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Syn 436 - EPL Semi's PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Culver Crimson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Shephard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shephard is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by You All Everybody. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Culver Crimson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Shephard!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crimson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A countering left hand to the body from Shephard misses.
Crimson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Shephard connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Crimson scrambles back to his feet.
Crimson looks to land a combination but Shephard avoids it well.
Crimson tries to sprawl but Shephard drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Crimson wants to control but Shephard is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Shephard looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Crimson wants to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shephard perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Crimson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Shephard.
Shephard trying to control from Crimson's half guard. Crimson has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Crimson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crimson has control of Shephard's left arm, preventing Shephard from doing any damage.
Shephard trying to control the position from guard on top but Crimson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shephard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Shephard with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Left hook, right uppercut from Shephard.
Crimson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A little jabbing left from Shephard on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Shephard takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Culver Crimson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crimson scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crimson slips under a jab from Shephard.
Shephard has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Crimson.
Crimson has managed to clinch.
Shephard is trying to break the clinch but Crimson is controlling him.
Shephard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crimson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from Crimson.
I was talking to Crimson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Shephard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crimson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crimson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shephard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crimson misses with some punches.
Shephard manages to break the clinch.
Crimson misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Crimson, as that shot connected.
It looks like Jack Shephard has been cut.
Shephard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crimson throws a lazy right hand but Shephard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crimson swings for the body but Shephard moves out of range.
Crimson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Shephard.
Shephard connects with a single shot there.
Shephard lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Culver Crimson has been cut.
Shephard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A little feinted left hand from Crimson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Crimson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Shephard's head backwards.
A solid leg kick lands there for Crimson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice uppercut lands for Crimson. That snapped Shephard's head back.
Crimson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Crimson, right into the meat.
A left and a right from Shephard both land. Nice combination.
Crimson jabs Shephard to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Crimson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Shephard throws a counter combo.
Crimson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shephard.
Crimson throws a wild body kick that Shephard sees coming a mile off.
Crimson misses with a body shot
and Shephard counters with a crisp one two that drops Crimson! Shephard thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Crimson to his feet! Crimson is in big trouble!
Crimson is rocked!
Shephard misses with a straight right.
Oh Crimson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A combination from Shephard does no damage.
Crimson seems to have got his legs back now.
Shephard tries to bum rush Crimson with a series of wild strikes but Crimson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jack Shephard will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Shephard misses with a shot to the body
and Shephard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crimson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Crimson throws a jab when Shephard was well out of range.
Shephard lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Shephard on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Crimson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shephard throws a lazy right hand but Crimson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crimson jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Shephard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crimson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That has opened up Jack Shephard's cut even more.
Crimson wants to slow Shephard down by chopping away at his legs.
Crimson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shephard.
Shephard throws a big shot that misses.
Jack Shephard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shephard takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Shephard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crimson.
Shephard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shephard takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Shephard is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Crimson.
Crimson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Shephard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Crimson wants to clinch up but Shephard keeps it at a distance.
Crimson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Shephard throws out a counter right but Crimson avoids it with no problem.
Crimson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The cut above Jack Shephard's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Shephard looks to score with a jab to the body but Crimson is just out of range.
Crimson just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crimson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Shephard.
Crimson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Crimson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Shephard on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Shephard swats away the attempt to clinch by Crimson.
Crimson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Shephard needs to keep his hands up - Crimson had a free shot at his head there.
Crimson throws a front kick aimed at Shephard's knee but Shephard avoids it well.
Crimson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shephard.
Shephard moves out of range of the body kick from Crimson.
Shephard avoids the head kick by Crimson.
Shephard looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crimson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shephard.
Crimson tries to land a front kick but Shephard steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Crimson is looking to score with low kicks.
Shephard swings for the body but Crimson moves out of range.
Shephard tries to bum rush Crimson with a series of wild strikes but Crimson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Crimson avoids the body shot from Shephard.
It looked like Crimson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Crimson tries to land a body kick
and Shephard counters with a straight right hand.
Shephard throws a poor cross that misses
and Crimson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Shephard throws a jab when Crimson was well out of range.
A jab lands there for Crimson.
Crimson misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crimson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A decent looking cross lands there for Shephard.
Crimson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jack Shephard's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shephard chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Crimson can pounce on him.
Shephard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shephard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shephard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Crimson.
Shephard swinging wildly here.
Nice body kick there by Crimson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Culver Crimson dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Crimson throws out a powerful jab.
A low kick from Crimson is predictable there
and Shephard counters with a stiff right hand.
Shephard's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Shephard blocks the body kick.
Crimson takes one to the side of the head.
Shephard throws a lazy uppercut
and Crimson counters with a stiff right hand.
Shephard swings widly with a right hand
and Crimson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crimson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shephard.
A jab from Shephard misses.
A little feinted left hand from Crimson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jack Shephard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crimson scores with a nice head shot.
Shephard catches Crimson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Crimson missing with a left hand there. Shephard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shephard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Crimson is looking to counter with head kicks.
Shephard throws a right hand that Crimson ducks under and follows up with a left that Crimson also avoids with ease.
Crimson lands a really nice looking cross but Shephard seems unphased.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jack Shephard's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Culver Crimson!
A very excited looking Culver Crimson 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Liam Donnelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelvin Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parker has chosen Flash - Queen as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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170 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Liam Donnelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kelvin Parker!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker digs a good hook to Donnelly's body.
Donnelly takes one on the button.
Parker gets in close and instigates a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Parker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Parker tries to throw a body punch but Donnelly avoids it by throwing Parker back against the cage.
Parker tries to throw a body punch but Donnelly avoids it by throwing Parker back against the cage.
Donnelly swings wildly with an uppercut but Parker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parker tries to throw a body punch but Donnelly avoids it by throwing Parker back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Donnelly fails to land.
Parker misses with a punch on the inside.
Donnelly lands with a short shot to the head.
Parker lands a right hand.
Parker jumps guard but Donnelly turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Parker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Donnelly blocks a body shot from Parker.
Donnelly presses Parker against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donnelly blocks a body shot from Parker.
Parker throws a head punch that misses.
Parker misses with a punch to the body.
Donnelly can't find room to land a body shot as Parker controls the action.
Parker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Parker misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker blocks a body shot from Donnelly.
Donnelly lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Parker as the two fighters clinch.
Parker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Donnelly working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Donnelly.
Parker has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Donnelly avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Parker blocks an uppercut.
Donnelly scores with a shoulder strike.
Donnelly scores with a hook to the body.
Parker takes a shot to the head.
Parker tries to pull guard but Donnelly won't allow it.
Liam Donnelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kelvin Parker.
Donnelly pushes Parker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
I was talking to Donnelly's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Donnelly digs a right hand underneath Parker's ribcage. Parker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Parker looks winded!
Donnelly lands a left hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Good body shot from Donnelly.
Donnelly lands a body punch in the clinch.
Donnelly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Donnelly throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Parkers head.
Donnelly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Donnelly.
Donnelly scores with a shoulder strike.
We've been informed that Parker has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Liam Donnelly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Parker misses the jab.
Parker gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Parker shoots in for a takedown but Donnelly shows good takedown defense.
Donnelly throws a nice outside leg kick.
Parker ducks under a wild hook from Donnelly.
Parker ducks under a wild hook from Donnelly.
Donnelly takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A big right from Parker misses.
Parker misses with a hook to the body
and Donnelly counters with a stiff right hand.
Parker misses with a left hand
and Donnelly counters with a straight right hand.
Parker is rocked!
Parker misses with a hook
and Donnelly counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Liam Donnelly!
Liam Donnelly tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Galdra Kiddi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Benson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Galdra Kiddi!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Benson.
Benson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Benson. Kiddi shrugs it off though.
Kiddi scores with a kick to the midsection.
Benson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Barracks - LOD in the buildup to the fight.
Benson slips a jab from Kiddi.
Galdra Kiddi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benson wants to land a leg kick but Kiddi is out of range.
Benson avoids the body shot from Kiddi.
Kiddi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benson was well out of range. Poor timing from Kiddi.
Kiddi throws a body shot but no joy.
Kiddi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Galdra Kiddi has been cut.
Jab by Benson.
Kiddi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kiddi misses with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kiddi throws a shot from downtown. Benson moves away and avoids it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kiddi.
Benson cracks Kiddi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice shot lands for Kiddi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiddi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kiddi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kiddi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Benson rather than just go for the knockout.
Benson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kiddi doesn't seem bothered though.
Benson throws a big shot that misses.
Kiddi with the counter takedown but Benson avoids it easily.
Benson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A low kick from Benson misses
so Kiddi counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Benson has his feet on Kiddi's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kiddi feints and then cracks Benson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Benson down.
Kiddi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kiddi throws out a loose jab but Benson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benson tries a low kick but Kiddi avoids it.
