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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hector Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beleleu Petkovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Not Afraid. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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196 lbs
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183 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hector Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beleleu Petkovic!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petkovic moves away.
Petkovic gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Davis to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Davis seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Petkovic tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Petkovic working a defensive guard but Davis manages to pass into side control anyway.
Petkovic tries to buck Davis off but Davis is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis working the head and body with strikes.
Petkovic tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Davis wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Petkovic takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
A lull in the action here.
Petkovic is working to avoid the ground and pound but Davis connects with a decent elbow.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Petkovic can do anything to dispel that myth.
The referee asks Davis politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Davis prefers to stall for the moment though.
We've been hearing good reports from Davis's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Davis lands a decent elbow from side control.
Petkovic tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Davis cracks Petkovic with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Petkovic seems a little lost for a moment, as Davis dominates the positioning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis works to advance to full mount. Petkovic defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Petkovic tries to hold on but Davis postures up.
Petkovic tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Davis landing punches.
It looks like Beleleu Petkovic has been cut.
Davis raining down shots from the mount!
Petkovic is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davis loads up with a big shot that hurts Petkovic! He's pulled Davis in close but Davis has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Petkovic survive? More strikes from Davis and Petkovic is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Hector Davis!
A relieved looking Hector Davis thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Psycho Vaughan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wacka Flocka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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180 lbs
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183 lbs
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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
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Psycho Vaughan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wacka Flocka!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flocka cracks Vaughan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Flocka moves into range and connects with a jab.
Flocka throws out a powerful jab.
Flocka misses with a body kick.
Vaughan just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Flocka misses.
Flocka pushes Vaughan away with a front kick.
Vaughan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Flocka misses with a body kick.
Vaughan throws a hook to the side of Flocka's head but Flocka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Flocka defending well as Vaughan loads up on a big left hand.
Flocka lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vaughan's sensitive parts.
Flocka throws a right and a left that Vaughan avoids nicely.
Vaughan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Flocka darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flocka lands with an uppercut that bounces Vaughan off the cage and back into range.
Flocka scores with a kick to the midsection.
Flocka throws a shot to the body.
Vaughan throws a head kick that misses.
Flocka thows a body kick. Vaughan tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flocka checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Flocka cracks Vaughan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Vaughan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vaughan defending well as Flocka loads up on a big left hand.
Flocka throws a nice inside leg kick.
A solid body kick from Flocka.
Vaughan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Flocka throws a head kick but Vaughan moves out of range.
And Vaughan counters with a quick kick to the body but Flocka blocks it.
Flocka lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vaughan moves out of range as Flocka strikes.
Flocka dips to his left and cracks Vaughan with an uppercut!
Flocka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Flocka slips a jab and a cross from Vaughan.
Vaughan connects with a crisp jab.
Flocka throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flocka tried to score with a low kick but Vaughan checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaughan lands with a cross.
It looks like Wacka Flocka has been cut.
Flocka gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Flocka sizes up Vaughan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Vaughan misses with a straight right.
Vaughan misses with a shot to the body
and Flocka counters with an outside leg kick.
Flocka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vaughan.
Flocka throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Psycho Vaughan has been cut.
Flocka lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Vaughan walks forward, straight into a front kick from Flocka.
Flocka connects with a high kick.
Flocka looks for the body kick but Vaughan saw that one coming.
Flocka thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Flocka does it's job there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Flocka.
Vaughan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Flocka moves away.
Flocka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaughan throws a series of punches but Flocka moves out of range.
Flocka scores with a kick to the midsection.
Flocka connects with an inside leg kick.
Vaughan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Flocka checks it well.
Flocka fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A solid body kick from Flocka.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Vaughan crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Flocka - the referee stops the clock and Vaughan gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Flocka. Vaughan manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Flocka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Flocka on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Flocka lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Flocka misses with an attempted mid kick.
Flocka throws a shot from downtown. Vaughan moves away and avoids it.
Vaughan misses with an uppercut.
Vaughan swings for the body but Flocka moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vaughan moves out of range as Flocka throws a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaughan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vaughan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Flocka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Flocka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vaughan.
Flocka is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Vaughan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Vaughan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Flocka tries to land a front kick but Vaughan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A little feinted left hand from Vaughan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Flocka takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Vaughan misses the body punch
and Flocka counters with a nice body kick.
Nice cross by Flocka.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Flocka.
A jab from Vaughan misses.
Vaughan throws a head kick but Flocka moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Flocka, right into the meat.
Vaughan throws a sloppy head kick
and Flocka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
An inside leg kick lands from Flocka.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wacka Flocka dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Vaughan throws a chopping leg kick but Flocka manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Flocka scores with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Flocka.
Flocka fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Vaughan is out of range.
Vaughan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Flocka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Flocka misses with an attempted mid kick.
Flocka scores with a nice body kick.
Vaughan has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Flocka throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vaughan misses with a body shot.
Flocka throws a head kick but Vaughan moves out of range.
Vaughan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Flocka is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters circling a little - Flocka finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Flocka works over Vaughan's head and body with a nice combination.
Flocka thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Vaughan if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vaughan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Flocka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vaughan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flocka is looking to land body kicks.
Flocka displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Flocka has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Flocka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vaughan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Flocka. That's going to slow Vaughan down.
A slow jab from Flocka misses its intended target.
Vaughan scores with a jab to the head.
Vaughan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Flocka fakes the leg kick and cracks Vaughan in the body.
Flocka comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vaughan is looking to wear down Flocka with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Flocka throws a nice head kick!
Flocka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vaughan throws a head kick but Flocka moves out of range.
Flocka lands an overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vaughan avoids a kick to the body.
Flocka throws a jab when Vaughan was well out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Vaughan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wacka Flocka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Flocka scores with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaughan takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Flocka throws a push kick but Vaughan slaps the foot to one side.
Flocka getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vaughan takes one to the side of the head.
Vaughan lands a nice looking body shot.
Flocka throws a sloppy head kick and Vaughan moves out of range easily.
Flocka tries a head kick but it misses.
Vaughan throws a sloppy head kick and Flocka moves out of range easily.
Vaughan defending well as Flocka loads up on a big left hand.
Flocka thows a body kick. Vaughan tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Flocka.
Nice defenses there by Vaughan.
Flocka misses with an uppercut. Vaughan saw that one coming.
Vaughan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vaughan misses with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flocka thuds his shin into the meat of Vaughan's side.
Vaughan throws a chopping leg kick but Flocka manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Flocka avoids the head kick by Vaughan.
Flocka throws a sloppy head kick and Vaughan moves out of range easily.
Vaughan misses with a body punch
and Flocka counters with an inside leg kick.
Vaughan throws a lazy uppercut
and Flocka counters with a good, hard body kick but Vaughan shrugs it off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Flocka is looking to land body kicks.
Flocka throws a looping overhand right but Vaughan ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vaughan. Flocka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vaughan lands a jab to the head.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Vaughan might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Vaughan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Flocka counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Flocka throws a body kick that misses.
