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I-105: Donowitz v Singh PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Micah Hays (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Howard Goon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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154 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Micah Hays!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Howard Goon!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hays misses with a series of wild punches.
Hays throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hays tries to work over Goon's front leg with a kick but Goon checks it.
Hays throws a leg kick that misses.
Micah Hays seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hays throws a leg kick but Goon sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hays takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hays takes a swing at Goon's ribcage but misses.
Goon doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Goon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hays's head backwards.
Hays fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Goon, pushing him back against the cage.
Goon blocks a body shot from Hays.
Hays is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hays misses with some punches.
Hays misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hays misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goon can't find room to land a body shot as Hays controls the action.
Hays is trying to maintain a safe position but Goon gets an underhook and turns Hays into the cage.
Hays can't find room to land a body shot as Goon controls the action.
Goon lands a body punch.
Goon tries a body shot but Hays blocks it.
Hays taking a breather.
Hays misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Goon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hays backwards.
Hays tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hays is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Goon blocking some punches.
Hays misses with some punches.
Hays lands a hook that snaps the head of Goon backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Hays fails to land.
Goon pushes Hays back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goon blocks an uppercut.
Goon lands a hook that snaps the head of Hays backwards.
Goon misses with some punches.
Goon misses with a body punch.
Hays looking to slow down the pace here.
Goon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hays tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Goon's elbow.
Hays pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hays stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hays lands an uppercut.
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!
Hays trying to control the position but instead, Goon has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hays into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Hays fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hays has a couple of punches blocked by Goon.
Hays misses with a hook from the clinch.
Goon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Goon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hays backwards.
Goon breaks the clinch.
Goon gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Goon avoids the head kick by Hays.
Goon throws a lazy uppercut
and Hays counters with a slapping leg kick.
Goon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A low kick from Hays is predictable there
and Goon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slow jab from Goon misses its intended target.
Goon lands a jab to Hays's midsection.
Hays throws a leg kick which misses Goon's front leg but catches the back leg as Goon tries to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goon works Hays's body with a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hays throws a leg kick which misses Goon's front leg but catches the back leg as Goon tries to avoid it.
Hays wants to clinch.
Goon slips under a jab from Hays.
Nice body kick there by Goon.
Hays walks into a stiff left hand from Goon.
A looping hook to the body misses from Goon. Hays does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick by Hays misses
and Goon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Goon thows a body kick. Hays tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Goon lands a nice shot to the body.
Hays lands with a straight right. Goon didn't see that one coming.
Hays connects with a solid leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Goon.
Hays takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hays misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Howard Goon will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hays looks for the body kick but Goon saw that one coming.
A shot to the body from Goon misses
and Hays counters with a thumping low kick.
Hays dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Goon. That did some damage!
Goon misses with a hook. Hays ducked under it nicely.
Goon staying out of range there.
Hays misses with an uppercut
and Goon makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hays has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Hays throws a big shot that misses.
Hays is looking to chop away at Goon's legs.
Goon flicks out a counter leg kick but Hays steps away.
Hays shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Goon lands with a cross.
Hays throws a poor cross that misses
and Goon counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid body kick from Goon.
Hays lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Goon throws a nice inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goon lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hays takes a step back to recover.
Goon throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goon delivers a nice body kick.
An inside leg kick from Hays misses.
Goon lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hays swings widly with a right hand
and Goon counters with a low kick, right behind Hays 's knee.
Hays forces Goon back against the cage and clinches.
Goon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Goon on the inside.
Goon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hays looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Goon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Donk. Goon catches Hays right on the button with a cross.
Goon looks to land a body kick but Hays moved away.
Goon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hays throws a lazy head kick
and Goon counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Goon - that will leave a mark!
Goon throws a low kick but Hays moves out of range easily.
Goon scores with a hook.
Hays throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hays looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Goon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hays's hands.
Hays dips to his left and cracks Goon with an uppercut!
Decent striking displayed by Goon there.
Hays is rocked!
Hays tries to close the distance and clinch up but Goon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Goon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Goon misses with a body kick.
Goon throws the kick towards the body but Hays avoids it.
Hays on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hays tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Goon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Goon digs a good body shot into Hays's ribs.
Goon tries to land a body kick
and Goon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Goon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hays moves into range and clinches up with Goon.
The referee calls for Hays to work.
Goon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Goon blocks a body shot from Hays.
Hays tries to throw a body punch but Goon avoids it by throwing Hays back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Goon as Hays tries to tie him up.
Hays's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hays tries to work over Goon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Micah Hays has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hays tries to work over Goon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Goon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Goon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Goon throws a punch but it's blocked by Hays.
Goon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hays stalling in the clinch.
Hays will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hays is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Goon is pushing Hays up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short right from Hays.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hays is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hays tries to throw a body punch but Goon avoids it by throwing Hays back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Howard Goon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hays throws a left and a right that both miss
and Goon counters with a straight right hand.
Hays lands an overhand right.
Hays scores with a sloppy right hand. Goon should have avoided that one.
Goon loads up on a big right hand but Hays slips the punch.
Hays throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hays moves forwards but Goon connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hays goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Goon with a jab.
Nice body kick there by Goon.
Goon gets tackled into the cage by Hays. Hays maintains the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hays is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Goon is keeping busy.
Hays fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Goon misses with a punch on the inside.
Hays is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Goon is keeping busy.
Goon pushes Hays back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Goon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hays misses with some punches.
Hays looking to slow down the pace here.
Hays pressing his opponent against the cage.
Goon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Goon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Goon throws a wild body kick that Hays sees coming a mile off.
A slow jab from Hays misses its intended target.
Hays throws a lazy uppercut
and Goon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Goon connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hays. Hays circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Micah Hays has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Oh Hays is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Goon lands with a good body shot.
Goon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hays is looking to clinch but Goon is avoiding it.
Hays walks straight into a right hand from Goon - that's dropped him! Goon jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Hays from any more punishment! Hays complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Howard Goon!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Antoni Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Dunham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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156 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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170 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antoni Hong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeremy Dunham!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunham misses with an uppercut
and Hong counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hong.
Dunham is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hong being controlled here momentarily.
Hong showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dunham not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hong slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hong's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Dunham holds on and takes a little breather.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hong tries to land a front kick but Dunham steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dunham rushes Hong and presses him up against the cage.
A short right from Dunham on the inside.
Dunham blocks a body shot from Hong.
Dunham tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hong's elbow.
Dunham looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dunham tries a body shot but Hong blocks it.
Hong swings wildly with an uppercut but Dunham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hong misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hong.
Hong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dunham blocks a body shot from Hong.
Still in the clinch, Hong scores with a nice short uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Dunham scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Dunham.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Dunham.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short left from Dunham.
Hong lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dunham.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hong.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dunham.
Hong can't find room to land a body shot as Dunham controls the action.
Hong lands a shot to the body.
Hong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hong misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hong.
A shot in the inside from Hong.
Hong tries a body shot but Dunham blocks it.
Dunham pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hong throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dunham stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That kick from Dunham tenderised Hong's leg. Hong is trying to keep his angry face on.
A big right from Dunham misses.
Hong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hong tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dunham swivels and escapes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunham misses with a leg kick.
Hong fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dunham on the side of the head.
Dunham throws a poor cross that misses
and Hong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hong misses with a looping right.
Hong throws a low kick but Dunham moves out of range easily.
Jeremy Dunham is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hong shoots in for a takedown but Dunham shows good takedown defense.
Dunham connects with a solid leg kick.
Dunham cracks Hong with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dunham tries to clinch up.
A bone on bone clash there as Dunham blocks the leg kick.
A big right from Hong misses.
A big right from Dunham misses.
