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LEGACY! 29 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carney Duffy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy McLarnin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duffy comes to the cage accompanied by Brawl - Bloody spit. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Carney Duffy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy McLarnin!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duffy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheers as Duffy lands an impressive looking overhand right. McLarnin doesn't seem phased though.
Duffy thumps McLarnin with a low kick.
Duffy misses with a kick to the body.
Duffy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McLarnin.
McLarnin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
McLarnin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McLarnin there as he acknowledges the shot.
McLarnin is rocked!
A solid leg kick lands there for Duffy.
McLarnin is still on wobbly legs! Can Duffy finish him?
Duffy throws a lazy right hand but McLarnin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Duffy moves to clinch but McLarnin breaks away
and Duffy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McLarnin seems to have recovered his senses.
A leg kick checked by McLarnin.
McLarnin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A big right from McLarnin misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duffy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duffy misses with a two punch combination.
McLarnin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duffy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McLarnin.
Duffy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Duffy lands a big uppercut and McLarnin crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but McLarnin looks OK. Duffy waves McLarnin back to his feet!
Duffy misses with an uppercut. McLarnin saw that one coming.
McLarnin is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Duffy.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that McLarnin has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duffy tries to clinch but McLarnin moves out of range.
Duffy throws a lazy head kick
and McLarnin counters with a nice double leg into side control. Duffy won't be happy with that.
McLarnin working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McLarnin happy to just control the position for now.
Duffy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Duffy tries to get out of the position.
McLarnin creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Duffy sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
We've been hearing good reports from Duffy'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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLarnin tries for a kimura but Duffy is defending well.
Duffy struggling a bit here.
Duffy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for McLarnin on the ground.
Duffy is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because McLarnin is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Duffy is looking to work his way out of this bad position but McLarnin is controlling him well.
Duffy is letting McLarnin control him for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duffy tries to buck McLarnin off but McLarnin is having none of it.
McLarnin working away.
McLarnin trying to control the position but Duffy is working away.
Duffy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but McLarnin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
McLarnin cracks Duffy with a big right hand but Duffy just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
McLarnin trying to control the position but Duffy is working away.
Duffy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLarnin throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
McLarnin tries to advance to mount but Duffy denies him.
McLarnin controls the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A punch lands to the side of Duffy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Duffy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McLarnin. That did some damage!
Duffy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McLarnin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carney Duffy dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Duffy throws a head kick that half lands.
Duffy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McLarnin can do to turn this around?
No joy there for Duffy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Duffy throws a hook but McLarnin avoids it easily.
Duffy moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
McLarnin tries to clinch but Duffy is having none of it.
Duffy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McLarnin. That did some damage!
McLarnin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Duffy avoids the body shot from McLarnin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McLarnin looks to land a combination but Duffy avoids it well.
McLarnin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Duffy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McLarnin tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Duffy throws a lazy right hand but McLarnin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLarnin walks into a straight right hand from Duffy.
Carney Duffy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Duffy lands a big head kick that sends McLarnin tumbling to the mat! Duffy takes a step backwards and waves McLarnin back to his feet - he wants the finish!
McLarnin defending well as Duffy loads up on a big left hand.
McLarnin tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Duffy looks to clinch
and McLarnin counters with a stiff right hand.
McLarnin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Duffy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duffy lands a jab to McLarnin's midsection.
Duffy fakes the leg kick and cracks McLarnin in the body.
Duffy misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from McLarnin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Duffy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Duffy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from McLarnin does it's job there.
Duffy throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and McLarnin counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Duffy. No joy for McLarnin on that attempt.
Duffy drops his hands momentarily and McLarnin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Duffy is looking to chop away at McLarnin's legs.
Duffy throws a good cross that connects.
Carney Duffy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McLarnin misses with a wild combination.
Duffy tries to close the distance and clinch up but McLarnin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Duffy takes a swing at McLarnin's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like McLarnin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McLarnin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Duffy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carney Duffy is winning the standup battle so far.
Duffy tries to close the distance and clinch but McLarnin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Duffy swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duffy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Duffy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Duffy with a nice cross.
McLarnin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Duffy throws a shot to the body.
Duffy clinches.
McLarnin prevents a body shot from Duffy.
Duffy lands a damaging elbow.
Duffy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Duffy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Duffy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duffy scores with a shot to the body.
Duffy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McLarnin is able to avoid easily.
Duffy tries to clinch up but McLarnin circles away and keeps his distance.
Duffy lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duffy works McLarnin's body with a nice hook.
Duffy drops McLarnin with a beautiful combination! McLarnin stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Duffy is looking for the KO!
Duffy lands a big right hand that sends McLarnin crashing to the mat! Duffy stays standing though and waves McLarnin back to his feet!
Duffy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McLarnin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Duffy takes the fight into the clinch.
Duffy misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carney Duffy dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
McLarnin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duffy moves away.
Duffy seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
McLarnin slips a straight right by Duffy.
A little jabbing left from McLarnin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Duffy swings for the body but McLarnin moves out of range.
McLarnin ducks under a wild hook from Duffy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Duffy.
A combination from Duffy does no damage.
Duffy misses the shot to the body.
Duffy fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duffy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
McLarnin is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
McLarnin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Duffy circles away quickly and effectively.
Duffy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McLarnin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duffy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McLarnin manages to avoid it.
McLarnin blocks a jab.
Duffy thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on McLarnin if he has to take too many more of those.
Duffy throws a push kick but McLarnin slaps the foot to one side.
McLarnin tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Duffy misses with a leg kick
and McLarnin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by McLarnin.
Duffy swings wildly with an uppercut but McLarnin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duffy working aggressively here.
McLarnin blocks an uppercut.
Duffy has a couple of punches blocked by McLarnin.
Duffy lands an uppercut.
Duffy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duffy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Duffy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Duffy struggles to land a body shot inside as McLarnin controls his hands.
Duffy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Duffy digs a good hook to McLarnin's body.
Duffy just misses with a punch to the body.
Duffy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Duffy cracks McLarnin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duffy misses with a left hand
and McLarnin counters by moving into the clinch.
