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LEGACY! 77 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Big Guns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rip Snorten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Snorten has chosen Learn to fly as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Big Guns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rip Snorten!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snorten lands a jab to the nose.
Snorten lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Snorten looks to throw the jab but Guns is out of range.
Snorten clinches up against the cage.
Guns wants to break free but Snorten has control.
Guns has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Snorten keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Guns's efforts to push away.
Guns breaks from the clinch.
Snorten catches Guns with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Guns tries to close the distance and clinch up but Snorten swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Guns has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Guns closes the distance and clinches.
Snorten throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Guns's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Guns is looking to clinch but Snorten is avoiding it.
Guns connects with an inside leg kick.
Guns rushes Snorten and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snorten swings wildly with an uppercut but Guns uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guns breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snorten swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Guns doesn't manage to clinch there - Snorten circles away.
Guns clinches up with Snorten and pushes him back against the cage.
Guns breaks the clinch.
Guns throws a lazy body kick
and Snorten counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slapping leg kick lands for Guns.
Guns tries to clinch but Snorten moves out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Guns.
Guns pushes Snorten up against the cage in a clinch.
Guns lands a nice uppercut.
Guns lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Guns.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Snorten.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guns can't break the clinch.
Guns has a couple of punches blocked by Snorten.
Guns wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Guns's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Guns breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snorten scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Guns lands with a slapping head kick.
Snorten keeps the fight on the outside.
Snorten throws a right hand that Guns ducks under and follows up with a left that Guns also avoids with ease.
Snorten misses with a hook.
Guns is looking to clinch.
Guns has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Guns there as he acknowledges the shot.
Snorten looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Snorten tries to bum rush Guns with a series of wild strikes but Guns uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Snorten misses with a low kick.
Guns fails with an attempt to clinch.
Snorten gets tackled into the cage by Guns. Guns maintains the clinch.
Snorten misses with some punches.
Guns is trying to break the clinch but Snorten has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Guns's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Snorten doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Snorten fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guns breaks the clinch.
Guns tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Snorten manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Snorten swings for the body but Guns moves out of range.
Guns throws a sloppy head kick and Snorten moves out of range easily.
Snorten throws a big shot that misses.
Snorten clinches up with Guns and pushes him back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Guns.
Guns escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Snorten misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guns.
Snorten closes the distance and pushes Guns back into the cage.
Guns pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Snorten ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Guns moves away.
Snorten lands with a right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Snorten.
Guns drives through and clinches with Snorten against the cage.
Guns breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot to the liver by Snorten. Beautiful body shot.
Snorten misses with a two punch combination.
Guns tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Snorten paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Snorten unleashes a big counter combination but Guns bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Guns lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Snorten will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Snorten throws a body punch but Guns moves out of range.
Snorten circles away from the clinch attempt.
Snorten misses with a looping right.
A shot to the liver by Snorten. Beautiful body shot.
Guns rushes Snorten and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short left from Guns.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guns blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Snorten misses with a short punch on the inside.
Snorten gets through Guns's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Snorten.
Guns wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rip Snorten dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Snorten falls off balance throwing a combination
and Guns counters with a series of strikes. Snorten will be more careful next time no doubt.
Snorten throws a hook to the side of Guns's head but Guns sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Guns is looking to clinch but Snorten is avoiding it.
Guns looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Guns tries to clinch
and Snorten counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Guns cracks the inside of Snorten's front leg.
Guns moves in looking to clinch but Snorten pushes him off.
Guns moves into the clinch.
Guns manages to break the clinch.
Snorten scores with a jab. Guns acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Snorten lands with a good body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Snorten misses with a looping right.
Snorten misses with a body shot.
Snorten lands a head shot.
Guns is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snorten lands with a straight right. Guns didn't see that one coming.
Snorten gets a clinch.
Snorten blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Guns is trying to push Snorten away but Snorten has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guns.
Snorten prevents Guns from breaking the clinch.
Guns working hard to break the clinch.
Guns has had enough of the clinch but Snorten keeps him there for the moment.
Snorten has Guns pressed against the cage, preventing Guns from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Snorten throws a punch but it's blocked by Guns.
Snorten misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Guns is trying to break free.
A right handed body shot lands from Snorten.
Guns is trying to break the clinch but Snorten has him pressed against the cage.
Guns wants to break free but Snorten has control.
Snorten keeps control of Guns as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snorten prevents Guns from breaking the clinch.
Guns's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Guns throws a solid leg kick but Snorten takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Guns.
Guns clinches up against the cage.
Snorten goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Snorten.
Snorten lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guns.
Big Guns has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Snorten lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Guns doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Guns blocks an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Snorten.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guns.
Snorten misses with a body punch.
Snorten lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Guns has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Guns breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Guns is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guns is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Snorten punishes Guns's body with a nice straight punch.
Guns tries to clinch up but Snorten circles away and keeps his distance.
Guns tries to clinch up.
Snorten tries a quick counter leg kick but Guns is wise to it.
Guns tries to clinch but Snorten moves out of range.
Guns tries to clinch up.
Guns takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Guns tries to clinch up.
Guns is looking to clinch but Snorten is avoiding it.
Snorten just misses with a punch to the body.
Snorten has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice straight punches there by Snorten. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Snorten.
A punch combination from Snorten misses.
Guns moves in looking to clinch but Snorten pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snorten throws a chopping leg kick but Guns manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Big Guns is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Guns tries to clinch up.
Guns tries to close the distance and clinch up but Snorten swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Snorten has taken the fight to the clinch.
Guns manages to break the clinch.
Guns looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Snorten drives through and clinches with Guns against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Guns's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Guns escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Guns jabs Snorten to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Snorten circles away from the clinch attempt.
Guns moves to clinch but Snorten breaks away
and Snorten connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Snorten connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Guns checks a low kick from Snorten.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rip Snorten 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! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Guns takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Guns wants to clinch.
Snorten feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gunss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Guns fails in his attempt to clinch.
Snorten looks to land a combination but Guns avoids it well.
Guns fails in his attempt to clinch.
