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ITFL 1.2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colin Turnbull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gar Goyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gar Goyle has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Colin Turnbull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gar Goyle!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goyle tries to clinch there but Turnbull circles away.
Turnbull is looking for a counter combo.
Goyle gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Turnbull tries a body shot but Goyle blocks it.
Turnbull tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Goyle's elbow.
Turnbull tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Goyle's elbow.
Goyle swings wildly with an uppercut but Turnbull uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goyle misses with a punch on the inside.
Goyle lands with a short shot to the head.
Goyle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Turnbulls head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Goyle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Turnbull misses with a body punch.
Goyle lands a hook that snaps the head of Turnbull backwards.
Goyle prevents a body shot from Turnbull.
Goyle misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Turnbull.
It looks like Gar Goyle has been cut.
Goyle swings wildly with an uppercut but Turnbull uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turnbull lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turnbull doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Goyle fails to land.
Goyle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Goyle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Goyle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goyle misses with the head strike.
Goyle misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Goyle on the inside.
Goyle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Turnbull is leaning against Goyle and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Turnbull blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Goyle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Turnbull lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Turnbull doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Goyle.
Goyle misses with the head strike.
Goyle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Turnbulls head.
A body shot lands from Turnbull.
Turnbull tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Goyle.
A head punch on the inside from Turnbull fails to land.
Goyle lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turnbull struggles to land a body shot inside as Goyle controls his hands.
Goyle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goyle.
Turnbull lands an uppercut.
Turnbull blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull is looking to break free of the clinch but Goyle has double underhooks.
Goyle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Turnbull tries to throw a body punch but Goyle avoids it by throwing Turnbull back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Goyle fails to land.
Goyle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Turnbull backwards.
Turnbull scores with a shot to the side of Goyle's head.
Turnbull lands a nice shot to the body.
Goyle looks winded!
Turnbull throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Turnbull lands a shoulder strike.
Turnbull lands with a left to the head.
Turnbull breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Goyle takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Turnbull moves into the clinch.
Turnbull taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Turnbull blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Turnbull misses with a punch to the body.
Turnbull lands a body punch in the clinch.
Turnbull working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Turnbull.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Turnbull.
Turnbull struggles to land a body shot inside as Goyle controls his hands.
Turnbull lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goyle.
Turnbull goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Goyle prevents a body shot from Turnbull.
Goyle blocks an uppercut.
Turnbull blocking some punches.
Goyle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Goyle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Turnbull blocks an uppercut.
Turnbull misses with a hook from the clinch.
Turnbull tries to throw a body punch but Goyle avoids it by throwing Turnbull back against the cage.
Turnbull doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Goyle misses with the head strike.
Turnbull lands a shot to the body.
Turnbull's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice straight punches there by Turnbull. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Turnbull.
That has opened up Gar Goyle's cut even more.
A head kick misses from Turnbull.
Despite the aggression on Goyle's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A combination from Goyle does no damage.
Turnbull tried to counter with a leg kick but Goyle avoided it.
Turnbull scores with a nice body kick.
Turnbull lands with a right that hurts Goyle. Goyle looks to clinch but Turnbull throws a short knee that drops Goyle. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Colin Turnbull!
Colin Turnbull was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between JT Dillon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Speva Koso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, JT Dillon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Speva Koso!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Dillon.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dillon.
The fight stays on the outside here - Koso looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Koso has his takedown stuffed
and Dillon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Koso shoots in for a takedown but Dillon shows good takedown defense.
Dillon feinted there with a counter leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Koso checks a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dillon lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Koso has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Koso and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Koso motions for Dillon to come forward. Koso throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dillon connects with a high kick.
Koso misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dillon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koso is looking to clinch.
Koso is looking to clinch.
Koso tries a head kick but it misses.
Koso checks the leg kick.
Koso looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice body kick from Dillon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koso shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dillon defends it nicely.
JT Dillon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Speva Koso.
Koso shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dillon as he jumps to the side.
Dillon blocks a head kick by Koso.
Koso tries to clinch but Dillon moves away
and Dillon finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Koso shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dillon as he avoids it easily.
Dillon throws a half hearted mid kick.
Koso misses with a takedown attempt - Dillon sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dillon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dillon lands a head shot.
Koso misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillon clobbers Koso with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dillon tries to score with a low kick but Koso moves his leg out of the way.
Dillon looks to throw the jab but Koso is out of range.
JT Dillon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dillon throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Koso shoots in and drives through. Dillon sprawls well.
Dillon attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dillon sets himself, and Koso steps forward looking for the clinch! Dillon avoids it this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koso tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dillon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dillon loads up on a big right hand but Koso slips the punch.
Koso looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dillon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Koso fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dillon avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillon throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Koso is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dillon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Koso is looking to clinch.
Koso slips a jab from Dillon.
Koso shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dillon as he avoids it easily.
Dillon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dillon sets himself, and Koso steps forward looking for the clinch! Dillon avoids it this time.
The fight stays on the outside here - Koso looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koso sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Koso shoots in but Dillon avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dillon defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Koso.
Crunch! Dillon slams his shin into Koso's torso.
Dillon explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Koso has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Dillon.
Koso has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Dillon.
Koso looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dillon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Koso takes one to the side of the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dillon.
Dillon throws a leg kick that misses.
Koso is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Koso takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dillon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JT Dillon 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.
Dillon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dillon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dillon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Koso.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Koso might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Dillon has got the better of the exchanges.
Koso moves into range and clinches up with Dillon.
Dillon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Koso stalling the fight.
Koso fails to pull guard.
Dillon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Koso has him pressed against the cage.
Dillon stops a takedown attempt from Koso.
Koso tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
JT Dillon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Speva Koso.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Koso just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dillon's brow.