McLarnin avoiding damage as Duffy throws knees to the body.
Carney Duffy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Duffy manages to break the clinch.
McLarnin circles away from the clinch attempt.
McLarnin is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duffy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jimmy McLarnin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Duffy prevents the takedown attempt.
Duffy lands a damaging elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McLarnin.
Duffy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McLarnin slips a jab and a cross from Duffy.
Duffy misses with an uppercut. McLarnin saw that one coming.
Duffy is looking to clinch.
A little jabbing left from McLarnin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Duffy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McLarnin tries to counter by closing the distance.
Duffy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McLarnin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McLarnin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Duffy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duffy throws a series of punches but McLarnin avoids them all with ease.
Jimmy McLarnin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Duffy lands a jab to the nose.
McLarnin staying out of range there.
McLarnin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Duffy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Carney Duffy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy McLarnin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McLarnin throws a nice looking combination but Duffy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Duffy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Duffy tries to clinch up.
McLarnin 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.
Duffy throws a body shot but no joy.
McLarnin is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
McLarnin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duffy was well out of range. Poor timing from McLarnin.
Duffy throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carney Duffy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Duffy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carney Duffy!
A very excited looking Carney Duffy made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hardijan Matic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iain Donovan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hardijan Matic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Iain Donovan!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matic works Donovan's body with a nice hook.
Donovan ducks right into an uppercut from Matic.
Matic defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Donovan.
A good leg kick by Matic.
Matic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Donovan, pushing him back against the cage.
Donovan looking to stall.
Matic stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Donovan has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Matic after a bit of a struggle.
Donovan has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Matic after a bit of a struggle.
Hardijan Matic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iain Donovan.
Donovan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Matic pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Matic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Donovan throws an overhand right that lands on Matic's shoulder, as Matic tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Donovan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Donovan misses with a jab, cross combination.
A left lands for Donovan.
Matic misses with a jab, cross combination.
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!
Donovan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Donovan gets tackled into the cage by Matic. Matic maintains the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Matic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Matic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Matic throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Donovan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Matic misses with a wild combination.
Donovan with the counter takedown but Matic avoids it easily.
Matic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Donovan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Matic counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Matic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Matic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Donovan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Matic.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donovan connects with a jab.
Matic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Matic blocks an elbow strike from Donovan.
Matic presses Donovan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Matic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Matic closes the distance and pushes Donovan back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donovan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Matic is keeping busy.
Matic breaks from the clinch.
Matic feints and then cracks Donovan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Donovan down.
Matic feints a jab promting Donovan to slip. Matic then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Donovan slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Matic.
Matic throws a good cross that connects.
Matic moves out of range of the body kick.
Matic misses with a wild combination.
Matic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The fighters circling - Donovan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Donovan misses with a right hand
and Matic counters with a left to the body.
Matic throws out a powerful jab.
Donovan looks to land a combination but Matic avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matic jabs at Donovan's body.
Donovan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Matic can pounce on him.
Matic clinches up against the cage.
Matic stops a takedown attempt from Donovan.
Matic connects with a knee to the head.
Matic is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Matic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Donovan is rocked!
Matic breaks the clinch.
Donovan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Matic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Donovan.
Matic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Donovan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Donovan throws a jab but it's blocked by Matic.
A solid leg kick lands there for Matic.
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!
Matic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Donovan's hands.
Donovan is still on wobbly legs! Can Matic finish him?
Donovan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hardijan Matic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Matic throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Donovan on the side of the head.
Donovan has his takedown stuffed
and Matic counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hardijan Matic!
Hardijan Matic really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Perkele! logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sterling Archer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Archer kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone . The key to victory for Sterling Archer has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sterling Archer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arthur Halo!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Archer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Halo.
Halo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Archer throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Halo.
It looks like Arthur Halo has been cut.
Archer throws a low kick, looking for Halo's leg but Halo calmly moves out of range.
Halo misses with a wild combination.
Archer throws a right and a left that Halo avoids nicely.
Archer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Halo throws a big shot that misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Halo has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Halo avoids the head kick by Archer.
Arthur Halo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Archer.
Archer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Halo throws a leg kick that misses.
Halo tries to clinch there but Archer circles away.
Halo moves out of range of the body kick.
Halo is looking to chop away at Archer's legs.
A cross from Halo lands.
It looks like Sterling Archer has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Halo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Archer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
An inside leg kick from Halo misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Archer blocks the leg kick.
Halo closes the distance and clinches.
Archer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Archer is looking to control Halo's arms but Halo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Archer has his back to the cage.
Halo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Halo tries a knee to the head but Archer blocks it.
Halo misses with a knee strike.
Halo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Archer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Archer breaks the clinch.
Archer explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A nice inside leg kick there by Halo. That's going to slow Archer down.
Halo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Archer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Halo thinking.
Archer is looking to slow Halo down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Halo.
Archer ducks under a wild hook from Halo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halo misses with a takedown
and Archer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Halo thinking.
Halo looks winded!
Archer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Halo throws a body shot but no joy.
Archer throws a push kick but Halo slaps the foot to one side.
Archer connects with a looping right hand.
Halo moves out of range as Archer throws a body kick.
Halo flicks out a counter leg kick but Archer steps away.
Halo avoids the head kick by Archer.
The fighters circling - Halo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
No joy there for Archer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Archer throws a nice head kick!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Archer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo tries to land knees in the clinch but Archer avoids the damage to the body.
Halo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Halo blocks an elbow strike from Archer.
Halo misses with a knee to the head.
Archer avoiding damage as Halo throws knees to the body.
Halo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Archer tries to land a knee to the head but Halo blocks with his arms.
Halo managing to block the knees to the body from Archer.
Halo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Archer is defending well for now.
Halo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Halo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Archer is defending well for now.
Archer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Halo's elbow.
Halo tries a knee to the head but Archer blocks it.
Archer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Halo trying to land knees to the body.
Halo tries to land a knee to the head but Archer blocks with his arms.
Archer missing with knees to the body.
Archer lands an elbow that stopped Halo in his tracks for a moment.
