to full guard but Kukko has control of the leg.
Kukko tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hale knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kukko throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Hale to regain full guard.
Kukko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hale is keeping the position for now.
Kukko wants to control from the top but Hale keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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 Brandon Hale will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hale swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kukko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kukko slips under a jab.
Hale scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hale pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hale gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kukko lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice uppercut lands for Kukko. That snapped Hale's head back.
Hale misses with a straight right.
Hale swings for the body but Kukko moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Kukko blocks the low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hale misses with a hook to the body
and Kukko counters with a one-two to the body.
A swing and a miss from Kukko.
Kukko ducks under a wild hook from Hale.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kukko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hale ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kukko moves away.
Kukko tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hale takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rokki Kukko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Kukko.
Kukko shoots for a double leg takedown but Hale sprawls well. He's pushed Kukko's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hale needs to keep his hands up - Kukko had a free shot at his head there.
Hale scores with a decent looking hook.
Kukko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hale looks to land a left hand but Kukko moved out of range nicely.
Kukko fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hale looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Brandon Hale is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hale, right into the meat.
Hale cracks the inside of Kukko's front leg.
Hale getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kukko checks the leg kick nicely there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kukko! But no joy.
Brandon Hale is winning the standup battle so far.
Hale has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kukko.
Kukko connects with a right hand. Hale shakes it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kukko throws a head kick that misses.
Hale ducks under a wild hook from Kukko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hale misses with a low kick.
Hale thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kukko feints the counter takedown.
Kukko scores with the left hand. Hale knows he should have avoided that one.
Kukko swinging wildly here.
It looked like Hale wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kukko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kukko delivers a nice body kick.
A jab from Hale misses.
Kukko's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kukko scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hale throws the left hand but Kukko avoids the punch easily.
Kukko closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hale quickly recovers to half guard.
Kukko throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rokki Kukko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kukko trying to control the action but Hale is working from the bottom.
Kukko throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Hale to regain full guard.
Kukko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hale is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kukko stopping the sweep attempt from Hale.
Kukko lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kukko postures up in Hale's guard and throws a big left but Hale blocks it.
Hale bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kukko's guard.
Kukko looking for a sweep. Not yet Kukko, not yet.
Kukko isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Hale stacks Kukko on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Hale!
Kukko manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hale trying to control from half guard but Kukko is working away.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hale in particular looking to stall.
Rokki Kukko has got the better of the ground game so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kukko manages to get to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rokki Kukko.
I think Hale has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mick Gerrard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bohemian Pera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gerrard comes to the cage accompanied by Mama weer all crazy now. Pera has chosen Children of Bodom / Sixpounder as his entrance music. Bohemian Pera has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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32
158 lbs
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33
153 lbs
17 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class MT
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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
25 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mick Gerrard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bohemian Pera!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gerrard takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice defenses there by Gerrard.
Gerrard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pera sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pera throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Gerrard on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pera lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pera tries a low kick but Gerrard avoids it.
Gerrard misses with a wild body shot.
Gerrard misses the shot to the body.
Gerrard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gerrard misses with a head kick.
A left lands for Pera.
Pera looks to land a body kick but Gerrard moved away.
Pera takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pera connects with an inside leg kick.
That kick from Gerrard tenderised Pera's leg. Pera is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pera throws a hook but Gerrard blocks it.
Gerrard has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Pitbull MMA London in the buildup to the fight.
Pera throws a body punch but Gerrard moves out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Gerrard.
Pera takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A shot to the body from Gerrard misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pera slips a jab and a cross from Gerrard.
Gerrard misses with a head kick.
Pera looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gerrard lands with a cross.
Gerrard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pera.
Gerrard checks a leg kick nicely.
Pera tries to clinch there but Gerrard circles away.
Gerrard lands a slapping body shot.
Gerrard takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gerrard cracks Pera with an open hand slap.
Gerrard throws an overhand right that lands on Pera's shoulder, as Pera tries to avoid the shot.
Pera lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gerrard takes a step back to recover.
Pera moves out of range of the body kick from Gerrard.
Pera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pera lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pera misses with a looping right.
Gerrard takes a swing at Pera's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pera feints and then cracks Gerrard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gerrard down.
Pera thuds his right hand into Gerrard's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pera lands with a hook. Gerrard tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pera throws a chopping leg kick but Gerrard manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gerrard.
It seemed like Pera was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gerrard throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pera only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Gerrard feints a jab promting Pera to slip. Gerrard then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Pera slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Gerrard is looking to slow Pera down with leg kicks.
Pera misses with a body shot.
Pera wants to clinch.
Gerrard fakes the leg kick and cracks Pera in the body.
Gerrard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerrard just misses with a punch to the body.
Gerrard misses with a jab, cross combination.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gerrard.
Gerrard takes a swing at Pera's ribcage but misses.
Pera misses with a straight right.
A head kick by Gerrard misses
and Pera counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pera moves out of range of the body kick.
Pera fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gerrard on the side of the head.
Gerrard defending well as Pera loads up on a big left hand.
Bohemian Pera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gerrard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pera.
Pera lands a jab to the head.
Pera closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Pera on the inside.
Pera lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gerrard.
Gerrard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pera stalling against the cage.
Pera blocks an elbow strike from Gerrard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gerrard struggles to land a body shot inside as Pera controls his hands.
Pera lands a left hand.
Pera misses with the head strike.
Gerrard misses with the head strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pera lands a nice uppercut.
Gerrard misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Gerrard scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pera working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gerrard misses with a body punch.
Gerrard is looking to break free of the clinch but Pera has double underhooks.
Gerrard scores with a shot to the side of Pera's head.
Gerrard blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pera doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gerrard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gerrard's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pera lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bohemian Pera will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pera changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gerrard is looking to wear down Pera with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pera.
Gerrard misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gerrard backing away here, and Pera unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Gerrard buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gerrard throws a lazy right hand but Pera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gerrard takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Pera connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gerrard momentarily.
Pera lands a glancing blow to the side of Gerrard's head.
Gerrard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pera was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Gerrard throws a head kick but Pera moves out of range.
Pera lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pera punishes Gerrard's body with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pera throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Gerrard tries a head kick but it misses.
Pera has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pera wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pera jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pera avoids a kick to the body.
Gerrard connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pera. Pera circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gerrard was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pera, right into the meat.
Gerrard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pera.
A head kick misses from Pera.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pera darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pera misses with a straight right.
Gerrard tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Pera manages to circle out of the way.
Pera misses with a body kick.
Gerrard connects with an inside leg kick.
Bohemian Pera seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pera looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gerrard.
Gerrard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gerrard is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pera just misses with a punch to the body.
Gerrard is looking to counter punch.
Pera drops his hands momentarily and Gerrard takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gerrard takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pera goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gerrard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pera staying out of range there.
Gerrard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pera.
Pera throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pera takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gerrard just misses with a punch to the body.
Pera throws a jab when Gerrard was well out of range.
Gerrard misses with a head kick.
Pera is looking to slow Gerrard down with leg kicks.
Pera throws a chopping leg kick but Gerrard manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gerrard throws a head kick that half lands.
Pera fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gerrard is out of range.
Gerrard throws a big counter combination but Pera scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Pera throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gerrard throws a wild body kick that Pera sees coming a mile off.
Gerrard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gerrard lunges at Pera with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pera's hand.
Gerrard is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pera cracks the inside of Gerrard's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerrard dips to his left and cracks Pera with an uppercut!
Gerrard lands with an overhand left.
Gerrard throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pera uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gerrard.
Gerrard misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pera counters with a low kick, right behind Gerrard 's knee.
Pera lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gerrard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pera lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gerrard moves out of range as Pera throws a body kick.
Gerrard appears to be looking for a big counter.
Gerrard missing with a left hand there. Pera was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pera moves out of range of the body kick from Gerrard.
Pera misses with a wild body shot.
Pera connects with a solid leg kick.
