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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Caleb Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Napoleon Dynamite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dynamite has chosen Napoleon Dynamite (Remix) as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
Great low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Caleb Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Napoleon Dynamite!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dynamite backs up against the cage.
It looks like Napoleon Dynamite has been cut.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Smith lands a big head kick that sends Dynamite tumbling to the mat! Smith takes a step backwards and waves Dynamite back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Dynamite is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Dynamite moves out of range easily.
Dynamite is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith finish him?
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smith drops Dynamite with a straight right hand, right on the button! Smith follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Caleb Smith!
Caleb Smith decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iain Reilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atlas Metaxas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reilly comes to the cage accompanied by Dubliners - Fields of Athenry. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Iain Reilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Atlas Metaxas!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reilly shoots for a double leg takedown but Metaxas sprawls well. He's pushed Reilly's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Reilly goes for a double leg but Metaxas avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Metaxas continues to drive forward.
Reilly looks to score with a jab to the body but Metaxas is just out of range.
A shot to the body from Reilly misses
and Metaxas counters with a thumping low kick.
Reilly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reilly dips to his left and cracks Metaxas with an uppercut!
Good standup being displayed there by Reilly as he connects with a hook.
Metaxas clinches.
Reilly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reilly throws an off balance right hand
and Metaxas counters with a leg kick.
Reilly throws an off balance right hand
letting Metaxas counter with a right hand.
It looks like Iain Reilly has been cut.
Reilly definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Reilly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reilly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Metaxas gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Metaxas working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reilly lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reilly throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Reilly stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Metaxas throws up his legs and catches Reilly in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Reilly tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Metaxas! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Atlas Metaxas!
During a confident post fight interview, Atlas Metaxas thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Chico Grande (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magomedrasul Khasbulaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khasbulaev comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Fetty Wap - Trap Queen kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Magomedrasul Khasbulaev is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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144 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jesus Chico Grande!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magomedrasul Khasbulaev!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khasbulaev pushes Grande up against the cage in a clinch.
Khasbulaev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grande manages to break the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch on the inside from Khasbulaev fails to land.
Khasbulaev misses with a punch on the inside.
Khasbulaev is trying to break free.
Khasbulaev misses with a punch on the inside.
Grande lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Khasbulaev has a couple of punches blocked by Grande.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khasbulaev misses with some punches.
Khasbulaev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khasbulaev has a couple of punches blocked by Grande.
Grande pushes Khasbulaev back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Khasbulaev scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grande doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khasbulaev throws a punch but it's blocked by Grande.
Khasbulaev looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Khasbulaev throws a head punch that misses.
Grande throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Grande definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Grande can't find room to land a body shot as Khasbulaev controls the action.
Khasbulaev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grande pulls Khasbulaev into guard.
Grande not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Khasbulaev gets to his feet. Grande looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Khasbulaev instigates a clinch.
Grande keeps control of Khasbulaev as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Grande misses with a body punch.
Khasbulaev is trying to break the clinch but Grande has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khasbulaev swings wildly with an uppercut but Grande uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grande blocking some punches.
Grande is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Khasbulaev scores with a shot to the side of Grande's head.
A head punch on the inside from Khasbulaev fails to land.
Khasbulaev is trying to break free.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grande.
Nice body punch from Grande - that landed with a thud.
Khasbulaev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grande blocking some punches.
Khasbulaev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khasbulaev.
Grande struggles to land a body shot inside as Khasbulaev controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grande blocking some punches.
Grande blocking some punches.
Khasbulaev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Khasbulaev scores with a nice short uppercut.
Grande blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Khasbulaev's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Khasbulaev's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Khasbulaev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grande misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grande blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grande.
Grande blocks an uppercut.
Khasbulaev wants to break free but Grande has control.
Grande misses with some punches.
Grande blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grande blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grande blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khasbulaev misses with the head strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Grande blocking some punches.
Khasbulaev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grande keeps control of Khasbulaev as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khasbulaev.
Khasbulaev working aggressively here.
Khasbulaev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grande blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grande pressing his opponent against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magomedrasul Khasbulaev dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Khasbulaev has managed to clinch.
Khasbulaev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Khasbulaev swings wildly with an uppercut but Grande uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grande blocking some punches.
Grande blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khasbulaev throws a punch but it's blocked by Grande.
Khasbulaev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khasbulaev misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grande throws a head punch that misses.
Grande lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Khasbulaev creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Khasbulaev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grande lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grande has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Khasbulaev after a bit of a struggle.
Khasbulaev has a couple of punches blocked by Grande.
Khasbulaev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Khasbulaev has Grande up against the cage in a clinch.
Khasbulaev misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Khasbulaev fails to land.
Khasbulaev throws a punch but it's blocked by Grande.
Grande lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khasbulaev backwards.
Khasbulaev lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Grande.
Khasbulaev working aggressively here.
Khasbulaev gets through Grande's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Khasbulaev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khasbulaev tries to clinch but Grande is having none of it.
Grande throwing a counter right hand but Khasbulaev manages to avoid it.
Khasbulaev clinches up with Grande and pushes him back against the cage.
Grande throws an elbow but it misses.
Grande keeps control of Khasbulaev as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Khasbulaev wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Grande makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khasbulaev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khasbulaev is looking to break free of the clinch but Grande has double underhooks.
Khasbulaev is looking to break free of the clinch but Grande has double underhooks.
Khasbulaev misses with some punches.
Grande scores with a shot to the side of Khasbulaev's head.
