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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Azevedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanley Corncrab (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corncrab has chosen TV on the Radio - Wolf Like Me as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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212 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hugo Azevedo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stanley Corncrab!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corncrab throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Corncrab avoids the body shot from Azevedo.
Corncrab lands with a slapping head kick.
Azevedo misses with a wild body shot.
Corncrab misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Azevedo counters with a straight right hand.
Azevedo throws a low kick but Corncrab avoids it.
Azevedo lands with an uppercut that bounces Corncrab off the cage and back into rage.
Corncrab is looking to clinch but Azevedo is avoiding it.
Azevedo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Azevedo wants it to stay on the feet.
Corncrab moves in looking to clinch but Azevedo pushes him off.
Azevedo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corncrab throws a leg kick
and Azevedo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Azevedo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Corncrab.
Nice shot by Azevedo.
Azevedo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Corncrab moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Corncrab motions for Azevedo to come forward. Corncrab throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Corncrab tries to clinch but Azevedo moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Azevedo misses the target.
Corncrab throws an overhand right that lands on Azevedo's shoulder, as Azevedo tries to avoid the shot.
Azevedo scoring well with a low kick there.
Azevedo avoids the head kick by Corncrab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Azevedo misses.
Azevedo throws a head kick that misses.
Corncrab uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Azevedo.
Corncrab closes the distance but Azevedo moves to the side
and Azevedo counters with a nice leg kick.
A head kick by Corncrab misses
and Azevedo counters with a series of strikes. Corncrab will be more careful next time no doubt.
A head kick misses from Corncrab.
Corncrab misses with a takedown
and Azevedo counters with a good low kick that Corncrab was not able to check.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corncrab throws the kick towards the body but Azevedo avoids it.
Azevedo moves in looking to clinch but Corncrab pushes him off.
Corncrab steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Azevedo.
Azevedo moves out of range as Corncrab strikes.
Azevedo misses with a double jab.
Azevedo sizes up Corncrab with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Azevedo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Corncrab doesn't seem bothered though.
Corncrab displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Azevedo throws out the jab.
Corncrab keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo misses with a low kick.
Azevedo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Corncrab.
Corncrab throws a sloppy head kick and Azevedo moves out of range easily.
Azevedo scores with a jab to the head.
Corncrab throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Corncrab on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Azevedo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Corncrab's calf.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Corncrab walks into a straight right hand from Azevedo.
It looks like Stanley Corncrab has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Azevedo tried to score with a low kick but Corncrab checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Azevedo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stanley Corncrab's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Corncrab tries to close the distance and clinch up but Azevedo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Corncrab throws a left and a right that both miss
and Azevedo counters with a straight right hand.
Some wild striking there from Azevedo.
Corncrab misses with a hook. Azevedo ducked under it nicely.
Azevedo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Corncrab counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Azevedo!
Corncrab unloads with some shots from mount but Azevedo bucks and avoids them well.
Corncrab throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
A nice elbow there by Corncrab.
Azevedo is desperately trying to improve his position but Corncrab has a good base and remains in mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azevedo tries to hold on but Corncrab postures up.
Corncrab prevents Azevedo from getting the reversal.
Corncrab throws some wild stikes that Azevedo manages to avoid easily.
Azevedo is looking to get to half guard.
Corncrab landing strikes from the mount and Azevedo is in trouble!
Azevedo is trying desperately to improve position.
Azevedo is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Azevedo is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two 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.
Corncrab lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Corncrab controlling the position easily from mount.
Corncrab tries to control but Azevedo wriggling away.
Corncrab lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Corncrab moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Azevedo has worked his arm free - good work by Azevedo!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corncrab throws a strike aimed at the side of Azevedo's head but Azevedo avoids it well.
An elbow from Corncrab crashes against the mat.
The strikes coming from Corncrab are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Azevedo is looking for a sweep.
Corncrab controls the position from side control.
Azevedo is trying to work for a sweep but Corncrab has mounted him!
Corncrab with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Corncrab moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Azevedo has worked his arm free - good work by Azevedo!
Corncrab wants to control but Azevedo is keeping him busy.
Azevedo wants to get back to his feet but Corncrab drags him back down.
Corncrab trying to control the position but Azevedo is working away.
Corncrab is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Azevedo has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanley Corncrab showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Stanley Corncrab's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Corncrab on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Azevedo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Corncrab if he has to take too many more of those.
Corncrab drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Corncrab gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Azevedo counters with a nice body kick.
Corncrab takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Azevedo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Azevedo.
Azevedo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hugo Azevedo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azevedo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Azevedo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Corncrab momentarily.
Corncrab looks for the body kick but Azevedo saw that one coming.
Azevedo lands with a right hand.
Corncrab connects with a crisp jab.
Hugo Azevedo is winning the standup battle so far.
Azevedo throws a right and a left that Corncrab avoids nicely.
Azevedo misses with a straight right.
Corncrab tries to clinch but Azevedo moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo digs a good body shot into Corncrab's ribs.
Corncrab throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Corncrab clinches but Azevedo breaks the clinch
and Azevedo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Azevedo avoids the head kick by Corncrab.
Corncrab takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Azevedo swings for the body but Corncrab moves out of range.
Corncrab clinches but Azevedo breaks the clinch
and Azevedo counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corncrab throws a leg kick
and Azevedo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Stanley Corncrab has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Corncrab tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Azevedo pushes down on Corncrab's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Azevedo works his way into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corncrab tries to hold on but Azevedo pushes him away.
Azevedo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Azevedo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Corncrab is looking to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Corncrab is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hugo Azevedo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Azevedo 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight for Hugo Azevedo!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Hugo Azevedo!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Hugo Azevedo!
Hugo Azevedo wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Casey Carwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fenny Klorian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Klorian has chosen Hong Kong - Mauro Picotto as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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163 lbs
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165 lbs
15 - 12 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
KO power |
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Excellent MT
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Casey Carwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fenny Klorian!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klorian takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Klorian pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A bone on bone clash there as Carwin blocks the leg kick.
Klorian attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Fenny Klorian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Klorian buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Klorian.
Klorian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Klorian keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Carwin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Klorian as he avoids it easily.
Carwin works Klorian's body with a nice hook.
Carwin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Carwin misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carwin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Klorian motions for Carwin to come forward. Klorian throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Carwin misses its intended target.
Fenny Klorian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carwin stalks Klorian and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Klorian's face. Klorian staggers backwards, shaken.
Klorian thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Carwin if he has to take too many more of those.
Klorian avoids the body shot from Carwin.
Carwin tries to bum rush Klorian with a series of wild strikes but Klorian uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Klorian leaves Carwin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Casey Carwin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Klorian throws a head kick but Carwin moves out of range.
Carwin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carwin is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Klorian's half guard.
Carwin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Klorian keeps working.
Carwin throws a strike but Klorian avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Carwin won't allow Klorian to get back to his feet.
Klorian trying to keep a closed guard but Carwin is proving a slippery customer.