Gerrard throws a nice looking combination but Pera bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some wild striking there from Gerrard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gerrard defending well as Pera loads up on a big left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pera tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gerrard is able to avoid easily.
Pera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gerrard.
Gerrard moves out of range as Pera strikes.
Gerrard wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pera walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gerrard checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Pera misses with a lunging right hand
and Gerrard counters with a left to the body.
Gerrard throws an overhand right that lands on Pera's shoulder, as Pera tries to avoid the shot.
Pera pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gerrard is out of range and Pera settles back down.
Pera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gerrard.
Gerrard scores with a leg kick.
Pera misses with a lunging right hand
and Gerrard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pera fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gerrard has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gerrard closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gerrard misses with a double jab.
Pera only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Pera blocks a jab.
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 Mick Gerrard will probably get the nod.
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!
Gerrard misses with a wild body shot.
Pera throws a fast counter high kick but Gerrard manages to duck under it in time.
Pera connects with a body shot.
Pera fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gerrard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gerrard throws a body shot but no joy.
Pera motions for Gerrard to come forward. Pera throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gerrard throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pera counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pera with a jab.
Pera throws a jab but it's blocked by Gerrard.
Pera lands a slapping body shot.
Nice jab there from Pera.
Pera closes the distance but Gerrard moves to the side
and Gerrard counters with a series of strikes. Pera will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pera misses with a left hand
letting Gerrard counter with a right hand.
Pera throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gerrard misses with a lunging right hand
letting Pera counter with a right hand.
Gerrard tries to clinch up but Pera circles away and keeps his distance.
Pera walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pera throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gerrard swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pera throws a body kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Gerrard.
Pera throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pera misses with a kick to the body
and Gerrard counters with a two punch combo.
Pera throws a leg kick but Gerrard checks it.
Gerrard looks to land a body kick but Pera moved away.
Pera fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gerrard.
Pera throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gerrard plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gerrard misses with the combination.
Pera looks to land a left hand but Gerrard moved out of range nicely.
A good leg kick by Pera.
Pera misses with a hook
enabling Gerrard to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gerrard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pera throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gerrard stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pera throws out a loose jab but Gerrard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gerrard takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gerrard shoots in but no luck this time.
Gerrard takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Pera misses with a series of wild punches.
Pera throws out a powerful jab.
A good leg kick by Pera.
Gerrard misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pera lands with a nice body kick.
Pera pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gerrard scores with a jab to the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Pera misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pera gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bohemian Pera seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pera lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pera blocking some punches.
Gerrard looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pera swings wildly with an uppercut but Gerrard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gerrard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pera struggles to land a body shot inside as Gerrard controls his hands.
Pera tries to work over Gerrard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gerrard tries a body shot but Pera blocks it.
Pera misses with a body punch.
Gerrard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gerrard misses with a body punch.
Gerrard can't find room to land a body shot as Pera controls the action.
Gerrard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gerrard letting Pera take a breather here.
Pera breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pera lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Pera fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gerrard is out of range.
A cross from Pera lands.
Gerrard loads up on a big right hand but Pera slips the punch.
Pera tries a head kick but it misses.
Gerrard tries to clinch there but Pera circles away.
Pera throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pera misses with a hook
and Gerrard counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gerrard loads up on a big right hand but Pera slips the punch.
Pera moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gerrard checks a low kick from Pera.
A counter left hand to the body from Gerrard misses its target.
A low kick from Gerrard is predictable there
and Pera counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gerrard just misses with a punch to the body.
Gerrard throws a lazy body kick
and Pera cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pera scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bohemian Pera comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pera 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bohemian Pera!
Bohemian Pera thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Birigiz Ignatiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bucky The Badger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Badger comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Jump Around kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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35
145 lbs
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38
160 lbs
37 - 19 - 4 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
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World class MT
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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
30 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Birigiz Ignatiev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 19 - 4, fighting out of London, Bucky The Badger!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of The Badger 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ignatiev listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ignatiev throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ignatiev throws a head kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from The Badger misses the target.
A big right from Ignatiev misses.
Nice uppercut there from Ignatiev.
The Badger takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ignatiev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Badger walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The Badger misses with a body kick.
The Badger moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ignatiev tries to land a knee to the head but The Badger blocks with his arms.
Ignatiev looking to throw knees to the head but The Badger is blocking nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ignatiev.
Ignatiev throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ignatiev trying to land knees to the body.
The Badger lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ignatiev misses with a punch to the body.
Ignatiev misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatiev blocks an elbow strike.
We've been informed that The Badger 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.
The Badger creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The Badger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The Badger connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ignatiev's face.
Ignatiev misses with some punches.
Ignatiev lands a hook that snaps the head of The Badger backwards.
Ignatiev lands a right hand.
The Badger blocking some punches.
Ignatiev throws a head punch that misses.
Ignatiev is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The Badger is defending well for now.
Ignatiev misses with a knee to the head.
The Badger blocks an uppercut.
Ignatiev swings wildly with an uppercut but The Badger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ignatiev blocking some punches.
Ignatiev connects with a nasty looking knee right to The Badger's face.
Ignatiev lands a body punch.
The Badger tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ignatiev misses with a knee strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ignatiev misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Badger throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ignatievs head.
Ignatiev lands a knee to the head.
Ignatiev dodges an elbow strike from The Badger.
Ignatiev tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ignatiev.
The Badger lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Birigiz Ignatiev has been cut.
Ignatiev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ignatiev takes an elbow to the temple.
The Badger lands an elbow inside that Ignatiev shrugs off.
The Badger crunches a lovely knee into Ignatiev's ribcage.
Ignatiev lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Ignatiev.
The Badger can't find room to land a body shot as Ignatiev controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ignatiev.
The Badger creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ignatiev blocks an elbow strike from The Badger.
Ignatiev takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ignatiev throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but The Badger blocks it with crossed arms.
Ignatiev misses with a knee strike.
The Badger misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Badger blocking some punches.
The Badger looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ignatiev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from The Badger - that landed with a thud.
The Badger throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ignatiev can't find room to land a body shot as The Badger controls the action.
The Badger lands an elbow just above Ignatiev 's eye.
The Badger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ignatiev avoids it.
The Badger is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The Badger lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ignatiev backwards.
Ignatiev missing with knees to the body.
Ignatiev softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Ignatiev on the inside.
The Badger lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ignatiev misses with a short punch on the inside.
The Badger works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ignatiev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The Badger on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignatiev avoids a wild elbow strike from The Badger.
Ignatiev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
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!
A right hook to the body lands for The Badger.
The Badger tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ignatiev managing to block the knees to the body from The Badger.
A short right from Ignatiev.
Ignatiev tries a body shot but The Badger blocks it.
The Badger using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ignatiev has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ignatiev throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but The Badger blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Badger.
Ignatiev takes an elbow to the temple.
The Badger blocks an uppercut.
The Badger lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from The Badger.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ignatiev throws a punch but it's blocked by The Badger.
The Badger misses with an elbow strike.
The Badger gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The Badger lands a left hand.
The Badger displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ignatiev up against the cage.
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 Birigiz Ignatiev will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Birigiz Ignatiev's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ignatiev throws a jab when The Badger was well out of range.
Ignatiev moves into range and clinches up with The Badger.
Ignatiev blocking some punches.
Ignatiev using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ignatiev lands a left hand.
Ignatiev tries a knee to the head but The Badger blocks it.
The Badger blocking some punches.
The Badger lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ignatiev scores with a nice hook to the head.
The Badger lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A nice glancing elbow lands by The Badger.
The Badger throws an elbow that misses.
The Badger pushes Ignatiev back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ignatiev misses with a short punch on the inside.
The Badger landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ignatiev is trying to stall.
A head punch on the inside from The Badger fails to land.
Ignatiev takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatiev tries a knee to the head but The Badger blocks it.
