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Highland Challenge 36 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tomas Dalca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Garbrandt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garbrandt has chosen Volbeat - A Warrior's Call as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be a great matchup!
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151 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tomas Dalca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cody Garbrandt!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dalca tries for a takedown but Garbrandt circles away easily
and Garbrandt counters with a left and a right that stings Dalca.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Garbrandt wants to get back to striking at distance but Dalca won't allow it.
Garbrandt tries to circle away but Dalca has him pinned against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dalca has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Garbrandt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garbrandt avoids the elbow strike from Dalca, against the cage.
Garbrandt has Dalca pressed against the cage, preventing Dalca from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dalca looking to slow down the pace here.
Dalca doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalca looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dalca keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Garbrandt's efforts to push away.
Nice elbow from Dalca.
Garbrandt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dalca has him pressed against the cage.
Dalca has Garbrandt pressed against the cage, preventing Garbrandt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Garbrandt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Garbrandt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dalca definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dalca stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dalca wants it to stay on the feet.
Garbrandt leaves Dalca with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Garbrandt on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Garbrandt. Those never looked like landing.
A punch combination from Garbrandt misses.
Dalca is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Garbrandt.
Dalca throws a sloppy head kick and Garbrandt moves out of range easily.
Garbrandt drops his hands momentarily and Dalca takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Garbrandt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dalca misses with a body kick.
Garbrandt misses with the combination.
Dalca is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Garbrandt.
Garbrandt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dalca darts in trying to clinch
and Garbrandt counters with a three punch combo that has Dalca backing up. Dalca nods at Garbrandt to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garbrandt keeps the fight on the outside.
Garbrandt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dalca moves into range and clinches up with Garbrandt.
Dalca lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Garbrandt gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Garbrandt content to stall in guard here.
Garbrandt decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dalca moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tomas Dalca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garbrandt misses with the combination.
Dalca connects with the punch.
Garbrandt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A little feinted left hand from Dalca on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garbrandt darts in and clinches Dalca up against the cage.
Dalca is trying to push Garbrandt away but Garbrandt has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cody Garbrandt dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Garbrandt avoids the body shot from Dalca.
Dalca moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dalca cracks the inside of Garbrandt's front leg.
Garbrandt slips a straight right by Dalca.
Dalca is looking to clinch but Garbrandt is avoiding it.
A punch combination from Garbrandt misses.
Dalca fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Garbrandt.
Garbrandt swats away the attempt to clinch by Dalca.
Garbrandt only half commits to the counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dalca tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garbrandt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dalca lands the left hand.
Dalca tries to clinch but Garbrandt is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garbrandt throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dalca counters with a series of strikes. Garbrandt will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dalca is looking to clinch.
Dalca lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dalca lands with an overhand left.
Garbrandt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dalca.
Garbrandt walks into a left hand.
Dalca tries a head kick but it misses.
Dalca wants to clinch up but Garbrandt keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dalca wants to clinch up but Garbrandt keeps it at a distance.
Garbrandt misses with a two punch combination.
Tomas Dalca is winning the standup battle so far.
Dalca shoots in looking for a takedown. Garbrandt tries to sprawl out of it but Dalca keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Garbrandt manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Despite the aggression on Garbrandt's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Garbrandt misses with a combination
and Dalca counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dalca darts in looking for a takedown but Garbrandt gets double underhooks and turns Dalca into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomas Dalca. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slow jab from Garbrandt misses its intended target.
Dalca closes the distance looking to clinch
and Garbrandt counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dalca doesn't manage to clinch there - Garbrandt circles away.
Dalca walks forward, straight into a front kick from Garbrandt.
Dalca avoids a punch combination nicely.
Garbrandt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dalca tries to clinch but Garbrandt moves out of range.
Garbrandt connects with a looping right hand.
Dalca fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dalca wants to clinch
and Garbrandt counters with a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dalca fails with a takedown attempt.
Garbrandt lands with a nice combination. Dalca backs away looking to recover.
Dalca is rocked!
Garbrandt lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Dalca - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Garbrandt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cody Garbrandt!
After the fight, Cody Garbrandt 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Korey James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Tripplet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce Tripplet has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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151 lbs
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150 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Korey James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bruce Tripplet!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tripplet sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten James somewhat.
James with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tripplet to score with a decent uppercut.
James is rocked!
Tripplet gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows James to score an easy takedown into full guard.
James is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Tripplet looking to hit a scissor sweep but James is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tripplet keeping full guard, as James tries to pass.
Tripplet trying to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James trying to control but Tripplet is working from the bottom.
