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GAMMA#550 Hun v Siblas PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Igor Yakovchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Tarnowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Igor Yakovchenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
52 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michal Tarnowski!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yakovchenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Tarnowski circles away.
Tarnowski changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Tarnowski takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yakovchenko throws a right and a left that Tarnowski avoids nicely.
Tarnowski drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Yakovchenko defends it well.
Tarnowski throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Yakovchenko to counter with a crisp jab.
Yakovchenko throws a series of punches but Tarnowski moves out of range.
Tarnowski tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Tarnowski gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Yakovchenko throws a series of punches but Tarnowski moves out of range.
Tarnowski changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Tarnowski needs to keep his hands up - Yakovchenko had a free shot at his head there.
Tarnowski on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yakovchenko. Yakovchenko obviously looking to wear him down.
Yakovchenko throws a body shot but no joy.
Tarnowski is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Yakovchenko displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tarnowski is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yakovchenko steps in with a hook that catches Tarnowski right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Yakovchenko follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Tarnowski looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Igor Yakovchenko!
Igor Yakovchenko thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Povetkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Chanbeskidzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chanbeskidzie has chosen Slim Thug Feat T.I. & Bun B - 3 Kings as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
42 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Alexander Povetkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jonny Chanbeskidzie!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chanbeskidzie looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Povetkin throws an overhand right that lands on Chanbeskidzie's shoulder, as Chanbeskidzie tries to avoid the shot.
Chanbeskidzie is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Povetkin with a body shot.
Chanbeskidzie lands a jab to the nose.
Povetkin throws a jab when Chanbeskidzie was well out of range.
Povetkin throws a series of punches but Chanbeskidzie avoids them all with ease.
Chanbeskidzie lands a right hook to the body.
Povetkin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Chanbeskidzie wants to land a leg kick but Povetkin is out of range.
Chanbeskidzie misses with a body kick.
Povetkin 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.
Povetkin feints and then cracks Chanbeskidzie's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chanbeskidzie down.
Chanbeskidzie darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Alexander Povetkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Povetkin staying out of range there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chanbeskidzie misses with a straight left.
Chanbeskidzie throws the kick towards the body but Povetkin avoids it.
Povetkin lunges at Chanbeskidzie with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chanbeskidzie's hand.
Povetkin scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chanbeskidzie tests Povetkin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Povetkin takes one to the side of the head.
Povetkin throws an off balance right hand
and Chanbeskidzie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Povetkin thuds his right hand into Chanbeskidzie's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Chanbeskidzie throws a nice inside leg kick.
Povetkin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Povetkin throws an off balance right hand
and Chanbeskidzie counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Povetkin thinking.
Povetkin has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Chanbeskidzie.
Chanbeskidzie throws a leg kick
and Povetkin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Chanbeskidzie's knee momentarily.
A slow jab from Povetkin misses its intended target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chanbeskidzie lands a jab to Povetkin's midsection.
Povetkin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Povetkin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Povetkin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chanbeskidzie thuds a left hand into Povetkin's body.
Povetkin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Chanbeskidzie lands a leg kick that knocks Povetkin off balance momentarily.
Povetkin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chanbeskidzie.
Povetkin throws a leg kick
and Chanbeskidzie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Povetkin throws a low kick but Chanbeskidzie avoids it.
Povetkin misses with an uppercut.
Chanbeskidzie with a jab.
Povetkin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Povetkin throws a lazy uppercut
and Chanbeskidzie counters with an outside leg kick.
Povetkin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chanbeskidzie counters with an outside leg kick.
Chanbeskidzie scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Povetkin is breathing heavily.
Chanbeskidzie connects with a nice looking jab.
Chanbeskidzie throws a right and a left that Povetkin avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chanbeskidzie scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Chanbeskidzie connects with a leg kick. Povetkin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Chanbeskidzie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chanbeskidzie throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A swing and a miss from Chanbeskidzie.
Chanbeskidzie fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chanbeskidzie lands a jab to the head.
Povetkin slips a jab from Chanbeskidzie.
Povetkin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Povetkin looks to land a combination but Chanbeskidzie avoids it well.
Chanbeskidzie is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Povetkin with a body shot.
Povetkin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chanbeskidzie on the side of the head.
Chanbeskidzie's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Chanbeskidzie's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Crunch! Chanbeskidzie slams his shin into Povetkin's torso.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chanbeskidzie defending well as Povetkin loads up on a big left hand.
Chanbeskidzie now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Chanbeskidzie feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Povetkin sprawling to the canvas! Povetkin rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Chanbeskidzie finish him?!
Povetkin is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Povetkin lands a right hook to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chanbeskidzie.
Chanbeskidzie lands with a shot to the body.
Chanbeskidzie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A good leg kick by Chanbeskidzie.
Chanbeskidzie throws a looping overhand right but Povetkin ducks down to avoid it.
Povetkin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Chanbeskidzie looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chanbeskidzie cracks a nice hook into Povetkin's ribs.
Chanbeskidzie throws a leg kick which misses Povetkin's front leg but catches the back leg as Povetkin tries to avoid it.
Chanbeskidzie fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chanbeskidzie.
Chanbeskidzie is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Povetkin had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Chanbeskidzie misses with a straight right.
Povetkin lands with an uppercut that bounces Chanbeskidzie off the cage and back into range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Chanbeskidzie dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Povetkin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Povetkin connects with a leg kick. Chanbeskidzie looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Chanbeskidzie is looking to slow Povetkin down with leg kicks.
Jonny Chanbeskidzie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Povetkin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Chanbeskidzie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Povetkin was well out of range. Poor timing from Chanbeskidzie.
Chanbeskidzie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Alexander Povetkin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chanbeskidzie thumps Povetkin with a low kick.
Chanbeskidzie tries a low kick but Povetkin avoids it.
Chanbeskidzie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chanbeskidzie fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Povetkin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chanbeskidzie gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Chanbeskidzie throws a low kick but it's checked well by Povetkin.
Povetkin half committed to a counter leg kick.
Chanbeskidzie throws out a powerful jab.
Povetkin lunges at Chanbeskidzie with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chanbeskidzie's hand.
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!
Chanbeskidzie wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Povetkin throws a hook but Chanbeskidzie avoids it easily.
Chanbeskidzie with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Povetkin slips under a jab from Chanbeskidzie.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chanbeskidzie. Povetkin does a little dance to reset his feet.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Povetkin might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Povetkin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Povetkin's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Povetkin lunges at Chanbeskidzie with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chanbeskidzie's hand.
Povetkin throws a leg kick but Chanbeskidzie checks it.
Chanbeskidzie keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Povetkin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chanbeskidzie feints a counter leg kick.
Povetkin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chanbeskidzie circles away quickly and effectively.
Chanbeskidzie misses with a leg kick
and Povetkin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chanbeskidzie.
Chanbeskidzie throws a chopping leg kick but Povetkin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Chanbeskidzie lands a slapping body shot.
Chanbeskidzie smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Povetkin misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chanbeskidzie misses with a hook. Povetkin ducked under it nicely.
Chanbeskidzie chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Povetkin misses the jab.
Povetkin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chanbeskidzie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chanbeskidzie takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice straight punches there by Chanbeskidzie. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Chanbeskidzie.
Povetkin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Chanbeskidzie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chanbeskidzie lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Povetkin throws a hook but Chanbeskidzie blocks it.
Chanbeskidzie looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chanbeskidzie scores with a sloppy right hand. Povetkin should have avoided that one.
Povetkin scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Povetkin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Chanbeskidzie blocks a jab.
Chanbeskidzie lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Chanbeskidzie pivots, looking for a leg kick but Povetkin is out of range and Chanbeskidzie settles back down.
Chanbeskidzie throws a leg kick but Povetkin checks it.
Povetkin lands a lovely overhand right.
The fighters circling - Povetkin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chanbeskidzie darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Povetkin misses with an uppercut.
Chanbeskidzie tests Povetkin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A lazy left from Chanbeskidzie finds it's target.
Povetkin swinging wildly here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chanbeskidzie cracks Povetkin with an open hand slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Povetkin throws a right and a left that Chanbeskidzie avoids nicely.
Chanbeskidzie appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Povetkin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Povetkin throws a leg kick that misses.
Povetkin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Povetkin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Povetkin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chanbeskidzie connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Povetkin scrambles back to his feet.
Chanbeskidzie scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Povetkin takes a swing at Chanbeskidzie's ribcage but misses.
Chanbeskidzie scores with a jab to the body.
Crunch! Chanbeskidzie slams his shin into Povetkin's torso.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chanbeskidzie works Povetkin's body with a nice hook.
Chanbeskidzie connects with a jab.
Povetkin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Oh Povetkin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chanbeskidzie connects with a body shot that sends Povetkin's belly button to the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Chanbeskidzie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Povetkin slips under a jab from Chanbeskidzie.
Povetkin seems to have got his legs back now.
Povetkin misses with a hook
and Chanbeskidzie counters with a left to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chanbeskidzie.
The crowd cheers as Chanbeskidzie lands an impressive looking overhand right. Povetkin doesn't seem phased though.
Chanbeskidzie throws a nice outside leg kick.
Chanbeskidzie connects with a body shot.
Chanbeskidzie scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Povetkin drops his hands momentarily and Chanbeskidzie takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Povetkin throws a hook but Chanbeskidzie avoids it easily.