Archer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Archer breaks from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Archer.
Sloppy strikes from Halo. Those never looked like landing.
Halo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Halo misses with a lunging right hand
and Archer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Archer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Archer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Halo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Archer throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Archer scores with a nice body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Archer. Halo shrugs it off though.
Archer feints and then cracks Halo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Halo down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Archer throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Halo.
Archer is looking to wear down Halo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Halo throws an off balance right hand
and Archer counters with a nice leg kick.
The fighters circle, before Archer throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Halo's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Archer lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Sterling Archer!
Our winner, Sterling Archer, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yong Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mack Daddy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wright kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Neon Indian - Slumlord. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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32
143 lbs
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142 lbs
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Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Yong Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mack Daddy!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daddy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wright.
A little jabbing left from Daddy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wright ducks under a wild hook from Daddy.
A cross from Wright lands.
Wright fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Daddy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wright gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Daddy pushes off an throws an elbow but Wright leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Daddy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Daddy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wright breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wright dives in and scores a takedown into Daddy's guard.
Daddy wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Wright manages to pass to side control.
Wright 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.
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!
Daddy wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright is working for a submission of some sort.
Daddy is refusing to be controlled, as Wright sits in half guard.
Daddy pushes Wright off looking to stand but Wright dives back in and keeps control.
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.
Wright is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Daddy is looking to escape.
Wright throwing shots but Daddy is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wright is keen to just control but Daddy is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Daddy is trying to escape back to his feet but Wright uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Daddy is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Wright swings around for an armbar but Daddy sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Wright's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright has a closed guard, preventing Daddy from standing up.
Daddy is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Daddy preventing the sweep.
Wright has a closed guard, preventing Daddy from standing up.
Wright trying to keep a closed guard but Daddy is proving a slippery customer.
Daddy wanted to stand there but Wright had control of the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Jab by Wright.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Wright misses the target.
Yong Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wright shoots for a double leg takedown but Daddy sprawls well. He's pushed Wright's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Daddy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wright shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Daddy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wright. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wright throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Daddy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wright postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Daddy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wright is controlling him.
Daddy keeping moving, preventing Wright from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Daddy wants to stand but Wright is controlling the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yong Wright dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Daddy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wright.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Daddy! But no joy.
Wright blocks a jab.
Wright darts in trying to clinch
and Daddy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wright with a poor takedown
and Daddy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wright shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Daddy wants to get back to his feet.
Wright working the head and body with strikes.
Wright trying to control from half guard but Daddy is working away.
Wright prevents Daddy from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright seems to be working for a kimura but Daddy defends the submission attempt.
Daddy pushes Wright off looking to stand but Wright dives back in and keeps control.
Wright lands strikes from half guard.
Yong Wright overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wright sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Daddy defending well though.
Wright prevents Daddy from standing back up.
Daddy is defending against the submission attempts here by Wright.
Daddy is trying to stand back up but Wright is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wright thows a huge punch but Daddy dodges it nicely.
Wright wants to control but Daddy is keeping him busy.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Wright tries to score a power double leg takedown but Daddy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wright somewhat.
Daddy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wright scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daddy wants to get back to his feet.
Wright is trying to work for a kimura but Daddy is defending well.
Wright working Daddy over with strikes.
Daddy scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Wright manages to mount him!
Wright unloading with bombs!
Wright won't let Daddy get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Wright looking to finish with strikes here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daddy trying desperately to get to his feet.
Daddy is trying to stand but he's just given Wright his back.
Daddy is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Wright gets his way!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Daddy wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yong Wright dominated that second round.
That's time! Wright's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Wright fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wright throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Daddy tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Wright is in Daddy's guard.
Daddy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wright is controlling him.
Daddy keeping moving, preventing Wright from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Wright showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wright misses with a takedown
and Daddy counters with a nice uppercut.
Mack Daddy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wright shoots in and drives through. Daddy sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yong Wright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wright shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Daddy counters with a stiff right hand.
Mack Daddy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright misses with a takedown attempt
and Wright takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wright gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Daddy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wright is rocked!
Wright shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Daddy sprawls well. Daddy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wright gets slowly back to his feet.
Daddy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Daddy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Daddy misses with a looping left.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wright.
Wright shoots in and drives through. Daddy sprawls well.
Wright shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Wright showed some decent athleticism there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daddy looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright is trying to control. Daddy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Wright is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Daddy is just riding it out for now. Wright eventually gives up the hold.
Wright is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Daddy wants to get back to his feet.
Wright passes to side control.
Wright taking a breather here.
Daddy is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Wright asserts his dominance and retains side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mack Daddy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wright has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yong Wright!
Yong Wright spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johan Attila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Agustin Trujillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trujillo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Infectious Grooves - Violent & Funky kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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25
205 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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23
215 lbs
8 - 5 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johan Attila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Agustin Trujillo!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick from Trujillo lands but Attila takes it in his stride.
It looks like Johan Attila has been cut.
Trujillo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Attila counters with a nice leg kick.
Trujillo throws out a loose jab but Attila uses good head movement to avoid it.
Attila feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Trujillo looks to land a left hand but Attila moved out of range nicely.
Trujillo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Trujillo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Trujillo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Attila counters with a leg kick.
Trujillo gets caught flat footed, as Attila shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Trujillo controls Attila momentarily but Attila frees himself.
Attila won't allow Trujillo to sweep him here.
Trujillo is looking for a triangle but Attila pushes his legs off easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Attila with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Attila lands a couple of elbows.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Attila lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Attila has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Trujillo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Attila.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Attila stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Trujillo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Trujillo looking for a sweep. Not yet Trujillo, not yet.
Attila throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Attila is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Attila postures up.
Attila loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Attila avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Trujillo trying to control the position.
Attila drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Attila jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Attila scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo is trying to keep Attila in close.
Trujillo has momentary wrist control but Attila slips an elbow through the middle.
Trujillo is pulling down on Attila's head to control his posture.
We've been hearing that Attila has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Attila throws a big right hand that misses.