The Badger putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ignatiev in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ignatiev tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bucky The Badger seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ignatiev dodges an elbow strike from The Badger.
Ignatiev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The Badger.
Ignatiev can't find room to land a body shot as The Badger controls the action.
Ignatiev can't find room to land a body shot as The Badger controls the action.
Ignatiev blocking some punches.
Ignatiev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but The Badger has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from The Badger.
A shot in the inside from Ignatiev.
Ignatiev lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ignatiev with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The Badger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ignatiev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but The Badger has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The Badger lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ignatiev or not.
Ignatiev scores with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Badger lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Badger using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ignatiev misses with a knee strike.
The Badger on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The Badger lands a nice elbow.
Ignatiev struggles to land a body shot inside as The Badger controls his hands.
The Badger blocks a body shot from Ignatiev.
The Badger blocking some punches.
The Badger lands an elbow inside that Ignatiev shrugs off.
Ignatiev lands a hook to the side of the head.
The Badger lands a nice uppercut.
The Badger lands an uppercut.
Ignatiev misses with the head strike.
The Badger unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ignatiev lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Badger connects with a knee to the head.
Ignatiev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ignatiev stalling in the clinch but The Badger improves position.
Ignatiev misses with the head strike.
Ignatiev tries to land a knee to the head but The Badger blocks with his arms.
The Badger misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Badger lands a nice elbow.
Birigiz Ignatiev's cut is getting worse.
The Badger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ignatiev throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but The Badger blocks it with crossed arms.
Ignatiev throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but The Badger blocks it with crossed arms.
The Badger scores a nice knee to the body.
The Badger lands a damaging elbow.
The Badger working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ignatiev is rocked!
The Badger landing knees to the head.
Oh Ignatiev is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ignatiev with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The Badger has Ignatiev pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Ignatiev is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from The Badger - that's hurt Ignatiev badly! Oh, another knee lands and Ignatiev is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Ignatiev doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Bucky The Badger!
A relieved looking Bucky The Badger 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Hyatt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halo comes to the cage accompanied by I am a Nightmare Walking. Hyatt has chosen Street fighter as his entrance music. Jimmy Hyatt acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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37
215 lbs
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211 lbs
21 - 11 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gabriel Halo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Hyatt!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halo throws a low kick but Hyatt avoids it.
Hyatt lands a head shot.
Hyatt misses with a straight right.
Hyatt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halo moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Halo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Halo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hyatt finds it's way round the side to connect with Halo's head.
Hyatt wants to clinch but Halo slips to the side
and Halo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hyatt scores with a sloppy right hand. Halo should have avoided that one.
Halo 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.
Hyatt throws a big shot that misses.
Halo misses with a head kick.
Halo works Hyatt's body with a nice hook.
Halo throws a lazy uppercut
and Hyatt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Halo tries to clinch up but Hyatt circles away and keeps his distance.
Hyatt scores with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hyatt looks to score with a jab to the body but Halo is just out of range.
Halo feints and then cracks Hyatt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hyatt down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Halo.
Hyatt shoots in looking for a takedown but Halo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hyatt's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A jab from Hyatt misses.
Hyatt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Halo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hyatt. Halo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hyatt looks to land a left hand but Halo moved out of range nicely.
Hyatt slips under a jab.
Hyatt moves out of range of the body kick.
Halo misses with a head kick.
Halo throws a leg kick but Hyatt sees it coming and moves out of range.
Halo throws a sloppy head kick and Hyatt moves out of range easily.
Halo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Halo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hyatt.
Halo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hyatt 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 Halo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Halo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
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!
Hyatt needs to keep his hands up - Halo had a free shot at his head there.
Hyatt 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.
Hyatt paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A shot to the body from Hyatt misses
and Halo counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hyatt takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Halo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hyatt clobbers Halo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Halo lands with a slapping head kick.
Halo just misses with a punch to the body.
Halo works Hyatt's body with a nice hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Halo.
Hyatt's corner calls for a 1-2. Hyatt obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo 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.
Halo moves out of range of the body kick from Hyatt.
Halo seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hyatt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Halo can pounce on him.
Halo throws a nice outside leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Halo.
Halo throws a body shot but no joy.
Halo throws a chopping leg kick but Hyatt manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Halo tries to clinch but Hyatt moves out of range.
Hyatt misses with a shot to the body
and Halo counters with a right hand to the body.
Hyatt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Halo gets a clinch.
Hyatt can't find room to land a body shot as Halo controls the action.
Halo stalling against the cage.
Halo tries to stall but Hyatt uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo blocks a body shot from Hyatt.
Hyatt throws an elbow but it misses.
Halo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hyatt blocks the elbow strike.
Hyatt cracks Halo with a nice body shot.
Halo misses with a punch to the body.
Hyatt has a couple of punches blocked by Halo.
Hyatt is leaning against Halo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Halo prevents a body shot from Hyatt.
Halo takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Halo blocks a body shot from Hyatt.
Hyatt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Halo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hyatt blocks it with crossed arms.
Halo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hyatt blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Halo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hyatt's brow.
Hyatt has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Halo seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hyatt can turn it around.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A bit of stalling here from Halo.
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 Gabriel Halo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Halo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hyatt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Halo lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Jimmy Hyatt has been cut.
Hyatt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Halo lands a hook that snaps the head of Hyatt backwards.
Hyatt stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hyatt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hyatt tries to throw a body punch but Halo avoids it by throwing Hyatt back against the cage.
Hyatt lands a right hand.
Halo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Come on Hyatt - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hyatt as Halo tries to tie him up.
Hyatt presses Halo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hyatt avoids the elbow strike from Halo, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hyatt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hyatt dodges an elbow strike from Halo.
A head punch on the inside from Hyatt fails to land.
Hyatt tries to throw a body punch but Halo avoids it by throwing Hyatt back against the cage.
Hyatt lands an uppercut.
Hyatt pushes Halo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hyatt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Halo avoids it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Halo throws an elbow but misses.
Hyatt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hyatt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Halo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hyatt swings widly with a right hand
and Halo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hyatt's knee momentarily.
Gabriel Halo is winning the standup battle so far.
Hyatt throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Halo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Halo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Halo throws a leg kick that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Halo throws a leg kick that misses.
Hyatt tries to clinch there but Halo circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo slips a straight right by Hyatt.
Hyatt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Halo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hyatt throws a big shot that misses.
Halo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Halo throws a head kick that misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hyatt's jab looks to have found its range, popping Halo under the eye.
Halo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hyatt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Halo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hyatt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Halo.
Nice jab there from Hyatt.
Hyatt lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Hyatt.
Halo misses with a looping left.
Halo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hyatt counters with a straight right hand.
Halo moves to clinch but Hyatt breaks away
and Hyatt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Halo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hyatt.
Halo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hyatt to score with a decent uppercut.
Hyatt scores with a hook.
Halo is rocked!
Halo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Oh Halo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Halo throws a sloppy head kick
and Hyatt counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Halo seems to have got his legs back now.
Hyatt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Halo was well out of range. Poor timing from Hyatt.
Hyatt lands a really nice looking cross but Halo seems unphased.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hyatt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyatt connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hyatt takes a swing at Halo's ribcage but misses.
Halo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A big right from Halo misses.
Hyatt blocks a head kick by Halo.
Halo throws a head kick but Hyatt moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hyatt.
Hyatt moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hyatt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Halo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Halo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Halo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Halo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Halo doesn't manage to clinch there - Hyatt circles away.
Halo wants to clinch
and Halo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Hyatt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Hyatt's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
That kick from Hyatt tenderised Halo's leg. Halo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Halo throws a sloppy head kick and Hyatt moves out of range easily.
A left lands for Hyatt.
Halo avoids the body shot from Hyatt.
Hyatt throws a left and a right that both miss
and Halo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hyatt checks a leg kick.
Hyatt is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Halo with a body shot.
Hyatt throws a body kick that misses
and Halo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hyatt has Halo up against the cage in a clinch.
Halo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hyatt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hyatt managing to block the knees to the body from Halo.