Dunham cracks Hong with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dunham misses with a few strikes there.
Hong appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hong with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hong has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dunham.
Hong misses with the body kick
and Dunham counters with a left and a right that stings Hong.
Dunham throws a looping overhand right but Hong ducks down to avoid it.
Hong connects with a leg kick. Dunham looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dunham connects with a body shot that sends Hong's belly button to the back.
Dunham defending well as Hong loads up on a big left hand.
Dunham is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dunham 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 Hong has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hong and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Good leg kick by Dunham there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dunham swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hong.
Hong lands a jab to the head.
Dunham lands a jab to Hong's midsection.
Some bone on bone action there as Hong checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hong is looking to land body kicks.
The fighters circling - Dunham throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hong tried to counter with a leg kick but Dunham avoided it.
Dunham stuffs the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jeremy Dunham will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dunham.
Dunham throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hong on the side of the head.
Dunham looks for the body kick but Hong saw that one coming.
Hong takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hong fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dunham fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hong manages to avoid it.
Hong scores with a nice body kick.
Dunham stuffs the takedown.
Hong throws a body kick that misses.
Dunham fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hong has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dunham.
Hong takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dunham misses the shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hong's corner calls for a 1-2. Hong obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hong throws a poor cross that misses
and Dunham counters with a body kick that stops Hong in his tracks momentarily.
Dunham throws a right and a left that Hong avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunham scores with a hook to the body. Hong takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dunham throws a jab when Hong was well out of range.
Hong tried to counter with a leg kick but Dunham avoided it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hong checks a leg kick.
Hong was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Dunham takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dunham lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hong cracks Dunham with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dunham stuns Hong with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dunham throws a front kick aimed at Hong's knee but Hong avoids it well.
Hong throws a leg kick that misses.
Dunham tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dunham takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Dunham drops his hands momentarily and Hong takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dunham fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hong, pushing him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hong misses with a punch on the inside.
Dunham lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong digs a right hand underneath Dunham's ribcage. Dunham let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dunham working aggressively here.
Hong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Dunham.
Hong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jeremy Dunham seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hong.
Dunham lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hong misses with the head strike.
Dunham lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hong lands a shoulder strike.
Dunham tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Come on Dunham - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hong misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunham misses with a body punch.
Dunham throws a punch but it's blocked by Hong.
A short right from Dunham.
Hong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hong blocking some punches.
Dunham lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hong.
Hong blocks an uppercut.
Hong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dunham scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dunham blocking some punches.
Dunham leaning against his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Dunham fails to land.
Dunham misses with the head strike.
Dunham lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dunham can't find room to land a body shot as Hong controls the action.
Hong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dunham lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dunham blocking some punches.
Hong lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dunham lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dunham goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dunham misses with a punch to the body.
Hong blocks an uppercut.
Dunham misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dunham scores with a shoulder strike.
Dunham misses with the head strike.
Hong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dunham's elbow.
Hong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dunham blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hong misses with the head strike.
Dunham tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Dunham showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Dunham goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dunham steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hong.
Dunham throws a jab but it's blocked by Hong.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dunham. Hong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hong feints and then cracks Dunham's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dunham down.
Hong takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Antoni Hong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hong tries for a takedown but Dunham sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hong checks a low kick from Dunham.
Dunham shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hong misses with a combination
and Dunham counters with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dunham defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hong.
Hong scores with a nice body kick.
Dunham throws a nice inside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Dunham blocks the low kick.
Jeremy Dunham seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dunham throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dunham throws the kick towards the body but Hong avoids it.
A low kick from Hong misses
and Dunham connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hong lands with an uppercut that bounces Dunham off the cage and back into range.
Hong takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dunham misses with a body kick.
Hong turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hong finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dunham only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dunham. That's going to slow Hong down.
Dunham throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hong misses with a low kick.
Dunham tries to sprawl but Hong drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Dunham has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dunham is looking to control Hong's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dunham avoid being mounted?
Hong controlling the action here.
Antoni Hong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunham is looking to control Hong's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dunham avoid being mounted?
Dunham is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Hong is staying active.
Dunham tries to roll over but Hong keeps him under control.
Hong keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Dunham wants to get back to full guard.
Dunham is looking to control Hong's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dunham avoid being mounted?
Hong is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunham is refusing to be controlled, as Hong sits in half guard.
Dunham is trying to maintain the position but Hong is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nice body kick from Dunham.
Dunham stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hong lands a nice shot to the body.
Dunham throws a low kick but Hong moves out of range easily.
Dunham thuds his right hand into Hong's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hong throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dunham misses with a wild body shot.
Hong tries to land a body kick
and Dunham counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hong has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dunham finds it's way round the side to connect with Hong's head.
Hong throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dunham pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hong is out of range and Dunham settles back down.
Hong loads up on a big right hand but Dunham slips the punch.
Hong thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dunham if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dunham avoids the body shot from Hong.
A little jabbing left from Dunham on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dunham chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hong can pounce on him.
Hong swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dunham swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dunham throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hong takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Dunham is looking to score with low kicks.
Hong lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hong attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jeremy Dunham.
I've got Dunham winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremy Dunham!
Jeremy Dunham tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tomas Marley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jingle Jingle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jingle is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kay Kyser - Jingle Jangle Jingle. This should be fireworks!
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155 lbs
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169 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tomas Marley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jingle Jingle!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jingle swings for the body but Marley moves out of range.
Jingle drops his hands momentarily and Marley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jingle throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marley misses the jab.
Jingle moves out of range of the strikes.
Jingle closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jingle is working for a submission of some sort.
Jingle is looking for a kimura but Marley is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jingle to get the leverage.
Marley controlling the position for now.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jingle connects with a nice short shot to Marley's temple.
Marley taking some punishment here, with Jingle in his half guard.
Marley works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jingle stands up over Marley, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Marley is trying to control the position but Jingle postures up.
Jingle throwing strikes but missing.
Jingle trying to control the position from guard on top but Marley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jingle wants to pass the guard but Marley is keeping the position.
Jingle trying to control but Marley is working from the bottom.
Jingle throws a big elbow that misses.
Marley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Marley looking for a guillotine here but Jingle defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Marley keeping moving, preventing Jingle from controlling successfully.
Jingle cracks Marley with a solid left hand.
Marley seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Jingle seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Jingle is looking to work some ground and pound but Marley has wrist control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley throws a body punch but Jingle moves out of range.
Marley throws a good cross that connects.
Jingle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marley.
Jingle is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Jingle misses with a takedown attempt - Marley sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Marley throws a shot to the body.
A jab from Marley misses.
Jingle looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Marley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jingle's hands.
Jingle misses the shot to the body.
Jingle loads up on a big right hand but Marley slips the punch.
Jingle throws a body punch but Marley moves out of range.
Jingle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice cross by Jingle.
Jingle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marley.
Jingle Jingle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jingle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jingle fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Marley on the side of the head.
Jingle closes the distance and pushes Marley back into the cage.
Jingle has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Marley after a bit of a struggle.
Marley lands a right hand.
A hook to the body from Marley.
Marley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Marley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short body shot lands from Marley as the two fighters clinch.
Jingle tries to pull guard but Marley forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Tomas Marley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jingle Jingle.
Jingle is trying to push Marley away but Marley has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A right hand to the body from Marley.
Jingle jumps guard but Marley stands there with Jingle around his waist. Jingle gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jingle has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Marley avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jingle tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Marley just stands there and leans 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 Tomas Marley 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.
Jingle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marley manages to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Marley tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marley swings for the body but Jingle moves out of range.
Jingle appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A jab lands there for Jingle.
