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EVO 232: Tallon vs Alvado PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artur Ysengrin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Spencer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Spencer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Artur Ysengrin!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spencer takes one on the button.
It looks like Joe Spencer has been cut.
Spencer works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ysengrin throws a right hand that misses
and Spencer decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ysengrin's guard.
Ysengrin scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Ysengrin misses with a straight left.
Ysengrin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ysengrin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ysengrin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Spencer feinted with a counter takedown.
Spencer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Spencer checks the leg kick.
Ysengrin looks to throw the jab but Spencer is out of range.
Spencer attempts a counter takedown but Ysengrin avoids it well and moves away.
Ysengrin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spencer.
Ysengrin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ysengrin takes a swing at Spencer's ribcage but misses.
Ysengrin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A shot to the liver by Spencer. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ysengrin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Spencer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Spencer swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Spencer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ysengrin.
Ysengrin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Spencer dodges the punch combination from Ysengrin.
Spencer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Artur Ysengrin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ysengrin tries to bum rush Spencer with a series of wild strikes but Spencer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Spencer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ysengrin.
Spencer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ysengrin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Spencer misses with a wild combination.
Ysengrin looks to score with a jab to the body but Spencer is just out of range.
Spencer throws a big counter combination but Ysengrin scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Spencer misses the jab.
Ysengrin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Spencer throws an overhand right that lands on Ysengrin's shoulder, as Ysengrin tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer dives in and grabs Ysengrin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ysengrin pushes down on Spencer's head and hops out.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ysengrin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ysengrin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch lands to the side of Spencer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Spencer defending well as Ysengrin loads up on a big left hand.
Ysengrin tries to bum rush Spencer with a series of wild strikes but Spencer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ysengrin misses with a double jab.
Spencer throws a hook but Ysengrin avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Ysengrin misses its intended target.
Spencer changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ysengrin tries to avoid it but Spencer manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ysengrin to the ground. Ysengrin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ysengrin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Spencer finds it's way round the side to connect with Ysengrin's head.
Ysengrin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Spencer throwing a counter right hand but Ysengrin manages to avoid it.
A jab from Ysengrin misses.
Ysengrin is looking to chop away at Spencer's legs.
Ysengrin cracks the inside of Spencer's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ysengrin throws out a loose jab but Spencer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ysengrin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Spencer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ysengrin throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ysengrin misses with a two punch combination.
Ysengrin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Spencer throws a right and a left that both miss.
A slow jab from Ysengrin misses its intended target.
Spencer lands with an uppercut that bounces Ysengrin off the cage and back into range.
Ysengrin is rocked!
Spencer fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Ysengrin out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Joe Spencer!
Joe Spencer decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between DeMarcus DeSilva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Cesar Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Julio Cesar Chavez struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 157.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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164 lbs
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170 lbs
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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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, DeMarcus DeSilva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Julio Cesar Chavez!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chavez moves out of range of the leg kick from DeSilva.
Some wild striking there from DeSilva.
DeSilva misses the jab.
Chavez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chavez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
DeSilva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
DeSilva tries to counter by clinching up but Chavez breaks away and moves out of range.
DeSilva tests Chavez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeSilva throws a nice inside leg kick.
DeSilva throws a good cross that connects.
Danga de danga de dang - DeSilva scores with a four punch combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
DeSilva misses with a right hand
letting Chavez counter with a right hand.
Chavez tries for a takedown but DeSilva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
DeMarcus DeSilva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julio Cesar Chavez.
Chavez slips a jab from DeSilva.
Chavez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Chavez misses with a looping left.
Chavez moves away from the strike by DeSilva.
DeSilva lands with a hook. Chavez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
DeSilva throws a hook but Chavez blocks it.
Chavez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A punch combination from Chavez misses.
DeSilva is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Chavez.
DeSilva lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
DeSilva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
DeSilva swings widly with a right hand
and Chavez counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeSilva misses with an uppercut.
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!
DeSilva shoots in but Chavez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
DeSilva scores with a jab. Chavez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
DeSilva throws a head kick that misses.
DeSilva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
DeSilva fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
DeSilva looks to throw the jab but Chavez is out of range.
Chavez only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Chavez looks to land a body kick but DeSilva moved away.
DeSilva lands with a good body shot.
Chavez blocks a head kick by DeSilva.
A jab from DeSilva finds it's way through Chavez's defenses.
DeMarcus DeSilva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chavez throws a big shot that misses.
Chavez checks a low kick from DeSilva.
Chavez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from DeSilva.
DeSilva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chavez.
DeSilva shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Chavez manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Chavez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
DeSilva works a leg free and moves into half guard.
DeSilva is working for a submission of some sort.
DeSilva passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Chavez!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeSilva is in the full mount, landing strikes.
DeSilva wants to control the pace but Chavez is squirming around nicely.
DeSilva goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Chavez is on top in guard.
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!
Chavez trying to control but DeSilva is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DeMarcus DeSilva 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.
DeSilva misses with a hook. Chavez ducked under it nicely.
Chavez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Chavez's coach down at The Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Chavez's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Chavez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from DeSilva.
DeSilva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chavez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chavez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
DeSilva takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Chavez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
DeSilva sizes up Chavez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
DeSilva throws a shot from downtown. Chavez moves away and avoids it.
Chavez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
DeSilva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chavez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
DeSilva lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
DeSilva misses with a hook
and Chavez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Chavez slips under a jab.
It seemed like Chavez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chavez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before DeSilva can pounce on him.
DeSilva is looking to slow Chavez down with leg kicks.
Chavez blocks a low kick nicely.
DeSilva scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
DeSilva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Chavez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and DeSilva connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Chavez scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeSilva looks to score with a jab to the body but Chavez is just out of range.
DeSilva throws an off balance right hand
and Chavez counters with a nice body shot.
DeSilva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chavez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chavez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from DeSilva.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
DeSilva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chavez's calf.
Chavez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Chavez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Chavez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. DeSilva tries to avoid it but Chavez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag DeSilva to the ground. DeSilva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Chavez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A shot to the body from Chavez misses
and DeSilva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
DeSilva breaks the clinch.
Chavez fails with the takedown.
DeMarcus DeSilva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julio Cesar Chavez.
Chavez is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeSilva is looking to slow Chavez down with leg kicks.
DeSilva misses with a lunging right hand
and Chavez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
DeSilva scores with a jab. Chavez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Chavez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
DeSilva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
DeSilva shoots and misses
and Chavez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chavez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from DeSilva.
Chavez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
DeSilva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chavez can do to turn this around?
Chavez ducks under a wild hook from DeSilva.
Chavez thinks about the counter body kick.
Chavez looks to score with a jab to the body but DeSilva is just out of range.
DeSilva tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Chavez manages to circle out of the way.
Chavez shoots in for a takedown but DeSilva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
DeSilva decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
DeSilva is looking for a kimura here.
DeSilva tries to pass the half guard into mount. Chavez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
DeSilva is working for a submission of some sort.
DeSilva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chavez keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DeMarcus DeSilva dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
DeSilva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Chavez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten DeSilva somewhat.
Chavez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
DeSilva connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chavez. Chavez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Chavez feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
DeSilva working for a triangle but Chavez defends it easily.