Hyatt prevents a body shot from Halo.
Hyatt blocks a body shot from Halo.
Hyatt is working Halo over against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hyatt.
Hyatt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo tries to land knees in the clinch but Hyatt avoids the damage to the body.
Hyatt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hyatt lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jimmy Hyatt seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Halo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Still in the clinch, Hyatt scores with a nice short uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Hyatt.
Hyatt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hyatt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hyatt lands a shoulder strike.
Hyatt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Halo trying to stall but Hyatt improves his position.
Halo misses with a punch to the body.
Hyatt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hyatt lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Halo or not.
Hyatt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hyatt cracks Halo with a nice body shot.
Hyatt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hyatt throws a big uppercut that drops Halo! More strikes from Hyatt and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Halo lies dazed against the cage as Hyatt celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Hyatt!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Jimmy Hyatt made sure he mentioned Spartan Nutrition , along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bornas Lopette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lopette has chosen Back from the dead as his entrance music. 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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191 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pablo Escobar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bornas Lopette!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lopette with a nice cross.
Lopette ducks under a wild hook from Escobar.
Sloppy strikes from Escobar. Those never looked like landing.
Escobar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lopette buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lopette scores with a kick to the midsection.
Escobar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A slapping leg kick lands for Escobar.
Lopette throws a looping overhand right but Escobar ducks down to avoid it.
Lopette misses with a looping left.
Escobar's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lopette under the eye.
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!
Oooooh!!! Escobar has knocked Lopette down with a huge combo! Escobar steps away and waves a wobbly Lopette back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Bornas Lopette has been cut.
No joy there for Escobar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lopette throws a big shot that misses.
Escobar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Escobar lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopette on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Escobar looks to score with a jab to the body but Lopette is just out of range.
Lopette lands a really nice looking cross but Escobar seems unphased.
Lopette slips under a jab from Escobar.
Lopette lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Escobar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lopette is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Escobar with a body shot.
Lopette moves out of range of the strikes.
Lopette connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Escobar clobbers Lopette with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lopette slips a jab and a cross from Escobar.
Lopette is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Escobar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lopette gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lopette softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Escobar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lopette backwards.
Lopette breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Escobar tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The fighters circle momentarily. Escobar darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lopette takes one on the button.
Escobar misses with the body kick
and Lopette counters with a nice uppercut.
Lopette fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Escobar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lopette moves out of range of the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lopette! But no joy.
Escobar has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Escobar there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lopette lands with a cross.
Lopette connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Escobar momentarily.
Escobar misses with a shot to the body
and Lopette counters with a nice uppercut.
Escobar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lopette throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lopette misses with a body shot.
Escobar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Escobar moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromLopette.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lopette.
Escobar looks to land a left hand but Lopette moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar misses with a hook. Lopette ducked under it nicely.
Lopette checks the leg kick.
Lopette smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Escobar. Lopette does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lopette tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Escobar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Escobar shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Escobar bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lopette's head.
Escobar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Escobar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lopette.
Escobar throws the kick towards the body but Lopette avoids it.
Escobar gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Escobar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lopette.
Lopette fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lopette chopping away at his opponent's legs.
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!
Escobar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lopette paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Escobar throws a chopping leg kick but Lopette manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Escobar thuds his right hand into Lopette's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Escobar 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.
Lopette ducks right into an uppercut from Escobar.
An inside leg kick from Escobar misses.
Escobar misses with a body kick.
Lopette throws a right hand that Escobar ducks under and follows up with a left that Escobar also avoids with ease.
Lopette swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Escobar.
Lopette connects with a solid leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lopette.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lopette tries to land a leg kick but Escobar saw it coming and moves away.
Lopette bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Escobar's head.
Lopette avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lopette throws out a counter right but Escobar avoids it with no problem.
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 Pablo Escobar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bornas Lopette's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lopette takes a swing at Escobar's ribcage but misses.
Escobar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lopette scoring well with a low kick there.
Escobar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Escobar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lopette throws a fast counter high kick but Escobar manages to duck under it in time.
Escobar misses with an uppercut
and Lopette counters with a nice leg kick.
Lopette uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Escobar has time to react.
Escobar takes a swing at Lopette's ribcage but misses.
Lopette misses with an uppercut.
Lopette uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Escobar.
Lopette takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A clash of legs there as Escobar blocks the low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Escobar misses the target.
Escobar misses with a looping left.
Lopette thinks about the counter body kick.
Escobar staying out of range there.
Escobar is looking to counter punch.
Lopette moves out of range of the body kick.
Escobar throws a lazy right hand but Lopette sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lopette.
Lopette displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Escobar throws out the jab.
Lopette gets a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Lopette scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Escobar.
Escobar has a couple of punches blocked by Lopette.
Escobar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Escobar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lopette scores with a push kick.
Escobar checks a low kick from Lopette.
Lopette lands the left hand.
Lopette scores with a sloppy right hand. Escobar should have avoided that one.
Escobar scores with a nice head shot.
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!
Escobar will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Both fighters circling a little - Lopette finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopette slips under a jab from Escobar.
Escobar misses with a leg kick
and Lopette counters with a nice low kick that buckles Escobar's knee momentarily.
Escobar is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Escobar fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The fighters circling - Escobar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lopette scoring well with a low kick there.
Escobar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A clash of legs there as Lopette blocks the low kick.
Escobar delivers a nice body kick.
Lopette fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Escobar manages to avoid it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lopette.
Pablo Escobar is winning the standup battle so far.
Escobar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lopette manages to avoid it.
Escobar takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A leg kick checked by Lopette.
Escobar's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lopette under the eye.
Lopette throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopette lands a leg kick that knocks Escobar off balance momentarily.
Lopette throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Escobar throws out a loose jab but Lopette uses good head movement to avoid it.
And Lopette responds with a good body kick, but Escobar manages to step out the way in time.
Lopette misses with a straight left.
Good standup being displayed there by Lopette as he connects with a hook.
Escobar looks to land a combination. Lopette sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Escobar tests Lopette's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lopette lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Escobar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Escobar moves away from the strike by Lopette.
Lopette throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Escobar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lopette.
Escobar looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lopette walks into a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopette keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Escobar throws a shot from downtown. Lopette moves away and avoids it.
Lopette avoids the body shot from Escobar.
Lopette jabs Escobar to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That kick from Lopette tenderised Escobar's leg. Escobar is trying to keep his angry face on.
Escobar will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Escobar misses with a hook. Lopette ducked under it nicely.
Lopette throws out a counter right but Escobar avoids it with no problem.
A left lands for Lopette.
Escobar scores with a jab to the body.
Lopette cracks Escobar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Escobar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lopette keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Escobar fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lopette checks it well.
Lopette feints a counter leg kick.
Lopette looks to score with a jab to the body but Escobar is just out of range.
Lopette tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bornas Lopette will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bornas Lopette's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lopette misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lopette misses with a low kick.
Escobar throws a hook to the side of Lopette's head but Lopette sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lopette fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Escobar.
Escobar blocks a low kick nicely.
Lopette moves out of range as Escobar strikes.
Escobar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Escobar throws an off balance right hand
letting Lopette counter with a right hand.
Lopette paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Escobar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar misses with a right hand
and Lopette counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Escobar throws a push kick but Lopette slaps the foot to one side.
Escobar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lopette.
Escobar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lopette.
Lopette moves away from the strike by Escobar.
A countering left hand to the body from Lopette misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar throws a leg kick but Lopette sees it coming and moves out of range.
Escobar throws a hook to the side of Lopette's head but Lopette sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lopette.
Nice straight punches there by Lopette. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lopette.
Escobar throws a head kick but Lopette moves out of range.
And Lopette responds with a good body kick, but Escobar manages to step out the way in time.
Escobar misses the shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lopette.
Escobar throws out a loose jab but Lopette uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lopette uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Escobar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lopette moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lopette fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Escobar.