Carwin trying to control but Klorian is working from the bottom.
Carwin thows a big elbow that misses.
Klorian is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Carwin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Carwin moves out of range of the leg kick from Klorian.
Klorian avoids the body shot from Carwin.
Carwin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Carwin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Carwin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A telegraphed right hand from Carwin misses the target.
Klorian goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice takedown defense from Klorian. No joy for Carwin on that attempt.
Klorian fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Carwin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carwin. Klorian does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Carwin misses the target.
Klorian swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice body kick from Klorian.
Carwin lands a nice looking body shot.
Klorian fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A good leg kick by Klorian.
Carwin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Carwin misses with a shot to the body
and Klorian counters with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Klorian.
A shot to the body from Carwin misses
and Klorian counters with a thumping low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fenny Klorian 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.
Carwin moves away from the strike by Klorian.
Carwin dodges the punch combination from Klorian.
Klorian gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Klorian utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Klorian has momentary wrist control but Carwin slips an elbow through the middle.
Klorian working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Carwin.
Carwin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Klorian wants to stand up but Carwin is controlling him.
Carwin chips away with some ground and pound.
Carwin wants to pass the guard but Klorian is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carwin cracks Klorian with a solid left hand.
Carwin looking to pass the guard.
Carwin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Klorian is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Carwin defends well.
Klorian wants to get back to his feet but Carwin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Carwin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Carwin stands up over Klorian, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Carwin is standing up over Klorian. Klorian looks to escape but Carwin dives into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klorian is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carwin tries to score with some ground and pound. Klorian controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Klorian is looking for a sweep.
Klorian defending against the ground and pound.
Carwin lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Klorian down.
Carwin working the ground and pound.
Carwin in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Carwin cracks Klorian with a big right hand but Klorian just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Klorian taking a bit of punishment here - Carwin scoring with strikes.
Carwin working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Carwin working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Klorian is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carwin fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Carwin in side control, throwing shots but Klorian defends.
Klorian is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Carwin lands strikes from half guard.
Carwin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Klorian kicks off Carwin and gets to his feet.
Klorian on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Klorian thuds his shin into the meat of Carwin's side.
Carwin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Klorian counters with a thumping low kick.
Carwin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Klorian manages to avoid it.
Carwin blocks a head kick by Klorian.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Klorian does it's job there.
Carwin misses with a body shot
and Klorian counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Carwin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Klorian makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Carwin misses with a body shot.
Klorian with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Klorian throws a body kick that misses.
Klorian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carwin.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carwin shoots in and drives through. Klorian sprawls well.
Klorian throws a low kick but Carwin avoids it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Klorian.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Casey Carwin dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Carwin throws an overhand right that lands on Klorian's shoulder, as Klorian tries to avoid the shot.
Carwin is looking to wear down Klorian with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Klorian looks to land a body kick but Carwin moved away.
Klorian misses with a body shot
and Carwin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Klorian fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Carwin moves out of range of the body kick.
Klorian throws a body kick that misses.
Klorian looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carwin shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Carwin was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Klorian squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
A nice elbow there by Carwin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carwin in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Carwin lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
It looks like Fenny Klorian has been cut.
Carwin with shots to the head and body - Klorian looks very uncomfortable down there.
Carwin landing strikes from the mount and Klorian is in trouble!
Carwin unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Klorian wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Carwin celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Casey Carwin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Henrik Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rivera is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Your Hand in Mine. Carlos Rivera is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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196 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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197 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henrik Larsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Carlos Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larsson misses with a body shot.
Larsson scores with a body shot.
Larsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Larsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rivera defending well as Larsson loads up on a big left hand.
Larsson scores with a decent looking hook.
A punch combination from Rivera misses.
Rivera throws a push kick but Larsson slaps the foot to one side.
Rivera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Larsson.
Rivera scores with a jab to the head.
Larsson misses with a straight left.
Rivera takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rivera misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Larsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rivera throws a front kick aimed at Larsson's knee but Larsson avoids it well.
Rivera is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rivera misses with a wild combination.
Rivera tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rivera takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rivera.
Rivera scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Larsson misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rivera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rivera misses with an uppercut.
Rivera slips under a jab.
Larsson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rivera uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Larsson.
Rivera cracks Larsson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rivera checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Larsson throws an overhand right that lands on Rivera's shoulder, as Rivera tries to avoid the shot.
Rivera is looking to chop away at Larsson's legs.
A bone on bone clash there as Rivera blocks the leg kick.
Rivera throws a right and a left that both miss.
Larsson throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera avoids the body shot from Larsson.
Larsson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rivera throws a leg kick which misses Larsson's front leg but catches the back leg as Larsson tries to avoid it.
Rivera throws a head kick that misses.
A lazy body kick from Larsson
and Rivera counters with a series of strikes. Larsson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rivera looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Larsson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rivera counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rivera displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Larsson throws out the jab.
Rivera misses with a looping right.
Larsson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rivera throws a right and a left that Larsson avoids nicely.
Rivera rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Larsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Larsson throws a jab when Rivera was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Henrik Larsson has been cut.
Larsson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rivera stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rivera misses with a looping right.
Larsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rivera uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Larsson.
Larsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Larsson scores with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rivera ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A right-left combo lands from Rivera.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Larsson defending well as Rivera loads up on a big left hand.
Rivera throws a sloppy head kick and Larsson moves out of range easily.
Larsson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rivera counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Rivera dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Henrik Larsson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Larsson throws a combination that misses
and Rivera counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Larsson misses with the combination.
Rivera misses with a low kick as Larsson jumps back.
Rivera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Larsson.
Larsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Rivera.
Rivera moves out of range of the strikes.
Rivera swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Larsson counter with a right hand.
Larsson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Larsson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rivera defending well though.
Larsson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rivera keeps working.
Larsson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rivera's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera is trying to control but can't.
Larsson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Larsson is trying to control the action in half guard but Rivera is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Larsson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Larsson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Larsson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Larsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rivera looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Larsson moves out of range as Rivera strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Larsson.
Carlos Rivera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rivera will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rivera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Larsson.
Rivera takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rivera ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Larsson misses the shot to the body.
Larsson misses with a hook. Rivera ducked under it nicely.
Larsson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Henrik Larsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Rivera throws a head kick but Larsson moves out of range.
Larsson throws a right hand that Rivera ducks under and follows up with a left that Rivera also avoids with ease.
Larsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Larsson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Rivera's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Rivera throws a right and a left that Larsson avoids nicely.
Rivera thows a leg kick but Larsson checks it
and Larsson counters with a left and a right that stings Rivera.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsson moves out of range of the body kick.
Rivera misses with a hook.
Donk. Larsson catches Rivera right on the button with a cross.
Larsson slips a jab and a cross from Rivera.
Larsson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Larsson just content to control the position.
Larsson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Rivera dodges the ground and pound from Larsson.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rivera is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Larsson crashes against the mat.
Larsson is looking to take a break and control but Rivera is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rivera manages to get back to half guard.
