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GKNY 67 - McKenzie V Defoe PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Solomon Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toquinho Palhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Solomon Wayne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toquinho Palhares!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, David Schapiro and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wayne shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Palhares as he jumps to the side.
And Palhares tries to counter it with a takedown but Wayne pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Wayne darts in looking for a takedown but Palhares gets double underhooks and turns Wayne into the cage.
Wayne throws the left hand but Palhares avoids the punch easily.
Palhares feints the counter takedown.
Palhares has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Wayne is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Palhares closes the distance and clinches up with Wayne, looking for a takedown. Palhares pushes Wayne against the cage but Wayne circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wayne throws a hook but Palhares avoids it easily.
Palhares fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wayne avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palhares closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Wayne quickly recovers to half guard.
Wayne knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Palhares on the ground.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palhares is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Palhares is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Palhares thows a huge punch but Wayne dodges it nicely.
Palhares not doing much here.
Wayne wants to control but Palhares is keeping busy.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Palhares prevents Wayne from improving his position.
Wayne is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Palhares scores with a couple of nice shots.
Palhares perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Palhares working over Wayne with some ground and pound. Wayne looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Palhares thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wayne's head.
Palhares is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Wayne sees it coming and defends easily.
Palhares looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wayne with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palhares is pressing down on Wayne's thigh, looking to free his foot. Wayne is holding on for now.
Wayne wants to get back to his feet.
Wayne trying to control but Palhares postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Palhares slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wayne keeping hold of Palhares's head, controlling as best he can.
Wayne won't allow Palhares to pass to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Palhares lands with a punch from half guard.
Palhares trying to control the action but Wayne is working from the bottom.
Palhares has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wayne is looking for a sweep. Palhares is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Palhares is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Palhares prevents Wayne from improving his position.
Palhares controlling the action here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toquinho Palhares dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wayne tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wayne throws an overhand right that lands on Palhares's shoulder, as Palhares tries to avoid the shot.
Wayne is trying hard to land a takedown here. Palhares sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wayne stuffs the takedown attempt from Palhares. Palhares gets slowly back to his feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Palhares or perhaps it was just good defense by Wayne, which made it look bad.
As Palhares tries to get set, Wayne tries to push him back and clinch up but Palhares manages to avoid the attempt.
Solomon Wayne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wayne darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wayne wants to free his trapped foot but Palhares is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Wayne blocks the strikes from Palhares.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Wayne.
Palhares moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Palhares manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wayne manages to get himself to full guard.
Palhares content to stall in guard here.
Wayne looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Palhares passes Wayne's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palhares wants to pass to mount but Wayne is defending the position.
Palhares throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wayne is looking to control Palhares's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wayne avoid being mounted?
Palhares is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Wayne defends it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Palhares trying to mount his opponent but Wayne defends it.
Palhares landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Palhares has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palhares drops an elbow to the side of Wayne's head.
Palhares is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Wayne sees it coming and defends easily.
Wayne is in trouble now - Palhares has advanced to mount!
Palhares looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Wayne wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Palhares.
Palhares unloading with bombs!
Wayne keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Wayne is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne is bucking up trying to escape but Palhares cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Wayne is rocked!
Palhares working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Wayne turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Palhares off and cradles Wayne's limp body as Palhares celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Toquinho Palhares!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bronko Strunz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stone has chosen the beginning as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jack Stone was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bronko Strunz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Stone!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Lou da Vinci and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strunz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Strunz scoring well with a low kick there.
Stone's coach down at Montreal Fighter's Gym (5* Sparring) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Stone's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Strunz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice defenses there by Stone.
Stone wants to clinch up but Strunz keeps it at a distance.
Strunz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stone gets a clinch.
Stone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Strunz jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Strunz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Strunz lands a leg kick that knocks Stone off balance momentarily.
A jab lands there for Strunz.
Stone moves out of range as Strunz throws a body kick.
Strunz tries a low kick but Stone avoids it.
Stone fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Strunz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strunz throws a solid leg kick but Stone takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Strunz.
Stone flicks out a counter leg kick but Strunz steps away.
Stone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Strunz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stone's head backwards.
Strunz missing with a left hand there. Stone was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Strunz lands a nice looking kick to the body. Stone takes a step back to recover.
Stone clinches with his opponent.
Strunz misses with a punch to the body.
Stone blocks a body shot from Strunz.
Stone throws a knee to the head but misses.
Strunz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stone's elbow.
Stone misses with a knee strike.
Stone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Strunz blocks it with crossed arms.
Strunz breaks the clinch.
Strunz throws the kick towards the body but Stone avoids it.
Bronko Strunz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strunz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Strunz lands with an overhand left.
Strunz motions for Stone to come forward. Strunz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters circling a little - Strunz finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Strunz throws an overhand right that lands on Stone's shoulder, as Stone tries to avoid the shot.
Strunz thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Stone if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strunz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Strunz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Strunz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stone fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stone shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Strunz as he avoids it easily.
Strunz misses with a looping left.
Strunz throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strunz throws a hook but Stone blocks it.
And Stone tries to counter it with a takedown but Strunz pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bronko Strunz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That kick from Strunz tenderised Stone's leg. Stone is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stone darts in trying to clinch
and Strunz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Strunz feints and then cracks Stone's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stone down.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Strunz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Strunz scores with a nice strike.
We've been told by Strunz's head coaches at School Of Hard Knocks that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Strunz tests Stone's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jab from Strunz.
Stone tries to clinch up.
Strunz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Stone wants to clinch but Strunz slips to the side
and Strunz counters with an outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone is looking to clinch but Strunz is avoiding it.
Stone tries for a takedown but Strunz circles away easily
and Strunz makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Strunz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stone.
Stone is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Strunz misses with a straight right.
Stone tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Strunz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A good leg kick by Strunz.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strunz cracks the inside of Stone's front leg.
Strunz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Stone wants to clinch up but Strunz keeps it at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Strunz misses the target.
Strunz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Strunz swats away the attempt to clinch by Stone.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bronko Strunz 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.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Strunz.
Strunz looks to land a left hand but Stone moved out of range nicely.
Strunz throws a leg kick which misses Stone's front leg but catches the back leg as Stone tries to avoid it.
Strunz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jack Stone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stone blocks a low kick nicely.
Stone takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Stone gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stone looks to clinch
and Strunz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stone is looking to clinch but Strunz is avoiding it.
Stone wants to clinch.
