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UNFC85: Coker Vs Tyson PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexy Stakhanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Domingo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexy Stakhanov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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219 lbs
19 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexy Stakhanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jorge Domingo!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, David Schapiro and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Stakhanov is predictable there
and Stakhanov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stakhanov scores with a push kick.
Stakhanov moves into the clinch.
Domingo working hard to break the clinch.
Stakhanov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stakhanov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Domingo avoids it.
Stakhanov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Domingo misses with some punches.
Stakhanov blocks an uppercut.
Stakhanov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Domingo managing to block the knees to the body from Stakhanov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stakhanov missing with knees to the body.
Domingo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Domingo misses with some punches.
Stakhanov has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Stakhanov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Domingo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stakhanov backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Domingo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stakhanov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stakhanov tries to land knees in the clinch but Domingo avoids the damage to the body.
Stakhanov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Domingo misses with a body punch.
Stakhanov lands a damaging elbow.
Stakhanov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stakhanov misses with some punches.
Stakhanov misses with a knee to the head.
Domingo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stakhanov looking to throw knees to the head but Domingo is blocking nicely.
Stakhanov misses with a body punch.
Stakhanov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Domingo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Domingo.
Stakhanov misses with a knee strike.
Stakhanov looking to throw knees to the head but Domingo is blocking nicely.
Stakhanov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stakhanov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Domingo blocks it with crossed arms.
Stakhanov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Domingo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Domingo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stakhanov lands a shoulder strike.
Stakhanov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Domingo takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Jorge Domingo has been cut.
Good body shot from Domingo.
Stakhanov looking to slow down the pace here.
Domingo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stakhanov tries to land knees in the clinch but Domingo avoids the damage to the body.
Domingo manages to break the clinch.
Stakhanov is looking to score with low kicks.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Domingo! But no joy.
Domingo misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Domingo throws a body shot but no joy.
Stakhanov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Domingo counters with a right hand to the body.
Stakhanov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Domingo has time to react.
Domingo defending well as Stakhanov loads up on a big left hand.
Stakhanov is looking to chop away at Domingo's legs.
A head kick misses from Stakhanov.
Stakhanov looks to throw a body kick
and Domingo counters with a stiff right hand.
Stakhanov throws a head kick that misses.
Stakhanov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Domingo is out of range.
Domingo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stakhanov.
Stakhanov tries to move into range but Domingo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A jab from Domingo does it's job there.
Domingo scores with a nice right hand.
Domingo moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Domingo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Domingo lands with a good body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stakhanov misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Stakhanov.
Stakhanov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stakhanov slips a straight right by Domingo.
Stakhanov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Despite the aggression on Domingo's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Stakhanov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Domingo leaning against his opponent.
Stakhanov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Domingo is defending well for now.
Stakhanov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Domingo is defending well for now.
Domingo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stakhanov backwards.
Domingo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stakhanov is looking to clinch.
Stakhanov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Domingo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice jab there from Domingo.
Domingo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Stakhanov throws a leg kick but Domingo checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jorge Domingo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jorge Domingo's cut.
That's time! Stakhanov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Stakhanov gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Domingo counter with a right hand.
Jorge Domingo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stakhanov thows a leg kick but Domingo checks it
and Domingo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stakhanov throws a nice head kick!
Domingo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A countering left hand to the body from Domingo misses.
Domingo scores with a nice right hand.
Domingo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Stakhanov throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Domingo counter with a right hand.
A jab from Domingo misses.
Domingo throws a shot from downtown. Stakhanov moves away and avoids it.
Stakhanov throws a sloppy head kick
and Domingo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alexy Stakhanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stakhanov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stakhanov throws a leg kick
and Domingo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Domingo gets tackled into the cage by Stakhanov. Stakhanov maintains the clinch.
Domingo has had enough of the clinch but Stakhanov keeps him there for the moment.
Domingo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Domingo lunges at Stakhanov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Stakhanov's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stakhanov slips a jab from Domingo.
Domingo checks the leg kick.
Domingo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Stakhanov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Stakhanov tries to clinch up
and Domingo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stakhanov moves to clinch but Domingo breaks away
and Domingo counters with a three punch combo that has Stakhanov backing up. Stakhanov nods at Domingo to acknowledge the strikes.
Stakhanov tries to close the distance and clinch but Domingo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Domingo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Stakhanov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Domingo throws out a counter right but Stakhanov avoids it with no problem.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Domingo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Stakhanov throws a sloppy head kick
and Domingo counters with a three punch combo that has Stakhanov backing up. Stakhanov nods at Domingo to acknowledge the strikes.
Domingo lands with an overhand left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Domingo tests Stakhanov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Domingo works the jab nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stakhanov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A solid body kick from Stakhanov.
Stakhanov misses with a body kick.
Stakhanov throws a lazy body kick
and Domingo counters with a stiff right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stakhanov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Domingo 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.
Domingo loads up on a big right hand but Stakhanov slips the punch.
Stakhanov throws a head kick that misses.
Domingo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stakhanov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Domingo's head.
Stakhanov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Stakhanov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Domingo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Stakhanov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A low kick from Stakhanov is predictable there
enabling Domingo to counter with a crisp jab.
Stakhanov tries to close the distance and clinch but Domingo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Domingo throws a right and a left that Stakhanov avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Domingo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stakhanov closes the distance but Domingo moves to the side
and Domingo counters with a nice uppercut.
Domingo's corner calls for a 1-2. Domingo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A low kick from Stakhanov misses
and Domingo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Domingo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Stakhanov tries to clinch there but Domingo circles away.
It seemed like Domingo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Domingo clobbers Stakhanov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Stakhanov misses with a head kick.
A left lands for Domingo.
Stakhanov is rocked!
Domingo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oh Stakhanov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A low kick from Stakhanov misses
enabling Domingo to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stakhanov walks into a left hand.
Stakhanov motions for Domingo to come forward. Stakhanov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Stakhanov misses
and Domingo counters with a one-two to the body.
Stakhanov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stakhanov tries to clinch but Domingo moves away
and Domingo counters with a straight right hand.
Domingo lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Stakhanov falls backwards - clearly groggy! Domingo dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jorge Domingo!
After winning the bout, Jorge Domingo 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Jake Vos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ambrose Chisholm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vos kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Three Little Birds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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154 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jake Vos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ambrose Chisholm!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Joseph Jones and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vos is looking to clinch.
Chisholm throws a lazy right hand but Vos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chisholm staying out of range there.
Vos tries to score a power double leg takedown but Chisholm sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Vos somewhat.
Chisholm scores with a push kick.
Vos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chisholm throws out the jab.
Vos dodges the punch combination from Chisholm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chisholm scores with a one two! Vos had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Chisholm throws a body shot but no joy.
Vos scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Chisholm throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Vos to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chisholm slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vos moves in looking to clinch but Chisholm pushes him off.
Sloppy strikes from Vos. Those never looked like landing.
Chisholm throws a big counter head kick but Vos avoids it with no problem.
Chisholm loads up on a big right hand but Vos slips the punch.
Ambrose Chisholm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vos's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chisholm connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vos scrambles back to his feet.
We've been hearing reports that Vos has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Vos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chisholm.
Sloppy strikes from Chisholm. Those never looked like landing.
Nice straight punches there by Vos. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vos.
Chisholm moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Chisholm lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Vos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chisholm.
Chisholm waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vos.
Vos closes the distance and pushes Chisholm back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chisholm lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vos backwards.
Chisholm has Vos pushed against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vos tries to pull guard but Chisholm forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A short right from Chisholm.
Vos trying to stall but Chisholm improves his position.