DeSilva is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Chavez defends well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeSilva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Chavez defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeSilva looking for a sweep. Not yet DeSilva, not yet.
DeSilva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
DeSilva wants to hit a switch here but Chavez passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for DeSilva there!
DeSilva slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
DeSilva is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeSilva taking some punishment here, with Chavez in his half guard.
Chavez prevents DeSilva from improving his position.
Chavez is thwarting DeSilva's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
DeSilva gets full guard.
Chavez preventing the sweep.
DeSilva is looking for a triangle but Chavez pushes his legs off easily.
DeSilva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeSilva is pulling down on Chavez's head. It's preventing any offense from Chavez, at least for the moment.
DeSilva looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Chavez has picked DeSilva up and slammed him! DeSilva can't keep hold of the triangle and Chavez manages to pass to side control!
Chavez trying to control the action but DeSilva is working from the bottom.
Chavez throwing shots but missing, from side control.
DeSilva is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Chavez wants to lay and pray for a moment but DeSilva keeps working.
DeSilva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
DeSilva sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chavez working the head and body with strikes.
Julio Cesar Chavez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chavez lands with a punch from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Julio Cesar Chavez.
Well DeSilva has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... DeMarcus DeSilva!
A relieved looking DeMarcus DeSilva thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dark Fear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rauli Raunio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raunio is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Die for Metal. 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
13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dark Fear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rauli Raunio!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fear tries to clinch up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fear tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Raunio avoids it.
Fear is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Raunio is defending well for now.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Raunio has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Fear misses with a hook from the clinch.
Raunio avoids the elbow strike from Fear, against the cage.
Fear pushes Raunio back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fear misses with a body punch.
Fear doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Raunio tries a body shot but Fear blocks it.
Raunio throws a punch but it's blocked by Fear.
Raunio lands with a short shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fear throws an elbow that misses.
Fear throws an elbow that misses.
Raunio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Fear misses the target.
Fear takes the fight into the clinch.
Raunio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Raunio.
Raunio goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Dark Fear has been cut.
Fear clinches.
Fear misses with the head strike.
Raunio lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fear.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Raunio creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Fear misses with the head strike.
Raunio avoids the elbow strike from Fear, against the cage.
Fear wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Raunio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fear with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fear misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fear is looking to break free of the clinch but Raunio has double underhooks.
Raunio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Raunio lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fear backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raunio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Raunio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Raunio swats away the attempt to clinch by Fear.
Fear wants to clinch.
Fear has Raunio up against the cage in a clinch.
Fear misses with some punches.
Raunio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Raunio can't find room to land a body shot as Fear controls the action.
Raunio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Raunio takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fear gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Rauli Raunio has been cut.
Fear throws an elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raunio blocks the elbow strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Raunio.
Fear stalling in the clinch but Raunio improves position.
Raunio lands a left hand.
A frustrated look appears on Fear's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Raunio breaks the clinch.
Fear walks into a stiff left hand from Raunio.
A nice leg kick lands there from Raunio.
Raunio cracks Fear with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Raunio has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Fear to stand back up!
Fear is rocked!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raunio throws a powerful right kick. Fear tried to block low but the kick was high! Fear was taken right off of his feet! Raunio jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Rauli Raunio!
Rauli Raunio took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Museum of Monsters & Madmen for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wasim Kayani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toshi Matoshin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kayani comes to the cage accompanied by Audioslave - Exploder. Matoshin is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mortal Kombat theme. Toshi Matoshin has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Wasim Kayani's chin.
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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
28 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wasim Kayani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Toshi Matoshin!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kayani throws a head kick that Matoshin semi-blocks.
Kayani ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matoshin moves away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Matoshin.
Kayani throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Matoshin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Matoshin blocks a low kick nicely.
Kayani waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matoshin.
Matoshin connects with a solid leg kick.
Matoshin scores with a jab.
Matoshin misses the jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kayani.
Matoshin throws out a counter right but Kayani avoids it with no problem.
Matoshin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Toshi Matoshin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A clash of legs there as Matoshin blocks the low kick.
Kayani tries to score a power double leg takedown but Matoshin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kayani somewhat.
Kayani closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Matoshin did well to prevent Kayani getting side control.
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!
Matoshin wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kayani is looking to take a break and control but Matoshin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kayani throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Matoshin is refusing to be controlled, as Kayani sits in half guard.
Matoshin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Matoshin holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Matoshin wants to control but Kayani is keeping busy.
Matoshin controlling the position well.
Matoshin is trying to control but can't.
Kayani winds up and cracks Matoshin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kayani sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Matoshin defending well though.
We've been hearing that Kayani has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Kayani takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Matoshin is looking to improve his position.
Matoshin is trying to maintain the position but Kayani is very close to passing his half guard.
Matoshin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kayani moves nicely into side control.
Kayani working away.
Sloppy strikes there by Kayani.
Kayani looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Matoshin is avoiding damage well.
Matoshin isn't going anywhere.
Kayani tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Kayani has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Matoshin can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matoshin parries the strikes from Kayani easily there. Kayani is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Matoshin to escape.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Matoshin is looking for a sweep.
An elbow from Kayani crashes against the mat.
Matoshin parries the strikes from Kayani easily there. Kayani is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Matoshin to escape.
Kayani landing strikes.
Matoshin wants to control but Kayani postures up.
Kayani working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Matoshin managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kayani.
Matoshin is looking for a sweep.
Kayani trying to control the position but Matoshin is working away.
Matoshin is looking for a sweep.
Kayani scores with a couple of short elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matoshin is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matoshin is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kayani's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Kayani throwing shots but Matoshin is blocking nicely.
Matoshin tries to roll over but Kayani keeps him under control.
Matoshin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Matoshin wants to get back to full guard.
Kayani is trying to work for a kimura but Matoshin is defending well.
Matoshin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kayani missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kayani wants to take a breather but Matoshin is having none of it.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Matoshin wants to control but Kayani is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wasim Kayani dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Matoshin leaves Kayani with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Matoshin throws a leg kick which misses Kayani's front leg but catches the back leg as Kayani tries to avoid it.
Matoshin slips a jab from Kayani.
Matoshin connects with an inside leg kick.
Kayani throws a right hand that misses
and Matoshin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kayani fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Matoshin.
Kayani is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Matoshin can do to turn this around?
Kayani moves away from the strike by Matoshin.
Kayani looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Kayani throws a leg kick that misses.
Matoshin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kayani.
Matoshin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kayani.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matoshin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kayani.
Matoshin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kayani or perhaps it was just good defense by Matoshin, which made it look bad.
Kayani throws a shot from downtown. Matoshin moves away and avoids it.
Matoshin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Matoshin misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kayani misses with a straight right.
Matoshin avoids the head kick by Kayani.
Matoshin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kayani looks to throw the jab but Matoshin is out of range.
Matoshin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A left lands for Matoshin.
Toshi Matoshin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kayani darts in looking for a takedown but Matoshin gets double underhooks and turns Kayani into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wasim Kayani. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kayani slips a jab from Matoshin.
Kayani closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Matoshin throws a leg kick
and Kayani counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kayani displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matoshin throws out the jab.