Chanbeskidzie lands the left hand.
Chanbeskidzie lands a nice looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A bone on bone clash there as Povetkin blocks the leg kick.
Povetkin fails to land with a series of punches.
Chanbeskidzie throws a leg kick but Povetkin sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Povetkin lands a leg kick that knocks Chanbeskidzie off balance momentarily.
Povetkin slips a straight right by Chanbeskidzie.
Some wild striking there from Povetkin.
Chanbeskidzie looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chanbeskidzie lands a nice hook to Povetkin's body. Povetkin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chanbeskidzie throws a nice outside leg kick.
Chanbeskidzie fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Povetkin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chanbeskidzie on the side of the head.
Povetkin throws a right hand that misses
and Chanbeskidzie counters with a nice body kick.
Chanbeskidzie is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Chanbeskidzie throws out a loose jab but Povetkin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Povetkin throws a hook but Chanbeskidzie blocks it.
Chanbeskidzie cracks a nice hook into Povetkin's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chanbeskidzie is looking to score with low kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Povetkin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Chanbeskidzie throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chanbeskidzie fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Chanbeskidzie lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Povetkin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chanbeskidzie connects with a leg kick. Povetkin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Povetkin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Chanbeskidzie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Povetkin can pounce on him.
Chanbeskidzie stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Povetkin misses with a looping right.
An inside leg kick lands from Chanbeskidzie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chanbeskidzie moves out of range as Povetkin strikes.
Chanbeskidzie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Povetkin throws a leg kick
enabling Chanbeskidzie to counter with a crisp jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Povetkin.
Povetkin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chanbeskidzie counters with a leg kick.
Povetkin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chanbeskidzie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Povetkin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Chanbeskidzie lands a nice leg kick that just misses Povetkin's sensitive parts.
Povetkin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Povetkin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chanbeskidzie. Chanbeskidzie obviously looking to wear him down.
Chanbeskidzie looks for the body kick but Povetkin saw that one coming.
Chanbeskidzie wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Povetkin throws out a loose jab but Chanbeskidzie uses good head movement to avoid it.
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!
Povetkin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chanbeskidzie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Povetkin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Povetkin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Alexander Povetkin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A solid body kick from Chanbeskidzie.
Chanbeskidzie lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Povetkin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Chanbeskidzie.
A leg kick checked by Chanbeskidzie.
Chanbeskidzie ducks under a wild hook from Povetkin.
Chanbeskidzie blocks a jab.
Chanbeskidzie uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chanbeskidzie with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice shot by Chanbeskidzie.
Povetkin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonny Chanbeskidzie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Chanbeskidzie has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonny Chanbeskidzie!
A very excited looking Jonny Chanbeskidzie 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Perrin Aybara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksanteri Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karelin has chosen CCCP as his entrance music. Aleksanteri Karelin has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Perrin Aybara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aleksanteri Karelin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aybara lands a jab to the head.
Aybara throws a hook but Karelin avoids it easily.
Karelin gets tackled into the cage by Aybara. Aybara maintains the clinch.
Aybara working aggressively here.
Stalling in the clinch from Karelin.
Aybara misses with some punches.
Karelin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Karelin is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Aybara is defending well.
A head punch on the inside from Aybara fails to land.
Karelin has Aybara pushed against the cage.
Aybara misses with an elbow strike.
Karelin just leaning against Aybara, taking a breather.
Karelin misses with some punches.
Aybara comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Aleksanteri Karelin has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Aybara.
A right hand to the body from Karelin.
Aybara throws a head punch that misses.
Aybara misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Aybara.
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!
Aybara throws a head punch that misses.
Aybara lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin displaying some good clinch control by pressing Aybara up against the cage.
Karelin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Karelin stalling the fight.
Aybara working aggressively here.
Nice elbow from Aybara.
Karelin looking to stall.
Karelin tries to work over Aybara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Karelin blocks an uppercut.
Aybara misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Karelin.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Aybara creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Aybara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Karelin blocks an uppercut.
Aybara blocks an uppercut.
Aybara lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karelin blocks the elbow strike.
Aybara lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Aybara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aybara pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Aybara.
Aybara lands a body punch in the clinch.
Aybara can't find room to land a body shot as Karelin controls the action.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aybara lands a left hand.
We've been hearing reports that Aybara has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Aybara creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Aybara throws a punch but it's blocked by Karelin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aybara.
Karelin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Karelin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Karelin lands with a short shot to the head.
Aybara lands an elbow inside that Karelin shrugs off.
Aybara throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Karelin digs a right hand into Aybara's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Aybara's gas tank.
Aybara struggles to land a body shot inside as Karelin controls his hands.
A hook to the body from Karelin.
Aybara has a couple of punches blocked by Karelin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Karelin misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karelin.
Aybara gets underhooks to prevent Karelin's takedown attempt.
Perrin Aybara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aleksanteri Karelin.
Aybara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aybara tries to work over Karelin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Karelin swings wildly with an uppercut but Aybara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karelin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Aybaras head.
Aybara misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aybara lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Karelin or not.
Karelin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aybara throws an elbow but it misses.
Aybara creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Karelin is stalling here.
Karelin has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Aybara after a bit of a struggle.
Karelin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Karelin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Aybara.
Aybara lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Aybara throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Aybara.
Aybara tries to score a body lock takedown but Karelin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right handed body shot lands from Aybara.
Karelin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Come on Karelin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Aybara misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aybara lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karelin.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Aybara misses with a punch to the body.
Aybara throws a punch but it's blocked by Karelin.
Karelin swings wildly with an uppercut but Aybara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karelin taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Perrin Aybara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aleksanteri Karelin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Karelin blocks a jab.
Karelin misses the shot to the body.
Karelin misses with a hook.
Karelin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Aybara missing with a left hand there. Karelin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Aybara is looking to slow Karelin down with leg kicks.
Aybara lands a jab.
Karelin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Aybara rushes Karelin and presses him up against the cage.
Aybara gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Aybara gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That has opened up Aleksanteri Karelin's cut even more.
Aybara lands a shoulder strike.
Karelin dodges an elbow strike from Aybara.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Aybara.
Aybara lands with a right to the head.
Aybara lands an elbow inside.
Karelin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Aybara lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aybara misses with an elbow strike.
Aybara works on Karelin's body with a couple of short punches.
Aybara gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Aybara misses with some punches.
Aybara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aybara working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Aybara misses with a body punch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Aybara throws a head punch that misses.
Aybara throws a punch but it's blocked by Karelin.
Aybara lands with a light punch inside.
Karelin tightens his grip and picks Aybara up, before dumping him to the ground. Aybara manages to land in guard.
Aybara looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Aybara avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Aybara is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karelin can do to turn this around?
Karelin throws an elbow that misses. Aybara uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Karelin's guard. Nice move by Aybara!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aybara trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Karelin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Aybara throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Karelin is adopting a defensive guard.
Aybara scoring with some ground and pound.
Karelin 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.
Aybara lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Karelin has his hands on Aybara's head, controlling the position.
Aybara showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Aybara stopping the sweep attempt from Karelin.
Karelin trying to control the position.
Aybara missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Karelin looking for a sweep. Not yet Karelin, not yet.
Karelin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Aybara trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Karelin looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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.
Karelin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Aybara was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Karelin blocks a head kick by Aybara.
Aybara tries to close the distance and clinch but Karelin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aybara is looking to clinch.
Aybara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Karelin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aybara.
No joy there for Karelin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab lands there for Aybara.
Karelin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aybara cracks the inside of Karelin's front leg.
Karelin swings for the body but Aybara moves out of range.
Aybara feints a jab promting Karelin to slip. Aybara then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Karelin slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The cut above Aleksanteri Karelin's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Karelin walks into a jab.
Aybara looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Aybara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karelin.
Karelin lands a lovely overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Perrin Aybara dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aleksanteri Karelin's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Aybara closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Aybara content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Karelin is trying to control but can't.
Karelin works his way to full guard. Good work.
Karelin is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Perrin Aybara overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Karelin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karelin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Aybara landing some decent shots from guard.
Karelin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aybara with a flurry of punches that miss.
Aybara lands a couple of elbows.
Karelin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Karelin wants to control but Aybara is keeping him busy.
Aybara is trying to get back to full guard.
Aybara wants to control but Karelin is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aybara is trying to get back to full guard.
Aleksanteri Karelin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karelin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Aybara wants to get back to full guard.
Karelin is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Karelin lands with a punch from half guard.
Karelin is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Aybara pushes Karelin off and gets back to his feet.
Karelin checks a leg kick.
Aybara closes the distance but Karelin moves to the side
and Karelin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aybara fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Karelin sprawls well initially but Aybara persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karelin is concentrating on defense, preventing Aybara from advancing position.
Aybara throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aybara not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Aybara not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Karelin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Aybara missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Karelin controlling the position well.
Perrin Aybara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Aybara not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Aybara missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Karelin manages to get to full guard.
Aybara wants to control from the top but Karelin keeps moving.
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.
Karelin has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Karelin's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aybara fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Karelin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Perrin Aybara showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Aybara has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Perrin Aybara!
Perrin Aybara decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gabe Christianson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shunsui Kyoraku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
34 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Gabe Christianson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shunsui Kyoraku!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christianson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kyoraku lands a slapping body shot.