Escobar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lopette misses with a body punch
enabling Escobar to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Escobar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lopette.
Escobar throws a lazy body kick
and Lopette counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Escobar looks to land a right hand but Lopette moved out of range.
Escobar throws a hook to the side of Lopette's head but Lopette sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Escobar on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Escobar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lopette moves away.
Escobar throws a body shot but no joy.
Lopette lands a leg kick that knocks Escobar off balance momentarily.
Escobar moves forwards but Lopette connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Escobar.
Escobar throws a nice looking combination but Lopette bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lopette throws the left hand but Escobar avoids the punch easily.
Escobar misses with an uppercut.
Escobar throws a series of punches but Lopette moves out of range.
It seemed like Lopette was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopette swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Escobar looks for the body kick but Lopette saw that one coming.
Escobar is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Escobar takes one to the side of the head.
Lopette listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lopette sizes up Escobar with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lopette scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Escobar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lopette.
Lopette lands with a thumping leg kick.
Escobar on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Escobar pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lopette is out of range and Escobar settles back down.
Lopette connects with a leg kick. Escobar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lopette takes a swing at Escobar's ribcage but misses.
Escobar lands a really nice looking cross but Lopette seems unphased.
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!
Lopette just misses with a punch to the body.
Escobar lands a jab to Lopette's midsection.
Escobar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lopette throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Escobar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Escobar throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Escobar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lopette throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Escobar has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lopette finds it's way round the side to connect with Escobar's head.
Lopette misses the jab.
Lopette moves away from the strike by Escobar.
Escobar misses with a straight right.
Lopette connects with a right hand. Escobar shakes it off.
Lopette cracks Escobar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lopette misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bornas Lopette really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bornas Lopette's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lopette ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lopette moves out of range of the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lopette! But no joy.
Escobar throws a shot from downtown. Lopette moves away and avoids it.
Escobar throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lopette dodges the punch combination from Escobar.
Escobar pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lopette is out of range and Escobar settles back down.
Lopette throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Escobar on the side of the head.
Lopette uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Escobar has time to react.
Lopette shoots in for a takedown but Escobar shows good takedown defense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar looks to land a left hand but Lopette moved out of range nicely.
Escobar throws a jab but it's blocked by Lopette.
Lopette blocks a head kick by Escobar.
Nice defenses there by Lopette.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lopette scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Escobar throws out a leg kick but Lopette moves out of range and Escobar only half commits.
Escobar just misses with a punch to the body.
Escobar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lopette attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lopette scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Escobar doesn't seem bothered though.
Lopette misses with a low kick.
Lopette throws a leg kick but Escobar moved away.
Lopette checks a leg kick.
Escobar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lopette.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lopette darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Escobar throws a nice looking combination but Lopette bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lopette swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Escobar. Lopette shrugs it off though.
Escobar scores with a kick to the body.
Lopette misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escobar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A punch lands to the side of Escobar 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Escobar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lopette uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Escobar.
Lopette uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Escobar.
Lopette smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lopette bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lopette moves out of range as Escobar strikes.
Lopette lands a nice looking body kick.
Lopette paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Donk. Lopette catches Escobar right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar throws a body shot but no joy.
Escobar lands a slapping body shot.
Lopette lands with an uppercut that bounces Escobar off the cage and back into range.
Lopette tries for a takedown but Escobar sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lopette uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Escobar.
Escobar blocks a low kick nicely.
A lazy left from Lopette finds it's target.
Lopette slips under a jab.
The fighters circling - Escobar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lopette moves out of range of the body kick from Escobar.
A nice inside leg kick there by Escobar. That's going to slow Lopette down.
Escobar misses with an uppercut
and Escobar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lopette lands a jab to Escobar's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopette tries a head kick but it misses.
Escobar thumps Lopette with a low kick.
Escobar misses with a straight left.
Lopette looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Escobar will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks 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!
Escobar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Escobar checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lopette is looking to score with low kicks.
Escobar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Escobar just misses with a punch to the body.
Lopette blocks the body kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lopette.
Escobar just misses with a punch to the body.
Lopette checks the leg kick.
Escobar misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Bornas Lopette will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bornas Lopette's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Escobar scores with a jab. Lopette acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Escobar throws a series of punches but Lopette moves out of range.
Escobar tries to bum rush Lopette with a series of wild strikes but Lopette uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Escobar looks to land a right hand but Lopette moved out of range.
Lopette throws a series of punches but Escobar moves out of range.
Escobar stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Escobar tests Lopette's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lopette scores with a hook to the body. Escobar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lopette bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lopette! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lopette.
Escobar cracks the inside of Lopette's front leg.
Escobar checks a leg kick nicely.
Escobar drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopette slips under a jab from Escobar.
Lopette has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Escobar finds it's way round the side to connect with Lopette's head.
Escobar takes a kick to the side of the head.
Escobar throws a big shot that misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lopette - that will leave a mark!
Lopette lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Escobar misses the shot to the body.
Escobar looks to land a right hand but Lopette moved out of range.
Lopette lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lopette jabs Escobar to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Escobar stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A big right from Escobar misses.
Escobar tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bornas Lopette is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar misses with a low kick.
Lopette gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lopette lands a hook that snaps the head of Escobar backwards.
Escobar misses with the head strike.
Lopette throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Escobars head.
Lopette misses with a hook to the ribs.
Escobar misses with a punch to the body.
Lopette pushes off an throws an elbow but Escobar leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lopette misses with a hook to the ribs.
Escobar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lopette backwards.
Escobar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Lopette.
Lopette is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Escobar is defending well for now.
Pablo Escobar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lopette misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Escobar.
Escobar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lopette misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Escobar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Escobar misses with a body punch.
Escobar throws a head punch that misses.
Lopette blocking some punches.
Lopette fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Escobar tries to break the clinch but Lopette is controlling the position.
Lopette prevents Escobar from breaking the clinch.
Lopette tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Escobar dodges an elbow strike from Lopette.
Lopette blocks an uppercut.
Lopette misses with a punch on the inside.
Escobar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lopette's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Escobar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Escobar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Escobar has had enough of the clinch but Lopette keeps him there for the moment.
A nice left hand lands by Lopette.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar lands a left hand.
Lopette works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Escobar takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lopette lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Escobar has a couple of punches blocked by Lopette.
Lopette looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Escobar.
Escobar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Escobar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lopette misses with a body punch.
Lopette trying to land knees to the body.
Lopette lands a right hand.
Escobar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lopette lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Lopette fails to land.
Lopette prevents Escobar from breaking the clinch.
Escobar can't find room to land a body shot as Lopette controls the action.
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 Pablo Escobar.
Well Lopette 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 47:50
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 47:48
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bornas Lopette!
Bornas Lopette managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Sun-Tzu, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Grunge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borden Chantry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grunge comes to the cage accompanied by Temple of the Dog - Say Hello To Heaven. 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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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
23 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Grunge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Borden Chantry!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grunge's jab looks to have found its range, popping Chantry under the eye.
Chantry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grunge was well out of range. Poor timing from Chantry.
A head kick by Chantry misses
and Grunge counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grunge clinches.
Grunge gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Borden Chantry has been cut.
Grunge creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chantry's defenses.
Good body shot from Grunge.
Grunge has a couple of punches blocked by Chantry.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chantry.
Chantry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grunge's elbow.
Chantry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chantry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grunge lands an elbow inside.
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!
Grunge is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chantry is defending well for now.
Chantry misses with some punches.
Chantry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chantry misses with a low kick.
Chantry with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Grunge to score with a decent uppercut.
Grunge checks a low kick from Chantry.
We've been informed that Chantry 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.
Chantry avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grunge rushes Chantry and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Chantry wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chantry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chantry avoids a wild elbow strike from Grunge.
Knees to the body from Grunge.
Grunge is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chantry is defending well for now.
Chantry blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grunge.
Chantry working hard to break the clinch.
Chantry's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chantry misses with a punch on the inside.