Snorten appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Snorten connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice cross by Snorten.
Guns on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Snorten paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Guns dodges the punch combination from Snorten.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Snorten tenderised Guns's leg. Guns is trying to keep his angry face on.
Guns rushes Snorten and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Snorten struggles to land a body shot inside as Guns controls his hands.
Guns breaks the clinch.
Guns tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Snorten throws a counter combo.
Guns is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Snorten misses with a hook
letting Guns counter with a right hand.
Snorten scores with a jab.
Snorten clinches up with Guns and pushes him back against the cage.
Snorten goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Snorten goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Guns lands with a short shot to the head.
Guns fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Guns working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guns working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Snorten tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Guns's elbow.
Snorten lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Snorten misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Snorten tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Snorten has Guns pressed against the cage, preventing Guns from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Snorten misses with the head strike.
Guns throws a head punch that misses.
Guns throws a head punch that misses.
Guns can't break the clinch.
Snorten working aggressively here.
Guns looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Snorten misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Snorten.
Guns tries a body shot but Snorten blocks it.
Snorten has Guns pressed against the cage, preventing Guns from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Snorten goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Snorten has Guns pressed against the cage, preventing Guns from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guns breaks the clinch.
Guns tries to clinch but Snorten moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Snorten on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Guns darts in and clinches Snorten up against the cage.
Snorten working aggressively here.
Guns lands a body shot in the clinch.
Snorten lands a right hand.
Snorten prevents Guns from breaking the clinch.
Snorten lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Snorten fails to land.
Guns manages to break the clinch.
Guns dodges the punch combination from Snorten.
Guns tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Snorten manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Snorten thows a leg kick but Guns checks it
and Guns counters with an inside leg kick.
Snorten scores with a sloppy right hand. Guns should have avoided that one.
Guns misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guns takes one on the chin but seems OK.
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!
Snorten lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Snorten lands with an uppercut that bounces Guns off the cage and back into range.
Snorten misses with a low kick.
Guns looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Guns tries to clinch there but Snorten circles away.
Snorten misses with a leg kick.
It looked like Guns was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Guns tries to clinch but Snorten is having none of it.
Guns tries to clinch but Snorten is having none of it.
Guns rushes Snorten and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Snorten fails to land.
Guns can't break the clinch.
Snorten lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Snorten throws a punch but it's blocked by Guns.
Guns blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Big Guns has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rip Snorten is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Snorten working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rip Snorten comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Snorten 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 Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rip Snorten!
Our winner, Rip Snorten, 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 Travis Browne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonel Gatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Browne comes to the cage accompanied by Knock You Out. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Travis Browne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonel Gatti!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Browne misses with a hook
and Gatti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Travis Browne has been cut.
Browne takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gatti digs a good body shot into Browne's ribs.
Leonel Gatti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gatti dips to his left and cracks Browne with an uppercut!
Browne throws a jab but it's blocked by Gatti.
Browne slips a jab from Gatti.
An attempted straight right counter from Browne misses the target.
Browne throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That kick from Gatti tenderised Browne's leg. Browne is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gatti stuns Browne with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gatti misses with a body shot
and Browne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Leonel Gatti has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatti lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Browne looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gatti misses the body punch
and Gatti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Browne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gatti.
It looked like Browne wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Browne looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gatti is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Browne rather than just go for the knockout.
Gatti throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gatti scoring well with a low kick there.
Gatti fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Browne.
Browne keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gatti lands a nice looking body shot.
Gatti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Browne manages to avoid it.
It looked like Browne wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gatti feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Browne's calf.
Browne blocks a leg kick.
It looked like Browne wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gatti misses with a body shot
and Browne counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Browne chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gatti can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Browne looks to throw the jab but Gatti is out of range.
Gatti is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Browne with a body shot.
Gatti fails with a takedown attempt.
Browne appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gatti throws a low kick but it's checked well by Browne.
Gatti moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
No luck for Gatti with that takedown attempt.
Travis Browne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leonel Gatti.
Gatti defending well as Browne loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatti misses with a wild body shot.
An inside leg kick from Gatti misses.
Browne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Browne throwing a counter right hand but Gatti manages to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gatti 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 Browne has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Browne and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Browne rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gatti counters with a nice low kick that buckles Browne's knee momentarily.
Gatti throws a body shot but no joy.
Browne is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gatti throws a right hand that misses
letting Browne counter with a right hand.
Gatti misses with a hook
and Browne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That has opened up Leonel Gatti's cut even more.
Browne is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gatti throws a left and a right that both miss
and Browne counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonel Gatti dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gatti lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Browne at a distance.
Browne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gatti.
A little feinted left hand from Browne on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Browne on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Browne throws an overhand right that lands on Gatti's shoulder, as Gatti tries to avoid the shot.
Gatti feints and then cracks Browne's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Browne down.
Browne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gatti.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Browne slips under a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Gatti. That snapped Browne's head back.
Gatti tries to score with a low kick but Browne moves his leg out of the way.
Travis Browne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Browne. That did some damage!
Nice body punch from Gatti.
Gatti misses with a looping right.
Browne throwing a counter right hand but Gatti manages to avoid it.
Gatti fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Browne looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Browne keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Browne was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gatti misses with a wild body shot.
Gatti throws a right hand that misses
and Browne counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gatti misses with a shot to the body
enabling Browne to counter with a crisp jab.
Gatti lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gatti misses with a double jab
and Gatti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gatti. That's going to slow Browne down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Browne misses with a right hand
and Gatti counters with a straight right hand.
Browne staying out of range there.
An attempted straight right counter from Browne misses the target.
Leonel Gatti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gatti takes a swing at Browne's ribcage but misses.
Browne was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Browne slips under a jab.
It looked like Browne wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Browne throws a right hand that misses
and Gatti counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gatti.
Gatti sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Browne wants to stand but Gatti is controlling the position.
Gatti looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gatti drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Browne manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Gatti has Browne in his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatti trying to keep a closed guard but Browne is proving a slippery customer.