Matoshin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kayani stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Matoshin throws out a loose jab but Kayani uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kayani is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Matoshin's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Kayani misses with a takedown attempt - Matoshin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kayani gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matoshin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
As Matoshin tries to get set, Kayani tries to push him back and clinch up but Matoshin manages to avoid the attempt.
A head kick misses from Kayani.
A head kick misses from Kayani.
Matoshin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Matoshin misses with a low kick.
Matoshin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kayani walks into a stiff left hand from Matoshin.
Matoshin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kayani on the side of the head.
Kayani fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Matoshin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Matoshin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matoshin tries a quick counter leg kick but Kayani is wise to it.
Kayani loads up on a big right hand but Matoshin slips the punch.
Kayani takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Matoshin blocks a low kick nicely.
Kayani throws a sloppy head kick and Matoshin moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kayani connects with a leg kick. Matoshin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Matoshin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Kayani blocks the leg kick.
Matoshin checks a leg kick.
Matoshin throws a jab when Kayani was well out of range.
Matoshin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kayani.
Kayani shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Matoshin's guard.
Matoshin is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Matoshin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kayani controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Matoshin pulls Kayani in close to prevent any damage.
Matoshin's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matoshin is trying to control the position but Kayani postures up.
Wasim Kayani overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kayani makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Matoshin managing to control the position.
Matoshin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Matoshin keeping moving, preventing Kayani from controlling successfully.
Matoshin is pulling down on Kayani's head to control his posture.
Kayani is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Matoshin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kayani makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toshi Matoshin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Kayani's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Matoshin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kayani misses with a looping left.
Kayani tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kayani slips under a jab from Matoshin.
Kayani misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Matoshin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kayani tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Toshi Matoshin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Matoshin tries a low kick but Kayani avoids it.
Matoshin throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kayani drops his hands momentarily and Matoshin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kayani misses with a double jab.
Kayani closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kayani lands in his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kayani is looking to work some ground and pound but Matoshin has wrist control.
Matoshin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Matoshin trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matoshin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kayani wants to improve his position but Matoshin is controlling well.
Matoshin tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kayani knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kayani keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Matoshin looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matoshin is trying to control the action in half guard but Kayani is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kayani keeping hold of Matoshin's head, controlling as best he can.
Matoshin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Matoshin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kayani keeps working.
Matoshin prevents Kayani from improving his position.
Kayani trying to control here.
Kayani is looking to improve his position.
Matoshin tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kayani knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matoshin with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kayani is trying to get back to full guard.
Well, if Matoshin is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kayani with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Matoshin to score with a decent uppercut.
Kayani moves out of range as Matoshin strikes.
The crowd cheers as Matoshin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kayani doesn't seem phased though.
Matoshin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kayani dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kayani takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kayani is looking to slow Matoshin down with leg kicks.
Kayani throws a leg kick
and Matoshin counters with a leg kick.
Kayani uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matoshin.
Kayani goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matoshin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kayani buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Matoshin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Matoshin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kayani finds it's way round the side to connect with Matoshin's head.
Matoshin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kayani blocks a leg kick.
Kayani throws a head kick that misses.
Kayani throws a sloppy head kick and Matoshin moves out of range easily.
Kayani missing with a left hand there. Matoshin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Matoshin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Matoshin misses with an uppercut.
Kayani throws a right hand that misses
and Matoshin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toshi Matoshin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Matoshin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toshi Matoshin!
Toshi Matoshin took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Pearson Specter Litt for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Feodor Shemelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Hyatt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shemelianenko comes to the cage accompanied by 2Pac - I'm A Soldier (Echale Mojo Remix) . Hyatt is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Street Fighter. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Feodor Shemelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Hyatt!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shemelianenko lands a jab to the nose.
Hyatt scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hyatt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shemelianenko doesn't seem bothered though.
A slow jab from Hyatt misses its intended target.
Hyatt 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.
Shemelianenko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hyatt.
Hyatt throws a hook but Shemelianenko avoids it easily.
Jimmy Hyatt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hyatt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hyatt tests Shemelianenko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hyatt lands with a right hand.
Hyatt connects with the punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shemelianenko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shemelianenko throws a quick counter kick to the body but Hyatt avoids it.
Hyatt moves out of range of the body kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Shemelianenko finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Shemelianenko ducks under a wild hook from Hyatt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyatt lands a nice looking body shot.
Hyatt is looking to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Shemelianenko on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hyatt.
A head kick by Hyatt misses
and Shemelianenko counters with a nice body shot.
Hyatt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shemelianenko.
Shemelianenko checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hyatt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hyatt slips under a jab.
Shemelianenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hyatt misses with a shot to the body
and Shemelianenko counters with an outside leg kick.
Shemelianenko tries to clinch there but Hyatt circles away.
Hyatt tests Shemelianenko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shemelianenko slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyatt with a jab.
Hyatt misses with a low kick as Shemelianenko jumps back.
It looked like Shemelianenko wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Hyatt does it's job there.
Shemelianenko throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shemelianenko throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hyatt has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hyatt throws a big shot that misses.
Hyatt scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jab, jab by Hyatt - just one landing.
Hyatt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hyatt misses with a leg kick
and Shemelianenko makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Shemelianenko tried to score with a low kick but Hyatt checks it.
Hyatt throws a big shot that misses.
Shemelianenko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hyatt misses with a body punch
and Shemelianenko counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyatt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shemelianenko swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hyatt. Shemelianenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick misses from Hyatt.
An attempted straight right counter from Shemelianenko misses the target.
A big right from Hyatt misses.
Hyatt swings for the body but Shemelianenko moves out of range.
Hyatt misses the jab.
Hyatt tries to land a front kick but Shemelianenko steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hyatt misses with a hook to the body
and Shemelianenko counters with a thumping low kick.
Shemelianenko ducks under a wild hook from Hyatt.
Shemelianenko misses with a right hand
and Hyatt counters with a left to the body.
Hyatt has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hyatt there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Jimmy Hyatt has been cut.
Hyatt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shemelianenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shemelianenko throwing a counter right hand but Hyatt manages to avoid it.
Hyatt just misses with a punch to the body.
Shemelianenko has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hyatt finds it's way round the side to connect with Shemelianenko's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyatt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shemelianenko moves into the clinch successfully.
Hyatt prevents a body shot from Shemelianenko.
Shemelianenko can't find room to land a body shot as Hyatt controls the action.
Shemelianenko misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Hyatt.
Hyatt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shemelianenkos head.
Still in the clinch, Shemelianenko scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hyatt digs a right hand underneath Shemelianenko's ribcage. Shemelianenko let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Still in the clinch, Shemelianenko scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hyatt is trying to maintain a safe position but Shemelianenko gets an underhook and turns Hyatt into the cage.
Hyatt throws a punch but it's blocked by Shemelianenko.
Shemelianenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shemelianenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hyatt keeps control of Shemelianenko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hyatt presses Shemelianenko against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Hyatt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Hyatt's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hyatt connects with a body shot.
Hyatt connects with the punch.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hyatt.
Hyatt looks to score with a jab to the body but Shemelianenko is just out of range.
Shemelianenko lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hyatt tests Shemelianenko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hyatt connects with a single shot there.
Hyatt keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hyatt throws a big shot that misses.