Tripplet tries to land a sweep but no joy.
James thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
James works a leg free and moves into half guard.
James moves into full mount! Tripplet won't be happy about that!
James working for a submission but Tripplet is keeping him at bay.
Tripplet keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Tripplet really doesn't want to stay on the ground with James. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James trying to control but he's not successful this time.
James has control of Tripplet's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Tripplet regains control of the situation pretty easily.
James working for a submission but Tripplet is keeping him at bay.
James looking to secure an arm triangle but Tripplet defends it well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
James wants to finish this one by submission but Tripplet is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from James.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James working for a submission but Tripplet is keeping him at bay.
Tripplet tries to improve his position but James has taken his back! James has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Tripplet tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! James pushes Tripplet away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Korey James!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Uppertaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Iglesias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Uppertaker has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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245 lbs
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225 lbs
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Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, The Uppertaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Iglesias!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Santiago Holmes and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uppertaker takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Uppertaker throws a punch but it's blocked by Iglesias.
The referee is keeping an eye on Iglesias - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Iglesias blocks an uppercut.
We've been hearing reports that Uppertaker has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Uppertaker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Uppertaker moves into the clinch.
Uppertaker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Iglesias uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Uppertaker has time to react.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uppertaker decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Uppertaker not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Iglesias wants to stand back up but Uppertaker manages to pass into side control.
Iglesias is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uppertaker in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
An elbow from Uppertaker crashes against the mat.
Iglesias wants to get back to his feet.
Uppertaker creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Iglesias sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Iglesias should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Uppertaker lands an elbow.
Uppertaker looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Iglesias is avoiding damage well.
Iglesias is working to avoid the ground and pound but Uppertaker connects with a decent elbow.
Iglesias really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Uppertaker. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Iglesias throws Uppertaker to one side and escapes!
The Uppertaker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uppertaker looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Iglesias is trying to stand.
Uppertaker throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Uppertaker seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uppertaker thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Uppertaker looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Uppertaker thows a huge punch but Iglesias dodges it nicely.
Uppertaker throwing shots but Iglesias is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Iglesias is looking to escape.
Uppertaker working the head and body with strikes.
Uppertaker wants to free his trapped foot but Iglesias is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Iglesias avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Uppertaker.
Uppertaker not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Uppertaker slips a nice elbow through Iglesias's hands, connecting with Iglesias's forehead.
Iglesias tries to kick Uppertaker off but Uppertaker keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uppertaker working Iglesias over with strikes.
Iglesias is looking to escape.
Uppertaker is nestled in close to Iglesias, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Uppertaker lands with a punch from half guard.
Uppertaker is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Iglesias keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Uppertaker winds up and cracks Iglesias with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Uppertaker lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Uppertaker drops an elbow to the side of Iglesias's head.
Uppertaker takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uppertaker landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Iglesias is rocked!
Uppertaker is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Iglesias is hurt! He's hurt bad - Uppertaker fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Iglesias from any more punishment! Congratulations to Uppertaker! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). The Uppertaker!
After winning the bout, The Uppertaker thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Coldchain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tycoon One (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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205 lbs
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210 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, James Coldchain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tycoon One!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coldchain throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around One's waist but One gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Coldchain off to one side.
Coldchain looks to land a body kick but One moved away.
Coldchain tries to clinch but One is having none of it.
Coldchain tries to clinch but One moves out of range.
One tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Coldchain tries to clinch up.
Coldchain dodges the punch combination from One.
Coldchain went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Coldchain throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. One was covering up waiting for the punch and Coldchain finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Coldchain makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Coldchain's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
One trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Coldchain postures up in One's guard and throws a big left but One blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coldchain is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Coldchain postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Coldchain accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Coldchain could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
One looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Coldchain loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Coldchain working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
One is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Coldchain is aware though and is defending well.
Coldchain throwing strikes but missing.
Coldchain throws a sloppy strike and One has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Coldchain is forced to tap! Great BJJ from One!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tycoon One!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vicente Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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197 lbs
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190 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Counter fighter
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vicente Nunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nunes has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Hut - $50 in the buildup to the fight.
Nunes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice uppercut there from Nunes.
Hunt defending well as Nunes loads up on a big left hand.
Hunt steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Nunes.
Hunt has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hunt missing with a left hand there. Nunes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hunt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hunt tries for a takedown but Nunes circles away easily
and Nunes counters with a left to the body.
Nunes misses with an uppercut. Hunt saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt tries to clinch but Nunes is having none of it.
Hunt swinging wildly here.