Chisholm misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chisholm dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Vos fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Vos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vos blocking some punches.
Chisholm scores with a nice hook to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Chisholm misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chisholm taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Chisholm.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Chisholm gets through Vos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chisholm has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Vos seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Chisholm can turn it around.
Vos throws a punch but it's blocked by Chisholm.
Chisholm swings wildly with an uppercut but Vos uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chisholm misses with a hook from the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Chisholm misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vos lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vos.
Chisholm tries to work over Vos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chisholm swings wildly with an uppercut but Vos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chisholm lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chisholm creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Chisholm as the two fighters clinch.
Vos trying to stall but Chisholm improves his position.
Chisholm misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chisholm lands with a short shot to the head.
Chisholm lands a nice uppercut.
Vos tries to stall but Chisholm uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Chisholm has a couple of punches blocked by Vos.
Chisholm misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chisholm goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Vos wants to stall.
Vos trying to control the position but instead, Chisholm has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vos into the cage.
Maybe Vos would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chisholm.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chisholm stalling the fight.
Chisholm lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short left from Chisholm.
Vos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chisholm tries a body shot but Vos blocks it.
Vos prevents a body shot from Chisholm.
A short right from Chisholm on the inside.
A short right from Chisholm.
A short right from Chisholm on the inside.
Chisholm lands a hook that snaps the head of Vos backwards.
Vos is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Chisholm to keep the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ambrose Chisholm 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.
Chisholm missing with a left hand there. Vos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chisholm throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chisholm works the jab nicely.
Vos scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Chisholm is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chisholm keeps trying to improve his position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Chisholm is trying to control Vos's posture but Vos avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chisholm stops Vos from passing to mount.
Vos is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Chisholm has escaped the position, nice work there.
Vos is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Chisholm's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vos is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Chisholm has escaped the position, nice work there.
Vos tries to move to mount but Chisholm blocks the move with his legs.
Vos tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Vos has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Chisholm can't do much from the bottom here.
Chisholm is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Vos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chisholm keeps working.
That's two 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.
Chisholm tries to bench press Vos off him but Vos keeps the position.
Chisholm can't do much from the bottom here.
Chisholm is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Chisholm is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Vos off and has taken his back!
Chisholm throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Chisholm keeps control of the position as Vos tries to break free.
Chisholm struggling to keep hold of the position.
Chisholm has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vos is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Chisholm.
Vos tries to escape the position.
Chisholm controls the position.
Vos finds himself mounted whilst avoiding strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chisholm can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Vos is looking to escape.
Chisholm controlling the position easily from mount.
Vos tries to reverse the position but Chisholm maintains control.
Chisholm looking to control and managing it successfully.
Vos gets back to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Chisholm in particular looking to stall.
Chisholm's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Vos is trying is best to control the position here.
Chisholm controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chisholm wants to take a breather but Vos is having none of it.
Vos is trying to control but can't.
Chisholm thows a huge punch but Vos dodges it nicely.
Vos gets back to full guard.
Vos trying to keep a closed guard but Chisholm is proving a slippery customer.
Vos has his foot on Chisholm's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Chisholm works his way back into a safe position though.
Chisholm postures up.
Vos keeping moving, preventing Chisholm from controlling successfully.
Chisholm won't allow Vos to sweep him here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vos can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Chisholm controls the pace.
Vos looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Chisholm has picked Vos up and slammed him! Vos can't keep hold of the triangle and Chisholm manages to pass to side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ambrose Chisholm showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Vos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Vos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chisholm moves away.
Chisholm unleashes a big counter combination but Vos bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Vos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chisholm sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Chisholm. No joy for Vos on that attempt.
Chisholm flicks out a counter leg kick but Vos steps away.
Chisholm jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice uppercut there from Chisholm.
Vos stuns Chisholm with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Chisholm misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vos is looking to counter punch.
Chisholm tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chisholm ducks under a wild hook from Vos.
Vos has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Chisholm.
Chisholm swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vos throwing a counter right hand but Chisholm manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chisholm lands a head shot.
Chisholm misses with a looping left.
Chisholm gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vos.
Chisholm looks to land a left hand but Vos moved out of range nicely.
Vos is looking to counter the offense by Chisholm and move into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Chisholm misses.
Nice defenses there by Vos.
Vos throws a poor cross that misses
and Chisholm counters with a straight right hand.
Chisholm misses with a series of wild punches.
Chisholm throws a poor cross that misses
letting Vos counter with a right hand.
A jab from Vos does it's job there.
Vos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Chisholm clinches.
A short right from Chisholm.
Come on Chisholm - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Chisholm misses with a punch on the inside.
Vos is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Chisholm to keep the fight standing.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chisholm.
Vos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Vos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vos is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Chisholm lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vos.
Chisholm scores with a shot to the side of Vos's head.
Chisholm misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chisholm can't find room to land a body shot as Vos controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Vos fails to land.
Chisholm prevents the takedown attempt.
Vos tries to score a body lock takedown but Chisholm shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Vos blocking some punches.
A short body shot lands from Chisholm as the two fighters clinch.
Vos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Chisholm is keeping busy.
A shot in the inside from Chisholm.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Chisholm.
Chisholm softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chisholm has a couple of punches blocked by Vos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Chisholm fails to land.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Vos blocking some punches.
Chisholm lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Chisholm on the inside.
Chisholm lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vos backwards.
Chisholm scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chisholm lands a nice uppercut.
Chisholm manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Vos can't find room to land a body shot as Chisholm controls the action.
Vos tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Chisholm smiles and moves away.
Vos dives in for a single leg takedown but Chisholm sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Chisholm misses with a hook. Vos ducked under it nicely.
Vos shoots in for a takedown but Chisholm shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chisholm scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vos in his tracks.
Chisholm drives through and clinches with Vos against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chisholm gets through Vos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vos trying to control the position but instead, Chisholm has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vos into the cage.
Vos tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Chisholm just stands there and leans against the cage.
Vos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Chisholm is keeping busy.
Chisholm lands with a right to the head.
Chisholm lands with a short shot to the head.
Chisholm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vos tries to pull guard but Chisholm holds him up against the cage and eventually Vos drops back down to his feet.
Chisholm scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jake Vos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Chisholm works on Vos's body with a couple of short punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ambrose Chisholm comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Chisholm 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ambrose Chisholm!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Josh Massey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Staunton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Massey kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is 5 minutes Alone. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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201 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Josh Massey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Staunton!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Dean Styles and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Massey throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Massey.
An inside leg kick lands from Staunton.
Josh Massey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Massey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Massey swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Massey throws a push kick but Staunton slaps the foot to one side.
Massey scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A jab from Staunton misses.
Massey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Staunton throws out the jab.
Massey connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Staunton momentarily.
It looks like Steve Staunton has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Massey scores with a kick to the body.
Massey fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Massey misses with the body kick
and Staunton counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Massey!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Staunton lands some shots froms side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Staunton working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Massey can't do much from the bottom here.
Massey is looking to regain half guard here but Staunton keeps moving and retains side control.
Staunton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Staunton controls the position.
Massey is looking for a sweep.
Staunton cracks Massey with a big elbow.
Staunton prevents Massey from escaping the position.
Staunton throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Staunton grinds an elbow into Massey's temple.
The ground and pound from Staunton seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
You can see the frustration on Massey's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Staunton working the body and head with strikes.
Staunton tries to score with some ground and pound. Massey controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
You can see the frustration on Massey's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Staunton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Massey keeps working.
Massey managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Staunton.
Massey is looking for a sweep.
Staunton lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Staunton working the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Staunton 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.
