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GAMMA#622 Williams v Volkov 4 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Evil Kullervo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Aragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kullervo's entrance music is Kullervo Entrance Theme. A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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183 lbs
25 - 21 - 3 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
26 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Evil Kullervo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 21 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diego Aragon!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aragon has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kullervo finds it's way round the side to connect with Aragon's head.
Aragon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kullervo tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Aragon manages to circle out of the way.
Aragon throws a head kick but Kullervo moves out of range.
Aragon thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kullervo if he has to take too many more of those.
Aragon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kullervo was well out of range. Poor timing from Aragon.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kullervo.
Kullervo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Contenders (Max ID280) in the buildup to the fight.
Aragon throws a lazy right hand but Kullervo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kullervo throwing a counter right hand but Aragon manages to avoid it.
Aragon throws a leg kick
and Kullervo counters with a thumping low kick.
Kullervo misses with a looping right.
Aragon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Aragon tried to score with a low kick but Kullervo checks it.
Aragon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kullervo.
Kullervo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Aragon thuds a left hand into Kullervo's body.
A shot to the liver by Kullervo. Beautiful body shot.
Kullervo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aragon was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aragon is looking to chop away at Kullervo's legs.
Kullervo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aragon misses with a hook
and Aragon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kullervo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kullervo avoids the body shot from Aragon.
Aragon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kullervo tries to bum rush Aragon with a series of wild strikes but Aragon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Aragon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kullervo.
Aragon works Kullervo's body with a nice hook.
Aragon tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Diego Aragon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aragon takes a swing at Kullervo's ribcage but misses.
Aragon throws a wild body kick that Kullervo sees coming a mile off.
Aragon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kullervo can pounce on him.
Nice defenses there by Kullervo.
Aragon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kullervo lands the left hand.
Kullervo cracks Aragon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kullervo feints and then cracks Aragon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Aragon down.
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!
Kullervo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kullervo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aragon throws a sloppy head kick and Kullervo moves out of range easily.
Aragon throws a body punch but Kullervo moves out of range.
Kullervo scores with a nice right hand.
Kullervo lands with a cross.
Aragon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Aragon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kullervo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Aragon 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 Kullervo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kullervo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Aragon loads up on a big right hand but Kullervo slips the punch.
Kullervo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Aragon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kullervo's sensitive parts.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kullervo.
Kullervo thumps Aragon with a low kick.
Kullervo avoids the head kick by Aragon.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kullervo.
Aragon scores with a jab to the jaw.
Aragon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kullervo blocks a head kick by Aragon.
Aragon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aragon misses with a hook
and Kullervo counters with a stiff right hand.
Kullervo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aragon.
Kullervo misses with a wild body shot.
Aragon throws a hook but Kullervo avoids it easily.
Aragon feints and then cracks Kullervo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kullervo down.
Aragon throws a leg kick
and Kullervo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Aragon 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 Kullervo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kullervo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Aragon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kullervo.
Kullervo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Aragon tries a quick counter leg kick but Kullervo is wise to it.
Kullervo doesn't manage to clinch there - Aragon circles away.
Aragon misses with a body shot.
Kullervo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kullervo lands a jab to Aragon's midsection.
Aragon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A lazy left from Kullervo finds it's target.
Aragon throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kullervo's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aragon throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kullervo thuds his shin into the meat of Aragon's side.
Aragon looks to score with a jab to the body but Kullervo is just out of range.
Kullervo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kullervo connects with an inside leg kick.
Aragon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kullervo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kullervo is looking to slow Aragon down with leg kicks.
Kullervo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the liver by Kullervo. Beautiful body shot.
Aragon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Aragon lands a slapping body shot.
Kullervo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aragon moves away.
Aragon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kullervo moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aragon's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kullervo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Aragon scrambles back to his feet.
Kullervo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aragon lands a jab to Kullervo's midsection.
A solid body kick from Aragon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evil Kullervo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kullervo tests Aragon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kullervo sizes up Aragon with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Aragon looks to score with a jab to the body but Kullervo is just out of range.
Kullervo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aragon looks to land a left hand but Kullervo moved out of range nicely.
Kullervo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aragon can do to turn this around?
Kullervo misses with a body shot.
A nice combination there by Aragon.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kullervo, right into the meat.
Aragon misses with a low kick as Kullervo jumps back.
Aragon scores with a punch to the head.
Kullervo lands a nice hook to Aragon's body. Aragon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Aragon scores with a one two! Kullervo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aragon misses with a jab to the body
and Kullervo counters with a left and a right that stings Aragon.
Kullervo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Aragon might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kullervo has got the better of the exchanges.
Kullervo misses with a wild body shot.
Kullervo looks to score with a jab to the body but Aragon is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aragon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kullervo was well out of range. Poor timing from Aragon.