Gatti pushes a forearm under Browne's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Browne is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Leonel Gatti!
As Leonel Gatti got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Yeah!, I was confident I could win I tell you. I want to thank the guys at my camp in las vegas. '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Edwin Kjaer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arn Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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181 lbs
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180 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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Edwin Kjaer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arn Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson loads up on a big right hand but Kjaer slips the punch.
Kjaer tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Anderson manages to circle out of the way.
Kjaer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kjaer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anderson.
Anderson just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromKjaer.
Anderson scores with a hook to the body. Kjaer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Anderson looks to land a right hand but Kjaer moved out of range.
Anderson throws a head kick but Kjaer moves out of range.
Kjaer moves away from the strike by Anderson.
Kjaer wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A punch combination from Anderson misses.
Anderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kjaer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kjaer is looking to counter the offense by Anderson and move into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson missing with a left hand there. Kjaer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kjaer wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kjaer.
Anderson looks to land a left hand but Kjaer moved out of range nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Anderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses.
Kjaer seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Anderson swings for the body but Kjaer moves out of range.
Kjaer wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kjaer wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kjaer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
A telegraphed right hand from Anderson misses the target.
Kjaer wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kjaer takes one on the button.
A swing and a miss from Anderson.
Anderson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kjaer walks into a stiff left hand from Anderson.
It looks like Edwin Kjaer has been cut.
Anderson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kjaer defending well as Anderson loads up on a big left hand.
Arn Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kjaer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Anderson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kjaer takes one on the button.
Anderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kjaer.
Kjaer is looking to counter the offense by Anderson and move into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kjaer defending well as Anderson loads up on a big left hand.
Anderson loads up on a big right hand but Kjaer slips the punch.
Kjaer is looking to counter with head kicks.
Kjaer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anderson.
Kjaer is looking to counter the offense by Anderson and move into the clinch.
Anderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kjaer wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Anderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kjaer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anderson throws out the jab.
Kjaer is looking to counter with head kicks.
Anderson throws a head kick but Kjaer moves out of range.
Anderson throws a looping overhand right but Kjaer ducks down to avoid it.
Anderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Anderson tries to get set, Kjaer tries to push him back and clinch up but Anderson manages to avoid the attempt.
Anderson lands a two punch combo.
Anderson digs a good body shot into Kjaer's ribs.
Kjaer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anderson.
Kjaer seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Anderson misses with a body shot.
Nice jab there from Anderson.
Kjaer slips a jab from Anderson.
Kjaer wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Anderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kjaer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kjaer is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Anderson.
Kjaer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
A jab from Anderson misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson digs a good hook to Kjaer's body.
Kjaer ducks right into an uppercut from Anderson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kjaer avoids the head kick by Anderson.
Anderson lands a jab to Kjaer's midsection.
Kjaer slips a straight right by Anderson.
Anderson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Anderson scores with a hook to the body. Kjaer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Anderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anderson just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromKjaer.
The fighters circling - Anderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kjaer moves out of range of the body kick.
Anderson misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arn Anderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Edwin Kjaer's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Anderson misses with a hook.
Kjaer is looking to counter the offense by Anderson and move into the clinch.
Kjaer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kjaer is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a left hand
and Kjaer counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kjaer.
Anderson stalls.
Kjaer lands a hook that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Kjaer lands a right hand.
Kjaer gets through Anderson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Anderson is trying to maintain a safe position but Kjaer gets an underhook and turns Anderson into the cage.
Kjaer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kjaer swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Anderson scores with a shot to the side of Kjaer's head.
Anderson blocking some punches.
Kjaer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kjaer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kjaer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Kjaer misses with a punch on the inside.
Anderson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kjaer seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Anderson can turn it around.
A head punch on the inside from Anderson fails to land.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kjaer misses with a punch on the inside.
Kjaer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kjaer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Anderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anderson jabs Kjaer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kjaer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kjaer seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kjaer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kjaer wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Anderson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Anderson throws a hook but Kjaer avoids it easily.
Anderson throws an off balance right hand
and Kjaer counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson misses with a lunging right hand
and Kjaer moves into the clinch.
Kjaer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Edwin Kjaer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Anderson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kjaer up against the cage.
Anderson looking to stall.
Kjaer misses with a punch on the inside.
Kjaer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is trying to force a seperation but Kjaer has the dominant position.
Kjaer working aggressively here.
Anderson breaks from the clinch.
Anderson scores with a jab to the head.
Kjaer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anderson.
Kjaer dodges the punch combination from Anderson.
Kjaer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anderson throws out the jab.
Anderson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kjaer.
A big left from Anderson misses.
Kjaer tries to counter by clinching up but Anderson breaks away and moves out of range.
Arn Anderson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anderson throws a good cross that connects.
Anderson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson cracks Kjaer with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kjaer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kjaer moves out of range of the strikes.
Kjaer avoids the head kick by Anderson.
Kjaer seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Anderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kjaer manages to avoid it.
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kjaer was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
Kjaer slips a straight right by Anderson.
Anderson connects with a body shot.
Kjaer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anderson throws out the jab.
Kjaer wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kjaer slips under a jab from Anderson.
Kjaer is looking to counter with head kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arn Anderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Edwin Kjaer's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Anderson looks to land a left hand but Kjaer moved out of range nicely.
Kjaer is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Anderson.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Anderson, as that shot connected.
Anderson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kjaer is looking to counter the offense by Anderson and move into the clinch.
Kjaer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Anderson throws a hook but Kjaer blocks it.
Anderson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kjaer counters by moving into the clinch.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Kjaer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Kjaer.
Kjaer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kjaer swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kjaer blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kjaer landing knees to the head.
Kjaer misses with the head strike.
Kjaer lands a nice uppercut.
Kjaer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Anderson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Anderson misses with a body punch.
Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson misses with a straight left.
Anderson throws a hook but Kjaer avoids it easily.
Kjaer is looking to counter the offense by Anderson and move into the clinch.
Anderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kjaer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Anderson fails to land with a series of punches.
Anderson lands with a shot to the body.
Anderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kjaer tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Anderson manages to circle out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kjaer was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
Anderson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kjaer has time to react.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Anderson misses.