Shemelianenko throws a hook to the side of Hyatt's head but Hyatt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hyatt looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Shemelianenko takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hyatt takes a swing at Shemelianenko's ribcage but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hyatt looks for the body kick but Shemelianenko saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyatt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circling - Hyatt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jimmy Hyatt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shemelianenko ducks under a wild hook from Hyatt.
A nice combination there by Hyatt.
Shemelianenko slips a straight right by Hyatt.
Shemelianenko takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hyatt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shemelianenko throws a big shot that misses.
Shemelianenko blocks a head kick by Hyatt.
Hyatt lands a slapping body shot.
Shemelianenko throws a shot from downtown. Hyatt moves away and avoids it.
Shemelianenko misses with a looping left.
Hyatt throws a low kick, looking for Shemelianenko's leg but Shemelianenko calmly moves out of range.
Hyatt scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyatt throws a head kick that misses.
Hyatt misses with a hook.
It looked like Shemelianenko was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hyatt.
Shemelianenko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hyatt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hyatt throws a sloppy body shot
and Hyatt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hyatt misses with a left hand
and Shemelianenko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hyatt works the jab nicely.
Hyatt misses with a hook. Shemelianenko ducked under it nicely.
Hyatt lands a nice looking kick to the body. Shemelianenko takes a step back to recover.
Jab, jab by Hyatt - just one landing.
Hyatt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shemelianenko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick from Hyatt misses
and Shemelianenko counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hyatt won't be happy with that.
Hyatt bucks up and tries to throw Shemelianenko off but instead Shemelianenko has got his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyatt is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Shemelianenko.
Shemelianenko missing with punches from the back.
I really don't envy Hyatt right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyatt staying busy and making it hard for Shemelianenko to control.
Shemelianenko slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Hyatt is really stuck here.
Shemelianenko controlling the position well here. Hyatt rolled but Shemelianenko kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
You can see the frustration on Hyatt's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Hyatt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Hyatt'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. And we move into the final round!
Hyatt staying out of range there.
Hyatt stuns Shemelianenko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Shemelianenko cracks the inside of Hyatt's front leg.
Shemelianenko closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hyatt circles away.
Hyatt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shemelianenko walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Shemelianenko has closed the distance and engaged Hyatt in a clinch.
Shemelianenko swings wildly with an uppercut but Hyatt uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Hyatt.
Hyatt lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hyatt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hyatt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shemelianenko backwards.
It looks like Feodor Shemelianenko has been cut.
A short uppercut from Shemelianenko.
Hyatt lands a shoulder strike.
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!
Hyatt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hyatt lands a right hand.
Hyatt working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shemelianenko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hyatt lands with a light punch inside.
Shemelianenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Shemelianenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hyatt's elbow.
A short right from Hyatt on the inside.
Hyatt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shemelianenko backwards.
Hyatt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shemelianenko misses with a punch to the body.
Hyatt is working Shemelianenko over against the cage.
Hyatt lands a body shot.
Hyatt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shemelianenko is defending well for now.
Hyatt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hyatt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hyatt blocks an uppercut.
Hyatt pushes Shemelianenko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shemelianenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Hyatt controls his hands.
Shemelianenko misses with the head strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Hyatt on the inside.
Feodor Shemelianenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shemelianenko lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hyatt.
Shemelianenko throws a punch but it's blocked by Hyatt.
Hyatt lands a shoulder strike.
Shemelianenko blocks a body shot from Hyatt.
Hyatt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hyatt is struggling to control the position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hyatt.
Hyatt can't find room to land a body shot as Shemelianenko controls the action.
Shemelianenko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hyatt is keeping busy.
Hyatt misses with the head strike.
Shemelianenko lands a right hand.
Hyatt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shemelianenko wants a takedown.
Hyatt lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hyatt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hyatt.
Shemelianenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Hyatt.
Hyatt scores with a shoulder strike.
Shemelianenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shemelianenko has Hyatt pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hyatt manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Feodor Shemelianenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shemelianenko wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hyatt lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Hyatt.
Hyatt tries to land knees in the clinch but Shemelianenko avoids the damage to the body.
Hyatt missing with knees to the body.
Hyatt throws a head punch that misses.
Shemelianenko can't find room to land a body shot as Hyatt controls the action.
Hyatt creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shemelianenko takes a shot to the head.
Shemelianenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shemelianenko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hyatt misses with a body punch.
Jimmy Hyatt seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Shemelianenko misses with some punches.
Hyatt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hyatt blocks the elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyatt pushes Shemelianenko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shemelianenko misses with the head strike.
Shemelianenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hyatt misses with a punch on the inside.
Hyatt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shemelianenko tries a body shot but Hyatt blocks it.
Hyatt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shemelianenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hyatt is leaning against Shemelianenko and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Shemelianenko throws a head punch that misses.
Jimmy Hyatt is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hyatt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hyatt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hyatt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hyatt connects with a body shot that sends Shemelianenko's belly button to the back.
Hyatt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shemelianenko.
Shemelianenko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shemelianenko takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shemelianenko. Hyatt does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Hyatt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hyatt winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Hyatt!
Jimmy Hyatt very nearly forgot to thank Museum of Monsters & Madmen amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Milat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoko Gushiken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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135 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ivan Milat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 20 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yoko Gushiken!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milat throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Milat doesn't manage to clinch there - Gushiken circles away.
Milat throws a leg kick
and Gushiken counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Milat uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gushiken.
Milat throws a leg kick that misses.
Gushiken keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Milat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Milat thuds his shin into the meat of Gushiken's side.
Gushiken lunges at Milat with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Milat's hand.
Gushiken throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Milat stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Milat tries to land a leg kick but Gushiken saw it coming and moves away.
Ivan Milat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gushiken throws a jab but it's blocked by Milat.
Gushiken avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Milat lands with a good body shot.
Milat tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gushiken takes a swing at Milat's ribcage but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Milat looks to land a right hand but Gushiken moved out of range.
Milat misses with a head kick.
Milat connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gushiken uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Milat.
Gushiken avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Milat throws a leg kick but Gushiken checks it.
Milat staying out of range there.
A big left from Gushiken misses.
Good work by Gushiken as he checks the leg kick.
Gushiken keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Milat misses with a kick to the body
and Gushiken connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Ivan Milat has been cut.
Gushiken has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A telegraphed right hand from Gushiken misses the target.
A jab lands there for Milat.
Milat scoring well with a low kick there.
A head kick by Milat misses
and Gushiken counters with a stiff right hand.
Gushiken's jab looks to have found its range, popping Milat under the eye.
Milat throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gushiken counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Milat is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Milat 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.
Oh Milat is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gushiken moves out of range of the strikes.
Milat misses with a looping right.
Milat seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gushiken manages to avoid it.
Milat throws a big shot that misses.
Gushiken 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.
Milat bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gushiken's head backwards.
Gushiken moves out of range of the strikes.
Milat misses with a looping left.
Milat misses with a left hand
and Gushiken connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Milat looks to score with a jab to the body but Gushiken is just out of range.
Gushiken avoids a punch combination nicely.
A little jabbing left from Gushiken on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Milat takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Milat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gushiken fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gushiken misses with a straight left.
Gushiken scores with a decent looking hook.
Milat lands a jab.