Vaughan half committed to a counter leg kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vaughan has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Flocka.
Flocka misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaughan misses with a left hand
and Flocka counters with a nice body kick.
Flocka connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vaughan's hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Flocka misses its intended target.
Flocka throws a body kick that misses.
Flocka just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromVaughan.
Flocka misses with a body kick.
Vaughan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Flocka's head.
Flocka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vaughan. Flocka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vaughan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Flocka. That one must have hurt.
A jab lands there for Vaughan.
A jab from Vaughan misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Flocka throws a body kick that misses.
Flocka lands a leg kick that knocks Vaughan off balance momentarily.
Flocka misses with a head kick.
Vaughan throws a head kick that Flocka semi-blocks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wacka Flocka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A lazy left from Vaughan finds it's target.
Flocka lands with a nice body kick.
Vaughan throws a body punch but Flocka moves out of range.
Vaughan swings for the body but Flocka moves out of range.
Vaughan throws a body punch but Flocka moves out of range.
Vaughan avoids the head kick by Flocka.
Flocka blocks a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Flocka blocks the leg kick.
Flocka throws a quick inside leg kick.
Flocka delivers a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body kick there by Flocka.
Flocka throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vaughan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vaughan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Flocka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Flocka - that will leave a mark!
Flocka thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Vaughan if he has to take too many more of those.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Flocka misses with an attempted mid kick.
Flocka pushes Vaughan away with a front kick.
Flocka throws a front kick that sends Vaughan stumbling back into the cage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Flocka, right into the meat.
Vaughan scores with a jab to the body.
Vaughan throws a sloppy head kick
and Flocka counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vaughan's knee momentarily.
Vaughan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Flocka connects with a leg kick. Vaughan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Vaughan tries a head kick but it misses.
Flocka follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Good shot there by Flocka.
A nice inside leg kick there by Flocka. That's going to slow Vaughan down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flocka connects with a nice looking jab.
Vaughan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Vaughan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Flocka. That one must have hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flocka lands a leg kick that knocks Vaughan off balance momentarily.
Vaughan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Flocka throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Vaughan counters with a nice uppercut.
Flocka throws a leg kick which misses Vaughan's front leg but catches the back leg as Vaughan tries to avoid it.
Flocka scores with a spinning back kick!
Flocka lands a leg kick that knocks Vaughan off balance momentarily.
An inside leg kick lands from Flocka.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Flocka - that will leave a mark!
Flocka fakes the leg kick and cracks Vaughan in the body.
Flocka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Flocka lands with a nice body kick.
Vaughan tries a head kick but it misses.
Flocka lands a nice looking body kick.
Flocka lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaughan throws a chopping leg kick but Flocka manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Vaughan stuns Flocka with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Flocka.
Flocka misses with a hook. Vaughan ducked under it nicely.
Vaughan just misses with a punch to the body.
Vaughan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Flocka takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Vaughan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Flocka takes one on the button.
Flocka ducks under a wild hook from Vaughan.
Flocka misses the jab.
Vaughan will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Vaughan moves out of range of the body kick.
Vaughan punishes Flocka's body with a nice straight punch.
Vaughan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little jabbing left from Flocka on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaughan throws a body punch but Flocka moves out of range.
Psycho Vaughan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vaughan misses with a low kick as Flocka jumps back.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Flocka, right into the meat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flocka thuds his right hand into Vaughan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vaughan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Vaughan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vaughan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vaughan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Flocka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vaughan.
Flocka throws a head kick that misses.
A cross from Flocka lands.
Flocka lands a nice looking kick to the body. Vaughan takes a step back to recover.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Flocka.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wacka Flocka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Flocka 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wacka Flocka!
Our winner, Wacka Flocka, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tetsuya Shiroo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shiroo has chosen The Gazette / Filth In The Beauty as his entrance music. Tetsuya Shiroo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Long!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tetsuya Shiroo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Shiroo.
Long misses with a combination
and Shiroo counters with a stiff right hand.
We've been informed that Shiroo has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Long takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Shiroo slips a jab and a cross from Long.
A low kick from Long misses
and Shiroo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Long won't be happy with that.
Shiroo tries to move to mount but Long blocks the move with his legs.
Long holding on.
Shiroo is trying to move to mount but Long reverses beautifully and ends up in Shiroo's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Long preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiroo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Shiroo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Shiroo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Long gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Shiroo looking for a sweep. Not yet Shiroo, not yet.
Long wanted to stand there but Shiroo had control of the position.
Long wants to control from the top but Shiroo keeps moving.
Shiroo has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Long is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Shiroo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
You can see the frustration on Shiroo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Shiroo tries to bench press Long off him but Long keeps the position.
Long stands up and beckons Shiroo to his feet.
Long checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Shiroo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Long.
Long tries a head kick but it misses.
Long misses with a head kick.
Long misses with a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Long. Those never looked like landing.
John Long is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Long swings away with a body shot that misses
and Shiroo counters with a good low kick that Long was not able to check.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long misses with a head kick.
Long throws the kick towards the body but Shiroo avoids it.
Long throws a sloppy body shot
and Long takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shiroo cracks Long with a good jab.
BOOM! Shiroo lands a beautiful left hook that drops Long. Long tries to recover but Shiroo is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Long lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tetsuya Shiroo!
After winning the bout, Tetsuya Shiroo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Magomedrasul Khasbulaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny McCoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khasbulaev comes to the cage accompanied by Fetty Wap - Trap Queen. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magomedrasul Khasbulaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danny McCoy!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khasbulaev tries to close the distance and clinch but McCoy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Khasbulaev connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A combination from McCoy does no damage.
McCoy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Khasbulaev moves in looking to clinch but McCoy pushes him off.
Khasbulaev tries to close the distance and clinch up but McCoy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Khasbulaev is looking to clinch.
Khasbulaev is looking to clinch but McCoy is avoiding it.
McCoy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Khasbulaev closes the distance but McCoy moves to the side
and McCoy counters with a three punch combo that has Khasbulaev backing up. Khasbulaev nods at McCoy to acknowledge the strikes.
Magomedrasul Khasbulaev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCoy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Khasbulaev throws a lazy head kick
and McCoy counters with a series of strikes. Khasbulaev will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khasbulaev moves out of range of the strikes.
Khasbulaev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Khasbulaev clinches up against the cage.
McCoy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McCoy scores with a nice head shot.
McCoy has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCoy throws a body punch but Khasbulaev moves out of range.
Khasbulaev tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and McCoy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Khasbulaev wants to clinch up but McCoy keeps it at a distance.
Khasbulaev fails with an attempt to clinch.
Despite the aggression on McCoy's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Khasbulaev slips a straight right by McCoy.
Khasbulaev tries to clinch up but McCoy circles away and keeps his distance.
A left and a right from McCoy both land. Nice combination.
McCoy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Khasbulaev.
McCoy lands a slapping body shot.
McCoy avoids a kick to the body.
Khasbulaev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khasbulaev closes the distance and pushes McCoy back into the cage.