Hunt moves out of range as Nunes strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Hunt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nunes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hunt tries to counter with a clinch but Nunes shakes him off and moves away.
Hunt looks for a takedown but Nunes sprawls well.
Hunt moves in looking to clinch but Nunes pushes him off.
Hunt blocks a jab.
Hunt throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nunes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nunes lands a nice hook to Hunt's body. Hunt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hunt staying out of range there.
Hunt throws a head kick that Nunes semi-blocks.
Hunt wants to clinch
and Hunt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Nunes. Beautiful body shot.
Hunt wants to clinch
and Nunes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nunes misses with a wild body shot.
Nunes throws a lazy right hand but Hunt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nunes dodges the punch combination from Hunt.
Nunes was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hunt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nunes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hunt moves away from the strike by Nunes.
Hunt on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nunes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nunes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nunes lands a two punch combo.
Hunt takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nunes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hunt looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hunt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hunt doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nunes counters with a nice uppercut.
Vicente Nunes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Hunt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nunes misses the shot to the body.
Hunt is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nunes with a body shot.
A shot to the body from Hunt misses
and Nunes counters with a stiff right hand.
Nunes throws an overhand right that lands on Hunt's shoulder, as Hunt tries to avoid the shot.
Despite the aggression on Hunt's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nice body kick there by Hunt.
Hunt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nunes circles away quickly and effectively.
Nunes misses the shot to the body.
Hunt misses with a few strikes there.
Hunt on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hunt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A big left from Nunes misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vicente Nunes dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nunes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hunt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nunes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hunt can do to turn this around?
Nunes goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nunes throws a looping overhand right but Hunt ducks down to avoid it.
Nunes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vicente Nunes is winning the standup battle so far.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nunes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nunes swings widly with a right hand
and Hunt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nunes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A little jabbing left from Hunt on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nunes connects with a body shot.
Nunes misses the shot to the body.
Nunes throws a leg kick
and Hunt holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hunt lands a good knee to the midsection. Nunes won't want to take too many of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nunes is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nunes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunt is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Nunes scores with a shoulder strike.
Nunes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A body shot lands from Nunes.
Nunes lands a body shot.
Nunes lands with a short shot to the head.
Nunes lands with a left to the head.
Nunes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
Nunes tries to throw a body punch but Hunt avoids it by throwing Nunes back against the cage.
Hunt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hunt is looking to control Nunes's arms but Nunes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hunt has his back to the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt jumps guard but Nunes stands there with Hunt around his waist. Hunt gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nunes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hunt misses with a punch to the body.
Nunes pushes Hunt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nunes gets through Hunt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hunt is rocked!
Nunes tries a body shot but Hunt blocks it.
Hunt is still on wobbly legs! Can Nunes finish him?
Nunes working aggressively here.
Come on Nunes - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hunt seems to have recovered his senses.
Nunes misses with a body punch.
Nunes is leaning against Hunt and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nunes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nunes lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunes content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hunt has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Nunes avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nunes lands with a light punch inside.
Nunes lands a nice uppercut.
Vicente Nunes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nunes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nunes pushes Hunt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nunes managing to block the knees to the body from Hunt.
Nunes lands an uppercut.
Hunt misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Nunes - that landed with a thud.
Hunt misses with some punches.
Nunes has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hunt after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vicente Nunes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nunes displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hunt up against the cage.
Hunt goes for a takedown attempt but Nunes pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nunes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hunt on the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Nunes misses the target.
Hunt is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hunt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nunes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nunes circles away from the clinch attempt
and Nunes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vicente Nunes dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Nunes gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hunt to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Nunes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hunt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nunes pulls Hunt in close to prevent any damage.
Nunes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hunt manages to get himself to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nunes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hunt has his foot on Nunes's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nunes works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt being controlled here, momentarily.
Hunt trying to keep a closed guard but Nunes is proving a slippery customer.
Nunes is stalling in the full guard.
Nunes got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hunt has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nunes has managed to get both his arms back between Hunt's legs - danger averted.
Hunt is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nunes is aware though and is defending well.
Nunes is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hunt is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nunes defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nunes postures up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hunt looking for a guillotine here but Nunes defends easily.
Hunt throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nunes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mike Hunt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nunes lands a lovely overhand right.
Nunes jabs at Hunt's body.
Hunt slips under a jab from Nunes.
Hunt shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nunes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mike Hunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hunt throws a low kick but Nunes avoids it.
Nunes is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nunes scores with a decent looking hook.
Nunes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hunt.
Nunes is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hunt looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Vicente Nunes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Hunt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nunes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hunt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nunes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
An attempted straight right counter from Nunes misses the target.