Jingle misses with a takedown attempt
and Marley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jingle moves away from the strike by Marley.
The fighters circle momentarily. Marley darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Marley misses the shot to the body.
Marley swinging wildly here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marley. Jingle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jingle blocks a jab.
Jingle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marley throws a hook but Jingle avoids it easily.
Jingle avoids the body shot from Marley.
Marley gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jingle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A cross from Jingle lands.
Tomas Marley is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jingle connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jingle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marley lands with an uppercut that bounces Jingle off the cage and back into range.
Jingle lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jingle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marley manages to avoid it.
Marley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jingle moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jingle shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Marley lands with a shot to the body.
Jingle misses with a body shot.
Jingle slips a jab from Marley.
Jingle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marley.
Jingle jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A left lands for Marley.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes from Jingle. Those never looked like landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Marley misses its target.
A big right from Jingle misses.
Marley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jingle's corner calls for a 1-2. Jingle obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jingle scores with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jingle throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Marley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marley ducks under a wild hook from Jingle.
Marley throws an overhand right that lands on Jingle's shoulder, as Jingle tries to avoid the shot.
Marley looks to score with a jab to the body but Jingle is just out of range.
Jingle tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Jingle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jingle drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jingle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marley feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jingles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Marley connects with a crisp jab.
Jingle takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A swing and a miss from Marley.
Jingle lands a jab to the nose.
Marley throws the left hand but Jingle avoids the punch easily.
Marley scores with a sloppy right hand. Jingle should have avoided that one.
Jingle keeps the fight on the outside.
Jingle shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Marley as he jumps to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jingle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marley throws out the jab.
Marley dips to his left and cracks Jingle with an uppercut!
Marley misses the shot to the body.
Marley's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jingle under the eye.
Jingle shoots in and drives through. Marley sprawls well.
Tomas Marley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jingle Jingle.
A jab from Jingle does it's job there.
Marley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marley misses with a straight left.
Jingle scores with a shot to the body.
Marley tries to move into range but Jingle moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jingle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marley misses with a straight right.
Jingle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marley lands with a nice body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jingle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jingle staying out of range there.
Jingle takes a swing at Marley's ribcage but misses.
Marley throws a shot from downtown. Jingle moves away and avoids it.
Jingle doesn't manage to clinch there - Marley circles away.
Marley misses with a looping right.
Jingle swings widly with a right hand
letting Marley counter with a right hand.
Jingle throws a poor cross that misses
and Jingle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Jingle.
Jingle has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Marley moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Marley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jingle ducks under a wild hook from Marley.
Jingle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marley.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marley tries to clinch there but Jingle circles away.
Jingle misses with a hook.
Jingle lands with a cross.
Marley digs a good hook to Jingle's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomas Marley dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Marley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jingle stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jingle scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Marley is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Convicted - Redemption, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Jingle has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jingle throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Marley is pressing down on Jingle's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jingle throws a big elbow that misses.
Marley keeping moving, preventing Jingle from controlling successfully.
Jingle postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jingle throwing strikes from guard but Marley blocks nicely.
Marley tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jingle lands a couple of elbows.
Jingle trying to control but Marley is working from the bottom.
Jingle postures up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Marley is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jingle is aware though and is defending well.
Jingle advances to half guard.
Marley is defending against the submission attempts here by Jingle.
Jingle throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Marley is refusing to be controlled, as Jingle sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jingle scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Marley trying to control from the bottom.
Marley wants to get back to full guard.
Jingle not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sloppy strikes from Marley. Those never looked like landing.
Marley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Jingle as he connects with a hook.
Marley throws a body punch but Jingle moves out of range.
Marley throws a jab but it's blocked by Jingle.
Jingle shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Marley sprawls well. Marley wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jingle gets slowly back to his feet.
Jingle has closed the distance and engaged Marley in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley misses with a body punch.
Marley throws a punch but it's blocked by Jingle.
Marley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jingle has Marley pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Jingle pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Marley tumbling to the mat - Jingle dives into Marley's guard.
Jingle throwing strikes from guard but Marley blocks nicely.
Jingle trying to control but Marley is working from the bottom.
Marley seems keen to control Jingle's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marley throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jingle is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Marley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tomas Marley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Marley looking to control.
Jingle throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Marley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jingle's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jingle working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jingle content to stall in guard here.
Jingle Jingle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Marley is on top in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jingle Jingle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Marley 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jingle Jingle!
In his post fight interview, Jingle Jingle started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ole NKone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ole NKone was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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25
142 lbs
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157 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pedro Santiago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ole NKone!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
NKone throws a lazy right hand but Santiago sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
NKone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santiago wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
NKone throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
NKone looking to score a takedown here. Santiago is defending well but NKone drives through and ends up in Santiago's guard.
Santiago is looking to stand back up but NKone counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Santiago.
NKone scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Santiago has hold of NKone's hands but NKone slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
NKone working over Santiago with some ground and pound. Santiago looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Santiago is trying to defend against the ground and pound but NKone scores with a couple of nice shots.
NKone lands with a punch from half guard.
NKone scoring with strikes to the body and head.
NKone working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
NKone stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago is trying to stand up here but NKone is controlling him well.
NKone looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Santiago with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
NKone has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
NKone is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Santiago has managed to free his arm - good work.
Santiago has hold of NKone's hands but NKone slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
NKone prevents Santiago from improving his position.
NKone takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Santiago looks like he's trying to stand up.
Santiago knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for NKone on the ground.
NKone lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
NKone is trying for a kimura here. Santiago looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! NKone wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ole NKone!
After the fight, Ole NKone was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carson Battistoni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarvis Avalon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carson Battistoni has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carson Battistoni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jarvis Avalon!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Battistoni tests Avalon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Jarvis Avalon has been cut.
Avalon throws a sloppy body shot
and Battistoni counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Avalon moves out of range of the strikes.
Avalon misses with a series of wild punches.
Battistoni lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Avalon listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Avalon misses with a wild body shot.
Avalon dodges the punch combination from Battistoni.
Avalon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Avalon is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Battistoni.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Avalon defending well as Battistoni loads up on a big left hand.
An inside leg kick from Battistoni misses.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Battistoni enables Avalon to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Battistoni manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Avalon prevents Battistoni from getting back to his feet.
We've been hearing good reports from Battistoni's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Avalon cracks Battistoni with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avalon preventing the sweep.
Avalon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Avalon lands a couple of digs.
Avalon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Battistoni is trying to control the position but Avalon postures up.
Battistoni tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Avalon works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Avalon prevents Battistoni from standing back up.
Battistoni keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Avalon lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Avalon wants to control but Battistoni is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battistoni trying to control here.
Battistoni keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Battistoni is trying to stand back up but Avalon is controlling him
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Battistoni scores with a nice strike.
Battistoni punishes Avalon's body with a nice straight punch.
Battistoni is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Battistoni scores with a three punch combo!
Avalon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Battistoni.
Battistoni avoids the body shot from Avalon.
Battistoni looks to land a right hand but Avalon moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avalon takes one on the button.
Avalon lands with a straight right. Battistoni didn't see that one coming.
Battistoni takes a swing at Avalon's ribcage but misses.
Avalon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Battistoni misses with a body shot
and Avalon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Avalon scores with a kick to the midsection.
Avalon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Battistoni.
Avalon looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Battistoni throws a left and a right that both miss
and Battistoni takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carson Battistoni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Avalon throws a wild body kick that Battistoni sees coming a mile off.
It looked like Battistoni was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Avalon.
Avalon moves away from the strike by Battistoni.
Battistoni fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Avalon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Avalon.
Avalon takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Battistoni throws a jab when Avalon was well out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Avalon! But no joy.