Staunton lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Massey manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staunton trying to hold on to Massey's head to control him but Massey postures up.
Staunton wants to get back to full guard.
Staunton is holding on to half guard well.
Staunton's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Staunton tries to get to full guard but Massey has control of the leg.
Staunton is controlling Massey's trapped leg to prevent Massey from advancing to side control.
Staunton tries to get to full guard but Massey has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Massey looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Staunton is not content to let Massey control the position.
Staunton moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Staunton has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Massey trying to control but Staunton is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Steve Staunton will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Steve Staunton's cut.
That's time! Massey's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Massey throws a shot from downtown. Staunton moves away and avoids it.
Staunton getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Josh Massey has been cut.
Donk. Staunton catches Massey right on the button with a cross.
Staunton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Massey is looking to counter punch.
Massey takes a swing at Staunton's ribcage but misses.
Massey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Massey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Staunton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Massey.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, jab by Massey - just one landing.
The crowd cheers as Staunton lands an impressive looking overhand right. Massey doesn't seem phased though.
Massey misses with a looping right.
Steve Staunton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Massey scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Staunton goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Staunton scores with a nice strike.
Massey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Massey scores with a jab to the body.
No joy there for Staunton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A slow jab from Massey misses its intended target.
Massey sets himself, and Staunton steps forward looking for the clinch! Massey avoids it this time.
Staunton blocks a head kick by Massey.
Massey throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Massey checks a leg kick.
Staunton tries to move into range but Massey moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Massey takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Massey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Staunton tries to counter by closing the distance.
Staunton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Massey checks the leg kick nicely there.
Massey is looking to slow Staunton down with leg kicks.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Massey 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 Staunton has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Staunton and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Staunton tries to counter by closing the distance.
Massey looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Staunton misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab from Staunton misses.
Massey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Massey throws a shot from downtown. Staunton moves away and avoids it.
Staunton is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Massey moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Staunton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staunton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Massey scores with a jab to the body.
Massey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Staunton.
Massey was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Staunton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Massey was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Massey lands a right hook to the body.
Staunton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice cross by Staunton.
Massey throws a lazy right hand but Staunton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Staunton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Staunton swinging wildly here.
Massey lands the left hand.
Massey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Massey misses with a hook. Staunton ducked under it nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Staunton scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Massey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Staunton was well out of range. Poor timing from Massey.
Staunton ducks right into an uppercut from Massey.
Massey works Staunton's body with a nice hook.
Massey seems to be stalking Staunton here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Staunton drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Josh Massey!
After winning the bout, Josh Massey 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Julio Cesar Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lukas Hanak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hanak has chosen Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Julio Cesar Chavez has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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170 lbs
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164 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Julio Cesar Chavez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lukas Hanak!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jonathan Paton and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanak 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.
Hanak tries a low kick but Chavez avoids it.
Chavez has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Chavez checks a leg kick.
Hanak throws out a powerful jab.
Lukas Hanak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanak throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chavez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hanak misses with a head kick.
Hanak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chavez.
Hanak misses with a hook to the body
and Chavez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hanak on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hanak misses with a low kick as Chavez jumps back.
Hanak is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chavez.
Hanak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chavez jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Hanak there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hanak lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Chavez shoots for a takedown but Hanak saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hanak throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Chavez's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanak throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanak lands a two punch combo.
Hanak throws a shot to the body.
Chavez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hanak pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hanak throws out a loose jab but Chavez uses good head movement to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Chavez blocks the leg kick.
Hanak misses the shot to the body.
Chavez is looking to counter punch.
Chavez fails with the takedown.
Hanak swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hanak takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hanak connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chavez. Chavez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lukas Hanak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hanak swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Good work by Chavez as he checks the leg kick.
Hanak throws a hook but Chavez avoids it easily.
Chavez loads up on a big right hand but Hanak slips the punch.
Hanak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chavez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hanak doesn't seem bothered though.
Chavez looks for a takedown but Hanak sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julio Cesar Chavez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chavez throws a leg kick but Hanak sees it coming and moves out of range.
Chavez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hanak.
A big right from Hanak misses.
Hanak looks to land a right hand but Chavez moved out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hanak.
Hanak misses the body punch
enabling Chavez to counter with a crisp jab.
Chavez shoots in looking for a takedown. Hanak tries to sprawl out of it but Chavez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hanak manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hanak's jab looks to have found its range, popping Chavez under the eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Chavez.
Hanak lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hanak lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hanak misses with a body kick.
Hanak fails to land with a series of punches.
Hanak lands a leg kick that knocks Chavez off balance momentarily.
Hanak with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hanak throws an off balance right hand
and Chavez counters with a left to the body.
Hanak throws a big shot that misses.
Hanak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hanak throws a head kick that misses.
Nice body kick from Hanak.
Hanak ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hanak wants to land a leg kick but Chavez is out of range.
Chavez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Chavez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanak connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chavez looks for a takedown but Hanak sprawls well.
Chavez slips under a jab from Hanak.
Hanak throws a front kick aimed at Chavez's knee but Chavez avoids it well.
Decent striking displayed by Chavez there.
A swing and a miss from Hanak.
Chavez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hanak.
Hanak throws a lazy uppercut
and Chavez finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Hanak throws a leg kick that misses.
Hanak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chavez throws a push kick but Hanak slaps the foot to one side.
Hanak misses with an uppercut. Chavez saw that one coming.
Chavez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hanak throws a poor cross that misses
and Chavez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hanak's knee momentarily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Chavez or perhaps it was just good defense by Hanak, which made it look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lukas Hanak dominated that round.
That's time! Chavez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Chavez connects with a body shot that sends Hanak's belly button to the back.
Chavez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A quick step to the side and Chavez tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hanak fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chavez.
Hanak misses with a body shot.
Chavez throws a big counter combination but Hanak scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Good leg kick by Hanak there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hanak misses the shot to the body.
Hanak pivots, looking for a leg kick but Chavez is out of range and Hanak settles back down.
Hanak scores with a jab.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hanak in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Hanak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chavez.
Hanak throws a body punch but Chavez moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chavez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hanak's calf.
Chavez is looking to wear down Hanak with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Good standup being displayed there by Hanak as he connects with a hook.
Chavez looks to throw the jab but Hanak is out of range.
Chavez swings for the body but Hanak moves out of range.
Chavez misses the body punch
and Hanak cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanak throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Chavez misses the target.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Chavez might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Hanak throws a body shot but no joy.
Hanak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chavez needs to keep his hands up - Hanak had a free shot at his head there.
Chavez lands a front kick.
Hanak throws a sloppy body shot
and Chavez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hanak's knee momentarily.
Hanak with a nice cross.
Chavez staying out of range there.
Hanak misses with a body shot
and Chavez counters with a straight right hand.
Chavez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Horrible takedown attempt by Chavez or perhaps it was just good defense by Hanak, which made it look bad.
Hanak misses with an uppercut. Chavez saw that one coming.
Hanak misses with a low kick.
Hanak takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hanak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Hanak tenderised Chavez's leg. Chavez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hanak tries to score with a low kick but Chavez moves his leg out of the way.
Chavez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hanak's waist but Hanak gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Chavez off to one side.
Hanak keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hanak throws a head kick but Chavez moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Chavez misses the target.
Hanak scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hanak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chavez manages to avoid it.
Hanak chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hanak misses with a right hand
and Chavez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Chavez misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Hanak was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hanak jabs Chavez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hanak ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chavez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Chavez checks a leg kick.
Hanak moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hanak lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanak scores with a hook.
Hanak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hanak fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Chavez checks it well.