Gushiken is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Milat had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Milat gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gushiken.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Milat has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Milat there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gushiken tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Milat was well out of range. Poor timing from Gushiken.
Gushiken throws a good cross that connects.
Gushiken lands a nice looking body shot.
Gushiken misses the shot to the body.
As Gushiken tries to get set, Milat tries to push him back and clinch up but Gushiken manages to avoid the attempt.
Gushiken circles away from the clinch attempt.
Milat misses with a low kick.
Gushiken doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Milat scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gushiken lands with a good body shot.
Gushiken lands a nice shot that snaps Milat's head back.
Milat moves in looking to clinch but Gushiken pushes him off.
Gushiken throws out a loose jab but Milat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Milat throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Milat throws a leg kick
and Gushiken counters with a stiff right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A slow jab from Milat misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gushiken checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Milat misses with an uppercut
and Gushiken counters with a series of strikes. Milat will be more careful next time no doubt.
Milat misses with a hook to the body
and Gushiken cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gushiken uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Milat.
Gushiken is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Milat lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gushiken will feel that in the morning.
Gushiken scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Milat throws a half hearted mid kick.
Milat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gushiken swings for the body but Milat moves out of range.
Milat connects with a leg kick. Gushiken looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Milat misses with a jab to the body
and Gushiken counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Milat gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Gushiken gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yoko Gushiken!
After winning the bout, Yoko Gushiken thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between JD Wildstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raijin Kage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wildstein kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bring It On. Kage comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ride the Lightning kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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37
155 lbs
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32
162 lbs
22 - 12 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 16 - 3, fighting out of London, JD Wildstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Raijin Kage!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kage scores with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wildstein looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wildstein throws a low kick but Kage moves out of range easily.
Wildstein fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kage on the side of the head.
Kage takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wildstein connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kage misses with a head kick.
Wildstein shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kage manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kage is looking for a triangle but Wildstein pushes his legs off easily.
Wildstein trying to control the position from guard on top but Kage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wildstein pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kage is keeping the position for now.
Kage throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Our spies down at at Thirteenth Legion MMA inform us that Kage has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kage is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wildstein tries to free his leg and advance position but Kage is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kage is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wildstein is aware though and is defending well.
Kage working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wildstein doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wildstein manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kage keeping moving, preventing Wildstein from controlling successfully.
Kage looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kage wants to control the position but Wildstein says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Kage wants to get back to full guard.
Wildstein slows the pace down in half guard.
Kage slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kage is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wildstein has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wildstein controlling from the top position.
Kage keeping moving, preventing Wildstein from controlling successfully.
Wildstein trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kage throws his legs up looking for a submission but Wildstein uses it to pass to side control.
Kage sneaks back into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kage wants to improve his position but Wildstein is controlling well.
Kage keeps trying to improve his position.
Wildstein will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kage is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wildstein pulls his head out easily.
Wildstein content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Wildstein wants to control but Kage is keeping him busy.
Kage wants to get back to full guard.
Kage has a hand on Wildstein's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Wildstein takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Kage tries to hold on but Wildstein postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kage is trying desperately to improve position.
Wildstein cracks Kage with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Wildstein prevents Kage from getting the reversal.
Wildstein controlling from mount.
Kage is trying to escape the mount.
Wildstein trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kage keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wildstein tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Wildstein tries to control but Kage wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JD Wildstein dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kage swings for the body but Wildstein moves out of range.
Wildstein lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kage on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kage throws a solid leg kick but Wildstein takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kage.
Kage tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wildstein misses with a low kick as Kage jumps back.
Kage drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Wildstein defends it well.
Kage misses with a head kick.
Kage thows a leg kick but Wildstein checks it
enabling Wildstein to counter with a crisp jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Kage.
Wildstein connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kage lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kage misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wildstein chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kage lands with an uppercut that bounces Wildstein off the cage and back into range.
Wildstein shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kage manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Wildstein trying to control the position from guard on top but Kage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
JD Wildstein overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kage looking for a sweep. Not yet Kage, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wildstein controls from within his opponent's guard.
Wildstein trying to control the position from guard on top but Kage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wildstein postures up.
Kage has his foot on Wildstein's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wildstein works his way back into a safe position though.
Wildstein's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Wildstein advances to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wildstein moves into full mount! Kage won't be happy about that!
Wildstein wants to control the pace but Kage is squirming around nicely.
Kage is trying desperately to improve position.
Kage sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Kage looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Wildstein with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kage looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kage tries to get to full guard but Wildstein has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kage moves into full guard.
Wildstein got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kage has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wildstein has managed to get both his arms back between Kage's legs - danger averted.
Kage is looking for a triangle but Wildstein pushes his legs off easily.
Wildstein controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kage working for submissions but it's allowed Wildstein to get to half guard.
Kage is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wildstein pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Wildstein prevents Kage from improving his position.
Wildstein takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wildstein controlling the action here.
Kage looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Wildstein pushes past his half guard into mount!
Wildstein content just to control the position here.
Kage is looking to improve his position but Wildstein isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JD Wildstein dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Wildstein looks to land a combination but Kage avoids it well.
Kage is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kage misses with a body kick.
Kage throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good standup being displayed there by Wildstein as he connects with a hook.
Wildstein is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kage can do to turn this around?
Wildstein lands with a cross.
Kage throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kage fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wildstein is out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wildstein checks a leg kick.
Kage plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A low kick from Kage misses
and Wildstein cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kage connects with a solid leg kick.
Wildstein circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wildstein lands with a nice body punch.
Wildstein lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wildstein thows a body kick. Kage tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Kage enables Wildstein to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kage manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Wildstein not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kage is looking to sweep but instead, Wildstein has passed into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Wildstein is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Wildstein prevents Kage from improving his position.
Wildstein controlling the action here.
Kage is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Wildstein is tapping! Great win for Kage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Raijin Kage!
Raijin Kage decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ada Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bary Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bary Allen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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36
202 lbs
30 - 11 - 0 |
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28
209 lbs
14 - 5 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ada Reyes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bary Allen!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reyes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reyes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reyes lands a head shot.
Allen throws a right hand that misses
and Reyes counters with a nice uppercut.
A shot to the liver by Reyes. Beautiful body shot.
Allen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Ada Reyes has been cut.
Reyes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Reyes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Reyes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Allen takes a swing at Reyes's ribcage but misses.
Reyes throws a body punch but Allen moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reyes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Allen throws a sloppy head kick and Reyes moves out of range easily.
We've been told by Reyes's head coaches at GTi 888 that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Allen lands with a nice combination. Reyes backs away looking to recover.
Allen lands a leg kick that knocks Reyes off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen looks to land a body kick but Reyes moved away.
Reyes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Allen misses with a straight right.
Reyes is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Allen throws the left hand but Reyes avoids the punch easily.
Reyes throws an overhand right that lands on Allen's shoulder, as Allen tries to avoid the shot.
Reyes doesn't manage to clinch there - Allen circles away.
Allen feints a counter leg kick.
Reyes misses with a straight right.
Reyes misses with a hook. Allen ducked under it nicely.
Ada Reyes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Reyes.
Reyes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Reyes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reyes is looking to land body kicks.
Reyes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Reyes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes throws a head kick but Allen moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Allen misses.