Kjaer tries to counter by clinching up but Anderson breaks away and moves out of range.
Anderson scores with a hook.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kjaer moves away.
Anderson swinging wildly here.
Anderson throws out a loose jab but Kjaer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses.
Kjaer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kjaer is looking to counter the offense by Anderson and move into the clinch.
Anderson misses with an uppercut.
Kjaer wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kjaer avoids the head kick by Anderson.
Kjaer seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Anderson looks to throw the jab but Kjaer is out of range.
Anderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kjaer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Anderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kjaer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Anderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kjaer.
Kjaer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kjaer is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Anderson.
Anderson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Anderson works over Kjaer's head and body with a nice combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kjaer tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Anderson manages to circle out of the way.
Anderson misses with a straight right.
Kjaer seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kjaer.
Anderson throws a shot from downtown. Kjaer moves away and avoids it.
Kjaer wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
As Anderson tries to get set, Kjaer tries to push him back and clinch up but Anderson manages to avoid the attempt.
Anderson throws an overhand right that lands on Kjaer's shoulder, as Kjaer tries to avoid the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson throws a nice looking combination but Kjaer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A shot to the liver by Anderson. Beautiful body shot.
Kjaer blocks a jab.
Anderson throws a jab when Kjaer was well out of range.
Edwin Kjaer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arn Anderson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nice defenses there by Kjaer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arn Anderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Anderson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 26:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arn Anderson!
During a confident post fight interview, Arn Anderson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sairanix Lokren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralf Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lokren comes to the cage accompanied by Beast. Jones has chosen Ridin' Dirty by Chamillionaire ft. Krayzie Bone as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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179 lbs
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180 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sairanix Lokren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ralf Jones!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Lokren.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Lokren comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lokren listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lokren keeps the fight on the outside.
Lokren gets tackled into the cage by Jones. Jones maintains the clinch.
Lokren avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lokren is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones working aggressively here.
Jones digs a right hand underneath Lokren's ribcage. Lokren let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lokren breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones closes the distance and pushes Lokren back into the cage.
Lokren avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
Jones's coach down at London MMA Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Jones's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Lokren blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lokren blocks the elbow strike.
Jones lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lokren avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
Nice elbow from Jones.
Lokren blocks an uppercut.
Lokren is trying to break free.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Lokren avoids the damage to the body.
Lokren breaks from the clinch.
Jones scores with a nice right hand.
Jones throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lokren counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lokren dips to his left and cracks Jones with an uppercut!
Lokren connects with a single shot there.
Jones looks to clinch
and Lokren counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jones thinking.
Lokren takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lokren looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The fighters circling - Lokren throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lokren manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lokren scores with a hook to the body. Jones takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lokren throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones is looking to clinch but Lokren is avoiding it.
Lokren connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to clinch up
and Lokren counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lokren scores with a decent looking hook.
Lokren lands with a straight right. Jones didn't see that one coming.
Jones tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones misses with a leg kick
and Lokren cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lokren throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Ralf Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lokren throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
Lokren darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jones gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lokren.
Jones closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lokren counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jones thinking.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Lokren pushes him off.
Jones tries to clinch but Lokren moves away
and Lokren counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Lokren fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jones tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lokren counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lokren avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lokren drops his hands momentarily and Jones takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jones tries to move into range but Lokren moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jones scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jones clinches up with Lokren and pushes him back against the cage.
Lokren can't break the clinch.
Jones misses with an elbow over the top.
Lokren blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Lokren.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Lokren avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lokren pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones throws a sloppy body shot
and Lokren counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lokren uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Lokren lands with an uppercut that bounces Jones off the cage and back into range.
Jones connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lokren's hands.
Lokren pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Lokren is looking to counter punch.
Lokren connects with a crisp jab.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones tries to clinch but Lokren moves away
and Lokren cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Lokren pushes him off.
Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Lokren wants to break the clinch but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones tries a body shot but Lokren blocks it.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sairanix Lokren dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lokren.
Lokren keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lokren takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Jones tries to move into range but Lokren moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lokren swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lokren is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Jones is looking to clinch but Lokren is avoiding it.
Lokren misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Lokren scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Lokren pushes him off.
Jones slips under a jab.
Jones takes a swing at Lokren's ribcage but misses.
Lokren misses the jab.
Sairanix Lokren is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lokren connects with a crisp jab.
Jones scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lokren in his tracks.
Lokren showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jones.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to clinch but Lokren moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lokren throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Lokren tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Lokren.
Jones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lokren manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jones rushes Lokren and presses him up against the cage.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
Lokren breaks the clinch.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Lokren throwing a counter right hand but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Jones defending well as Lokren loads up on a big left hand.
Lokren missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lokren misses with a few strikes there.
Jones misses with a low kick as Lokren jumps back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lokren counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones misses with a hook.
Lokren ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jones throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lokren connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jones there as he acknowledges the shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Lokren avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Lokren leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lokren is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lokren's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lokren looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Jones doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lokren.
Jones throws the left hand but Lokren avoids the punch easily.
Jones tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lokren counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lokren throws a big shot that misses.
Lokren gets tackled into the cage by Jones. Jones maintains the clinch.
Lokren avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
Ralf Jones seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones keeps control of Lokren as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jones.
Jones tries to work over Lokren's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lokren breaks the clinch.
Jones tries to clinch up but Lokren circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Jones is looking to clinch but Lokren is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Lokren as he connects with a hook.
Jones gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jones moves out of range as Lokren strikes.
Jones finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lokren is looking to counter punch.
Jones lands an overhand right.
Lokren avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lokren with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones throws an off balance right hand
and Lokren counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A jab from Jones misses.
Lokren throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Lokren throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lokren counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones jabs Lokren to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jones closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Lokren to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sairanix Lokren dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Lokren scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jones doesn't seem bothered though.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Lokren swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lokren displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Lokren misses the target.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones throws an off balance right hand
and Lokren counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A lazy left from Lokren finds it's target.