Tony Benson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Benson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kiddi.
Kiddi staying out of range there.
Benson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson 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.
Benson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kiddi momentarily.
Kiddi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benson tries to land a leg kick but Kiddi saw it coming and moves away.
Kiddi with the counter takedown but Benson avoids it easily.
Kiddi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kiddi lands a jab to the head.
Nice straight punches there by Benson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Benson.
Kiddi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benson.
Benson throws a shot from downtown. Kiddi moves away and avoids it.
Benson looks to land a left hand but Kiddi moved out of range nicely.
Kiddi just misses with a punch to the body.
Benson is looking to counter punch.
Benson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kiddi misses with the body kick
enabling Benson to counter with a crisp jab.
Benson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benson moves away from the strike by Kiddi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiddi ducks under a wild hook from Benson.
Kiddi connects with a solid leg kick.
Kiddi moves out of range of the strikes.
Kiddi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kiddi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kiddi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kiddi lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kiddi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kiddi stuns Benson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Benson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Benson blocks a jab.
Kiddi throws a body shot but no joy.
Benson fakes the leg kick and cracks Kiddi in the body.
Benson scores with a sloppy right hand. Kiddi should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kiddi throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiddi misses with a body shot.
Kiddi misses with a low kick.
Kiddi lands a nice shot to the body.
Benson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kiddi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kiddi misses with a head kick.
Kiddi lands with a good body shot.
Kiddi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Benson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kiddi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Benson sprawls well. Benson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kiddi gets slowly back to his feet.
Kiddi throws a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benson throws out a powerful jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tony Benson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Galdra Kiddi'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.
Benson misses with a right hand
and Kiddi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kiddi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kiddi lands a jab to Benson's midsection.
Kiddi throws a right hand that misses
and Benson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Benson missing with a left hand there. Kiddi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Benson misses its intended target.
Kiddi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benson.
Benson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Benson lands with an overhand left.
Kiddi looks to land a combination but Benson avoids it well.
Kiddi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Benson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kiddi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kiddi throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good standup being displayed there by Kiddi as he connects with a hook.
Kiddi throws a shot from downtown. Benson moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson blocks a jab.
Kiddi misses with an uppercut. Benson saw that one coming.
As Kiddi backs away, Benson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kiddi swings for the body but Benson moves out of range.
Kiddi scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Benson throws an overhand right that lands on Kiddi's shoulder, as Kiddi tries to avoid the shot.
Benson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kiddi lands a head kick!
Kiddi misses with a low kick.
Kiddi misses with a low kick.
Benson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kiddi avoids the body shot from Benson.
Galdra Kiddi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Benson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kiddi on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the body from Kiddi misses
and Benson counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kiddi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Benson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Benson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That has opened up Galdra Kiddi's cut even more.
Benson sizes up Kiddi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Benson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kiddi.
Kiddi tries to counter with a clinch but Benson shakes him off and moves away.
Kiddi misses with a wild body shot.
Benson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Donk. Kiddi catches Benson right on the button with a cross.
Kiddi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benson.
Benson scores with a shot to the body.
Benson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kiddi takes one on the button.
Benson moves out of range of the body kick from Kiddi.
Kiddi blocks a jab.
Kiddi just misses with a punch to the body.
Benson throwing a counter right hand but Kiddi manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benson missing with a left hand there. Kiddi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kiddi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benson thuds a left hand into Kiddi's body.
Kiddi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Benson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A jab from Benson misses.
And Kiddi tries to counter it with a takedown but Benson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Benson scores with a leg kick.
Kiddi throws a jab but it's blocked by Benson.
Benson is looking to counter punch.
Benson scoring well with a low kick there.
Kiddi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kiddi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kiddi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Benson prevents a body shot from Kiddi.
A short right from Kiddi on the inside.
Benson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiddi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kiddi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kiddi tries to work over Benson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Benson tries to throw a body punch but Kiddi avoids it by throwing Benson back against the cage.
Benson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kiddi.
Kiddi works Benson's body with a nice hook.
Kiddi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kiddi looks for the body kick but Benson saw that one coming.
Kiddi scores with a jab to the body.
Kiddi lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Benson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Benson misses with an uppercut. Kiddi saw that one coming.
Benson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Galdra Kiddi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Galdra Kiddi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kiddi throws a hook but Benson blocks it.
The fighters circling - Kiddi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Benson tries to score with a low kick but Kiddi moves his leg out of the way.
Benson misses with the combination.
Kiddi throws a sloppy head kick and Benson moves out of range easily.
Kiddi throws a nice head kick!
Kiddi connects with a body shot that sends Benson's belly button to the back.
Benson misses with a low kick.
Kiddi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benson cracks a nice hook into Kiddi's ribs.
Kiddi moves out of range as Benson strikes.
Benson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kiddi.
Benson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kiddi's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson throws a big shot that misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Kiddi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kiddi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benson was well out of range. Poor timing from Kiddi.
Kiddi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benson. Kiddi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kiddi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Benson blocks the body kick.
Kiddi slips under a jab from Benson.
Kiddi lands a jab.
Benson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Benson lands an overhand right.
Nice shot by Kiddi.
Kiddi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiddi misses with a left hand
and Kiddi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That kick from Kiddi tenderised Benson's leg. Benson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kiddi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kiddi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benson.
Kiddi avoids the body shot from Benson.
Kiddi tries to counter with a clinch but Benson shakes him off and moves away.
Kiddi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benson.
A jab from Benson misses.
Kiddi is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Benson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kiddi. That did some damage!
Benson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kiddi. Kiddi obviously looking to wear him down.
Benson ducks under a wild hook from Kiddi.
Benson throws a leg kick but Kiddi moved away.
Benson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kiddi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kiddi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiddi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Benson throws a leg kick
and Kiddi counters with a straight right hand.
Benson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kiddi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benson moves away.
Benson tries to move into range but Kiddi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kiddi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kiddi connects with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Kiddi misses the target.
Kiddi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Benson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kiddi - the referee stops the clock and Benson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kiddi. Benson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kiddi throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kiddi throws a body shot but no joy.
Benson defending well as Kiddi loads up on a big left hand.
Benson misses with a hook
and Kiddi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Kiddi misses the target.
Benson tried to counter with a leg kick but Kiddi avoided it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kiddi throws a nice head kick!
Kiddi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Benson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Benson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kiddi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kiddi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jab by Kiddi.
Kiddi misses with a wild body shot.
Benson is looking to slow Kiddi down with leg kicks.
Kiddi has a takedown stuffed.
Benson checks a leg kick nicely.
It looked like Benson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Benson lands a jab to the nose.
And that's the end of the fight!
Galdra Kiddi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kiddi 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Galdra Kiddi!
A victorious Galdra Kiddi 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 Eduardo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devin Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Stop (Blue Mix) - Ghost K. Styles has chosen Wrecking Ball as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Devin Styles!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva lands a nice shot that snaps Styles's head back.
Silva lands a body shot.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Styles slips under a jab from Silva.
Styles takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Styles uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Styles takes a jab right on the kisser.
Some bone on bone action there as Styles checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Styles pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Styles misses with a left hand
and Silva counters with a nice body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Styles 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 Silva has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Silva and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Silva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Styles misses with a body shot.
Styles misses with a hook.
Styles walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Styles has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Styles.
Styles throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Silva clinches up against the cage.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Styles digs a right hand into Silva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silva's gas tank.
Styles wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Styles can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Styles backwards.
Styles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Styles misses with the head strike.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Styles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Styles scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Styles misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva is leaning against Styles and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Silva blocks a body shot from Styles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Styles doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Styles lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Styles avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Silva misses with some punches.
Silva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
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!
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Styles is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Silva prevents a body shot from Styles.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Styles tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Styles working aggressively here.
Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
Silva lands with a light punch inside.
Silva misses with some punches.
Styles breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Styles lands a really nice looking cross but Silva seems unphased.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Silva - that will leave a mark!
Styles misses with a leg kick.
A low kick from Silva is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Silva throws a body punch but Styles moves out of range.
Silva needs to keep his hands up - Styles had a free shot at his head there.
Eduardo Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Styles sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Styles throws a leg kick that misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Silva scores with a four punch combination!
Styles throws a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Nice body punch from Silva.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Styles, as that shot connected.
A low kick from Silva is predictable there
and Styles counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Styles takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Silva swings for the body but Styles moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Styles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Styles.
Styles takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Styles tries to land a leg kick but Silva saw it coming and moves away.
Styles misses with a body kick.
Silva fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Styles moves out of range as Silva strikes.
Silva lands the left hand.
Styles throws a push kick but Silva slaps the foot to one side.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Styles circles away.
Styles throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silva rushes Styles and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Styles controls his hands.