Khasbulaev is trying to push Grande away but Grande has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Grande misses with an elbow over the top.
Khasbulaev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grande lands a body shot.
Khasbulaev is looking to break free of the clinch but Grande has double underhooks.
Grande blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grande blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Grande.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khasbulaev.
A right hook to the body lands for Grande.
Khasbulaev swings wildly with an uppercut but Grande uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khasbulaev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khasbulaev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khasbulaev is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Grande goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khasbulaev throws a punch but it's blocked by Grande.
Khasbulaev misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grande blocks an uppercut.
Khasbulaev throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khasbulaev.
Khasbulaev is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Khasbulaev lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Grande backwards.
Khasbulaev misses with some punches.
Khasbulaev takes a shot to the head.
Grande blocks an uppercut.
Khasbulaev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grande lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khasbulaev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Khasbulaev fails to land.
Grande blocking some punches.
Grande is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Khasbulaev is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magomedrasul Khasbulaev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Grande's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Khasbulaev misses with a double jab
and Grande counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Khasbulaev thinking.
Grande uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Khasbulaev has time to react.
Khasbulaev is rocked!
Khasbulaev moves in looking to clinch but Grande pushes him off.
Khasbulaev is still on wobbly legs! Can Grande finish him?
Khasbulaev tries to clinch but Grande is having none of it.
Grande throws a hook but Khasbulaev blocks it.
Grande rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Khasbulaev counters with a one-two to the body.
Khasbulaev seems to have recovered his senses.
Khasbulaev tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Grande manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Grande swats away the attempt to clinch by Khasbulaev.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khasbulaev tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Grande manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Khasbulaev tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Grande counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khasbulaev wants to clinch.
It looked like Grande wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Grande takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Khasbulaev moves in looking to clinch but Grande pushes him off.
An attempted straight right counter from Grande misses the target.
Khasbulaev pushes Grande up against the cage in a clinch.
Khasbulaev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khasbulaev throws a head punch that misses.
Grande blocking some punches.
Khasbulaev working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Grande.
Khasbulaev throws a head punch that misses.
Khasbulaev misses with the head strike.
Grande misses with a body punch.
Khasbulaev is trying to force a seperation but Grande has the dominant position.
Grande blocking some punches.
Grande scores with a shot to the side of Khasbulaev's head.
Grande blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Grande.
A head punch on the inside from Khasbulaev fails to land.
Khasbulaev working aggressively here.
Grande keeps control of Khasbulaev as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Grande cracks Khasbulaev with a nice body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grande blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grande fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grande tries to work over Khasbulaev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khasbulaev wants to break free but Grande has control.
Khasbulaev is trying to break free.
Grande has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Khasbulaev after a bit of a struggle.
Khasbulaev can't break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Khasbulaev.
Khasbulaev misses with some punches.
Grande swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khasbulaev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grande stalling against the cage.
Grande blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khasbulaev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Grande has him pressed against the cage.
Grande blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khasbulaev misses with the head strike.
Khasbulaev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jesus Chico Grande has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grande blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khasbulaev working aggressively here.
Khasbulaev tries to circle away but Grande has him pinned against the cage.
Khasbulaev misses with some punches.
Khasbulaev lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grande misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grande gets a trip takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khasbulaev has one foot on Grande's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Magomedrasul Khasbulaev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grande misses the shot to the body.
Khasbulaev clinches up against the cage.
Khasbulaev wants to break the clinch but can't.
Grande scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Magomedrasul Khasbulaev.
I've got Khasbulaev 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Magomedrasul Khasbulaev!
Magomedrasul Khasbulaev took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Mohito Fightwear (Laundry) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Danny McCoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chinnawat Shinawatra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danny McCoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chinnawat Shinawatra!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCoy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shinawatra bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shinawatra closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Shinawatra tries to work over McCoy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shinawatra scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Danny McCoy has been cut.
McCoy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shinawatra tries a knee to the head but McCoy blocks it.
Shinawatra unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shinawatra landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Shinawatra tries to land knees in the clinch but McCoy avoids the damage to the body.
McCoy tries to break the clinch but Shinawatra is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCoy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shinawatra tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shinawatra with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shinawatra lands a shoulder strike.
Shinawatra lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Shinawatra lands with a short shot to the head.
McCoy blocks an uppercut.
Shinawatra misses with a knee to the head.
Shinawatra with an attempt at a knee that misses.
I was talking to McCoy's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinawatra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McCoy.
Shinawatra prevents McCoy from breaking the clinch.
McCoy can't break the clinch.
Shinawatra keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McCoy's efforts to push away.
Shinawatra tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McCoy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shinawatra lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinawatra can't find room to land a body shot as McCoy controls the action.
Shinawatra missing with knees to the body.
McCoy avoiding damage as Shinawatra throws knees to the body.
Shinawatra softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Shinawatra.
Shinawatra working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shinawatra lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McCoy or not.
Shinawatra tries to land a knee to the head but McCoy blocks with his arms.
McCoy prevents a body shot from Shinawatra.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shinawatra taking a breather.
Shinawatra misses with the head strike.
McCoy blocks a body shot from Shinawatra.
McCoy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shinawatra has a couple of punches blocked by McCoy.
McCoy is trying to break the clinch but Shinawatra has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shinawatra tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shinawatra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McCoy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chinnawat Shinawatra dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Danny McCoy's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
McCoy misses with a jab, cross combination.
McCoy misses with an uppercut. Shinawatra saw that one coming.