Larsson wants to pass the guard but Rivera is defending well.
Larsson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rivera throws a left and a right that both miss
and Larsson counters with a good, hard body kick but Rivera shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henrik Larsson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Henrik Larsson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Larsson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rivera counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rivera connects with a looping right hand.
Larsson works the jab nicely.
Larsson cracks Rivera with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Larsson throws a sloppy head kick and Rivera moves out of range easily.
Larsson keeps the fight on the outside.
Larsson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Larsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rivera.
Larsson throws the left hand but Rivera avoids the punch easily.
Larsson gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Rivera counters with a thumping low kick.
Rivera throws a right and a left that both miss.
Larsson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson throws the left hand but Rivera avoids the punch easily.
Rivera avoids the body shot from Larsson.
A big right from Larsson misses.
Rivera has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rivera closes the distance and clinches.
Larsson throws a head punch that misses.
Rivera lands a hook that snaps the head of Larsson backwards.
Rivera blocks an uppercut.
Rivera content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Larsson has Rivera pushed against the cage.
Rivera lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Rivera.
Rivera avoiding damage.
Larsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Rivera.
Larsson misses with the head strike.
Larsson controlling the action here for a moment.
Larsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rivera looking to slow down the pace here.
Rivera makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Larsson looking to stall.
Larsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Rivera controls his hands.
Rivera holding his opponent close, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Larsson.
Rivera swings wildly with an uppercut but Larsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rivera is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Larsson is keeping busy.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rivera throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Larssons head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsson misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Larsson.
A short right from Rivera on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Larsson.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rivera lands a body punch.
Rivera blocks an uppercut.
Larsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rivera misses with a double jab.
Rivera walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Larsson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Larsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rivera.
Rivera moves out of range as Larsson throws a body kick.
Larsson scores with a decent looking hook.
Rivera throws a combination that misses
and Larsson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Larsson thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Rivera to regain full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsson preventing the sweep.
Rivera looking to control.
Larsson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rivera swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Larsson prevents Rivera from getting back to his feet.
Rivera takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Larsson throws a big right hand that misses.
Larsson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rivera's guard.
Rivera is staying active underneath Larsson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Larsson working Rivera over with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Larsson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rivera defending well though.
Rivera is looking to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Henrik Larsson.
I think Larsson 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 Alan Glass scores the fight for Henrik Larsson!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Henrik Larsson!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Henrik Larsson!
Henrik Larsson wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Block Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barbara Boxer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liddell comes to the cage accompanied by Slayer - Raining Blood. 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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222 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Block Liddell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barbara Boxer!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boxer misses with a hook.
Liddell takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Boxer misses the shot to the body.
Liddell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boxer.
Liddell lands with a kick to the temple. Boxer shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Boxer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Liddell was well out of range. Poor timing from Boxer.
Liddell throws a nice inside leg kick.
Boxer loads up on a big right hand but Liddell slips the punch.
Liddell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Boxer looks to land a combination but Liddell avoids it well.
Liddell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boxer.
Liddell throws a nice outside leg kick.
Boxer misses with a head kick.
Liddell misses with a low kick.
Boxer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boxer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Liddell.
Liddell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
No joy there for Boxer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boxer throws a wild body kick that Liddell sees coming a mile off.
Liddell bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A head kick by Liddell misses
and Boxer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Liddell misses with a low kick.
Liddell tries to work over Boxer's front leg with a kick but Boxer checks it.
Liddell cracks the inside of Boxer's front leg.
A low kick from Boxer is predictable there
and Liddell counters with a leg kick.
Liddell throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Boxer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Liddell momentarily.
A combination from Liddell does no damage.
Liddell throws a front kick that sends Boxer stumbling back into the cage.
Boxer steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Liddell. That one must have hurt.
A head kick misses from Liddell.
A swing and a miss from Boxer.
Nice jab there from Boxer.
Liddell digs a good hook to Boxer's body.
Liddell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boxer lands a high kick!
A combination from Boxer does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxer blocks a head kick by Liddell.
Boxer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Liddell throws a nice outside leg kick.
Liddell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Liddell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boxer misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Liddell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Liddell thumps Boxer with a low kick.
Liddell misses with a head kick.
A nice combination there by Boxer.
Liddell throws a head kick that misses.
Liddell throws a lazy head kick
and Boxer counters with a two punch combo.
Liddell looks to score with a jab to the body but Boxer is just out of range.
Liddell throws a head kick that misses
and Boxer counters with a nice leg kick.
Liddell throws a head kick that misses
letting Boxer counter with a right hand.
Liddell throws a head kick that misses.
Liddell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell is looking to land body kicks.
Liddell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Liddell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Liddell misses with a leg kick
and Boxer counters with a thumping low kick.
A head kick misses from Boxer.
Boxer misses with a hook.
Liddell throws a head kick but Boxer moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Liddell scores with a four punch combination!
Boxer throws a leg kick
and Liddell counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Boxer is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Liddell checks a low kick from Boxer.
A head kick by Liddell misses
and Boxer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Liddell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice jab there from Liddell.
Liddell throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Boxer thows a leg kick but Liddell checks it
and Liddell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Liddell thuds his shin into the meat of Boxer's side.
Boxer misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxer takes a kick to the side of the head.
Boxer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Liddell throws a sloppy head kick
and Boxer counters with a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Boxer misses.
Liddell throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Liddell moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Liddell checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Liddell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boxer.
Boxer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Liddell.
Liddell fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Boxer is out of range.
Boxer has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Liddell.
Liddell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boxer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boxer connects with a looping right hand.
Boxer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Liddell. Liddell obviously looking to wear him down.
Liddell missing with a left hand there. Boxer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boxer misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Barbara Boxer will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Liddell misses with a leg kick
and Boxer counters with a leg kick.
Boxer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Liddell misses with a head kick.
Liddell moves away from the strike by Boxer.
Liddell misses with a head kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Boxer, as that shot connected.
Boxer paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Block Liddell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Liddell gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Boxer counters with a nice body shot.
Boxer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Liddell.
Boxer swings for the body but Liddell moves out of range.
A head kick by Boxer misses
and Liddell counters with a big head kick but Boxer shrugs it off.
Liddell throws a lazy head kick
and Boxer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Liddell throws a head kick that misses
and Boxer counters with a solid body kick.
Boxer looks to score with a jab to the body but Liddell is just out of range.
Liddell slips a jab from Boxer.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A jab from Boxer misses.
Boxer keeps Liddell at a distance using the push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Boxer throws a front kick aimed at Liddell's knee but Liddell avoids it well.
Liddell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boxer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Liddell circles away quickly and effectively.
Boxer misses with a wild body shot.
Liddell throws a head kick but Boxer moves out of range.
Boxer moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Liddell is rocked!
Boxer delivers a nice body kick.
Oh Liddell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Boxer lands with an overhand left.