Attila is pushing down on Trujillo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Trujillo is fighting to maintain full guard but Attila has managed to sneak the leg through.
Trujillo is pressing down on Attila's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Trujillo trying to control the position.
Trujillo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Attila trying to control but Trujillo is working from the bottom.
Attila postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Trujillo looking to control.
Attila lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Attila trying to control the position from guard on top but Trujillo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Trujillo wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Attila is now in half guard.
Trujillo trying to control from the bottom.
Trujillo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Attila thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Trujillo's head.
Trujillo wants to improve his position but Attila is controlling well.
Attila is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Trujillo wants to control but Attila is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo tries to get to full guard but Attila has control of the leg.
Attila is trying to work for a kimura but Trujillo is defending well.
Attila throws a strike but Trujillo avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Trujillo managing to control the position.
Trujillo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Trujillo 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.
Attila avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johan Attila dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johan Attila's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Some wild striking there from Trujillo.
Attila is looking to counter punch.
Attila thows a left - swing and a miss!
Attila avoids the head kick by Trujillo.
Decent striking displayed by Attila there.
Attila cracks Trujillo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Trujillo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Attila.
Trujillo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Attila.
A lazy body kick from Attila
and Trujillo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Agustin Trujillo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Trujillo misses with a hook
and Attila counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trujillo moves out of range of the body kick.
Attila misses with a looping left.
Attila misses with a left hand
and Trujillo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Attila digs a right hand into Trujillo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Trujillo's gas tank.
Attila is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trujillo can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trujillo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trujillo misses with a body punch.
Attila lands with a right to the head.
Trujillo misses with the head strike.
Attila tries a body shot but Trujillo blocks it.
Trujillo misses with a body punch.
Attila misses with a punch on the inside.
Attila misses with a hook from the clinch.
Attila lands a nice shot to the body.
Trujillo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Trujillo blocks a body shot from Attila.
Nice body punch from Attila - that landed with a thud.
Attila lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Trujillo backwards.
Trujillo is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Trujillo on the inside.
Trujillo misses with a punch on the inside.
Attila has a couple of punches blocked by Trujillo.
Attila breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Attila takes a swing at Trujillo's ribcage but misses.
Trujillo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Trujillo slips a straight right by Attila.
Trujillo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Trujillo throws a hook but Attila blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trujillo throws a shot to the body.
Trujillo throws a lazy head kick
and Attila counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Trujillo thuds his right hand into Attila's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Attila throws a jab when Trujillo was well out of range.
Attila throws an overhand right that lands on Trujillo's shoulder, as Trujillo tries to avoid the shot.
Trujillo throws out a counter right but Attila avoids it with no problem.
Trujillo looks to land a left hand but Attila moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Attila scores with a crisp jab that stopped Trujillo in his tracks.
Attila dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Trujillo misses with a looping right.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Trujillo.
A decent looking cross lands there for Attila.
Attila closes the distance and clinches.
Attila doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Attila lands a left hand.
Trujillo working aggressively here.
Attila working aggressively here.
Attila misses with some punches.
Attila is trying to maintain a safe position but Trujillo gets an underhook and turns Attila into the cage.
A short body shot lands from Attila as the two fighters clinch.
Trujillo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo has a couple of punches blocked by Attila.
Attila lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trujillo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Attila fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Trujillo fails to land.
Attila tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trujillo misses with a punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Trujillo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trujillo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Attila.
Nice body punch from Attila - that landed with a thud.
Trujillo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johan Attila dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Johan Attila'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. This is the final round!
Trujillo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Trujillo slips under a jab.
Trujillo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Attila has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Trujillo just misses with a punch to the body.
Attila dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Trujillo. That did some damage!
Trujillo misses with a hook. Attila ducked under it nicely.
Attila blocks a head kick by Trujillo.
Attila thuds his right hand into Trujillo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Attila throws a right hand that misses
and Trujillo counters with a head kick. That will keep Attila thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Trujillo throws a hook but Attila avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trujillo cracks Attila with a good jab.
Trujillo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Trujillo appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Attila looks to score with a jab to the body but Trujillo is just out of range.
A solid body kick from Attila.
Trujillo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Attila moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Trujillo.
Trujillo misses with an uppercut. Attila saw that one coming.
Attila lands a big shot that drops Trujillo! Can he finish him?
Trujillo is rocked!
Attila loads up on a big left hand. Trujillo felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Attila looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Trujillo can't hide his disappointment, as Attila celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johan Attila!
Johan Attila thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vince Dixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernesto Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ernesto Oliveira will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 32 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vince Dixon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
47 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ernesto Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dixon ducks under a wild hook from Oliveira.
Oliveira takes one to the side of the head.
Dixon lands a right hook to the body.
Dixon has Oliveira up against the cage in a clinch.
Oliveira avoids the elbow strike from Dixon, against the cage.
Oliveira struggles to land a body shot inside as Dixon controls his hands.
Oliveira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dixon's elbow.
Oliveira lands with a left to the head.
Oliveira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oliveira lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
It looks like Vince Dixon has been cut.
A short body shot lands from Oliveira as the two fighters clinch.
Dixon is breathing heavily.
Dixon takes a shot to the head.
Dixon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Oliveira is defending well for now.
Oliveira lands with a right to the head.
Oliveira lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Oliveira.
Oliveira lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oliveira lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dixon trying to stall but Oliveira improves his position.
Oliveira lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oliveira stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira digs a right hand into Dixon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dixon's gas tank.
Oliveira lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Oliveira.
Oliveira lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oliveira lands with a light punch inside.
Oliveira makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oliveira lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oliveira works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hand to the body from Oliveira.
A right hook to the body lands for Oliveira.
Oliveira lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dixon or not.
Oliveira lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dixon backwards.
Oliveira presses Dixon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Oliveira.
Vince Dixon's cut is getting worse.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oliveira lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dixon is rocked!
Oliveira lands a big right hand that drops Dixon! The killer instinct kicks in and Oliveira finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Oliveira!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ernesto Oliveira!