Avalon throws a body punch but Battistoni moves out of range.
That kick from Avalon tenderised Battistoni's leg. Battistoni is trying to keep his angry face on.
A telegraphed right hand from Avalon misses the target.
Battistoni is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avalon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Battistoni fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Battistoni looks to score with a jab to the body but Avalon is just out of range.
Battistoni scores with a sloppy right hand. Avalon should have avoided that one.
Avalon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Battistoni.
Carson Battistoni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big left from Battistoni misses.
Battistoni throws a jab but it's blocked by Avalon.
Battistoni avoids the body shot from Avalon.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Battistoni cracks Avalon with an open hand slap.
Nice sprawl there from Battistoni as Avalon shoots in.
Avalon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Battistoni just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Avalon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Avalon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Battistoni doesn't seem bothered though.
Battistoni throws a poor cross that misses
letting Avalon counter with a right hand.
Avalon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Avalon gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Battistoni on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carson Battistoni dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jarvis Avalon's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Battistoni works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Avalon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Battistoni was well out of range. Poor timing from Avalon.
Avalon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Battistoni dips to his left and cracks Avalon with an uppercut!
Avalon dodges the punch combination from Battistoni.
A nice side step and Avalon releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Battistoni is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Avalon can do to turn this around?
Battistoni avoids the body shot from Avalon.
Battistoni clobbers Avalon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Avalon lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Battistoni backs up against the cage.
Nice uppercut there from Battistoni.
A combination from Avalon does no damage.
Carson Battistoni is winning the standup battle so far.
Battistoni misses with a double jab
enabling Avalon to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Avalon misses its intended target.
Avalon misses with a body shot.
Battistoni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Battistoni throws a poor cross that misses
and Avalon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Battistoni uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Avalon.
Avalon is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Battistoni rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avalon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Battistoni ducks under a wild hook from Avalon.
Battistoni connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Avalon throws a hook but Battistoni blocks it.
Battistoni throws a leg kick that misses.
Battistoni throws out a loose jab but Avalon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Battistoni throws an overhand right that lands on Avalon's shoulder, as Avalon tries to avoid the shot.
Avalon looks to land a right hand but Battistoni moved out of range.
Battistoni throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A nice combination there by Battistoni.
Battistoni works the jab nicely.
Avalon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Avalon staying out of range there.
Avalon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Battistoni throws out a loose jab but Avalon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Battistoni misses with an uppercut
and Avalon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Battistoni takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battistoni misses with a hook. Avalon ducked under it nicely.
Avalon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Battistoni.
Avalon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Avalon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Battistoni drops his hands momentarily and Avalon takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Battistoni slips under a jab from Avalon.
Battistoni throws a hook but Avalon avoids it easily.
Battistoni misses with a hook
and Avalon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A head kick misses from Battistoni.
A little jabbing left from Avalon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Avalon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Battistoni looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Battistoni fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Avalon moves out of range as Battistoni strikes.
Battistoni misses with a straight right.
Avalon misses with a wild combination.
A big left from Battistoni misses.
Avalon ducks under a wild hook from Battistoni.
Battistoni connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Avalon momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battistoni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Avalon was well out of range. Poor timing from Battistoni.
Avalon appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nice jab there from Battistoni.
Avalon blocks a jab.
Battistoni swings widly with a right hand
and Avalon counters with a nice body shot.
Avalon works Battistoni's body with a nice hook.
Battistoni ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Battistoni misses with a leg kick
and Avalon counters with a nice uppercut.
Avalon shoots in and bounces Battistoni off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Battistoni manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Avalon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Battistoni throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Avalon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Battistoni throws a right and a left that Avalon avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Battistoni loads up on a big right hand but Avalon slips the punch.
Avalon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Battistoni displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Avalon throws out the jab.
Battistoni swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Avalon looks to score with a jab to the body but Battistoni is just out of range.
Battistoni throws a shot to the body.
Battistoni connects with a solid leg kick.
Avalon misses with a double jab.
Avalon cracks Battistoni with an open hand slap.
Avalon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Avalon ducks under a wild hook from Battistoni.
Battistoni scores with a sloppy right hand. Avalon should have avoided that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Battistoni connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Avalon momentarily.
Avalon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Battistoni.
Battistoni misses with a right hand
and Battistoni takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Avalon connects with a looping right hand.
Avalon misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jarvis Avalon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jarvis Avalon's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Avalon ducks under a wild hook from Battistoni.
Battistoni lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Battistoni.
Avalon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Battistoni.
Avalon scores with a punch to the head.
Avalon slips under a jab from Battistoni.
Avalon thuds a left hand into Battistoni's body.
Battistoni missing with a left hand there. Avalon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Avalon changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Battistoni connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Avalon momentarily.
Avalon displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Avalon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Battistoni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Avalon was well out of range. Poor timing from Battistoni.
Avalon moves away from the strike by Battistoni.
Avalon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Battistoni.
Battistoni takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice body punch from Battistoni.
Battistoni is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Avalon.
Avalon misses with a series of wild punches.
Avalon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avalon misses with a straight left.
A jab from Battistoni misses.
Avalon lands a nice shot to the body.
Battistoni swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Avalon.
Battistoni scores with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Battistoni loads up on a big right hand but Avalon slips the punch.
Avalon throws out a powerful jab.
Battistoni throws a looping overhand right but Avalon ducks down to avoid it.
Battistoni displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Avalon throws out the jab.
Avalon lands a body shot.
Avalon scores with a hook to the body. Battistoni takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Avalon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Avalon jabs at Battistoni's body.
Avalon clobbers Battistoni with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Avalon lands with a hook. Battistoni tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battistoni steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Avalon.
Battistoni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Avalon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Avalon cracks the inside of Battistoni's front leg.
Battistoni throws a hook to the side of Avalon's head but Avalon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Avalon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Avalon swings for the body but Battistoni moves out of range.
Battistoni takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Avalon connects with a looping right hand.
Battistoni misses the jab.
Avalon throws out a counter right but Battistoni avoids it with no problem.
Battistoni misses with a hook to the body
letting Avalon counter with a right hand.
Battistoni throws a series of punches but Avalon moves out of range.
Avalon scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Decent striking displayed by Battistoni there.
Avalon gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Avalon slips a jab from Battistoni.
A countering left hand to the body from Avalon misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avalon throws a jab when Battistoni was well out of range.
Avalon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Battistoni to score with a decent uppercut.
Avalon avoids the body shot from Battistoni.
A telegraphed right hand from Battistoni misses the target.
Avalon works Battistoni's body with a nice hook.
Avalon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Battistoni cracks a nice hook into Avalon's ribs.
Battistoni throws out a loose jab but Avalon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Battistoni scores with a crisp jab that stopped Avalon in his tracks.
Avalon misses the jab.
As Avalon backs away, Battistoni returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Battistoni misses with a body shot.
Avalon doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Battistoni throws a jab when Avalon was well out of range.
Battistoni throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Avalon to counter with a crisp jab.
Avalon lands a nice looking body shot.
A shot to the liver by Avalon. Beautiful body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Avalon shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Battistoni eats them both and turns towards Avalon to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avalon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Battistoni ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Avalon moves away from the strike by Battistoni.
A punch lands to the side of Avalon 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Battistoni scores with the left hand. Avalon knows he should have avoided that one.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Avalon.
Battistoni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Avalon.
Battistoni throws an off balance right hand
and Avalon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Battistoni has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Avalon.
Battistoni misses with a left hand
and Avalon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Avalon moves out of range of the strikes.
Battistoni thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Battistoni rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Avalon counters with a stiff right hand.