Boxer circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Liddell to the canvas! Liddell doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Boxer keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Barbara Boxer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paul Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew McPain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bradley might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rule Britannia. 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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170 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
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163 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Bradley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matthew McPain!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McPain takes a swing at Bradley's ribcage but misses.
Bradley lands a high kick!
McPain looks to land a left hand but Bradley moved out of range nicely.
Bradley getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
McPain keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bradley.
McPain connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A big left from McPain misses.
A jab from McPain misses.
McPain lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A big left from McPain misses.
McPain slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bradley lands with an uppercut that bounces McPain off the cage and back into rage.
McPain throws a sloppy head kick
and Bradley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bradley slips a jab and a cross from McPain.
McPain misses with a looping right.
McPain looks to land a left hand but Bradley moved out of range nicely.
Bradley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McPain lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
McPain lands with a good body shot.
Bradley looks to land a left hand but McPain moved out of range nicely.
Bradley connects with a good right hand that stumbles McPain. McPain circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A slow jab from McPain misses its intended target.
McPain misses with a shot to the body
and Bradley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McPain throws a hook to the side of Bradley's head but Bradley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McPain misses with a wild combination.
McPain might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bradley avoids a punch combination nicely.
A jab from McPain misses.
Bradley lands a jab to the nose.
Bradley looks to land a left hand but McPain moved out of range nicely.
McPain throws a sloppy head kick and Bradley moves out of range easily.
Bradley dodges the punch combination from McPain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from McPain misses.
McPain scores with a decent looking hook.
McPain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bradley.
McPain misses with a double jab.
Bradley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McPain.
McPain listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
McPain scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
McPain misses with a head shot. Bradley uses the momentum to regain guard.
Bradley tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McPain is looking to work some ground and pound but Bradley has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley keeping full guard, as McPain tries to pass.
McPain drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Bradley dives on top into guard.
McPain wants to stand but Bradley is controlling the position.
Bradley content to stall in guard here.
Bradley is working McPain over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
McPain wants to sweep here but Bradley controlling him for the moment.
McPain looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bradley controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bradley wants to control from the top but McPain keeps moving.
Bradley sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed McPain's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ground and pound from Bradley.
Bradley is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bradley throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bradley wants to take a breather but McPain is having none of it.
McPain is trying to control but Bradley passes into side control!
Bradley working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bradley is breathing heavily.
McPain sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew McPain 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.
McPain throws a head kick but Bradley moves out of range.
McPain throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Bradley to counter with a crisp jab.
Bradley staying out of range there.
A combination from McPain does no damage.
Bradley blocks a head kick by McPain.
Bradley closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bradley throws a sloppy head kick and McPain moves out of range easily.
McPain throws a big shot that misses.
McPain misses with a few strikes there.
Bradley stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McPain misses with a head kick.
McPain takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McPain throws a sloppy head kick
and Bradley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from McPain misses.
Bradley throws a jab when McPain was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McPain throws a hook to the side of Bradley's head but Bradley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McPain throws a sloppy body shot
and Bradley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Paul Bradley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McPain ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McPain misses the jab.
Bradley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McPain stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A big left from McPain misses.
McPain slips a jab from Bradley.
McPain misses with a hook to the body
and Bradley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bradley misses the shot to the body.
McPain shoots and misses
enabling Bradley to counter with a crisp jab.
McPain tests Bradley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McPain avoids a punch combination nicely.
McPain swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bradley counters with a stiff right hand.
Bradley throws a lazy head kick
and McPain counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley lands a jab to the nose.
McPain looks to score with a jab to the body but Bradley is just out of range.
Bradley drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
McPain shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
McPain misses with a series of wild punches.
McPain avoids the body shot from Bradley.
McPain throws an overhand right that lands on Bradley's shoulder, as Bradley tries to avoid the shot.
Bradley works McPain's body with a nice hook.
A head kick by McPain misses
and Bradley counters with a lovely shot to the body.
McPain throws a sloppy body shot
and Bradley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Matthew McPain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McPain shoots for a double leg takedown but Bradley sprawls well. He's pushed McPain's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
McPain misses with a two punch combination.
Bradley throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McPain has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McPain there as he acknowledges the shot.
McPain looks to land a left hand but Bradley moved out of range nicely.
McPain swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bradley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bradley uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
McPain fails to land the takedown.
Paul Bradley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matthew McPain.
Bradley throws a hook but McPain blocks it.
McPain defending well as Bradley loads up on a big left hand.
McPain throws a lazy right hand but Bradley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bradley staying out of range there.
Bradley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A big left from Bradley misses.
McPain misses with a takedown
and Bradley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McPain misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
McPain shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bradley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Matthew McPain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McPain is breathing heavily.
Bradley tests McPain's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McPain has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McPain misses with an uppercut.
Bradley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McPain misses with a takedown
and Bradley counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
McPain throws an overhand right that lands on Bradley's shoulder, as Bradley tries to avoid the shot.
Bradley throws a combination. McPain tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
McPain takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Paul Bradley is winning the standup battle so far.
Bradley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McPain.
Bradley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McPain pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Bradley dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
McPain throws a head kick but Bradley moves out of range.
Bradley slips under a jab from McPain.
Bradley throws a looping overhand right but McPain ducks down to avoid it.
Bradley avoids a kick to the body.
McPain tries for a takedown but Bradley circles away easily
and Bradley counters with a nice uppercut.
Bradley with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McPain lands with a straight right. Bradley didn't see that one coming.
McPain throws a sloppy body shot
and Bradley makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. McPain really felt that one!
McPain throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bradley counters with a stiff right hand.
A head kick by McPain misses
and Bradley counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Bradley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bradley takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
McPain takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McPain misses the jab.
Bradley throws a sloppy head kick and McPain moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McPain throws out the jab.
Bradley comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McPain throws a big shot that misses.
A left and a right from Bradley both land. Nice combination.
Bradley scores with a jab. McPain acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bradley lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bradley slips a jab from McPain.
McPain throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bradley throws a head kick that half lands.
McPain looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Bradley.
McPain misses with a double jab
and Bradley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McPain throws a sloppy head kick
and Bradley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McPain will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bradley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McPain's hands.
McPain falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bradley counters with a straight right hand.
McPain takes a swing at Bradley's ribcage but misses.
McPain with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bradley to score with a decent uppercut.
Bradley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McPain throws a big shot that misses.
Bradley throws a head kick that misses.
Bradley connects with a right hand. McPain shakes it off.
McPain pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McPain lands a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McPain has his takedown stuffed
and Bradley counters with a left and a right that stings McPain.
McPain misses with a double jab
and Bradley counters with a nice low kick that buckles McPain's knee momentarily.
McPain shoots in for a takedown but Bradley shows good takedown defense.
Paul Bradley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matthew McPain.
Bradley throws a leg kick which misses McPain's front leg but catches the back leg as McPain tries to avoid it.
Bradley slaps away a takedown attempt from McPain, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bradley scores with a hook.
Bradley connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McPain momentarily.