Jones takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jones closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lokren counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jones avoids the body shot from Lokren.
Jones swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jones. That's going to slow Lokren down.
Jones tries to work over Lokren's front leg with a kick but Lokren checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lokren misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones clinches.
Jones throws an elbow that misses.
Jones tries a body shot but Lokren blocks it.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Lokren avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with some punches.
Lokren avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
Lokren avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the cage.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Lokren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lokren blocks an uppercut.
Lokren breaks from the clinch.
Lokren waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones.
Lokren misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
A nice side step and Jones releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lokren moves away.
Lokren bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Lokren swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones cracks Lokren with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lokren scores with a jab. Jones acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lokren swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Ralf Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sairanix Lokren is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to clinch there but Lokren circles away.
Lokren avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lokren swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Lokren circles away.
Lokren moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
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!
Jones closes the distance but Lokren moves to the side
and Lokren counters with a stiff right hand.
Lokren throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Jones closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lokren.
Lokren blocks an uppercut.
Jones lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lokren's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lokren blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lokren's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones wants to clinch up but Lokren keeps it at a distance.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Lokren circles away.
Jones swings widly with a right hand
and Lokren counters with a stiff right hand.
Jones tries to move into range but Lokren moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jones misses the jab.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Lokren punishes Jones's body with a nice straight punch.
Lokren moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jones on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jones swings widly with a right hand
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones has closed the distance and engaged Lokren in a clinch.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Lokren uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jones tries to work over Lokren's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Lokren avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Jones.
Jones misses with some punches.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
Lokren blocks a body shot from Jones.
Lokren blocking some punches.
Jones misses with an elbow strike.
Lokren escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lokren ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Lokren blocks a body shot from Jones.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sairanix Lokren.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lokren, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sairanix Lokren!
Sairanix Lokren got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saul Tigh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bomb Bombs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bomb Bombs 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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Saul Tigh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bomb Bombs!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tigh lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bombs takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bombs slips a jab and a cross from Tigh.
Bombs instigates a clinch.
Tigh has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bombs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tigh has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Tigh softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bombs throws a head punch that misses.
Tigh is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tigh prevents a body shot from Bombs.
Bombs misses with some punches.
Bombs tries to throw a body punch but Tigh avoids it by throwing Bombs back against the cage.
Tigh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bombs tries to throw a body punch but Tigh avoids it by throwing Bombs back against the cage.
Bombs lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bombs scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bombs misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tigh prevents a body shot from Bombs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bombs.
Tigh manages to break the clinch.
Bombs throws a looping overhand right but Tigh ducks down to avoid it.
Bombs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tigh misses with the combination.
Bombs is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tigh with a body shot.
Tigh bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bombs uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tigh.
Tigh throws a shot from downtown. Bombs moves away and avoids it.
Tigh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tigh is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tigh closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bombs has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Tigh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tigh misses with a combination
and Bombs counters with a nice uppercut.
Tigh takes a jab right on the kisser.
Good exchange - Bombs coming out on top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bombs is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tigh looks to land a combination but Bombs avoids it well.
Bombs unleashes a big counter combination but Tigh bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nice body punch from Tigh.
Tigh lands a left and a right that send Bombs crashing to the mat, dazed. Tigh thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Bombs is rocked!
It looks like Bomb Bombs has been cut.
Tigh cracks Bombs with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Saul Tigh!
An out of breath and clearly excited Saul Tigh thanked Bullet Proof System for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between EA Poe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artur Wolny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Poe comes to the cage accompanied by Unleashing The Bloodthirsty by Cannibal Corpse. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, EA Poe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Artur Wolny!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poe misses with a low kick.
Poe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wolny throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Poe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Despite the aggression on Wolny's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Poe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Poe staying out of range there.
A big right from Wolny misses.
Poe throws a sloppy head kick and Wolny moves out of range easily.
Poe has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Midnight MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Poe looks to land a combination. Wolny sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Artur Wolny has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poe takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like EA Poe has been cut.
Poe steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Wolny. That one must have hurt.
Poe misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolny takes one to the chin there.
Artur Wolny is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wolny scores with a hook.
Poe looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wolny has his foot on Poe's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Poe works his way back into a safe position though.
Wolny managing to control the position.
Wolny has his feet on Poe's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Wolny swings for the body but Poe moves out of range.
Wolny misses with a looping right.
Poe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wolny.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolny wants to clinch.
Nice shot by Wolny.
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!
Wolny misses with a two punch combination.
Wolny throws a push kick but Poe slaps the foot to one side.
Poe catches Wolny with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A lazy left from Wolny finds it's target.
Poe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolny lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wolny.
Wolny missing with a left hand there. Poe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Poe throws a lazy body kick
and Wolny counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wolny has Poe up against the cage in a clinch.
Wolny breaks the clinch.
Poe scores with a nice strike.
Poe looks to land a left hand but Wolny moved out of range nicely.
Wolny throws a looping overhand right but Poe ducks down to avoid it.
Poe misses with a straight right.
Wolny throws a body punch but Poe moves out of range.
Poe misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolny looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Poe takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wolny lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Poe is rocked!
Wolny has Poe up against the cage in a clinch.
Oh Poe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wolny.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wolny.
Poe seems to have got his legs back now.
A head punch on the inside from Wolny fails to land.
Wolny fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Wolny fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wolny.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wolny.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artur Wolny dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Poe lands with a nice combination. Wolny backs away looking to recover.
A punch lands to the side of Poe 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wolny uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Poe.
It seemed like Wolny was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wolny throws a jab but it's blocked by Poe.
Wolny digs a good hook to Poe's body.
Wolny looks to score with a jab to the body but Poe is just out of range.
Wolny misses with a straight right.
A jab from Wolny misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolny cracks Poe with a right hand to the side of the head.
Poe lands an overhand right.
Poe connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wolny's hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poe shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wolny but Wolny pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolny lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Poe backs up against the cage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Wolny in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Wolny misses the shot to the body.