Allen throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Reyes counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reyes throws an off balance right hand
and Allen counters with a nice body shot.
Reyes looks to land a right hand but Allen moved out of range.
Allen avoids the body shot from Reyes.
Allen flicks out a counter leg kick but Reyes steps away.
Reyes checks a leg kick nicely.
Reyes throws a sloppy head kick and Allen moves out of range easily.
Reyes lands a body shot.
Reyes fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Allen on the side of the head.
Reyes lands a head kick. Allen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Allen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reyes. Allen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Allen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen shoots in but no luck this time.
Allen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ada Reyes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reyes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Allen to score with a decent uppercut.
Allen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Reyes is fending him off so far but Allen persists. Nope, Reyes circles away and we're back to standing.
Reyes blocks a low kick nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Reyes.
Reyes digs a good hook to Allen's body.
Reyes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Allen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reyes.
Reyes lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Reyes misses with a kick to the body.
A jab from Allen misses.
Allen misses with a low kick.
Reyes misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
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!
Allen throws a wild body kick that Reyes sees coming a mile off.
Allen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Reyes throws a head kick that misses
and Allen counters with a low kick, right behind Reyes 's knee.
A head kick by Reyes misses
and Allen counters with a left and a right that stings Reyes.
Reyes lands a nice shot that snaps Allen's head back.
Reyes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Reyes throws a body punch but Allen moves out of range.
Reyes is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Allen fakes the leg kick and cracks Reyes in the body.
Allen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reyes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Allen finds it's way round the side to connect with Reyes's head.
Nice defenses there by Reyes.
Allen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ada Reyes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ada Reyes's cut.
That's time! Reyes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Reyes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reyes throws a nice head kick!
Reyes throws a sloppy head kick and Allen moves out of range easily.
Reyes misses with a body shot.
Reyes throws a hook but Allen avoids it easily.
Reyes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Allen needs to keep his hands up - Reyes had a free shot at his head there.
Reyes misses the shot to the body.
Allen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ada Reyes is winning the standup battle so far.
Reyes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reyes scores with a shot to the body.
Allen lands a really nice looking cross but Reyes seems unphased.
Reyes scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Reyes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Allen can do to turn this around?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Allen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Decent striking displayed by Allen there.
Ada Reyes's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A jab from Allen misses.
Allen just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromReyes.
Reyes throws a shot to the body.
Reyes is looking to clinch.
Reyes checks a low kick from Allen.
Reyes throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Bary Allen has been cut.
Allen feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Reyes has his feet on Allen's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Allen.
Reyes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Allen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Allen manages to avoid it.
Allen changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Allen.
Allen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Allen tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Reyes stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Allen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reyes.
Reyes throws a quick counter kick to the body but Allen avoids it.
Nice cross by Reyes.
Allen blocks a leg kick.
Allen motions for Reyes to come forward. Allen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Allen throws a body punch but Reyes moves out of range.
Allen dips to his left and cracks Reyes with an uppercut!
Reyes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Allen.
Reyes cracks a nice hook into Allen's ribs.
Allen walks into a straight right hand from Reyes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes misses with a body kick.
Allen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Reyes.
Reyes misses with a jab to the body
and Allen counters with a stiff right hand.
Reyes seems to be stalking Allen here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastating head kick! Allen drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ada Reyes!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Frazier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apollo Gutz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Apollo Gutz was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Joe Frazier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Apollo Gutz!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frazier fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gutz has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Good leg kick by Frazier there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A big right from Gutz misses.
Frazier slips under a jab from Gutz.
Frazier gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gutz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Frazier appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Frazier walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gutz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Frazier moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gutz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gutz looks to score with a jab to the body but Frazier is just out of range.
No luck for Gutz with that takedown attempt.
Gutz throws a low kick, looking for Frazier's leg but Frazier calmly moves out of range.
Frazier works Gutz's body with a nice hook.
A good leg kick by Frazier.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gutz takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Frazier throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gutz is looking to chop away at Frazier's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Gutz.
Gutz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A counter left hand to the body from Frazier misses its target.
Frazier takes a swing at Gutz's ribcage but misses.
Gutz closes the distance and pushes Frazier back into the cage.
Frazier putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gutz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gutz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Frazier working Gutz over with knees to the body.
Gutz struggles to land a body shot inside as Frazier controls his hands.
Gutz dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Gutz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Frazier tries to stall but Gutz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gutz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Frazier lands a knee to the head.
Frazier scores with a shoulder strike.
Gutz presses Frazier against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Frazier prevents the takedown attempt.
Joe Frazier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Apollo Gutz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frazier missing with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frazier trying to control the position but instead, Gutz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Frazier into the cage.
Frazier displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gutz up against the cage.
Gutz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Frazier avoids it.
Frazier has had enough of the clinch but Gutz keeps him there for the moment.
Frazier lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Frazier goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gutz pushes Frazier back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Frazier lands a nice uppercut.
Gutz lands an uppercut.
I was talking to Frazier's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Frazier just leaning against Gutz, taking a breather.
Frazier using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gutz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gutz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Frazier backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gutz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Frazier backwards.
Frazier has had enough of the clinch but Gutz keeps him there for the moment.
Frazier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Frazier prevents a body shot from Gutz.
Frazier breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gutz shoots in for a takedown but Frazier shows good takedown defense.
A jab from Frazier misses.
Frazier takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Frazier lands a front kick.
Frazier keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gutz.
Frazier misses with a body kick.
Joe Frazier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gutz scores with a decent looking hook.
Gutz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice straight punches there by Frazier. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Frazier.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gutz misses with a lunging right hand
and Frazier counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Gutz looks winded!
Frazier throws a right hand that Gutz ducks under and follows up with a left that Gutz also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frazier with a hook.
Nice body kick from Frazier.
Gutz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Frazier goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Gutz misses.
Gutz moves forwards but Frazier connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Frazier throws a nice outside leg kick.
Frazier throws a body shot but no joy.
Frazier connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Frazier thuds his shin into the meat of Gutz's side.
Frazier throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Frazier is looking to wear down Gutz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Frazier swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Frazier misses with a wild body shot.
Frazier clobbers Gutz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Joe Frazier is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Frazier throws a combination that misses
and Gutz counters with a slapping leg kick.
Frazier connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gutz's hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Frazier dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Frazier misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gutz.
Gutz tries to close the distance and clinch but Frazier swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Frazier pushes Gutz away with a front kick.
Frazier is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gutz takes one to the chin there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Frazier. Gutz shrugs it off though.
Gutz has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Frazier.
Gutz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Joe Frazier is winning the standup battle so far.
Frazier explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Frazier digs a good hook to Gutz's body.
Frazier lands a nice hook to Gutz's body. Gutz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Frazier looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Frazier lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gutz at a distance.
Frazier throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gutz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frazier cracks Gutz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Frazier is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gutz can do to turn this around?
Gutz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Frazier misses with the combination.
Frazier is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Gutz is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frazier throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gutz.
Frazier takes a swing at Gutz's ribcage but misses.
Frazier buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Frazier looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Frazier throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Frazier jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Frazier throws a low kick, looking for Gutz's leg but Gutz calmly moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gutz! But no joy.