Nunes connects with the punch.
Nice uppercut there from Nunes.
Nunes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nunes bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hunt's head backwards.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nunes lands a glancing blow to the side of Hunt's head.
Vicente Nunes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A combination from Hunt does no damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vicente Nunes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nunes, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vicente Nunes!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Perry Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Jingles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jingles's choice of entrance music: Ride the Lightening-Metallica. Perry Hughes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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181 lbs
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175 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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Perry Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mr Jingles!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Jingles misses.
Jingles fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jingles misses with a low kick.
Hughes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Mr Jingles has been cut.
Jingles misses with the body kick
and Hughes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A clash of legs there as Hughes blocks the low kick.
Hughes scores with a jab. Jingles acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jingles is rocked!
Jingles drops his hands momentarily. Hughes doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Jingles staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Jingles doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Perry Hughes!
Perry Hughes seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Mr Jingles spoke after the fight, saying 'I wonder how much he paid the Ref'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Crazy Legs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Machado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Legs comes to the cage accompanied by Low Profile - Pay Ya Dues. John Machado acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Crazy Legs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Machado!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machado shoots and misses
and Legs counters with a left to the body.
Legs stuns Machado with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Machado shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Legs counter with a right hand.
It looks like John Machado has been cut.
John Machado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Machado shoots in but Legs avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Crazy Legs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Machado.
Legs connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Machado's hands.
Legs cracks Machado with an open hand slap.
Legs looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Legs fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Machado square on the jaw! Damn, Machado is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Crazy Legs!
Crazy Legs very nearly forgot to thank Highland Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zsiga Venczel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcin Kowalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Zsiga Venczel has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zsiga Venczel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marcin Kowalski!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Venczel fails with the takedown.
Kowalski appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Venczel throws a good cross that connects.
Venczel throws a shot from downtown. Kowalski moves away and avoids it.
Kowalski wants to counter with a clinch but Venczel pushes him away.
Venczel uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kowalski has time to react.
Venczel looks to land a left hand but Kowalski moved out of range nicely.
Kowalski slips a straight right by Venczel.
Kowalski is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Venczel shoots for a double leg takedown but Kowalski sprawls well. He's pushed Venczel's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And Kowalski tries to counter it with a takedown but Venczel pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Venczel tries to close the distance and clinch but Kowalski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Venczel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
so Kowalski counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kowalski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Venczel is keeping the position for now.
Venczel wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venczel has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kowalski can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kowalski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kowalski tries to free his leg and advance position but Venczel is retaining full guard.
Venczel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Venczel looking to control.
Venczel bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kowalski's guard.
Venczel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kowalski wants to sweep but no luck.
Venczel content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Venczel won't allow Kowalski to sweep him here.
Kowalski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Venczel.
Venczel with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kowalski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Venczel connects with a couple of short punches.
Venczel cracks Kowalski with a solid left hand.
Venczel throwing strikes from guard but Kowalski blocks nicely.
Venczel with a flurry of punches that miss.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kowalski can do anything to dispel that myth.
Venczel working some strikes from top position.
Venczel has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Venczel showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kowalski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Venczel.
Venczel sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kowalski's guard.
Venczel thows a huge punch but Kowalski dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venczel not doing much here.
Venczel is looking to take a break and control but Kowalski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Venczel working Kowalski over with strikes.
Venczel controlling the pace.
Kowalski gets full guard.
Venczel is in close to Kowalski's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Venczel is in close to Kowalski's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Venczel trying to control but Kowalski is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Venczel with a nice head shot there.
Kowalski keeping moving, preventing Venczel from controlling successfully.
Venczel throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kowalski keeping moving, preventing Venczel from controlling successfully.
Venczel slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kowalski is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Venczel controlling from side mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zsiga Venczel dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Venczel.
Venczel bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Venczel is putting a hurting on Kowalski here, landing some big shots from side control.
Kowalski avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Venczel.
Venczel throwing shots but missing, from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Venczel misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Check out the look on Venczel's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Kowalski is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Venczel is looking to take a break and control but Kowalski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalski trying to remain calm as Venczel controls from the top position.
Kowalski tries to buck Venczel off but Venczel is having none of it.
Venczel in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Kowalski is looking for a sweep.
Kowalski is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Venczel working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Venczel in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Venczel landing a few strikes.
Venczel slows the pace down.
Kowalski tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Venczel presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Venczel lands a couple of good shots and Kowalski has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Venczel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kowalski can do to turn this around?
Venczel scores with punches from the back.