It looked like Strunz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Strunz misses.
Strunz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stone throws out a counter right but Strunz avoids it with no problem.
Strunz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stone can do to turn this around?
Stone checks a low kick from Strunz.
Stone only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Strunz cracks a nice hook into Stone's ribs.
Stone is looking to clinch but Strunz is avoiding it.
Strunz half committed to a counter leg kick.
Strunz throws out a leg kick but Stone moves out of range and Strunz only half commits.
Strunz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stone.
Strunz misses with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Strunz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stone wants to clinch up but Strunz keeps it at a distance.
Strunz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Strunz wants it to stay on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone slips under a jab.
Bronko Strunz is winning the standup battle so far.
Strunz catches Stone with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Strunz connects with a crisp jab.
Strunz with a hook.
Strunz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Stone gets a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stone lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Strunz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stone trying to land knees to the body.
Stone misses with a knee strike.
Strunz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Strunz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Strunz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stone prevents a body shot from Strunz.
Stone tries a knee to the head but Strunz blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Strunz is defending well for now.
Nice body punch from Strunz - that landed with a thud.
Strunz is working Stone over against the cage.
Strunz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Stone is breathing heavily.
Strunz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Stone is trying to force a seperation but Strunz has the dominant position.
Strunz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That kick from Strunz tenderised Stone's leg. Stone is trying to keep his angry face on.
Strunz keeps Stone at a distance using the push kick.
Strunz connects with the punch.
Strunz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Strunz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Strunz delivers a nice body kick.
Strunz throws a head kick that misses.
Stone takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone tries to clinch but Strunz moves away
and Strunz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strunz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stone manages to avoid it.
Stone moves into the clinch successfully.
Strunz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Strunz lands with a nice body punch.
Strunz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Stone staying out of range there.
Strunz throws a solid leg kick but Stone takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Strunz.
Strunz is looking to slow Stone down with leg kicks.
Strunz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stone's head backwards.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Strunz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Stone on the side of the head.
A jab from Strunz does it's job there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bronko Strunz dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Strunz swats away the attempt to clinch by Stone.
Strunz half committed to a counter leg kick.
Stone chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Strunz can pounce on him.
Strunz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Stone takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Strunz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A good leg kick by Strunz.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch but Strunz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Strunz fires out a quick counter leg kick but Stone just manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strunz throws an off balance right hand
and Stone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stone stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Strunz.
Stone throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Strunz's waist but Strunz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Stone off to one side.
Strunz swings widly with a right hand
and Stone counters with a left and a right that stings Strunz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strunz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A jab from Strunz does it's job there.
Stone wants to clinch.
Strunz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Strunz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As Strunz backs off Stone throws a huge counter combo but Strunz manages to avoid it all.
Strunz throws an overhand right that lands on Stone's shoulder, as Stone tries to avoid the shot.
Strunz clobbers Stone with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Stone has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Strunz.
Jab from Strunz.
Strunz throws a low kick but Stone avoids it.
Strunz throws a low kick but Stone avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Strunz.
Stone tries to clinch but Strunz moves away
and Strunz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Strunz lands a jab to the nose.
A big left from Strunz misses.
Stone raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Strunz misses with a low kick.
Strunz moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromStone.
A jab from Strunz misses.
Bronko Strunz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Strunz connects with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Strunz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stone's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice defenses there by Stone.
Strunz throws a body kick that misses.
Stone has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Strunz cracks the inside of Stone's front leg.
Strunz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stone.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strunz lands a glancing blow to the side of Stone's head.
Stone on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A lazy left from Strunz finds it's target.
Strunz misses the jab.
Strunz throws a hook but Stone blocks it.
Strunz backing away here, and Stone unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Stone gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Strunz.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Strunz.
Stone takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stone walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Strunz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stone avoids the head kick by Strunz.
Stone tries to clinch there but Strunz circles away.
Jack Stone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Strunz, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strunz misses with a body shot.
Strunz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strunz throws a leg kick but Stone sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Stone wants to clinch but Strunz slips to the side
and Strunz makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Strunz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stone.
A punch lands to the side of Stone 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Stone misses with a takedown
and Strunz counters with a straight right hand.
Bronko Strunz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Stone.
An inside leg kick lands from Strunz.
Strunz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bronko Strunz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Strunz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:25
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:26
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bronko Strunz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peyton Manning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan Dahlberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peyton Manning!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johan Dahlberg!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Russell Pearce and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dahlberg scoring well with a low kick there.
Manning misses with an uppercut. Dahlberg saw that one coming.
Dahlberg moves out of range as Manning strikes.
Dahlberg dips to his left and cracks Manning with an uppercut!
Nice straight punches there by Dahlberg. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dahlberg.
Manning blocks a jab.
Manning throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dahlberg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manning.
Dahlberg looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Manning just misses with a punch to the body.
Dahlberg misses with a shot to the body
and Manning counters with a stiff right hand.
Dahlberg keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Manning.
Manning rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dahlberg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Manning swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dahlberg counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dahlberg lands a glancing blow to the side of Manning's head.
Manning rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dahlberg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dahlberg scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manning with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dahlberg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Manning looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dahlberg lands a big uppercut and Manning crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Manning looks OK. Dahlberg waves Manning back to his feet!
Manning is rocked!
Dahlberg walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Manning drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Dahlberg swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Manning's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johan Dahlberg!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anders Andersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hossein Vaziri I I I (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anders Andersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hossein Vaziri I I I!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Russell Pearce and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vaziri I I I connects with a right hand. Andersson shakes it off.
Vaziri I I I misses with a hook.
Andersson throws a shot from downtown. Vaziri I I I moves away and avoids it.
Andersson moves out of range of the strikes.
Andersson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vaziri I I I circles away quickly and effectively.
It seemed like Vaziri I I I was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Andersson throws a lazy right hand but Vaziri I I I sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Andersson misses.
Andersson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vaziri I I I connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Andersson momentarily.
Andersson is looking to clinch.
Andersson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Andersson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vaziri I I I misses with a body shot.
Anders Andersson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vaziri I I I throws a poor cross that misses
and Andersson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andersson trying to mount his opponent but Vaziri I I I defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaziri I I I tries to roll over but Andersson keeps him under control.
Andersson content to control rather than advance.
Andersson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Vaziri I I I sees it coming and defends easily.