Wolny misses with a low kick.
Poe shoots in looking for a takedown but Wolny manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Poe's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Poe misses with an uppercut.
Poe fails with a takedown attempt.
Wolny is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Poe with a body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for EA Poe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wolny throws a right and a left that Poe avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolny throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wolny avoids the body shot from Poe.
Wolny is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Poe with a body shot.
Wolny throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Poe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wolny has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Horrible takedown attempt by Poe or perhaps it was just good defense by Wolny, which made it look bad.
Artur Wolny seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Poe takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Poe dives in and grabs Wolny's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wolny pushes down on Poe's head and hops out.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wolny.
Poe throws a low kick but Wolny moves out of range easily.
Poe slips a jab from Wolny.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolny throws a body kick that misses.
Wolny misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Poe is looking to counter punch.
Wolny misses with a head kick.
Poe fails with a takedown attempt.
Poe tries to move into range but Wolny moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Poe just misses with a punch to the body.
Wolny now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poe shoots in but no luck this time.
Wolny throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wolny. That's going to slow Poe down.
Wolny throws the left hand but Poe avoids the punch easily.
Poe works the jab nicely.
Poe avoids the head kick by Wolny.
Nice body punch from Poe.
Poe walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Poe ducks under a wild hook from Wolny.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wolny missing with a left hand there. Poe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
No joy there for Wolny, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artur Wolny 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.
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. This is the final round!
Wolny steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Poe.
Poe lands a really nice looking cross but Wolny seems unphased.
Poe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Poe lands a lovely overhand right.
Wolny misses with an uppercut
and Poe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wolny misses with a combination
and Poe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Poe jabs Wolny to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poe slips under a jab.
Poe swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wolny misses with a shot to the body
and Poe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Poe. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Poe.
Poe throws a hook but Wolny avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Wolny on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wolny misses with a body shot.
Poe tests Wolny's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wolny is rocked!
That has opened up Artur Wolny's cut even more.
Poe misses with a double jab.
Poe wants to slow Wolny down by chopping away at his legs.
Left hook, right uppercut from Poe.
Wolny throws a poor cross that misses
and Poe counters with a nice body shot.
Wolny scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheers as Wolny lands an impressive looking overhand right. Poe doesn't seem phased though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wolny throws a right and a left that Poe avoids nicely.
It looked like Poe wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
EA Poe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolny lands a nice shot to the body.
Wolny scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wolny misses with a straight left.
Poe connects with a looping right hand.
Good exchange - Wolny coming out on top.
Poe throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wolny stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Poe throws a jab but it's blocked by Wolny.
A nice side step and Wolny releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Wolny tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Poe appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Poe staying out of range there.
Poe fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wolny throws out the jab.
Poe ducks under a wild hook from Wolny.
Poe throws a lazy right hand but Wolny sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wolny keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Poe throws the left hand but Wolny avoids the punch easily.
Wolny lands a nice looking body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wolny. Poe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wolny fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Poe is looking to counter the offense by Wolny and move into the clinch.
Poe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Poe misses with a combination
and Wolny counters with an outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolny avoids a punch combination nicely.
Poe avoids a kick to the body.
Poe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wolny manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Artur Wolny is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Poe throws a big shot that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wolny! But no joy.
Poe is looking to chop away at Wolny's legs.
A punch lands to the side of Wolny 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wolny clinches with his opponent.
Wolny blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poe lands with a light punch inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
EA Poe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wolny 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Artur Wolny!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Diego Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sum Ting Wong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diego Brandao had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Brandao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sum Ting Wong!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wong tries a low kick but Brandao avoids it.
Wong takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Brandao looks to land a combination but Wong avoids it well.
Wong misses with a body shot.
Wong tries to clinch there but Brandao circles away.
Wong gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brandao throws a head punch that misses.
Brandao putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wong in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Brandao throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short right from Brandao on the inside.
Wong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brandao.
Brandao can't find room to land a body shot as Wong controls the action.
Wong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wong missing with knees to the body.
Wong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wong missing with knees to the body.
Wong lands a good knee to the midsection. Brandao won't want to take too many of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Brandao fails to land.
Wong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brandao has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wong lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Diego Brandao has been cut.
Wong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short uppercut from Brandao.
Wong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brandao is defending well for now.
Brandao trying to land knees to the body.
Wong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brandao.
Brandao has had enough of the clinch but Wong keeps him there for the moment.
Brandao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brandao throws a series of punches but Wong avoids them all with ease.
Brandao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wong.
It looked like Brandao wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Brandao swings for the body but Wong moves out of range.
Wong misses with a head kick.
Brandao checks a leg kick.
Brandao looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wong takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Good work by Brandao as he checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandao fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wong is out of range.
The fighters circling - Brandao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brandao, right into the meat.
Wong tries to clinch up
and Brandao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brandao throws a front kick aimed at Wong's knee but Wong avoids it well.
Wong has taken the fight to the clinch.
Brandao holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Wong trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Wong.
A shot in the inside from Brandao.
Wong trying to land knees to the body.
Brandao working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brandao misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brandao blocks it with crossed arms.
Wong misses with a knee to the head.
Brandao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brandao lands with a straight right. Wong didn't see that one coming.
Wong is looking to clinch.
Brandao misses with a straight left.
Wong is looking to clinch.
Brandao throws a looping overhand right but Wong ducks down to avoid it.
Wong instigates a clinch.
Wong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brandao is defending well for now.
Brandao blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brandao avoiding damage as Wong throws knees to the body.
Brandao lands a nice elbow.
Wong putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brandao in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brandao blocks it with crossed arms.
Wong blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brandao.
Wong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brandao throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wong throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short left from Brandao.
A head punch on the inside from Brandao fails to land.
Wong wants to stall.
Brandao stalling in the clinch.
Wong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brandao avoids it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wong.
Wong with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wong is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Brandao wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brandao managing to block the knees to the body from Wong.
Wong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brandao.
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 Diego Brandao will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Diego Brandao'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.
Wong rushes Brandao and presses him up against the cage.
Brandao lands a right hand.