Venczel wants to control but Kowalski manages to buck him off and is now in Venczel's guard! Nice work there by Kowalski!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Venczel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kowalski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venczel is trying to control the position but Kowalski postures up.
Kowalski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kowalski tries to free his leg and advance position but Venczel is retaining full guard.
Venczel controls Kowalski momentarily but Kowalski frees himself.
Venczel is really struggling to control Kowalski but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Kowalski looking to pass the guard.
Venczel looking for a triangle here. Kowalski is fighting it but it looks tight! Venczel pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Kowalski is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Zsiga Venczel!
A victorious Zsiga Venczel thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Marcin Kowalski spoke after the fight, saying 'I will be back!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Piston Horiguchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ove Sundberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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138 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 2, fighting out of The Island, Piston Horiguchi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Ove Sundberg!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sundberg jabs at Horiguchi's body.
Horiguchi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sundberg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Horiguchi tries to clinch there but Sundberg circles away.
Nice shot lands for Horiguchi.
Horiguchi scores with a nice strike.
Sundberg dodges the punch combination from Horiguchi.
Sundberg drops his hands momentarily and Horiguchi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Horiguchi tries to clinch up.
Sundberg throws a hook to the side of Horiguchi's head but Horiguchi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sundberg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Horiguchi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sundberg has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Horiguchi slips under a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Horiguchi with a jab.
Horiguchi doesn't manage to clinch there - Sundberg circles away.
Horiguchi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sundberg crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Horiguchi - the referee stops the clock and Sundberg gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Horiguchi. Sundberg manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sundberg circles away from the clinch attempt.
It seemed like Sundberg was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Horiguchi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sundberg moves away.
Horiguchi tries to clinch but Sundberg is having none of it.
Sundberg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Horiguchi.
Horiguchi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Hut - $50 in the buildup to the fight.
Sundberg throws a one two combo.
Sundberg misses with a hook to the body
and Horiguchi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Horiguchi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Horiguchi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A low kick from Horiguchi misses
and Sundberg counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Piston Horiguchi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Horiguchi.
Sundberg fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Horiguchi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sundberg is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Horiguchi rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sundberg throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A counter left hand to the body from Horiguchi misses its target.
Sundberg bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sundberg defending well as Horiguchi loads up on a big left hand.
Horiguchi throws a leg kick but Sundberg sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sundberg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sundberg throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sundberg scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Horiguchi has closed the distance and engaged Sundberg in a clinch.
Horiguchi gets through Sundberg's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sundberg wants to break free but Horiguchi has control.
Sundberg breaks the clinch.
Horiguchi throws a lazy uppercut
and Sundberg counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Horiguchi thinking.
A lazy left from Sundberg finds it's target.
Horiguchi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sundberg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It looked like Horiguchi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sundberg throws a nice looking combination but Horiguchi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sundberg slips a jab and a cross from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi looks to score with a jab to the body but Sundberg is just out of range.
Horiguchi throws a hook but Sundberg avoids it easily.
Horiguchi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sundberg manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sundberg looks to land a combination but Horiguchi avoids it well.
Horiguchi moves out of range as Sundberg strikes.
Sundberg stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Horiguchi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sundberg scores with a hook to the body. Horiguchi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sundberg lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Horiguchi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Horiguchi instigates a clinch.
Nice body punch from Horiguchi - that landed with a thud.
Sundberg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sundberg has Horiguchi pushed against the cage.
Horiguchi misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Horiguchi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Horiguchi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sundbergs head.
Horiguchi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Horiguchi has a couple of punches blocked by Sundberg.
A head punch on the inside from Horiguchi fails to land.
Sundberg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sundberg cracks Horiguchi with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi moves out of range of the strikes.
As Sundberg looks to move away, Horiguchi throws a big counter combo bu Sundberg just gets out of the way.
A slow jab from Sundberg misses its intended target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sundberg lands a jab to Horiguchi's midsection.
Sundberg ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Horiguchi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sundberg moves out of range of the leg kick from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Horiguchi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Horiguchi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sundberg jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Horiguchi misses its intended target.
Sundberg moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sundberg fails to land with a series of punches.
Horiguchi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A low kick from Horiguchi is predictable there
and Sundberg counters with a nice uppercut.
Horiguchi takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ove Sundberg dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sundberg throws a good cross that connects.
Horiguchi avoids the body shot from Sundberg.
No joy there for Sundberg, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sundberg takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Horiguchi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sundberg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Horiguchi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ove Sundberg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Horiguchi throws a lazy uppercut
and Sundberg counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sundberg misses with a straight right.
Horiguchi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sundberg to score with a decent uppercut.