Avalon drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Avalon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Battistoni misses with a right hand
and Avalon counters with a series of strikes. Battistoni will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jarvis Avalon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Avalon has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jarvis Avalon!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shape Shifter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shape Shifter has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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225 lbs
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214 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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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
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricio Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Shape Shifter!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua doesn't manage to clinch there - Shifter circles away.
Rua misses with a low kick.
Rua swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shifter counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Shifter looking to pass the guard.
Shifter prevents Rua from getting back to his feet.
Shifter wants to pass the guard but Rua is keeping the position.
Shifter passes into half guard.
Rua wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shifter seems to be working for a kimura but Rua defends the submission attempt.
Shifter is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Shifter seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shifter is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rua is just riding it out for now. Shifter eventually gives up the hold.
Shifter is trying to work for a kimura but Rua is defending well.
Shifter is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rua sees it coming and defends easily.
Shifter looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Shifter is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rua is just riding it out for now. Shifter eventually gives up the hold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Shifter is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rua sees it coming and defends easily.
Shifter is pressing down on Rua's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rua is holding on for now.
Shifter thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rua wants to get back to his feet.
Rua is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at SWF GYM - JUDO 'n' MMA , so we'll see if he gets out of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shifter missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Shifter is working for a kimura but Rua is defending it quite comfortably.
Rua wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shifter is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Rua looks like he's trying to stand up.
Shifter is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rua defends it well.
Shifter thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Shifter is trying to work for a kimura but Rua is defending well.
Rua tries to kick Shifter off but Shifter keeps his base steady and stays in 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.
Shifter thows a huge punch but Rua dodges it nicely.
Shifter looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Rua is trying to stand back up but Shifter is controlling him
Rua has one foot on Shifter's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Rua goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ricio Rua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice straight punches there by Rua. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rua.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rua tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rua throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shifter counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Rua makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Shape Shifter will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rua rushes Shifter and presses him up against the cage.
Shifter looking to throw knees to the head but Rua is blocking nicely.
Rua is looking to break free of the clinch but Shifter has double underhooks.
Rua lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rua working aggressively here.
Shifter keeps control of Rua as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rua breaks from the clinch.
Rua misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rua looks for the body kick but Shifter saw that one coming.
Rua throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rua tries to clinch up.
Ricio Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rua misses with a hook. Shifter ducked under it nicely.
Rua lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Shape Shifter has been cut.
Rua tries to clinch but Shifter is having none of it.
Rua tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Shifter counters with a series of strikes. Rua will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rua tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Shifter counters with a three punch combo that has Rua backing up. Rua nods at Shifter to acknowledge the strikes.
Shifter wants to clinch.
Rua has taken the fight to the clinch.
Shifter is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rua is defending well.
Rua looking to stall.
Shifter successfully pulls guard.
Rua got a little sloppy there for a moment and Shifter has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rua has managed to get both his arms back between Shifter's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua wants to stand but Shifter has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Rua preventing the sweep.
Rua stands and steps away. Shifter gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Rua keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rua tries to clinch there but Shifter circles away.
Shifter has a takedown stuffed.
Ricio Rua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shape Shifter.
Rua tries to clinch but Shifter is having none of it.
Shifter tries a quick counter leg kick but Rua is wise to it.
Rua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shifter.
Rua tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shifter pushes Rua up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shifter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rua - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rua wants to stall.
Rua missing with knees to the body.
Rua pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rua throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ricio Rua is winning the standup battle so far.
Rua throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch but Shifter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shifter gets tackled into the cage by Rua. Rua maintains the clinch.
Shifter is trying to pull guard but Rua has him pressed against the cage.
The referee calls for Rua to work.
Rua tries to land knees in the clinch but Shifter avoids the damage to the body.
Shifter pulls guard successfully.
Shifter tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Rua gets a clinch.
Rua pressing his opponent against the cage.
Shifter successfully pulls guard.
Rua wants to get up but he can't break Shifter's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Shifter is looking to cinch up a triangle. Rua throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Shifter's body to avoid the submission. Shifter has instead reached around Rua's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Shifter arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Shape Shifter!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Shape Shifter made sure he mentioned Urban Fighter, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keiichi Yamada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Machine Gun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
205 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
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27
220 lbs
13 - 6 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Keiichi Yamada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Machine Gun!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gun lands with a straight right. Yamada didn't see that one coming.
Yamada keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gun is looking to clinch but Yamada is avoiding it.
Gun tries to clinch there but Yamada circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Yamada on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice shot lands for Yamada.
Yamada throws a hook but Gun blocks it.
Gun throws an overhand right that lands on Yamada's shoulder, as Yamada tries to avoid the shot.
Gun lands a glancing blow to the side of Yamada's head.
Gun throws a good cross that connects.
Yamada keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gun.
Yamada just misses with a punch to the body.
Gun throws a big shot that misses.
Gun on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Yamada avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yamada digs a good body shot into Gun's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamada loads up on a big right hand but Gun slips the punch.
Yamada looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gun misses with a double jab.
Gun slips under a jab from Yamada.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gun takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gun swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gun throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gun looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gun ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yamada moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gun looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yamada misses with a right hand
and Gun counters by clinching up.
Yamada breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gun's coach down at Heart Cave was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gun's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Yamada uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gun.
Gun cracks Yamada with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Yamada lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gun takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The fighters circling - Gun throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
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!
Yamada misses with a body punch
and Gun counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yamada swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamada connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gun. Gun circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Keiichi Yamada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gun swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yamada takes a swing at Gun's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Gun was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gun misses with an uppercut. Yamada saw that one coming.
Decent striking displayed by Yamada there.
Gun might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Yamada closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Gun's guard.
Gun pushes Yamada off and scrambles back to his feet.
Yamada keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gun.
Gun walks into a jab.
Yamada throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gun's waist but Gun gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Yamada off to one side.
Gun doesn't manage to clinch there - Yamada circles away.
Yamada misses with a looping left.
Gun connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Yamada tries to move into range but Gun moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Yamada walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice defenses there by Gun.
Gun wants to clinch up but Yamada keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gun steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yamada.
The fighters circling - Yamada throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gun is looking to clinch.
Yamada throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gun throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gun fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yamada misses with a looping right.
Gun bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yamada's head backwards.
Gun moves in looking to clinch but Yamada pushes him off.
Yamada is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gun darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gun slips under a jab from Yamada.
Gun staying out of range there.
Yamada throws a looping overhand right but Gun ducks down to avoid it.
Gun scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gun moves into the clinch.
Gun swings wildly with an uppercut but Yamada uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Gun fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gun misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Gun fails to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yamada manages to break the clinch.
Yamada scores with a hook.
Yamada drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gun is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Yamada presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Gun throws a punch but it's blocked by Yamada.
Yamada tries to break free but Gun pushes him back against the cage.
Gun throws a head punch that misses.
Yamada manages to break the clinch.
Yamada has been working on his balance at Fighting Fitness & Freedom, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Gun.
Gun comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gun looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Machine Gun is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yamada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gun manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yamada throws a lazy right hand but Gun sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gun moves in looking to clinch but Yamada pushes him off.
Jab from Yamada.
Gun blocks a jab.
Gun wants to counter with a clinch but Yamada pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Machine Gun will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gun moves into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gun.
Gun misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gun has a couple of punches blocked by Yamada.
Gun misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Gun scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gun manages to break the clinch.
Yamada looks to land a left hand but Gun moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Yamada misses the target.
Yamada throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yamada throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yamada throws an off balance right hand
and Yamada takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yamada misses with an uppercut. Gun saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gun slips under a jab from Yamada.
Yamada looks to throw the jab but Gun is out of range.