McCoy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khasbulaev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khasbulaev lands a shoulder strike.
McCoy blocking some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCoy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Khasbulaev has him pressed against the cage.
Khasbulaev misses with the head strike.
McCoy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Khasbulaev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McCoy looks to land a left hand but Khasbulaev moved out of range nicely.
Khasbulaev wants to clinch up but McCoy keeps it at a distance.
A jab from McCoy misses.
Khasbulaev tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McCoy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Khasbulaev closes the distance looking to clinch
and McCoy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCoy misses with a straight left.
Khasbulaev tries to clinch but McCoy moves out of range.
McCoy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Khasbulaev gets a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Khasbulaev.
McCoy blocking some punches.
McCoy working hard to break the clinch.
McCoy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khasbulaev tries to clinch there but McCoy circles away.
McCoy swats away the attempt to clinch by Khasbulaev.
Khasbulaev tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McCoy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McCoy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Khasbulaev avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCoy misses with a looping left.
McCoy lands a nice shot that snaps Khasbulaev's head back.
McCoy throws a right and a left that Khasbulaev avoids nicely.
Khasbulaev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McCoy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McCoy throws a right hand that Khasbulaev ducks under and follows up with a left that Khasbulaev also avoids with ease.
Khasbulaev doesn't manage to clinch there - McCoy circles away.
McCoy throws a counter combo.
Khasbulaev connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khasbulaev tries to clinch but McCoy moves out of range.
McCoy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Khasbulaev with a body shot.
Khasbulaev tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McCoy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Khasbulaev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McCoy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Khasbulaev moves in looking to clinch but McCoy pushes him off.
Khasbulaev lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McCoy throws a looping overhand right but Khasbulaev ducks down to avoid it.
Khasbulaev is looking to clinch but McCoy is avoiding it.
McCoy looks to score with a jab to the body but Khasbulaev is just out of range.
Khasbulaev is looking to counter with head kicks.
Khasbulaev tries to close the distance and clinch up but McCoy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny McCoy dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McCoy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Khasbulaev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCoy swats away the attempt to clinch by Khasbulaev.
McCoy is looking for the big counter here.
McCoy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McCoy lands a lovely overhand right.
Khasbulaev closes the distance and clinches.
Khasbulaev throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McCoys head.
McCoy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khasbulaev lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Khasbulaev working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCoy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Khasbulaev lands a shoulder strike.
McCoy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McCoy is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khasbulaev has a couple of punches blocked by McCoy.
McCoy blocks an uppercut.
McCoy blocking some punches.
Khasbulaev keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McCoy's efforts to push away.
Khasbulaev misses with a punch on the inside.
McCoy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McCoy is trying to break free.
Khasbulaev misses with a punch on the inside.
McCoy blocks an uppercut.
McCoy takes a shot to the head.
McCoy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khasbulaev has a couple of punches blocked by McCoy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khasbulaev misses with a punch on the inside.
Khasbulaev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Khasbulaev fails to land.
Khasbulaev swings wildly with an uppercut but McCoy uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Khasbulaev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Magomedrasul Khasbulaev has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch on the inside from Khasbulaev fails to land.
Khasbulaev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khasbulaev misses with some punches.
McCoy blocking some punches.
McCoy is looking to break free of the clinch but Khasbulaev has double underhooks.
McCoy wants to break free but Khasbulaev has control.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McCoy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khasbulaev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khasbulaev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khasbulaev working aggressively here.
Khasbulaev throws a head punch that misses.
Khasbulaev misses with some punches.
McCoy is trying to push Khasbulaev away but Khasbulaev has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Khasbulaev lands a shoulder strike.
McCoy blocking some punches.
Khasbulaev misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khasbulaev.
McCoy has had enough of the clinch but Khasbulaev keeps him there for the moment.
Khasbulaev throws a punch but it's blocked by McCoy.
Khasbulaev breaks from the clinch.
McCoy keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCoy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McCoy misses with a looping left.
A swing and a miss from McCoy.
Khasbulaev wants to clinch but McCoy slips to the side
and McCoy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Khasbulaev drives through and clinches with McCoy against the cage.
Khasbulaev misses with some punches.
McCoy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No joy there for McCoy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
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!
McCoy misses with a looping right.
Khasbulaev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Khasbulaev looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McCoy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Khasbulaev tries to clinch up but McCoy circles away and keeps his distance.
McCoy loads up on a big right hand but Khasbulaev slips the punch.
McCoy swats away the attempt to clinch by Khasbulaev.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magomedrasul Khasbulaev dominated that second round.
That's time! Khasbulaev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
McCoy loads up on a big right hand but Khasbulaev slips the punch.
Khasbulaev is looking to clinch but McCoy is avoiding it.
Khasbulaev tries to clinch up.
Khasbulaev tries to clinch there but McCoy circles away.
McCoy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Khasbulaev rushes McCoy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Khasbulaev lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khasbulaev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khasbulaev throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McCoys head.
McCoy is trying to break the clinch but Khasbulaev is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khasbulaev throws a head punch that misses.
McCoy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Khasbulaev swings wildly with an uppercut but McCoy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khasbulaev misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCoy blocking some punches.
Khasbulaev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khasbulaev lands a left hand that snaps the head of McCoy backwards.
Khasbulaev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khasbulaev misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Khasbulaev fails to land.
McCoy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McCoy misses with a series of wild punches.
Khasbulaev went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
McCoy misses with a jab, cross combination.
McCoy stuns Khasbulaev with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McCoy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Khasbulaev backs up against the cage.
A jab from Khasbulaev misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khasbulaev wants to clinch but McCoy slips to the side
and McCoy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Khasbulaev thinking.
Magomedrasul Khasbulaev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McCoy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khasbulaev tries to close the distance and clinch up but McCoy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McCoy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
McCoy swats away the attempt to clinch by Khasbulaev.
Khasbulaev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McCoy misses with a two punch combination.
Khasbulaev tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McCoy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McCoy moves out of range of the body kick.
McCoy throws a nice looking combination but Khasbulaev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McCoy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Khasbulaev moves into the clinch successfully.
Khasbulaev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McCoy keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khasbulaev tries to clinch but McCoy is having none of it.
Khasbulaev is looking to clinch.
McCoy throws a hook but Khasbulaev blocks it.
Khasbulaev is looking to clinch but McCoy is avoiding it.
Khasbulaev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Khasbulaev swings widly with a right hand
and McCoy counters with a nice uppercut.
Khasbulaev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McCoy fails to land with a series of punches.
Khasbulaev misses with a combination
and McCoy counters with a left and a right that stings Khasbulaev.
Khasbulaev takes one to the chin there.
McCoy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khasbulaev manages to avoid it.
Khasbulaev clinches up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCoy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from McCoy misses.
Sloppy strikes from Khasbulaev. Those never looked like landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCoy misses with a hook.
Khasbulaev appears to be looking for a big counter.
Khasbulaev has closed the distance and engaged McCoy in a clinch.