Horiguchi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sundberg takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Horiguchi tries to clinch there but Sundberg circles away.
A punch combination from Sundberg misses.
Sundberg steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Horiguchi.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Horiguchi.
A slow jab from Sundberg misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sundberg scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sundberg lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sundberg lands a glancing blow to the side of Horiguchi's head.
Sundberg fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sundberg throws a series of punches but Horiguchi avoids them all with ease.
Sundberg throws a lazy right hand but Horiguchi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Horiguchi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Horiguchi swings for the body but Sundberg moves out of range.
Sundberg misses the jab.
Horiguchi throws a poor cross that misses
and Sundberg counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sundberg looks to score with a jab to the body but Horiguchi is just out of range.
A big right from Horiguchi misses.
Sundberg avoids the head kick by Horiguchi.
Sundberg throws out a counter right but Horiguchi avoids it with no problem.
Horiguchi walks into a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Horiguchi misses the body punch
and Sundberg counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Horiguchi tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sundberg makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sundberg ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Horiguchi slips a straight right by Sundberg.
A little feinted left hand from Horiguchi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Horiguchi misses with a body shot.
Horiguchi misses with a straight left.
Horiguchi catches Sundberg with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Horiguchi throws a leg kick
and Sundberg connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Horiguchi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sundberg throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Horiguchi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sundberg tries to bum rush Horiguchi with a series of wild strikes but Horiguchi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Horiguchi misses with a left hand
and Sundberg counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sundberg slips under a jab.
Sundberg tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sundberg scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sundberg ducks under a wild hook from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi throws a right hand that misses
and Sundberg counters with a straight right hand.
A combination from Sundberg does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi throws a looping overhand right but Sundberg ducks down to avoid it.
Horiguchi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sundberg misses with a wild body shot.
Horiguchi swings for the body but Sundberg moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sundberg ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Horiguchi misses with a looping right.
Horiguchi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sundberg doesn't seem bothered though.
Horiguchi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sundberg just misses with a punch to the body.
Horiguchi is looking to counter punch.
Horiguchi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice defenses there by Sundberg.
Sundberg throws a counter combo.
Sundberg with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sundberg with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Horiguchi to score with a decent uppercut.
Sundberg swings for the body but Horiguchi moves out of range.
Horiguchi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sundberg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Horiguchi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sundberg finds it's way round the side to connect with Horiguchi's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sundberg tries to move into range but Horiguchi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sundberg lands a nice looking body shot.
Horiguchi wants to clinch up but Sundberg keeps it at a distance.
Sundberg digs a good body shot into Horiguchi's ribs.
Horiguchi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sundberg is pushing Horiguchi up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sundberg avoiding damage.
Sundberg is trying to break free.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Horiguchi throws a punch but it's blocked by Sundberg.
Sundberg slows down the pace here.
Sundberg looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ove Sundberg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Horiguchi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sundberg blocks a jab.
Horiguchi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sundberg swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sundberg catches Horiguchi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Good exchange - Sundberg coming out on top.
Horiguchi thows a leg kick but Sundberg checks it
letting Sundberg counter with a right hand.
Horiguchi is looking to clinch but Sundberg is avoiding it.
Sundberg fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Horiguchi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Horiguchi moves out of range as Sundberg strikes.
Sundberg throws the left hand but Horiguchi avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Sundberg does it's job there.
Horiguchi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sundberg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Horiguchi moves away.
Sundberg lands a nice shot to the body.
Horiguchi misses with a low kick as Sundberg jumps back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the body from Horiguchi misses
and Sundberg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sundberg scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sundberg scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Horiguchi doesn't seem bothered though.
Sundberg throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sundberg scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Horiguchi throws a jab but it's blocked by Sundberg.
Sundberg looks to throw the jab but Horiguchi is out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Horiguchi.
Sundberg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Horiguchi tries to clinch up.
Horiguchi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sundberg staying out of range there.
Sundberg lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Horiguchi.
Horiguchi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sundberg has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Horiguchi throws a body shot but no joy.
A countering left hand to the body from Sundberg misses.
Sundberg scores with a nice head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Horiguchi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Horiguchi. Sundberg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Horiguchi looks to land a left hand but Sundberg moved out of range nicely.
Sundberg takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Horiguchi throws a head kick that half lands.
Horiguchi lands a head kick. Sundberg smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sundberg misses with a wild body shot.
Sundberg throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Horiguchi.