Donk. Christianson catches Kyoraku right on the button with a cross.
An inside leg kick lands from Kyoraku.
Christianson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kyoraku.
Christianson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kyoraku lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Christianson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Christianson avoids the head kick by Kyoraku.
Christianson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice straight punches there by Christianson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Christianson.
Kyoraku takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kyoraku scoring well with a low kick there.
Christianson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Bonsai Club MMA in the buildup to the fight.
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!
Christianson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kyoraku with a nice cross.
Kyoraku lands with a good body shot.
Kyoraku on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christianson misses with an uppercut.
Christianson throws a hook but Kyoraku avoids it easily.
Kyoraku ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Christianson blocks a jab.
Christianson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kyoraku lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kyoraku ducks under a wild hook from Christianson.
Kyoraku is looking for the big counter here.
A shot to the liver by Kyoraku. Beautiful body shot.
Christianson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Christianson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kyoraku paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kyoraku pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kyoraku. Christianson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kyoraku circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kyoraku blocks a jab.
Christianson swings for the body but Kyoraku moves out of range.
Christianson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Christianson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kyoraku.
Kyoraku misses with a lunging right hand
and Christianson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kyoraku pivots, looking for a leg kick but Christianson is out of range and Kyoraku settles back down.
Christianson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Christianson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kyoraku has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Christianson ducks under a wild hook from Kyoraku.
Christianson misses with a wild combination.
Kyoraku flicks out a counter leg kick but Christianson steps away.
Christianson throws a body punch but Kyoraku moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Kyoraku there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Christianson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kyoraku momentarily.
Kyoraku swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Christianson fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kyoraku just manages to avoid it.
Christianson misses the shot to the body.
Christianson checks a low kick from Kyoraku.
Kyoraku lands a nice shot to the body.
Kyoraku misses with a looping right.
Christianson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Christianson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christianson connects with a body shot that sends Kyoraku's belly button to the back.
Kyoraku swings for the body but Christianson moves out of range.
Kyoraku throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little feinted left hand from Christianson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Christianson throws a jab when Kyoraku was well out of range.
Kyoraku throws a jab but it's blocked by Christianson.
Kyoraku lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Christianson throws a shot from downtown. Kyoraku moves away and avoids it.
Kyoraku takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Christianson takes one to the chin there.
Christianson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kyoraku does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kyoraku misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kyoraku connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Christianson throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kyoraku. Christianson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shunsui Kyoraku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christianson fails with an attempt to clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Christianson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Christianson just misses with a punch to the body.
Good exchange - Christianson coming out on top.
Kyoraku throws a front kick aimed at Christianson's knee but Christianson avoids it well.
Christianson tries to counter by clinching up but Kyoraku breaks away and moves out of range.
Christianson throws a body punch but Kyoraku moves out of range.
Kyoraku steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Christianson.
Christianson thows a leg kick but Kyoraku checks it
enabling Kyoraku to counter with a crisp jab.
Kyoraku misses with a wild body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Kyoraku. Those never looked like landing.
Christianson tries a head kick but it misses.
Christianson slips under a jab.
Kyoraku misses with a looping right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kyoraku tests Christianson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kyoraku missing with a left hand there. Christianson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Christianson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Christianson throws a head kick that misses
and Kyoraku holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shunsui Kyoraku dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Christianson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Christianson cracks Kyoraku with a good jab.
Christianson lands a head kick!
Christianson lands with a right hand.
Kyoraku uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Christianson.
Kyoraku throws a head kick but Christianson moves out of range.
Kyoraku wants to land a leg kick but Christianson is out of range.
Kyoraku throws a head kick that misses.
Kyoraku has Christianson up against the cage in a clinch.
Christianson scores with a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kyoraku lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short left from Christianson.
Christianson tries a body shot but Kyoraku blocks it.
Kyoraku throws a punch but it's blocked by Christianson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kyoraku misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Christianson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyoraku misses with some punches.
Christianson lands a body punch in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Christianson.
Kyoraku is breathing heavily.
Christianson'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.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kyoraku.
Kyoraku misses with a punch on the inside.
Christianson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kyoraku misses with a body punch.
Kyoraku tries a body shot but Christianson blocks it.
A hook to the body from Christianson.
Kyoraku blocks an uppercut.
Kyoraku will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Christianson up against the cage.
Christianson tries to throw a body punch but Kyoraku avoids it by throwing Christianson back against the cage.
Kyoraku stalling in the clinch but Christianson improves position.
Christianson tries a body shot but Kyoraku blocks it.
Nice body punch from Christianson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christianson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kyoraku tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Christianson's elbow.
Christianson struggles to land a body shot inside as Kyoraku controls his hands.
Kyoraku tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Christianson's elbow.
Kyoraku tries to throw a body punch but Christianson avoids it by throwing Kyoraku back against the cage.
Christianson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kyoraku backwards.
A shot in the inside from Christianson.
Christianson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Christianson misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Christianson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Christianson blocking some punches.
Kyoraku misses with a punch to the body.
Christianson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Christianson cracks Kyoraku with an open hand slap.
Kyoraku chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Christianson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kyoraku moves away.
Kyoraku swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Christianson.
Kyoraku throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Christianson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kyoraku swings widly with a right hand
and Christianson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kyoraku's knee momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christianson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kyoraku in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Nice jab there from Kyoraku.
Kyoraku misses with a hook
and Christianson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kyoraku is looking to land body kicks.
Christianson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kyoraku throws a low kick but Christianson avoids it.
Christianson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Christianson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Christianson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kyoraku stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kyoraku misses with a head kick.
Shunsui Kyoraku seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Christianson throws a wild body kick that Kyoraku sees coming a mile off.
Kyoraku is looking for the big counter here.
Kyoraku looks to land a right hand but Christianson moved out of range.
Kyoraku throws a head kick that misses.
Christianson scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kyoraku connects with a leg kick. Christianson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyoraku throws a right hand that misses
and Christianson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Christianson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Christianson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch lands to the side of Kyoraku 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Christianson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kyoraku's sensitive parts.
Christianson delivers a nice body kick.
Christianson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kyoraku works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kyoraku throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kyoraku tries to work over Christianson's front leg with a kick but Christianson checks it.
Christianson checks the leg kick.
Kyoraku dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Christianson. That did some damage!
Christianson throws a leg kick but Kyoraku sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kyoraku keeps the fight on the outside.
Kyoraku flicks out a counter leg kick but Christianson steps away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Christianson.
Christianson scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabe Christianson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kyoraku swings for the body but Christianson moves out of range.
Christianson connects with a body shot that sends Kyoraku's belly button to the back.
Kyoraku jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Christianson missing with a left hand there. Kyoraku was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kyoraku is trying to counter with his kicks.
Kyoraku misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kyoraku slips under a jab.
Kyoraku misses with a body kick.
Kyoraku lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Christianson throws a hook but Kyoraku blocks it.
Christianson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kyoraku looks to land a right hand but Christianson moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left lands for Christianson.
Christianson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Christianson checks a low kick from Kyoraku.
Christianson misses with a wild body shot.
Christianson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyoraku cracks the inside of Christianson's front leg.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kyoraku!
Kyoraku looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kyoraku throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Christianson.
A decent looking cross lands there for Christianson.
Kyoraku looks for the body kick but Christianson saw that one coming.
Christianson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kyoraku moves away.
Christianson moves out of range as Kyoraku strikes.
Christianson checks a low kick from Kyoraku.
Christianson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kyoraku takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A slow jab from Christianson misses its intended target.
Christianson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A left lands for Christianson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Christianson connects with an inside leg kick.
Christianson looks to land a body kick but Kyoraku moved away.
Kyoraku misses with a straight right.
Donk. Kyoraku catches Christianson right on the button with a cross.
Christianson misses with a wild body shot.
Kyoraku throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kyoraku misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Christianson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Christianson moves into the clinch.
Gabe Christianson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Christianson tries to work over Kyoraku's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kyoraku tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Christianson tries to stall but Kyoraku uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kyoraku blocks a body shot from Christianson.
Kyoraku blocks a body shot from Christianson.
Christianson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Christianson lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyoraku blocks an uppercut.
Christianson blocks a body shot from Kyoraku.
Christianson lands with a right to the head.
Kyoraku is trying to maintain a safe position but Christianson gets an underhook and turns Kyoraku into the cage.
Kyoraku scores with a hook to the body.
Christianson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Christianson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kyoraku content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Christianson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kyoraku scores with a shoulder strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Christianson scores with a shoulder strike.
Christianson lands a nice shot to the body.
Kyoraku takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Christianson lands an uppercut.
Christianson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kyoraku.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kyoraku tries to work over Christianson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Christianson misses with a punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Christianson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyoraku wants to stall.
Christianson throws a punch but it's blocked by Kyoraku.
Kyoraku lands an uppercut.
Christianson blocks a body shot from Kyoraku.
Christianson tries a body shot but Kyoraku blocks it.
Christianson lands a right hand.
Kyoraku can't find room to land a body shot as Christianson controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Christianson.
Christianson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Christianson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kyoraku is keeping busy.
Kyoraku scores with a nice hook to the head.
Christianson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Christianson.
Nice body punch from Christianson - that landed with a thud.
A left hand lands to the body for Christianson.
Kyoraku tries to work over Christianson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Christianson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gabe Christianson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Christianson 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabe Christianson!