McPain with a poor takedown
and Bradley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bradley displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
McPain misses with a combination
and Bradley counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McPain tries to bum rush Bradley with a series of wild strikes but Bradley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McPain takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jab, jab by Bradley - just one landing.
McPain throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bradley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bradley thuds his shin into the meat of McPain's side.
McPain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McPain throws out a loose jab but Bradley uses good head movement to avoid it.
McPain takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bradley lands the left hand.
McPain scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bradley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McPain.
Bradley lands with a hook. McPain tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bradley goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bradley throws the left hand but McPain avoids the punch easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Bradley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bradley 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Paul Bradley!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Paul Bradley!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Paul Bradley!
Paul Bradley wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Bambrough (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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270 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
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263 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jorge Ramirez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dan Bambrough!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirez swings for the body but Bambrough moves out of range.
Bambrough scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ramirez swinging wildly here.
Ramirez throws a hook but Bambrough avoids it easily.
Ramirez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Bambrough counter with a right hand.
Bambrough throws a sloppy body shot
letting Ramirez counter with a right hand.
It looks like Dan Bambrough has been cut.
Ramirez lands a left and a right that send Bambrough crashing to the mat, dazed. Ramirez thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramirez circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Bambrough to the canvas! Bambrough doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Ramirez keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jorge Ramirez!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fidel Puno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abayo Bokhari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Puno comes to the cage accompanied by Fidel Entry Song. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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277 lbs
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240 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fidel Puno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abayo Bokhari!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puno takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Puno takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Abayo Bokhari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bokhari throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Puno throws a front kick that sends Bokhari stumbling back into the cage.
Puno throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Puno ducks under a wild hook from Bokhari.
Bokhari misses with a low kick.
Bokhari throws a body punch but Puno moves out of range.
Puno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bokhari throws a wild body kick that Puno sees coming a mile off.
Puno throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bokhari goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Fidel Puno has been cut.
Puno tries to land a body kick
and Bokhari counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A low kick from Puno is predictable there
and Bokhari counters with a slapping leg kick.
Puno slips a straight right by Bokhari.
Bokhari throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bokhari.
Bokhari ducks under a wild hook from Puno.
Puno throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Puno misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Bokhari misses
and Puno counters with a nice kick to the body.
Puno gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bokhari.
Bokhari moves into range and connects with a jab.
Puno jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bokhari lands a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bokhari swings for the body but Puno moves out of range.
Bokhari misses with a leg kick.
Puno lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bokhari.
Bokhari throws a push kick but Puno slaps the foot to one side.
Bokhari pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bokhari scores with a decent looking hook.
A low kick from Bokhari is predictable there
and Bokhari takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bokhari showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Puno.
Bokhari throws a low kick, looking for Puno's leg but Puno calmly moves out of range.
Bokhari bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bokhari lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bokhari throws an overhand right that lands on Puno's shoulder, as Puno tries to avoid the shot.
Bokhari throws out a leg kick but Puno moves out of range and Bokhari only half commits.
Bokhari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Puno.
Bokhari scores with a leg kick.
Bokhari lands a nice hook to Puno's body. Puno takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The fighters circling - Puno throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Puno tries to score with a low kick but Bokhari moves his leg out of the way.
Puno swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bokhari counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Puno lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bokhari's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abayo Bokhari dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fidel Puno'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.
Puno moves out of range as Bokhari strikes.
Bokhari lands a slapping body shot.
Puno lands a jab to Bokhari's midsection.
Puno fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bokhari throws a nice looking combination but Puno bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jab from Puno.
Puno drops his hands momentarily and Bokhari takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Puno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bokhari sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Puno misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bokhari throws a big shot that misses.
Bokhari defending well as Puno loads up on a big left hand.
Puno is looking to chop away at Bokhari's legs.
Puno misses with a kick to the body
and Bokhari counters with a nice low kick that buckles Puno's knee momentarily.
Bokhari ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Puno misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bokhari counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bokhari tests Puno's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Puno misses the target.
Abayo Bokhari seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bokhari throws a lazy right hand but Puno sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Puno avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bokhari throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Puno.
Bokhari throws the left hand but Puno avoids the punch easily.
Bokhari throws a head kick but Puno moves out of range.
Bokhari misses with a low kick.
Bokhari fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Puno motions for Bokhari to come forward. Puno throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A punch combination from Puno misses.
Puno tries a low kick but Bokhari avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bokhari misses with a head kick.
Puno takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bokhari connects with the punch.
Bokhari throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bokhari ducks under a wild hook from Puno.
Puno works the jab nicely.
Bokhari swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bokhari misses with a hook.
Puno throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bokhari stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bokhari throws a lazy body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bokhari lands a nice looking body shot.
Puno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Puno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bokhari.
Bokhari scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
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!
Puno dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bokhari. That did some damage!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Puno throws a shot from downtown. Bokhari moves away and avoids it.
Puno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bokhari manages to avoid it.
Puno lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fidel Puno dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fidel Puno's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Bokhari throws a hook but Puno blocks it.
Bokhari wants to slow Puno down by chopping away at his legs.
Bokhari scores with a nice strike.
Puno displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bokhari throws out the jab.
Bokhari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puno was well out of range. Poor timing from Bokhari.
Bokhari throws a hook to the side of Puno's head but Puno sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bokhari lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Puno throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bokhari.
Bokhari loads up on a big right hand but Puno slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bokhari throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bokhari throws a hook but Puno avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bokhari.
A big right from Puno misses.
Bokhari misses with an uppercut.
Bokhari misses with a head kick.
Puno fails with a takedown attempt.
Bokhari looks to land a left hand but Puno moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jab by Bokhari.
Puno dodges the punch combination from Bokhari.
Nice shot lands for Bokhari.
Bokhari lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bokhari throws a low kick, looking for Puno's leg but Puno calmly moves out of range.
A jab from Bokhari does it's job there.
A slow jab from Puno misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puno takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A swing and a miss from Bokhari.
Bokhari misses with a wild combination.
Bokhari throws out a loose jab but Puno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Puno throws a leg kick
and Bokhari counters with a straight right hand.
Puno takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bokhari tries to score with a low kick but Puno moves his leg out of the way.
Puno throws a nice head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bokhari.
Bokhari staying out of range there.
Bokhari steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Puno.
Bokhari looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Puno misses with a wild body shot.
Puno looks to land a left hand but Bokhari moved out of range nicely.
Puno slips a jab from Bokhari.
Fidel Puno is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Puno misses with a double jab
and Bokhari makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Puno really felt that one!
And that's the end of the fight!
Abayo Bokhari comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bokhari 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 Alan Glass scores the fight for Abayo Bokhari!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Abayo Bokhari!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Abayo Bokhari!
Abayo Bokhari wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rose comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Another One Bites The Dust kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Johnny Cage had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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199 lbs
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192 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Cage!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Rose!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cage throws a wild body kick that Rose sees coming a mile off.
Rose swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rose throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rose slips under a jab from Cage.