Styles swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eduardo Silva 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.
Silva stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Styles stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
Styles fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Eduardo Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Styles.
Silva forces Styles back against the cage and clinches.
Eduardo Silva has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Silva leaning against his opponent.
Silva blocking some punches.
Silva prevents a body shot from Styles.
Styles misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Styles.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
A right handed body shot lands from Styles.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Styles tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Styles back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Styles misses with a body punch.
Styles misses with a hook to the ribs.
Styles breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Styles checks a leg kick.
Styles scores with a body shot.
Styles throws a low kick, looking for Silva's leg but Silva calmly moves out of range.
It looked like Silva wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Silva slips a jab from Styles.
Styles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Styles looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Styles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Styles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Styles misses with a head kick.
Styles tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Silva is able to avoid easily.
Silva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Styles scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva connects with a leg kick. Styles looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Styles avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Styles takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Styles moves away and avoids it.
Styles feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Silvas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Styles misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Styles keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Silva's corner calls for a 1-2. Silva obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Silva bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Styles throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Silva looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Styles throws a leg kick but Silva moved away.
Silva seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Styles misses with a wild body shot.
Styles lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Styles misses with a two punch combination.
Silva scores with a kick to the body.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva thuds a left hand into Styles's body.
Silva is looking to score with low kicks.
Styles tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Styles throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Styles throws a leg kick but Silva moved away.
Nice body kick there by Styles.
Silva lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Styles takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silva defending well as Styles loads up on a big left hand.
Styles blocks the body kick.
And Styles tries to counter it with a takedown but Silva pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Styles misses the shot to the body.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Styles sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Styles let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A jab lands there for Silva.
Styles defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Styles tries a head kick but it misses.
Styles's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Silva connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Styles scrambles back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Styles connects with a leg kick. Silva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Styles on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Silva throws a head kick but Styles moves out of range.
Silva works Styles's body with a nice hook.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Styles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
As Styles looks to move away, Silva throws a big counter combo but Styles just gets out of the way.
Styles takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Silva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Styles looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Silva feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Styles misses with a hook
and Silva counters with a big head kick but Styles shrugs it off.
Styles throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Styles takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Good work by Silva as he checks the leg kick.
Silva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Styles is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Silva with a body shot.
Silva looks for the body kick but Styles saw that one coming.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Styles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Styles only half commits to the counter leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eduardo Silva dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Styles lands a jab to the head.
Silva throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Styles on the side of the head.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Styles throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva tries to land a front kick but Styles steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Styles checks a leg kick.
Styles shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A little feinted left hand from Silva on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Styles looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Silva blocks a leg kick.
Styles tries to score with a low kick but Silva moves his leg out of the way.
Styles circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Styles looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Jab by Silva.
Styles throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Styles doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Styles on that attempt.
Styles looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva connects with a leg kick. Styles looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Silva clinches with his opponent.
Styles blocks an uppercut.
Styles tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Styles in his tracks for a moment.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silva.
A head punch on the inside from Styles fails to land.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Styles controls the action.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Styles's efforts to push away.
Silva lands an elbow just above Styles 's eye.
Devin Styles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eduardo Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
Styles misses with the head strike.
Styles takes a shot to the head.
Styles tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva blocking some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Styles misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Styles throws a head punch that misses.
Styles digs a right hand into Silva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silva's gas tank.
A short left from Silva.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Styles can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Styles.
Styles is trying to push Silva away but Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Styles swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Styles tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Styles misses with a punch to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Styles's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Styles misses with some punches.
Styles scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Styles cracks Silva with a nice body shot.
Silva misses with an elbow strike.
Styles gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Styles tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Styles back against the cage.
Styles is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Styles lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.
Styles goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Styles misses with some punches.
Styles tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Styles back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eduardo Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silva has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eduardo Silva!
A victorious Eduardo Silva 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dmitry Borschev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ranky Scorpion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scorpion has chosen ¡MAYDAY! - Last One Standing as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dmitry Borschev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ranky Scorpion!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scorpion throws a shot from downtown. Borschev moves away and avoids it.
Borschev jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Borschev misses with a right hand
enabling Scorpion to counter with a crisp jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Borschev - that will leave a mark!
Borschev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Borschev lets loose with a powerful body kick. Scorpion will feel that in the morning.
Scorpion has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Borschev.
Borschev seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Borschev connects with a crisp jab.
Scorpion takes one on the button.
It looks like Ranky Scorpion has been cut.
A head kick misses from Borschev.
Scorpion on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Borschev. Borschev obviously looking to wear him down.
Scorpion bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Borschev misses with a double jab
and Scorpion connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Scorpion 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.
Borschev throws a leg kick but Scorpion moved away.
Borschev takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Borschev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Borschev circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Scorpion drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Borschev follows Scorpion to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dmitry Borschev!
During a confident post fight interview, Dmitry Borschev thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Malik Al-Khaldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esquiva Falcao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Al-Khaldi's entrance music is Razihel - Legends (feat. TeamMate) Zatox Remix. A fine choice. Malik Al-Khaldi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Esquiva Falcao's chin.
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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
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Malik Al-Khaldi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Esquiva Falcao!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al-Khaldi slips under a jab from Falcao.
Al-Khaldi keeps Falcao at a distance using the push kick.
Al-Khaldi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Al-Khaldi connects with a right hand. Falcao shakes it off.
It looks like Esquiva Falcao has been cut.
Falcao connects with a body shot that sends Al-Khaldi's belly button to the back.
Falcao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Al-Khaldi.
Falcao tries a low kick but Al-Khaldi avoids it.
Falcao connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Both fighters circling a little - Al-Khaldi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Al-Khaldi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Al-Khaldi throws a wild body kick that Falcao sees coming a mile off.
Falcao scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Al-Khaldi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A shot to the body from Al-Khaldi misses
and Falcao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Al-Khaldi.
Al-Khaldi checks a leg kick.
Al-Khaldi appears to be looking for a big counter.
Falcao connects with an inside leg kick.
Al-Khaldi feints and then cracks Falcao's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Falcao down.
Falcao throws a head kick but Al-Khaldi moves out of range.
Al-Khaldi connects with a leg kick. Falcao looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Falcao lands with a thumping leg kick.
Malik Al-Khaldi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Falcao throws a head kick but Al-Khaldi moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Falcao.
Al-Khaldi throws a lazy body kick
and Falcao counters with a leg kick.
Al-Khaldi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Falcao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Falcao.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al-Khaldi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Al-Khaldi gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Falcao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Al-Khaldi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Falcao throws a big shot that misses.
Al-Khaldi misses with a looping left.
Al-Khaldi is looking to chop away at Falcao's legs.
Al-Khaldi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Al-Khaldi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Falcao moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Falcao lands with a shot to the body.
Falcao looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Al-Khaldi just misses with a punch to the body.
Falcao looks to land a combination but Al-Khaldi avoids it well.
Al-Khaldi sizes up Falcao with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcao misses with a low kick.
Al-Khaldi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Al-Khaldi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Falcao.
Al-Khaldi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Falcao checks it well.
Al-Khaldi scoring well with a low kick there.
Al-Khaldi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Falcao takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Al-Khaldi tries a head kick but it misses.
Al-Khaldi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Al-Khaldi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Falcao.
A telegraphed right hand from Falcao misses the target.
Falcao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Falcao connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falcao throws out a loose jab but Al-Khaldi uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Al-Khaldi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Al-Khaldi throws a nice looking combination but Falcao bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Al-Khaldi cracks the inside of Falcao's front leg.
Al-Khaldi misses with a lunging right hand
and Al-Khaldi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Falcao throws out a powerful jab.
Falcao scores with a hook.
It looks like Malik Al-Khaldi has been cut.
Al-Khaldi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Falcao.
Al-Khaldi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Falcao.
Sloppy strikes from Falcao. Those never looked like landing.
Al-Khaldi half committed to a counter leg kick.
Falcao throws a good cross that connects.
Al-Khaldi moves in looking to clinch but Falcao pushes him off.
Falcao ducks under a wild hook from Al-Khaldi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Esquiva Falcao will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A shot to the body from Al-Khaldi misses
and Falcao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Al-Khaldi throws a body punch but Falcao moves out of range.
Falcao 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.
Al-Khaldi looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Al-Khaldi throws a leg kick but Falcao checks it.
Falcao connects with a solid leg kick.
Al-Khaldi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Falcao manages to avoid it.
Al-Khaldi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Falcao moves away.
Falcao was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Al-Khaldi misses with a wild body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Falcao blocks the leg kick.
Falcao swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falcao throws a hook but Al-Khaldi avoids it easily.
Al-Khaldi is looking to counter punch.
Esquiva Falcao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Al-Khaldi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Al-Khaldi takes one to the side of the head.