Ernesto Oliveira seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Lobo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Fortune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lobo comes to the cage accompanied by Carbon Based Lifeforms - Hydroponic Garden. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Antonio Lobo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dominic Fortune!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fortune moves into range and clinches up with Lobo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fortune.
Fortune blocks an elbow strike.
A short uppercut from Fortune.
Lobo is trying to pull guard but Fortune has him pressed against the cage.
Fortune swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fortune pushes Lobo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lobo tries to pull guard but Fortune won't allow it.
Fortune lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lobo backwards.
Fortune cracks Lobo with a nice body shot.
Lobo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fortune smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Lobo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lobo tries to close the distance and clinch but Fortune swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fortune tries to clinch but Lobo is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fortune listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fortune has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lobo.
Lobo is looking to slow Fortune down with leg kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lobo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fortune swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fortune drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lobo defends it well.
Fortune fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lobo.
Lobo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortune tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lobo instigates a clinch.
Lobo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fortune throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lobos head.
Lobo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lobo tries to pull guard but Fortune won't allow it.
Fortune effectively controlling the action here.
Lobo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Fortune to keep the fight standing.
Fortune stalling in the clinch.
Lobo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lobo blocks an uppercut.
Lobo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lobo jumps guard but Fortune stands there with Lobo around his waist. Lobo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fortune misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lobo manages to pull guard.
Lobo wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lobo is looking for a triangle but Fortune pushes his legs off easily.
Lobo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lobo has a closed guard, preventing Fortune from standing up.
Lobo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lobo lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortune keeping moving, preventing Lobo from controlling successfully.
Fortune told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Lobo passes Fortune's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Fortune keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Lobo is trying to work for a kimura but Fortune is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lobo is trying to work for a kimura but Fortune is defending well.
Lobo trying to control the action but Fortune is working from the bottom.
Lobo is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Fortune is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fortune is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lobo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lobo's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominic Fortune dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fortune gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short uppercut from Fortune.
Lobo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fortune walks away with a smile on his face. Lobo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lobo - that will leave a mark!
Fortune tries to clinch but Lobo is having none of it.
Fortune throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fortune chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lobo can pounce on him.
Fortune cracks a nice hook into Lobo's ribs.
Fortune swinging wildly here.
Fortune doesn't manage to clinch there - Lobo circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lobo throws out a leg kick but Fortune moves out of range and Lobo only half commits.
Fortune is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A jab lands there for Fortune.
Fortune instigates a clinch.
Fortune throws a head punch that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fortune lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fortune is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lobo tries to pull guard but Fortune won't allow it.
Lobo jumps into guard, dragging Fortune to the mat.
Lobo has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Fortune should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Lobo has tightened it up now! Fortune should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Antonio Lobo!
A relieved looking Antonio Lobo 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Campos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Campos's entrance music is Doom and Gloom by The Rolling Stones. A fine choice. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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285 lbs
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300 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Daniel Campos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Will Do!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Do just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Do looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Campos jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Campos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Campos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Do manages to avoid it.
Daniel Campos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Campos misses with a straight left.
Do has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Campos finds it's way round the side to connect with Do's head.
Campos with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Do checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Do gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Do fails to land with a series of punches.
Do throws a hook to the side of Campos's head but Campos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Campos drops down looking for a counter takedown but Do sprawls and moves away.
Campos has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Jungle Elite MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Campos throws a head kick but Do moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campos throws a sloppy head kick and Do moves out of range easily.
Campos throws a wild body kick that Do sees coming a mile off.
Campos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Do sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Do wants to slow Campos down by chopping away at his legs.
Campos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Do tries to clinch up.
Campos swinging wildly here.
Do tries to counter by closing the distance.
A swing and a miss from Do.
Do closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Campos did well to prevent Do getting side control.
Campos keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Campos has one foot on Do's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Campos paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Do keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Campos.
Do tries to counter with a clinch but Campos shakes him off and moves away.
Campos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It seemed like Do was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Campos throws a good cross that connects.
Campos throws a nice looking combination but Do bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Do feints the counter takedown.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Do!
We've been informed that Do has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Do throws a jab but it's blocked by Campos.
Do steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Campos.
Campos throws out a loose jab but Do uses good head movement to avoid it.
Campos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Do, pushing him back against the cage.
Do stalling against the cage.
Do throws a head punch that misses.
Do is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Do pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campos working hard to break the clinch.
Do prevents the takedown attempt.
Do has Campos pressed against the cage.
Campos is working for takedown but Do is calmly controlling the position for now.
Campos avoids a wild elbow strike from Do.
Do keeps control of Campos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Campos is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Do gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Campos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Campos misses with some punches.
Do avoids the elbow strike from Campos, against the cage.
Campos lands an uppercut.
Do taking a breather.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Campos as Do tries to tie him up.
Campos can't get the takedown.
Do pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Do taking a breather.
Campos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Campos misses with a head kick.
Do throws a wild body kick that Campos sees coming a mile off.
Do punishes Campos's body with a nice straight punch.
Campos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Campos is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Do throws a right hand that misses
and Campos counters with a leg kick.
A jab from Campos misses.
Campos throws the left hand but Do avoids the punch easily.
Do moves into the clinch.
Campos breaks from the clinch.
Campos tries a head kick but it misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Campos connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Campos scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Campos dominated that round.
That's time! Campos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Do drives through and clinches with Campos against the cage.
Do lands with a left to the head.
Campos has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Do after a bit of a struggle.
Campos turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Campos manages to end up in side control.
Do tries to bench press Campos off him but Campos keeps the position.
Do is trying to control Campos's posture but Campos avoids it.
Campos is trying to ground and pound but Do uses the momentary lack of control by Campos to regain half guard.
Campos throws a strike but Do avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Campos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Do can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campos lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Campos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Campos throwing strikes but missing.
Do is trying to keep Campos in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campos trying to control but Do is working from the bottom.
Do is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Do looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Campos landing some decent shots from guard.
Campos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Campos postures up and lands a big shot to Do's brow.
Do tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Daniel Campos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Do is trying to control the position but Campos postures up.