Rose misses with a wild body shot.
Rose throws a leg kick that misses.
Cage thumps Rose with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rose.
Cage avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cage looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice body punch from Rose.
Cage connects with a solid leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Rose.
Rose fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cage manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rose is looking to slow Cage down with leg kicks.
Rose swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Johnny Rose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rose throws a lazy right hand but Cage sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rose fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cage checks it well.
A swing and a miss from Cage.
Rose walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cage checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rose fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cage is out of range.
Rose throws a shot to the body.
Cage throws a nice looking combination but Rose bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rose swings for the body but Cage moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rose moves away.
Rose throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cage counters with a nice leg kick.
Cage throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A shot to the body from Cage misses
and Rose counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rose just misses with a punch to the body.
Cage tries to score with a low kick but Rose moves his leg out of the way.
Cage avoids the body shot from Rose.
Rose walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cage checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cage tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cage staying out of range there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rose.
Cage fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rose, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage tries to throw a body punch but Rose avoids it by throwing Cage back against the cage.
Rose misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cage tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cage can't find room to land a body shot as Rose controls the action.
Cage misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rose throws a head punch that misses.
Rose misses with the head strike.
Cage lands with a right to the head.
Cage lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rose has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rose goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cage lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
Rose taking a breather.
Rose manages to break the clinch.
Rose misses with an uppercut. Cage saw that one coming.
Rose takes a swing at Cage's ribcage but misses.
Rose thows a leg kick but Cage checks it
and Cage counters with a good low kick that Rose was not able to check.
Rose throws a leg kick
and Cage counters with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Rose is predictable there
and Cage counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rose thinking.
Rose fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cage manages to avoid it.
Cage staying out of range there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cage checks a leg kick.
Rose misses with a leg kick
and Cage makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rose throws a series of punches but Cage avoids them all with ease.
Rose misses with a low kick.
Rose misses with a combination
and Cage counters with a right hand to the body.
Rose misses with a shot to the body
and Cage cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Cage 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.
Rose feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cage's calf.
Cage tries to clinch up
and Rose counters with a leg kick.
Cage lands a front kick.
An inside leg kick from Rose misses.
Rose slips a jab from Cage.
Cage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rose.
Rose misses with a leg kick
and Cage counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rose misses with a body shot.
Rose swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cage counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose throws a leg kick
and Cage counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rose thinking.
Rose looks to land a right hand but Cage moved out of range.
Rose looks to score with a jab to the body but Cage is just out of range.
Cage throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cage throws out a powerful jab.
Rose throws a leg kick that misses.
Cage checks the leg kick.
Rose misses with a jab, cross combination.
An inside leg kick from Rose misses.
Rose misses with a body shot.
Rose thumps Cage with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rose ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cage moves away.
A big left from Cage misses.
Rose swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cage checks a leg kick.
Rose digs a good body shot into Cage's ribs.
Rose misses with a wild body shot.
Rose ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cage displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rose throws out the jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cage.
Rose misses with a two punch combination.
Rose throws and low kick but Cage moves out of range easily.
Rose scores with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage loads up on a big right hand but Rose slips the punch.
Rose throws a nice looking combination but Cage bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cage takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rose uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cage has time to react.
Cage scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rose steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cage.
Rose scoring well with a low kick there.
Cage is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cage scores with a spinning back kick!
Cage pushes Rose away with a front kick.
Rose is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cage rather than just go for the knockout.
Cage misses with a shot to the body
and Rose counters with a nice uppercut.
Rose misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rose swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cage counters with a left to the body.
Rose is looking to slow Cage down with leg kicks.
Cage clinches.
Rose tries a body shot but Cage blocks it.
Cage makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cage lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rose.
Cage doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cage tries to throw a body punch but Rose avoids it by throwing Cage back against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rose misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Rose.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rose wants to get back to striking at distance but Cage won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Cage dominated that second round.
That's time! Cage's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rose throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Rose finds it's way through Cage's defenses.
Cage throws a jab but it's blocked by Rose.
Cage checks a leg kick nicely.
Rose misses with a leg kick.
Rose throws out a leg kick but Cage moves out of range and Rose only half commits.
A left and a right from Rose both land. Nice combination.
Cage fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose tries to score with a low kick but Cage moves his leg out of the way.
Rose misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cage counters with a two punch combo.
Cage chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rose can pounce on him.
No joy there for Cage, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage misses with a wild body shot.
Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rose throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cage counters with a nice body shot.
Cage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rose manages to avoid it.
Rose misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rose. Cage does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rose lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rose ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cage moves away.
The crowd cheers as Rose lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cage doesn't seem phased though.
Rose avoids the head kick by Cage.
Cage throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rose counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage avoids the body shot from Rose.
Rose on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cage 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 Rose has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rose and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rose, right into the meat.
Rose lands a slapping body shot.
Rose slips a jab from Cage.
Rose throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rose takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rose will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A low kick from Rose misses
and Cage counters with a one-two to the body.
Rose looks to score with a jab to the body but Cage is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Rose misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rose.
A big right from Rose misses.
A lazy left from Rose finds it's target.
A low kick from Rose is predictable there
and Cage counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rose misses with a body punch
and Cage counters with a leg kick.
Johnny Cage is winning the standup battle so far.
Rose scores with the left hand. Cage knows he should have avoided that one.
Cage is looking to land body kicks.
Nice uppercut there from Rose.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rose. That's going to slow Cage down.
Cage blocks a jab.
Cage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rose.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose lands with a shot to the body.
Cage moves out of range of the leg kick from Rose.
Rose wants to slow Cage down by chopping away at his legs.
Rose comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cage throws a leg kick which misses Rose's front leg but catches the back leg as Rose tries to avoid it.
Rose scores with a punch to the head.
Rose circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cage checks a leg kick nicely.
Rose throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rose moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rose misses with a leg kick
and Cage counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Rose really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Rose with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rose thumps Cage with a low kick.
Cage takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rose.
Rose fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cage.
Rose throws a leg kick
and Cage counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cage rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rose moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rose.
Nice body kick there by Cage.
Cage throws a front kick aimed at Rose's knee but Rose avoids it well.
Cage tries to clinch there but Rose circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rose can pounce on him.
Rose misses with a jab to the body
and Cage counters with a left and a right that stings Rose.
Cage with a jab.
Cage moves in looking to clinch but Rose pushes him off.
Rose connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cage slips a straight right by Rose.
Rose swings for the body but Cage moves out of range.
A slow jab from Rose misses its intended target.
Rose swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rose throws a leg kick but Cage checks it.
Rose lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cage's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Rose.
Cage slips under a jab.
Rose blocks a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rose.
Rose fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rose 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.
Rose tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cage is able to avoid easily.
Rose throws a right and a left that Cage avoids nicely.
Rose moves out of range of the leg kick from Cage.
A slow jab from Cage misses its intended target.