During a confident post fight interview, Gabe Christianson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nero Padilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Never More (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Padilla comes into the arena with Dead by Dawn by Deicide blaring out of the sound system. More comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Never More kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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215 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nero Padilla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Never More!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by More.
Padilla has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Heart Cave (10 elites, 3 double-elites, 1 triple) in the buildup to the fight.
Padilla throws a head kick but More moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from More on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
More slips under a jab.
More dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Never More seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
More swings for the body but Padilla moves out of range.
More misses with a lunging right hand
and Padilla counters with a stiff right hand.
Padilla uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by More.
Padilla lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
More takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Padilla rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and More makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
More chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Padilla can pounce on him.
More tries to keep at a distance but Padilla has taken the fight into the clinch.
More blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
More tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Padilla avoids it.
Padilla misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, More scores with a nice short uppercut.
Padilla lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Never More has been cut.
More stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
More content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The crowd are getting on More's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
More leaning his opponent against the cage.
More trying to control the position but instead, Padilla has worked for underhooks and has pushed More into the cage.
Padilla working aggressively here.
More stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Never More.
Padilla throws a low kick but it's checked well by More.
More throws a right hand that misses
and Padilla counters with a body kick.
Padilla throws a leg kick that is checked
letting More counter with a right hand.
More throws out a powerful jab.
More misses with a right hand
and Padilla counters with a body kick that stops More in his tracks momentarily.
Padilla avoids the body shot from More.
More throws a body shot but no joy.
Padilla half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
More throws a body punch but Padilla moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
More misses with a body kick.
Padilla listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Padilla connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Padilla connects with the punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
More misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from More. Padilla does a little dance to reset his feet.
More throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Padilla ducks under a wild hook from More.
More just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromPadilla.
Padilla looks to land a right hand but More moved out of range.
More appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from More.
More is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Padilla rather than just go for the knockout.
Padilla with a jab.
Padilla throws a leg kick but More sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Padilla tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and More is able to avoid easily.
More misses with an uppercut. Padilla saw that one coming.
Padilla misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
More throws a jab but it's blocked by Padilla.
Padilla throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A head kick misses from Padilla.
Padilla throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Padilla lands with a thumping leg kick.
More throws a leg kick but Padilla moved away.
More looks to land a right hand but Padilla moved out of range.
More scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
More moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
More on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Padilla. Padilla obviously looking to wear him down.
More lands a leg kick that knocks Padilla off balance momentarily.
Padilla shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
More throws out a counter right but Padilla avoids it with no problem.
Padilla turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Padilla throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
More throws a low kick but it's checked well by Padilla.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
More listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
More throws a low kick but it's checked well by Padilla.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Padilla has managed to clinch.
A short right from Padilla.
Padilla scores with a knee to the head.
Padilla fails to pull the fight into his guard.
More taking a breather.
Come on More - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Padilla lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
More has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Padilla misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Padilla tries to land knees in the clinch but More avoids the damage to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Padilla.
Padilla looking to throw knees to the head but More is blocking nicely.
A hook to the body from More.
Padilla avoiding damage as More throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nero Padilla dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Never More's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
More takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
More misses with a body kick.
Padilla throws a leg kick
and More counters with a body kick.
More closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
More throws a low kick but it's checked well by Padilla.
Padilla seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Padilla motions for More to come forward. Padilla throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
More has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Padilla finds it's way round the side to connect with More's head.
That kick from More tenderised Padilla's leg. Padilla is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Padilla, right into the meat.
Padilla checks a low kick from More.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Padilla misses with a low kick as More jumps back.
More throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Padilla tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and More counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
More avoids the head kick by Padilla.
Padilla fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
More jabbing away but nothing is landing.
More fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Padilla has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A shot to the liver by More. Beautiful body shot.
More lands a lovely overhand right.
More looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
More lands with an uppercut that bounces Padilla off the cage and back into range.
More has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
More swings widly with a right hand
enabling Padilla to counter with a crisp jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for More.
Padilla throws a big shot that misses.
More avoids the head kick by Padilla.
More looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donk. More catches Padilla right on the button with a cross.
More throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Padilla to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Padilla throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
More bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
More blocks a low kick nicely.
Padilla misses with an uppercut. More saw that one coming.
More throws a sloppy body shot
and Padilla counters with a good low kick that More was not able to check.
More throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nero Padilla is winning the standup battle so far.
More throws a leg kick but Padilla moved away.
More takes a swing at Padilla's ribcage but misses.
More lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Padilla gets a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A quick uppercut on the inside from More.
More wants to stall.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Padilla as More tries to tie him up.
Padilla can't find room to land a body shot as More controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
More blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Padilla successfully pulls guard.
Padilla had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. More defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
More controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Padilla is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Padilla looking for subs off his back but More has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Padilla looking for submissions off his back.
Padilla wants to improve his position but More is controlling well.
More controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Nero Padilla will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Never More'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. This is the final round!
More throws a body punch but Padilla moves out of range.
Padilla throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Padilla is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A bone on bone clash there as Padilla blocks the leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Padilla.
More cracks a nice hook into Padilla's ribs.
Nice uppercut there from More.
Padilla throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Padilla 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.
More checks a low kick from Padilla.
More throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Padilla counters with a head kick.
That has opened up Never More's cut even more.
Padilla plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
More is rocked!
More on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Padilla. Padilla obviously looking to wear him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
More shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Padilla lands with a hook. More tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
More is still on wobbly legs! Can Padilla finish him?
Padilla misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Padilla doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
More seems to have recovered his senses.
Padilla misses the jab.
Padilla throws a head kick that misses.
Padilla cracks More with an open hand slap.
The cut above Never More's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Padilla scores with a leg kick.
Good work by Padilla as he checks the leg kick.
Padilla tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Padilla throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little jabbing left from More on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Padilla uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from More.
Padilla is looking to counter with a body kick.
Padilla jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Padilla wants to slow More down by chopping away at his legs.
More uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Padilla.
Padilla fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt More.
More misses the shot to the body.
Padilla is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from More.
Never More has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
More ducks under a wild hook from Padilla.
More tries a low kick but Padilla avoids it.
Padilla tried to counter with a leg kick but More avoided it.
Padilla connects with a jab.
Padilla works the jab nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
More swings for the body but Padilla moves out of range.
Padilla is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that More can do to turn this around?
Padilla avoids the body shot from More.
More takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Padilla motions for More to come forward. Padilla throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
More throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Nero Padilla has been cut.
More misses with a leg kick
and Padilla counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Padilla ducks under a wild hook from More.
Padilla wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A big right from More misses.
More swings away with a leg kick that misses.
More on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Padilla. Padilla obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Padilla has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by More.
More throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
More looks to throw the jab but Padilla is out of range.
More misses with a head kick.
Padilla connects with a good right hand that stumbles More. More circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
More throws a leg kick but Padilla sees it coming and checks it nicely.
An inside leg kick from More misses.
Padilla connects with a leg kick. More looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
More misses with a body shot
and More takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Never More's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
More takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
More throws a body kick that misses
and Padilla counters with a slapping leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Padilla.
Padilla lands a jab.
Padilla cracks More with a hook to the temple - More is on wobbly legs here! Padilla swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! More falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Padilla wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Nero Padilla!
After the big win, Nero Padilla made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Sun-Tzu and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alastair Gridlock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jax Teller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gridlock comes to the cage accompanied by Robbie Williams - Come Undone. Alastair Gridlock has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alastair Gridlock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jax Teller!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gridlock takes one to the side of the head.
Gridlock lands with an overhand left.
Teller thuds his right hand into Gridlock's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gridlock with a hook.
We've been informed that Teller 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.
Good leg kick by Gridlock there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gridlock throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Teller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Teller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gridlock.
Gridlock throws a push kick but Teller slaps the foot to one side.
Teller fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Teller scores with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gridlock blocks the body kick.
Gridlock on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Teller drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gridlock is looking to land body kicks.
Teller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gridlock.
Teller throws a shot from downtown. Gridlock moves away and avoids it.
Gridlock rushes Teller and presses him up against the cage.
Teller looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gridlock misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gridlock.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gridlock.
Gridlock just leaning against Teller, taking a breather.
Gridlock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gridlock throws a leg kick which misses Teller's front leg but catches the back leg as Teller tries to avoid it.
Gridlock throws a hook to the side of Teller's head but Teller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Teller looks to land a right hand but Gridlock moved out of range.
Gridlock 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.
Teller misses with a leg kick
and Gridlock counters with a nice leg kick.
Gridlock looks to throw a body kick
and Teller counters with a good low kick that Gridlock was not able to check.
Teller with a jab.
Teller's corner calls for a 1-2. Teller obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gridlock. That's going to slow Teller down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gridlock, right into the meat.
Gridlock will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Teller doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Gridlock misses with a leg kick
and Teller counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Teller takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gridlock looks to land a combination. Teller sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gridlock blocks a head kick by Teller.
Teller throws a looping overhand right but Gridlock ducks down to avoid it.
Teller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gridlock manages to avoid it.
Gridlock scores with a crisp jab that stopped Teller in his tracks.
Gridlock cracks Teller with a good jab.
Gridlock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Teller.
Teller moves out of range of the leg kick from Gridlock.
Teller moves into range and clinches up with Gridlock.