Koso tries for a takedown. No joy.
Dillon working aggressively here.
Dillon struggles to land a body shot inside as Koso controls his hands.
Dillon misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koso is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dillon pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Dillon.
Koso's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dillon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Koso fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dillon finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Horrible takedown attempt by Koso or perhaps it was just good defense by Dillon, which made it look bad.
Dillon is looking to slow Koso down with leg kicks.
Koso misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
JT Dillon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Koso changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dillon tries to avoid it but Koso manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dillon to the ground. Dillon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dillon appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Koso stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dillon.
Dillon throws a jab but it's blocked by Koso.
JT Dillon is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dillon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Koso can do to turn this around?
Dillon thumps Koso with a low kick.
Koso shoots in looking for a takedown but Dillon manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Koso's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dillon connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dillon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dillon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Koso wants to clinch but Dillon slips to the side
and Dillon counters with a nice body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Dillon.
Koso walks into a stiff left hand from Dillon.
Koso throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dillon's waist but Dillon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Koso off to one side.
Dillon scores with a kick to the body.
Koso is breathing heavily.
Dillon thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Koso if he has to take too many more of those.
Dillon throws a leg kick which misses Koso's front leg but catches the back leg as Koso tries to avoid it.
Dillon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Koso is trying desperately to land a takedown but Dillon is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Koso.
Nice body kick there by Dillon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillon lands a head kick!
Dillon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dillon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
No luck for Koso with that takedown attempt.
Dillon scores with a spinning back kick!
Dillon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dillon misses with a body kick.
Dillon walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Koso checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Koso scores with a jab to the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dillon. That's going to slow Koso down.
Koso's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koso on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dillon. Dillon obviously looking to wear him down.
Dillon throws a wild body kick that Koso sees coming a mile off.
Dillon throws a push kick but Koso slaps the foot to one side.
Koso has his takedown stuffed
and Dillon counters with a thumping low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dillon tries to land a front kick but Koso steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice shot lands for Dillon.
Some bone on bone action there as Koso checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dillon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Koso throws a hook but Dillon avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Dillon misses the target.
Dillon fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Koso on the side of the head.
Dillon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dillon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Koso sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Koso doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dillon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JT Dillon dominated that second round.
That's time! Dillon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Koso wants to clinch.
Dillon looks to land a body kick but Koso moved away.
Koso blocks a head kick by Dillon.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dillon. That's going to slow Koso down.
Dillon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A solid body kick from Dillon.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dillon. Koso shrugs it off though.
It looks like Dillon has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Koso takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koso lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dillon circles away quickly and effectively.
Dillon half committed to a counter leg kick.
Koso takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Koso looks to clinch
and Dillon counters with a head kick. That will keep Koso thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Koso moves out of range of the body kick from Dillon.
Dillon blocks a head kick by Koso.
Dillon lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Dillon misses.
Good work by Koso as he checks the leg kick.
Koso fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dillon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Koso misses with a jab to the body
and Dillon counters with a slapping leg kick.
Koso tries to clinch up.
It appears Dillon was looking to counter with a kick there.
Koso closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dillon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dillon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Koso.
Koso tries to land knees in the clinch but Dillon avoids the damage to the body.
Dillon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dillon stuffs the takedown attempt from Koso. Koso gets slowly back to his feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dillon, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillon thuds his shin into the meat of Koso's side.
Koso lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dillon lands with a nice body kick.
Koso shoots in but no luck this time.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dillon.
Dillon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dillon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And Koso tries to counter it with a takedown but Dillon pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Koso tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dillon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dillon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Koso is looking for the big counter here.
You can see that Koso has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Dillon is looking to land body kicks.
Dillon displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Koso.
JT Dillon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Speva Koso.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dillon. Koso shrugs it off though.
A punch combination from Koso misses.
Koso looks to clinch
and Dillon counters with a body kick.
Dillon lands a nice looking kick to the body. Koso takes a step back to recover.
Koso on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dillon. Dillon obviously looking to wear him down.
Koso fails to land the takedown.
Dillon lands with a slapping head kick.
Koso tries for a takedown but Dillon circles away easily
and Dillon counters with a big head kick but Koso shrugs it off.
Dillon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Speva Koso is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koso is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Koso is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dillon tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dillon lands a nice looking kick to the body. Koso takes a step back to recover.
Dillon connects with a single shot there.
Koso is still on wobbly legs! Can Dillon finish him?
Dillon throws a shot from downtown. Koso moves away and avoids it.
Koso seems to have recovered his senses.
Koso walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dillon.
Both fighters circling a little - Dillon finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Dillon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dillon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Koso. That did some damage!
Koso fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dillon, pushing him back against the cage.
Speva Koso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
JT Dillon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Koso tries to throw a body punch but Dillon avoids it by throwing Koso back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
JT Dillon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dillon 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:25
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:25
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... JT Dillon!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maxx Decker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erling Koch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Decker comes to the cage accompanied by Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maxx Decker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Erling Koch!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koch lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Koch gets tackled into the cage by Decker. Decker maintains the clinch.
Decker wants to take the fight to the mat but Koch manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Koch lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Koch stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Koch breaks from the clinch.
Koch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Koch fails to land with a series of punches.
Koch clobbers Decker with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Koch scores with a jab to the head.
Erling Koch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koch scores with a crisp jab that stopped Decker in his tracks.
Nice cross by Koch.
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!
Decker slips a jab from Koch.
Decker takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Koch lands a big right hand that sends Decker crashing to the mat! Koch stays standing though and waves Decker back to his feet!
Decker is rocked!