Rose misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose throws out a loose jab but Cage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rose misses with a leg kick
and Cage counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rose lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cage at a distance.
Rose swings for the body but Cage moves out of range.
Rose tries to work over Cage's front leg with a kick but Cage checks it.
Cage looks for the body kick but Rose saw that one coming.
A shot to the body from Rose misses
and Cage counters with a good, hard body kick but Rose shrugs it off.
Cage keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rose thows a body shot but no joy.
Rose fails to land with a series of punches.
Rose throws out a loose jab but Cage uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rose lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rose avoids a kick to the body.
Rose throws a leg kick but Cage sees it coming and moves out of range.
A big right from Rose misses.
Cage connects with a jab.
Rose throws out a loose jab but Cage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cage misses the shot to the body.
Rose moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cage avoids the body shot from Rose.
Rose missing with a left hand there. Cage was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rose is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Rose dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Rose throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rose misses with a body shot
and Rose takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A low kick from Rose is predictable there
and Cage cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rose lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cage at a distance.
Rose throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rose fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cage manages to avoid it.
Rose moves out of range as Cage throws a body kick.
Cage takes a swing at Rose's ribcage but misses.
Rose tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cage is able to avoid easily.
Rose tries to land a leg kick but Cage saw it coming and moves away.
Rose takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rose checks a leg kick.
Cage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rose.
Rose misses with a leg kick
and Cage counters with a head kick. That will keep Rose thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A low kick from Rose misses
letting Cage counter with a right hand.
Rose throws a low kick, looking for Cage's leg but Cage calmly moves out of range.
Rose takes a swing at Cage's ribcage but misses.
Cage lands with a hook. Rose tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rose misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cage counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cage misses with a hook.
Rose buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rose lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rose. Cage does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rose pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rose moves out of range of the strikes.
Rose looks to land a left hand but Cage moved out of range nicely.
Rose misses with a leg kick
and Cage finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Cage checks a leg kick.
Rose throws a sloppy body shot
and Cage counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cage tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rose uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cage.
Rose misses with a leg kick
and Cage counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cage wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage throws a leg kick that misses.
Cage is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rose.
Rose falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rose takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rose throws a leg kick
and Cage counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rose moves out of range of the body kick.
A low kick from Rose is predictable there
and Cage counters with a good, hard body kick but Rose shrugs it off.
Rose attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cage throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cage throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rose is looking to chop away at Cage's legs.
Rose falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cage counters with an inside leg kick.
Cage checks a low kick from Rose.
Some bone on bone action there as Cage checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rose thows a leg kick but Cage checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Rose.
Rose throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cage cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rose misses with a hook. Cage ducked under it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Cage showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cage 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Johnny Cage!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Johnny Cage!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Johnny Cage!
Johnny Cage wins by unanimous decision!
Johnny Cage retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenji Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norman Ewert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenji Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Norman Ewert!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ewert.
Ewert misses with a series of wild punches.
Ewert avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Ewert.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ewert misses with a series of wild punches.
Ewert thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ewert misses with a looping left.
Ewert lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ewert moves out of range as Silva throws a body kick.
Ewert looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Silva scores with a kick to the midsection.
Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ewert, pushing him back against the cage.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ewert is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right from Ewert.
Ewert misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva landing knees to the head.
It looks like Norman Ewert has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ewert misses with the head strike.
Ewert wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Ewert misses with a punch to the body.
Ewert goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ewert throws a head punch that misses.
Ewert lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ewert breaks from the clinch.
Ewert cracks Silva with an open hand slap.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Ewert missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ewert is able to avoid easily.
Ewert cracks Silva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ewert chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Ewert swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ewert throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ewert throws out the jab.
Silva has closed the distance and engaged Ewert in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.
Ewert is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Ewert swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Ewert misses with a punch to the body.
Ewert tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Ewert lands with a left to the head.
Ewert wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Ewert blocks with his arms.
Ewert misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ewert tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Silva keeps control of Ewert as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Ewert blocks it.
Silva blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ewert tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ewert throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Ewert misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ewert is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Ewert wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Ewert on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Ewert.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ewert lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ewert working aggressively here.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Ewert is blocking nicely.
Ewert misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ewert misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ewert misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ewert misses with a punch to the body.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ewert blocks it with crossed arms.
A frustrated look appears on Ewert's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Ewert lands a body punch in the clinch.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ewert scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ewert.
Ewert misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Ewert avoids the damage to the body.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Ewert breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ewert scores with a one two! Silva had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ewert lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ewert loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Silva slips under a jab.
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silva.
Ewert connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ewert might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Ewert throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Norman Ewert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ewert swinging wildly here.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Silva wants to clinch.
Ewert misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kenji Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Norman Ewert's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A telegraphed right hand from Ewert misses the target.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ewert's sensitive parts.
Ewert misses with a straight left.
Ewert throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
A combination from Ewert does no damage.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kenji Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ewert swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ewert throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Silva feints and then cracks Ewert's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ewert down.
Silva scores with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Silva throws a leg kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ewert takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A cross from Ewert lands.
A good leg kick by Silva.
Ewert looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ewert.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ewert misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Silva slips a jab from Ewert.
Ewert misses with a two punch combination.
Ewert throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ewert's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Silva thumps Ewert with a low kick.
Ewert misses with a wild body shot.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ewert paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ewert throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva throws a push kick but Ewert slaps the foot to one side.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ewert.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Ewert's front leg but catches the back leg as Ewert tries to avoid it.
Silva clinches.
Ewert can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Ewert misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Ewert.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ewert's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Ewert blocks with his arms.
Silva wants to stall.
Ewert tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ewert takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ewert tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Ewert back against the cage.
Ewert is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Ewert is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Ewert has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ewert is breathing heavily.
Ewert wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Ewert struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ewert wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ewert can't break the clinch.
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ewert misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ewert swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Ewert takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ewert throws a head punch that misses.
Ewert looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ewert.
Ewert misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ewert is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Ewert has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva has Ewert pressed against the cage, preventing Ewert from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Ewert misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ewert blocks it with crossed arms.
Ewert tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ewert is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ewert has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ewert is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ewert goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ewert swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ewert misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ewert tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ewert looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ewert avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva has Ewert pressed against the cage, preventing Ewert from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ewert misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ewert misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ewert goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ewert is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Ewert tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ewert working hard to break the clinch.
Ewert lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ewert pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Ewert does no damage.
Ewert pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva scores with a spinning back kick!
Silva explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenji Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Norman Ewert'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nice body kick there by Silva.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ewert.
Silva scores with a push kick.
Ewert takes a kick to the side of the head.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Silva.
Ewert takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Ewert down.
Ewert has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Silva.
Ewert avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva moves into the clinch.
Ewert tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Ewert swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Ewert takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ewert looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ewert wants to break free but Silva has control.
Ewert takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva working Ewert over with knees to the body.