Gridlock leaning against his opponent.
Gridlock stalling the fight.
Gridlock lands with a light punch inside.
Gridlock lands with a left to the head.
Gridlock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gridlock throws a lazy right hand but Teller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gridlock lands with a slapping head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teller lands a slapping body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gridlock.
Gridlock will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from Gridlock misses.
Gridlock takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gridlock's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gridlock duly obliges.
Gridlock connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gridlock throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gridlock misses with a head kick.
Gridlock is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Teller avoids the head kick by Gridlock.
Teller tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gridlock is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gridlock finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gridlock throws an off balance right hand
and Teller counters with a nice body shot.
A good leg kick by Teller.
A head kick misses from Teller.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gridlock shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Teller is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gridlock with a body shot.
Teller throws a sloppy head kick and Gridlock moves out of range easily.
Teller fakes the leg kick and cracks Gridlock in the body.
Gridlock paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gridlock ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gridlock lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Teller checks the leg kick nicely there.
Teller lands a jab to the head.
Gridlock throws a push kick but Teller slaps the foot to one side.
Teller connects with a high kick.
Gridlock lands a nice looking kick to the body. Teller takes a step back to recover.
Teller scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Teller tries to clinch but Gridlock moves out of range.
Teller's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Teller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Gridlock was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Gridlock throws a hook but Teller avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alastair Gridlock dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gridlock has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Teller.
Gridlock slips under a jab.
Teller dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gridlock. That did some damage!
Gridlock goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Teller checks the leg kick.
Teller appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Teller thuds a left hand into Gridlock's body.
Gridlock connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Teller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Teller circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gridlock tries to score with a low kick but Teller moves his leg out of the way.
Teller checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teller ducks under a wild hook from Gridlock.
Teller takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Gridlock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Teller throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Teller darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good exchange - Gridlock coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teller on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gridlock.
That kick from Gridlock tenderised Teller's leg. Teller is trying to keep his angry face on.
Teller lands a head kick. Gridlock smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Gridlock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Teller doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Gridlock takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gridlock tries to clinch up.
Gridlock has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gridlock there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gridlock throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Teller lands with an uppercut that bounces Gridlock off the cage and back into range.
Gridlock lands a leg kick that knocks Teller off balance momentarily.
Gridlock keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gridlock scores with a leg kick.
Teller scores with a hook to the body. Gridlock takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The fighters circling - Teller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gridlock misses with a low kick.
Teller tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gridlock manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gridlock tries to clinch but Teller moves out of range.
Teller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gridlock.
Both fighters circling a little - Gridlock finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Gridlock misses with a kick to the body.
Teller has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Gridlock.
Teller checks the leg kick.
Teller takes a swing at Gridlock's ribcage but misses.
Gridlock doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gridlock throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Teller's head.
Teller is rocked!
Gridlock throws the kick towards the body but Teller avoids it.
Teller looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Teller is still on wobbly legs! Can Gridlock finish him?
Alastair Gridlock is winning the standup battle so far.
Gridlock throws a sloppy head kick and Teller moves out of range easily.
Teller seems to have recovered his senses.
Teller looks to score with a jab to the body but Gridlock is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Gridlock on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gridlock pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gridlock 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 Teller has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Teller and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gridlock misses with a head kick.
Teller looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Teller.
Gridlock lands an overhand right.
Gridlock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Teller can do to turn this around?
Teller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Teller throws a leg kick but Gridlock sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Teller chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gridlock can pounce on him.
Teller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gridlock seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Gridlock misses with a lunging right hand
and Teller counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gridlock throws a jab but it's blocked by Teller.
A little jabbing left from Teller on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Teller, right into the meat.
Gridlock looks to land a body kick but Teller moved away.
Gridlock fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Teller.
Gridlock feints and then cracks Teller's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Teller down.
Jab from Teller.
Gridlock takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
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!
Gridlock misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teller uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Teller throws a lazy uppercut
and Gridlock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gridlock is looking to slow Teller down with leg kicks.
Gridlock jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Teller fakes the leg kick and cracks Gridlock in the body.
Gridlock wants to slow Teller down by chopping away at his legs.
Gridlock tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gridlock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Teller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Teller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gridlock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Teller moves away.
Teller tries a quick counter leg kick but Gridlock is wise to it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gridlock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Teller throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gridlock stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Teller swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gridlock half committed to a counter leg kick.
Gridlock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Alastair Gridlock will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Teller fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gridlock.
Teller tries a low kick but Gridlock avoids it.
Teller checks a low kick from Gridlock.
Nice defenses there by Teller.
Teller lands a head kick!
Gridlock thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Teller if he has to take too many more of those.
Teller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gridlock moves away from the strike by Teller.
Gridlock scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gridlock on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teller sizes up Gridlock with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gridlock misses with a head kick.
Teller scores with a leg kick.
Teller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Danga de danga de dang - Teller scores with a four punch combination!
Gridlock is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teller takes a swing at Gridlock's ribcage but misses.
Good shot there by Teller.
Oh Gridlock is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gridlock blocks a head kick by Teller.
Teller has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gridlock.
Teller connects with an inside leg kick.
Teller stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gridlock.
Gridlock seems to have got his legs back now.
Teller goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Teller misses with a leg kick.
Gridlock moves into the clinch.
Teller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gridlock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Teller misses with an elbow strike.
Teller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Teller lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gridlock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Teller is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gridlock blocks a body shot from Teller.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gridlock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Teller throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Teller pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gridlock lands with a left to the head.
Teller creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gridlock misses with the head strike.
Teller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gridlock blocks the elbow strike.
Teller blocking some punches.
Alastair Gridlock has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gridlock scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gridlock lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gridlock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Gridlock.
Teller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Teller checks a low kick from Gridlock.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teller throws a leg kick
and Gridlock counters with a nice leg kick.
Teller checks the leg kick.
Teller gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice defenses there by Teller.
Teller flicks out a counter leg kick but Gridlock steps away.
Teller circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gridlock looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gridlock misses the jab.
Jax Teller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Donk. Teller catches Gridlock right on the button with a cross.
Gridlock darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gridlock thows a leg kick but Teller checks it
and Teller counters with a two punch combo.
Gridlock throws a low kick, looking for Teller's leg but Teller calmly moves out of range.
Gridlock throws a shot from downtown. Teller moves away and avoids it.
Teller fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gridlock has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gridlock throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Teller lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Teller scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gridlock in his tracks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gridlock.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gridlock.
Alastair Gridlock is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gridlock fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Teller.
Gridlock walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gridlock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Teller tries to bum rush Gridlock with a series of wild strikes but Gridlock uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A head kick misses from Gridlock.
Teller throws a fast counter high kick but Gridlock manages to duck under it in time.
Sloppy strikes from Gridlock. Those never looked like landing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Teller misses with an uppercut. Gridlock saw that one coming.
Gridlock is looking to counter with a body kick.
Gridlock fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Teller has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Teller closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Teller tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gridlock avoids it.
Teller blocks an uppercut.
Teller missing with knees to the body.
Teller landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jax Teller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gridlock has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Alastair Gridlock!
Alastair Gridlock decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diego Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leopold Stotch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stotch has chosen boom baby as his entrance music. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
46 - 22 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Diego Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leopold Stotch!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stotch takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stotch lands with an overhand left.
Sanchez sizes up Stotch with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Stotch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
Stotch takes one on the button.
Stotch changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanchez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanchez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sanchez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sanchez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Stotch takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by Sanchez.
Sanchez is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Stotch fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sanchez connects with a leg kick. Stotch looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Stotch lands a leg kick that knocks Sanchez off balance momentarily.
Stotch misses with a wild body shot.
Diego Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stotch lands with a shot to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Sanchez.
We've been informed that Stotch 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.
Sanchez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sanchez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A clash of legs there as Sanchez blocks the low kick.
Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stotch.
Stotch connects with an inside leg kick.
Stotch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sanchez throws a leg kick
and Stotch counters with a nice leg kick.
Sanchez misses with a looping left.
Sanchez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sanchez connects with an inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Stotch there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Stotch looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanchez is just out of range.
Sanchez connects with a single shot there.
Sanchez throws a body shot but no joy.
Sanchez throws a body shot but no joy.
Sanchez is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Stotch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stotch with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sanchez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stotch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Stotch lands a really nice looking cross but Sanchez seems unphased.
Stotch misses with a leg kick.
Sanchez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stotch lunges at Sanchez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sanchez's hand.
That kick from Stotch tenderised Sanchez's leg. Sanchez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stotch misses with a head kick.
Sanchez cracks Stotch with a right hand to the side of the head.
Stotch misses with a wild body shot.
Stotch slips a jab from Sanchez.
Stotch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sanchez lands with a good body shot.
Sanchez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stotch lands the left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez sizes up Stotch with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sanchez throws a combination. Stotch tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sanchez throws a front kick aimed at Stotch's knee but Stotch avoids it well.
Stotch throws a front kick aimed at Sanchez's knee but Sanchez avoids it well.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stotch 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 Sanchez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sanchez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
An inside leg kick lands from Sanchez.
A decent looking cross lands there for Stotch.
Sanchez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Stotch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sanchez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Stotch is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sanchez had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Stotch takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sanchez throws a leg kick that misses.