Gun tries to counter by closing the distance.
Gun stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gun wants it to stay on the feet.
A big right from Yamada misses.
Yamada steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gun.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gun slips under a jab.
Gun has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice defenses there by Gun.
Gun looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gun throws a jab but it's blocked by Yamada.
Yamada misses with a straight left.
Gun throws out a counter right but Yamada avoids it with no problem.
Gun throws a big shot that misses.
Gun has closed the distance and engaged Yamada in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Gun.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yamada.
Yamada blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yamada blocks an uppercut.
Gun misses with the head strike.
Yamada has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gun misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yamada breaks the clinch.
Gun tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yamada swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yamada swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Yamada throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Gun counter with a right hand.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gun misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamada breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gun tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gun throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
An attempted straight right counter from Yamada misses the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yamada dives in and scores a takedown into Gun's guard.
Gun has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Yamada off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Yamada scores with a jab to the body.
Yamada doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gun counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Yamada blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gun has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yamada blocking some punches.
Yamada wants to break free but Gun has control.
Yamada is trying to push Gun away but Gun has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gun lands with a light punch inside.
Gun scores with a hook to the body.
A shot in the inside from Gun.
Gun misses with a short punch on the inside.
Machine Gun seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gun lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gun.
Gun misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gun working aggressively here.
Yamada slowing the pace effectively.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gun.
Yamada stalling the fight.
Yamada blocking some punches.
A right hand to the body from Yamada.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gun.
Gun throws a head punch that misses.
Yamada can't break the clinch.
Gun lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yamada backwards.
Gun lands with a short shot to the head.
Gun misses with a punch on the inside.
Yamada blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gun.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yamada.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamada wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gun misses with a punch on the inside.
Yamada wants to get back to striking at distance but Gun won't allow it.
Yamada is trying to force a seperation but Gun has the dominant position.
Yamada breaks from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gun tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yamada swings widly with a right hand
and Gun counters with a stiff right hand.
Gun uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yamada.
Yamada lands with an uppercut that bounces Gun off the cage and back into range.
Yamada wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yamada connects with a crisp jab.
Gun ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A lazy left from Yamada finds it's target.
Gun connects with a looping right hand.
Yamada misses with a straight right.
A punch lands to the side of Yamada 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Machine Gun showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gun tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yamada paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gun staying out of range there.
Gun steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yamada.
Gun is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yamada.
Gun misses with a looping right.
A jab lands there for Yamada.
Yamada thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yamada misses with a hook. Gun ducked under it nicely.
Gun takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gun scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A telegraphed right hand from Gun misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamada looks to land a left hand but Gun moved out of range nicely.
Gun scores with a nice right hand.
Yamada takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gun scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gun moves in looking to clinch but Yamada pushes him off.
Gun throws a jab when Yamada was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Gun is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Yamada wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gun keeps working.
Yamada thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gun is pushing Yamada's head away, looking to escape. Yamada manages to hold on to the position though.
Gun taking punishment in the form of punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gun is being controlled here.
Yamada misses with the ground and pound.
Gun really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Yamada. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gun sneaks out the side door and pushes Yamada away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Yamada on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yamada keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gun.
Yamada throws a jab but it's blocked by Gun.
Gun looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamada lands a lovely overhand right.
Gun closes the distance and pushes Yamada back into the cage.
Yamada escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yamada waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gun.
Gun scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gun tries to clinch but Yamada moves out of range.
Yamada shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Gun has one foot on Yamada's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Gun is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Gun slips a jab from Yamada.
Gun connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yamada's hands.
Yamada looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Yamada works the jab nicely.
Yamada misses the body punch
and Gun connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yamada takes one to the side of the head.
Yamada is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gun sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Yamada throws a body punch but Gun moves out of range.
Yamada throws a lazy right hand but Gun sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gun is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gun stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gun scores with a jab to the jaw.
Yamada just misses with a punch to the body.
Yamada misses with a straight left.
Gun uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yamada.
Yamada slips a jab from Gun.
A little feinted left hand from Yamada on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gun looks to throw the jab but Yamada is out of range.
Gun throws a hook to the side of Yamada's head but Yamada sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yamada shoots in and bounces Gun off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Gun pushes Yamada off and gets back to his feet.
That's four 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!
Gun misses with a looping right.
Yamada slips under a jab.
Yamada misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gun counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gun.
Still in the clinch, Gun scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yamada's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yamada uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gun has time to react.
Yamada throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gun darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Yamada throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gun throws a hook but Yamada avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yamada misses the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Yamada misses the target.
Gun wants to counter with a clinch but Yamada pushes him away.
Gun smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Yamada misses with an uppercut.
A little jabbing left from Gun on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Machine Gun really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gun connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Yamada with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A swing and a miss from Yamada.
Gun misses with a straight left.
Gun fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yamada manages to avoid it.
Yamada moves away from the strike by Gun.
Gun ducks under a wild hook from Yamada.
Gun now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Yamada throws a jab but it's blocked by Gun.
Gun takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Yamada steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gun.
Yamada takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamada throws a body shot but no joy.
Yamada swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gun misses with an uppercut. Yamada saw that one coming.
Gun moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gun walks into a stiff left hand from Yamada.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada throws a jab when Gun was well out of range.
Yamada looks to throw the jab but Gun is out of range.
Gun takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Machine Gun seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gun bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yamada throws a big shot that misses.
Yamada uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gun.
Gun fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice shot by Gun.
Yamada misses with a takedown
and Gun counters with a straight right hand.
Yamada misses with a hook. Gun ducked under it nicely.
A left lands for Yamada.
Yamada throws out a loose jab but Gun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gun swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gun avoids the body shot from Yamada.
Gun let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Yamada dives in and grabs Gun's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gun pushes down on Yamada's head and hops out.
Yamada swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gun has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right from Gun on the 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!
A shot in the inside from Gun.
Gun lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yamada manages to break the clinch.
Yamada missing with a left hand there. Gun was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gun misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Good exchange - Yamada coming out on top.
Gun on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A shot to the body from Yamada misses
and Gun counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yamada shoots for a takedown but Gun saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gun now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keiichi Yamada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yamada works the jab nicely.
Gun misses with a wild combination.
Yamada swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Yamada stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gun lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gun.
Yamada lands a jab to the nose.
Yamada just misses with a punch to the body.
Gun bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It seemed like Gun was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gun lands a jab.
Gun steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yamada.
Yamada blocks a jab.
Gun walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gun tries to close the distance and clinch but Yamada swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gun takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Yamada connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gun tries to clinch but Yamada is having none of it.
Yamada feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Guns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
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!
Gun fails to land with a series of punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Yamada misses the target.
Gun takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamada swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slow jab from Gun misses its intended target.
Yamada attempts a counter takedown but Gun avoids it well and moves away.
Gun clinches up against the cage.
Gun keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yamada's efforts to push away.
Gun lands a shoulder strike.
Gun has a couple of punches blocked by Yamada.
Yamada's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gun lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gun throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yamada sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yamada ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gun moves away.
Yamada lands a nice hook to Gun's body. Gun takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gun tries to clinch up.
Yamada swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Gun misses the target.
Gun connects with a single shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Machine Gun will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Gun slips a jab from Yamada.
Gun lands a nice shot that snaps Yamada's head back.
Yamada thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gun gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gun has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gun.
Yamada blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yamada pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yamada cracks a nice hook into Gun's ribs.
Yamada looking to score a takedown here. Gun is defending well but Yamada drives through and ends up in Gun's guard.
Yamada might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gun wants to stand up but Yamada is controlling him.