Koch connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Decker out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Erling Koch!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Erling Koch made sure he mentioned Max Octane Fight Wear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rio Yaj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Steel Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rio Yaj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mr Steel Penn!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yaj throws out a loose jab but Steel Penn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yaj definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Yaj feints and as Steel Penn raises his hands in defense, Yaj changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Steel Penn wants to sweep but no luck.
Steel Penn working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yaj doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Yaj manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Yaj working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Steel Penn's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yaj accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yaj postures up in Steel Penn's guard and throws a big left but Steel Penn blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yaj trying to control the position from guard on top but Steel Penn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Steel Penn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel Penn throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Yaj escapes and throws Steel Penn's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Steel Penn is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Yaj keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Steel Penn is looking for a sweep. Yaj is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Yaj trying to mount his opponent but Steel Penn defends it.
Yaj is looking to take a break and control but Steel Penn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Steel Penn works his way to full guard. Good work.
Steel Penn has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Yaj postures up in Steel Penn's guard and throws a big left but Steel Penn blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn looking for a sweep. Not yet Steel Penn, not yet.
Steel Penn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Yaj.
Steel Penn wants to sweep but no luck.
Yaj postures up and lands a big shot to Steel Penn's brow.
Steel Penn is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Yaj has his hands clasped together but Steel Penn extends and breaks Yaj's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Steel Penn.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mr Steel Penn!
A very excited looking Mr Steel Penn rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Russell Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kabal Labak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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26
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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27
198 lbs
12 - 8 - 1 |
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World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Russell Bell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kabal Labak!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Labak scores with a jab.
Labak clinches up against the cage.
Bell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Labak controlling the action here for a moment.
Labak's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bell walks into a straight right hand from Labak.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bell lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Labak has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Labak and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bell connects with a good right hand that stumbles Labak. Labak circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Kabal Labak has been cut.
Labak uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bell.
Labak appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Labak misses with the combination.
It looked like Bell was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Labak punishes Bell's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Labak cracks Bell with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kabal Labak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Labak lands with a hook. Bell tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Labak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bell moves away.
Labak works Bell's body with a nice hook.
Labak scores with a leg kick.
Labak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bell.
Labak connects with a nice looking jab.
A slow jab from Labak misses its intended target.
A counter left hand to the body from Bell misses its target.
Labak moves into the clinch successfully.
Bell effectively controlling the action here.
Bell struggles to land a body shot inside as Labak controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell tries a body shot but Labak blocks it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Labak - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Labak wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Labak works the jab nicely.
Bell misses with a leg kick.
Labak checks a leg kick.
Bell throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bell is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Labak lands a nice looking body shot.
Labak gets a clinch.
Labak throws a punch but it's blocked by Bell.
Labak tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Labak lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bell backwards.
Bell slowing the pace effectively.
Bell dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bell gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Labak blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bell tries to break the clinch but Labak is controlling the position.
Bell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Labak darts in looking for a takedown but Bell gets double underhooks and turns Labak into the cage.
Bell has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Labak.
Bell avoids the body shot from Labak.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Bell enables Labak to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bell manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Labak wants to control from the top but Bell keeps moving.
Labak sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bell has Labak pulled in close to control his 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.
Bell is trying to control the position but Labak postures up.
Labak throwing strikes but missing.
Labak scoring with punches to the head and body.
Labak's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Labak wants to control from the top but Bell keeps moving.
Labak's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Labak preventing the sweep.
Labak throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kabal Labak dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kabal Labak'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.
Labak throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bell throws the left hand but Labak avoids the punch easily.
Kabal Labak seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Labak throws a front kick aimed at Bell's knee but Bell avoids it well.
Bell is looking to counter with a body kick.
Bell lands a slapping body shot.
Labak looks for a takedown but Bell sprawls well.
Labak looks to score with a jab to the body but Bell is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bell. Labak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Labak gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Labak.
Bell thinks about countering with a head kick.
Bell walks into a jab.
Labak connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Labak has Bell up against the cage in a clinch.
Bell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Labak is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bell.
Labak throws a combination that misses
and Bell counters with a good, hard body kick but Labak shrugs it off.
Bell takes a swing at Labak's ribcage but misses.
Crunch! Labak slams his shin into Bell's torso.
Labak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Labak. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Labak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Labak fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bell avoids it really well and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell misses with a low kick as Labak jumps back.
Labak walks into a straight right hand from Bell.
Labak cracks a nice hook into Bell's ribs.
Labak fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bell.
Labak drives through with a takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Labak throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Labak throws a big elbow that misses.
Bell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Labak postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Labak preventing the sweep.
Bell is working hard here to advance position.
Labak postures up in Bell's guard and throws a big left but Bell blocks it.
Labak cracks Bell with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Labak distracts Bell with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Labak throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Labak lands a couple of elbows.
Labak trying to control but Bell is working from the bottom.
Labak postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Labak throws a big elbow that misses.
Labak throws a big elbow that misses.
Bell has momentary wrist control but Labak slips an elbow through the middle.
Labak is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Labak accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Labak trying to control the position from guard on top but Bell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Labak scoring with punches to the head and body.
Labak in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Labak works over Bell with some ground and pound from guard.
Bell keeping full guard, as Labak tries to pass.
Labak has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Labak is looking to work some ground and pound but Bell has wrist control.
Labak with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Labak tries to free his leg and advance position but Bell is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kabal Labak showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kabal Labak's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice cross by Labak.
Labak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bell.
Bell throws a hook but Labak avoids it easily.
Labak misses with a two punch combination.
Bell is looking to chop away at Labak's legs.
Labak misses with a takedown
and Bell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Labak has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Bell throws a body kick that misses
and Labak counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Labak is looking to work some ground and pound but Bell has wrist control.
Labak passes Bell's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Labak wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bell keeps working.