Hanak waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chavez.
Hanak misses with a series of wild punches.
Hanak misses with a right hand
and Chavez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hanak stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hanak wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julio Cesar Chavez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chavez ducks under a wild hook from Hanak.
Hanak 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.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hanak.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hanak, right into the meat.
Chavez takes a swing at Hanak's ribcage but misses.
Hanak throws a low kick but Chavez moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanak feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chavez's calf.
Hanak misses with a straight left.
It looked like Chavez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lukas Hanak seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hanak throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hanak throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hanak feints and then cracks Chavez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chavez down.
Hanak changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Chavez.
Chavez tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hanak defends well and Chavez ends up having to push Hanak into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hanak lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A slow jab from Hanak misses its intended target.
Hanak throws a leg kick that is checked
and Chavez makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hanak really felt that one!
Hanak throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hanak misses the jab.
A big left from Hanak misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lukas Hanak 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!
Hanak throws out a loose jab but Chavez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hanak shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Chavez looks to land a right hand but Hanak moved out of range.
Hanak has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hanak digs a good hook to Chavez's body.
Hanak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chavez checks a low kick from Hanak.
Hanak throws a combination that misses
and Chavez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hanak tried to score with a low kick but Chavez checks it.
Hanak scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hanak misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanak lands a nice shot to the body.
Hanak misses with a leg kick
and Chavez counters with a nice kick to the body.
Chavez checks a leg kick nicely.
Hanak throws a head kick that misses
and Chavez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chavez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hanak takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chavez shoots in for a double leg but Hanak sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Chavez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Chavez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hanak on the side of the head.
Chavez throws a push kick but Hanak slaps the foot to one side.
Hanak rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chavez counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circling - Hanak throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chavez.
Chavez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chavez throws the kick towards the body but Hanak avoids it.
Chavez misses with a looping right.
Hanak throws a low kick but Chavez moves out of range easily.
Chavez is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hanak swings away with a body shot that misses
and Chavez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice takedown defense from Hanak. No joy for Chavez on that attempt.
Chavez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chavez swings for the body but Hanak moves out of range.
Chavez 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.
Hanak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chavez was well out of range. Poor timing from Hanak.
It looked like Chavez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hanak dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chavez. That did some damage!
Hanak cracks Chavez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Good standup being displayed there by Chavez as he connects with a hook.
Chavez misses with a body kick.
Hanak throws a poor cross that misses
and Chavez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chavez lands with a straight right. Hanak didn't see that one coming.
Hanak throws a right and a left that Chavez avoids nicely.
Chavez avoids a punch combination nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Hanak.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Chavez with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julio Cesar Chavez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chavez closes the distance and clinches up with Hanak, looking for a takedown. Chavez pushes Hanak against the cage but Hanak circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hanak is looking to score with low kicks.
Chavez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hanak throws a head kick but Chavez moves out of range.
Chavez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hanak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chavez.
Hanak throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chavez blocks a jab.
Hanak lands with a straight right. Chavez didn't see that one coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hanak.
Hanak fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Chavez is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Chavez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hanak connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Chavez scrambles back to his feet.
Chavez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hanak is fending him off so far but Chavez persists. Nope, Hanak circles away and we're back to standing.
Hanak looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chavez closes the distance and clinches up with Hanak, looking for a takedown. Chavez pushes Hanak against the cage but Hanak circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hanak misses with an uppercut.
Hanak steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Chavez. That one must have hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanak throws a leg kick
and Chavez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hanak misses with a straight left.
Chavez checks a low kick from Hanak.
Chavez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Chavez scores with a punch to the head.
Hanak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Julio Cesar Chavez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lukas Hanak is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nice uppercut there from Chavez.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lukas Hanak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hanak 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lukas Hanak!
A relieved looking Lukas Hanak thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Serder Serderov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Macho Randy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Macho Randy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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242 lbs
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Serder Serderov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Macho Randy!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Reed Andrews and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Randy scores with a head kick.
Randy blocks a head kick by Serderov.
Randy throws a counter combo.
Macho Randy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Serderov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Some wild striking there from Serderov.
Serderov takes the fight into the clinch.
Serderov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Randy up against the cage.
Serderov dodges an elbow strike from Randy.
Serderov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Serderov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Randy misses with a punch to the body.
Serderov lands an elbow inside that Randy shrugs off.
It looks like Macho Randy has been cut.
Serderov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Randy tries a body shot but Serderov blocks it.
We've been hearing reports that Serderov has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Randy misses with a body punch.
Randy blocks a body shot from Serderov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Randy prevents a body shot from Serderov.
Serderov is leaning against Randy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Serderov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Serderov avoids the elbow strike from Randy, against the cage.
Randy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Randy misses with a punch to the body.
Serderov digs a right hand into Randy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Randy's gas tank.
Randy misses with an elbow over the top.
Randy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Randy misses with a punch on the inside.
Randy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Serderov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Randy throws a head punch that misses.
Randy is looking to control Serderov's arms but Serderov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Randy has his back to the cage.
Randy is trying to maintain a safe position but Serderov gets an underhook and turns Randy into the cage.
Randy misses with a punch on the inside.
Serderov misses with a body punch.
Serderov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Randy lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serderov throws an elbow that misses.
Randy pushes off an throws an elbow but Serderov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Serderov pushes Randy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Serderov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Randy throws an elbow that misses.
Serderov lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Serderov dodges an elbow strike from Randy.
Serderov lands a nice elbow.
The referee calls for Randy to work.
Randy can't find room to land a body shot as Serderov controls the action.
Serderov stalling against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Serderov.
Serderov breaks from the clinch.
Randy ducks straight into an uppercut from Serderov and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Randy manages to regain guard straight away.
Randy is rocked!
Serderov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serderov has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Randy is proving hard to escape from.
Serderov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Serderov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Serderov'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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Randy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Randy throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Serderov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Randy looks to land a body kick but Serderov moved away.
Serderov swings for the body but Randy moves out of range.
Serderov looks to score with a jab to the body but Randy is just out of range.
Serderov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice body kick there by Randy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Serder Serderov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Macho Randy's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Randy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jab, jab by Randy - just one landing.
Randy scores with a leg kick.
Serderov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Randy circles away quickly and effectively.
Serderov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Serderov swinging wildly here.
Serderov feints and then cracks Randy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Randy down.
Randy throws a lazy uppercut
and Serderov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Serderov breaks from the clinch.
Randy connects with a solid leg kick.
Randy moves out of range as Serderov strikes.
Serderov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Randy can do to turn this around?
Randy catches Serderov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Randy throws a jab when Serderov was well out of range.
Randy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Randy misses with a hook to the body
and Serderov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randy scores with a jab. Serderov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Serder Serderov is winning the standup battle so far.
Randy misses with a body kick.
Serderov moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Randy goes down! Can Serderov finish him!?
Serderov looking to pass the guard.
Randy has Serderov pulled in close to control his posture.
Serderov content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Serderov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Randy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Serderov moves away.
Randy throws a lazy head kick
and Serderov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Serderov tries to clinch but Randy is having none of it.
Serderov slips a jab from Randy.
Serderov appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Serderov! Randy is out on his feet! Serderov rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Randy is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Randy is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Serder Serderov!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between DJ Maximus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyle Collins has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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270 lbs
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270 lbs
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World class 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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, DJ Maximus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kyle Collins!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Russell Pearce and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collins feints and as Maximus raises his hands in defense, Collins changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Collins looking to pass the guard.
Maximus keeping moving, preventing Collins from controlling successfully.
Maximus is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Collins trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've been hearing good reports from Maximus'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.