Khasbulaev lands an uppercut.
Khasbulaev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khasbulaev connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Khasbulaev tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and McCoy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Khasbulaev clinches up against the cage.
Khasbulaev misses with a punch on the inside.
Khasbulaev working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny McCoy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think McCoy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny McCoy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Philo Beddoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Finkle John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beddoe comes to the cage accompanied by Stranglehold/ Ted Nugent. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Philo Beddoe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Finkle John!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by John.
John misses the shot to the body.
Beddoe needs to keep his hands up - John had a free shot at his head there.
John gets caught napping as Beddoe dives in and scores a takedown. John manages to retain guard.
John pulls Beddoe in close to his closed guard and prevents Beddoe from doing any damage or advancing position.
Beddoe trying to control the position from guard on top but John is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Beddoe works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Beddoe is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
John keeping hold of Beddoe's head, controlling as best he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John is trying to control but can't.
Beddoe is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but John still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, John has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
John working away.
Beddoe tries to control but John manages to take his back.
Beddoe trying to control the hands but John breaks the grip.
John has the hooks in. Beddoe is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
John lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Beddoe.
John scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
John cracks Beddoe with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Beddoe from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John scores with punches and elbows.
John is hanging on to Beddoe's back as he tries to escape.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Beddoe is covering up but some of the strikes from John are getting through and doing damage.
A lull in the action here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
John is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
John gets his hands free as Beddoe looks to control.
Beddoe takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Beddoe tries to roll but John sticks to his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beddoe trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Beddoe grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Beddoe can't escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
John has good solid back control here.
Beddoe rolls, trying to escape but John keeps control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beddoe is keeping busy.
John punishes Beddoe with strikes from the back mount.
John is hanging on to Beddoe's back as he tries to escape.
John punches Beddoe on the ear.
Will John go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Beddoe trying to control the hands but John breaks the grip.
Beddoe tries to escape the position.
Beddoe holding both John 's hands and preventing any damage.
Beddoe is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beddoe breaks John's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Beddoe might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
John has Beddoe pulled in close to control his posture.
Beddoe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Beddoe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as John works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
John tries to land a sweep but no joy.
John is trying to hold Beddoe in close to prevent damage but Beddoe has managed to pass into half guard.
Beddoe has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can John defend it? Beddoe steps over the head and cranks it - John is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Beddoe!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Philo Beddoe!
Philo Beddoe managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Conquer, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lou Hole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clarence McGee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hole's entrance music is Louie Louie/ Motorhead. A fine choice. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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185 lbs
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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 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Lou Hole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clarence McGee!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hole shoots in but no luck this time.
Hole throws a chopping leg kick but McGee manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hole misses with an uppercut.
Hole misses with a wild combination.
McGee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hole.
McGee throws a head kick that misses.
Hole feinted with a counter takedown.
Hole pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hole goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
McGee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hole.
McGee wants to counter with a clinch but Hole pushes him away.
McGee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hole swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hole throws a looping overhand right but McGee ducks down to avoid it.
McGee throws a big counter head kick but Hole avoids it with no problem.
Hole takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lou Hole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hole throws out a loose jab but McGee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hole gets a takedown 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!
McGee blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hole.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee wants to improve his position but Hole is controlling well.
Hole throwing shots but McGee is blocking nicely.
Hole trying to pass the guard but McGee defending well.
Hole thows a huge punch but McGee dodges it nicely.
McGee is defending against the submission attempts here by Hole.
Nice strikes from Hole there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hole throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
McGee regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Hole.
Hole trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McGee can't keep his opponent in guard - Hole advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hole not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hole is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. McGee doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hole.
McGee felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Hole drops an elbow to the side of McGee's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hole thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McGee's head.
Hole is trying to control. McGee wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hole thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hole wants to work for an arm triangle but McGee is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hole is looking for a kimura here.
Hole not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
McGee is defending against the submission attempts here by Hole.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
McGee keeping hold of Hole's head, controlling as best he can.
Hole is looking for a kimura but McGee is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hole to get the leverage.
Hole missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hole throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McGee taking some punishment here, with Hole in his half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McGee taking some punishment here, with Hole in his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hole winds up and cracks McGee with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hole is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, McGee has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lou Hole 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.
McGee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hole connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McGee's hands.
McGee staying out of range there.
Hole blocks a head kick by McGee.
McGee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hole.
Hole shoots for a takedown but McGee saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A shot to the body from Hole misses
and McGee counters with a good low kick that Hole was not able to check.
Hole throws out a loose jab but McGee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hole is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McGee can do to turn this around?
Hole looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McGee avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hole shoots for a takedown but McGee saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
McGee stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and McGee wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lou Hole. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hole changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. McGee tries to avoid it but Hole manages to keep hold of a leg and drag McGee to the ground. McGee escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
McGee has Hole up against the cage in a clinch.
McGee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee throws an elbow but it misses.
McGee is pushing Hole up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hole has a couple of punches blocked by McGee.
McGee lands a knee to the head.
McGee stops a takedown attempt from Hole.
Hole looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McGee misses with a knee strike.
McGee tries to land knees in the clinch but Hole avoids the damage to the body.
McGee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hole - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
McGee misses with a knee to the head.
Hole misses with the head strike.
Knees to the body from McGee.
McGee unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hole is trying to stall.
Hole misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hole doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hole is trying to break the clinch but McGee has him pressed against the cage.
Hole wants to take the fight to the mat but McGee manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
McGee content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hole is trying to break the clinch but McGee has him pressed against the cage.
McGee connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hole's face.
It looks like Lou Hole has been cut.
Hole takes an elbow to the temple.
Hole blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Clarence McGee seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McGee lands an elbow that stopped Hole in his tracks for a moment.
McGee working Hole over with knees to the body.
McGee lands an elbow just above Hole 's eye.
McGee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hole's defenses.
Hole is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
McGee crunches a lovely knee into Hole's ribcage.
Hole blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hole working hard to break the clinch.
A knee to the head by McGee.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hole is looking to break free of the clinch but McGee has double underhooks.
Hole tries for a takedown but McGee manages to get underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
McGee scores a nice knee to the body.
Hole is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
McGee with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clarence McGee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lou Hole's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Hole tries to land a body kick
and McGee counters with a straight right hand.
Hole throws a looping overhand right but McGee ducks down to avoid it.
Hole shoots for a takedown but McGee saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
McGee throws a chopping leg kick but Hole manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McGee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hole sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hole takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hole darts in looking for a takedown but McGee gets double underhooks and turns Hole into the cage.
Hole uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McGee.
Hole checks the leg kick.
No joy there for Hole, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McGee throws the kick towards the body but Hole avoids it.
Hole feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGee 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.
McGee lands a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hole blocks the body kick.
Hole staying out of range there.
Clarence McGee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McGee scores with a spinning back kick!
Hole takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McGee throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hole's head.
McGee has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hole breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hole stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McGee.
McGee wants to clinch up but Hole keeps it at a distance.