Labak slips a nice elbow through Bell's hands, connecting with Bell's forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Labak is looking to take a break and control but Bell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Labak throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Labak not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Labak is looking to take a break and control but Bell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bell trying to control but Labak postures up.
Labak prevents Bell from improving his position.
Labak working Bell over with strikes.
Labak is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Labak keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Labak looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bell with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Labak drops an elbow to the side of Bell's head.
Russell Bell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kabal Labak is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bell is refusing to be controlled, as Labak sits in half guard.
Labak controlling the action here.
Bell wants to control but Labak is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Labak trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Russell Bell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Labak slips under a jab from Bell.
Bell throws a leg kick which misses Labak's front leg but catches the back leg as Labak tries to avoid it.
Labak wants to land a leg kick but Bell is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The crowd cheers as Labak lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bell doesn't seem phased though.
Bell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Labak ducks under a wild hook from Bell.
Labak dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bell. That did some damage!
Labak lands a right hook to the body.
Labak misses the jab.
Bell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Labak.
Labak has Bell up against the cage in a clinch.
Bell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bell tries to throw a body punch but Labak avoids it by throwing Bell back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kabal Labak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Labak has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kabal Labak!
A very excited looking Kabal Labak made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Uppertaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jessie Bregenzer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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245 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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275 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Uppertaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jessie Bregenzer!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bregenzer is trying hard to land a takedown here. Uppertaker sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Uppertaker attempts a counter takedown but Bregenzer avoids it well and moves away.
Uppertaker throws a shot to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bregenzer.
Bregenzer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Uppertaker is fending him off so far but Bregenzer persists. Nope, Uppertaker circles away and we're back to standing.
The Uppertaker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jessie Bregenzer.
Bregenzer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Uppertaker jabs at Bregenzer's body.
Bregenzer looks winded!
Uppertaker lands with a nice combination. Bregenzer backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Jessie Bregenzer has been cut.
Uppertaker scores with a one two! Bregenzer had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Uppertaker drops Bregenzer with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Bregenzer! Uppertaker dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). The Uppertaker!
An out of breath The Uppertaker thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Neil Gilas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akihiko Yamato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gilas kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Remember The Name - Fort Minor. 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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201 lbs
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26
200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Neil Gilas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Akihiko Yamato!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gilas with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yamato works the jab nicely.
Yamato bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gilas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gilas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yamato.
Yamato throws a poor cross that misses
and Gilas counters with a single leg into guard. Yamato didn't expect that.
Gilas is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gilas trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Yamato tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gilas landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamato trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilas trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Yamato wants to stand and escape but Gilas is having none of it.
Gilas with a flurry of punches that miss.
Yamato not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gilas lands a couple of digs.
Gilas with a nice head shot there.
It looks like Akihiko Yamato has been cut.
Gilas trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Yamato bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gilas's guard.
Yamato looking to pass the guard.
Gilas manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Yamato manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilas with a flurry of punches that miss.
Yamato is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gilas is controlling him.
Gilas content to stall in guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gilas throws an elbow that misses. Yamato uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gilas's guard. Nice move by Yamato!
Gilas 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamato's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Yamato wants to stand and escape but instead Gilas has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Gilas throws a strike but Yamato rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Yamato stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gilas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Yamato won't allow Gilas to sweep him here.
Yamato slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamato trying to control but Gilas is working from the bottom.
Gilas has Yamato pulled in close to control his posture.
Yamato wants to stand but Gilas is controlling his posture from full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yamato wants to stand and escape but instead Gilas has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neil Gilas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Akihiko Yamato's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Gilas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yamato connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gilas. Gilas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Yamato scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gilas in his tracks.
Yamato's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Yamato duly obliges.
It looks like Neil Gilas has been cut.
Yamato throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gilas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yamato moves away.
Yamato steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Akihiko Yamato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gilas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yamato was well out of range. Poor timing from Gilas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gilas feints and then cracks Yamato's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yamato down.
Yamato throws a lazy uppercut
and Gilas counters with a shoot takedown. Yamato fights it but they end up in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gilas throwing strikes from guard but Yamato blocks nicely.
Gilas might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilas missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yamato utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gilas wants to control from the top but Yamato keeps moving.
Gilas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yamato is keeping the position for now.
Yamato is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gilas won't allow Yamato to get back to his feet.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Gilas 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.
Gilas loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Yamato bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gilas's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilas working a defensive guard but Yamato manages to pass into side control anyway.
Yamato tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Gilas is looking to regain half guard here but Yamato keeps moving and retains side control.
Yamato wants to stand but Gilas has his arm trapped.
Gilas is being controlled here.
Gilas is trying to control Yamato's posture but Yamato avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilas is trying to get back to half guard.
Gilas manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Yamato is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Gilas is trying to get back to full guard.
Yamato is controlling the pace.
Yamato trying to control the action but Gilas is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Yamato scores with a nice strike.
Yamato scores with a body shot.
Akihiko Yamato is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gilas misses with a lunging right hand
and Yamato counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice defenses there by Yamato.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gilas takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gilas is looking to land body kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akihiko Yamato showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Gilas shoots in but Yamato avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Yamato thinks about the counter body kick.
Yamato lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gilas looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gilas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gilas tries to work over Yamato's front leg with a kick but Yamato checks it.
Yamato connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gilas fails to land with a series of punches.
Yamato lands a jab to the nose.
Gilas lands a nice hook to Yamato's body. Yamato takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yamato bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamato throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gilas getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gilas ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Akihiko Yamato seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gilas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Yamato on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gilas fails with a takedown attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Yamato.
Yamato moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gilas staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilas takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gilas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gilas fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neil Gilas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yamato works the jab nicely.
Yamato has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamato is looking to slow Gilas down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilas ducks under a wild hook from Yamato.