Wong blocking some punches.
Wong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brandao managing to block the knees to the body from Wong.
Wong lands a knee to the body.
Wong lands a nice knee to the body.
Wong tries to land knees in the clinch but Brandao avoids the damage to the body.
Wong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Brandao - that landed with a thud.
Wong takes a knee right on the jaw!
Brandao lands a body punch in the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wong lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wong tries a knee to the head but Brandao blocks it.
Wong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wong is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Brandao lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandao lands with a light punch inside.
Brandao looking to throw knees to the head but Wong is blocking nicely.
Brandao is trying to break the clinch but Wong has him pressed against the cage.
Wong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brandao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brandao avoiding damage as Wong throws knees to the body.
Wong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brandao's efforts to push away.
Brandao avoiding damage as Wong throws knees to the body.
Wong looking to throw knees to the head but Brandao is blocking nicely.
Wong looking to slow down the pace here.
Brandao managing to block the knees to the body from Wong.
Wong looking to throw knees to the head but Brandao is blocking nicely.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wong obliges.
Brandao scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brandao.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wong lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brandao avoids it.
Brandao looking to slow down the pace here.
Wong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brandao is defending well for now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brandao.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wong's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wong content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Brandao takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wong with a knee to the head.
Brandao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diego Brandao is winning the standup battle so far.
Brandao catches Wong with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Brandao throws a right and a left that Wong avoids nicely.
Brandao works the jab nicely.
Wong throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Brandao misses.
A left lands for Brandao.
Wong is rocked!
Wong tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Brandao counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wong is still on wobbly legs! Can Brandao finish him?
Wong clinches up against the cage.
Wong seems to have recovered his senses.
Wong missing with knees to the body.
Wong landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wong with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wong lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wong prevents Brandao from breaking the clinch.
Brandao breaks the clinch.
Brandao lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Brandao is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wong clinches up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandao takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wong tries to land knees in the clinch but Brandao avoids the damage to the body.
Wong scores a nice knee to the body.
Wong blocks an uppercut.
Brandao can't break the clinch.
Brandao lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wong tries a knee to the head but Brandao blocks it.
Brandao lands an elbow inside.
Brandao wants to break free but Wong has control.
Brandao lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brandao lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wong with a knee to the head.
Brandao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sum Ting Wong will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Diego Brandao's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Brandao connects with a crisp jab.
Wong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wong is looking to clinch but Brandao is avoiding it.
A big left from Brandao misses.
Wong steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Brandao.
Brandao smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wong tries to clinch but Brandao is having none of it.
Wong takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wong ducks under a wild hook from Brandao.
Brandao swats away the attempt to clinch by Wong.
Brandao is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wong throws a low kick but Brandao moves out of range easily.
Wong tries to close the distance and clinch but Brandao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brandao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wong doesn't manage to clinch there - Brandao circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandao throws a jab when Wong was well out of range.
Brandao throws a hook but Wong avoids it easily.
Brandao lands with a hook. Wong tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A jab from Brandao finds it's way through Wong's defenses.
Wong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wong tries to clinch but Brandao is having none of it.
Brandao swats away the attempt to clinch by Wong.
Wong forces Brandao back against the cage and clinches.
Brandao managing to block the knees to the body from Wong.
Brandao on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wong missing with knees to the body.
Wong tries to land knees in the clinch but Brandao avoids the damage to the body.
Wong tries to land knees in the clinch but Brandao avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brandao avoids it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brandao.
Brandao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brandao working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wong throws a knee to the head but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brandao.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wong looking to throw knees to the head but Brandao is blocking nicely.
Brandao breaks from the clinch.
Wong tries to clinch but Brandao is having none of it.
Brandao drops Wong with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Wong looks back up at him and smiles so Brandao waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Brandao drops Wong with a naaaaasty hook - Wong is in real trouble here! Brandao dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Brandao!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rudi Dassler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Verama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Verama has chosen Swing It Away as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rudi Dassler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hector Verama!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dassler moves away from the strike by Verama.
Dassler drops down looking for a counter takedown but Verama sprawls and moves away.
Nice takedown defense from Verama. No joy for Dassler on that attempt.
Dassler misses with a takedown attempt - Verama sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Verama swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Verama ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dassler moves away.
Verama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dassler.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Dassler shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Verama as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rudi Dassler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dassler is defended easily by Verama.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verama closes the distance and clinches.
Verama lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dassler.
Dassler has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Verama uses from the top position.
Dassler working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Verama has passed into half guard!
Verama controlling the action here.
Dassler's coaches at Fight Factory have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verama uses his free foot to push down on Dassler's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Dassler.
Verama controlling from mount.
Dassler is looking to get to half guard.
Verama controlling the position easily from mount.
Dassler tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Verama content just to control the position here.
Verama fails to advance to Dassler's back.
Verama controlling from the full mount.
Dassler is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dassler tries to improve his position but instead Verama has taken his back!
Dassler is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Dassler has hold of Verama's leg, trying to break free but it's let Verama lock up a rear naked choke! This could be big trouble! Dassler is turning an unusual color here… he's out! Verama throws him to one side and jumps onto the cage to celebrate with his fans.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Hector Verama!
During a confident post fight interview, Hector Verama thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Barbu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Benjamin Barbu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shane Austin!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbu misses with a hook.
Nice takedown defense from Austin. No joy for Barbu on that attempt.
Barbu has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Million Dollar Performance Center in the buildup to the fight.
Barbu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Austin manages to avoid it.
Austin throws a shot from downtown. Barbu moves away and avoids it.
Barbu changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Barbu throws a jab but it's blocked by Austin.
Barbu takes a swing at Austin's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Barbu misses.
Benjamin Barbu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbu missing with a left hand there. Austin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barbu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Austin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Austin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Barbu.
Austin looks to throw the jab but Barbu is out of range.
Austin misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Barbu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Austin throws a jab when Barbu was well out of range.
Austin ducks under a wild hook from Barbu.
Austin misses with a hook.
Austin throws a big shot that misses.
Barbu throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbu misses with a straight left.