Collins controlling from the top position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maximus seems keen to control Collins's posture.
Collins 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.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins moves out of range of the strikes.
Collins misses with a kick to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Collins. That's going to slow Maximus down.
Nice uppercut there from Collins.
DJ Maximus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maximus misses with an uppercut.
A head kick from Maximus lands but Collins takes it in his stride.
It looks like Kyle Collins has been cut.
Collins 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.
Collins tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Maximus defends well and Collins ends up having to push Maximus into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Maximus works Collins's body with a nice hook.
Maximus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Collins will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Collins shoots in but Maximus avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Maximus misses its target.
DJ Maximus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle Collins.
Maximus throws a body punch but Collins moves out of range.
Maximus looks to land a right hand but Collins moved out of range.
Maximus misses the shot to the body.
Collins looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maximus desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins is looking to take a break and control but Maximus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Collins wants to pass to mount but Maximus is defending the position.
Collins seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Maximus does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Collins is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Collins controlling the pace.
Collins is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins thows a huge punch but Maximus dodges it nicely.
Collins trying to control the action but Maximus is working from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Collins is looking to advance position but Maximus won't allow it.
Collins is controlling the pace.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Maximus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
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.
Maximus sends Collins crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Maximus is motioning to the referee to let Collins up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Collins thows a leg kick but Maximus checks it
and Maximus scores with a counter punch that sends Collins to the canvas! Maximus smells blood - he's punishing Collins with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Collins has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). DJ Maximus!
DJ Maximus made sure to mention his sponsor, Milwaukee's Best Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shaq ONeil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Madhaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Madhaki is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Fela Kuti - Let's Start . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
206 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shaq ONeil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Josh Madhaki!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Columbo Gatti and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madhaki defending well as ONeil loads up on a big left hand.
Madhaki misses with a right hand
enabling ONeil to counter with a crisp jab.
ONeil avoids the body shot from Madhaki.
Madhaki slips under a jab from ONeil.
ONeil takes a shot right to the bread basket.
ONeil jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Madhaki misses with the combination.
Madhaki blocks a leg kick.
Madhaki throws a poor cross that misses
and ONeil counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sloppy strikes from ONeil. Those never looked like landing.
Madhaki looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madhaki drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Madhaki ducks under a wild hook from ONeil.
ONeil connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Madhaki momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
ONeil misses with a hook. Madhaki ducked under it nicely.
ONeil throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madhaki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from ONeil.
ONeil comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Madhaki keeps ONeil at a distance using the push kick.
ONeil lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts ONeil, as that shot connected.
Madhaki connects with the punch.
Madhaki scores with a spinning back kick!
ONeil tries a low kick but Madhaki avoids it.
Madhaki cracks the inside of ONeil's front leg.
Madhaki lands with a straight right. ONeil didn't see that one coming.
ONeil misses with a body shot.
Madhaki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
ONeil dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
ONeil stuns Madhaki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
ONeil scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ONeil throws out a loose jab but Madhaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from ONeil.
ONeil with a jab.
ONeil uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Madhaki.
ONeil swings for the body but Madhaki moves out of range.
Madhaki misses with a double jab
and ONeil counters with a nice low kick that buckles Madhaki's knee momentarily.
ONeil throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
ONeil misses with a head kick.
ONeil is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Madhaki.
ONeil lands with a right hand.
ONeil moves out of range of the strikes.
ONeil seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
ONeil lands with a straight right. Madhaki didn't see that one coming.
Madhaki takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Madhaki is rocked!
ONeil is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
ONeil connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madhaki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from ONeil.
Madhaki slips a straight right by ONeil.
ONeil connects with a body shot that sends Madhaki's belly button to the back.
ONeil clobbers Madhaki with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
ONeil misses with a low kick.
Madhaki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
ONeil throws an overhand right that lands on Madhaki's shoulder, as Madhaki tries to avoid the shot.
ONeil swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Madhaki counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Decent striking displayed by ONeil there.
ONeil throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Madhaki's waist but Madhaki gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing ONeil off to one side.
ONeil ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Madhaki moves away.
ONeil takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
ONeil is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Madhaki misses with a double jab.
Madhaki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from ONeil.
A nice side step and Madhaki releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
ONeil is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madhaki's hands are dropping dangerously low here and ONeil connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Madhaki scrambles back to his feet.
Madhaki slips under a jab.
ONeil throws a hook but Madhaki blocks it.
Madhaki staying out of range there.
And Madhaki responds with a good body kick, but ONeil manages to step out the way in time.
ONeil with a hook.
Josh Madhaki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
ONeil misses with a hook. Madhaki ducked under it nicely.
ONeil lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A nice combination there by Madhaki.
ONeil connects with a right hand. Madhaki shakes it off.
Madhaki misses with an uppercut.
Madhaki misses with a telegraphed body shot
and ONeil connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
ONeil misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Madhaki counters with a nice body kick.
ONeil lands with a right hand.
Madhaki takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Madhaki is still on wobbly legs! Can ONeil finish him?
A nice inside leg kick there by ONeil. That's going to slow Madhaki down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shaq ONeil dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
ONeil will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Madhaki seems to have recovered his senses.
ONeil really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
ONeil misses with a looping left.
ONeil scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Madhaki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from ONeil.
ONeil connects with a leg kick. Madhaki looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
ONeil just misses with a punch to the body.
Madhaki scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. ONeil doesn't seem bothered though.
ONeil throws a body shot but no joy.
Madhaki fails to land with a series of punches.
ONeil appears to be looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
ONeil throws a head kick that misses.
That kick from ONeil tenderised Madhaki's leg. Madhaki is trying to keep his angry face on.
ONeil wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice jab there from Madhaki.
ONeil turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ONeil connects with a right hand. Madhaki shakes it off.
Madhaki scores with a hook to the body. ONeil takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A low kick from ONeil is predictable there
enabling Madhaki to counter with a crisp jab.
Madhaki slips under a jab from ONeil.
Despite the aggression on Madhaki's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
ONeil misses with a straight right.
ONeil stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Madhaki.
Shaq ONeil is winning the standup battle so far.
Decent striking displayed by Madhaki there.
ONeil connects with a body shot that sends Madhaki's belly button to the back.
ONeil scores with a head kick.
Madhaki misses with an uppercut. ONeil saw that one coming.
ONeil swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice combination there by ONeil.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Madhaki misses with a low kick.
Madhaki avoids the body shot from ONeil.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from ONeil.
ONeil wants to slow Madhaki down by chopping away at his legs.
ONeil ducks under a wild hook from Madhaki.
A chopping leg kick lands by ONeil.
A shot to the body from ONeil misses
and Madhaki counters with a nice kick to the body.
ONeil bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Madhaki misses the shot to the body.
It looked like ONeil was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Madhaki.
Madhaki just misses with a punch to the body.
ONeil misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Madhaki.
Madhaki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from ONeil.
ONeil looks to score with a jab to the body but Madhaki is just out of range.
Madhaki misses with a body shot.
Madhaki misses with a body shot
and ONeil counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Madhaki connects with a good right hand that stumbles ONeil. ONeil circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ONeil lands a nice shot that snaps Madhaki's head back.
ONeil attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Madhaki tries to land a leg kick but ONeil saw it coming and moves away.
A solid leg kick lands there for ONeil.
ONeil connects with the punch.
ONeil swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
ONeil throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
ONeil scores with a spinning back kick!
ONeil takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
ONeil just misses with a punch to the body.
Madhaki has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Madhaki connects with a body shot that sends ONeil's belly button to the back.