Vaziri I I I is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Andersson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Vaziri I I I is looking for a sweep. Andersson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Vaziri I I I is doing well to control the position and prevent Andersson from advancing to side control.
Andersson trying to control the pace.
Andersson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Vaziri I I I knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Andersson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Vaziri I I I does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersson moves out of range of the strikes.
Andersson tries to counter with a takedown but Vaziri I I I is quick to defend against it.
Vaziri I I I fails to land with a series of punches.
Andersson throws a looping overhand right but Vaziri I I I ducks down to avoid it.
Andersson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vaziri I I I sprawls well. Vaziri I I I wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Andersson gets slowly back to his feet.
A slow jab from Vaziri I I I misses its intended target.
Andersson misses with a two punch combination.
Andersson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Andersson ducks under a wild hook from Vaziri I I I.
Andersson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vaziri I I I.
Andersson throws a lazy head kick
and Vaziri I I I connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersson closes the distance and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Vaziri I I I.
Vaziri I I I scores with a shoulder strike.
Vaziri I I I gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Andersson.
Vaziri I I I misses with a hook to the ribs.
Andersson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Vaziri I I I is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anders Andersson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vaziri I I I works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andersson wants a takedown.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Vaziri I I I lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vaziri I I I lands a nice uppercut.
Vaziri I I I misses with a punch to the body.
Andersson goes for a takedown attempt but Vaziri I I I pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hossein Vaziri I I I dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Andersson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Andersson trying to control but Vaziri I I I is working from the bottom.
Vaziri I I I is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Andersson wants to pass the guard but Vaziri I I I is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andersson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Andersson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Vaziri I I I keeping moving, preventing Andersson from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaziri I I I wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Andersson moves out of range as Vaziri I I I strikes.
Andersson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vaziri I I I throws a counter combo.
Vaziri I I I throws a hook but Andersson blocks it.
Andersson swings widly with a right hand
and Vaziri I I I counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vaziri I I I lands a jab to the nose.
Andersson with a poor takedown
letting Vaziri I I I counter with a right hand.
Vaziri I I I has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vaziri I I I scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaziri I I I connects with a body shot that sends Andersson's belly button to the back.
A punch combination from Vaziri I I I misses.
Andersson shoots in but no luck this time.
Vaziri I I I looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vaziri I I I bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Andersson's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andersson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vaziri I I I.
Andersson throws a lazy uppercut
and Vaziri I I I counters with a nice uppercut.
Andersson shoots in and gets a takedown into Vaziri I I I's guard.
Andersson trying to control but Vaziri I I I is working from the bottom.
Andersson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Vaziri I I I avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Vaziri I I I wants to sweep here but Andersson controlling him for the moment.
Andersson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vaziri I I I is keeping the position for now.
Vaziri I I I keeping moving, preventing Andersson from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Andersson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vaziri I I I as he avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Vaziri I I I on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anders Andersson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Andersson misses with a right hand
letting Vaziri I I I counter with a right hand.
Anders Andersson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vaziri I I I dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersson shoots and misses
and Vaziri I I I counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Andersson thinking.
Andersson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Andersson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vaziri I I I is fending him off so far but Andersson persists. Nope, Vaziri I I I circles away and we're back to standing.
A little jabbing left from Vaziri I I I on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A lazy left from Vaziri I I I finds it's target.
Andersson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Andersson staying out of range there.
Andersson fails with the takedown
and Vaziri I I I counters with a straight right hand.
Andersson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andersson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hossein Vaziri I I I showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Andersson shoots in looking for a takedown but Vaziri I I I manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Andersson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Vaziri I I I looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vaziri I I I misses with a two punch combination.
Andersson attempts a counter takedown but Vaziri I I I avoids it well and moves away.
Vaziri I I I thuds his right hand into Andersson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Andersson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Vaziri I I I tries to bench press Andersson off him but Andersson keeps the position.
Vaziri I I I really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Andersson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Andersson tries to advance to mount but Vaziri I I I instead regains half guard.
Andersson is looking to take a break and control but Vaziri I I I is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andersson stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Andersson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vaziri I I I keeps working.
Andersson trying to control from Vaziri I I I's half guard. Vaziri I I I has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Andersson looking to sit in guard and control but Vaziri I I I gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Vaziri I I I is looking to stand up but Andersson won't let him.
Andersson working a defensive guard here.
Vaziri I I I preventing the sweep.
Vaziri I I I trying to control but Andersson is working from the bottom.
Andersson wants to sweep here but Vaziri I I I controlling him for the moment.
Vaziri I I I must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Vaziri I I I got a little sloppy there for a moment and Andersson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Vaziri I I I has managed to get both his arms back between Andersson's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Vaziri I I I content to stall in guard here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Andersson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hossein Vaziri I I I is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Vaziri I I I keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Andersson is looking to take a break and control but Vaziri I I I is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Andersson is trying to work for a kimura but Vaziri I I I is defending well.
Anders Andersson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Andersson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Andersson trying to control from half guard but Vaziri I I I is working away.
Andersson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Vaziri I I I defends it well.
Andersson wants to take a breather but Vaziri I I I is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Andersson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hossein Vaziri I I I.
I've got Vaziri I I I winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hossein Vaziri I I I!
A relieved looking Hossein Vaziri I I I thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Hales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raul Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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196 lbs
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Hales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Raul Mendez!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Kavanagh and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hales fails with a takedown attempt.
Mendez gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hales to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Mendez is looking to stand up but Hales isn't so interested in that idea.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hales looking to pass the guard.
Mendez keeping moving, preventing Hales from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hales throws a big right hand that misses.
Hales will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mendez wants to stand but Hales is controlling the position.
Hales's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mendez misses with a head kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hales.
Hales shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hales showed some decent athleticism there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez tries to kick Hales off but Hales keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hales seems to be working for a kimura but Mendez defends the submission attempt.
Hales is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mendez is trying to stand up here but Hales is controlling him well.
Hales is trying to control. Mendez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hales wants to work for an arm triangle but Mendez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hales really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hales seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Mendez is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Mark Hales!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Reilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Neutron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reilly comes into the arena with Danko Jones - Do You Wanna Rock blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Reilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Carlos Neutron!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Joseph Jones and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reilly slips under a jab from Neutron.
Neutron tries to clinch up.
Neutron fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice jab there from Neutron.
Neutron avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reilly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Neutron wants to slow Reilly down by chopping away at his legs.
Reilly thinks about countering with a head kick.