Yamada postures up in Gun's guard and throws a big left but Gun blocks it.
Yamada trying to control the position from guard on top but Gun is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Gun is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gun kicks Yamada off and gets to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Yamada misses.
No joy there for Gun, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gun with a jab.
Gun dips to his left and cracks Yamada with an uppercut!
Gun throws a big shot that misses.
Yamada lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Yamada keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gun.
A little feinted left hand from Yamada on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yamada slips under a jab from Gun.
Yamada bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gun's head backwards.
Yamada lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Yamada missing with a left hand there. Gun was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gun! But no joy.
Yamada takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Yamada thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Yamada. Gun does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gun looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamada moves away from the strike by Gun.
Yamada misses with a right hand
and Yamada takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Yamada throws a big shot that misses.
Yamada missing with a left hand there. Gun was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gun displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yamada throws out the jab.
Gun tries to counter by closing the distance.
Yamada is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gun's half guard.
Gun is trying to stand up here but Yamada is controlling him well.
Gun manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Yamada keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Yamada breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gun connects with a single shot there.
Yamada looks to throw the jab but Gun is out of range.
Yamada is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gun.
Gun scores with a nice head shot.
Gun misses with an uppercut.
Gun misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada cracks a nice hook into Gun's ribs.
Gun is looking to clinch.
Gun moves in looking to clinch but Yamada pushes him off.
Gun walks into a stiff left hand from Yamada.
Gun walks into a straight right hand from Yamada.
Yamada throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gun on the side of the head.
Gun cracks Yamada with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Yamada clobbers Gun with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Yamada looks to land a right hand but Gun moved out of range.
Gun with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yamada to score with a decent uppercut.
Gun throws a nice looking combination but Yamada bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gun throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yamada sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yamada dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamada uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gun.
Yamada half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Jab, jab by Gun - just one landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gun jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Gun misses the target.
Yamada throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yamada closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Keiichi Yamada has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yamada throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gun's waist but Gun gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Yamada off to one side.
Gun slips under a jab from Yamada.
Gun with a jab.
Yamada circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gun scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gun uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gun slips a straight right by Yamada.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yamada moves away from the strike by Gun.
Gun moves in looking to clinch but Yamada pushes him off.
An attempted straight right counter from Yamada misses the target.
Yamada gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gun.
Yamada throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gun counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Machine Gun.
I've got Gun winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 46:49
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 46:49
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Machine Gun!
A very excited looking Machine Gun 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dickie Dirty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dirty comes into the arena with Dear Penis - Country song blaring out of the sound system. Dickie Dirty has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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163 lbs
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25
176 lbs
9 - 4 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dickie Dirty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Daniels!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dirty avoids the head kick by Daniels.
Daniels fails in his attempt to clinch.
Daniels tries for a takedown but Dirty sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dirty was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dirty cracks Daniels with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dirty gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Daniels to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Dirty wants to sweep but no luck.
Daniels must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Daniels missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Daniels lands a couple of elbows.
Daniels with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniels in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dirty working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Daniels.
Daniels stopping the sweep attempt from Dirty.
Daniels throwing strikes but missing.
Daniels with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dirty is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Daniels defends well.
Daniels with a flurry of punches that miss.
Daniels looking to pass the guard.
Dirty working for a triangle but Daniels defends it easily.
Daniels wants to control from the top but Dirty keeps moving.
Daniels looking to pass the guard.
Daniels distracts Dirty with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dirty looking for a triangle here. Daniels is fighting it but it looks tight! Dirty pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Daniels is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Dickie Dirty!
Dickie Dirty took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I'm very happy to be back winning and that against a great talent! Good luck in the rest of your career Jack! And John, I want my rematch with Aurelio next!'.
The defeated Jack Daniels had this to say: 'Shit i knew i shouldn't have drunk that bottle of JD last night, Frank come on lets go get pissed.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Victor Loosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathaniel Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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179 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
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Victor Loosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nathaniel Armstrong!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loosa doesn't manage to clinch there - Armstrong circles away.
Armstrong is trying hard to land a takedown here. Loosa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Loosa has been working on his boxing with his coaches at aLion's MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Loosa swings widly with a right hand
and Armstrong counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Loosa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Armstrong seems to be looking for submissions.
Loosa moves into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Armstrong drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Loosa manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Armstrong has Loosa in his guard.
Loosa working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Loosa defends it easily.
Loosa controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Armstrong looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Armstrong looking for a guillotine here but Loosa defends easily.
Loosa controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Armstrong looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Loosa passes into half guard.
Armstrong is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Loosa pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loosa content to control rather than advance.
Armstrong actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Armstrong is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Armstrong is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Loosa pulls his head out easily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Armstrong keeps the fight on the outside.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Loosa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Armstrong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Armstrong connects with a body shot.
Armstrong cracks Loosa with a good jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nathaniel Armstrong will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Loosa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Loosa throws the left hand but Armstrong avoids the punch easily.
Loosa misses the jab.
Loosa connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Nathaniel Armstrong has been cut.
Loosa throws a hook but Armstrong avoids it easily.
Loosa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Armstrong misses with a wild combination.
Loosa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loosa lands a nice looking body shot.
Loosa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Armstrong's hands.
Loosa lands a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Armstrong misses.
Loosa is looking to counter the offense by Armstrong and move into the clinch.
Jab by Armstrong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loosa takes a swing at Armstrong's ribcage but misses.
Loosa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Loosa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Armstrong can do to turn this around?
Armstrong keeps the fight on the outside.
Armstrong feints the counter takedown.
Loosa throws a body punch but Armstrong moves out of range.
Loosa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Armstrong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Loosa throws a body punch but Armstrong moves out of range.
Armstrong looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Armstrong lands a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Armstrong misses the target.
Loosa seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Armstrong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Loosa.
Loosa tries to land a leg kick but Armstrong saw it coming and moves away.
Armstrong with the counter takedown but Loosa avoids it easily.
Armstrong walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Armstrong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Armstrong! But no joy.
Loosa throws a nice looking combination but Armstrong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Loosa's sensitive parts.
Armstrong turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Loosa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Armstrong doesn't seem bothered though.
Loosa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Armstrong.
A shot to the body from Loosa misses
and Armstrong counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Armstrong seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Loosa has recovered full guard.
Armstrong pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Loosa is keeping the position for now.
Armstrong postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Loosa is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Armstrong, into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Loosa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Loosa controlling from the top position.
Loosa has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Armstrong working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Loosa has passed into half guard!
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.
Armstrong looking for submissions off his back.
Loosa stalling.
Armstrong is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Loosa pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Loosa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nathaniel Armstrong's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A nice combination there by Loosa.
Armstrong has a takedown stuffed.
Loosa appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Loosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Armstrong manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Armstrong on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Loosa clinches with his opponent.
Loosa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Armstrong slips a jab from Loosa.
Armstrong shoots in for a takedown but Loosa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Armstrong circles away from the clinch attempt
and Armstrong counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Armstrong.
Loosa keeping moving, preventing Armstrong from controlling successfully.
Loosa is adopting a defensive guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Loosa dives on top into guard.
Loosa engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Loosa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Loosa trying to control but Armstrong is working from the bottom.
Loosa won't allow Armstrong to sweep him here.
Armstrong is looking for a triangle here but Loosa uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loosa remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Armstrong tries to buck Loosa off but Loosa is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Loosa slips a jab and a cross from Armstrong.
Victor Loosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Armstrong swats away the attempt to clinch by Loosa.
Armstrong is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Armstrong moves out of range of the strikes.
Armstrong moves out of range as Loosa strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Armstrong shoots in but no luck this time.
Loosa was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Victor Loosa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nathaniel Armstrong.