Frazier stuffs the takedown.
Frazier lunges at Gutz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gutz's hand.
Frazier really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Frazier scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Frazier takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Frazier with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Frazier fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Frazier - that will leave a mark!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frazier throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Left hook, right uppercut from Frazier.
Gutz has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Frazier.
Frazier digs a good body shot into Gutz's ribs.
Gutz moves out of range of the body kick from Frazier.
Frazier thuds a left hand into Gutz's body.
A shot to the liver by Frazier. Beautiful body shot.
Frazier lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gutz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Frazier throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gutz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Frazier attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Frazier misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gutz.
Frazier pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gutz is out of range and Frazier settles back down.
Gutz is trying to counter with his kicks.
Gutz avoids the body shot from Frazier.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frazier goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Frazier misses with a body punch
enabling Gutz to counter with a crisp jab.
Frazier stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Frazier wants it to stay on the feet.
Frazier went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Frazier just misses with a punch to the body.
Gutz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Frazier as he avoids it easily.
Joe Frazier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Apollo Gutz.
Frazier takes a swing at Gutz's ribcage but misses.
Frazier swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Frazier listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gutz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Frazier just misses with a punch to the body.
Frazier punishes Gutz's body with a nice straight punch.
Frazier gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Gutz counters with a nice uppercut.
Gutz throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Frazier was covering up waiting for the punch and Gutz finishes the takedown easily into guard.
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!
Frazier seems keen to control Gutz's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frazier controls Gutz momentarily but Gutz frees himself.
Gutz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gutz trying to control but Frazier is working from the bottom.
Frazier pulls Gutz in close to his closed guard and prevents Gutz from doing any damage or advancing position.
Gutz throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Frazier dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gutz avoids the body shot from Frazier.
Gutz defending well as Frazier loads up on a big left hand.
Frazier lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gutz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gutz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gutz avoids the body shot from Frazier.
Gutz blocks the body kick.
Gutz needs to keep his hands up - Frazier had a free shot at his head there.
Gutz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gutz lands a slapping body shot.
Frazier comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frazier fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gutz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Frazier throws a body punch but Gutz moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Gutz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Frazier lands a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gutz lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutz manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Frazier on his heels. He'll look to pass Frazier's guard now, I'm sure.
Gutz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gutz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gutz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Frazier is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gutz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gutz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gutz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Frazier has Gutz pulled in close to control his posture.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frazier misses the shot to the body.
Gutz shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Gutz was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Frazier is trying to improve his position.
Gutz throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Gutz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Frazier is trying to escape the position but Gutz is controlling the position.
Gutz cracks Frazier with a big elbow.
Gutz works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frazier takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Gutz crashes against the mat.
Frazier struggling a bit here.
Gutz tries to advance to mount but can't.
Gutz works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Gutz working the ground and pound.
Apollo Gutz has got the better of the ground game so far.
You can see the frustration on Frazier's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Frazier dodges the ground and pound from Gutz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutz trying to control the position but Frazier is working away.
Gutz looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Frazier is avoiding damage well.
You can see the frustration on Frazier's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Frazier is trying to get back to half guard.
Frazier wants to control but Gutz postures up.
Gutz trying to control the action but Frazier is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gutz working the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Apollo Gutz really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Frazier jabs Gutz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Frazier darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Frazier scores with a punch to the head.
Gutz looks to throw the jab but Frazier is out of range.
Gutz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Frazier dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Frazier tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gutz was well out of range. Poor timing from Frazier.
Gutz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Frazier throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gutz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Frazier misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gutz.
Gutz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Frazier takes one to the chin there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frazier throws a push kick but Gutz slaps the foot to one side.
Gutz closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Frazier's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutz postures up and lands a big shot to Frazier's brow.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Gutz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gutz postures up.
Frazier working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gutz.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Frazier utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gutz showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gutz stands up over Frazier, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gutz stays in close to Frazier's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gutz trying to control but Frazier is working from the bottom.
Frazier preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Frazier will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gutz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gutz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Frazier looking to land some kicks to the body here.
No luck for Gutz with that takedown attempt.
Frazier misses with a double jab
and Gutz makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gutz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gutz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frazier throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gutz looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gutz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Frazier keeping moving, preventing Gutz from controlling successfully.
Gutz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Frazier works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gutz is looking to work some ground and pound but Frazier has wrist control.
Frazier preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gutz working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frazier keeping moving, preventing Gutz from controlling successfully.
Gutz landing with the ground and pound.
Gutz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gutz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gutz trying to control but Frazier is working from the bottom.
Gutz throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gutz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Frazier pinned against the cage. Frazier gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Apollo Gutz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Frazier's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Gutz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Frazier is looking to land body kicks.
Frazier comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Frazier swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gutz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Frazier throws out the jab.
Frazier throws a sloppy head kick and Gutz moves out of range easily.
Nice body punch from Frazier.
Gutz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gutz clinches.
Frazier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Frazier's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Frazier throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gutz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gutz looks for the body kick but Frazier saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frazier feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gutz's calf.
Frazier misses the body punch
and Frazier takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Frazier lands the left hand.
Gutz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A looping hook to the body misses from Frazier. Gutz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gutz feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Frazier preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Gutz stands up over Frazier, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gutz looking to pass the guard.
Gutz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Frazier is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutz trying to control the position from guard on top but Frazier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Frazier not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gutz lands a couple of digs.
Gutz is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gutz throwing strikes but missing.
Gutz is looking to work some ground and pound but Frazier has wrist control.
Frazier preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutz trying to control the position from guard on top but Frazier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Gutz landing with the ground and pound.
Gutz wants to control from the top but Frazier keeps moving.
Frazier controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gutz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gutz takes one to the chin there.
Gutz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Frazier as he avoids it easily.
Frazier on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Frazier is rocked!
Frazier wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Oh Frazier is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frazier scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Frazier jabs Gutz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Frazier seems to have got his legs back now.
Gutz tries to move into range but Frazier moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Frazier comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Frazier throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frazier connects with a solid leg kick.
Gutz shoots in and drives through. Frazier sprawls well.
Frazier lands a nice looking body shot.
Gutz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Frazier to score with a decent uppercut.
Frazier turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gutz avoids a kick to the body.
Frazier throws a front kick that sends Gutz stumbling back into the cage.
Gutz misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Frazier was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Frazier scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Frazier showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Frazier has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:47
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 49:46
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Frazier!
Joe Frazier took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I am losing skills sooo fast man.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sean Tallon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Alvado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alvado has chosen Sean Price - Go Rambo as his entrance music. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean Tallon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Pablo Alvado!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tallon moves out of range as Alvado strikes.
Tallon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alvado's sensitive parts.
Tallon throws a lazy right hand but Alvado sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alvado moves forwards but Tallon connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tallon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Alvado tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tallon throws a jab when Alvado was well out of range.
Tallon throws a leg kick that is checked
and Alvado counters with a good low kick that Tallon was not able to check.
Tallon punishes Alvado's body with a nice straight punch.
Tallon scores with a kick to the midsection.
Tallon moves away from the strike by Alvado.
Tallon scoring well with a low kick there.
Tallon blocks a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Tallon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alvado appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Alvado throws a right and a left that Tallon avoids nicely.