McCoy blocks a head kick by Shinawatra.
A jab from McCoy misses.
McCoy throws a body shot but no joy.
Shinawatra throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McCoy misses the jab.
Shinawatra throws a body punch but McCoy moves out of range.
McCoy throws a lazy right hand but Shinawatra sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McCoy throws a nice looking combination but Shinawatra bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McCoy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shinawatra has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McCoy throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shinawatra with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A punch combination from McCoy misses.
Danny McCoy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCoy lands with a cross.
Shinawatra slips under a jab from McCoy.
McCoy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shinawatra manages to avoid it.
Shinawatra looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Shinawatra throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCoy throws a right hand that misses
and Shinawatra connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shinawatra showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McCoy.
McCoy misses with a jab to the body
and Shinawatra counters with a nice leg kick.
McCoy looks to score with a jab to the body but Shinawatra is just out of range.
Shinawatra showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McCoy.
Shinawatra avoids a punch combination nicely.
McCoy takes a swing at Shinawatra's ribcage but misses.
McCoy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shinawatra dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McCoy. That did some damage!
McCoy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McCoy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Danny McCoy is winning the standup battle so far.
McCoy avoids the head kick by Shinawatra.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinawatra slips a jab and a cross from McCoy.
Shinawatra steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McCoy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick from Shinawatra lands but McCoy takes it in his stride.
McCoy throws a series of punches but Shinawatra moves out of range.
McCoy sets himself, and Shinawatra steps forward looking for the clinch! McCoy avoids it this time.
Nice body kick there by Shinawatra.
Shinawatra throws a combination. McCoy tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
McCoy is rocked!
Shinawatra uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McCoy.
Shinawatra lands with a good body shot.
Shinawatra clinches up with McCoy and pushes him back against the cage.
McCoy managing to block the knees to the body from Shinawatra.
Shinawatra with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shinawatra misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shinawatra is leaning against McCoy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinawatra gets through McCoy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shinawatra misses with a knee strike.
Shinawatra tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McCoy avoids it.
McCoy blocks a body shot from Shinawatra.
Shinawatra has McCoy pressed against the cage, preventing McCoy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Shinawatra putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McCoy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Shinawatra utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
McCoy working hard to break the clinch.
Chinnawat Shinawatra seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCoy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shinawatra tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McCoy working hard to break the clinch.
Shinawatra prevents McCoy from breaking the clinch.
Shinawatra dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
McCoy has had enough of the clinch but Shinawatra keeps him there for the moment.
Shinawatra putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McCoy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chinnawat Shinawatra showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Danny McCoy's cut.
That's time! McCoy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
McCoy misses with a hook
and Shinawatra counters with a left to the body.
McCoy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shinawatra keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McCoy.
McCoy throws an overhand right that lands on Shinawatra's shoulder, as Shinawatra tries to avoid the shot.
McCoy sets himself, and Shinawatra steps forward looking for the clinch! McCoy avoids it this time.
McCoy looks to land a left hand but Shinawatra moved out of range nicely.
McCoy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shinawatra counters with a body kick.
Shinawatra scores with a nice strike.
Shinawatra has McCoy up against the cage in a clinch.
Shinawatra throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A body shot lands from Shinawatra.
Shinawatra tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shinawatra stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCoy takes a knee to the side of the body.
Shinawatra throws a knee to the head but misses.
McCoy is trying to push Shinawatra away but Shinawatra has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shinawatra creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McCoy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Shinawatra taking a breather.
McCoy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCoy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shinawatra lands a knee to the head.
Shinawatra connects with a nasty looking knee right to McCoy's face.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shinawatra.
Shinawatra lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shinawatra works on McCoy's body with a couple of short punches.
Shinawatra is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
McCoy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCoy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shinawatra throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McCoy can't break the clinch.
McCoy is looking to break free of the clinch but Shinawatra has double underhooks.
Shinawatra using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shinawatra lands a body punch.
Shinawatra stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Shinawatra scores a nice knee to the body.
Good body shot from Shinawatra.
Danny McCoy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shinawatra stalling against the cage.
McCoy managing to block the knees to the body from Shinawatra.
Shinawatra misses with a knee strike.
McCoy is trying to push Shinawatra away but Shinawatra has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shinawatra obliges.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shinawatra tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McCoy has had enough of the clinch but Shinawatra keeps him there for the moment.
Chinnawat Shinawatra is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
McCoy misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chinnawat Shinawatra comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Shinawatra 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 25:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 25:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chinnawat Shinawatra!
A very excited looking Chinnawat Shinawatra made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Country Grace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phat Ho (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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20
146 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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22
141 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Country Grace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phat Ho!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ho fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ho throws a nice inside leg kick.
Grace just misses with a punch to the body.
Ho throws the left hand but Grace avoids the punch easily.
Grace thuds his right hand into Ho's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Grace definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ho looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ho lands an overhand right.
Grace tried to score with a low kick but Ho checks it.
Ho has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Grace closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The strikes coming from Grace are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grace controlling from side mount.
Grace postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Grace cracks Ho with a big elbow.
Grace is chipping away with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grace working the body and head with strikes.
Grace working the ground and pound but Ho is defending the strikes.
Ho is being controlled here.
Grace scoring with punches from side control.
Ho seems a little lost for a moment, as Grace dominates the positioning.
Ho is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Grace has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Ho prevents Grace from improving position.
Grace misses with the ground and pound.
Ho is pushing Grace's head away, looking to escape. Grace manages to hold on to the position though.