McGee slips a jab from Hole.
McGee scores with a kick to the body.
Nice cross by Hole.
Hole shoots for a double leg takedown but McGee sprawls well. He's pushed Hole's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
McGee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hole paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGee misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee scores with a nice body kick.
A head kick from McGee lands but Hole takes it in his stride.
Hole is rocked!
McGee lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Hole head around and knocks him out cold! McGee hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Clarence McGee!
Clarence McGee was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
Lou Hole was interviewed post fight and said 'What can I say you got me man'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Oko Poli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Sheppards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carl Sheppards has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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165 lbs
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159 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Oko Poli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Carl Sheppards!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poli fails with a takedown attempt.
Sheppards stuffs the takedown attempt from Poli. Poli gets slowly back to his feet.
Poli shoots and misses
and Sheppards counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oko Poli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Poli darts in looking for a takedown but Sheppards gets double underhooks and turns Poli into the cage.
Poli fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sheppards avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sheppards scores with a jab.
Poli is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sheppards sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Poli takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poli fails with a takedown attempt.
Poli shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sheppards swings for the body but Poli moves out of range.
Poli feinted with a counter takedown.
Poli with a poor takedown
and Sheppards counters with a stiff right hand.
Sheppards swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sheppards throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice cross by Sheppards.
Poli fails with the takedown
and Sheppards counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Poli takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sheppards has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Poli shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sheppards pinned against the cage. Sheppards gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheppards sends Poli crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Sheppards is motioning to the referee to let Poli up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Poli is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sheppards defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Poli.
Poli dives in and grabs Sheppards's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sheppards pushes down on Poli's head and hops out.
Sheppards looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Poli looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Poli is breathing heavily.
Poli walks into a left hand.
Sheppards scores with a jab to the jaw.
Oh Poli is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Sheppards. No joy for Poli on that attempt.
Poli seems to have got his legs back now.
Poli circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Sheppards. Poli falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Sheppards!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Carl Sheppards!
Carl Sheppards really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Spartan Nutrition 160Q with Proof logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tim Pierno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Laat Dovah-Kinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pierno's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Umberto Tozzi - Gloria. The crowd seem to be enjoying Dovah-Kinn's choice of entrance music: Headhunterz - Dragonborn. This should be a great matchup!
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175 lbs
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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
12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Pierno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Laat Dovah-Kinn!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dovah-Kinn lands with a straight right. Pierno didn't see that one coming.
Dovah-Kinn lands a jab to the nose.
Dovah-Kinn swings for the body but Pierno moves out of range.
Pierno ducks under a wild hook from Dovah-Kinn.
Pierno was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pierno fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pierno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dovah-Kinn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Dovah-Kinn releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dovah-Kinn tries a head kick but it misses.
Pierno tries to counter by clinching up but Dovah-Kinn breaks away and moves out of range.
Dovah-Kinn misses with a straight right.
Pierno has closed the distance and engaged Dovah-Kinn in a clinch.
Dovah-Kinn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pierno lands a nice shot to the body.
Dovah-Kinn throws a head punch that misses.
Dovah-Kinn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dovah-Kinn is looking to control Pierno's arms but Pierno gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dovah-Kinn has his back to the cage.
Dovah-Kinn can't find room to land a body shot as Pierno controls the action.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dovah-Kinn.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dovah-Kinn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierno tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dovah-Kinn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pierno misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dovah-Kinn lands a right hand.
Pierno misses with a body punch.
Pierno misses with a punch on the inside.
Pierno lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pierno's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Pierno tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pierno lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dovah-Kinn throws a punch but it's blocked by Pierno.
Pierno pushes Dovah-Kinn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dovah-Kinn stalling in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Pierno fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Pierno.
Dovah-Kinn misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierno misses with some punches.
Pierno just leaning against Dovah-Kinn, taking a breather.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dovah-Kinn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pierno as Dovah-Kinn tries to tie him up.
Pierno misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pierno misses with a punch on the inside.
Dovah-Kinn working aggressively here.
Dovah-Kinn holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Dovah-Kinn being controlled against the cage.
Nice body punch from Pierno.
Pierno leaning against his opponent.
Pierno tries to throw a body punch but Dovah-Kinn avoids it by throwing Pierno back against the cage.
Dovah-Kinn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pierno backwards.
Dovah-Kinn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierno softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dovah-Kinn slows down the pace here.
Pierno misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dovah-Kinn prevents a body shot from Pierno.
Dovah-Kinn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pierno fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dovah-Kinn is struggling to control the position.
Pierno will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dovah-Kinn up against the cage.
Dovah-Kinn tries a body shot but Pierno blocks it.
Pierno misses with a punch on the inside.
Pierno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pierno's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pierno blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierno misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dovah-Kinn is trying to break the clinch but Pierno has him pressed against the cage.
Pierno lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dovah-Kinn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dovah-Kinn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pierno.
Pierno is trying to maintain a safe position but Dovah-Kinn gets an underhook and turns Pierno into the cage.
Pierno tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dovah-Kinn's elbow.
Stalling in the clinch from Pierno.
Pierno lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dovah-Kinn backwards.
Pierno trying to control the position but instead, Dovah-Kinn has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pierno into the cage.
Dovah-Kinn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Dovah-Kinn fails to land.
Dovah-Kinn swings wildly with an uppercut but Pierno uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dovah-Kinn misses with a body punch.
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 Tim Pierno will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dovah-Kinn misses the jab.
Dovah-Kinn throws a leg kick
and Pierno connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dovah-Kinn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pierno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dovah-Kinn moves away.
Pierno swinging wildly here.
Dovah-Kinn bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pierno misses the jab.
Pierno takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dovah-Kinn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pierno manages to avoid it.
Pierno tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Dovah-Kinn manages to circle out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierno instigates a clinch.
Dovah-Kinn can't find room to land a body shot as Pierno controls the action.
Dovah-Kinn jumps into guard, dragging Pierno to the mat.
Pierno pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dovah-Kinn is keeping the position for now.
Pierno trying to control but Dovah-Kinn is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierno stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dovah-Kinn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dovah-Kinn working for submissions but it's allowed Pierno to get to half guard.
Pierno works his way into full mount!
Pierno trying to control but Dovah-Kinn is having none of it.
Dovah-Kinn wants to control but Pierno is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierno trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dovah-Kinn tries to reverse the position but Pierno maintains control.
Dovah-Kinn is squirming around, avoiding Pierno's attempts to control the action.
Pierno looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dovah-Kinn is desperately trying to improve his position but Pierno has a good base and remains in mount.
Pierno controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dovah-Kinn is looking to get to half guard.
Dovah-Kinn manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Dovah-Kinn tries to roll over but Pierno keeps him under control.
Pierno is thwarting Dovah-Kinn's attempts to control the position.
Dovah-Kinn is not content to let Pierno control the position.
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.
Dovah-Kinn trying to control from the bottom.