Chantry tries to stall but Grunge uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch on the inside from Chantry fails to land.
Chantry softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chantry throws a punch but it's blocked by Grunge.
Grunge fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grunge lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chantry throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grunge prevents a body shot from Chantry.
Chantry wants to break free but Grunge has control.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grunge creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Grunge digs a right hand underneath Chantry's ribcage. Chantry let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Chantry lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Chantry has a couple of punches blocked by Grunge.
Chantry lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chantry softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Grunge is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Chantry misses with a punch on the inside.
Chantry misses with some punches.
Grunge tries to land knees in the clinch but Chantry avoids the damage to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Chantry.
Grunge swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grunge keeps control of Chantry as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Grunge cracks Chantry with a nice body shot.
A short right from Grunge.
Grunge scores with a nice hook to the head.
Grunge lands a right hand.
Chantry is looking to break free of the clinch but Grunge has double underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Grunge.
Grunge working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grunge.
Chantry lands a right hand that snaps the head of Grunge backwards.
Grunge digs a right hand underneath Chantry's ribcage. Chantry let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Chantry taking a breather.
Grunge doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grunge lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Grunge.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Chantry has a couple of punches blocked by Grunge.
Grunge has Chantry pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grunge.
Grunge connects with a nasty looking knee right to Chantry's face.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Chantry tries to stall but Grunge uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Grunge blocking some punches.
Grunge misses with a knee to the head.
Grunge lands a hook that snaps the head of Chantry backwards.
Chantry blocking some punches.
Grunge swings wildly with an uppercut but Chantry uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grunge.
Chantry lands a right hand that snaps the head of Grunge backwards.
Chantry stalling the fight.
Chantry stalling in the clinch but Grunge improves position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Chantry misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grunge lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chantry backwards.
Chantry lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Grunge dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Borden Chantry's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A cross from Grunge lands.
Grunge ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chantry moves away.
Grunge tries a head kick but it misses.
Chantry takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chantry takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Grunge thuds a left hand into Chantry's body.
Chantry with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Grunge to score with a decent uppercut.
Chantry avoids the body shot from Grunge.
Grunge lands a leg kick that knocks Chantry off balance momentarily.
Chantry misses with an uppercut. Grunge saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grunge throws a head kick but Chantry moves out of range.
Chantry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grunge.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Grunge here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Grunge throws a leg kick which misses Chantry's front leg but catches the back leg as Chantry tries to avoid it.
Chantry 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.
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!
Chantry avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chantry throws a head kick but Grunge moves out of range.
A jab from Chantry finds it's way through Grunge's defenses.
Grunge pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chantry misses with a straight right.
Chantry scores with the left hand. Grunge knows he should have avoided that one.
Chantry misses with a body shot
enabling Grunge to counter with a crisp jab.
Chantry fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grunge looks to land a body kick but Chantry moved away.
Chantry looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Grunge chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chantry slips under a jab.
Chantry tries to counter with a clinch but Grunge shakes him off and moves away.
It looks like Grunge has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Chantry throws a predictable looking body shot
and Grunge counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Chantry is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Grunge is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chantry can do to turn this around?
Grunge blocks the body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grunge lands with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chantry misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chantry just misses with a punch to the body.
Grunge scores with a nice right hand.
Chantry misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Grunge was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Chantry.
Grunge scores with a hook to the body. Chantry takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Grunge avoids the head kick by Chantry.
Chantry throws a jab but it's blocked by Grunge.
Grunge throws a head kick but Chantry moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Chantry.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Grunge. Chantry shrugs it off though.
Grunge uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chantry.
Chantry tries to clinch but Grunge is having none of it.
Grunge is looking to counter with head kicks.
Grunge throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Grunge throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grunge tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grunge tries to close the distance and clinch but Chantry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chantry throws out a counter right but Grunge avoids it with no problem.
Grunge scoring well with a low kick there.
Chantry avoids the body shot from Grunge.
Grunge slips a straight right by Chantry.
Chantry fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grunge fires out a quick counter leg kick but Chantry just manages to avoid it.
Grunge throws a body shot but no joy.
Chantry misses with a low kick as Grunge jumps back.
Grunge moves out of range as Chantry strikes.
Grunge dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chantry. That did some damage!
Grunge feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Chantrys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A solid leg kick lands there for Grunge.
Grunge ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grunge connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chantry's hands.
Chantry needs to keep his hands up - Grunge had a free shot at his head there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chantry throws the left hand but Grunge avoids the punch easily.
Tommy Grunge is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grunge throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chantry sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grunge tries a low kick but Chantry avoids it.
Grunge takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Chantry throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grunge counters with a nice body kick.
Good shot there by Chantry.
Chantry loads up on a big right hand but Grunge slips the punch.
Grunge listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Grunge tries to clinch up but Chantry circles away and keeps his distance.
Chantry wants to counter the offense by Grunge and move into the clinch position.
Grunge works the jab nicely.
Chantry misses with an uppercut.
Grunge lands a big head kick that sends Chantry tumbling to the mat! Grunge takes a step backwards and waves Chantry back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Chantry is rocked!
Chantry's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grunge swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chantry is still on wobbly legs! Can Grunge finish him?
Chantry misses with an uppercut
and Grunge counters with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Grunge dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Borden Chantry's cut.
That's time! Grunge's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Sloppy strikes from Grunge. Those never looked like landing.
Chantry seems to have recovered his senses.
Grunge circles away from the clinch attempt
and Grunge makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Chantry falls off balance throwing a combination
and Grunge counters with a stiff right hand.
Grunge closes the distance but Chantry moves to the side
and Chantry counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grunge staying out of range there.
Chantry looks to land a combination but Grunge avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grunge, right into the meat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Grunge.
Grunge paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Chantry throws a looping overhand right but Grunge ducks down to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Chantry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Chantry misses.
Chantry tries to clinch but Grunge is having none of it.
Chantry has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Chantry there as he acknowledges the shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Grunge.
Nice uppercut there from Grunge.
Chantry avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grunge connects with a solid leg kick.
Chantry connects with a looping right hand.
Grunge rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chantry moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Grunge tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chantry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grunge scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Grunge avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chantry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grunge cracks Chantry with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Chantry looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Grunge finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grunge connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chantry. Chantry circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Chantry throws a leg kick that is checked
and Grunge counters with an inside leg kick.
Chantry misses with a body shot
and Chantry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grunge turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chantry misses with a body shot.
Chantry tries to land a leg kick but Grunge saw it coming and moves away.
Tommy Grunge is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chantry paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Chantry takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Grunge connects with a solid leg kick.
Chantry throws a half hearted mid kick.
Chantry misses with a combination
and Grunge makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Chantry throws a body punch but Grunge moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grunge lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Grunge throws a nice outside leg kick.
Chantry avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grunge lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Chantry takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Grunge works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Chantry misses the jab.
Borden Chantry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grunge looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chantry throws a right hand that misses
and Grunge counters with a good low kick that Chantry was not able to check.
A good leg kick by Chantry.
Chantry tries to clinch but Grunge is having none of it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grunge, right into the meat.
A jab lands there for Grunge.
Chantry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grunge.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chantry loads up on a big right hand but Grunge slips the punch.
Chantry lands with a hook. Grunge tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Grunge lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Grunge with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Grunge lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Chantry takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Chantry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grunge gets a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Chantry's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Grunge blocking some punches.
Chantry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Grunge showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Grunge 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Grunge!
An out of breath Tommy Grunge 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eiji Kawashima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lil Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wayne is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by My Life. Lil Wayne has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Eiji Kawashima's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
43 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eiji Kawashima!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lil Wayne!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Wayne checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And Wayne responds with a good body kick, but Kawashima manages to step out the way in time.
Kawashima throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wayne.
Wayne digs a good body shot into Kawashima's ribs.
Wayne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wayne takes a head kick and keeps coming.
We've been informed that Wayne 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.