Ho is letting Grace control him for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grace working the head and body with strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ho can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ho is trying to get back to his feet.
Grace tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Grace in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ho really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Grace. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Grace in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Grace postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Ho trying to remain calm as Grace controls from the top position.
Grace is trying to get an arm triangle but Ho is defending well.
Grace controls the position from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grace 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.
Grace misses with the ground and pound.
Grace in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Grace scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ho to see if he's OK.
Ho tries to escape but Grace is in control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ho avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Grace.
Ho regains half guard.
Grace winds up and cracks Ho with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Grace seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Grace lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ho is trying to control but can't.
Grace missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Grace with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Grace scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Grace lands with a punch from half guard.
Grace is nestled in close to Ho, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Country Grace 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.
Grace drives through with a takedown into Ho's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Ho preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Grace working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Grace scoring with some ground and pound.
Grace sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ho's guard.
Grace looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Grace scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Grace is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ho is trying to stand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grace trying to control the pace.
Ho tries to kick Grace off but Grace keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grace content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ho is trying to get back to full guard.
Grace perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ho taking some punishment here, with Grace in his half guard.
Ho is trying to stand back up but Grace is controlling him
Country Grace overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Grace controlling the action here.
Grace throwing shots but Ho is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Grace working Ho over with strikes.
Ho is trying to stand.
Ho avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Grace.
Grace working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Grace working Ho over with strikes.
Grace lands strikes from half guard.
Grace trying to control the pace.
Grace not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Grace looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Grace lands with a punch from half guard.
Grace trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grace tries to pass to full mount but Ho defends it.
Grace thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Grace seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Grace not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Grace lands a nice short elbow.
Grace missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Grace with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Grace is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ho doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Grace.
Ho is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Grace scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ho tries to roll over but Grace keeps him under control.
Grace scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Grace not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Grace throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Country Grace dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Grace closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ho quickly recovers to half guard.
Grace lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Grace is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ho is trying to stand back up but Grace is controlling him
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grace keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grace's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho is looking to escape.
Grace content to control rather than advance.
Grace lands with a punch from half guard.
Grace takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Grace performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Grace thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Grace stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Grace looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Grace looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Grace trying to control the pace.
Ho is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Grace scores with a couple of nice shots.
Grace performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Grace prevents Ho from standing back up.
Grace working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grace throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Grace winds up and cracks Ho with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Grace thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Grace with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Grace wants to work for an arm triangle but Ho is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Phat Ho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grace sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Ho keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Grace there.
Ho is trying to stand.
Grace thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ho's head.
Ho looks like he's trying to stand up.
Grace wants to work for an arm triangle but Ho is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Grace sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ho defending well though.
Grace sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ho defending well though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Grace is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ho tries to kick Grace off but Grace keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Country Grace showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Grace, 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:26
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Country Grace!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Huell Alabama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piston Horiguchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alabama's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sweet Home Alabama. Piston Horiguchi is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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29
140 lbs
8 - 9 - 0 |
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28
139 lbs
10 - 5 - 2 |
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Basic striking
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Huell Alabama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 2, fighting out of New York, Piston Horiguchi!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horiguchi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Alabama.
Alabama drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Horiguchi has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Alabama has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Alabama tries for a takedown but Horiguchi manages to get underhooks.
Alabama is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Horiguchi is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Huell Alabama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horiguchi lands a body shot.
Horiguchi lands a body shot.
Horiguchi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Alabama.
Alabama is breathing heavily.
Alabama goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alabama wants to take the fight to the mat but Horiguchi manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Horiguchi stalling against the cage.
Alabama is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Horiguchi is defending well.
Horiguchi breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alabama gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Horiguchi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alabama doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Horiguchi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Horiguchi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Good shot there by Horiguchi.
Alabama is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alabama is aggressively charging in as Horiguchi backs up avoiding any damage. Horiguchi tosses out a jab and Alabama runs right into it face first! Alabama is out cold! Horiguchi dropped down on all fours and is barking in Alabama's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Piston Horiguchi!
An out of breath Piston Horiguchi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Geoffrey Barbossa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aquiles Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romero is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Scotland The Brave. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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26
160 lbs
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26
161 lbs
9 - 9 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Geoffrey Barbossa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aquiles Romero!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbossa lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Barbossa swinging wildly here.
Barbossa lands the left hand.
Barbossa feints a jab promting Romero to slip. Barbossa then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Romero slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A low kick from Barbossa misses
letting Romero counter with a right hand.
Jab by Barbossa.
Romero defending well as Barbossa loads up on a big left hand.
Romero throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Romero throws a sloppy head kick and Barbossa moves out of range easily.
Romero takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romero misses with a straight left.
A quick step to the side and Barbossa tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barbossa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Romero only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Barbossa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barbossa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbossa looks to land a right hand but Romero moved out of range.
Geoffrey Barbossa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbossa throws a front kick aimed at Romero's knee but Romero avoids it well.
Barbossa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Romero ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Romero blocks a jab.
Barbossa misses with a body kick.
Barbossa throws a looping overhand right but Romero ducks down to avoid it.
Barbossa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Barbossa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Romero has time to react.
Romero throws a head kick that misses.
Barbossa looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Barbossa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Barbossa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barbossa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barbossa misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Romero.
Barbossa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbossa instigates a clinch.
Barbossa lands a left hand.
Barbossa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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!
Romero has had enough of the clinch but Barbossa keeps him there for the moment.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barbossa.