Horiguchi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sundberg keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sundberg lands with a hook. Horiguchi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Horiguchi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sundberg manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Horiguchi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sundberg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A low kick from Horiguchi is predictable there
and Sundberg counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sundberg loads up on a big right hand but Horiguchi slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi connects with a looping right hand.
Horiguchi tests Sundberg's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sundberg misses with a hook. Horiguchi ducked under it nicely.
Sundberg lands a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sundberg. Horiguchi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sundberg circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sundberg takes a swing at Horiguchi's ribcage but misses.
Sundberg tries to keep at a distance but Horiguchi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sundberg is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Horiguchi is keeping busy.
Sundberg looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Horiguchi misses with a punch to the body.
Horiguchi has a couple of punches blocked by Sundberg.
Sundberg wants to get back to striking at distance but Horiguchi won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Sundberg.
Sundberg looking to slow down the pace here.
Sundberg wants to break free but Horiguchi has control.
Sundberg blocking some punches.
Horiguchi scores with a shot to the side of Sundberg's head.
Horiguchi prevents Sundberg from breaking the clinch.
Horiguchi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right handed body shot lands from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi scores with a shot to the side of Sundberg's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Horiguchi as Sundberg tries to tie him up.
Horiguchi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sundberg is trying to push Horiguchi away but Horiguchi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Horiguchi scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ove Sundberg really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sundberg checks a leg kick.
Horiguchi lands a lovely overhand right.
Sundberg with a jab.
Horiguchi wants to clinch.
Horiguchi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sundberg's hands.
Sundberg uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Horiguchi misses with a right hand
and Sundberg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sundberg punishes Horiguchi's body with a nice straight punch.
Sundberg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Horiguchi was well out of range. Poor timing from Sundberg.
Horiguchi throws a hook but Sundberg blocks it.
Sundberg changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Horiguchi throws an off balance right hand
and Sundberg counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horiguchi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Horiguchi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Horiguchi takes a jab right on the kisser.
A punch combination from Sundberg misses.
Sundberg throws a series of strikes that have Horiguchi backpedaling.
Horiguchi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Horiguchi throws a leg kick but Sundberg sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Horiguchi scores with a jab to the body.
Sundberg throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sundberg takes a swing at Horiguchi's ribcage but misses.
Horiguchi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horiguchi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sundberg chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Horiguchi can pounce on him.
Sundberg avoids the body shot from Horiguchi.
Sundberg throws a hook but Horiguchi avoids it easily.
It looked like Horiguchi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi misses with a body kick.
Horiguchi throws a leg kick
and Sundberg counters with a one-two to the body.
Sundberg misses with a straight right.
Sundberg jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Some bone on bone action there as Sundberg checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sundberg throws an overhand right that lands on Horiguchi's shoulder, as Horiguchi tries to avoid the shot.
Horiguchi is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Sundberg.
Horiguchi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Horiguchi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Horiguchi missing with a left hand there. Sundberg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sundberg swinging wildly here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sundberg. Horiguchi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sundberg swings for the body but Horiguchi moves out of range.
Sundberg takes a swing at Horiguchi's ribcage but misses.
Horiguchi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sundberg swings away with a body shot that misses
and Horiguchi counters with a straight right hand.
Horiguchi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sundberg moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Horiguchi throws a big shot that misses.
Sundberg ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sundberg jabs Horiguchi right on the nose. Horiguchi blinks but takes it well.
Sundberg takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Horiguchi misses with a low kick as Sundberg jumps back.
Sundberg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Horiguchi misses the shot to the body.
Horiguchi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Horiguchi forces Sundberg back against the cage and clinches.
Horiguchi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi throws a punch but it's blocked by Sundberg.
Horiguchi misses with a body punch.
Horiguchi stalling against the cage.
Sundberg is trying to break the clinch but Horiguchi is controlling him.
Horiguchi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sundberg is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Horiguchi.
Sundberg is trying to maintain a safe position but Horiguchi gets an underhook and turns Sundberg into the cage.
Sundberg blocks an uppercut.
Sundberg trying to stall but Horiguchi improves his position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Horiguchi as Sundberg tries to tie him up.
Horiguchi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ove Sundberg dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Sundberg just misses with a punch to the body.
Horiguchi throws a leg kick but Sundberg checks it.
Horiguchi misses the shot to the body.
Horiguchi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sundberg checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A little jabbing left from Sundberg on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Horiguchi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sundberg connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Horiguchi scrambles back to his feet.
Sundberg slips a jab from Horiguchi.
Sundberg misses with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Sundberg.
Horiguchi throws a head kick that misses
and Sundberg counters with a nice uppercut.
A big left from Sundberg misses.