Campos scoring with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Campos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Do is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Campos cracks Do with a solid left hand.
Campos lands a couple of elbows.
Campos 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.
Do 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.
Campos postures up in Do's guard and throws a big left but Do blocks it.
Campos wants to pass the guard but Do is keeping the position.
Campos wants to get up but he can't break Do's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Do scores with a nice shot.
Do trying to keep a closed guard but Campos is proving a slippery customer.
Campos looking to pass the guard.
Campos lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Campos has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Do is proving hard to escape from.
Campos is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Campos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Do works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Campos looking to sit in guard and control but Do gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Do wants to control from the top but Campos keeps moving.
Campos pushes Do off and gets back to his feet.
Campos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Do.
Campos throws a jab but it's blocked by Do.
Campos throws a hook to the side of Do's head but Do sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Daniel Campos is winning the standup battle so far.
Do fails with an attempt to clinch.
Campos lands with an uppercut that bounces Do off the cage and back into range.
Do takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Do misses the target.
Campos throws out a loose jab but Do uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Campos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Do tries to score a power double leg takedown but Campos sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Do somewhat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Campos dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A jab from Campos misses.
Campos swings for the body but Do moves out of range.
Campos missing with a left hand there. Do was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Campos sets himself, and Do steps forward looking for the clinch! Campos avoids it this time.
Campos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Do sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Do pushes Campos up against the cage in a clinch.
Do stops a takedown attempt from Campos.
Campos can't break the clinch.
Do lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Do goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Do looking to slow down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Do prevents Campos from breaking the clinch.
Campos pushes Do back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Do missing with knees to the body.
Will Do seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Campos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Do closes the distance but Campos moves to the side
and Campos counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do forces Campos back against the cage and clinches.
Do stalling in the clinch but Campos improves position.
Campos breaks from the clinch.
Campos keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Campos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Do.
A jab from Campos misses.
Campos cracks Do with a right hand to the side of the head.
Do avoids the body shot from Campos.
Campos cracks the inside of Do's front leg.
Sloppy strikes from Campos. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Campos - just one landing.
Do throws a series of punches but Campos avoids them all with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Campos. Do does a little dance to reset his feet.
Do tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Will Do is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Campos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Campos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Do counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Campos throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Campos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Do moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Do shoots in looking for a takedown but Campos manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Do's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Campos lands a nice looking body shot.
Do gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Campos goes for a takedown in the clinch but Do prevents it.
Do lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campos is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Campos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Do prevents Campos from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Campos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Campos goes for a takedown in the clinch but Do prevents it.
Campos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Do trying to land knees to the body.
Do avoids the elbow strike from Campos, against the cage.
Campos blocking some punches.
Do prevents the takedown attempt.
Campos has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Do after a bit of a struggle.
Campos looking for a takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Campos is trying to force a seperation but Do has the dominant position.
Nice body punch from Do - that landed with a thud.
Do tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Do's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Do has Campos pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campos has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Do avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Do trying to stall but Campos improves his position.
Do misses with a punch on the inside.
Do misses with an elbow strike.
Campos turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Do parries the strikes from Campos easily there. Campos is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Do to escape.
Do is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Campos's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Do wants to get back to full guard.
Do trying to hold on to Campos's head to control him but Campos postures up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Campos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Do's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Campos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Campos, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Campos!
During a confident post fight interview, Daniel Campos thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Liam Donnelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Bronson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bronson has chosen Harmonica as his entrance music. Liam Donnelly has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class boxer
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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
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Liam Donnelly!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Charles Bronson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bronson thuds his right hand into Donnelly's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Donnelly fails with an attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Bronson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bronson clobbers Donnelly with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Donnelly swings widly with a right hand
enabling Bronson to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice straight punches there by Bronson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bronson.
Donnelly 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.
Bronson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bronson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Donnelly lands with a shot to the body.
Bronson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Donnelly throws a jab but it's blocked by Bronson.
Bronson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Donnelly 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 Bronson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bronson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Donnelly looks to land a right hand but Bronson moved out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donnelly fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've been informed that Bronson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Donnelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bronson.
Donnelly checks the leg kick.
Donnelly takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donnelly swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bronson counters with a head kick.
Bronson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bronson throws a front kick that sends Donnelly stumbling back into the cage.
Donnelly misses with a hook. Bronson ducked under it nicely.
Donnelly slips under a jab from Bronson.
And Donnelly counters with a quick kick to the body but Bronson blocks it.
Bronson lands with a straight right. Donnelly didn't see that one coming.
Charles Bronson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Donnelly lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Donnelly misses with a head kick.
It seemed like Bronson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bronson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A leg kick checked by Donnelly.
That kick from Donnelly tenderised Bronson's leg. Bronson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Donnelly throws a hook but Bronson blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Bronson.
Bronson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bronson misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly wants to clinch up but Bronson keeps it at a distance.
A slow jab from Donnelly misses its intended target.
Bronson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bronson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Donnelly misses with a head kick.
Bronson scores with a jab to the body.
Liam Donnelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donnelly checks a leg kick nicely.
Donnelly goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Donnelly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Donnelly is looking to counter punch.
Bronson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bronson misses with a wild body shot.
Donnelly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Donnelly lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Bronson connects with a leg kick. Donnelly looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bronson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Donnelly.
Donnelly avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly lands a body shot.
Donnelly connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bronson throws out a leg kick but Donnelly moves out of range and Bronson only half commits.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bronson checks a leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Donnelly.
Bronson throws a body punch but Donnelly moves out of range.
Bronson misses with a looping right.
Donnelly tries to counter with a takedown but Bronson is quick to defend against it.
Bronson throws out a loose jab but Donnelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donnelly takes a swing at Bronson's ribcage but misses.
Bronson staying out of range there.
Donnelly bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bronson's head.
Donnelly blocks a jab.
Bronson misses with a straight right.
Donnelly shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bronson misses with an uppercut. Donnelly saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bronson tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bronson looks to land a body kick but Donnelly moved away.
Bronson slips under a jab.