Stotch tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez throws a quick counter kick to the body but Stotch avoids it.
Stotch throws out a leg kick but Sanchez moves out of range and Stotch only half commits.
Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stotch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A lazy left from Sanchez finds it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stotch uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sanchez has time to react.
Stotch connects with a body shot.
Stotch scores with a push kick.
Stotch fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sanchez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sanchez looks to land a right hand but Stotch moved out of range.
Stotch now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Stotch turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stotch moves out of range of the strikes.
Stotch blocks a leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Stotch lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sanchez doesn't seem phased though.
Stotch throws a leg kick but Sanchez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sanchez tries to land a leg kick but Stotch saw it coming and moves away.
Sanchez swings for the body but Stotch moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Sanchez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanchez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sanchez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stotch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Leopold Stotch will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Good work by Stotch as he checks the leg kick.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut.
Sanchez walks into a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stotch, as that shot connected.
Stotch scores with a jab.
Stotch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sanchez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stotch. That's going to slow Sanchez down.
Stotch ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
Sanchez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stotch can pounce on him.
Stotch's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sanchez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Stotch scrambles back to his feet.
Stotch misses with a wild body shot.
Sanchez feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Sanchez throws a big shot that misses.
Stotch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stotch walks into a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez blocks a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Sanchez blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez lands with an uppercut that bounces Stotch off the cage and back into range.
Stotch throws a looping overhand right but Sanchez ducks down to avoid it.
Sanchez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stotch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stotch lands a jab to the head.
Sanchez throws an overhand right that lands on Stotch's shoulder, as Stotch tries to avoid the shot.
Sanchez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Stotch punishes Sanchez's body with a nice straight punch.
Stotch lands a front kick.
Stotch doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sanchez throws a hook to the side of Stotch's head but Stotch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stotch throws out a leg kick but Sanchez moves out of range and Stotch only half commits.
Sanchez throws a big shot that misses.
Sanchez misses with the combination.
Stotch throws a low kick, looking for Sanchez's leg but Sanchez calmly moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stotch with a body punch. A glancing blow.
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 body punch from Stotch.
Sanchez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Stotch avoids a kick to the body.
Stotch scores with a shot to the body.
Stotch connects with a single shot there.
That kick from Sanchez tenderised Stotch's leg. Stotch is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stotch avoids the body shot from Sanchez.
Jab from Sanchez.
Stotch lands a leg kick that knocks Sanchez off balance momentarily.
Leopold Stotch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sanchez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sanchez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sanchez throws a quick counter kick to the body but Stotch avoids it.
Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stotch.
Sanchez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Stotch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Stotch.
It looked like Sanchez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Stotch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez scores with a hook.
Sanchez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stotch stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stotch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stotch misses with a wild body shot.
Stotch wants to land a leg kick but Sanchez is out of range.
Sanchez misses with a straight left.
Sanchez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stotch.
Sanchez throws a jab but it's blocked by Stotch.
Stotch thinks about the counter body kick.
Sanchez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Stotch throws a body shot but no joy.
Sanchez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stotch doesn't seem bothered though.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sanchez.
Stotch fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sanchez on the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sanchez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez lands the left hand.
Sanchez takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a body shot but no joy.
Sanchez moves out of range of the leg kick from Stotch.
A quick step to the side and Sanchez tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanchez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stotch manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Stotch on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Stotch with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sanchez drops his hands momentarily and Stotch takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Stotch jabs Sanchez right on the nose. Sanchez blinks but takes it well.
Stotch misses the body punch
and Sanchez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sanchez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Stotch thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sanchez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sanchez tries to move into range but Stotch moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stotch lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Stotch throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sanchez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stotch. That did some damage!
Stotch throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Leopold Stotch will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Sanchez looks to throw the jab but Stotch is out of range.
Sanchez throws a shot from downtown. Stotch moves away and avoids it.
Sanchez misses with a looping right.
Stotch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanchez.
Sanchez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sanchez 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.
Stotch throws a body shot but no joy.
Sanchez misses with a series of wild punches.
Stotch feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sanchez's calf.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stotch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice cross by Sanchez.
Stotch tries a low kick but Sanchez avoids it.
It looked like Sanchez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Stotch.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stotch moves away.
Sanchez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a lovely overhand right.
Sanchez throws a hook but Stotch avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Stotch releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sanchez misses with a hook. Stotch ducked under it nicely.
Sanchez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sanchez throws a body punch but Stotch moves out of range.
Sanchez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Stotch dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stotch throws a low kick but Sanchez avoids it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stotch.
Sanchez misses with a low kick as Stotch jumps back.
Sanchez looks to land a left hand but Stotch moved out of range nicely.
Good shot there by Sanchez.
Sanchez moves out of range of the strikes.
Stotch uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sanchez.
Stotch was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Sanchez throws a shot from downtown. Stotch moves away and avoids it.
Diego Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leopold Stotch is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez scores with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That kick from Sanchez tenderised Stotch's leg. Stotch is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sanchez connects with a solid leg kick.
Sanchez looks to score with a jab to the body but Stotch is just out of range.
Sanchez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sanchez throws a body punch but Stotch moves out of range.
Stotch doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A slow jab from Sanchez misses its intended target.
Sanchez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sanchez throws a looping overhand right but Stotch ducks down to avoid it.
Stotch throws a looping overhand right but Sanchez ducks down to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stotch, right into the meat.
Sanchez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stotch.
Sanchez misses with a wild body shot.
Stotch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.
Sanchez swings for the body but Stotch moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez looks to throw the jab but Stotch is out of range.
Stotch thuds his shin into the meat of Sanchez's side.
Sanchez scores with a nice right hand.
Sanchez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sanchez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Stotch throws a body kick that misses.
A big right from Sanchez misses.
Stotch throws out a counter right but Sanchez avoids it with no problem.
Stotch throws a leg kick
and Sanchez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stotch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanchez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sanchez throws out a leg kick but Stotch moves out of range and Sanchez only half commits.
Sanchez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stotch.
Stotch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
Sanchez swings for the body but Stotch moves out of range.
Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stotch manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stotch buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Stotch thumps Sanchez with a low kick.
Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
Stotch thinks about the counter body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stotch connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sanchez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A clash of legs there as Stotch blocks the low kick.
Stotch feints and then cracks Sanchez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sanchez down.
A telegraphed right hand from Sanchez misses the target.
Sanchez misses with a hook.
An inside leg kick from Sanchez misses.
Stotch connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stotch punishes Sanchez's body with a nice straight punch.
Sanchez loads up on a big right hand but Stotch slips the punch.
Sanchez throws a shot from downtown. Stotch moves away and avoids it.
Stotch scores with a decent looking hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Sanchez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Stotch has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Diego Sanchez!
A relieved looking Diego Sanchez 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeffrey Sarpong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Finkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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203 lbs
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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
28 - 9 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeffrey Sarpong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 15 - 2, fighting out of New York, Ray Finkle!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finkle throws a jab when Sarpong was well out of range.
Finkle throws the left hand but Sarpong avoids the punch easily.
Sarpong fires out a quick counter leg kick but Finkle just manages to avoid it.
A jab from Sarpong does it's job there.
Finkle takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Finkle throws out a counter right but Sarpong avoids it with no problem.
Sarpong throws a leg kick which misses Finkle's front leg but catches the back leg as Finkle tries to avoid it.
Finkle instigates a clinch.
Sarpong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sarpong throws an elbow but it misses.
Finkle comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sarpong taking a breather.
Finkle managing to block the knees to the body from Sarpong.
Sarpong takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Jeffrey Sarpong has been cut.
Sarpong landing knees to the head.
Sarpong tries to break the clinch but Finkle is controlling the position.
Finkle pushes off an throws an elbow but Sarpong leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Finkle breaks from the clinch.
Finkle looks to score with a jab to the body but Sarpong is just out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Finkle throws a lazy right hand but Sarpong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Finkle throws a hook but Sarpong avoids it easily.
Sarpong scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finkle instigates a clinch.
Sarpong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sarpong can't break the clinch.
Sarpong breaks from the clinch.
Sarpong throws a hook to the side of Finkle's head but Finkle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Finkle misses with a hook. Sarpong ducked under it nicely.
A solid body kick from Finkle.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sarpong.
Finkle with a nice cross.
Sarpong lands a nice looking body kick.
We've been informed that Finkle 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.
Finkle tries to land a front kick but Sarpong steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A jab from Finkle finds it's way through Sarpong's defenses.
Finkle is looking to land body kicks.
Sarpong getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sarpong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sarpong looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jeffrey Sarpong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finkle moves out of range of the body kick from Sarpong.
Finkle will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sarpong drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarpong misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Finkle taking a bit of punishment here - Sarpong scoring with strikes.
Sarpong tries to move into full mount but can't pass Finkle's legs.
Finkle gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Sarpong not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Finkle wants to improve his position but Sarpong is controlling well.
Finkle is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarpong frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sarpong can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Finkle is looking to escape.
Sarpong sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sarpong sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Sarpong tries to control but Finkle wriggling away.
Finkle holds on, trying desperately to control.
Finkle is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarpong is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Finkle has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Sarpong punching from mount but Finkle doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Finkle tries to lock up and control but Sarpong gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sarpong with shots to the head and body - Finkle looks very uncomfortable down there.
Finkle is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sarpong is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Finkle wants to control but Sarpong is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffrey Sarpong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeffrey Sarpong's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Finkle jabs at Sarpong's body.