ONeil takes one on the chin but seems OK.
ONeil misses with a hook.
ONeil throws a right hand that misses
and Madhaki counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Madhaki blocks a jab.
Madhaki follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Madhaki ducks under a wild hook from ONeil.
ONeil dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
ONeil throws a low kick but it's checked well by Madhaki.
ONeil swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Madhaki is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Madhaki lands a jab.
Madhaki throws a head kick but ONeil moves out of range.
ONeil throws a right and a left that Madhaki avoids nicely.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Madhaki might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, ONeil has got the better of the exchanges.
ONeil fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Madhaki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Madhaki takes a swing at ONeil's ribcage but misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Madhaki ducks right into an uppercut from ONeil.
A jab lands there for Madhaki.
Sloppy strikes from Madhaki. Those never looked like landing.
An attempted straight right counter from ONeil misses the target.
ONeil throws a big shot that misses.
Madhaki appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shaq ONeil dominated that second round.
That's time! ONeil's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
ONeil throws a looping overhand right but Madhaki ducks down to avoid it.
ONeil throws a leg kick but Madhaki checks it.
ONeil scores with a body shot.
ONeil takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
ONeil throws a leg kick
and Madhaki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Some wild striking there from ONeil.
Madhaki throws the kick towards the body but ONeil avoids it.
Madhaki throws out a loose jab but ONeil uses good head movement to avoid it.
Madhaki takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
ONeil throws a right hand that misses
and ONeil takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
ONeil is rocked!
Madhaki takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Oh ONeil is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
ONeil avoids the body shot from Madhaki.
ONeil seems to have got his legs back now.
Madhaki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madhaki looks to throw a body kick
and ONeil connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
ONeil misses with an uppercut.
Madhaki staying out of range there.
ONeil jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Madhaki missing with a left hand there. ONeil was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
ONeil misses with an uppercut. Madhaki saw that one coming.
Madhaki finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
ONeil swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
ONeil throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Madhaki.
Madhaki connects with a single shot there.
ONeil jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big left from ONeil misses.
ONeil will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Madhaki lands a nice looking body kick.
Josh Madhaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ONeil takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
ONeil slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Madhaki misses with a hook. ONeil ducked under it nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Madhaki.
Madhaki cracks the inside of ONeil's front leg.
ONeil throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Madhaki thumps ONeil with a low kick.
Madhaki takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A big right from ONeil misses.
Madhaki throws a good cross that connects.
A slow jab from ONeil misses its intended target.
Madhaki now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
ONeil shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Madhaki scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. ONeil doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madhaki misses with a shot to the body
and ONeil counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from Madhaki misses.
ONeil is looking to slow Madhaki down with leg kicks.
ONeil shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Madhaki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
ONeil slips a straight right by Madhaki.
Madhaki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but ONeil was well out of range. Poor timing from Madhaki.
Madhaki's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
ONeil uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Madhaki gets off balance looking for a body kick
and ONeil counters with a stiff right hand.
ONeil scores with a jab to the body.
ONeil throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Madhaki cracks the inside of ONeil's front leg.
Madhaki throws a leg kick that is checked
and ONeil counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madhaki misses with a left hand
enabling ONeil to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Madhaki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
ONeil throws a leg kick but Madhaki sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Madhaki scores with a shot to the body.
Madhaki throws a jab but it's blocked by ONeil.
ONeil misses with an uppercut. Madhaki saw that one coming.
Madhaki walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Shaq ONeil is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Madhaki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
ONeil swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
ONeil displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Madhaki throws out the jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from ONeil, right into the meat.
ONeil ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Madhaki throws out a loose jab but ONeil uses good head movement to avoid it.
ONeil connects with a solid leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Josh Madhaki.
Well ONeil 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shaq ONeil!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolay Burdyalov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad May (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burdyalov comes to the cage accompanied by To The Metal. The crowd seem to be enjoying May's choice of entrance music: For Whom The Bell Tolls - Metallica. Brad May has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolay Burdyalov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brad May!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Chad Campbell and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burdyalov throws a head kick but May moves out of range.
May looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Burdyalov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
May with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Burdyalov to score with a decent uppercut.
Burdyalov throws a right and a left that May avoids nicely.
May looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Burdyalov misses with a hook. May ducked under it nicely.
Nice body kick there by May.
That kick from May tenderised Burdyalov's leg. Burdyalov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Burdyalov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and May is able to avoid easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for May.
Burdyalov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by May.
Burdyalov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping May at a distance.
May looks for the body kick but Burdyalov saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Burdyalov misses its intended target.
Burdyalov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by May. May obviously looking to wear him down.
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!
Burdyalov is looking to score with low kicks.
A decent looking body kick lands there for May.
Burdyalov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
May throws a push kick but Burdyalov slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burdyalov misses with a wild body shot.
May throws a looping overhand right but Burdyalov ducks down to avoid it.
May scores with a hook to the body. Burdyalov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
May dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
May is looking to slow Burdyalov down with leg kicks.
May scores with a push kick.
Burdyalov is breathing heavily.
May throws a nice outside leg kick.
May lands a glancing blow to the side of Burdyalov's head.
Nice uppercut there from May.
Burdyalov walks into a left hand.
Burdyalov misses with a right hand
and May counters with a low kick, right behind Burdyalov 's knee.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
May throws a leg kick which misses Burdyalov's front leg but catches the back leg as Burdyalov tries to avoid it.
Burdyalov thuds a left hand into May's body.
Burdyalov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
May tries a quick counter leg kick but Burdyalov is wise to it.
May tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
May fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Burdyalov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
May takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
May ducks under a wild hook from Burdyalov.
Burdyalov throws an off balance right hand
and May counters with a head kick that drops Burdyalov to the mat! Burdyalov scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Burdyalov is rocked!
Good leg kick by May there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Oh Burdyalov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Burdyalov leaves his chin hanging out and May seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Burdyalov crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brad May!
A relieved looking Brad May thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergej Valentinovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rauli Raunio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valentinovich kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dj Roland Kenzo - Your Night. Raunio has chosen Night in Motion as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergej Valentinovich!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rauli Raunio!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Bruno Lombardi and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentinovich keeps Raunio at a distance using the push kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Raunio.
Valentinovich is looking to slow Raunio down with leg kicks.
Valentinovich slips under a jab from Raunio.
Valentinovich defending well as Raunio loads up on a big left hand.
Valentinovich fires out a quick counter leg kick but Raunio just manages to avoid it.
Raunio loads up on a big right hand but Valentinovich slips the punch.
Valentinovich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raunio manages to avoid it.
Valentinovich throws a leg kick which misses Raunio's front leg but catches the back leg as Raunio tries to avoid it.
Valentinovich thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Raunio if he has to take too many more of those.
Valentinovich tries to work over Raunio's front leg with a kick but Raunio checks it.
Raunio tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Raunio's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Valentinovich connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Raunio scrambles back to his feet.
Valentinovich walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Raunio checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Valentinovich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Valentinovich looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
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!
Raunio scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Valentinovich throws a body punch but Raunio moves out of range.
Valentinovich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Raunio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Raunio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Valentinovich manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Valentinovich. Raunio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raunio changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Raunio lands with a nice body kick.
Valentinovich throws a right hand that misses
and Raunio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Valentinovich ducks under a wild hook from Raunio.
Raunio throws a series of punches but Valentinovich avoids them all with ease.
Valentinovich slips under a jab.
Sergej Valentinovich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Valentinovich scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Raunio doesn't seem bothered though.
Raunio misses with a two punch combination.