Al-Khaldi swings for the body but Falcao moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcao doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Falcao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Al-Khaldi throws a low kick but Falcao avoids it.
Falcao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Al-Khaldi throws out the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Al-Khaldi misses the target.
Al-Khaldi lands with a nice body punch.
Al-Khaldi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Falcao counters with a nice uppercut.
Al-Khaldi dips to his left and cracks Falcao with an uppercut!
Falcao moves away from the strike by Al-Khaldi.
A big right from Al-Khaldi misses.
Falcao has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Al-Khaldi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Falcao's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Falcao throws a looping overhand right but Al-Khaldi ducks down to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Falcao.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Falcao does it's job there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Falcao lands with a nice body punch.
A slow jab from Falcao misses its intended target.
A good leg kick by Falcao.
Al-Khaldi 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.
Falcao throws a wild body kick that Al-Khaldi sees coming a mile off.
An attempted straight right counter from Al-Khaldi misses the target.
Falcao lands with a straight right. Al-Khaldi didn't see that one coming.
Al-Khaldi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Falcao feints a counter leg kick.
Falcao is looking to chop away at Al-Khaldi's legs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Al-Khaldi.
Al-Khaldi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Falcao takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al-Khaldi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Al-Khaldi looks to score with a jab to the body but Falcao is just out of range.
Al-Khaldi blocks a low kick nicely.
Al-Khaldi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Falcao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Al-Khaldi manages to avoid it.
Al-Khaldi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Falcao thows a left - swing and a miss!
Al-Khaldi thinks about countering with a body kick.
Falcao staying out of range there.
Al-Khaldi misses with a body shot
and Falcao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Al-Khaldi. Falcao shrugs it off though.
Al-Khaldi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Falcao. Falcao obviously looking to wear him down.
Al-Khaldi throws a push kick but Falcao slaps the foot to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al-Khaldi connects with an inside leg kick.
Falcao cracks Al-Khaldi with a good jab.
Al-Khaldi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Al-Khaldi just misses with a punch to the body.
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!
Al-Khaldi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Falcao's calf.
Falcao tries a head kick but it misses.
As Falcao backs away, Al-Khaldi returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Falcao buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Falcao misses with a wild combination.
Falcao throws a low kick but Al-Khaldi moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Falcao.
Al-Khaldi throws a hook but Falcao avoids it easily.
Falcao throws a leg kick but Al-Khaldi checks it.
Al-Khaldi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Esquiva Falcao will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Al-Khaldi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Al-Khaldi throws a leg kick but Falcao checks it.
Al-Khaldi throws a looping overhand right but Falcao ducks down to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Al-Khaldi. That snapped Falcao's head back.
Al-Khaldi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Al-Khaldi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Al-Khaldi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Falcao lands with a slapping head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Falcao.
Falcao takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al-Khaldi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Falcao looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Falcao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Al-Khaldi drops his hands momentarily and Falcao takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Al-Khaldi connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Al-Khaldi.
Falcao is rocked!
Al-Khaldi scores with a hook to the body. Falcao takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Falcao is still on wobbly legs! Can Al-Khaldi finish him?
Al-Khaldi throws a leg kick
and Falcao counters with a stiff right hand.
Al-Khaldi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Falcao seems to have recovered his senses.
Al-Khaldi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
It seemed like Falcao was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Al-Khaldi lands a jab.
Falcao has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Falcao there as he acknowledges the shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Falcao.
That kick from Falcao tenderised Al-Khaldi's leg. Al-Khaldi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Falcao takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Falcao throws a body punch but Al-Khaldi moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Malik Al-Khaldi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcao looks to score with a jab to the body but Al-Khaldi is just out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Falcao lands a nice looking body shot.
Al-Khaldi missing with a left hand there. Falcao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Al-Khaldi lands a slapping body shot.
A big right from Falcao misses.
Al-Khaldi misses with a hook
letting Falcao counter with a right hand.
Malik Al-Khaldi's cut is getting worse.
A nice leg kick lands there from Al-Khaldi.
Falcao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Al-Khaldi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Al-Khaldi tries to clinch up but Falcao circles away and keeps his distance.
Falcao throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Al-Khaldi.
Falcao checks a low kick from Al-Khaldi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcao throws a looping overhand right but Al-Khaldi ducks down to avoid it.
As Falcao backs away, Al-Khaldi returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Falcao with a jab.
A head kick misses from Al-Khaldi.
Falcao looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Falcao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Falcao avoids the body shot from Al-Khaldi.
A good leg kick by Falcao.
Falcao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Al-Khaldi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Al-Khaldi misses with a left hand
and Falcao counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Al-Khaldi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Falcao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al-Khaldi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Falcao moves away.
Falcao moves out of range as Al-Khaldi throws a body kick.
Falcao looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Al-Khaldi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Al-Khaldi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Al-Khaldi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Al-Khaldi thows a leg kick but Falcao checks it
and Falcao counters with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Al-Khaldi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Al-Khaldi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Falcao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Falcao takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Falcao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Esquiva Falcao is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Falcao lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Malik Al-Khaldi.
I think Falcao 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Malik Al-Khaldi!
Malik Al-Khaldi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Hale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cormac Gutz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hale comes to the cage accompanied by Dead Sara - Weatherman. Gutz has chosen Everyday as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Cormac Gutz enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Brandon Hale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
42 - 22 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cormac Gutz!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hale moves forwards but Gutz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gutz thuds his right hand into Hale's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gutz 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.
Gutz is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hale takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jab, jab by Gutz - just one landing.
Gutz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hale swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hale throws a head kick that Gutz semi-blocks.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gutz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gutz misses the shot to the body.
Hale gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gutz.
Hale motions for Gutz to come forward. Hale throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hale has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gutz finds it's way round the side to connect with Hale's head.
Gutz has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gutz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gutz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hale.
Gutz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hale throws a chopping leg kick but Gutz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gutz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gutz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hale sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gutz lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Gutz.
Gutz throws a right and a left that Hale avoids nicely.
Hale drops down looking for a counter takedown but Gutz sprawls and moves away.
Hale throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gutz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hale tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hale connects with a solid leg kick.
Gutz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hale has time to react.
Gutz throws a shot from downtown. Hale moves away and avoids it.
Hale lands with a shot to the body.
Hale steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gutz.
Gutz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gutz throws a hook to the side of Hale's head but Hale sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hale feinted with a counter takedown.
Hale throws out a loose jab but Gutz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gutz appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hale punishes Gutz's body with a nice straight punch.
Hale scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hale throws a solid leg kick but Gutz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hale.
Hale throws out a powerful jab.
Gutz is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hale had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gutz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hale.
Gutz has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hale steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gutz.
Gutz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gutz throws a hook to the side of Hale's head but Hale sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hale.
Hale throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gutz staying out of range there.
Hale dodges the punch combination from Gutz.
Hale jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hale throws an off balance right hand
and Gutz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gutz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hale is out of range.
Gutz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hale.
Hale looks to land a left hand but Gutz moved out of range nicely.
Gutz blocks a head kick by Hale.
Gutz connects with a nice looking jab.
Hale just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hale scores with a push kick.
Hale misses with a straight right.
Hale misses with a head kick.
Hale throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gutz flicks out a counter leg kick but Hale steps away.
Gutz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gutz misses with a wild combination.
Hale thows a body kick. Gutz tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hale with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gutz checks a leg kick.
Gutz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gutz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hale swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gutz counters with a stiff right hand.
Hale moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gutz checks a low kick from Hale.
Gutz throws out a counter right but Hale avoids it with no problem.
Hale stuffs the takedown attempt from Gutz. Gutz gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hale lands a right hook to the body.
Hale looks to land a right hand but Gutz moved out of range.
Gutz feints the counter takedown.
Gutz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hale misses with a straight right.
Gutz shoots in for a takedown but Hale shows good takedown defense.
A head kick misses from Hale.
Gutz thuds his right hand into Hale's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hale displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gutz throws out the jab.
Gutz misses with a hook. Hale ducked under it nicely.
Hale gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hale moves out of range of the leg kick from Gutz.
Gutz staying out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hale looks to land a combination but Gutz avoids it well.
Gutz throws a low kick, looking for Hale's leg but Hale calmly moves out of range.
Gutz with a hook.
A slow jab from Gutz misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cormac Gutz will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gutz throws a leg kick which misses Hale's front leg but catches the back leg as Hale tries to avoid it.
A slow jab from Gutz misses its intended target.
Gutz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hale throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hale chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hale misses with a leg kick.
Gutz feints the counter takedown.
Gutz misses with a low kick as Hale jumps back.
Hale takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cormac Gutz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gutz moves out of range of the strikes.