Finkle throws a nice looking combination but Sarpong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Finkle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sarpong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Finkle.
Ray Finkle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sarpong thumps Finkle with a low kick.
Sarpong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Finkle, as that shot connected.
Sarpong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Finkle looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Finkle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sarpong throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Finkle counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sarpong throws a front kick aimed at Finkle's knee but Finkle avoids it well.
Sarpong throws a lazy right hand but Finkle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Finkle misses the shot to the body.
Finkle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sarpong has his takedown stuffed
and Finkle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finkle on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sarpong checks a leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sarpong darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sarpong scores with a nice body kick.
Sarpong throws a body shot but no joy.
Sarpong throws a lazy uppercut
and Finkle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Finkle misses with a hook. Sarpong ducked under it nicely.
Sarpong misses with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sarpong. Finkle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sarpong throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sarpong thows a leg kick but Finkle checks it
and Finkle counters with a straight right hand.
Sarpong throws a leg kick but Finkle sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sarpong has a takedown stuffed.
The fighters circling - Sarpong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sarpong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A bone on bone clash there as Finkle blocks the leg kick.
Sarpong throws out a loose jab but Finkle uses good head movement to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Finkle! But no joy.
Ray Finkle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Finkle just misses with a punch to the body.
Sarpong looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Finkle misses with a body shot
and Sarpong counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sarpong misses with a right hand
and Finkle counters with an outside leg kick.
Finkle just misses with a punch to the body.
Sarpong swings widly with a right hand
enabling Finkle to counter with a crisp jab.
Sarpong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Finkle.
Finkle throws a leg kick but Sarpong moved away.
Finkle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sarpong.
Finkle lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sarpong circles away quickly and effectively.
Finkle takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Finkle takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A shot to the liver by Sarpong. Beautiful body shot.
Sarpong sizes up Finkle with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarpong fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeffrey Sarpong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sarpong fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sarpong fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Finkle is out of range.
Sarpong throws a jab when Finkle was well out of range.
Sarpong lands a jab to the nose.
Sarpong throws a body kick that misses.
Sarpong throws a wild body kick that Finkle sees coming a mile off.
Finkle swinging wildly here.
That kick from Finkle tenderised Sarpong's leg. Sarpong is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sarpong throws a quick inside leg kick.
Finkle throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sarpong stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sarpong connects with a leg kick. Finkle looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Finkle blocks a low kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarpong lands a nice shot that snaps Finkle's head back.
Sarpong shoots in for a takedown but Finkle shows good takedown defense.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sarpong throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Finkle throws out a counter right but Sarpong avoids it with no problem.
Finkle throws a series of punches but Sarpong moves out of range.
Finkle throws an overhand right that lands on Sarpong's shoulder, as Sarpong tries to avoid the shot.
Sarpong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Finkle.
Sarpong throws a hook but Finkle blocks it.
Sarpong connects with an inside leg kick.
Sarpong throws a leg kick but Finkle sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sarpong connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Finkle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sarpong. Sarpong obviously looking to wear him down.
Sarpong takes a swing at Finkle's ribcage but misses.
Finkle looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Finkle's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sarpong fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Finkle is out of range.
Finkle throws a looping overhand right but Sarpong ducks down to avoid it.
Sarpong is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sarpong throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Finkle's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jeffrey Sarpong will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jeffrey Sarpong'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. This is the final round!
Sarpong motions for Finkle to come forward. Sarpong throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Finkle is looking for the big counter here.
Sarpong takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Finkle misses with a two punch combination.
Sarpong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sarpong misses with a kick to the body.
Sarpong thumps Finkle with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sarpong, right into the meat.
Sarpong throws a head kick that misses.
Sarpong lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sarpong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Finkle can do to turn this around?
Sarpong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Finkle.
Finkle with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sarpong to score with a decent uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sarpong misses with a hook.
Finkle misses with a low kick.
Finkle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Finkle throws a lazy right hand but Sarpong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Finkle avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sarpong is looking to slow Finkle down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finkle throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sarpong on the side of the head.
Sarpong comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sarpong tries a head kick but it misses.
Sarpong misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sarpong wants to land a leg kick but Finkle is out of range.
Finkle misses with a head kick.
Sarpong wants to land a leg kick but Finkle is out of range.
Sarpong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sarpong tries to work over Finkle's front leg with a kick but Finkle checks it.
Sarpong throws an off balance right hand
and Finkle makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Sarpong really felt that one!
Sarpong throws a body shot but no joy.
Good work by Finkle as he checks the leg kick.
Sarpong on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Finkle. Finkle obviously looking to wear him down.
Finkle takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Finkle walks into a left hand.
Finkle checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finkle digs a good body shot into Sarpong's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finkle scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sarpong swats away the attempt to clinch by Finkle.
A telegraphed right hand from Finkle misses the target.
Sarpong throws the left hand but Finkle avoids the punch easily.
Finkle looks for the body kick but Sarpong saw that one coming.
Sarpong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sarpong lands with a straight right. Finkle didn't see that one coming.
Finkle scores with a leg kick.
Finkle looks to land a body kick but Sarpong moved away.
Sarpong scores with a jab to the head.
Finkle has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Finkle there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sarpong, right into the meat.
Sarpong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Finkle. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finkle throws the left hand but Sarpong avoids the punch easily.
Finkle throws a head kick but Sarpong moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Finkle blocks the low kick.
Sarpong throws a low kick but it's checked well by Finkle.
Finkle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Finkle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sarpong moves away.
Sarpong lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sarpong throws a body kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sarpong, right into the meat.
Sarpong avoids the head kick by Finkle.
Sarpong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Finkle's sensitive parts.
A jab from Sarpong misses.
Finkle was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Good exchange - Sarpong coming out on top.
Finkle blocks a head kick by Sarpong.
Finkle flicks out a counter leg kick but Sarpong steps away.
Finkle misses with a body kick.
Finkle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sarpong moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finkle throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sarpong throws a front kick that sends Finkle stumbling back into the cage.
A leg kick checked by Finkle.
Sarpong connects with a solid leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sarpong throws a leg kick that misses.
Finkle now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jeffrey Sarpong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Finkle misses with a kick to the body.
Sarpong moves out of range of the body kick.
Sarpong throws a body punch but Finkle moves out of range.
Finkle ducks right into an uppercut from Sarpong.
Good work by Finkle as he checks the leg kick.
Ray Finkle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An inside leg kick lands from Sarpong.
Finkle misses the jab.
Sarpong pushes Finkle away with a front kick.
Sarpong lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sarpong stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeffrey Sarpong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sarpong, 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeffrey Sarpong!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Bateman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lan Mandragoran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bateman's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Huey Lewis and The News - Hip To Be Square. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
36 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Patrick Bateman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lan Mandragoran!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mandragoran slips a jab from Bateman.
Bateman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mandragoran - that will leave a mark!
Bateman 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.
Bateman misses with a hook
and Mandragoran counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
An inside leg kick lands from Bateman.
Mandragoran walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bateman walks into a left hand.
Bateman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That kick from Mandragoran tenderised Bateman's leg. Bateman is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mandragoran throws an overhand right that lands on Bateman's shoulder, as Bateman tries to avoid the shot.
Bateman throws a shot to the body.
Mandragoran misses with a right hand
and Bateman counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bateman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mandragoran.
A jab lands there for Mandragoran.
Bateman cracks Mandragoran with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mandragoran fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bateman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bateman does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mandragoran just misses with a punch to the body.
Patrick Bateman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bateman throws a head kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mandragoran. Bateman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bateman throws a hook to the side of Mandragoran's head but Mandragoran sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bateman throws a head kick that misses.
Bateman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mandragoran avoids the body shot from Bateman.
Bateman misses with a hook
and Mandragoran counters with a nice kick to the body.
Mandragoran moves out of range of the body kick.
Mandragoran ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bateman moves away.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mandragoran - that will leave a mark!
Mandragoran scores with a jab to the head.
Mandragoran avoids the body shot from Bateman.
Mandragoran slips a straight right by Bateman.
Mandragoran connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bateman momentarily.
Mandragoran uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bateman.
Mandragoran swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mandragoran lands a big uppercut and Bateman crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Bateman looks OK. Mandragoran waves Bateman back to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mandragoran connects with a body shot.
Bateman is breathing heavily.
Mandragoran feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Bateman sprawling to the canvas! Bateman rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Mandragoran finish him?!
Bateman is rocked!
Mandragoran cracks Bateman with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lan Mandragoran!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Attila Hun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Siblas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hun comes to the cage accompanied by Nirvana - The Man Who Sold The World. The crowd seem to be enjoying Siblas's choice of entrance music: Furious Angels by Rob Dougan. Tony Siblas is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Attila Hun!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Siblas!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hun fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Siblas checks it well.
Siblas throws a hook but Hun avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Hun misses the target.
Hun throws a looping overhand right but Siblas ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Hun misses.
Siblas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good leg kick by Siblas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Siblas lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Siblas.
Siblas needs to keep his hands up - Hun had a free shot at his head there.
Hun jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Siblas scores with a nice head shot.
Siblas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hun moves away.
Tony Siblas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hun tries for a takedown but Siblas sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hun darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Siblas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Siblas misses with an uppercut. Hun saw that one coming.