Tallon tries to counter by clinching up but Alvado breaks away and moves out of range.
Alvado swings widly with a right hand
and Tallon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tallon misses the shot to the body.
Sean Tallon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tallon moves out of range of the body kick.
Tallon swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Alvado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tallon.
A telegraphed right hand from Alvado misses the target.
Alvado swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alvado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tallon throws a good cross that connects.
Alvado misses with a straight left.
Tallon misses with a wild combination.
Alvado on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tallon. Tallon obviously looking to wear him down.
Tallon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tallon throws a front kick that sends Alvado stumbling back into the cage.
Tallon lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tallon tries a head kick but it misses.
A slow jab from Tallon misses its intended target.
Tallon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvado takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Alvado misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A slow jab from Alvado misses its intended target.
Tallon throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Tallon throws a chopping leg kick but Alvado manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tallon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Alvado's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Alvado throws a lazy right hand but Tallon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tallon scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tallon is looking to wear down Alvado with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Alvado moves out of range of the body kick from Tallon.
Tallon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tallon finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tallon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tallon swings for the body but Alvado moves out of range.
Tallon throws a leg kick that is checked
and Alvado counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tallon takes one to the side of the head.
Alvado drops his hands momentarily and Tallon takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Alvado walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tallon gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Alvado counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tallon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alvado. Alvado obviously looking to wear him down.
Alvado misses with a hook.
Tallon checks a leg kick.
Tallon takes a swing at Alvado's ribcage but misses.
A nice side step and Alvado releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tallon scores with a kick to the midsection.
Alvado needs to keep his hands up - Tallon had a free shot at his head there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Alvado throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tallon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alvado misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvado displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tallon throws out the jab.
Good work by Alvado as he checks the leg kick.
Tallon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alvado throws out a counter right but Tallon avoids it with no problem.
Tallon lands a nice looking body shot.
Tallon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alvado throws an overhand right that lands on Tallon's shoulder, as Tallon tries to avoid the shot.
Alvado throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tallon scores with a jab. Alvado acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tallon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alvado.
Tallon throws a lazy right hand but Alvado sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A solid body kick from Tallon.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tallon thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Alvado if he has to take too many more of those.
Tallon misses with a combination
and Alvado counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Tallon 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.
Tallon takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tallon moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tallon swinging wildly here.
Alvado misses with a wild body shot.
Tallon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alvado.
Tallon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tallon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvado manages to avoid it.
Tallon lands with a nice body punch.
Tallon looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvado is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvado takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Alvado might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Tallon has got the better of the exchanges.
Alvado throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Tallon's jab looks to have found its range, popping Alvado under the eye.
Tallon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alvado can do to turn this around?
Alvado throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alvado moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tallon lands a nice hook to Alvado's body. Alvado takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tallon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alvado counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Alvado throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tallon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tallon throws a head kick that misses.
Tallon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alvado.
Tallon lands a nice looking kick to the body. Alvado takes a step back to recover.
Tallon swings away with a body shot that misses
and Alvado counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tallon lands a front kick.
Alvado takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tallon missing with a left hand there. Alvado was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tallon connects with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tallon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvado manages to avoid it.
Alvado on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Tallon.
Alvado takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A shot to the body from Tallon misses
and Tallon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tallon wants to clinch
enabling Alvado to counter with a crisp jab.
Tallon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alvado misses with an uppercut. Tallon saw that one coming.
Tallon wants to land a leg kick but Alvado is out of range.
Alvado takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tallon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alvado counters with a body kick that stops Tallon in his tracks momentarily.
Tallon throws a front kick that sends Alvado stumbling back into the cage.
Tallon looks for the body kick but Alvado saw that one coming.
Alvado fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tallon manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvado on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tallon. Tallon obviously looking to wear him down.
Tallon lands a jab.
Tallon throws a predictable looking body shot
and Alvado counters with a straight right hand.
Tallon scores with a kick to the body.
Tallon misses with a kick to the body.
Alvado flicks out a counter leg kick but Tallon steps away.
Alvado jabs Tallon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Alvado has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tallon.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tallon!
Tallon tests Alvado's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Pablo Alvado has been cut.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tallon!
Alvado takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tallon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tallon misses with a low kick.
A shot to the body from Tallon misses
and Alvado counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tallon misses the shot to the body.
Tallon cracks the inside of Alvado's front leg.
Alvado moves out of range as Tallon throws a body kick.
Tallon throws a looping overhand right but Alvado ducks down to avoid it.
Tallon ducks under a wild hook from Alvado.
Alvado moves out of range as Tallon throws a body kick.
Tallon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Alvado walks into a stiff left hand from Tallon.
Tallon needs to keep his hands up - Alvado had a free shot at his head there.
Alvado walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tallon.
Alvado moves away from the strike by Tallon.
Alvado takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Alvado misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Tallon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pablo Alvado's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tallon throws a good cross that connects.
Tallon swings away with a body shot that misses
and Alvado finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Tallon misses with a body shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tallon.
Tallon tries to land a body kick
and Alvado counters with a two punch combo.
Alvado throws a leg kick which misses Tallon's front leg but catches the back leg as Tallon tries to avoid it.
Alvado takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tallon moves into range and clinches up with Alvado.
Tallon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alvado lands with a left to the head.
Alvado pushes Tallon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tallon is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tallon throws a head punch that misses.
Oh Tallon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tallon is leaning against Alvado and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Alvado lands with a right to the head.
Alvado has a couple of punches blocked by Tallon.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Alvado creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Tallon.
Tallon prevents a body shot from Alvado.
A right hand to the body from Alvado.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tallon prevents a body shot from Alvado.
Alvado misses with the head strike.
Alvado has a couple of punches blocked by Tallon.
Tallon misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Alvado on the inside.
Tallon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alvado goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tallon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alvado's elbow.
Tallon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tallon lands with a light punch inside.
Alvado misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alvado lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tallon misses with a punch on the inside.
Alvado lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tallon.
Tallon seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alvado pushes Tallon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Alvado swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alvado lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Alvado lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tallon backwards.
Alvado misses with some punches.
Pablo Alvado seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tallon scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvado tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tallon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alvado throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Alvado creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tallon tries to throw a body punch but Alvado avoids it by throwing Tallon back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Alvado.
Alvado has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Tallon seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Alvado can turn it around.
Alvado escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tallon scores with a head kick.
Tallon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Alvado takes a kick to the side of the head.
Alvado bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Alvado fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Tallon.
Alvado defending well as Tallon loads up on a big left hand.
Alvado avoids the head kick by Tallon.
Tallon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Alvado counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tallon swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Alvado now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tallon moves out of range of the strikes.
A bone on bone clash there as Tallon blocks the leg kick.
Tallon moves out of range as Alvado strikes.
Tallon is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Alvado.
Alvado swings away with a body shot that misses
and Alvado takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alvado scoring well with a low kick there.
Tallon misses with an uppercut
letting Alvado counter with a right hand.
Alvado cracks Tallon with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Tallon tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Alvado pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Tallon is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pablo Alvado!
Pablo Alvado is the new featherweight champion!
After winning the bout, Pablo Alvado thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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