Romero throws a knee to the head but misses.
Barbossa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Barbossa.
Romero tries to pull guard but Barbossa holds him up against the cage and eventually Romero drops back down to his feet.
Barbossa letting Romero take a breather here.
Romero takes a shot to the head.
Barbossa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Romero blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barbossa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barbossa stalling against the cage.
Romero is trying to pull guard but Barbossa has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero is trying to break the clinch but Barbossa has him pressed against the cage.
Barbossa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Barbossa presses Romero against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Romero has had enough of the clinch but Barbossa keeps him there for the moment.
A short left from Barbossa.
Barbossa has a couple of punches blocked by Romero.
Barbossa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Romero misses with a wild combination.
Romero throws a lazy right hand but Barbossa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barbossa was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Barbossa misses the shot to the body.
Barbossa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Romero is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Romero throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barbossa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Romero bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Romero has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Barbossa finds it's way round the side to connect with Romero's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Barbossa.
Romero throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbossa throws a shot from downtown. Romero moves away and avoids it.
Romero is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Barbossa with a body shot.
Romero ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Romero unleashes a big counter combination but Barbossa bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Barbossa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romero takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fighters circling - Barbossa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Romero lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Romero checks the leg kick nicely there.
Romero is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Barbossa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Barbossa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Romero was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbossa.
Despite the aggression on Romero's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Romero rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barbossa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barbossa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Romero.
Romero misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Romero defending well as Barbossa loads up on a big left hand.
Romero throws a counter combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geoffrey Barbossa 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.
Barbossa scores with a nice right hand.
Romero misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barbossa throws a poor cross that misses
and Romero connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barbossa tries to clinch but Romero moves out of range.
Romero swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Romero pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Aquiles Romero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice shot lands for Barbossa.
Romero on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Romero loads up on a big right hand but Barbossa slips the punch.
Nice body punch from Barbossa.
Barbossa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Romero is trying to counter with his kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbossa throws a lazy uppercut
and Romero counters with a straight right hand.
Romero throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barbossa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Romero misses the shot to the body.
Romero slips a jab from Barbossa.
Despite the aggression on Romero's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Barbossa clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero avoiding damage.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barbossa lands a nice uppercut.
Barbossa lands a nice shot to the body.
Romero is breathing heavily.
Barbossa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Barbossa gets through Romero's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Barbossa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Decent striking displayed by Barbossa there.
Barbossa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Romero tried to score with a low kick but Barbossa checks it.
Barbossa lands a head kick!
Romero has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Romero there as he acknowledges the shot.
Barbossa lands with an uppercut that bounces Romero off the cage and back into range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbossa closes the distance and pushes Romero back into the cage.
Romero tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Barbossa just stands there and leans against the cage.
Romero tries to pull guard but Barbossa won't allow it.
A short left from Barbossa.
A right hand to the body from Barbossa.
Romero jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Barbossa walks away with a smile on his face. Romero gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Geoffrey Barbossa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aquiles Romero.
Barbossa moves into range and clinches up with Romero.
Barbossa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Romero blocks a body shot from Barbossa.
Barbossa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Romero backwards.
Barbossa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barbossa throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Barbossa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Romero slips under a jab.
Barbossa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Romero.
Romero takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbossa throws a body punch but Romero moves out of range.
Barbossa scores with a jab to the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Barbossa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Barbossa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Barbossa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barbossa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A lazy body kick from Romero
and Barbossa counters with a nice body shot.
Barbossa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Romero can do to turn this around?
Barbossa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barbossa misses with a body shot.
Romero takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Barbossa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Barbossa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Romero pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barbossa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Barbossa checks it well.
Barbossa misses with a body shot.
Romero now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Romero throws a sloppy head kick and Barbossa moves out of range easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbossa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Romero.
Romero misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Barbossa misses.
Romero keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barbossa.
Romero feints a counter leg kick.
Barbossa misses with a wild body shot.
Barbossa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Romero.
Barbossa is looking to land body kicks.
Romero slips under a jab.
Romero tries to land a leg kick but Barbossa saw it coming and moves away.
Barbossa looks to throw the jab but Romero is out of range.
Barbossa throws a looping overhand right but Romero ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geoffrey Barbossa dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Barbossa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Romero finds it's way round the side to connect with Barbossa's head.
Romero misses with an attempted mid kick.
Barbossa missing with a left hand there. Romero was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Geoffrey Barbossa is winning the standup battle so far.
Barbossa throws a shot to the body.
A lazy left from Barbossa finds it's target.
Barbossa clinches with his opponent.
Barbossa throws a head punch that misses.
Barbossa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barbossa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Romeros head.
Barbossa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Barbossa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Romeros head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barbossa.
Barbossa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romero misses with an attempted mid kick.
Barbossa jabs Romero right on the nose. Romero blinks but takes it well.
Romero moves out of range as Barbossa strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbossa darts in and clinches Romero up against the cage.
Barbossa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Barbossa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice body punch from Romero.
Barbossa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Romero. Romero circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Barbossa throws an overhand right that lands on Romero's shoulder, as Romero tries to avoid the shot.
Barbossa throws a right hand that misses
and Romero counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Barbossa thinking.
Barbossa swings for the body but Romero moves out of range.
Barbossa misses with an uppercut.
Romero unleashes a big counter combination but Barbossa bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Barbossa missing with a left hand there. Romero was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little jabbing left from Romero on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Barbossa throws a body shot but no joy.