Siblas checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hun wants to slow Siblas down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hun throws a leg kick
enabling Siblas to counter with a crisp jab.
A clash of legs there as Siblas blocks the low kick.
Hun avoids the body shot from Siblas.
Siblas misses with a low kick.
Siblas pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hun is out of range and Siblas settles back down.
Hun thinks about countering with a head kick.
Hun throws a chopping leg kick but Siblas manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
It seemed like Siblas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hun has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
Hun lands a two punch combo.
Hun bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Siblas's head backwards.
Hun takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hun checks a leg kick.
Hun throws a hook but Siblas blocks it.
Hun swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hun looks to land a left hand but Siblas moved out of range nicely.
Hun lands a really nice looking cross but Siblas seems unphased.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hun throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Siblas.
Hun tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Siblas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hun lands the left hand.
Siblas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sloppy strikes from Siblas. Those never looked like landing.
Siblas has Hun up against the cage in a clinch.
Hun misses with some punches.
Siblas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Siblas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hun backwards.
Hun misses with the head strike.
Siblas blocks a body shot from Hun.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hun.
Siblas working aggressively here.
A body shot lands from Hun.
Siblas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hun's elbow.
Hun has a couple of punches blocked by Siblas.
Hun has a couple of punches blocked by Siblas.
A short right from Hun on the inside.
A short uppercut from Hun.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hun misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Siblas.
Hun tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hun.
Hun struggles to land a body shot inside as Siblas controls his hands.
Hun blocks an uppercut.
Siblas misses with some punches.
Hun tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Siblas's elbow.
Siblas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hun throws a head punch that misses.
Hun throws a head punch that misses.
Hun misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Siblas fails to land.
Siblas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Siblas lands a left hand.
Siblas scores with a shot to the side of Hun's head.
Siblas misses with a punch to the body.
Hun goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hun misses with a short punch on the inside.
Siblas lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Siblas blocks a body shot from Hun.
Siblas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Siblas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hun blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Siblas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Siblas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Siblas swings wildly with an uppercut but Hun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Siblas can't find room to land a body shot as Hun controls the action.
Siblas working aggressively here.
Siblas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Siblas.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Siblas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hun's elbow.
Siblas prevents a body shot from Hun.
Siblas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Siblas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hun backwards.
Hun misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tony Siblas will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Siblas misses with a hook. Hun ducked under it nicely.
Siblas cracks Hun with an open hand slap.
Good leg kick by Hun there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hun misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Siblas.
Hun avoids a punch combination nicely.
A low kick from Siblas is predictable there
and Hun counters with a body kick.
Hun throws a low kick but it's checked well by Siblas.
Siblas connects with a body shot that sends Hun's belly button to the back.
Siblas scores with a jab.
Siblas blocks a low kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hun throws a low kick, looking for Siblas's leg but Siblas calmly moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Siblas.
Siblas checks the leg kick nicely there.
An inside leg kick from Siblas misses.
Hun throws an overhand right that lands on Siblas's shoulder, as Siblas tries to avoid the shot.
A low kick from Siblas is predictable there
and Hun counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Siblas is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Attila Hun is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siblas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hun was well out of range. Poor timing from Siblas.
Siblas has managed to clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hun fails to land.
Siblas is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Siblas has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hun seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Siblas can turn it around.
Siblas blocks an uppercut.
Hun misses with a hook from the clinch.
Siblas can't find room to land a body shot as Hun controls the action.
Siblas tries to work over Hun's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tony Siblas seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Siblas lands a right hand.
Siblas throws a punch but it's blocked by Hun.
Hun tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Siblas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hun tries to work over Siblas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hun working aggressively here.
Siblas trying to land knees to the body.
Hun lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Siblas backwards.
Hun blocks an uppercut.
Siblas pushes Hun back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hun.
Hun misses with the head strike.
Siblas misses with a punch on the inside.
Siblas prevents a body shot from Hun.
Hun misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hun throws a punch but it's blocked by Siblas.
Siblas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hun throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hun.
Hun cracks Siblas with a nice body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Siblas.
Hun tries to throw a body punch but Siblas avoids it by throwing Hun back against the cage.
Hun misses with an elbow strike.
Hun misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hun is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Siblas is defending well.
Siblas is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hun misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siblas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Siblas.
Hun misses with a hook from the clinch.
Siblas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Hun.
A head punch on the inside from Siblas fails to land.
Siblas working aggressively here.
Hun misses with a punch on the inside.
Hun working aggressively here.
Siblas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hun.
Hun lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Siblas.
Hun takes a shot to the head.
Siblas scores with a shot to the side of Hun's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Siblas tries to throw a body punch but Hun avoids it by throwing Siblas back against the cage.
Hun working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hun scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Siblas lands a hook that snaps the head of Hun backwards.
Siblas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hun.
Hun struggles to land a body shot inside as Siblas controls his hands.
Siblas blocks a body shot from Hun.
Hun tries to throw a body punch but Siblas avoids it by throwing Hun back against the cage.
Hun tries to work over Siblas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Siblas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Siblas can't find room to land a body shot as Hun controls the action.
Siblas misses with the head strike.
Siblas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Siblas has a couple of punches blocked by Hun.
Siblas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hun throws a punch but it's blocked by Siblas.
Siblas working aggressively here.
Hun softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Siblas blocks a body shot from Hun.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tony Siblas will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Hun's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hun connects with a body shot that sends Siblas's belly button to the back.
Hun throws a jab but it's blocked by Siblas.
Hun lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A slapping leg kick lands for Siblas.
Siblas avoids the body shot from Hun.
Siblas throws a low kick but Hun avoids it.
Hun throws a head kick that half lands.
Siblas is looking to clinch.
Siblas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hun misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hun.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Siblas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Siblas lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hun tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Siblas's elbow.
Hun lands a hook that snaps the head of Siblas backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Siblas.
Hun misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siblas lands a left hand.
Hun lands a left hand.
Siblas blocks a body shot from Hun.
Hun misses with a hook from the clinch.
Siblas misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Siblas fails to land.
Stalling in the clinch from Siblas.
Siblas swings wildly with an uppercut but Hun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hun fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Siblas throws a punch but it's blocked by Hun.
A short uppercut from Siblas.
A shot in the inside from Siblas.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hun.
Hun tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Siblas's elbow.
Siblas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Siblas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Siblas misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hun has a couple of punches blocked by Siblas.
Hun working aggressively here.
Hun blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Siblas.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Siblas swings wildly with an uppercut but Hun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Siblas swings wildly with an uppercut but Hun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Siblas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Siblas blocking some punches.
Siblas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hun tries to work over Siblas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hun.
Siblas working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hun doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Siblas misses with a body punch.
Siblas scores with a shot to the side of Hun's head.
Siblas lands a right hand.
Hun fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hun misses with a punch on the inside.
Hun fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Siblas lands with a left to the head.
Siblas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Siblas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Siblas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Huns head.
Siblas blocking some punches.
Siblas stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Still in the clinch, Siblas scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hun fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hun has Siblas pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Siblas manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Siblas pushes Hun back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Siblas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siblas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right hand to the body from Siblas.
Siblas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Siblas.
Siblas tries to work over Hun's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Hun.
Siblas will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hun up against the cage.
Siblas lands a shoulder strike.
Siblas lands a body punch in the clinch.
Siblas lands a body shot in the clinch.
Siblas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Siblas lands a big right hand that sends Hun to the canvas! This could be the beginning of the end for Hun!
Hun is rocked!
Siblas content to control rather than advance.
Oh Hun is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hun wants to control but Siblas passes into side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Siblas really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A nice inside leg kick there by Siblas. That's going to slow Hun down.
Hun seems to have got his legs back now.
Hun takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Siblas wants to clinch up but Hun keeps it at a distance.
Siblas avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hun throws a right and a left that Siblas avoids nicely.
Hun throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Siblas throws a right hand that misses
and Hun counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Siblas thinking.
That kick from Siblas tenderised Hun's leg. Hun is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hun misses with an uppercut.
Siblas tries to clinch but Hun is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hun throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Siblas clinches up with Hun and pushes him back against the cage.
Hun misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Siblas just leaning against Hun, taking a breather.
Siblas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Siblas misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siblas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hun misses with a punch to the body.
Siblas blocks a body shot from Hun.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Siblas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hun blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hun blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Siblas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Siblas lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Siblas tries to throw a body punch but Hun avoids it by throwing Siblas back against the cage.
Siblas throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Siblas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knees to the body from Siblas.
Siblas lands a shot to the body.
Siblas digs a right hand underneath Hun's ribcage. Hun let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Siblas is working Hun over against the cage.
Siblas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Siblas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siblas lands a shoulder strike.
Siblas digs a right hand into Hun's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hun's gas tank.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Siblas lands with a left to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Siblas.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Siblas lands an uppercut.
Siblas holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Siblas swings wildly with an uppercut but Hun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Siblas lands with a right to the head.
Still in the clinch, Siblas scores with a nice short uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Siblas.
A body shot lands from Siblas.
Siblas dips a shoulder and cracks Hun with a mighty uppercut! Hun falls back against the cage and Siblas unloads with a barrage of strikes! Hun is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Siblas screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Siblas!
Tony Siblas is the new light heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Tony Siblas rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
In defeat, Attila Hun stepped up to the mic, saying '"I'll be back!"'.
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