Dovah-Kinn wants to get back to full guard.
Dovah-Kinn gets back to full guard.
Pierno preventing the sweep.
Pierno is stalling in the full guard.
Pierno trying to control the position from guard on top but Dovah-Kinn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dovah-Kinn throws a jab when Pierno was well out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pierno avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Pierno misses its target.
Dovah-Kinn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pierno manages to avoid it.
Pierno scores with the left hand. Dovah-Kinn knows he should have avoided that one.
Pierno throws a body punch but Dovah-Kinn moves out of range.
It seemed like Dovah-Kinn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tim Pierno will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Pierno fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pierno tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dovah-Kinn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pierno looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pierno works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pierno throws a hook but Dovah-Kinn avoids it easily.
Pierno closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dovah-Kinn misses with a wild body shot.
Pierno is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Dovah-Kinn.
Dovah-Kinn dodges the punch combination from Pierno.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pierno.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierno checks a leg kick.
Tim Pierno is winning the standup battle so far.
Pierno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pierno with a jab.
Pierno jabs Dovah-Kinn right on the nose. Dovah-Kinn blinks but takes it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pierno darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dovah-Kinn scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pierno in his tracks.
Dovah-Kinn wants to slow Pierno down by chopping away at his legs.
Dovah-Kinn smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pierno checks a low kick from Dovah-Kinn.
It looked like Pierno wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pierno scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dovah-Kinn in his tracks.
Dovah-Kinn scores with a body shot.
Dovah-Kinn lands a big head kick that sends Pierno tumbling to the mat! Dovah-Kinn takes a step backwards and waves Pierno back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Tim Pierno has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pierno throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice cross by Dovah-Kinn.
Pierno blocks a leg kick.
Pierno is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Dovah-Kinn.
Dovah-Kinn uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pierno is rocked!
Pierno swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oh Pierno is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dovah-Kinn cracks Pierno with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Pierno tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Dovah-Kinn pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Pierno is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Laat Dovah-Kinn!
Laat Dovah-Kinn thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Piston Horiguchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fujiwara Tsuyoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tsuyoshi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. WHISPERED - HOLD THE SWORD kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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29
139 lbs
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145 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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World class 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
11 - 5 - 2, fighting out of New York, Piston Horiguchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fujiwara Tsuyoshi!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horiguchi connects with a leg kick. Tsuyoshi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Horiguchi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Horiguchi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tsuyoshi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Horiguchi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tsuyoshi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Horiguchi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Cooker in the buildup to the fight.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Horiguchi checks a leg kick.
Horiguchi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Tsuyoshi counter with a right hand.
Tsuyoshi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Horiguchi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tsuyoshi.
Horiguchi throws a looping overhand right but Tsuyoshi ducks down to avoid it.
Tsuyoshi throws a sloppy head kick and Horiguchi moves out of range easily.
Tsuyoshi throws a poor cross that misses
and Horiguchi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tsuyoshi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Horiguchi throws a good cross that connects.
Horiguchi is looking to slow Tsuyoshi down with leg kicks.
Horiguchi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Horiguchi throws a shot to the body.
Horiguchi dips to his left and cracks Tsuyoshi with an uppercut!
Horiguchi throws a sloppy head kick and Tsuyoshi moves out of range easily.
Tsuyoshi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsuyoshi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tsuyoshi blocks a head kick by Horiguchi.
Nice defenses there by Tsuyoshi.
Horiguchi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tsuyoshi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Horiguchi takes a swing at Tsuyoshi's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Tsuyoshi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
An inside leg kick from Tsuyoshi misses.
Tsuyoshi jabs Horiguchi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tsuyoshi misses with the body kick
and Horiguchi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tsuyoshi misses with a looping left.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tsuyoshi lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Horiguchi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Horiguchi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tsuyoshi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tsuyoshi throws a head kick that misses.
Horiguchi throws a front kick aimed at Tsuyoshi's knee but Tsuyoshi avoids it well.
Tsuyoshi throws a big shot that misses.
Tsuyoshi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Horiguchi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tsuyoshi moves away from the strike by Horiguchi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsuyoshi wants to slow Horiguchi down by chopping away at his legs.
Tsuyoshi wants to clinch.
Horiguchi throws a chopping leg kick but Tsuyoshi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Horiguchi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Horiguchi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tsuyoshi momentarily.
Horiguchi throws a lazy right hand but Tsuyoshi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tsuyoshi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for Tsuyoshi. That snapped Horiguchi's head back.
Tsuyoshi avoids a kick to the body.
Tsuyoshi throws a counter combo.
Tsuyoshi tries to clinch but Horiguchi moves away
and Horiguchi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Horiguchi works the jab nicely.
Tsuyoshi scores with a head kick.
Tsuyoshi thumps Horiguchi with a low kick.
Horiguchi looks to land a right hand but Tsuyoshi moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsuyoshi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Horiguchi is out of range.
Horiguchi throws a hook but Tsuyoshi avoids it easily.
Horiguchi throws out a loose jab but Tsuyoshi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tsuyoshi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tsuyoshi blocks an uppercut.
Tsuyoshi pushes off an throws an elbow but Horiguchi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Horiguchi is trying to push Tsuyoshi away but Tsuyoshi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tsuyoshi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tsuyoshi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Horiguchi's defenses.
Horiguchi misses with the head strike.
Horiguchi avoids the elbow strike from Tsuyoshi, against the cage.
Horiguchi tries to break the clinch but Tsuyoshi is controlling the position.
Horiguchi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tsuyoshi's elbow.
Tsuyoshi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Horiguchi avoids it.
Tsuyoshi misses with an elbow over the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi is trying to break the clinch but Tsuyoshi has him pressed against the cage.
Horiguchi tries to circle away but Tsuyoshi has him pinned against the cage.
Horiguchi avoiding damage as Tsuyoshi throws knees to the body.
Horiguchi breaks the clinch.
Horiguchi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tsuyoshi.
Sloppy strikes from Tsuyoshi. Those never looked like landing.
Horiguchi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tsuyoshi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tsuyoshi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Horiguchi scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tsuyoshi. That's going to slow Horiguchi down.
Horiguchi lands a right hook to the body.
Tsuyoshi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Horiguchi was well out of range. Poor timing from Tsuyoshi.
Tsuyoshi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Horiguchi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Horiguchi throws a head kick but Tsuyoshi moves out of range.
Tsuyoshi was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
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 Piston Horiguchi will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A low kick from Tsuyoshi misses
letting Horiguchi counter with a right hand.
Tsuyoshi with a nice cross.
Tsuyoshi tries to clinch up.
Horiguchi throws a lazy right hand but Tsuyoshi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tsuyoshi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Horiguchi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tsuyoshi. Tsuyoshi obviously looking to wear him down.
Tsuyoshi is looking to chop away at Horiguchi's legs.
Horiguchi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tsuyoshi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Horiguchi under the eye.