Hale throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A big right from Hale misses.
Hale connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gutz momentarily.
Hale misses with a low kick as Gutz jumps back.
A little jabbing left from Gutz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hale tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gutz thuds a left hand into Hale's body.
Hale keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gutz misses with a straight left.
Gutz moves out of range as Hale throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Gutz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gutz lands a jab.
Hale lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jab, jab by Gutz - just one landing.
Gutz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hale misses with an uppercut. Gutz saw that one coming.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gutz. That's going to slow Hale down.
A big right from Gutz misses.
Gutz misses with the combination.
Hale takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gutz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hale.
Hale throws a right hand that Gutz ducks under and follows up with a left that Gutz also avoids with ease.
Gutz throws a low kick but Hale moves out of range easily.
Gutz throws a shot from downtown. Hale moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hale slips under a jab from Gutz.
Hale avoids the body shot from Gutz.
Gutz misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hale counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gutz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hale is one step ahead there.
Gutz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hale manages to get himself to full guard.
Gutz trying to control but Hale is working from the bottom.
Hale is trying to keep Gutz in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hale keeping full guard, as Gutz tries to pass.
Hale wants to sweep but no luck.
Gutz throws an elbow that misses. Hale uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gutz's guard. Nice move by Hale!
Gutz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gutz has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hale tries to free his leg and advance position but Gutz is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gutz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hale is one step ahead there.
Hale engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hale trying to control the position from guard on top but Gutz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Brandon Hale will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Gutz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hale closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hale slips a straight right by Gutz.
Gutz throws a right and a left that Hale avoids nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hale.
Hale misses with a head kick.
Gutz was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Hale looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hale just misses with a punch to the body.
Gutz staying out of range there.
Hale misses with a wild body shot.
Gutz connects with an inside leg kick.
Hale avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gutz throws a lazy right hand but Hale sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gutz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hale.
Hale attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gutz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gutz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hale.
Hale throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hale connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutz just misses with a punch to the body.
Gutz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gutz scores with a hook to the body. Hale takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gutz throws a lazy uppercut
and Hale counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gutz misses with a hook.
Hale seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Gutz throws out a leg kick but Hale moves out of range and Gutz only half commits.
Hale wants to land a leg kick but Gutz is out of range.
Gutz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gutz lands a leg kick that knocks Hale off balance momentarily.
Hale lands a nice shot that snaps Gutz's head back.
Hale lands a lovely overhand right.
Hale fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gutz.
Hale motions for Gutz to come forward. Hale throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gutz scores with a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hale throws a head kick that misses.
Gutz flicks out a counter leg kick but Hale steps away.
Gutz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hale connects with an inside leg kick.
Hale is looking to score with low kicks.
Gutz throws out a counter right but Hale avoids it with no problem.
Hale connects with an inside leg kick.
Gutz moves out of range as Hale throws a body kick.
Gutz lands with a hook. Hale tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gutz lands a jab to Hale's midsection.
Gutz just misses with a punch to the body.
Gutz misses with a low kick as Hale jumps back.
Hale connects with an inside leg kick.
Hale throws a leg kick but Gutz checks it.
Hale just misses with a punch to the body.
Hale takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gutz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hale's hands.
Gutz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gutz slips a jab from Hale.
Hale's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gutz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hale scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hale throws a right and a left that Gutz avoids nicely.
Hale staying out of range there.
Gutz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hale.
Gutz lands a glancing blow to the side of Hale's head.
Gutz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gutz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hale cracks Gutz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hale misses with a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hale.
Some bone on bone action there as Hale checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hale takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gutz misses with a wild body shot.
Hale ducks under a wild hook from Gutz.
Hale throws a solid leg kick but Gutz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hale.
Hale throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hale tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gutz was well out of range. Poor timing from Hale.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hale lands a body shot.
Gutz throws a jab but it's blocked by Hale.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hale.
Hale lands with a good body shot.
Hale connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gutz's hands.
A telegraphed right hand from Gutz misses the target.
A clash of legs there as Gutz blocks the low kick.
Gutz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hale tries to work over Gutz's front leg with a kick but Gutz checks it.
Gutz misses with an uppercut
and Hale counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Gutz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hale's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gutz lands a couple of elbows.
Gutz postures up.
Gutz postures up in Hale's guard and throws a big left but Hale blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Brandon Hale.
I think Hale has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Hale!
A very excited looking Brandon Hale 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Obelix De Gaul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Constantine Kermit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Gaul comes to the cage accompanied by Asterix and Obelix. This should be a great matchup!
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240 lbs
14 - 3 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Obelix De Gaul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Constantine Kermit!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as De Gaul lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kermit doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like Constantine Kermit has been cut.
We've been informed that Kermit has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
De Gaul just misses with a punch to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kermit!
De Gaul fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kermit checks it well.
Kermit doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Obelix De Gaul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kermit moves out of range of the strikes.
That kick from Kermit tenderised De Gaul's leg. De Gaul is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kermit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like De Gaul wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kermit on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kermit tries to score with a low kick but De Gaul moves his leg out of the way.
De Gaul looks to land a combination but Kermit avoids it well.
Kermit checks a leg kick nicely.
Kermit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kermit takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
De Gaul has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hey Steves Fight Shack in the buildup to the fight.
De Gaul throws a lazy right hand but Kermit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Gaul misses with an attempted mid kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from De Gaul 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 Kermit has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kermit and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kermit thinks about the counter body kick.
De Gaul fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kermit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Kermit. Beautiful body shot.
De Gaul fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
De Gaul swings away with a body shot that misses
and De Gaul takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Gaul tries a low kick but Kermit avoids it.
De Gaul avoids the head kick by Kermit.
De Gaul throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Gaul blocks a low kick nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Gaul.
Kermit lands with a nice body punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kermit.
De Gaul throws a right and a left that both miss.
De Gaul throws a leg kick but Kermit sees it coming and moves out of range.
And Kermit responds with a good body kick, but De Gaul manages to step out the way in time.
An inside leg kick lands from Kermit.
Nice defenses there by Kermit.
De Gaul fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kermit looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body kick there by De Gaul.
De Gaul throws a head kick that misses.
Kermit only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kermit lets loose with a powerful body kick. De Gaul will feel that in the morning.
De Gaul misses with a hook to the body
and Kermit counters with a good low kick that De Gaul was not able to check.
Nice body kick there by Kermit.
De Gaul is breathing heavily.
Kermit lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kermit throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kermit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Gaul waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kermit.
De Gaul throws a shot from downtown. Kermit moves away and avoids it.
De Gaul throws a sloppy head kick and Kermit moves out of range easily.
Kermit misses with a head kick.
De Gaul throws a low kick, looking for Kermit's leg but Kermit calmly moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Kermit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kermit gets cracked with a nice right hand there by De Gaul.
De Gaul looks to land a body kick but Kermit moved away.
De Gaul wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
De Gaul cracks Kermit with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
De Gaul tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kermit was well out of range. Poor timing from De Gaul.
Kermit appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
De Gaul misses with a straight left.
De Gaul throws a lazy uppercut
and Kermit counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
De Gaul misses with a body kick.
Kermit is trying to counter with his kicks.
De Gaul looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
De Gaul looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kermit fakes a jab and throws a low kick but De Gaul checks it well.
De Gaul fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kermit.
Kermit fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! De Gaul crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kermit - the referee stops the clock and De Gaul gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kermit. De Gaul manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kermit delivers a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Gaul misses with a leg kick
and Kermit counters with a body kick.
De Gaul on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kermit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
De Gaul moves out of range of the body kick from Kermit.
De Gaul on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kermit.
That kick from Kermit tenderised De Gaul's leg. De Gaul is trying to keep his angry face on.
De Gaul takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Obelix De Gaul has been cut.
De Gaul moves out of range of the body kick from Kermit.
A solid body kick from Kermit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Gaul takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
De Gaul takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kermit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kermit fakes the leg kick and cracks De Gaul in the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Constantine Kermit dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kermit scores with a push kick.
Kermit pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kermit catches De Gaul with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and De Gaul forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Constantine Kermit!
Constantine Kermit decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy Beast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Gregorovitsj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gregorovitsj has chosen Pink Panther Theme as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Billy Beast!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 23 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Boris Gregorovitsj!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gregorovitsj tries to clinch up
and Gregorovitsj takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Boris Gregorovitsj has been cut.
Gregorovitsj pivots, looking for a leg kick but Beast is out of range and Gregorovitsj settles back down.
Beast avoids the body shot from Gregorovitsj.
Gregorovitsj throws a leg kick
and Beast cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gregorovitsj ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gregorovitsj on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gregorovitsj swings widly with a right hand
and Beast counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gregorovitsj's knee momentarily.