Wayne gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kawashima looks to score with a jab to the body but Wayne is just out of range.
Wayne tries a quick counter leg kick but Kawashima is wise to it.
Eiji Kawashima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wayne thows a leg kick but Kawashima checks it
and Kawashima counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wayne's knee momentarily.
A bone on bone clash there as Kawashima blocks the leg kick.
Wayne throws the kick towards the body but Kawashima avoids it.
Kawashima displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wayne throws out the jab.
Wayne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kawashima throws a nice looking combination but Wayne bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch lands to the side of Wayne 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wayne looks to land a right hand but Kawashima moved out of range.
Kawashima 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.
Kawashima moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kawashima fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wayne manages to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Kawashima.
Wayne walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawashima is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wayne.
Wayne staying out of range there.
It seemed like Wayne was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wayne thumps Kawashima with a low kick.
Wayne misses with a low kick.
It looked like Kawashima was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wayne.
Kawashima has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Furia Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
Kawashima misses with a body kick.
Wayne moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wayne slips under a jab from Kawashima.
Wayne clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Wayne fails to land.
Kawashima blocking some punches.
Wayne lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wayne can't find room to land a body shot as Kawashima controls the action.
Wayne has a couple of punches blocked by Kawashima.
Wayne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kawashima blocks an uppercut.
Wayne tries to work over Kawashima's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wayne misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Wayne.
Kawashima working aggressively here.
Wayne tries a body shot but Kawashima blocks it.
Wayne lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kawashima breaks from the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wayne.
Kawashima moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A jab from Wayne finds it's way through Kawashima's defenses.
Kawashima connects with a jab.
Wayne misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Kawashima.
Wayne turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kawashima takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wayne throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kawashima misses with a low kick.
Kawashima uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wayne.
Wayne on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawashima misses with a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kawashima.
Kawashima is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wayne blocks the body kick.
Nice straight punches there by Kawashima. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kawashima.
Wayne fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wayne misses with a straight left.
Kawashima misses with a leg kick.
Wayne tried to score with a low kick but Kawashima checks it.
Kawashima uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wayne.
Kawashima throws a body shot but no joy.
Wayne checks a leg kick nicely.
Wayne lands a jab to Kawashima's midsection.
Kawashima lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wayne checks a leg kick.
Wayne takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wayne misses with an uppercut.
Kawashima uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wayne.
Kawashima takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wayne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne connects with a leg kick. Kawashima looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wayne checks a low kick from Kawashima.
Wayne flicks out a counter leg kick but Kawashima steps away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kawashima.
Wayne misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Kawashima.
Kawashima throws the kick towards the body but Wayne avoids it.
Wayne ducks under a wild hook from Kawashima.
Kawashima tries to land a leg kick but Wayne saw it coming and moves away.
Wayne misses with a low kick as Kawashima jumps back.
An inside leg kick lands from Wayne.
Kawashima moves out of range as Wayne strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Kawashima on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wayne tries to close the distance and clinch but Kawashima swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kawashima takes a swing at Wayne's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wayne moves into range and clinches up with Kawashima.
Wayne misses with a punch on the inside.
Wayne lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wayne misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lil Wayne will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Wayne looks to land a right hand but Kawashima moved out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Kawashima. Those never looked like landing.
Wayne tries to counter by closing the distance.
Wayne connects with a body shot.
Wayne throws out a leg kick but Kawashima moves out of range and Wayne only half commits.
Kawashima throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wayne gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kawashima counters with a nice uppercut.
Wayne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kawashima misses with a straight left.
A solid body kick from Wayne.
Wayne looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Eiji Kawashima is winning the standup battle so far.
A good leg kick by Wayne.
Wayne tries to clinch but Kawashima is having none of it.
Kawashima is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Wayne rushes Kawashima and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kawashima breaks from the clinch.
Kawashima throws a right and a left that Wayne avoids nicely.
A swing and a miss from Kawashima.
Wayne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kawashima was well out of range. Poor timing from Wayne.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Kawashima misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kawashima.
Kawashima throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wayne takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wayne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wayne connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kawashima's hands.
Wayne moves out of range as Kawashima strikes.
No joy there for Kawashima, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wayne flicks out a counter leg kick but Kawashima steps away.
Wayne takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wayne throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wayne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kawashima is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That kick from Wayne tenderised Kawashima's leg. Kawashima is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wayne looks to score with a jab to the body but Kawashima is just out of range.
Wayne throws a body kick that misses.
Kawashima throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wayne counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheers as Wayne lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kawashima doesn't seem phased though.
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!
Kawashima throws a hook but Wayne blocks it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kawashima.
Wayne slips a straight right by Kawashima.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne throws a push kick but Kawashima slaps the foot to one side.
Wayne tries to clinch but Kawashima moves out of range.
Wayne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kawashima.
Wayne throws a poor cross that misses
and Kawashima counters with a thumping low kick.
Wayne goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kawashima fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wayne manages to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Kawashima. Those never looked like landing.
Wayne throws a jab when Kawashima was well out of range.
Kawashima swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wayne.
A punch combination from Kawashima misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kawashima. Wayne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kawashima swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kawashima misses the shot to the body.
Wayne motions for Kawashima to come forward. Wayne throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kawashima connects with a solid leg kick.
Wayne is looking to land body kicks.
Kawashima throws a leg kick but Wayne sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wayne fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kawashima checks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kawashima throws a wild body kick that Wayne sees coming a mile off.
Kawashima wants to slow Wayne down by chopping away at his legs.
Kawashima punishes Wayne's body with a nice straight punch.
Kawashima looks to throw the jab but Wayne is out of range.
Wayne buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wayne looks to land a body kick but Kawashima moved away.
A punch combination from Kawashima misses.
Wayne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kawashima was well out of range. Poor timing from Wayne.
Wayne avoids the head kick by Kawashima.
Wayne misses with a leg kick.
Good exchange - Wayne coming out on top.
Kawashima takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kawashima moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A jab lands there for Wayne.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kawashima throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wayne is trying to counter with his kicks.
Wayne throws a low kick, looking for Kawashima's leg but Kawashima calmly moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawashima avoids a kick to the body.
Donk. Kawashima catches Wayne right on the button with a cross.
Wayne explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wayne misses the shot to the body.
Wayne scoring well with a low kick there.
Kawashima scores with a jab. Wayne acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wayne tries to clinch
and Kawashima counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kawashima avoids the body shot from Wayne.
Wayne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kawashima.
Wayne attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wayne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kawashima was well out of range. Poor timing from Wayne.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kawashima, right into the meat.
Kawashima moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Kawashima misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kawashima staying out of range there.
Kawashima throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wayne throws a lazy right hand but Kawashima sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lil Wayne will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kawashima lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wayne fakes the leg kick and cracks Kawashima in the body.
Kawashima looks to land a right hand but Wayne moved out of range.
Wayne connects with a body shot that sends Kawashima's belly button to the back.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kawashima.
Wayne looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wayne throws a half hearted mid kick.
Good work by Kawashima as he checks the leg kick.
Kawashima jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kawashima throws a leg kick but Wayne sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wayne takes one to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wayne. Kawashima does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kawashima moves out of range of the body kick.
Wayne throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kawashima slips a jab from Wayne.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wayne keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wayne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wayne lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Wayne. That snapped Kawashima's head back.
Kawashima just misses with a punch to the body.
Wayne swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wayne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kawashima avoids the body shot from Wayne.
Kawashima fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wayne checks it well.
The fighters circling - Wayne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kawashima throwing a counter right hand but Wayne manages to avoid it.
Wayne goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kawashima misses with a few strikes there.
Kawashima motions for Wayne to come forward. Kawashima throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kawashima swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wayne misses with a wild body shot.
Kawashima steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Wayne. That one must have hurt.
Kawashima with a hook.
Wayne takes one on the button.