Gilas with a nice cross.
Gilas scores with a kick to the body.
Nice shot by Gilas.
That has opened up Akihiko Yamato's cut even more.
Yamato scores with a decent looking hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yamato.
Yamato throws a hook to the side of Gilas's head but Gilas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gilas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yamato can pounce on him.
Gilas misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Yamato misses with a hook
and Gilas counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gilas shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Yamato manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yamato working a defensive guard here.
Gilas wants to control from the top but Yamato keeps moving.
Gilas throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Yamato being controlled here, momentarily.
Gilas throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yamato works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Akihiko Yamato.
I think Yamato 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akihiko Yamato!
A very excited looking Akihiko Yamato made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Demetri Puleveski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ McGobblecock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Demetri Puleveski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, BJ McGobblecock!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Puleveski lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and McGobblecock, Jr. has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McGobblecock, Jr. and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Puleveski. McGobblecock, Jr. shrugs it off though.
McGobblecock, Jr. checks the leg kick.
McGobblecock, Jr. slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A jab from Puleveski finds it's way through McGobblecock, Jr.'s defenses.
McGobblecock, Jr. misses with a looping right.
McGobblecock, Jr. throws a head kick that misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Puleveski, as that shot connected.
We've been hearing reports that Puleveski has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
McGobblecock, Jr. pushes Puleveski away with a front kick.
McGobblecock, Jr. lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
McGobblecock, Jr. moves out of range as Puleveski strikes.
Puleveski fakes a jab and throws a low kick but McGobblecock, Jr. checks it well.
McGobblecock, Jr. looks to land a body kick but Puleveski moved away.
A counter left hand to the body from Puleveski misses its target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puleveski throws a chopping leg kick but McGobblecock, Jr. manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Puleveski lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Puleveski.
It looks like BJ McGobblecock, Jr. has been cut.
McGobblecock, Jr. throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Puleveski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McGobblecock, Jr. lands a jab.
McGobblecock, Jr. looks to score with a jab to the body but Puleveski is just out of range.
Puleveski takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McGobblecock, Jr. keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puleveski throws out a leg kick but McGobblecock, Jr. moves out of range and Puleveski only half commits.
McGobblecock, Jr. lands a jab to Puleveski's midsection.
Puleveski has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McGobblecock, Jr..
McGobblecock, Jr. dodges the punch combination from Puleveski.
McGobblecock, Jr. scores with a shot to the body.
McGobblecock, Jr. connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
McGobblecock, Jr. stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
McGobblecock, Jr. misses with a low kick.
Puleveski appears to be looking for a big counter.
McGobblecock, Jr. pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Puleveski avoids a kick to the body.
Puleveski feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Puleveski attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Puleveski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Puleveski.
McGobblecock, Jr. jabs Puleveski to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGobblecock, Jr. looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Puleveski half committed to a counter leg kick.
McGobblecock, Jr. misses with a body kick.
McGobblecock, Jr. throws a looping overhand right but Puleveski ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puleveski on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Puleveski jabs McGobblecock, Jr. to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McGobblecock, Jr. misses with an uppercut. Puleveski saw that one coming.
Puleveski throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Puleveski takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McGobblecock, Jr. lands a nice leg kick that just misses Puleveski's sensitive parts.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Puleveski steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from McGobblecock, Jr.. That one must have hurt.
Puleveski lands with a kick to the ribs.
McGobblecock, Jr. smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Puleveski moves into the clinch.
McGobblecock, Jr. tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Puleveski avoids it.
Puleveski managing to block the knees to the body from McGobblecock, Jr..
Puleveski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McGobblecock, Jr. tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Puleveski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGobblecock, Jr.'s elbow.
McGobblecock, Jr. pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McGobblecock, Jr. bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Puleveski's head.
McGobblecock, Jr. throws a head kick that misses.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from McGobblecock, Jr.! Puleveski is out on his feet! McGobblecock, Jr. rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Puleveski is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Puleveski is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). BJ McGobblecock, Jr.!
Our winner, BJ McGobblecock, Jr., made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Troy Kirkland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Carmody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Troy Kirkland has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Troy Kirkland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hugo Carmody!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carmody throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kirkland misses with a hook. Carmody ducked under it nicely.
Carmody uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kirkland.
Kirkland fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carmody manages to avoid it.
Kirkland clinches with his opponent.
Carmody tries to work over Kirkland's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kirkland can't find room to land a body shot as Carmody controls the action.
Carmody lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Carmody tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kirkland's elbow.
Kirkland avoiding damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kirkland.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carmody blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carmody blocks a body shot from Kirkland.
Kirkland has Carmody pressed against the cage, preventing Carmody from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kirkland struggles to land a body shot inside as Carmody controls his hands.
Kirkland throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kirkland.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carmody is working Kirkland over against the cage.
Kirkland trying to control the position but instead, Carmody has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kirkland into the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Carmody.
Carmody breaks the clinch.
Kirkland throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carmody sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kirkland clinches with his opponent.
Kirkland works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kirkland is stalling here.
Carmody takes a shot to the head.
Kirkland blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kirkland swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carmody blocks a body shot from Kirkland.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carmody.
A nice right hand lands inside from Carmody.
Kirkland fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carmody cracks Kirkland with a nice body shot.
Kirkland tries to throw a body punch but Carmody avoids it by throwing Kirkland back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Carmody.
Carmody manages to break the clinch.
Carmody thuds his shin into the meat of Kirkland's side.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Kirkland looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kirkland fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Carmody, pushing him back against the cage.
Carmody tries to break free but Kirkland pushes him back against the cage.
Carmody breaks from the clinch.
Troy Kirkland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carmody moves away from the strike by Kirkland.