Tsuyoshi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Horiguchi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tsuyoshi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Horiguchi feints a jab promting Tsuyoshi to slip. Horiguchi then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tsuyoshi slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tsuyoshi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tsuyoshi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Horiguchi working aggressively here.
Horiguchi is trying to break the clinch but Tsuyoshi is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horiguchi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tsuyoshi takes a shot to the head.
Horiguchi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tsuyoshi prevents Horiguchi from breaking the clinch.
Tsuyoshi being controlled against the cage.
Tsuyoshi crunches a lovely knee into Horiguchi's ribcage.
Horiguchi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tsuyoshi backwards.
Horiguchi throws a punch but it's blocked by Tsuyoshi.
Horiguchi is stalling here.
Tsuyoshi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Horiguchi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tsuyoshi is keeping busy.
Tsuyoshi misses with an elbow over the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi lands with a left to the head.
Horiguchi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Horiguchi misses.
Tsuyoshi cracks Horiguchi with a good jab.
Tsuyoshi closes the distance and clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tsuyoshi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Horiguchi's brow.
Horiguchi avoids the elbow strike from Tsuyoshi, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tsuyoshi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tsuyoshi has Horiguchi pressed against the cage, preventing Horiguchi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A right hook to the body lands for Horiguchi.
Tsuyoshi misses with a knee strike.
Horiguchi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tsuyoshi lands with a nice body punch.
Tsuyoshi defending well as Horiguchi loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi throws a sloppy head kick
and Tsuyoshi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tsuyoshi.
Horiguchi blocks an elbow strike from Tsuyoshi.
Tsuyoshi lands a damaging elbow.
Tsuyoshi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Horiguchi stalling in the clinch.
Horiguchi breaks from the clinch.
Horiguchi throws a jab when Tsuyoshi was well out of range.
Tsuyoshi wants to clinch.
Horiguchi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tsuyoshi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Horiguchi. Tsuyoshi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tsuyoshi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Horiguchi looks to land a combination but Tsuyoshi avoids it well.
Horiguchi on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Horiguchi.
Horiguchi loads up on a big right hand but Tsuyoshi slips the punch.
Tsuyoshi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Tsuyoshi misses its intended target.
Tsuyoshi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Piston Horiguchi has been cut.
Tsuyoshi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Horiguchi lands with a good body shot.
Tsuyoshi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tsuyoshi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Horiguchi throws a shot from downtown. Tsuyoshi moves away and avoids it.
Horiguchi slips a jab from Tsuyoshi.
Tsuyoshi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Horiguchi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tsuyoshi doesn't seem bothered though.
Horiguchi throws a body punch but Tsuyoshi moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Horiguchi. Those never looked like landing.
Tsuyoshi steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Horiguchi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Piston Horiguchi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Piston Horiguchi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nice defenses there by Horiguchi.
Horiguchi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tsuyoshi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Horiguchi looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Horiguchi lands a jab to Tsuyoshi's midsection.
Tsuyoshi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Horiguchi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Horiguchi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Horiguchi avoids a wild elbow strike from Tsuyoshi.
Horiguchi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tsuyoshi lands an elbow inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsuyoshi misses with a knee to the head.
Tsuyoshi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Horiguchi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tsuyoshi's elbow.
Horiguchi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tsuyoshi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Horiguchi does it's job there.
Horiguchi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tsuyoshi.
Tsuyoshi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tsuyoshi moves away from the strike by Horiguchi.
Tsuyoshi defending well as Horiguchi loads up on a big left hand.
Tsuyoshi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tsuyoshi closes the distance and clinches.
Horiguchi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Horiguchi lands a left hand.
Horiguchi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tsuyoshi lands an elbow just above Horiguchi 's eye.
Horiguchi manages to break the clinch.
Tsuyoshi tries to clinch but Horiguchi moves out of range.
Horiguchi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsuyoshi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Horiguchi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tsuyoshi takes one on the button.
Tsuyoshi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tsuyoshi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tsuyoshi has Horiguchi up against the cage in a clinch.
Horiguchi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tsuyoshi lands a body shot.
Tsuyoshi misses with a head kick.
Tsuyoshi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Horiguchi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tsuyoshi was well out of range. Poor timing from Horiguchi.
Piston Horiguchi is winning the standup battle so far.
Horiguchi walks into a straight right hand from Tsuyoshi.
Tsuyoshi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Horiguchi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi throws a hook but Tsuyoshi blocks it.
Horiguchi looks to score with a jab to the body but Tsuyoshi is just out of range.
It seemed like Tsuyoshi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tsuyoshi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tsuyoshi motions for Horiguchi to come forward. Tsuyoshi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tsuyoshi swings widly with a right hand
and Tsuyoshi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A clash of legs there as Horiguchi blocks the low kick.
Horiguchi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tsuyoshi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Horiguchi to score with a decent uppercut.
Tsuyoshi lunges at Horiguchi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Horiguchi's hand.
Horiguchi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Horiguchi connects with the punch.
Horiguchi missing with a left hand there. Tsuyoshi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A decent looking cross lands there for Horiguchi.
Tsuyoshi cracks Horiguchi with a good jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tsuyoshi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tsuyoshi throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tsuyoshi moves out of range as Horiguchi strikes.
Tsuyoshi swings widly with a right hand
and Horiguchi counters with a nice uppercut.
Horiguchi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tsuyoshi. Tsuyoshi obviously looking to wear him down.
Piston Horiguchi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Horiguchi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tsuyoshi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tsuyoshi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Horiguchi throws a big shot that misses.
Horiguchi throws a sloppy head kick and Tsuyoshi moves out of range easily.
Tsuyoshi wants to land a leg kick but Horiguchi is out of range.
Horiguchi thinks about countering with a head kick.
Tsuyoshi is looking to chop away at Horiguchi's legs.
A swing and a miss from Tsuyoshi.
Fujiwara Tsuyoshi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tsuyoshi misses with a wild body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Fujiwara Tsuyoshi.
I think Horiguchi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Fujiwara Tsuyoshi!
Fujiwara Tsuyoshi spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Bone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ulysseus Xenophobus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bone might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to You'll Never Walk Alone. Ulysseus Xenophobus is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Bone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ulysseus Xenophobus!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xenophobus slips under a jab from Bone.
Bone moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bone clobbers Xenophobus with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bone bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Xenophobus's head.
Xenophobus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Xenophobus misses with a hook.
Bone misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Xenophobus counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've been hearing reports that Bone has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Bone throws an off balance right hand
and Bone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slow jab from Xenophobus misses its intended target.
Xenophobus lands a nice shot that snaps Bone's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Xenophobus.
Bone's corner calls for a 1-2. Bone obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Xenophobus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bone.
Bone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Xenophobus manages to avoid it.
A left and a right from Bone both land. Nice combination.
Bone scores with a one two! Xenophobus had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Xenophobus connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bone. Bone circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bone throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bone fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bone loads up on a big right hand but Xenophobus slips the punch.
Bone lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Xenophobus circles away quickly and effectively.
A telegraphed right hand from Bone misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Xenophobus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bone defending well as Xenophobus loads up on a big left hand.