Neutron takes a swing at Reilly's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neutron has his takedown stuffed
and Reilly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Neutron pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Neutron misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neutron shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Reilly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Neutron throws an off balance right hand
and Reilly holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Reilly blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reilly.
Stalling in the clinch from Neutron.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reilly.
Neutron struggles to land a body shot inside as Reilly controls his hands.
Reilly has Neutron pushed against the cage.
The referee calls for Reilly to work.
Reilly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Neutron wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly swings wildly with an uppercut but Neutron uses good head movement to avoid it.
A bit of stalling here from Neutron.
Reilly taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Neutron wants to break free but Reilly has control.
Reilly is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Neutron just leaning against Reilly, taking a breather.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Reilly misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Neutron.
Neutron pressing his opponent against the cage.
Neutron is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reilly.
Reilly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Reilly has a couple of punches blocked by Neutron.
Reilly misses with a punch on the inside.
Neutron tries to land knees in the clinch but Reilly avoids the damage to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reilly.
Reilly being controlled against the cage.
Reilly is stalling here.
Neutron working hard to break the clinch.
Reilly lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly lands a body shot.
Reilly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reilly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Reilly is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Reilly using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reilly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Neutron's elbow.
Reilly lands with a short shot to the head.
Reilly just leaning against Neutron, taking a breather.
Neutron tries to throw a body punch but Reilly avoids it by throwing Neutron back against the cage.
Reilly pressing his opponent against the cage.
Reilly stalling in the clinch.
Reilly gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Neutron blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Neutron is trying to maintain a safe position but Reilly gets an underhook and turns Neutron into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Reilly dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Neutron scores with a sloppy right hand. Reilly should have avoided that one.
Carlos Neutron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reilly walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Reilly misses the jab.
Neutron swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Reilly counters with a straight right hand.
Nice takedown defense from Reilly. No joy for Neutron on that attempt.
Reilly seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Neutron scores with a punch to the head.
Neutron throws a right hand that misses
and Reilly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Neutron is rocked!
Frank Reilly is winning the standup battle so far.
Neutron drops his hands momentarily and Reilly needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Neutron just on the top of the head. Neutron drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Neutron - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Frank Reilly!
Frank Reilly 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 Irbek Alborov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Basten Sodergren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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192 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Irbek Alborov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Basten Sodergren!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Chad Campbell and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alborov misses with a combination
and Sodergren counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alborov. Sodergren does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alborov throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Sodergren counter with a right hand.
Alborov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Alborov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sodergren throws a hook but Alborov blocks it.
Sodergren 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.
Alborov missing with a left hand there. Sodergren was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alborov throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sodergren tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Alborov is in Sodergren's guard.
Sodergren pushes Alborov off and scrambles back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alborov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Contenders in the buildup to the fight.
Sodergren takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sodergren fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Alborov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Alborov misses with an uppercut.
Sodergren dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alborov. That did some damage!
Alborov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sodergren tries to avoid it but Alborov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sodergren to the ground. Sodergren escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sodergren only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alborov misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Sodergren on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Alborov misses with a looping left.
Alborov works Sodergren's body with a nice hook.
Sodergren tries to sprawl but Alborov drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Alborov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Alborov is looking to take a break and control but Sodergren is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Alborov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sodergren is trying to get back to full guard.
Sodergren avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Alborov.
Alborov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Alborov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sodergren makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sodergren.
Alborov looking to sit in guard and control but Sodergren gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sodergren showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Alborov wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Sodergren manages to pass to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sodergren wants to pass to mount but Alborov is defending the position.
Alborov wants to improve his position but Sodergren is controlling well.
Sodergren gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sodergren, right into the meat.
Alborov lunges at Sodergren with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sodergren's hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alborov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sodergren tries a low kick but Alborov avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Alborov.
Alborov throws a jab when Sodergren was well out of range.
Sodergren scores with a jab to the body.
Alborov looks to throw the jab but Sodergren is out of range.
Irbek Alborov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sodergren tests Alborov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sodergren staying out of range there.
Alborov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sodergren connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Alborov scrambles back to his feet.
Alborov looks to score with a jab to the body but Sodergren is just out of range.
Alborov misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circling - Alborov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alborov lands a really nice looking cross but Sodergren seems unphased.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alborov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sodergren sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Alborov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sodergren counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Basten Sodergren will probably get the nod.
That's time! Alborov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Alborov swings for the body but Sodergren moves out of range.
Alborov cracks Sodergren with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sodergren lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alborov's sensitive parts.
Sodergren looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alborov. Sodergren does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alborov misses with an uppercut.
Alborov misses with a hook
and Sodergren connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Irbek Alborov has been cut.
Alborov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sodergren was well out of range. Poor timing from Alborov.
Alborov misses with a body shot.
Alborov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alborov. Sodergren does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Sodergren.
Sodergren throws a hook but Alborov avoids it easily.
Alborov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sodergren.
A little jabbing left from Sodergren on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sodergren keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alborov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alborov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alborov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sodergren swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No luck for Alborov with that takedown attempt.
Alborov misses with a looping right.
Sodergren pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Alborov takes one on the button.
Sodergren avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alborov punishes Sodergren's body with a nice straight punch.
Sodergren tried to score with a low kick but Alborov checks it.
A slow jab from Alborov misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sodergren! But no joy.
Alborov throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Sodergren to counter with a crisp jab.
Sodergren stuffs the takedown.
Alborov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Irbek Alborov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alborov misses with a body punch
and Sodergren counters with a slapping leg kick.
Alborov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Sodergren!
Sodergren bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sodergren keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Sodergren misses.
Alborov throws a lazy right hand but Sodergren sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alborov misses the shot to the body.
Sodergren moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sodergren throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sodergren throws a low kick but Alborov avoids it.
Alborov misses with a looping left.
Sodergren scores with a shot to the body.
Alborov misses with a body punch
and Sodergren connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sodergren throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alborov lands with an uppercut that bounces Sodergren off the cage and back into range.
Sodergren buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Alborov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sodergren. Sodergren obviously looking to wear him down.
Sodergren ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sodergren keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alborov.
And Sodergren responds with a good body kick, but Alborov manages to step out the way in time.
Sodergren misses with a straight right.
Alborov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sodergren thows a left - swing and a miss!
No joy there for Alborov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alborov misses with an uppercut
and Sodergren connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sodergren blocks a jab.
Alborov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sodergren throws a series of punches but Alborov moves out of range.