Bronson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donnelly tries to clinch up.
A little jabbing left from Bronson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Donnelly misses with a shot to the body
and Bronson counters with a straight right hand.
Donnelly throws a head kick but Bronson moves out of range.
Donnelly lands with a nice body punch.
Donnelly feints and then cracks Bronson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bronson down.
Donnelly slips a jab from Bronson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donnelly swings widly with a right hand
and Bronson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bronson looks to land a body kick but Donnelly moved away.
Bronson throws a low kick but Donnelly avoids it.
Donnelly misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Bronson dominated that round.
That's time! Donnelly's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Donnelly tries to work over Bronson's front leg with a kick but Bronson checks it.
Donnelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bronson lands a really nice looking cross but Donnelly seems unphased.
Donnelly keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bronson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bronson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bronson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Donnelly's head.
Bronson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Donnelly on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Donnelly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bronson feints a counter leg kick.
Donnelly cracks Bronson with a good jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronson takes one to the chin there.
Donnelly looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Donnelly misses with a low kick.
Bronson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Donnelly staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson swings for the body but Donnelly moves out of range.
Bronson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Donnelly takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Donnelly tries a head kick but it misses.
Donnelly moves out of range of the leg kick from Bronson.
Bronson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Donnelly was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Donnelly staying out of range there.
Donnelly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Donnelly misses with a left hand
and Bronson counters with a stiff right hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Donnelly, right into the meat.
Bronson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Donnelly.
Bronson avoids the body shot from Donnelly.
Bronson lands a jab to the nose.
Good leg kick by Bronson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
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!
Donnelly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bronson.
Charles Bronson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly walks into a stiff left hand from Bronson.
Donnelly tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bronson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Donnelly somewhat.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Donnelly might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Bronson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Donnelly takes a step back to recover.
Donnelly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Donnelly is looking to counter with a body kick.
Donnelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bronson moves away.
Bronson throws out a leg kick but Donnelly moves out of range and Bronson only half commits.
Donnelly is looking to counter punch.
Bronson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice body kick from Donnelly.
Donnelly tries to land a front kick but Bronson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bronson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Donnelly with a body shot.
Bronson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Donnelly is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronson throws an off balance right hand
and Donnelly counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Donnelly tries a head kick but it misses.
Bronson tests Donnelly's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bronson misses with a looping left.
Bronson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bronson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Donnelly tries to clinch up
and Bronson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Donnelly defending well as Bronson loads up on a big left hand.
Bronson lands a head shot.
Donnelly misses with an attempted mid kick.
Donnelly tries a head kick but it misses.
Bronson replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Donnelly blocks it well.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bronson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly throws a looping overhand right but Bronson ducks down to avoid it.
Bronson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bronson. Donnelly shrugs it off though.
Bronson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Donnelly turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bronson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Donnelly on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Donnelly moves out of range of the strikes.
Donnelly moves away from the strike by Bronson.
Donnelly appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Donnelly takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bronson.
Bronson looks to score with a jab to the body but Donnelly is just out of range.
Donnelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bronson.
Bronson throws out a counter right but Donnelly avoids it with no problem.
Bronson misses with a body punch
and Donnelly counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Bronson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Donnelly thows a left - swing and a miss!
Donnelly checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bronson throws the left hand but Donnelly avoids the punch easily.
Bronson misses with a looping right.
Donnelly ducks right into an uppercut from Bronson.
Bronson avoids the head kick by Donnelly.
Nice shot by Bronson.
Donnelly looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bronson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Donnelly misses with a head kick.
Bronson throws a fast counter high kick but Donnelly manages to duck under it in time.
Donnelly with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronson blocks a jab.
Bronson connects with an inside leg kick.
Bronson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Donnelly looks to throw the jab but Bronson is out of range.
Donnelly throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donnelly avoids the head kick by Bronson.
Bronson misses with a leg kick.
Donnelly went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bronson throws a head kick that misses.
Donk. Bronson catches Donnelly right on the button with a cross.
Bronson misses with a body punch
and Donnelly counters with a nice uppercut.
Donnelly will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bronson slips under a jab from Donnelly.
Donnelly checks a low kick from Bronson.
Donnelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bronson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Donnelly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bronson was well out of range. Poor timing from Donnelly.
Bronson checks a low kick from Donnelly.
Bronson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bronson tests Donnelly's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronson throws a lazy uppercut
letting Donnelly counter with a right hand.
Bronson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Donnelly.
Bronson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bronson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Donnelly finds it's way through Bronson's defenses.
Donnelly tries to work over Bronson's front leg with a kick but Bronson checks it.
Donnelly throws a right and a left that Bronson avoids nicely.
A nice side step and Bronson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bronson lands with a good body shot.
Donnelly throws a leg kick which misses Bronson's front leg but catches the back leg as Bronson tries to avoid it.
Donnelly closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Donnelly lands in his opponent's guard.
Donnelly stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bronson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Donnelly throws a strike but Bronson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Donnelly throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Bronson escapes and throws Donnelly's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Donnelly tries to bench press Bronson off him but Bronson keeps the position.
Donnelly 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.
Bronson takes a little break here. Donnelly wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Donnelly is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly regains half guard.
Donnelly is positioning himself well to prevent Bronson advancing to mount.
Donnelly wants to improve his position but Bronson is controlling well.
Donnelly has his hands clasped together around Bronson's back. He's all about the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Liam Donnelly did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Donnelly moves away from the strike by Bronson.
Donnelly throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bronson counters with a stiff right hand.
Bronson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Donnelly connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bronson scrambles back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Donnelly.
Bronson misses the shot to the body.
Donnelly just misses with a punch to the body.
Bronson blocks a jab.
Donnelly is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bronson throws a wild body kick that Donnelly sees coming a mile off.
Donnelly just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bronson! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bronson throws a head kick that misses.
Bronson throws a nice outside leg kick.
A jab from Bronson misses.
It looked like Donnelly wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donnelly walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bronson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Donnelly.
Donnelly ducks under a wild hook from Bronson.