Barbu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Barbu moves out of range of the body kick from Austin.
Austin thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Barbu if he has to take too many more of those.
Austin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Barbu throws the left hand but Austin avoids the punch easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Barbu.
Austin defending well as Barbu loads up on a big left hand.
Barbu misses with a straight left.
Austin throws out a loose jab but Barbu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbu scores with a jab to the jaw.
Barbu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Austin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Shane Austin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barbu throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Austin was covering up waiting for the punch and Barbu finishes the takedown easily into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbu tries to free his leg and advance position but Austin is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Austin holds on and takes a little breather.
Barbu looking to pass the guard.
Barbu advances position into side control!
Barbu tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Barbu is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Austin has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Barbu off and has taken his back!
Barbu trying to control but not successfully.
Barbu breaks Austin's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Barbu tries to free his leg and advance position but Austin is retaining full guard.
Austin is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Barbu wants to pass the guard but Austin is keeping the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Barbu slips nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbu is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Barbu wants to pass the guard but Austin is defending well.
Barbu is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Austin controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Barbu 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.
Barbu throws a looping overhand right but Austin ducks down to avoid it.
Austin steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Austin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barbu throws a big shot that misses.
Austin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Barbu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Austin.
Austin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Austin swings widly with a right hand
and Barbu counters with a nice uppercut.
Barbu slips under a jab.
Benjamin Barbu is winning the standup battle so far.
Austin throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Austin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice uppercut there from Austin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Austin scores with the left hand. Barbu knows he should have avoided that one.
Barbu cracks Austin with an open hand slap.
Barbu is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nice takedown defense from Austin. No joy for Barbu on that attempt.
Barbu looks to land a right hand but Austin moved out of range.
Barbu staying out of range there.
Barbu is looking to counter punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Austin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barbu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Austin throws out the jab.
Austin ducks under a wild hook from Barbu.
Barbu scores with a crisp jab that stopped Austin in his tracks.
Barbu looks to land a left hand but Austin moved out of range nicely.
Austin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Austin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbu was well out of range. Poor timing from Austin.
Barbu fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Austin to the ground. Barbu is now in Austin's guard.
Barbu tries to free his leg and advance position but Austin is retaining full guard.
Barbu passes Austin's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Barbu is looking for a kimura but Austin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Barbu to get the leverage.
Barbu is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Austin has managed to free his arm - good work.
Barbu is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Austin sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin moves into full guard.
Barbu trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barbu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Austin can do to turn this around?
Barbu is pushing down on Austin's leg trying to pass to half guard. Austin is fighting to maintain full guard but Barbu has managed to sneak the leg through.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbu prevents Austin from improving his position.
Barbu is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Barbu trying to work for an americana but Austin has managed to regain full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barbu is one step ahead there.
Austin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Barbu passes Austin's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Barbu is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Barbu is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Barbu is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Austin doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Barbu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Austin is holding on to half guard well.
Barbu frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Barbu tries to take his opponent's back but Austin turns with him and manages to move into guard on the top. Nice work.
Barbu wants to sweep here but Austin controlling him for the moment.
Barbu working a defensive guard here.
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 Benjamin Barbu will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Barbu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Austin.
Barbu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Barbu misses with a body shot.
Barbu throws a series of punches but Austin avoids them all with ease.
A cross from Barbu lands.
Austin takes one to the chin there.
A swing and a miss from Austin.
Barbu swings widly with a right hand
and Austin counters by clinching up.
Austin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Austin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Austin misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Austin lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Austin fails to land.
Barbu prevents a body shot from Austin.
Barbu working aggressively here.
Austin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Austin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Austin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Austin.
Austin has a couple of punches blocked by Barbu.
Austin lands with a right to the head.
Austin lands a nice shot to the body.
Barbu takes a shot to the head.
Austin lands an uppercut.
Austin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barbu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Austin has Barbu pressed against the cage.
Austin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barbu tries for a takedown. No joy.
Austin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barbu or not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barbu.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Austin.
Austin lands with a left to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Austin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Benjamin Barbu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbu changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Austin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Austin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Barbu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Austin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Barbu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Austin scores with a shot to the body.
A left lands for Austin.
Barbu looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benjamin Barbu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barbu misses with a body shot.
Austin misses with a body shot.
Barbu uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Barbu.
Barbu lunges at Austin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Austin's hand.
Barbu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Barbu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Austin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbu cracks Austin with a good jab.
Barbu lands a nice shot to the body.
Austin blocks a jab.
Austin ducks under a wild hook from Barbu.
Barbu misses the shot to the body.
Austin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Barbu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Austin circles away quickly and effectively.
Shane Austin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barbu cracks Austin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Austin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Austin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A big left from Austin misses.
Barbu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Austin makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Barbu really felt that one!
Barbu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Austin throws out the jab.
Austin moves into the clinch successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Austin swings wildly with an uppercut but Barbu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbu blocks an uppercut.
Austin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barbu swings wildly with an uppercut but Austin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Austin throws a punch but it's blocked by Barbu.
Austin misses with the head strike.
Austin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Austin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barbu's elbow.
Austin misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Austin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Barbu 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benjamin Barbu!
After the fight, Benjamin Barbu was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between PePe Hapitchou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kron Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hapitchou's entrance music is Blackalicious - Sky is falling. A fine choice. PePe Hapitchou has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, PePe Hapitchou!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kron Silva!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva takes one on the button.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hapitchou.
The crowd cheers as Hapitchou lands an impressive looking overhand right. Silva doesn't seem phased though.
Silva throws a poor cross that misses
letting Hapitchou counter with a right hand.
Hapitchou is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hapitchou throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hapitchou rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hapitchou tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silva throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hapitchou connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hapitchou cracks Silva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hapitchou lands with a slapping head kick.
Silva is rocked!
It looks like Kron Silva has been cut.
Hapitchou bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silva's head backwards.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Hapitchou finish him?
Hapitchou walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Silva drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Hapitchou swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Silva's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). PePe Hapitchou!
PePe Hapitchou retains his featherweight title!
An out of breath PePe Hapitchou thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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