Gregorovitsj doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Beast keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beast walks into a straight right hand from Gregorovitsj.
Gregorovitsj ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beast moves away.
Gregorovitsj throws a body punch but Beast moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Beast misses the target.
Gregorovitsj takes one to the chin there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gregorovitsj misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gregorovitsj takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gregorovitsj lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gregorovitsj is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Beast rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregorovitsj rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Beast counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gregorovitsj on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gregorovitsj shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Beast pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gregorovitsj has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Gregorovitsj pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gregorovitsj works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Beast tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gregorovitsj appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Gregorovitsj with a nice cross.
Gregorovitsj throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gregorovitsj looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Beast uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gregorovitsj has time to react.
Beast keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gregorovitsj blocks a low kick nicely.
Beast shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A clash of legs there as Gregorovitsj blocks the low kick.
Gregorovitsj tries to counter with a clinch but Beast shakes him off and moves away.
Beast is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gregorovitsj throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Beast on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregorovitsj takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gregorovitsj waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Beast.
Beast avoids the body shot from Gregorovitsj.
It looked like Beast wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gregorovitsj works the jab nicely.
Beast moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gregorovitsj thows a left - swing and a miss!
Beast dips to his left and cracks Gregorovitsj with an uppercut!
Gregorovitsj wants to land a leg kick but Beast is out of range.
Beast is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Beast throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That has opened up Boris Gregorovitsj's cut even more.
Gregorovitsj uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beast.
Gregorovitsj slips under a jab.
Gregorovitsj with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Beast to score with a decent uppercut.
Gregorovitsj throws a chopping leg kick but Beast manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gregorovitsj throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beast misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregorovitsj throws a right hand that misses
and Beast cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circling - Gregorovitsj throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Beast throws a jab when Gregorovitsj was well out of range.
Gregorovitsj throws a hook but Beast avoids it easily.
Beast lands with a good body shot.
Gregorovitsj misses with a body shot
enabling Beast to counter with a crisp jab.
Beast connects with a solid leg kick.
Beast lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Beast takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Beast on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Beast is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Gregorovitsj rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Beast counters with a nice uppercut.
Gregorovitsj uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beast.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gregorovitsj takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gregorovitsj was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Gregorovitsj swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gregorovitsj throws an overhand right that lands on Beast's shoulder, as Beast tries to avoid the shot.
Boris Gregorovitsj seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gregorovitsj lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gregorovitsj tests Beast's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gregorovitsj punishes Beast's body with a nice straight punch.
Beast thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gregorovitsj if he has to take too many more of those.
Gregorovitsj throws a sloppy head kick and Beast moves out of range easily.
Gregorovitsj throws a low kick, looking for Beast's leg but Beast calmly moves out of range.
Gregorovitsj misses with a leg kick
and Beast counters with a nice uppercut.
Beast looks to score with a jab to the body but Gregorovitsj is just out of range.
Gregorovitsj now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gregorovitsj connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Beast momentarily.
Beast attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gregorovitsj throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Beast counters with a left to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beast turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Beast misses with an attempted mid kick.
Beast blocks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Beast dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Boris Gregorovitsj's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gregorovitsj loads up on a big right hand but Beast slips the punch.
Beast takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Beast looks to land a body kick but Gregorovitsj moved away.
Beast uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gregorovitsj.
Gregorovitsj shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gregorovitsj throws a quick inside leg kick.
A jab from Beast finds it's way through Gregorovitsj's defenses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gregorovitsj.
Gregorovitsj tries to clinch but Beast is having none of it.
Beast is looking to counter punch.
Gregorovitsj scores with a jab to the jaw.
Beast misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gregorovitsj avoids a kick to the body.
A jab lands there for Gregorovitsj.
A low kick from Gregorovitsj is predictable there
and Beast counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice inside leg kick there by Beast. That's going to slow Gregorovitsj down.
Beast throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gregorovitsj on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregorovitsj misses with a wild body shot.
Gregorovitsj throws an off balance right hand
and Beast counters with a leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Beast. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Beast.
Gregorovitsj dips to his left and cracks Beast with an uppercut!
Gregorovitsj fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Beast is out of range.
Gregorovitsj moves away from the strike by Beast.
Gregorovitsj gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Beast.
Gregorovitsj scores with a jab to the body.
Gregorovitsj lands the left hand.
Gregorovitsj moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
An inside leg kick lands from Gregorovitsj.
Beast throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beast takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Beast throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregorovitsj will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gregorovitsj. Beast does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beast swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gregorovitsj has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Beast misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gregorovitsj! But no joy.
Gregorovitsj misses with an uppercut
and Beast counters with a stiff right hand.
The cut above Boris Gregorovitsj's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Beast uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gregorovitsj.
Beast ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gregorovitsj moves away.
Gregorovitsj swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gregorovitsj has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Beast.
A bone on bone clash there as Gregorovitsj blocks the leg kick.
Gregorovitsj misses with an uppercut.
Gregorovitsj takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gregorovitsj misses with a hook to the body
and Beast connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Beast gets tackled into the cage by Gregorovitsj. Gregorovitsj maintains the clinch.
Beast blocks the elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beast breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Beast throws out a powerful jab.
Beast uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gregorovitsj.
Beast doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gregorovitsj throws a lazy head kick
and Beast counters with a nice uppercut.
Beast swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gregorovitsj misses with a looping left.
Gregorovitsj's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Beast smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gregorovitsj connects with an inside leg kick.
Beast connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gregorovitsj throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Beast throws a good cross that connects.
Beast throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beast paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Beast lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gregorovitsj's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gregorovitsj tries to clinch up
and Beast counters with a good, hard body kick but Gregorovitsj shrugs it off.
Gregorovitsj thows a leg kick but Beast checks it
and Beast counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Beast throws a leg kick which misses Gregorovitsj's front leg but catches the back leg as Gregorovitsj tries to avoid it.
A big right from Beast misses.
A big left from Beast misses.
Beast lands a leg kick that knocks Gregorovitsj off balance momentarily.
Gregorovitsj misses with a hook
and Beast counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
An inside leg kick from Beast misses.
Beast has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gregorovitsj.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gregorovitsj throws a chopping leg kick but Beast manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Beast was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gregorovitsj scores with a jab to the body.
Beast lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Beast dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Boris Gregorovitsj's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Beast 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.
Gregorovitsj throws a right hand that misses
and Beast counters with a thumping low kick.
Gregorovitsj fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Beast has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gregorovitsj avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Beast uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gregorovitsj moves into range and connects with a jab.
Beast moves out of range as Gregorovitsj strikes.
As Gregorovitsj backs away, Beast returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Gregorovitsj throws a leg kick
enabling Beast to counter with a crisp jab.
Gregorovitsj listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gregorovitsj looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gregorovitsj forces Beast back against the cage and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gregorovitsj struggles to land a body shot inside as Beast controls his hands.
Gregorovitsj lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Billy Beast has been cut.
Beast's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Beast breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gregorovitsj is looking to land body kicks.
Beast looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregorovitsj throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Beast looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Gregorovitsj throws a low kick but Beast moves out of range easily.
Beast throws a push kick but Gregorovitsj slaps the foot to one side.
Beast blocks a jab.
Beast bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gregorovitsj's head.
Gregorovitsj misses with a wild body shot.
Beast jabs Gregorovitsj right on the nose. Gregorovitsj blinks but takes it well.
Gregorovitsj is rocked!
A thudding body kick lands there by Beast!
Beast avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gregorovitsj listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Beast connects with a right hand. Gregorovitsj shakes it off.
Gregorovitsj is still on wobbly legs! Can Beast finish him?
Beast cracks Gregorovitsj with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Gregorovitsj tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Beast pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Gregorovitsj is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Beast!
Post fight, an emotional Billy Beast said 'I'm bad, I know it. I'm bad, I show it.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randolph Turpin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calm Like A Bomb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randolph Turpin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Calm Like A Bomb's chin.
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257 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Randolph Turpin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Calm Like A Bomb!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turpin throws a leg kick but A Bomb sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A Bomb misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turpin.
Turpin seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A head kick misses from Turpin.
A Bomb just misses with a punch to the body.
Turpin cracks A Bomb with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Turpin misses with a body kick.
Turpin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt A Bomb.
Turpin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but A Bomb manages to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from A Bomb.
Turpin throws a wild body kick that A Bomb sees coming a mile off.
Turpin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to A Bomb's calf.
Turpin throws a low kick but A Bomb avoids it.
A Bomb's coach down at White Eagle was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on A Bomb's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Turpin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from A Bomb finds it's way round the side to connect with Turpin's head.
A Bomb misses with a straight left.
Turpin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from A Bomb.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Turpin, right into the meat.