Silva is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ewert has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Silva.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ewert misses with a body punch.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Ewert misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva blocking some punches.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Ewert's ribcage.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ewert has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva keeps control of Ewert as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ewert is trying to break free.
Ewert takes a knee to the side of the body.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ewert struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ewert is defending well for now.
Ewert tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Ewert is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Ewert swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ewert misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ewert wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Ewert misses with a body punch.
Ewert wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kenji Silva has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ewert is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Ewert tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Ewert blocks with his arms.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Ewert fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ewert breaks the clinch.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva thumps Ewert with a low kick.
Ewert throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Nice body kick there by Silva.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva has Ewert up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ewert scores with a hook to the body.
Silva prevents a body shot from Ewert.
Ewert struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Ewert misses with a punch to the body.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ewert has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ewert lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.
Kenji Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Ewert blocks it.
Ewert doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ewert is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
Silva prevents a body shot from Ewert.
Ewert scores with a hook to the body.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ewert tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva has Ewert pressed against the cage, preventing Ewert from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Ewert is blocking nicely.
Ewert digs a right hand underneath Silva's ribcage. Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ewert breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva scores with a head kick.
Norman Ewert has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ewert fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Ewert looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ewert takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ewert chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Ewert will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ewert lands a lovely overhand right.
Ewert thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva feints and then cracks Ewert's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ewert down.
Silva lands with a nice body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenji Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silva 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 Chris Downing scores the fight for Kenji Silva!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Kenji Silva!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Kenji Silva!
Kenji Silva wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jigoro Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muhammed Muhammed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kane comes to the cage accompanied by Under a Killing Moon by Thrice. Muhammed has chosen Smooth Criminal Saudi edition as his entrance music. Jigoro Kane is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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215 lbs
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211 lbs
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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
20 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jigoro Kane!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Muhammed Muhammed!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kane checks a leg kick.
Kane looks to land a left hand but Muhammed moved out of range nicely.
Muhammed throws a leg kick but Kane sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Kane checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Muhammed throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Muhammed ducks under a wild hook from Kane.
A shot to de liver by Kane. Beautiful body shot.
Kane misses with a straight right.
Kane avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Muhammed punishes Kane's body with a nice straight punch.
Muhammed looks to land a combination but Kane avoids it well.
Kane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Muhammed was well out of range. Poor timing from Kane.
Muhammed throws a leg kick but Kane checks it.
Muhammed ducks under a wild hook from Kane.
Muhammed is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kane sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Muhammed avoids the body shot from Kane.
Muhammed scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Muhammed throws a head kick but Kane moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muhammed scores with a push kick.
Kane takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Muhammed moves out of range as Kane strikes.
Muhammed swings for the body but Kane moves out of range.
Muhammed sizes up Kane with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Muhammed swings for the body but Kane moves out of range.
Kane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Muhammed.
Muhammed avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kane avoids the body shot from Muhammed.
Jigoro Kane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Muhammed misses with a body shot
enabling Kane to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Muhammed Muhammed has been cut.
Muhammed Muhammed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muhammed throws a head kick that misses.
Kane misses with an uppercut. Muhammed saw that one coming.
Muhammed misses with a body shot.
A shot to the body from Kane misses
and Muhammed counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kane's knee momentarily.
Kane jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muhammed punishes Kane's body with a nice straight punch.
Muhammed misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kane counters with a left to the body.
Kane throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kane swings away with a body shot that misses
and Muhammed counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Muhammed gets the takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muhammed is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kane is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kane is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Muhammed's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Muhammed prevents Kane from improving his position.
Kane is defending against the submission attempts here by Muhammed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane trying to hold on to Muhammed's head to control him but Muhammed postures up.
Muhammed throwing shots but Kane is blocking nicely.
Kane is looking to improve his position.
Muhammed is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kane defends it well.
Kane is trying to control but can't.
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kane misses with a double jab.
Muhammed avoids the body shot from Kane.
Muhammed misses the body punch
and Kane counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Muhammed thinking.
Muhammed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Muhammed wants to clinch
and Kane counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kane changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kane cracks Muhammed with a right hand to the side of the head.
Muhammed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Muhammed.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Muhammed throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kane counters with a nice uppercut.
Muhammed throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
No joy there for Muhammed, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Muhammed throws a front kick aimed at Kane's knee but Kane avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jigoro Kane dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Muhammed Muhammed's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Muhammed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Muhammed takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kane checks the leg kick.
Muhammed tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kane is able to avoid easily.
Muhammed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kane moves away.
Muhammed throws out a leg kick but Kane moves out of range and Muhammed only half commits.
Nice defenses there by Kane.
Muhammed closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That has opened up Muhammed Muhammed's cut even more.
Muhammed moves away from the strike by Kane.
Kane throws a hook to the side of Muhammed's head but Muhammed sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Muhammed misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Muhammed tries to clinch up but Kane circles away and keeps his distance.
Kane swings for the body but Muhammed moves out of range.
Kane misses with an uppercut. Muhammed saw that one coming.
Muhammed with a poor takedown
enabling Kane to counter with a crisp jab.
Muhammed tries to close the distance and clinch but Kane swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muhammed throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Muhammed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kane was well out of range. Poor timing from Muhammed.
Muhammed scores with a body shot.
Muhammed moves out of range as Kane strikes.
Kane takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kane waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Muhammed.
Kane takes one to the side of the head.
Muhammed misses with a wild body shot.
Muhammed throws a lazy head kick
and Muhammed takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Muhammed lands a body shot.
No joy there for Kane, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kane takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Muhammed thuds a left hand into Kane's body.
Muhammed fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Muhammed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Muhammed finds it's way round the side to connect with Kane's head.
Muhammed misses with a low kick.
Kane throws a jab but it's blocked by Muhammed.
Muhammed throws a head kick that Kane semi-blocks.
Muhammed tries to clinch but Kane moves away
and Kane counters with a nice body shot.
Jigoro Kane is winning the standup battle so far.
Muhammed swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kane.
Muhammed punishes Kane's body with a nice straight punch.
Muhammed misses the body punch
and Kane counters with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kane. Muhammed does a little dance to reset his feet.
Muhammed misses with a takedown attempt
and Kane counters with a nice uppercut.
Jigoro Kane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Muhammed Muhammed.
Muhammed misses with a combination
and Kane counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kane slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The cut above Muhammed Muhammed's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Muhammed is breathing heavily.
Muhammed throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kane connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane misses with an uppercut.
Muhammed dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Muhammed moves away from the strike by Kane.
Muhammed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kane moves away.
Kane tests Muhammed's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Muhammed throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Muhammed tries to move into range but Kane moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Muhammed is rocked!
Muhammed Muhammed's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Kane scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Muhammed is still on wobbly legs! Can Kane finish him?
Kane throws a hook but Muhammed blocks it.
Kane cracks Muhammed with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Muhammed looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Kane finish him?
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Muhammed Muhammed's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jigoro Kane!
Jigoro Kane retains his light heavyweight title!
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