Kirkland slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland throws a lazy right hand but Carmody sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carmody throws a head kick that misses
and Kirkland counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Hugo Carmody has been cut.
We've been told by Kirkland's head coaches at *****MY YARD***** that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kirkland swings for the body but Carmody moves out of range.
Kirkland misses the body punch
and Carmody cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A cross from Kirkland lands.
Kirkland throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A bone on bone clash there as Kirkland blocks the leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Carmody.
Nice body kick there by Carmody.
Kirkland instigates a clinch.
Kirkland trying to control the position but instead, Carmody has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kirkland into the cage.
Carmody working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kirkland tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carmody's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Carmody.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carmody scores with a shot to the side of Kirkland's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kirkland swings wildly with an uppercut but Carmody uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carmody breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kirkland jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carmody looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Carmody moves out of range as Kirkland strikes.
Kirkland moves into range and clinches up with Carmody.
A short right from Carmody on the inside.
Carmody lands with a light punch inside.
Carmody breaks from the clinch.
Carmody swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carmody pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kirkland misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hugo Carmody will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hugo Carmody's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kirkland scores with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Kirkland.
Kirkland swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kirkland misses with a jab to the body
and Carmody counters with a straight right hand.
A swing and a miss from Carmody.
Carmody tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hugo Carmody seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carmody bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Carmody flicks out a counter leg kick but Kirkland steps away.
Kirkland throws a hook to the side of Carmody's head but Carmody sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carmody misses with a kick to the body.
Carmody looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kirkland tries to clinch up but Carmody circles away and keeps his distance.
Carmody appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carmody listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kirkland clinches with his opponent.
Carmody misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carmody scores with a shoulder strike.
Carmody swings wildly with an uppercut but Kirkland uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Carmody.
Hugo Carmody seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Carmody lands with a left to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Carmody misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carmody misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kirkland throws a punch but it's blocked by Carmody.
Kirkland can't find room to land a body shot as Carmody controls the action.
Carmody misses with a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kirkland keeps control of Carmody as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Carmody presses Kirkland against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Kirkland fails to land.
Carmody prevents a body shot from Kirkland.
Carmody throws a punch but it's blocked by Kirkland.
Kirkland tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carmody has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kirkland seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Carmody can turn it around.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carmody tries to throw a body punch but Kirkland avoids it by throwing Carmody back against the cage.
Carmody tries a body shot but Kirkland blocks it.
Carmody lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kirkland is working Carmody over against the cage.
Kirkland blocking some punches.
Kirkland misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kirkland creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Carmody breaks the clinch.
Carmody looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kirkland is looking to counter the offense by Carmody and move into the clinch.
Kirkland closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carmody misses with a punch on the inside.
Kirkland scores with a hook to the body.
Carmody lands a shoulder strike.
Kirkland's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Carmody lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carmody lands a body punch in the clinch.
Carmody fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kirkland blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carmody tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Carmody on the inside.
Carmody manages to break the clinch.
Carmody throws a leg kick but Kirkland sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kirkland misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carmody.
Carmody has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kirkland connects with a jab.
Kirkland clinches with his opponent.
Carmody throws a head punch that misses.
Kirkland misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carmody tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carmody's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Carmody lands a nice shot to the body.
Carmody scores with a hook to the body.
Kirkland misses with a punch on the inside.
Carmody tries a body shot but Kirkland blocks it.
Carmody tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carmody breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kirkland tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carmody swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Carmody throws the left hand but Kirkland avoids the punch easily.
Carmody digs a good body shot into Kirkland's ribs.
Kirkland checks a leg kick nicely.
Kirkland swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kirkland misses with a left hand
and Carmody counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Carmody lands a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Carmody showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hugo Carmody's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kirkland moves out of range of the body kick.
It looks like Troy Kirkland has been cut.
Kirkland just misses with a punch to the body.
Carmody throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Carmody swings for the body but Kirkland moves out of range.
Kirkland misses with a right hand
and Carmody counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kirkland thinking.
Kirkland throws the left hand but Carmody avoids the punch easily.
A nice side step and Carmody releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Carmody smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Carmody 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.
Carmody scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Kirkland misses its intended target.
Carmody throws a leg kick but Kirkland checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirkland misses the jab.
Carmody thumps Kirkland with a low kick.
Carmody ducks under a wild hook from Kirkland.
Carmody is trying to counter with his kicks.
Kirkland is looking to clinch.
Kirkland blocks a low kick nicely.
Kirkland was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirkland keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Carmody misses with an uppercut.
Kirkland fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carmody manages to avoid it.
Carmody clobbers Kirkland with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Carmody turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Carmody circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carmody throws out a counter right but Kirkland avoids it with no problem.
Kirkland misses the shot to the body.
Carmody appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kirkland fails with an attempt to clinch.
As Kirkland backs off Carmody throws a huge counter combo but Kirkland manages to avoid it all.
Kirkland checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kirkland tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Carmody counters with a nice uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kirkland looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carmody throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kirkland tries to counter by clinching up but Carmody breaks away and moves out of range.
Kirkland is looking to clinch but Carmody is avoiding it.
Carmody just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Carmody lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Carmody walks into a straight right hand from Kirkland.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kirkland misses with a body punch
and Carmody makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kirkland's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Carmody connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kirkland scrambles back to his feet.
Carmody scores with a spinning back kick!
Kirkland blocks the body kick.
Carmody goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kirkland slips a straight right by Carmody.
Carmody tries to land a front kick but Kirkland steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kirkland doesn't manage to clinch there - Carmody circles away.
Carmody uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kirkland.
Kirkland tries to clinch but Carmody moves away
and Carmody counters with a slapping leg kick.