Loosa moves in looking to clinch but Armstrong pushes him off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Armstrong! But no joy.
Armstrong shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Loosa as he avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Loosa.
And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Loosa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Loosa 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Loosa!
A very excited looking Victor Loosa made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Abraham Donowitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arshnoor Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donowitz's entrance music is JEW FLOW. A fine choice. Singh has chosen 2Pac - Hit 'Em Up as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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27
145 lbs
15 - 3 - 0 |
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148 lbs
25 - 10 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent 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
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abraham Donowitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arshnoor Singh!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donowitz scores with the left hand. Singh knows he should have avoided that one.
Donowitz checks a low kick from Singh.
Singh misses with a low kick.
Donowitz scores with a leg kick.
Donowitz throws a hook but Singh blocks it.
Donowitz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've been informed that Singh 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.
Singh takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Donowitz shoots in but no luck this time.
Singh misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singh throws a leg kick which misses Donowitz's front leg but catches the back leg as Donowitz tries to avoid it.
Donowitz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Singh throws a low kick, looking for Donowitz's leg but Donowitz calmly moves out of range.
Donowitz misses with an uppercut
and Singh makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donowitz slips under a jab.
Singh connects with a body shot that sends Donowitz's belly button to the back.
Donowitz moves away from the strike by Singh.
Singh gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Donowitz counters with a nice uppercut.
Donowitz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A lazy body kick from Singh
letting Donowitz counter with a right hand.
Donowitz blocks a jab.
Singh is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Donowitz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Donowitz jabs Singh to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Singh feints a jab promting Donowitz to slip. Singh then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Donowitz slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Abraham Donowitz has been cut.
A cross from Singh lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Singh misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Donowitz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Singh moves out of range as Donowitz strikes.
Singh misses with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Donowitz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It seemed like Singh was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Donowitz misses with a wild combination.
Singh on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Donowitz blocks the leg kick.
Singh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Donowitz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Donowitz to counter with a crisp jab.
Donowitz lands a nice shot that snaps Singh's head back.
Singh blocks a leg kick.
Singh takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Donowitz takes a swing at Singh's ribcage but misses.
Singh lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Donowitz blocks the body kick.
Donowitz half committed to a counter leg kick.
Donowitz misses with the body kick
and Singh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Donowitz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Donowitz dives in for a single leg takedown but Singh sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Singh tries a quick counter leg kick but Donowitz is wise to it.
Singh loads up on a big right hand but Donowitz slips the punch.
Singh throws a jab but it's blocked by Donowitz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Donowitz.
A little jabbing left from Singh on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abraham Donowitz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Singh throws a solid leg kick but Donowitz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Singh.
Donowitz appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donowitz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Donowitz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Arshnoor Singh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Singh has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Donowitz.
Singh lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Donowitz misses with a left hand
and Singh counters with a good low kick that Donowitz was not able to check.
Good shot there by Singh.
Donowitz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Singh throws out a counter right but Donowitz avoids it with no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Arshnoor Singh will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Abraham Donowitz's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Singh takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Donowitz throws a body shot but no joy.
Singh lands a nice shot to the body.
Singh throws a wild body kick that Donowitz sees coming a mile off.
A shot to the body from Singh misses
and Donowitz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Singh takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Donowitz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Singh just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donowitz throws a wild body kick that Singh sees coming a mile off.
Singh slips a jab from Donowitz.
Singh swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Singh stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh throws a leg kick that misses.
Donowitz motions for Singh to come forward. Donowitz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Singh appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Singh misses with a hook.
Donowitz connects with a body shot that sends Singh's belly button to the back.
Donowitz throws a hook but Singh blocks it.
Donowitz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Donowitz looks for the body kick but Singh saw that one coming.
Donowitz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Good work by Singh as he checks the leg kick.
Donowitz jabs at Singh's body.
Nice defenses there by Donowitz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Singh shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Singh throws a lazy right hand but Donowitz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Donowitz throws a chopping leg kick but Singh manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Singh scores with a jab to the head.
Donowitz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Singh throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Donowitz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Donowitz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Singh circles away quickly and effectively.
Donowitz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Donowitz 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 Singh has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Singh and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Singh chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Donowitz can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz swings for the body but Singh moves out of range.
Singh tries a quick counter leg kick but Donowitz is wise to it.
A leg kick checked by Singh.
Donowitz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Singh.
Donowitz misses with a straight right.
Singh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Donowitz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Donowitz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donowitz connects with a body shot.
Donowitz throws a push kick but Singh slaps the foot to one side.
Singh throws a body shot but no joy.
Donowitz appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Donowitz misses with a body kick.
A nice side step and Singh releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Singh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Donowitz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz misses with a series of wild punches.
Singh only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Singh works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Singh throws out a loose jab but Donowitz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donowitz attempts a counter takedown but Singh avoids it well and moves away.
Singh moves out of range as Donowitz throws a body kick.
Donowitz tries to work over Singh's front leg with a kick but Singh checks it.
Singh lands with a hook. Donowitz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Singh's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Donowitz scores with a punch to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donowitz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Singh momentarily.
Donowitz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Singh sprawls well. Singh wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Donowitz gets slowly back to his feet.
Singh follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abraham Donowitz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Abraham Donowitz's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Singh 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.
Donowitz feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Donowitz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Singh on the side of the head.
Donowitz tries to work over Singh's front leg with a kick but Singh checks it.
Donowitz thuds a left hand into Singh's body.
Singh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Abraham Donowitz is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Singh. Donowitz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donowitz throws a low kick but Singh moves out of range easily.
Donowitz throws a leg kick
and Singh counters with an outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Donowitz, right into the meat.
Donowitz looks to score with a jab to the body but Singh is just out of range.
Donowitz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Singh is out of range and Donowitz settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh avoids the body shot from Donowitz.
Donowitz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Donowitz throws a low kick but Singh moves out of range easily.
Donowitz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Singh was well out of range. Poor timing from Donowitz.
Donowitz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Donowitz cracks a nice hook into Singh's ribs.
Donowitz tries to bum rush Singh with a series of wild strikes but Singh uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Donowitz checks a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Singh misses the target.
Singh misses with a wild body shot.
Donowitz misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz lands a slapping body shot.
Donowitz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Singh wants to land a leg kick but Donowitz is out of range.
Singh avoids a kick to the body.
Donowitz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Donowitz misses the shot to the body.
Donowitz connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good exchange - Singh coming out on top.
A solid leg kick lands there for Singh.
Donowitz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Singh sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Singh manages to avoid it.
Singh takes one on the button.
Singh thows a left - swing and a miss!
Singh misses with a hook. Donowitz ducked under it nicely.
Donowitz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A low kick from Donowitz is predictable there
and Singh counters with a nice body kick.
Singh misses with a low kick as Donowitz jumps back.
Nice jab there from Singh.
Jab from Donowitz.
Singh works the jab nicely.
Donowitz throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh misses with a wild body shot.
Good work by Singh as he checks the leg kick.
Singh darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donowitz throws a series of punches but Singh moves out of range.
A nice side step and Singh releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Singh lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Donowitz at a distance.
Donowitz throws a low kick but it's checked well by Singh.
Donowitz moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSingh.
Donowitz throws a body shot but no joy.
A slapping leg kick lands for Singh.
Singh pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A quick step to the side and Donowitz tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Singh missing with a left hand there. Donowitz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
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 Abraham Donowitz.
Well Donowitz 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abraham Donowitz!
Abraham Donowitz decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Arshnoor Singh was interviewed post fight and said 'Revenge is like the sweetest joy next to getting pussy so mothafucka!! i fucking demand a rematch or else get me some pussy to fuck hard.'.
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