Horiguchi scores with a nice strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horiguchi cracks Sundberg with a right hand to the side of the head.
Horiguchi catches Sundberg with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sundberg cracks Horiguchi with a good jab.
Horiguchi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sundberg was well out of range. Poor timing from Horiguchi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sundberg avoids the body shot from Horiguchi.
Sundberg moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Horiguchi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Horiguchi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sundberg's sensitive parts.
Sundberg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sundberg fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Horiguchi on the side of the head.
Sundberg stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Horiguchi.
Sundberg moves out of range as Horiguchi strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Horiguchi, right into the meat.
Sundberg misses with a straight right.
Sundberg pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Horiguchi misses with the combination.
Horiguchi gets a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi swings wildly with an uppercut but Sundberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sundberg tries to break the clinch but Horiguchi is controlling the position.
Sundberg blocking some punches.
Horiguchi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A frustrated look appears on Sundberg's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Horiguchi misses with the head strike.
Horiguchi looking to throw knees to the head but Sundberg is blocking nicely.
Horiguchi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sundberg's elbow.
Sundberg blocking some punches.
Sundberg wants to get back to striking at distance but Horiguchi won't allow it.
Horiguchi misses with the head strike.
Sundberg can't break the clinch.
Sundberg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sundberg is stalling here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sundberg blocking some punches.
Sundberg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Horiguchi lands a body shot.
Horiguchi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sundberg is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sundberg has had enough of the clinch but Horiguchi keeps him there for the moment.
Piston Horiguchi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Horiguchi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sundberg as Horiguchi tries to tie him up.
Horiguchi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Horiguchi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Horiguchi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Horiguchi is working Sundberg over against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi digs a right hand into Sundberg's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sundberg's gas tank.
Horiguchi can't find room to land a body shot as Sundberg controls the action.
Horiguchi scores with a hook to the body.
Sundberg is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Horiguchi lands a body punch.
Sundberg taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sundberg trying to control the position but instead, Horiguchi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sundberg into the cage.
Sundberg's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sundberg blocking some punches.
Horiguchi throws a head punch that misses.
Horiguchi lands a nice uppercut.
Ove Sundberg is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Horiguchi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Horiguchi working aggressively here.
Horiguchi misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Piston Horiguchi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sundberg has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 46:49
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 46:49
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ove Sundberg!
Ove Sundberg is the new bantamweight champion!
Ove Sundberg made sure to mention his sponsor, Highland Clothing in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mel Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Roca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gordon comes to the cage accompanied by S.O.B. - Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats. Jan Roca has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mel Gordon's chin.
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213 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mel Gordon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jan Roca!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordon misses with the combination.
Gordon tests Roca's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Roca on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gordon gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gordon lands a nice shot to the body.
Roca blocks an elbow strike.
Roca digs a right hand into Gordon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gordon's gas tank.
Roca avoids the elbow strike from Gordon, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Gordon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gordon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Roca backwards.
Gordon lands with a light punch inside.
Gordon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gordon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Gordon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gordon lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roca takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Jan Roca has been cut.
Roca tries to land knees in the clinch but Gordon avoids the damage to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gordon.
Gordon pushes Roca back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Gordon.
Roca looks winded!
Roca misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice elbow from Gordon.
Gordon lands an elbow that stopped Roca in his tracks for a moment.
Gordon lands an elbow inside that Roca shrugs off.
Gordon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gordon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gordon lands a nice elbow.
Roca's coach down at The Hut - $50 was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Roca's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Roca avoids the elbow strike from Gordon, against the cage.
Gordon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gordon lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gordon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gordon.
That has opened up Jan Roca's cut even more.
Gordon works on Roca's body with a couple of short punches.
Roca blocks an elbow strike.
A short right from Gordon.
Gordon scores with a shot to the side of Roca's head.
Gordon lands a damaging elbow.
Roca is rocked!
Roca blocks an elbow strike.
Roca is still on wobbly legs! Can Gordon finish him?
Roca blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gordon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Roca's brow.
Gordon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gordon working aggressively here.
Gordon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roca.
Roca blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gordon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Roca's brow.
Roca seems to have recovered his senses.
Roca blocks an elbow strike.
Gordon lands a shot to the body.
Gordon blocks an uppercut.
Gordon lands an elbow inside that Roca shrugs off.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gordon throws an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon pushes off an throws an elbow but Roca leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Roca tries a body shot but Gordon blocks it.
Gordon tries to work over Roca's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gordon creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Roca's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Roca drops to his knees and Gordon pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mel Gordon!
Mel Gordon retains his light heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Mel Gordon thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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