Romero throws a counter combo.
Romero throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barbossa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Romero needs to keep his hands up - Barbossa had a free shot at his head there.
Geoffrey Barbossa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbossa has managed to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbossa lands a nice uppercut.
Barbossa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barbossa throws a shot from downtown. Romero moves away and avoids it.
Barbossa instigates a clinch.
Barbossa pushes Romero back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barbossa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barbossa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Romero's elbow.
Barbossa lands a nice uppercut.
Romero breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barbossa throws a hook to the side of Romero's head but Romero sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slow jab from Barbossa misses its intended target.
Romero walks into a straight right hand from Barbossa.
Barbossa motions for Romero to come forward. Barbossa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbossa displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Barbossa misses with a hook.
Romero throws out a counter right but Barbossa avoids it with no problem.
Romero takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Romero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Barbossa misses the target.
Romero ducks under a wild hook from Barbossa.
Romero takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Romero lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barbossa circles away quickly and effectively.
As Romero tries to get set, Barbossa tries to push him back and clinch up but Romero manages to avoid the attempt.
Barbossa lands a head shot.
Romero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbossa.
Romero raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Barbossa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Romero.
Romero lands a right hook to the body.
Romero has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romero slips under a jab from Barbossa.
Romero looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Aquiles Romero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbossa tries to land a leg kick but Romero saw it coming and moves away.
Barbossa swings widly with a right hand
and Romero counters with a straight right hand.
No joy there for Barbossa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barbossa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short right from Barbossa.
Romero goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barbossa misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Barbossa.
Barbossa breaks the clinch.
Romero throws a head kick but Barbossa moves out of range.
Barbossa swinging wildly here.
Romero lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Barbossa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jab from Barbossa.
And that's the end of the fight!
Geoffrey Barbossa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barbossa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Geoffrey Barbossa!
Geoffrey Barbossa decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Aquiles Romero stepped up to the mic, saying 'still wants nick diaz fight'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lou Hole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ulysseus Xenophobus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hole comes to the cage accompanied by Louie Louie/ Motorhead. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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32
183 lbs
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173 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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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
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Lou Hole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ulysseus Xenophobus!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xenophobus avoids the body shot from Hole.
Xenophobus connects with a right hand. Hole shakes it off.
Xenophobus misses with an uppercut.
A big left from Hole misses.
Hole connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Xenophobus's hands.
Xenophobus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hole moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A head kick by Hole misses
and Xenophobus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A lazy left from Xenophobus finds it's target.
Hole closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip 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!
Hole not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hole is nestled in close to Xenophobus, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hole is trying to control the action in half guard but Xenophobus is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hole is looking for a kimura here.
Hole wants to work for an arm triangle but Xenophobus is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xenophobus slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hole throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Xenophobus works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hole lands a couple of elbows.
Hole is in close to Xenophobus's body, working some short punches and elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hole accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Xenophobus working for a triangle but Hole defends it easily.
Hole trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hole keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Xenophobus's head.
Xenophobus controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hole trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Xenophobus controlling Hole's posture.
Hole is stalling in the full guard.
Xenophobus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hole.
Hole definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Xenophobus utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hole throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Xenophobus works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Xenophobus can't keep his opponent in guard - Hole advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hole has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hole thowing shots but they're missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hole is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Xenophobus has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Hole controlling the pace for now.
Hole landing strikes, looking to finish!
Xenophobus is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hole with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Hole is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Xenophobus to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Xenophobus shrugs it off.
Xenophobus in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hole working Xenophobus over with strikes here.
Hole 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.
Xenophobus tries to reverse the position but Hole maintains control.
Hole connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Xenophobus regains half guard.
Hole is looking to advance position but Xenophobus won't allow it.
Hole stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hole just misses with a punch to the body.
Hole on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Xenophobus throws a nice looking combination but Hole bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lou Hole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hole misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Xenophobus.
Xenophobus lands a jab to the nose.
Hole looks to land a combination but Xenophobus avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lou Hole dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Xenophobus lands a jab-cross combination.
Hole on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hole slips under a jab from Xenophobus.
Xenophobus swings for the body but Hole moves out of range.
Hole throwing a counter right hand but Xenophobus manages to avoid it.
Hole dives in for a single leg takedown but Xenophobus sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
It seemed like Xenophobus was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hole defending well as Xenophobus loads up on a big left hand.
Hole dives in for a single leg takedown but Xenophobus sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Xenophobus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hole.
Xenophobus misses with a right hand
and Hole counters with a nice uppercut.
Hole misses with a double jab
and Xenophobus counters with a straight right hand.
Nice shot lands for Xenophobus.
Xenophobus throws a body punch but Hole moves out of range.
Ulysseus Xenophobus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Xenophobus connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xenophobus scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Xenophobus displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hole.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lou Hole. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xenophobus throws a hook but Hole blocks it.
Donk. Xenophobus catches Hole right on the button with a cross.
Hole dives in and grabs Xenophobus's left leg, looking for a takedown. Xenophobus pushes down on Hole's head and hops out.
Xenophobus might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Xenophobus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hole.
A jab from Xenophobus does it's job there.
Xenophobus throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Xenophobus lands with an overhand left.
Xenophobus scores with a body shot.
Hole pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hole fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Xenophobus looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Xenophobus throws a body shot but no joy.
Hole shoots for a double leg takedown but Xenophobus sprawls well. He's pushed Hole's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xenophobus dips to his left and cracks Hole with an uppercut!