Valentinovich swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Raunio takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Valentinovich lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Valentinovich connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raunio takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Raunio has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Valentinovich.
Valentinovich with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raunio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Valentinovich dodges the punch combination from Raunio.
Valentinovich throws a front kick that sends Raunio stumbling back into the cage.
Raunio looks winded!
Raunio misses with a body punch
and Valentinovich counters with a nice leg kick.
Raunio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Valentinovich.
Raunio catches Valentinovich with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Valentinovich dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Raunio. That did some damage!
Valentinovich finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Valentinovich looks to land a combination but Raunio avoids it well.
Raunio takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Raunio bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Valentinovich's head backwards.
Valentinovich delivers a nice body kick.
Valentinovich smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentinovich throws a nice outside leg kick.
Valentinovich thuds his right hand into Raunio's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Valentinovich is looking to wear down Raunio with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Raunio thows a leg kick but Valentinovich checks it
and Valentinovich counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Raunio thinking.
Valentinovich dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Raunio. That did some damage!
A swing and a miss from Valentinovich.
Raunio works the jab nicely.
Raunio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Valentinovich.
Raunio's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Valentinovich ducks under a wild hook from Raunio.
Valentinovich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raunio.
Raunio looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Valentinovich scores with a kick to the body.
Raunio slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Raunio fails to land with a series of punches.
Valentinovich misses with an uppercut. Raunio saw that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raunio lands with an overhand left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentinovich misses the shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Valentinovich.
Raunio moves into the clinch.
Valentinovich controlling the action here for a moment.
Valentinovich working aggressively here.
Raunio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Valentinovich blocking some punches.
Valentinovich working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Valentinovich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Raunio blocks a body shot from Valentinovich.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raunio lands a body shot.
Raunio throws a punch but it's blocked by Valentinovich.
Valentinovich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Valentinovich lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergej Valentinovich dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Raunio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Valentinovich.
Valentinovich buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Good work by Raunio as he checks the leg kick.
Raunio throws a right and a left that Valentinovich avoids nicely.
Valentinovich bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Raunio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Valentinovich misses with a two punch combination.
Valentinovich chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sergej Valentinovich is winning the standup battle so far.
Valentinovich lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Valentinovich lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Valentinovich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raunio.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Valentinovich darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Raunio is rocked!
Valentinovich lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Raunio up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Valentinovich from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Raunio's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sergej Valentinovich!
Sergej Valentinovich retains his light heavyweight title!
Sergej Valentinovich decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Akeen Coker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shogun Iron Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Iron Tyson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Slaugterhouse - Party. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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149 lbs
15 - 6 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akeen Coker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shogun Iron Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Lou da Vinci and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coker delivers a nice body kick.
Iron Tyson 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.
Coker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A punch combination from Iron Tyson misses.
Iron Tyson moves out of range as Coker throws a body kick.
Coker gets a clinch.
Coker has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Iron Tyson after a bit of a struggle.
Coker is trying to pull guard but Iron Tyson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Coker tries to throw a body punch but Iron Tyson avoids it by throwing Coker back against the cage.
Iron Tyson tries a body shot but Coker blocks it.
Coker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Iron Tyson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Coker.
Iron Tyson pushes Coker back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Iron Tyson blocks an uppercut.
Iron Tyson misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Coker.
Coker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Iron Tyson backwards.
Coker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Iron Tyson digs a right hand into Coker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Coker's gas tank.
Coker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Iron Tyson's efforts to push away.
Iron Tyson can't find room to land a body shot as Coker controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iron Tyson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Coker lands a body shot.
Iron Tyson lands an uppercut.
Coker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Iron Tyson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Iron Tyson tries a body shot but Coker blocks it.
Coker lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Iron Tyson or not.
Iron Tyson blocks an uppercut.
Coker misses with a punch on the inside.
Iron Tyson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Coker is trying to stall.
Coker misses with a body punch.
Iron Tyson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Iron Tyson tries to break free but Coker pushes him back against the cage.
Iron Tyson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Coker has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Iron Tyson uses from the top position.
Iron Tyson wanted to stand there but Coker had control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Coker holds on and takes a little breather.
Coker is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Coker lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Iron Tyson controlling Coker's posture.
Coker wants to control from the top but Iron Tyson keeps moving.
Iron Tyson has his hands on Coker's head, controlling the position.
Coker wants to control from the top but Iron Tyson keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iron Tyson controls Coker momentarily but Coker frees himself.
Coker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Coker is looking to work some ground and pound but Iron Tyson has wrist control.
Iron Tyson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Iron Tyson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Coker throws a big elbow that misses.
Coker lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Coker scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Iron Tyson keeping moving, preventing Coker from controlling successfully.
Coker postures up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Coker content to stall in guard here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Iron Tyson lands a nice shot that snaps Coker's head back.
Coker connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Iron Tyson walks into a left hand.
Coker seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Iron Tyson avoids the body shot from Coker.
Coker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Iron Tyson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akeen Coker dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Coker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Iron Tyson.
Nice shot by Iron Tyson.
Coker lands with a kick to the ribs.
A telegraphed right hand from Iron Tyson misses the target.
Iron Tyson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Coker counters with a two punch combo.
Coker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Iron Tyson can do to turn this around?
Coker thows a body kick. Iron Tyson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Coker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Iron Tyson throws out a loose jab but Coker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Coker drops down looking for a counter takedown but Iron Tyson sprawls and moves away.
Iron Tyson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Coker.
Coker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Coker misses with a body shot.
Coker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Iron Tyson.
Coker lands with an overhand left.
Akeen Coker is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coker staying out of range there.
Iron Tyson throws a hook to the side of Coker's head but Coker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iron Tyson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Iron Tyson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Iron Tyson misses with the combination.
Coker just misses with a punch to the body.
Coker takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Iron Tyson avoids a kick to the body.
Iron Tyson blocks a head kick by Coker.
Shogun Iron Tyson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Iron Tyson moves out of range of the body kick.
Coker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Coker throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Iron Tyson works over Coker's head and body with a nice combination.
Coker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Coker blocks a jab.
Shogun Iron Tyson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Coker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Iron Tyson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Iron Tyson ducks under a wild hook from Coker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coker connects with a leg kick. Iron Tyson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Iron Tyson fails to land with a series of punches.
Iron Tyson throws a series of punches but Coker avoids them all with ease.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Coker - that will leave a mark!
Iron Tyson misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Iron Tyson misses with a double jab.
Iron Tyson throws a body shot but no joy.
Coker changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A leg kick checked by Iron Tyson.
Coker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson digs a good body shot into Coker's ribs.
Coker thows a leg kick but Iron Tyson checks it
and Iron Tyson counters with a nice uppercut.
A big left from Coker misses.
Iron Tyson throws a nice looking combination but Coker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A head kick misses from Coker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Iron Tyson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Iron Tyson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big right from Iron Tyson misses.
Iron Tyson just misses with a punch to the body.
Iron Tyson lands the left hand.
Coker misses with a wild body shot.
Iron Tyson throws a nice looking combination but Coker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Coker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Iron Tyson misses with a few strikes there.
Coker throws a hook but Iron Tyson blocks it.
A little jabbing left from Iron Tyson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Coker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The fighters circling - Coker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Iron Tyson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Coker throws a leg kick but Iron Tyson checks it.
Coker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Coker tries to counter with a takedown but Iron Tyson is quick to defend against it.
Iron Tyson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Coker tried to counter with a leg kick but Iron Tyson avoided it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Iron Tyson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Coker takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Coker throws a leg kick
and Iron Tyson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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!
Iron Tyson lands an overhand right.