Carmody throws a jab when Kirkland was well out of range.
Kirkland takes a swing at Carmody's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland avoids a kick to the body.
Kirkland tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carmody paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carmody scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A big left from Kirkland misses.
Carmody misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kirkland.
Kirkland tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Carmody counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kirkland is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kirkland misses with a wild body shot.
Carmody avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kirkland fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kirkland tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carmody swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Carmody avoids the body shot from Kirkland.
Carmody connects with an inside leg kick.
Kirkland throws a looping overhand right but Carmody ducks down to avoid it.
Carmody looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kirkland. Carmody does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carmody throws a solid leg kick but Kirkland takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Carmody.
Kirkland closes the distance and clinches.
Carmody softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Carmody goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kirkland taking a breather.
Kirkland blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kirkland misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kirkland fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Troy Kirkland has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kirkland swings wildly with an uppercut but Carmody uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carmody has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kirkland swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carmody lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kirkland fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hugo Carmody comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Carmody has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugo Carmody!
A victorious Hugo Carmody thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Aires (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Lobo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruno Aires!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Antonio Lobo!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lobo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Aires throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Aires looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lobo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Aires checks it well.
Lobo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Aires was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Aires keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Aires throws a big shot that misses.
Lobo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lobo thumps Aires with a low kick.
Lobo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lobo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lobo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Aires is out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lobo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Aires has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Aires and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lobo tries to land a leg kick but Aires saw it coming and moves away.
Lobo wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aires throws a shot to the body.
Aires swings for the body but Lobo moves out of range.
Lobo tries to score with a low kick but Aires moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Lobo is predictable there
and Aires counters with a stiff right hand.
Antonio Lobo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aires checks a low kick from Lobo.
Aires thinks about countering with a head kick.
Lobo 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.
Lobo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Aires is out of range and Lobo settles back down.
Lobo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lobo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aires.
Lobo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lobo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Aires is able to avoid easily.
Lobo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lobo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Aires throws a good cross that connects.
Aires misses with a straight right.
Lobo tries to counter with a clinch but Aires shakes him off and moves away.
A low kick from Lobo misses
enabling Aires to counter with a crisp jab.
Lobo misses with a low kick.
Aires quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Aires displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Aires throws a head kick but Lobo moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Aires.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aires keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Aires misses with a kick to the body.
Lobo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aires lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Aires checks a leg kick.
Aires scores with a jab to the head.
Lobo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lobo blocks a jab.
Aires scores with a sloppy right hand. Lobo should have avoided that one.
Lobo scoring well with a low kick there.
Good work by Aires as he checks the leg kick.
Lobo is looking to chop away at Aires's legs.
Aires seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lobo cracks the inside of Aires's front leg.
Lobo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Good work by Aires as he checks the leg kick.
Lobo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aires.
Lobo misses with a low kick.
Aires throws a looping overhand right but Lobo ducks down to avoid it.
Lobo tried to score with a low kick but Aires checks it.
Aires moves out of range of the leg kick from Lobo.
Aires misses with a body kick.
Lobo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Aires is able to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aires lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lobo misses with a low kick.
Lobo wants to slow Aires down by chopping away at his legs.
Lobo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Aires is able to avoid easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Aires blocks the leg kick.
Aires throwing a counter right hand but Lobo manages to avoid it.
Lobo throws a leg kick but Aires checks it.
Aires throws a leg kick but Lobo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Aires checks a leg kick.
Aires circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aires scores with a hook to the body. Lobo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lobo throws a front kick aimed at Aires's knee but Aires avoids it well.
Aires throws a series of punches but Lobo moves out of range.
Lobo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Aires throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lobo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aires on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lobo. Lobo obviously looking to wear him down.
Aires throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Good work by Aires as he checks the leg kick.
Lobo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lobo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aires throws a push kick but Lobo slaps the foot to one side.
Lobo throws a leg kick
and Aires counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aires tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Aires looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lobo scores with a leg kick.
Lobo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lobo throws out a leg kick but Aires moves out of range and Lobo only half commits.
An attempted straight right counter from Aires misses the target.
Lobo walks into a stiff left hand from Aires.
Lobo throws a leg kick
and Lobo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aires digs a good hook to Lobo's body.
Lobo tried to score with a low kick but Aires checks it.
Aires looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Lobo is looking to score with low kicks.
Lobo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lobo tries a low kick but Aires avoids it.
Aires half committed to a counter leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aires digs a good body shot into Lobo's ribs.
Aires blocks a low kick nicely.
Aires looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Aires is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Good shot there by Aires.
Lobo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lobo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A bone on bone clash there as Aires blocks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Aires dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lobo throws a solid leg kick but Aires takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lobo.
Aires throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lobo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lobo connects with a solid leg kick.
Lobo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That kick from Aires tenderised Lobo's leg. Lobo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Aires waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lobo.
Lobo was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Lobo wants to land a leg kick but Aires is out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Lobo might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Aires has got the better of the exchanges.
Lobo misses with a low kick.
Lobo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lobo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A nice combination there by Aires.
Lobo throws a chopping leg kick but Aires manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lobo thows a leg kick but Aires checks it
and Aires counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aires pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lobo is out of range and Aires settles back down.
Aires lands with an uppercut that bounces Lobo off the cage and back into range.
A leg kick checked by Aires.
Lobo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Aires checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Aires as he checks the leg kick.
Aires checks a leg kick nicely.
Aires is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lobo can do to turn this around?
Lobo throws a low kick but Aires moves out of range easily.
Lobo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lobo throws a leg kick
and Aires counters with a lovely straight right hand!
An inside leg kick from Lobo misses.
Aires checks a leg kick.
Lobo misses with a low kick.
Bruno Aires is winning the standup battle so far.