Bone gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Xenophobus.
Bone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Xenophobus.
Xenophobus looks to land a right hand but Bone moved out of range.
Bone is looking for a counter combo.
Bone scores with a nice strike.
A combination from Xenophobus does no damage.
Xenophobus connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bone momentarily.
Bone throws a jab but it's blocked by Xenophobus.
Bone looks to land a right hand but Xenophobus moved out of range.
A jab lands there for Xenophobus.
Xenophobus misses with a body shot.
Xenophobus misses with a body shot.
Xenophobus avoids the body shot from Bone.
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!
Xenophobus takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bone defending well as Xenophobus loads up on a big left hand.
Bone was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bone shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bone showed some decent athleticism there.
Bone wants to control but Xenophobus is keeping him busy.
Xenophobus won't allow Bone to pass to mount.
Xenophobus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bone is looking for a kimura but Xenophobus is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bone to get the leverage.
Bone is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Xenophobus doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bone.
Bone wants to pass the guard but Xenophobus is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bone is trying to work for a kimura but Xenophobus is defending well.
Bone wants to take a breather but Xenophobus is having none of it.
Xenophobus wants to get back to full guard.
Bone is looking for a kimura but Xenophobus is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bone to get the leverage.
Xenophobus tries to get to full guard but Bone has control of the leg.
Bone seems to be working for a kimura but Xenophobus defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Xenophobus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bone is thwarting Xenophobus's attempts to control the position.
Bone is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bone frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bone is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Xenophobus can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Bone prevents Xenophobus from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Bone 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.
Xenophobus lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Xenophobus.
Bone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Xenophobus.
Bone misses with a shot to the body
and Xenophobus counters with a nice uppercut.
Xenophobus avoids the body shot from Bone.
Bone misses with a double jab
letting Xenophobus counter with a right hand.
Joe Bone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bone ducks right into an uppercut from Xenophobus.
Xenophobus wants to clinch up but Bone keeps it at a distance.
Bone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Xenophobus.
Xenophobus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bone jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Xenophobus takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Xenophobus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Xenophobus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bone digs a good hook to Xenophobus's body.
Bone is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Xenophobus.
Xenophobus blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bone throws a jab but it's blocked by Xenophobus.
Xenophobus just misses with a punch to the body.
Ulysseus Xenophobus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bone avoids the body shot from Xenophobus.
Ulysseus Xenophobus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bone thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bone displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Xenophobus throws out the jab.
Bone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Xenophobus misses.
Bone misses with a shot to the body
enabling Xenophobus to counter with a crisp jab.
Bone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Xenophobus misses with the combination.
Bone seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Bone shoots for a takedown but Xenophobus saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Xenophobus looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bone fails in his attempt to clinch.
Xenophobus misses with a straight left.
Xenophobus lands a lovely overhand right.
Bone scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Xenophobus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Xenophobus connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Xenophobus.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xenophobus's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Xenophobus duly obliges.
The crowd cheers as Xenophobus lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bone doesn't seem phased though.
Xenophobus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bone doesn't manage to clinch there - Xenophobus circles away.
Xenophobus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bone.
Xenophobus moves in looking to clinch but Bone pushes him off.
Xenophobus shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Xenophobus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Xenophobus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Xenophobus.
Bone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Xenophobus.
Bone throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Xenophobus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bone was well out of range. Poor timing from Xenophobus.
Some wild striking there from Xenophobus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bone throws a right and a left that Xenophobus avoids nicely.
A little jabbing left from Xenophobus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bone takes a swing at Xenophobus's ribcage but misses.
Bone doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bone slips a straight right by Xenophobus.
It looked like Bone wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Xenophobus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Xenophobus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bone moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A big left from Bone misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bone darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bone misses with a hook.
Xenophobus throws a jab but it's blocked by Bone.
Xenophobus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bone throws a series of strikes that have Xenophobus backpedaling.
Bone throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Xenophobus.
Bone shoots in for a takedown but Xenophobus shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A slow jab from Xenophobus misses its intended target.
Bone is looking to counter punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xenophobus lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Xenophobus lunges at Bone with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bone's hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bone tries to clinch but Xenophobus is having none of it.
It seemed like Xenophobus was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bone fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Xenophobus looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Xenophobus lands with an uppercut that bounces Bone off the cage and back into range.
Bone scores with a jab.
Bone misses with the combination.
Xenophobus drops his hands momentarily and Bone takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Xenophobus throws a looping overhand right but Bone ducks down to avoid it.
Bone throws out a loose jab but Xenophobus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Xenophobus scores with a nice strike.
Bone gets the takedown into side control.
Bone tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bone has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bone trying to control the action but Xenophobus is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ulysseus Xenophobus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Xenophobus scores with a nice strike.
Xenophobus looks to land a right hand but Bone moved out of range.
Bone walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bone dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot lands for Bone.
Bone throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Xenophobus tests Bone's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bone moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
No joy there for Bone, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bone catches Xenophobus with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xenophobus moves out of range of the strikes.
Xenophobus cracks Bone with an open hand slap.
Xenophobus stuffs the takedown.
Xenophobus lands a lovely overhand right.
The fighters circling - Xenophobus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bone blocks a jab.
Xenophobus scores with the left hand. Bone knows he should have avoided that one.
Bone throws an overhand right that lands on Xenophobus's shoulder, as Xenophobus tries to avoid the shot.
Bone misses with a combination
and Xenophobus counters with a nice uppercut.
Bone misses with a jab, cross combination.
No joy there for Bone, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Xenophobus takes a swing at Bone's ribcage but misses.
Bone moves out of range of the strikes.
Xenophobus connects with a body shot.
Xenophobus has Bone up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Xenophobus.
Xenophobus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bone.
Bone can't find room to land a body shot as Xenophobus controls the action.
Bone tries to throw a body punch but Xenophobus avoids it by throwing Bone back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bone.
Bone working aggressively here.
Xenophobus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Xenophobus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bone backwards.
Xenophobus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bone backwards.
Bone has hold of one of Xenophobus's legs. Xenophobus is fighting the takedown attempt but Bone gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bone tries to free his leg and advance position but Xenophobus is retaining full guard.
Xenophobus has Bone pulled in close to control his posture.
Joe Bone overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Xenophobus keeping full guard, as Bone tries to pass.
Xenophobus is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bone trying to control the position from guard on top but Xenophobus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xenophobus wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Bone is now in half guard.
Bone is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Xenophobus wants to get back to full guard.
Xenophobus is defending against the submission attempts here by Bone.
Bone is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
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.
Xenophobus makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Xenophobus.
Bone is fighting to break Xenophobus's control of his arms but Xenophobus is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Xenophobus is trying to keep Bone in close.
Bone advances position into side control!
Xenophobus wants to control but Bone postures up.
Bone is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Xenophobus is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ulysseus Xenophobus.
I think Xenophobus has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ulysseus Xenophobus!
Ulysseus Xenophobus 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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