Bronson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Donnelly goes for a double leg but Bronson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bronson continues to drive forward.
Donnelly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bronson.
Bronson scores with a nice body kick.
Donnelly scores with a head kick. Bronson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Bronson lands a head shot.
Bronson throws out a loose jab but Donnelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donnelly misses with an uppercut. Bronson saw that one coming.
Donnelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bronson manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Bronson.
Donnelly is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice jab there from Bronson.
Bronson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Donnelly on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bronson.
Bronson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bronson! But no joy.
Donnelly misses the body punch
and Bronson counters with a nice leg kick.
Donnelly avoids the head kick by Bronson.
Donnelly throws a counter high kick but Bronson was just alert enough to avoid it.
Bronson keeps the fight on the outside.
Donnelly misses with a hook. Bronson ducked under it nicely.
Bronson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bronson tries a head kick but it misses.
Donnelly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bronson.
Donnelly gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Donnelly throws a series of punches but Bronson avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronson blocks a low kick nicely.
Bronson slips under a jab from Donnelly.
Bronson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bronson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Donnelly lands with a shot to the body.
Bronson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bronson. Donnelly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bronson 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 Donnelly has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Donnelly and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bronson. That's going to slow Donnelly down.
A big right from Bronson misses.
Bronson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Donnelly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bronson.
Donnelly throws a jab but it's blocked by Bronson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronson lands an overhand right.
Donnelly ducks under a wild hook from Bronson.
Bronson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Donnelly feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bronson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Donnelly working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Donnelly postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Bronson dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Bronson swings for the body but Donnelly moves out of range.
Donnelly swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bronson throws a leg kick but Donnelly sees it coming and moves out of range.
Donnelly ducks under a wild hook from Bronson.
Donnelly slips under a jab from Bronson.
A jab lands there for Bronson.
Donnelly closes the distance and pushes Bronson back into the cage.
Bronson tries to throw a body punch but Donnelly avoids it by throwing Bronson back against the cage.
Donnelly lands a body punch.
Bronson swings wildly with an uppercut but Donnelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bronson swings wildly with an uppercut but Donnelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronson misses with some punches.
Donnelly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bronson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donnelly presses Bronson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bronson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Donnelly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Donnelly.
Bronson takes a shot to the head.
Donnelly lands with a left to the head.
Bronson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Donnelly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Donnelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Bronson.
Donnelly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bronson working aggressively here.
A short right from Donnelly on the inside.
Bronson is rocked!
Donnelly misses with a punch on the inside.
Bronson is still on wobbly legs! Can Donnelly finish him?
Donnelly scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Donnelly.
Donnelly throws a big uppercut that drops Bronson! More strikes from Donnelly and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Bronson lies dazed against the cage as Donnelly celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Liam Donnelly!
Liam Donnelly retains his lightweight title!
Our winner, Liam Donnelly, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Philip Dyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mookie Blaylock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Blaylock's choice of entrance music: Alive. Philip Dyson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mookie Blaylock's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Philip Dyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mookie Blaylock!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dyson misses with a low kick.
Blaylock misses with a looping left.
Blaylock turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Blaylock slips a jab from Dyson.
Blaylock looks to land a combination but Dyson avoids it well.
Dyson scores with a decent looking hook.
Blaylock 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.
Dyson throws a hook but Blaylock avoids it easily.
Dyson missing with a left hand there. Blaylock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dyson lands a front kick.
Blaylock cracks Dyson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Philip Dyson has been cut.
Blaylock walks into a stiff left hand from Dyson.
Blaylock looks to score with a jab to the body but Dyson is just out of range.
Blaylock jabs Dyson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
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!
Blaylock knocks Dyson to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Dyson is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blaylock wants to control but Dyson is keeping him busy.
Dyson is being controlled here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaylock throwing strikes but Dyson manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Blaylock tries to improve position but can't.
Dyson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Dyson tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Blaylock avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Dyson.
Blaylock is trying to escape the position but Dyson is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaylock tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dyson content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Blaylock is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Blaylock keeps trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaylock defending against the ground and pound.
Blaylock gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Dyson controlling the pace for now.
Blaylock gets back to half guard.
Blaylock is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dyson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Blaylock is trying to maintain the position but Dyson is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Blaylock throws an off balance right hand
and Dyson counters with a left to the body.
Dyson tries to land a front kick but Blaylock steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Blaylock slips a jab from Dyson.
Dyson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice body kick there by Dyson.
Dyson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Blaylock on the side of the head.
Dyson moves away from the strike by Blaylock.
Dyson misses with a wild body shot.
Blaylock throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dyson misses with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Philip Dyson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Philip Dyson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dyson moves away from the strike by Blaylock.
Dyson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dyson throws a sloppy body shot
and Blaylock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Dyson does it's job there.
It looks like Mookie Blaylock has been cut.
Dyson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dyson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Blaylock.
Dyson thuds a left hand into Blaylock's body.
Blaylock takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Blaylock avoids the body shot from Dyson.
Blaylock steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dyson.
Blaylock throws a big shot that misses.
Blaylock works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Philip Dyson's cut is getting worse.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A lazy left from Dyson finds it's target.
Dyson needs to keep his hands up - Blaylock had a free shot at his head there.
Dyson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blaylock.
Blaylock keeps Dyson at a distance using the push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dyson takes a swing at Blaylock's ribcage but misses.
Blaylock swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Blaylock and Dyson goes tumbling to the canvas! Blaylock follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Philip Dyson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Blaylock content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Let's hope that Blaylock has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaylock trying to control from half guard but Dyson is working away.
Blaylock perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Dyson wants to control but Blaylock is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Blaylock takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaylock blocks a jab.
Blaylock chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dyson can pounce on him.
Blaylock takes one to the chin there.
Dyson lands a jab to Blaylock's midsection.
A left lands for Dyson.
A bone on bone clash there as Blaylock blocks the leg kick.
Blaylock was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dyson. Blaylock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dyson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jeez, Philip Dyson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Philip Dyson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mookie Blaylock!
Mookie Blaylock decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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pop
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