Alborov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sodergren's waist but Sodergren gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Alborov off to one side.
Sodergren only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sodergren cracks Alborov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sodergren tries to move into range but Alborov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sodergren throws a sloppy head kick and Alborov moves out of range easily.
Alborov shoots in for a takedown but Sodergren shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sodergren throws a sloppy body shot
and Alborov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sodergren throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sodergren dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alborov. That did some damage!
Alborov misses with a hook
and Sodergren makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Alborov really felt that one!
Sodergren misses with a low kick.
The crowd cheers as Alborov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sodergren doesn't seem phased though.
Alborov walks into a straight right hand from Sodergren.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sodergren.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donk. Sodergren catches Alborov right on the button with a cross.
Alborov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sodergren counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Basten Sodergren showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Irbek Alborov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sodergren throws a body kick that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Alborov misses its target.
Good exchange - Alborov coming out on top.
Alborov throws a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Alborov misses the target.
Alborov lands with an overhand left.
Alborov misses with a hook.
A nice side step and Sodergren releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sodergren blocks a jab.
Basten Sodergren seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alborov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Alborov swings widly with a right hand
and Sodergren counters with an outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alborov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alborov misses with a looping left.
Alborov throws a body shot but no joy.
Alborov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That kick from Sodergren tenderised Alborov's leg. Alborov is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alborov lands a jab to the head.
Alborov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alborov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sodergren sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sodergren slips under a jab from Alborov.
Alborov digs a good body shot into Sodergren's ribs.
Sodergren takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sodergren lands with a nice body punch.
Sodergren takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Alborov just misses with a punch to the body.
Alborov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Alborov misses with a straight right.
Alborov takes a swing at Sodergren's ribcage but misses.
Sodergren is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Alborov misses with a hook. Sodergren ducked under it nicely.
Alborov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Sodergren.
Irbek Alborov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Basten Sodergren is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alborov clobbers Sodergren with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sodergren keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alborov.
Sodergren buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sodergren scores with a sloppy right hand. Alborov should have avoided that one.
Alborov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sodergren. Sodergren circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sodergren tries to land a leg kick but Alborov saw it coming and moves away.
Alborov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sodergren sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Alborov somewhat.
It seemed like Sodergren was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alborov throws a sloppy body shot
and Sodergren counters with an outside leg kick.
Alborov tries to bum rush Sodergren with a series of wild strikes but Sodergren uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alborov misses with a hook.
Sodergren connects with an inside leg kick.
Sodergren lands a jab to Alborov's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sodergren throws a wild body kick that Alborov sees coming a mile off.
Nice straight punches there by Sodergren. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sodergren.
Alborov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alborov needs to keep his hands up - Sodergren had a free shot at his head there.
Alborov throws a big shot that misses.
Sodergren looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sodergren scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sodergren lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alborov at a distance.
Sodergren delivers a nice body kick.
Sodergren lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alborov at a distance.
Alborov throws an overhand right that lands on Sodergren's shoulder, as Sodergren tries to avoid the shot.
A nice side step and Sodergren releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sodergren lands with a shot to the body.
Sodergren scores with a punch to the head.
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!
An inside leg kick lands from Sodergren.
Alborov on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Basten Sodergren is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alborov misses with a looping right.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sodergren.
Alborov shoots and misses
and Alborov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Irbek Alborov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sodergren lands a high kick!
Alborov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sodergren on the side of the head.
Sodergren sizes up Alborov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Alborov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sodergren.
Alborov throws a hook but Sodergren avoids it easily.
Alborov misses with an uppercut
letting Sodergren counter with a right hand.
Alborov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sodergren makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Alborov really felt that one!
Alborov misses with a lunging right hand
and Sodergren counters with a slapping leg kick.
Alborov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sodergren. Sodergren obviously looking to wear him down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Basten Sodergren comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sodergren has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Basten Sodergren!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hesa MC (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karter Kinshaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hesa MC has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hesa MC!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Karter Kinshaw!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Columbo Gatti and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MC tries to clinch but Kinshaw is having none of it.
MC jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
MC tries to close the distance and clinch but Kinshaw swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice straight punches there by MC. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of MC.
Kinshaw has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kinshaw on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kinshaw lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kinshaw is working MC over against the cage.
Kinshaw misses with the head strike.
Kinshaw misses with a body punch.
MC swings away with an uppercut that misses.
MC tries to land knees in the clinch but Kinshaw avoids the damage to the body.
MC looking to throw knees to the head but Kinshaw is blocking nicely.
Kinshaw lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kinshaw misses with a body punch.
We've been informed that Kinshaw 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.
Kinshaw tries to work over MC's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
MC with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kinshaw fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kinshaw pushes MC back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kinshaw doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
MC tries to land a knee to the head but Kinshaw blocks with his arms.
Kinshaw presses MC against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kinshaw blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Kinshaw fails to land.
Kinshaw misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Kinshaw.
Kinshaw lands with a short head shot on the inside.
MC throws a knee to the head but misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Kinshaw.
Kinshaw lands a nice uppercut.
Kinshaw blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
MC misses with a knee strike.
Kinshaw lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of MC backwards.
Kinshaw fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kinshaw lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kinshaw lands with a left to the head.
Kinshaw throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kinshaw lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kinshaw blocks the elbow strike.
Kinshaw lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kinshaw misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kinshaw can't find room to land a body shot as MC controls the action.
Kinshaw lands a right hand.
Kinshaw working aggressively here.
MC is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kinshaw is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinshaw lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kinshaw lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of MC backwards.
A right hand to the body from Kinshaw.
MC lands a knee to the head.
MC tries to land knees in the clinch but Kinshaw avoids the damage to the body.
Kinshaw blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
MC is breathing heavily.
MC tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kinshaw avoids it.
MC looking to throw knees to the head but Kinshaw is blocking nicely.
Kinshaw is leaning against MC and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kinshaw scores with a shot to the side of MC's head.
Kinshaw lands a shot to the body.
Kinshaw works on MC's body with a couple of short punches.
Kinshaw lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Kinshaw.
Kinshaw digs a right hand into MC's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on MC's gas tank.
Kinshaw misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from MC.
Kinshaw lands an uppercut.
Kinshaw lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of MC backwards.
Kinshaw working aggressively here.
MC takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kinshaw lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of MC backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinshaw works on MC's body with a couple of short punches.
Kinshaw lands a right hand.