Kawashima loads up on a big right hand but Wayne slips the punch.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Wayne. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kawashima's calf.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kawashima keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wayne checks a leg kick nicely.
Kawashima backing away here, and Wayne unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Decent striking displayed by Kawashima there.
Kawashima swings for the body but Wayne moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Kawashima. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kawashima.
Wayne is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Kawashima.
Kawashima finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wayne takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kawashima checks a low kick from Wayne.
Wayne checks a leg kick nicely.
Kawashima misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Kawashima throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kawashima fails to land with a series of punches.
An inside leg kick from Kawashima misses.
Wayne has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wayne checks a leg kick.
Kawashima tries to land a front kick but Wayne steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Good leg kick by Wayne there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wayne lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kawashima takes a step back to recover.
Kawashima scores with a jab. Wayne acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kawashima connects with a single shot there.
Wayne scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kawashima misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Wayne on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Good standup being displayed there by Wayne as he connects with a hook.
Wayne tried to score with a low kick but Kawashima checks it.
Kawashima ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wayne moves away.
Kawashima misses with a kick to the body.
Wayne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kawashima moves away.
The crowd cheers as Wayne lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kawashima doesn't seem phased though.
Wayne slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kawashima waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wayne.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kawashima manages to avoid it.
Kawashima misses with a low kick.
Wayne feints a counter leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wayne.
Kawashima lands a leg kick that knocks Wayne off balance momentarily.
Wayne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kawashima sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wayne throws a body punch but Kawashima moves out of range.
Kawashima with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wayne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kawashima.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Wayne crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kawashima - the referee stops the clock and Wayne gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kawashima. Wayne manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kawashima tries a head kick but it misses.
Wayne blocks the body kick.
Wayne on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wayne lands with a good body shot.
Kawashima throws a body punch but Wayne moves out of range.
Kawashima sets himself, and Wayne steps forward looking for the clinch! Kawashima avoids it this time.
Wayne moves away from the strike by Kawashima.
Kawashima lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wayne scores with a jab. Kawashima acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Lil Wayne just about did enough to take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A good leg kick by Wayne.
Kawashima displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wayne throws out the jab.
Kawashima misses with an uppercut
and Wayne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kawashima is rocked!
Good leg kick by Kawashima there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Oh Kawashima is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kawashima throws a low kick but Wayne avoids it.
Kawashima seems to have got his legs back now.
Wayne throws a body punch but Kawashima moves out of range.
Wayne throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wayne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kawashima ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kawashima swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kawashima checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kawashima looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kawashima stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wayne.
Wayne listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wayne on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice body kick from Kawashima.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wayne throws a looping overhand right but Kawashima ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne drops his hands momentarily and Kawashima takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wayne tries to land a leg kick but Kawashima saw it coming and moves away.
Wayne takes a swing at Kawashima's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Kawashima on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kawashima throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kawashima misses with a low kick.
Wayne takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wayne throws a low kick, looking for Kawashima's leg but Kawashima calmly moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Kawashima misses.
Wayne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wayne throws a leg kick but Kawashima moved away.
Wayne 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.
Kawashima will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wayne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kawashima fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kawashima checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kawashima stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kawashima.
Wayne avoids a kick to the body.
Good exchange - Kawashima coming out on top.
Wayne swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kawashima cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kawashima throws a body kick that misses.
Kawashima moves out of range of the body kick.
Wayne checks a leg kick.
Kawashima throws a leg kick but Wayne sees it coming and moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wayne.
Kawashima ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wayne moves away.
Kawashima circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wayne throws a body shot but no joy.
Kawashima is looking to chop away at Wayne's legs.
Wayne doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wayne throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kawashima throws out a powerful jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne throws a front kick aimed at Kawashima's knee but Kawashima avoids it well.
Kawashima uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wayne.
Wayne lands a nice looking body shot.
Wayne is looking to score with low kicks.
Wayne chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kawashima can pounce on him.
Kawashima lands a right hook to the body.
Wayne wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wayne connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kawashima throws a shot from downtown. Wayne moves away and avoids it.
Wayne throws a lazy right hand but Kawashima sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wayne lands with a shot to the body.
Wayne checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wayne. Kawashima does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wayne is looking to slow Kawashima down with leg kicks.
Kawashima bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wayne moves out of range as Kawashima strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Wayne.
Wayne throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kawashima stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kawashima moves out of range of the body kick from Wayne.
Wayne tries to work over Kawashima's front leg with a kick but Kawashima checks it.
Wayne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wayne looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wayne lands with a shot to the body.
Kawashima pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wayne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wayne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wayne takes a swing at Kawashima's ribcage but misses.
Wayne looks to score with a jab to the body but Kawashima is just out of range.
It looked like Kawashima wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wayne misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kawashima attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kawashima slips a straight right by Wayne.
Wayne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kawashima moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Lil Wayne will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Wayne fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kawashima is out of range.
Kawashima checks a leg kick.
Kawashima tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kawashima tries to land a front kick but Wayne steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wayne looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wayne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wayne misses with an uppercut
and Kawashima counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kawashima ducks under a wild hook from Wayne.
A leg kick checked by Kawashima.
It looked like Kawashima wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wayne avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A leg kick checked by Kawashima.
Kawashima was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kawashima sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kawashima gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wayne.
Wayne misses with a looping left.
Kawashima moves out of range of the body kick from Wayne.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Wayne. Kawashima shrugs it off though.
Wayne tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wayne jabs Kawashima to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Wayne misses the target.
Wayne scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kawashima connects with a high kick.
Wayne swings for the body but Kawashima moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Wayne as he connects with a hook.
Kawashima throws a head kick that Wayne semi-blocks.
Wayne throws a body kick that misses.
Kawashima throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kawashima thuds his shin into the meat of Wayne's side.
Wayne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kawashima throws a solid leg kick but Wayne takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kawashima.
Kawashima throws out a leg kick but Wayne moves out of range and Kawashima only half commits.
Jab from Kawashima.
Wayne misses with a body shot.
Kawashima keeps Wayne at a distance using the push kick.
Lil Wayne is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wayne misses with a straight right.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wayne.
Kawashima looks to land a body kick but Wayne moved away.
Wayne thows a body kick. Kawashima tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jab by Kawashima.
A big left from Kawashima misses.
Kawashima misses with a kick to the body.
Wayne is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Wayne throws a leg kick but Kawashima checks it.
Kawashima looks to land a right hand but Wayne moved out of range.
Kawashima moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kawashima throws a front kick aimed at Wayne's knee but Wayne avoids it well.
Kawashima uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wayne.
Kawashima swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kawashima throws a body punch but Wayne moves out of range.
Wayne buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wayne darts in and clinches Kawashima up against the cage.
Eiji Kawashima has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawashima wants to break free but Wayne has control.
Kawashima is trying to push Wayne away but Wayne has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kawashima lands with a right to the head.
Kawashima looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wayne misses with a punch to the body.
Wayne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kawashima escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wayne throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wayne scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kawashima with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kawashima will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kawashima looks to land a body kick but Wayne moved away.
Wayne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wayne now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Wayne connects with a leg kick. Kawashima looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne scores with a hook to the body. Kawashima takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kawashima wants to slow Wayne down by chopping away at his legs.
Kawashima throws a leg kick that is checked
and Wayne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kawashima misses with a looping right.
Wayne only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kawashima throws a body kick that misses
and Wayne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wayne connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wayne scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wayne lands an overhand right.
Kawashima tried to score with a low kick but Wayne checks it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wayne, right into the meat.
Kawashima misses with a body punch
and Wayne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kawashima 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.
Kawashima misses with a leg kick
and Wayne counters by clinching up.
Kawashima misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wayne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kawashima tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lil Wayne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wayne 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 45:50
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 47:50
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lil Wayne! Lil Wayne retains his lightweight title!
Lil Wayne made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Shout out to Stu Pidasol, he'll be missed in this game.'.
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