Coker connects with a solid leg kick.
Iron Tyson avoids a kick to the body.
Coker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Iron Tyson.
Coker half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Coker shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Iron Tyson but Iron Tyson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Coker goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Coker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Coker throws a head kick that misses.
Iron Tyson avoids the body shot from Coker.
Iron Tyson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Shogun Iron Tyson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Iron Tyson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Coker walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Coker jabs Iron Tyson right on the nose. Iron Tyson blinks but takes it well.
Iron Tyson misses with a looping right.
And Coker counters with a quick kick to the body but Iron Tyson blocks it.
Coker moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Iron Tyson connects with a body shot that sends Coker's belly button to the back.
Coker swats away the attempt to clinch by Iron Tyson.
Coker slips under a jab from Iron Tyson.
Coker looks to land a body kick but Iron Tyson moved away.
Iron Tyson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Coker moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Iron Tyson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Iron Tyson looks to land a left hand but Coker moved out of range nicely.
Iron Tyson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Iron Tyson lands a nice shot that snaps Coker's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coker digs a good hook to Iron Tyson's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coker moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Iron Tyson throws a shot to the body.
Coker works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Iron Tyson cracks Coker with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Coker slips under a jab from Iron Tyson.
A cross from Iron Tyson lands.
Iron Tyson misses with a body shot.
Coker throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Iron Tyson wants to counter with a clinch but Coker pushes him away.
Coker misses with a body kick.
Iron Tyson connects with a jab.
Iron Tyson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Coker connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Iron Tyson scrambles back to his feet.
Iron Tyson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Iron Tyson moves out of range as Coker strikes.
Shogun Iron Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Iron Tyson looks to land a left hand but Coker moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Iron Tyson throws out a loose jab but Coker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Iron Tyson misses with a double jab.
Iron Tyson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Coker.
Iron Tyson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Iron Tyson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Coker attempts a counter takedown but Iron Tyson avoids it well and moves away.
Coker scores with a hook to the body. Iron Tyson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Coker misses with a right hand
and Iron Tyson counters by moving into the clinch.
Akeen Coker has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Coker tries to throw a body punch but Iron Tyson avoids it by throwing Coker back against the cage.
Iron Tyson tries to throw a body punch but Coker avoids it by throwing Iron Tyson back against the cage.
Coker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Coker jumps guard but Iron Tyson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Coker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Coker blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coker blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Coker.
Coker struggles to land a body shot inside as Iron Tyson controls his hands.
Coker ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Coker no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Coker working for a triangle but Iron Tyson defends it easily.
Coker looking for a sweep. Not yet Coker, not yet.
Coker is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Iron Tyson is looking for a sweep. Coker is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Coker thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coker content to control rather than advance.
Iron Tyson controlling the position for now.
Coker controlling the action here.
Coker working over Iron Tyson with some ground and pound. Iron Tyson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coker lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Iron Tyson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Coker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Akeen Coker did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
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.
Iron Tyson works over Coker's head and body with a nice combination.
Coker throws a body kick that misses.
Coker looks to throw the jab but Iron Tyson is out of range.
Iron Tyson throws a nice looking combination but Coker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Coker looks to land a body kick but Iron Tyson moved away.
Coker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Iron Tyson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Coker fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Iron Tyson throws a right and a left that Coker avoids nicely.
Iron Tyson just misses with a punch to the body.
Coker lands a jab to the nose.
Iron Tyson throws a nice looking combination but Coker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Coker tries to move into range but Iron Tyson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Coker thumps Iron Tyson with a low kick.
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!
Coker moves forwards but Iron Tyson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Coker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coker thumps Iron Tyson with a low kick.
Coker misses the jab.
Coker throws a leg kick which misses Iron Tyson's front leg but catches the back leg as Iron Tyson tries to avoid it.
Iron Tyson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Coker walks into a straight right hand from Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Coker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson moves out of range of the leg kick from Coker.
Coker slips under a jab from Iron Tyson.
Coker misses with a hook
and Iron Tyson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Coker lands a body shot.
Coker walks into a straight right hand from Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson swings for the body but Coker moves out of range.
Coker closes the distance and clinches.
Coker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Iron Tyson backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Iron Tyson lands with a right to the head.
Coker is trying to pull guard but Iron Tyson has him pressed against the cage.
Iron Tyson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Coker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Iron Tyson lands a nice shot to the body.
Coker swings wildly with an uppercut but Iron Tyson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Coker.
Coker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Coker tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Iron Tyson smiles and moves away.
Iron Tyson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Coker moves away.
Coker thinks about countering with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Coker.
Iron Tyson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Coker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Iron Tyson throws out the jab.
Coker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Coker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coker throws a left and a right that both miss
and Iron Tyson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Iron Tyson throws out a powerful jab.
Coker misses with a head kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A head kick misses from Coker.
Iron Tyson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Coker at a distance.
A slow jab from Coker misses its intended target.
Coker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Iron Tyson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Coker.
Coker pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Coker tries to land a leg kick but Iron Tyson saw it coming and moves away.
Coker lands a lovely overhand right.
Coker staying out of range there.
Coker tries to work over Iron Tyson's front leg with a kick but Iron Tyson checks it.
Iron Tyson swings for the body but Coker moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iron Tyson scores with a three punch combo!
Iron Tyson lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Iron Tyson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Iron Tyson throws an off balance right hand
and Coker counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Iron Tyson thinking.
Coker lands a jab to the nose.
Coker connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Iron Tyson momentarily.
Iron Tyson tests Coker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A combination from Iron Tyson does no damage.
Iron Tyson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Iron Tyson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Coker throws a hook but Iron Tyson blocks it.
Iron Tyson throws out a counter right but Coker avoids it with no problem.
Iron Tyson misses the shot to the body.
Coker looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Iron Tyson moves forwards but Coker connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Coker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Shogun Iron Tyson 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!
A swing and a miss from Coker.
Coker blocks a jab.
Iron Tyson blocks a jab.
Coker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Coker shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Iron Tyson is looking to improve his position.
Coker slows the pace down in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Iron Tyson trying to hold on to Coker's head to control him but Coker postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iron Tyson is pressing down on Coker's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Iron Tyson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Coker wants to control from the top but Iron Tyson keeps moving.
Coker 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.
Coker throwing strikes from guard but Iron Tyson blocks nicely.
Iron Tyson managing to control the position.
Coker postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Coker passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Iron Tyson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Coker.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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Coker lands a decent elbow from side control.
Iron Tyson struggling a bit here.
Iron Tyson taking punishment in the form of punches.
Akeen Coker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
An elbow from Coker crashes against the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iron Tyson is looking to reverse the position.
Coker working the ground and pound.
Coker is looking to take a break and control but Iron Tyson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Coker working away.
Coker is putting a hurting on Iron Tyson here, landing some big shots from side control.
Coker misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Iron Tyson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Coker's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Nice strikes from Coker there.
Iron Tyson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Coker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coker wants to take a breather but Iron Tyson is having none of it.
Coker sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Iron Tyson defending well though.
Coker is nestled in close to Iron Tyson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Iron Tyson is controlling Coker's trapped leg to prevent Coker from advancing to side control.
Coker not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Coker is looking to take a break and control but Iron Tyson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Iron Tyson is concentrating on defense, preventing Coker from advancing position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Iron Tyson has hold of Coker's hands but Coker slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Iron Tyson gets back to full guard.
Iron Tyson trying to keep a closed guard but Coker is proving a slippery customer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akeen Coker showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Coker 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 48:47
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 48:47
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akeen Coker!
Akeen Coker is the new lightweight champion!
After winning the bout, Akeen Coker 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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