Kinshaw lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kinshaw lands a nice shot to the body.
Kinshaw using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kinshaw lands a hook that snaps the head of MC backwards.
Kinshaw working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kinshaw lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kinshaw tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kinshaw stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kinshaw lands a left hand that snaps the head of MC backwards.
Kinshaw lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kinshaw lands a body punch.
Kinshaw lands a hook that snaps the head of MC backwards.
Kinshaw throws a punch but it's blocked by MC.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kinshaw.
A short right from Kinshaw.
MC is rocked!
MC misses with a knee to the head.
MC tries a knee to the head but Kinshaw blocks it.
Kinshaw scores with a shoulder strike.
MC's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kinshaw lands a body shot.
Kinshaw lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt MC or not.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kinshaw creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kinshaw scores with a shot to the side of MC's head.
Oh MC is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kinshaw lands with a short shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from Kinshaw as the two fighters clinch.
Kinshaw tries to throw a body punch but MC avoids it by throwing Kinshaw back against the cage.
MC seems to have got his legs back now.
Kinshaw lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kinshaw.
A short right from Kinshaw on the inside.
Kinshaw lands a left hand that snaps the head of MC backwards.
MC is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kinshaw is defending well for now.
Kinshaw throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
MC misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kinshaw.
A nice left hand lands by Kinshaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kinshaw lands with a short shot to the head.
Kinshaw works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kinshaw goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kinshaw pushes MC back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kinshaw lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kinshaw lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of MC backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karter Kinshaw dominated that round.
That's time! MC's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kinshaw ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
MC moves forwards but Kinshaw connects with a nice, crisp jab.
MC tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kinshaw paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It seemed like Kinshaw was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fight stays on the outside here - MC looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
MC looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
MC tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and MC takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
MC tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kinshaw swats him away and circles back towards the center.
MC backing away here, and Kinshaw unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
MC moves out of range as Kinshaw strikes.
Kinshaw avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kinshaw throws a sloppy head kick and MC moves out of range easily.
MC is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MC takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kinshaw looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kinshaw lands with a good body shot.
Nice cross by Kinshaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinshaw gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kinshaw lands with a short head shot on the inside.
MC blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kinshaw lands with a short head shot on the inside.
MC crunches a lovely knee into Kinshaw's ribcage.
A right hook to the body lands for Kinshaw.
Kinshaw misses with a short punch on the inside.
MC misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Still in the clinch, Kinshaw scores with a nice short uppercut.
MC misses with a knee strike.
Kinshaw misses with a punch on the inside.
Kinshaw misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Kinshaw.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kinshaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kinshaw scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kinshaw managing to block the knees to the body from MC.
Kinshaw on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kinshaw avoiding damage as MC throws knees to the body.
Kinshaw cracks MC with a nice body shot.
MC tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kinshaw avoids it.
Kinshaw throws a blind hook that connects with the side of MCs head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kinshaw.
Karter Kinshaw seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
MC tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kinshaw avoids it.
Kinshaw lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kinshaw lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt MC or not.
Kinshaw working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kinshaw makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kinshaw lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kinshaw lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kinshaw lands a big right hand that drops MC! The killer instinct kicks in and Kinshaw finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Kinshaw!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karter Kinshaw!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mick Dundee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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205 lbs
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213 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mick Dundee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jesse Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Chad Campbell and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dundee rushes Gonzalez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gonzalez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gonzalez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dundee to keep the fight standing.
Gonzalez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dundee backwards.
Gonzalez working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from Dundee.
Dundee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gonzalez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gonzalez is looking to take this one to the mat.
Dundee tries a body shot but Gonzalez blocks it.
A short left from Dundee.
It looks like Jesse Gonzalez has been cut.
Stalling in the clinch from Dundee.
Gonzalez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dundee lands a damaging elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gonzalez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dundee lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gonzalez is looking to control Dundee's arms but Dundee gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gonzalez has his back to the cage.
Our sources have told us that Dundee has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Gonzalez is trying to break the clinch but Dundee is controlling him.
Gonzalez has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dundee after a bit of a struggle.
Mick Dundee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesse Gonzalez.
Dundee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dundee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dundee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dundee struggles to land a body shot inside as Gonzalez controls his hands.
Gonzalez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dundee throws a knee to the head but misses.
A right hand to the body from Dundee.
Dundee tries to land knees in the clinch but Gonzalez avoids the damage to the body.
Dundee lands a left hand.
Gonzalez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gonzalez misses with a punch to the body.
Gonzalez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dundee lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dundee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dundee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Dundee - that landed with a thud.
Dundee presses Gonzalez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dundee works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gonzalez looks winded!
Nice body punch from Dundee - that landed with a thud.
Gonzalez tries a body shot but Dundee blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gonzalez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dundee is stalling here.
Dundee manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Dundee lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gonzalez has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Dundee seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Gonzalez can turn it around.
Nice body punch from Dundee.
Gonzalez lands with a right to the head.
Dundee stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gonzalez is trying to push Dundee away but Dundee has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dundee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gonzalez wants to break free but Dundee has control.
Gonzalez tries to circle away but Dundee has him pinned against the cage.
Gonzalez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dundee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dundee throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gonzalez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Gonzalez scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dundee lands with a left to the head.
Gonzalez can't find room to land a body shot as Dundee controls the action.
Dundee works on Gonzalez's body with a couple of short punches.
Dundee lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dundee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gonzalez backwards.
Gonzalez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dundee can't find room to land a body shot as Gonzalez controls the action.
Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gonzalez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dundee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gonzalez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dundee's elbow.
Gonzalez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dundee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gonzalez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gonzalez takes an elbow to the temple.
Dundee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dundee blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dundee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gonzalez backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gonzalez working hard to break the clinch.
Gonzalez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Dundee on the inside.
Gonzalez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dundee gets through Gonzalez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dundee lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gonzalez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gonzalez misses with the head strike.
Gonzalez managing to block the knees to the body from Dundee.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dundee.
Gonzalez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dundee can't find room to land a body shot as Gonzalez controls the action.
Dundee is leaning against Gonzalez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gonzalez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gonzalez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzalez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gonzalez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dundee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Dundee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jesse Gonzalez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dundee lands a nice shot to the body.
Gonzalez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gonzalez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gonzalez digs a good body shot into Dundee's ribs.
Dundee lands a jab.
Dundee gets a clinch.
Dundee lands an elbow inside.