Xenophobus bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hole's head backwards.
Xenophobus misses with a right hand
enabling Hole to counter with a crisp jab.
Hole connects with a good right hand that stumbles Xenophobus. Xenophobus circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hole defending well as Xenophobus loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Hole. Those never looked like landing.
Hole takes a jab right on the kisser.
Xenophobus connects with a right hand. Hole shakes it off.
Hole misses with a wild combination.
Hole walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hole tries to bum rush Xenophobus with a series of wild strikes but Xenophobus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Xenophobus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hole looks to land a right hand but Xenophobus moved out of range.
Hole waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Xenophobus.
Xenophobus throws a hook but Hole avoids it easily.
Xenophobus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Hole misses the target.
Hole missing with a left hand there. Xenophobus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Xenophobus takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Xenophobus scores with a hook.
Xenophobus takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hole tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hole gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Xenophobus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Xenophobus throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Hole's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Xenophobus dives in looking to finish as Hole flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Xenophobus's strikes! Xenophobus is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Hole's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Hole was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ulysseus Xenophobus!
The defeated Lou Hole had this to say: 'What can I say you got me man'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bob Neal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Sheppards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carl Sheppards will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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166 lbs
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159 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Neal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Carl Sheppards!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neal keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sheppards misses with a wild body shot.
Sheppards blocks a jab.
Neal misses with a wild body shot.
Neal lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sheppards or perhaps it was just good defense by Neal, which made it look bad.
Neal cracks Sheppards with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Carl Sheppards has been cut.
Neal stuns Sheppards with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sheppards uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Neal.
Neal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sheppards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sheppards uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Neal.
Sheppards misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for Neal, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sheppards catches Neal with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sheppards blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheppards uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Neal.
It seemed like Sheppards was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sheppards tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Neal defends well and Sheppards ends up having to push Neal into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bob Neal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carl Sheppards.
Neal swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sheppards counters with a left to the body.
Sheppards throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sheppards works over Neal's head and body with a nice combination.
Neal throws a jab when Sheppards was well out of range.
Neal stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Neal wants it to stay on the feet.
Sheppards will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sheppards slips under a jab from Neal.
Sheppards ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Neal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Neal takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Neal throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sheppards. Neal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sheppards takes a swing at Neal's ribcage but misses.
Neal is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sheppards tries to bum rush Neal with a series of wild strikes but Neal uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sheppards misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheppards uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Neal.
Sheppards ducks under a wild hook from Neal.
Sheppards displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Neal throws out the jab.
Neal lands a nice hook to Sheppards's body. Sheppards takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A cross from Sheppards lands.
Nice jab there from Neal.
Sheppards swings for the body but Neal moves out of range.
Neal takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Neal moves out of range of the strikes.
Bob Neal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sheppards throws a lazy right hand but Neal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Neal avoids the body shot from Sheppards.
Bob Neal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Neal throws out a loose jab but Sheppards uses good head movement to avoid it.
Neal misses the shot to the body.
Neal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sheppards.
Sheppards fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Neal scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sheppards takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheppards moves away from the strike by Neal.
Sheppards swings for the body but Neal moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Neal on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Neal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sheppards manages to avoid it.
Neal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sheppards.
Neal displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sheppards throws out the jab.
Neal misses with a lunging right hand
and Sheppards counters with a nice body shot.
Sheppards staying out of range there.
Sheppards uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Neal has time to react.
Neal staying out of range there.
Neal takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Neal cracks Sheppards with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sheppards throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sheppards throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sheppards loads up on a big right hand but Neal slips the punch.
Sheppards shoots for a takedown but Neal saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Neal stuns Sheppards with a nice body shot, before stepping back 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!
Neal throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sheppards swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheppards feints a jab promting Neal to slip. Sheppards then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Neal slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Neal scores with a nice strike.
Neal moves into range and connects with a jab.
Neal leaves Sheppards with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A swing and a miss from Sheppards.
Nice shot lands for Neal.
Sheppards swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Neal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sheppards slips under a jab.
Neal will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neal throws out a loose jab but Sheppards uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Sheppards - just one landing.
Neal just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Sheppards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bob Neal will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Carl Sheppards's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Neal throws a lazy right hand but Sheppards sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sheppards misses with a looping left.
Neal misses with a hook.
Sheppards takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Neal listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice straight punches there by Sheppards. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sheppards.
Sheppards misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sheppards is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Neal takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice shot lands for Neal.
Neal uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sheppards.
Sheppards throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Neal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Neal fails to land with a series of punches.
Bob Neal is winning the standup battle so far.
Neal lands with an uppercut that bounces Sheppards off the cage and back into range.
Neal misses with a jab, cross combination.
Neal jabs at Sheppards's body.
Sheppards throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheppards lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The fighters circling - Sheppards throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Neal was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Neal lands a slapping body shot.
Sheppards blocks a jab.
Some wild striking there from Neal.
Neal takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Neal ducks under a wild hook from Sheppards.
Sheppards fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Neal sprawls well initially but Sheppards persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Neal makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Neal slips a jab from Sheppards.
Sheppards avoids the body shot from Neal.
Sheppards slips a jab and a cross from Neal.
Sheppards looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neal ducks under a wild hook from Sheppards.
Sloppy strikes from Sheppards. Those never looked like landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Neal misses the target.
Neal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sheppards can do to turn this around?