A Bomb keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turpin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from A Bomb.
A Bomb looks to land a left hand but Turpin moved out of range nicely.
Turpin throws out a leg kick but A Bomb moves out of range and Turpin only half commits.
A Bomb replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Turpin blocks it well.
A Bomb fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Turpin checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A Bomb throws a body kick that misses.
Turpin ducks right into an uppercut from A Bomb.
Turpin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Turpin tries a low kick but A Bomb avoids it.
A Bomb follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A Bomb looks to land a body kick but Turpin moved away.
A Bomb lands a two punch combo.
Turpin moves out of range as A Bomb throws a body kick.
A Bomb has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Turpin.
Turpin throws a leg kick that misses.
A Bomb swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Turpin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of A Bomb's head.
Turpin moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Turpin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A Bomb misses with a body shot.
Turpin is looking to land body kicks.
A Bomb smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Turpin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but A Bomb moves away.
Turpin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Turpin slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turpin steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from A Bomb. That one must have hurt.
A Bomb scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Turpin throws a wild body kick that A Bomb sees coming a mile off.
A Bomb tries to land a front kick but Turpin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Turpin throws a lazy right hand but A Bomb sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Turpin misses with a kick to the body.
A Bomb throws a body punch but Turpin moves out of range.
A Bomb throws a leg kick
letting Turpin counter with a right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from A Bomb.
Turpin misses with a body kick.
A Bomb appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Turpin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A Bomb moves out of range of the body kick.
Turpin defending well as A Bomb loads up on a big left hand.
Turpin is looking to land body kicks.
A Bomb throws a hook but Turpin avoids it easily.
Turpin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Turpin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Both fighters circling a little - A Bomb finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Turpin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Turpin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turpin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A jab from A Bomb finds it's way through Turpin's defenses.
A Bomb connects with a solid leg kick.
A Bomb thuds his shin into the meat of Turpin's side.
A Bomb looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice body punch from Turpin.
A telegraphed right hand from A Bomb misses the target.
Turpin misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Turpin.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Turpin.
A Bomb throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A Bomb throws a hook but Turpin blocks it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Turpin.
A Bomb misses with an attempted mid kick.
Turpin jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turpin lands a leg kick that knocks A Bomb off balance momentarily.
Turpin scores with a kick to the body.
A Bomb thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turpin moves out of range as A Bomb throws a body kick.
Turpin is looking to slow A Bomb down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A Bomb throws a low kick, looking for Turpin's leg but Turpin calmly moves out of range.
Turpin fires out a quick counter leg kick but A Bomb just manages to avoid it.
Crunch! Turpin slams his shin into A Bomb's torso.
A jab lands there for A Bomb.
A Bomb tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turpin was well out of range. Poor timing from A Bomb.
A Bomb looks for the body kick but Turpin saw that one coming.
A Bomb throws a push kick but Turpin slaps the foot to one side.
Turpin slips under a jab from A Bomb.
A Bomb is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turpin.
A Bomb checks a low kick from Turpin.
A Bomb counters with a body kick.
A Bomb works the jab nicely.
A Bomb on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Turpin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Turpin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A Bomb is looking to score with low kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A Bomb tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turpin was well out of range. Poor timing from A Bomb.
Calm Like A Bomb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turpin avoids a kick to the body.
A Bomb throws a half hearted mid kick.
Turpin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Turpin lands with a shot to the body.
A Bomb misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Calm Like A Bomb will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A Bomb misses with a head kick.
Turpin misses the shot to the body.
A Bomb lands a body shot.
Turpin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Turpin swings for the body but A Bomb moves out of range.
A Bomb throws a sloppy body shot
and Turpin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Turpin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from A Bomb.
Turpin throws a body shot but no joy.
Calm Like A Bomb seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Turpin slips a jab from A Bomb.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Turpin slips a jab and a cross from A Bomb.
A Bomb throws a body shot but no joy.
Turpin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt A Bomb.
A Bomb lands an overhand right.
Turpin moves out of range as A Bomb throws a body kick.
A Bomb swings for the body but Turpin moves out of range.
A Bomb is looking to land body kicks.
A Bomb's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A Bomb fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Turpin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A Bomb misses with a kick to the body.
Turpin avoids the body shot from A Bomb.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A Bomb misses with a body kick.
Turpin was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A Bomb scores with a body shot.
Turpin avoids a punch combination nicely.
A Bomb tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Turpin blocks a low kick nicely.
Turpin misses with a leg kick
and A Bomb counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A Bomb fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Turpin is looking to wear down A Bomb with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Turpin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Turpin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Turpin moves away from the strike by A Bomb.
A Bomb takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Turpin pushes A Bomb away with a front kick.
Turpin throws a shot to the body.
A Bomb is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turpin wants to slow A Bomb down by chopping away at his legs.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from A Bomb! But no joy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Turpin.
A Bomb misses with an attempted mid kick.
A Bomb throws out a leg kick but Turpin moves out of range and A Bomb only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turpin throws a body kick that misses.
A Bomb falls off balance throwing a combination
and Turpin counters with a nice body kick.
Turpin looks to land a right hand but A Bomb moved out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from A Bomb misses.
Turpin explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Turpin wants to slow A Bomb down by chopping away at his legs.
A Bomb throws a looping overhand right but Turpin ducks down to avoid it.
Turpin is looking to slow A Bomb down with leg kicks.
Turpin scores with a spinning back kick!
Turpin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Turpin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turpin misses with a low kick.
A Bomb looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A good leg kick by Turpin.
A Bomb changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A Bomb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turpin appears to be looking for a big counter.
Turpin tries a low kick but A Bomb avoids it.
Turpin ducks under a wild hook from A Bomb.
A Bomb throws a push kick but Turpin slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A Bomb scores with a spinning back kick!
Turpin connects with a looping right hand.
Turpin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as A Bomb checks a leg kick.
A Bomb checks a leg kick nicely.
Turpin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A Bomb takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Turpin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A Bomb cracks Turpin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turpin. A Bomb does a little dance to reset his feet.
A countering left hand to the body from A Bomb misses.
A jab from A Bomb misses.
A head kick misses from A Bomb.
A Bomb scores with a nice head shot.
A Bomb throws a lazy uppercut
and Turpin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Turpin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by A Bomb.
A Bomb looks to land a body kick but Turpin moved away.
Turpin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A Bomb thows a leg kick but Turpin checks it
and Turpin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A Bomb listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A Bomb has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Turpin.
Turpin blocks the body kick.
Good leg kick by Turpin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A head kick misses from A Bomb.
Turpin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but A Bomb was well out of range. Poor timing from Turpin.
A Bomb throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Turpin misses with a straight right.
A Bomb looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A Bomb throws a nice inside leg kick.
A Bomb pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Turpin tries to land a leg kick but A Bomb saw it coming and moves away.
A Bomb throws a sloppy head kick
and Turpin counters with an outside leg kick.
Turpin thuds a left hand into A Bomb's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turpin lands a jab to A Bomb's midsection.
A Bomb has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Turpin.
Turpin misses with a low kick.
Turpin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but A Bomb is out of range.
A Bomb looks to land a body kick but Turpin moved away.
Turpin scores with a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randolph Turpin dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Turpin scores with a shot to the body.
Turpin lands a head shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Turpin crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from A Bomb - the referee stops the clock and Turpin gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says A Bomb. Turpin manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A Bomb misses with a two punch combination.
Turpin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Turpin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A Bomb throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Turpin looks to score with a jab to the body but A Bomb is just out of range.
Turpin feints and then cracks A Bomb's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow A Bomb down.
A Bomb throws a head kick but Turpin moves out of range.
Turpin throws a wild body kick that A Bomb sees coming a mile off.
Turpin misses with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Turpin, right into the meat.
Turpin lands a jab-cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A Bomb connects with a good right hand that stumbles Turpin. Turpin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A Bomb fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A Bomb lands with a shot to the body.
Turpin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A Bomb lands a jab to the head.
Turpin lands a nice leg kick that just misses A Bomb's sensitive parts.
A Bomb takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A Bomb throws the kick towards the body but Turpin avoids it.
A Bomb takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Turpin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Turpin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but A Bomb was well out of range. Poor timing from Turpin.
Turpin looks for the body kick but A Bomb saw that one coming.
The crowd cheers as Turpin lands an impressive looking overhand right. A Bomb doesn't seem phased though.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Turpin 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 A Bomb has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from A Bomb and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A Bomb connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Turpin crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from A Bomb - the referee stops the clock and Turpin gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says A Bomb. Turpin manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Turpin scores with a hook to the body. A Bomb takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Turpin defending well as A Bomb loads up on a big left hand.
A Bomb swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Turpin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turpin lands a nice leg kick that just misses A Bomb's sensitive parts.