Gonzalez misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gonzalez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gonzalez - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gonzalez gets through Dundee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dundee misses with some punches.
Dundee lands a shoulder strike.
That has opened up Jesse Gonzalez's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dundee presses Gonzalez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dundee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mick Dundee has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dundee.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dundee.
Dundee dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dundee.
Dundee lands a left hand.
Gonzalez tries to break free but Dundee pushes him back against the cage.
Dundee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dundee throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gonzalez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dundee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dundee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gonzalez can do to turn this around?
Dundee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The cut above Jesse Gonzalez's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Dundee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dundee tries to stall but Gonzalez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dundee throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gonzalez is breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from Dundee.
Gonzalez wants to get back to striking at distance but Dundee won't allow it.
Dundee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gonzalez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dundee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dundee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gonzalez backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dundee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dundee works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hook to the body lands for Dundee.
Dundee taking a breather.
Dundee scores a nice knee to the body.
Dundee's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Dundee lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dundee misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Dundee.
Dundee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dundee lands a left hand.
Dundee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gonzalez can't find room to land a body shot as Dundee controls the action.
Dundee lands a nice shot to the body.
Gonzalez wants to break free but Dundee has control.
Gonzalez avoids the elbow strike from Dundee, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez is trying to stall.
Dundee leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gonzalez wants to break free but Dundee has control.
Dundee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jesse Gonzalez's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Dundee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dundee looks to land a left hand but Gonzalez moved out of range nicely.
Gonzalez tries a quick counter leg kick but Dundee is wise to it.
Dundee throws a series of punches but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Dundee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gonzalez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dundee, as that shot connected.
Gonzalez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dundee has Gonzalez up against the cage in a clinch.
Gonzalez blocks an uppercut.
Dundee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez trying to control the position but instead, Dundee has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gonzalez into the cage.
Dundee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gonzalez backwards.
Gonzalez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gonzalez is trying to force a seperation but Dundee has the dominant position.
Gonzalez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dundee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Gonzalez fails to land.
Dundee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jesse Gonzalez's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mick Dundee!
Mick Dundee was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between AJ McKenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Menace Defoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Defoe has chosen Bodies as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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221 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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213 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, AJ McKenzie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Menace Defoe!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Kavanagh and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKenzie lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Defoe throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McKenzie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McKenzie lands a nice leg kick that just misses Defoe's sensitive parts.
Defoe moves out of range of the body kick from McKenzie.
A big left from Defoe misses.
McKenzie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McKenzie's corner calls for a 1-2. McKenzie obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McKenzie scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McKenzie will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
McKenzie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McKenzie throws a lazy body kick
and Defoe counters with a straight right hand.
Defoe ducks under a wild hook from McKenzie.
McKenzie moves out of range as Defoe strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McKenzie misses with an uppercut
and Defoe counters with a nice body shot.
Defoe misses with a looping right.
We've been informed that Defoe 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.
McKenzie looks to land a body kick but Defoe moved away.
McKenzie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Defoe.
McKenzie fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Defoe is out of range.
McKenzie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McKenzie has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Defoe finds it's way round the side to connect with McKenzie's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKenzie swings away with a leg kick that misses.
McKenzie scores with a three punch combo!
McKenzie gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Defoe.
It looks like AJ McKenzie has been cut.
McKenzie finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A combination from McKenzie does no damage.
A big left from McKenzie misses.
McKenzie throws a quick inside leg kick.
McKenzie throws the kick towards the body but Defoe avoids it.
Defoe appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
McKenzie blocks a jab.
Defoe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Defoe is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice defenses there by McKenzie.
McKenzie ducks under a wild hook from Defoe.
McKenzie tries to score with a low kick but Defoe moves his leg out of the way.
Defoe is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Defoe lands with a hook. McKenzie tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Defoe throws a sloppy head kick and McKenzie moves out of range easily.
Defoe moves out of range of the leg kick from McKenzie.
Defoe was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Defoe misses the jab.
McKenzie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Defoe moves away.
As McKenzie backs off Defoe throws a huge counter combo but McKenzie manages to avoid it all.
A telegraphed right hand from Defoe misses the target.
McKenzie feints and then cracks Defoe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Defoe down.
A low kick from McKenzie misses
and Defoe counters with a right hand to the body.
McKenzie ducks under a wild hook from Defoe.
McKenzie misses with a low kick.
McKenzie throws a head kick but Defoe moves out of range.
Defoe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Defoe keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Defoe! But no joy.
McKenzie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Defoe.
AJ McKenzie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McKenzie wants to land a leg kick but Defoe is out of range.
Defoe lands a jab to McKenzie's midsection.
Defoe throws a big shot that misses.
Defoe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McKenzie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Defoe clobbers McKenzie with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McKenzie scores with a head kick. Defoe tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Defoe throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McKenzie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McKenzie throws a lazy uppercut
and Defoe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McKenzie throws a front kick aimed at Defoe's knee but Defoe avoids it well.
Defoe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McKenzie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McKenzie thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Defoe if he has to take too many more of those.
Defoe looks to score with a jab to the body but McKenzie is just out of range.
McKenzie wants to slow Defoe down by chopping away at his legs.
Defoe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Defoe scores with a shot to the body.
Defoe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McKenzie turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Defoe looks to score with a jab to the body but McKenzie is just out of range.
Defoe looks to land a left hand but McKenzie moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Defoe misses the target.
A head kick misses from McKenzie.
Defoe missing with a left hand there. McKenzie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McKenzie misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Defoe misses with a looping left.
McKenzie appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
McKenzie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Defoe.
Defoe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McKenzie moves away.
Defoe throws a body punch but McKenzie moves out of range.
No joy there for Defoe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Defoe connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Defoe fails to land with a series of punches.
A big left from Defoe misses.
A low kick from McKenzie misses
and Defoe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McKenzie misses with a head kick.
As McKenzie backs off Defoe throws a huge counter combo but McKenzie manages to avoid it all.
McKenzie swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Defoe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Defoe wants to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Defoe stuns McKenzie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Menace Defoe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on AJ McKenzie's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Defoe throws a head kick that McKenzie semi-blocks.
Defoe lands a jab to McKenzie's midsection.
Defoe takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McKenzie misses with a low kick.
McKenzie wants to slow Defoe down by chopping away at his legs.
McKenzie bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Defoe's head.
Defoe shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. McKenzie eats them both and turns towards Defoe to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
AJ McKenzie's cut is getting worse.