Neal takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Neal throws the left hand but Sheppards avoids the punch easily.
Sheppards looks to score with a jab to the body but Neal is just out of range.
Neal lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sheppards waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Neal.
Neal takes one to the chin there.
Neal moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice takedown defense from Neal. No joy for Sheppards on that attempt.
A swing and a miss from Neal.
Sheppards misses with a left hand
and Neal counters with a straight right hand.
Sheppards misses with a straight right.
Sheppards looks to score with a jab to the body but Neal is just out of range.
Sheppards connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sheppards swings widly with a right hand
enabling Neal to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neal fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sheppards lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Neal backs up against the cage.
Sheppards digs a good body shot into Neal's ribs.
A swing and a miss from Neal.
Sheppards moves out of range of the strikes.
Neal throws a hook but Sheppards blocks it.
Neal connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Neal throws a body shot but no joy.
Neal connects with a jab.
Sheppards cracks Neal with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sheppards has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Good shot there by Neal.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Neal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sheppards looks to throw the jab but Neal is out of range.
Sheppards misses the jab.
Decent striking displayed by Neal there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neal displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sheppards throws out the jab.
Neal misses with a straight right.
Sheppards takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Neal throws a jab but it's blocked by Sheppards.
Neal swings for the body but Sheppards moves out of range.
Sheppards takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sheppards throws a nice looking combination but Neal bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It looked like Neal wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Neal looks to throw the jab but Sheppards is out of range.
Sheppards lands with an uppercut that bounces Neal off the cage and back into range.
Sheppards works Neal's body with a nice hook.
Sheppards misses with a hook
and Neal counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sheppards throws an overhand right that lands on Neal's shoulder, as Neal tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neal takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sheppards takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A big left from Neal misses.
Sheppards throws a series of punches but Neal avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Neal dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Carl Sheppards's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Neal digs a good body shot into Sheppards's ribs.
Sheppards swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It looked like Neal was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sheppards.
Neal takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sheppards misses with a hook
and Neal counters with a straight right hand.
Sheppards connects with a looping right hand.
Neal connects with a looping right hand.
Neal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Neal misses with an uppercut. Sheppards saw that one coming.
Sheppards throws a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sheppards is defended easily by Neal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sheppards fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Neal looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sheppards decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neal has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sheppards is working away from the top position though.
Neal knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sheppards on the ground.
Neal is refusing to be controlled, as Sheppards sits in half guard.
Sheppards stalling.
Sheppards has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at LOD: Ground Zero. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Sheppards is looking to advance position but Neal won't allow it.
Sheppards content to control rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sheppards is trying to control. Neal wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sheppards is working for a kimura but Neal is defending it quite comfortably.
Sheppards stalling.
Neal manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Carl Sheppards has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheppards walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sheppards lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A big right from Neal misses.
Sheppards getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sheppards throws a series of punches but Neal moves out of range.
Neal throws a right hand that misses
letting Sheppards counter with a right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Neal. That snapped Sheppards's head back.
Neal takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sheppards scores with a crisp jab that stopped Neal in his tracks.
Sheppards throws a hook but Neal blocks it.
Sheppards scores with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sheppards scores with a punch to the head.
Neal blocks a jab.
Sheppards scores with a sloppy right hand. Neal should have avoided that one.
Neal is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheppards darts in looking for a takedown but Neal gets double underhooks and turns Sheppards into the cage.
Oh Neal is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sheppards takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sheppards swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sheppards throws an overhand right that drops Neal like a sack of potatoes! Sheppards dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carl Sheppards!
Carl Sheppards really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Spartan Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yuki Masakazu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fujiwara Tsuyoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masakazu kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Roken / DEEP MACS HEADBANGERS. Tsuyoshi has chosen WHISPERED - HOLD THE SWORD as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Yuki Masakazu has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yuki Masakazu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fujiwara Tsuyoshi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsuyoshi throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Masakazu closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tsuyoshi circles away.
Tsuyoshi feints a counter leg kick.
Tsuyoshi throws out a loose jab but Masakazu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Masakazu shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tsuyoshi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Masakazu shoots for a takedown but Tsuyoshi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Masakazu backing away here, and Tsuyoshi unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuki Masakazu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Masakazu tries for a takedown but Tsuyoshi circles away easily
and Tsuyoshi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Masakazu tries to keep at a distance but Tsuyoshi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tsuyoshi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tsuyoshi is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Tsuyoshi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tsuyoshi lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Tsuyoshi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tsuyoshi lands an elbow inside that Masakazu shrugs off.
It looks like Yuki Masakazu has been cut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tsuyoshi obliges.
Masakazu drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Masakazu really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tsuyoshi lands a knee to the body.
Masakazu is breathing heavily.
Tsuyoshi gets underhooks to prevent Masakazu's takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsuyoshi connects with a knee to the head.
Masakazu takes an elbow to the forehead.
Masakazu takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tsuyoshi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Masakazu is rocked!
Masakazu blocks an elbow strike.
Oh Masakazu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
With the fighters up against the cage, Tsuyoshi throws an elbow but misses.
Tsuyoshi gets underhooks to prevent Masakazu's takedown attempt.
Masakazu blocks an elbow strike from Tsuyoshi.
Tsuyoshi has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Masakazu - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Tsuyoshi, and another! Masakazu is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Fujiwara Tsuyoshi!
An out of breath Fujiwara Tsuyoshi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Yuki Masakazu was interviewed post fight and said 'He got lucky! I'll be back!'.
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