Turpin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A Bomb looks to throw the jab but Turpin is out of range.
A Bomb misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turpin.
You can see that A Bomb has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
A Bomb loads up on a big right hand but Turpin slips the punch.
A Bomb throws a wild body kick that Turpin sees coming a mile off.
A Bomb takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A jab from A Bomb misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Turpin!
A Bomb just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Turpin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice defenses there by Turpin.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Turpin.
Turpin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A Bomb throws a body punch but Turpin moves out of range.
Turpin takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Turpin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turpin blocks a head kick by A Bomb.
Turpin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Turpin.
Turpin just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A Bomb waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turpin.
Turpin swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Turpin scores with a head kick. A Bomb tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Turpin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A Bomb stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Turpin.
A Bomb throws a wild body kick that Turpin sees coming a mile off.
Turpin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps A Bomb's head backwards.
Turpin missing with a left hand there. A Bomb was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice body kick from A Bomb.
Turpin thumps A Bomb with a low kick.
A Bomb looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Turpin wants to land a leg kick but A Bomb is out of range.
Turpin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Turpin.
A Bomb feints and then cracks Turpin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Turpin down.
Turpin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turpin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turpin sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A Bomb tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Turpin is able to avoid easily.
Turpin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A Bomb lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Turpin slips under a jab.
Turpin wants to slow A Bomb down by chopping away at his legs.
Turpin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt A Bomb.
Turpin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but A Bomb was well out of range. Poor timing from Turpin.
A Bomb looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Turpin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from A Bomb.
An inside leg kick from Turpin misses.
Turpin lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turpin misses with an attempted mid kick.
A Bomb swings for the body but Turpin moves out of range.
A Bomb waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turpin.
A Bomb fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Turpin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Randolph Turpin did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
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.
A Bomb just misses with a punch to the body.
A Bomb throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A Bomb is looking to score with low kicks.
It looked like Turpin was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from A Bomb.
A Bomb throws a push kick but Turpin slaps the foot to one side.
A Bomb misses with a wild body shot.
Turpin throws a push kick but A Bomb slaps the foot to one side.
Turpin misses with a wild body shot.
Turpin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Some wild striking there from Turpin.
A Bomb looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Turpin blocks a head kick by A Bomb.
Turpin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and A Bomb has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A Bomb swings for the body but Turpin moves out of range.
Turpin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Turpin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A Bomb throws a poor cross that misses
and Turpin counters with a good low kick that A Bomb was not able to check.
Turpin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A Bomb pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Turpin misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turpin moves out of range of the body kick from A Bomb.
A Bomb avoids the body shot from Turpin.
Turpin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jab from Turpin.
Turpin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as A Bomb throws out the jab.
Turpin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but A Bomb is out of range.
Turpin is looking to score with low kicks.
Donk. Turpin catches A Bomb right on the button with a cross.
Turpin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Turpin needs to keep his hands up - A Bomb had a free shot at his head there.
Turpin throws a leg kick but A Bomb moved away.
Nice uppercut there from Turpin.
A telegraphed right hand from Turpin misses the target.
A Bomb stuns Turpin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Turpin misses with a body kick.
A Bomb thinks about the counter body kick.
A Bomb misses with a wild body shot.
A good leg kick by Turpin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A Bomb fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turpin manages to avoid it.
Turpin lands a nice shot to the body.
A Bomb checks a low kick from Turpin.
A Bomb steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
A Bomb lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A Bomb connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Turpin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract A Bomb.
A Bomb lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A Bomb slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A Bomb misses with a body kick.
That kick from A Bomb tenderised Turpin's leg. Turpin is trying to keep his angry face on.
A Bomb looks to score with a jab to the body but Turpin is just out of range.
A Bomb tries to land a front kick but Turpin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A Bomb takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Turpin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Turpin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as A Bomb throws out the jab.
Turpin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for A Bomb.
Turpin looks for the body kick but A Bomb saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A Bomb throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Turpin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Turpin lands a jab.
A Bomb darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Turpin checks a low kick from A Bomb.
Turpin cracks A Bomb with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A head kick misses from A Bomb.
Turpin misses with a lunging right hand
and A Bomb counters with a nice kick to the body.
A Bomb tests Turpin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from A Bomb, right into the meat.
Turpin misses with a head kick.
A Bomb misses with a kick to the body
and Turpin counters with an inside leg kick.
Turpin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Turpin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A Bomb throws a jab but it's blocked by Turpin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A Bomb blocks a head kick by Turpin.
Turpin misses with a low kick.
A Bomb throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A Bomb comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A Bomb slips a jab from Turpin.
A Bomb now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A Bomb with a jab.
A Bomb looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Turpin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A Bomb walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Turpin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A Bomb tries to land a front kick but Turpin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Turpin scores with a push kick.
Turpin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed A Bomb momentarily.
A Bomb throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Turpin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Turpin avoids the body shot from A Bomb.
A Bomb takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
An inside leg kick from Turpin misses.
Turpin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Randolph Turpin will probably get the nod.
That's time! Turpin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Turpin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A Bomb misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A Bomb takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A Bomb throws a lazy right hand but Turpin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Turpin misses with a low kick.
Turpin misses with a low kick.
A Bomb pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Turpin appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A Bomb moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A Bomb connects with a body shot that sends Turpin's belly button to the back.
A Bomb ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turpin moves away.
A Bomb looks to land a body kick but Turpin moved away.
Good shot there by A Bomb.
A Bomb keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Turpin.
A Bomb tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A Bomb misses the shot to the body.
Turpin checks a low kick from A Bomb.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turpin misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turpin steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from A Bomb. That one must have hurt.
A Bomb moves out of range of the body kick from Turpin.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts A Bomb, as that shot connected.
A Bomb swings for the body but Turpin moves out of range.
And Turpin counters with a quick kick to the body but A Bomb blocks it.
A Bomb dips to his left and cracks Turpin with an uppercut!
A slapping leg kick lands for Turpin.
A Bomb throws a leg kick which misses Turpin's front leg but catches the back leg as Turpin tries to avoid it.
Turpin misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from A Bomb. Turpin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turpin lets loose with a powerful body kick. A Bomb will feel that in the morning.
Turpin lands a jab to the head.
A Bomb takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A Bomb throws a hook but Turpin avoids it easily.
A Bomb takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Turpin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A Bomb scoring well with a low kick there.
A shot to the body from A Bomb misses
and Turpin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Calm Like A Bomb has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from A Bomb misses
and Turpin counters with a leg kick.
Turpin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A Bomb throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Turpin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Good leg kick by Turpin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A Bomb looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice body kick there by Turpin.
A Bomb is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A Bomb works the jab nicely.
A Bomb misses with a wild body shot.
Nice body punch from Turpin.
Turpin throws a nice looking combination but A Bomb bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Turpin cracks A Bomb with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Turpin misses with a body kick.
A Bomb pivots, looking for a leg kick but Turpin is out of range and A Bomb settles back down.
A Bomb tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turpin was well out of range. Poor timing from A Bomb.
Turpin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Turpin lands with a shot to the body.
A Bomb fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turpin manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turpin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits A Bombs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A Bomb just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab from A Bomb.
A solid body kick from Turpin.
Turpin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A Bomb 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.
A swing and a miss from A Bomb.
Turpin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A Bomb throws a hook but Turpin blocks it.
Turpin connects with an inside leg kick.
Turpin swings for the body but A Bomb moves out of range.
Turpin looks to score with a jab to the body but A Bomb is just out of range.
Turpin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Turpin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Turpin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A Bomb misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turpin.
Turpin quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Turpin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on A Bomb. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turpin looks to land a body kick but A Bomb moved away.
A Bomb takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Turpin throws a leg kick which misses A Bomb's front leg but catches the back leg as A Bomb tries to avoid it.
A Bomb throws the kick towards the body but Turpin avoids it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for A Bomb.
Turpin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from A Bomb.
Both fighters circling a little - A Bomb finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Turpin avoids the body shot from A Bomb.
A looping hook to the body misses from A Bomb. Turpin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turpin throws a leg kick but A Bomb checks it.
A Bomb follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A Bomb on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Turpin misses the shot to the body.
And A Bomb responds with a good body kick, but Turpin manages to step out the way in time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A Bomb throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A Bomb moves out of range of the leg kick from Turpin.
Turpin digs a good hook to A Bomb's body.
Randolph Turpin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Turpin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Randolph Turpin.
Well Turpin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 49:47
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 48:47
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 48:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Randolph Turpin!
Randolph Turpin retains his super heavyweight title!
Randolph Turpin made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Thanks for taking the fight. Bomb you will be the uber champ one day my son.'.
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