Defoe misses with a straight right.
McKenzie connects with a leg kick. Defoe looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Defoe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Defoe misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed right hand from Defoe misses the target.
McKenzie throws a big counter combination but Defoe scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Defoe lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McKenzie at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A solid leg kick lands there for McKenzie.
McKenzie lands with a thumping leg kick.
Defoe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McKenzie.
McKenzie throws a leg kick but Defoe sees it coming and moves out of range.
Defoe fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Defoe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McKenzie throws a leg kick
enabling Defoe to counter with a crisp jab.
Defoe throws a body kick that misses
enabling McKenzie to counter with a crisp jab.
Defoe connects with a body shot that sends McKenzie's belly button to the back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McKenzie drops his hands momentarily and Defoe takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
McKenzie misses with a low kick.
Defoe throws a lazy uppercut
and McKenzie counters with a stiff right hand.
McKenzie lands with a thumping leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from McKenzie.
McKenzie misses with a wild body shot.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether McKenzie might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
McKenzie moves out of range of the strikes.
McKenzie goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McKenzie throws a wild body kick that Defoe sees coming a mile off.
McKenzie looks to score with a jab to the body but Defoe is just out of range.
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!
McKenzie misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Defoe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McKenzie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Defoe lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A leg kick checked by Defoe.
Defoe swings widly with a right hand
and McKenzie counters with an outside leg kick.
McKenzie avoids the head kick by Defoe.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McKenzie 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 Defoe has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Defoe and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Defoe throws a hook but McKenzie blocks it.
Defoe takes one to the chin there.
McKenzie takes one to the side of the head.
McKenzie takes a jab right on the kisser.
AJ McKenzie's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
McKenzie throws a head kick but Defoe moves out of range.
Defoe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McKenzie checks a leg kick nicely.
McKenzie throws a leg kick but Defoe checks it.
Defoe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McKenzie.
Defoe misses with a wild combination.
Defoe lands a big head kick that sends McKenzie tumbling to the mat! Defoe takes a step backwards and waves McKenzie back to his feet - he wants the finish!
McKenzie is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie moves out of range of the strikes.
McKenzie throws a good cross that connects.
McKenzie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McKenzie throws a lazy uppercut
and Defoe counters with a stiff right hand.
Jeez, AJ McKenzie's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
McKenzie avoids the body shot from Defoe.
McKenzie throws a leg kick but Defoe checks it.
McKenzie connects with a crisp jab.
Defoe misses with a hook
and McKenzie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like McKenzie has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
A telegraphed right hand from Defoe misses the target.
McKenzie works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Defoe getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
McKenzie throws a low kick but Defoe moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Defoe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Defoe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Defoe looks to score with a jab to the body but McKenzie is just out of range.
McKenzie throwing a counter right hand but Defoe manages to avoid it.
Defoe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Defoe jabs McKenzie to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Defoe keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
McKenzie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McKenzie will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
McKenzie feints a jab promting Defoe to slip. McKenzie then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Defoe slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A slapping body kick lands there for McKenzie.
Defoe throws a lazy right hand but McKenzie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McKenzie 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 decent looking cross lands there for Defoe.
McKenzie staying out of range there.
Defoe lands a nice hook to McKenzie's body. McKenzie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McKenzie looks to throw the jab but Defoe is out of range.
McKenzie is looking to slow Defoe down with leg kicks.
Defoe punishes McKenzie's body with a nice straight punch.
Defoe misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Menace Defoe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on AJ McKenzie's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McKenzie thows a leg kick but Defoe checks it
and Defoe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McKenzie misses with a straight right.
McKenzie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McKenzie tries a head kick but it misses.
McKenzie attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
McKenzie tries to land a leg kick but Defoe saw it coming and moves away.
A lazy left from Defoe finds it's target.
McKenzie looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A head kick misses from McKenzie.
Defoe looks to land a left hand but McKenzie moved out of range nicely.
McKenzie throws a predictable looking body shot
and Defoe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Defoe takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Defoe throws a push kick but McKenzie slaps the foot to one side.
McKenzie is looking to chop away at Defoe's legs.
Defoe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Defoe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McKenzie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Defoe ducks right into an uppercut from McKenzie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKenzie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Defoe tries to counter with a clinch but McKenzie shakes him off and moves away.
McKenzie misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Defoe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Defoe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McKenzie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Defoe lands with a shot to the body.
Defoe has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McKenzie finds it's way round the side to connect with Defoe's head.
McKenzie tries a head kick but it misses.
Defoe lands a nice shot to the body.
Defoe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McKenzie was well out of range. Poor timing from Defoe.
Some bone on bone action there as Defoe checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Some bone on bone action there as Defoe checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice body punch from Defoe.
Defoe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McKenzie circles away quickly and effectively.
A jab from McKenzie finds it's way through Defoe's defenses.
A swing and a miss from McKenzie.
Defoe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McKenzie throws a jab but it's blocked by Defoe.
McKenzie tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Defoe is able to avoid easily.
McKenzie misses with a hook.
McKenzie cracks Defoe with a right hand to the side of the head.
Defoe blocks a jab.
McKenzie just misses with a punch to the body.
Defoe looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McKenzie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Defoe! But no joy.
McKenzie is looking to chop away at Defoe's legs.
McKenzie moves away from the strike by Defoe.
McKenzie has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McKenzie there as he acknowledges the shot.
McKenzie throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Defoe lands a high kick!
Defoe misses the jab.
Defoe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McKenzie manages to avoid it.
Defoe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McKenzie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Defoe looks to land a right hand but McKenzie moved out of range.
Defoe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McKenzie was well out of range. Poor timing from Defoe.
It looked like McKenzie wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Good leg kick by McKenzie there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McKenzie looks to land a combination but Defoe avoids it well.
A clash of legs there as Defoe blocks the low kick.
McKenzie lands a leg kick that knocks Defoe off balance momentarily.
Defoe tries to bum rush McKenzie with a series of wild strikes but McKenzie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Defoe bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McKenzie's head backwards.
The crowd cheers as McKenzie lands an impressive looking overhand right. Defoe doesn't seem phased though.
McKenzie staying out of range there.
Defoe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McKenzie.
McKenzie lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Defoe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McKenzie.
That kick from McKenzie tenderised Defoe's leg. Defoe is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Defoe lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at AJ McKenzie's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Menace Defoe!
Menace Defoe is the new light heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Menace Defoe thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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