Aires checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lobo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Aires is out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lobo, right into the meat.
Lobo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Aires. That did some damage!
Lobo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Aires checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
It looked like Aires wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Aires jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lobo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Aires checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lobo throws a leg kick
and Aires counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lobo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Aires has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Aires and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aires lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lobo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aires.
Aires connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lobo momentarily.
Good leg kick by Lobo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lobo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Aires.
Lobo throws a chopping leg kick but Aires manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lobo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lobo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lobo misses with a low kick.
Aires looks to land a left hand but Lobo moved out of range nicely.
Nice defenses there by Lobo.
Lobo appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lobo slips a jab from Aires.
Lobo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aires.
Aires takes a swing at Lobo's ribcage but misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lobo checks a leg kick.
Lobo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lobo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lobo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lobo blocks a head kick by Aires.
Lobo walks into a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aires connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
An inside leg kick from Lobo misses.
Lobo slips a jab from Aires.
Lobo misses with a low kick.
Lobo motions for Aires to come forward. Lobo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lobo throws a leg kick that misses.
Aires throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lobo throws out a leg kick but Aires moves out of range and Lobo only half commits.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lobo.
A clash of legs there as Aires blocks the low kick.
Aires moves out of range of the leg kick from Lobo.
Lobo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Aires checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lobo moves out of range of the strikes.
Lobo throws a leg kick
and Aires counters with a straight right hand.
Aires lands a jab to the head.
Aires fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Aires goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aires lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aires jabs Lobo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lobo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Aires tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lobo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Aires checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lobo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lobo wants to slow Aires down by chopping away at his legs.
Lobo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Aires misses the shot to the body.
Good work by Aires as he checks the leg kick.
Lobo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aires.
Aires lands a slapping body shot.
Aires throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lobo throws a chopping leg kick but Aires manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lobo lands a leg kick that knocks Aires off balance momentarily.
Good work by Aires as he checks the leg kick.
Aires connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Aires 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.
Lobo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Aires counters with a good low kick that Lobo was not able to check.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Aires dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Aires checks the leg kick.
Lobo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Aires is out of range.
A low kick from Lobo is predictable there
and Aires counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lobo is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Lobo thows a leg kick but Aires checks it
and Aires counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lobo's knee momentarily.
Lobo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Aires is able to avoid easily.
Aires looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
A jab from Aires misses.
Lobo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Aires looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Aires looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lobo throws out a leg kick but Aires moves out of range and Lobo only half commits.
A good leg kick by Aires.
Lobo misses with a low kick.
Aires lands with an overhand left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lobo throws a leg kick that misses.
Aires stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Aires looks for the body kick but Lobo saw that one coming.
Aires misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lobo.
Lobo wants to slow Aires down by chopping away at his legs.
Lobo is looking to chop away at Aires's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aires keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Aires dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lobo misses with a leg kick
and Aires counters with a head kick. That will keep Lobo thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Nice body kick there by Aires.
Lobo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Aires dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lobo feints and then cracks Aires's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Aires down.
Lobo throws out a leg kick but Aires moves out of range and Lobo only half commits.
Aires scores with a jab to the jaw.
Aires blocks a leg kick.
It appears Aires was looking to counter with a kick there.
Lobo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Aires is out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Aires misses its target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Aires checks a leg kick.
Lobo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Aires checks it well.
That kick from Lobo tenderised Aires's leg. Aires is trying to keep his angry face on.
Aires moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That kick from Lobo tenderised Aires's leg. Aires is trying to keep his angry face on.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lobo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lobo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aires.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aires wants to slow Lobo down by chopping away at his legs.
Lobo motions for Aires to come forward. Lobo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Aires checks a leg kick.
Lobo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Aires is out of range and Lobo settles back down.
Aires throwing a counter right hand but Lobo manages to avoid it.
Lobo misses with a leg kick.
Aires swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lobo tries to land a leg kick but Aires saw it coming and moves away.
Lobo tries to work over Aires's front leg with a kick but Aires checks it.
A bone on bone clash there as Aires blocks the leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lobo.
Aires connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lobo. Lobo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Aires fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Aires checks the leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Lobo misses.
Lobo throws a leg kick but Aires sees it coming and moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Aires tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aires cracks the inside of Lobo's front leg.
A bone on bone clash there as Aires blocks the leg kick.
Aires scores with a spinning back kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lobo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lobo clinches up against the cage.
Aires lands a nice uppercut.
Lobo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aires's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lobo misses with a leg kick
and Aires counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good work by Aires as he checks the leg kick.
Lobo throws out a leg kick but Aires moves out of range and Lobo only half commits.
Lobo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lobo flicks out a counter leg kick but Aires steps away.
Bruno Aires is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
An inside leg kick from Lobo misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Aires misses the target.
Lobo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lobo throws a low kick but Aires avoids it.
Lobo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Aires lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Aires!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lobo clinches with his opponent.
Aires blocks an uppercut.
Lobo has a couple of punches blocked by Aires.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lobo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lobo is trying to pull guard but Aires turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lobo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Aires walks away with a smile on his face. Lobo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bruno Aires has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Lobo.
Lobo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lobo misses with a low kick.
Aires jabs at Lobo's body.
Aires misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aires lands an overhand right.
Aires keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Aires checks a leg kick.
Aires scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lobo wants to land a leg kick but Aires is out of range.
Lobo throws a leg kick but Aires moved away.
A low kick from Lobo is predictable there
and Aires counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lobo's knee momentarily.
Lobo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Aires stuns Lobo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lobo wants to land a leg kick but Aires is out of range.
Lobo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Aires is out of range.
Lobo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruno Aires showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Aires, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruno Aires!
Bruno Aires thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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