Kullervo avoids the head kick by Aragon.
Some bone on bone action there as Aragon checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Aragon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kullervo throws the kick towards the body but Aragon avoids it.
Kullervo catches Aragon with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Aragon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aragon throws a leg kick but Kullervo checks it.
Kullervo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aragon lunges at Kullervo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kullervo's hand.
Kullervo throws a low kick but Aragon avoids it.
Kullervo lands a nice shot to the body.
A left lands for Aragon.
Aragon cracks Kullervo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kullervo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aragon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kullervo.
Aragon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aragon lands a jab to Kullervo's midsection.
Evil Kullervo is winning the standup battle so far.
Kullervo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kullervo misses with an uppercut. Aragon saw that one coming.
Kullervo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Aragon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kullervo 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.
Aragon swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kullervo feints and then cracks Aragon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Aragon down.
Kullervo scores with a shot to the body.
Aragon moves out of range as Kullervo throws a body kick.
A low kick from Aragon is predictable there
and Kullervo counters with a thumping low kick.
Aragon is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kullervo rather than just go for the knockout.
Aragon throws a quick inside leg kick.
Aragon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Aragon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kullervo wants to slow Aragon down by chopping away at his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aragon throws out a loose jab but Kullervo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aragon wants to land a leg kick but Kullervo is out of range.
Aragon throws the kick towards the body but Kullervo avoids it.
Kullervo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Aragon. Aragon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Aragon misses with a two punch combination.
Aragon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Kullervo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Aragon looks to score with a jab to the body but Kullervo is just out of range.
Aragon swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kullervo tries to clinch up but Aragon circles away and keeps his distance.
Kullervo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Aragons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kullervo sizes up Aragon with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Kullervo misses the target.
Kullervo throws out a powerful jab.
Aragon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kullervo.
Aragon throws a body shot but no joy.
Kullervo is looking to counter the offense by Aragon and move into the clinch.
Aragon misses with a body shot.
Kullervo throws a counter high kick but Aragon was just alert enough to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aragon uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Aragon.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aragon misses with a two punch combination.
Kullervo feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Aragon scores with a hook to the body. Kullervo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kullervo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aragon was well out of range. Poor timing from Kullervo.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Aragon! But no joy.
Kullervo scores with a decent looking hook.
Aragon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kullervo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aragon circles away quickly and effectively.
Aragon tries to score with a low kick but Kullervo moves his leg out of the way.
Aragon tries to land a front kick but Kullervo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kullervo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Aragon avoids the body shot from Kullervo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kullervo connects with a leg kick. Aragon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Aragon on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A jab lands there for Kullervo.
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 Evil Kullervo 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!
Aragon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kullervo was well out of range. Poor timing from Aragon.
Aragon misses with a series of wild punches.
Kullervo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kullervo tried to score with a low kick but Aragon checks it.
Aragon misses with an uppercut
and Kullervo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aragon connects with a body shot that sends Kullervo's belly button to the back.
Aragon walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kullervo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Aragon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Aragon misses the shot to the body.
A quick step to the side and Kullervo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kullervo takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kullervo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A big right from Aragon misses.
Kullervo tries to counter by clinching up but Aragon breaks away and moves out of range.
Aragon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kullervo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kullervo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aragon was well out of range. Poor timing from Kullervo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kullervo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Aragon has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kullervo jabs at Aragon's body.
Some bone on bone action there as Kullervo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Aragon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kullervo moves away.
Kullervo thumps Aragon with a low kick.
Aragon shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Aragon tries to score with a low kick but Kullervo moves his leg out of the way.
Kullervo checks a leg kick.
Aragon moves out of range as Kullervo strikes.
Aragon throws a right hand that misses
and Kullervo moves into the clinch.
Kullervo pulls guard effortlessly.
Aragon trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kullervo's guard.
Aragon is looking to work some ground and pound but Kullervo has wrist control.
Aragon wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Kullervo's closed guard. He's half up but Kullervo has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Kullervo pivots and extends the arm, Aragon falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Kullervo! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Evil Kullervo!
After winning the bout, Evil Kullervo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Diego Aragon was interviewed post fight and said 'That sucked! '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Russian Zombie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neo Wiggin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Neo Wiggin has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Russian Zombie's chin.
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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
23 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Russian Zombie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Neo Wiggin!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zombie misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Wiggin counter with a right hand.
Zombie misses the jab.
Zombie throws an overhand right that lands on Wiggin's shoulder, as Wiggin tries to avoid the shot.
Wiggin throws a sloppy head kick
and Zombie counters with a nice uppercut.
Wiggin misses with a double jab.
Wiggin needs to keep his hands up - Zombie had a free shot at his head there.
Zombie takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wiggin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zombie throws a hook but Wiggin blocks it.
Wiggin fails to land with a series of punches.
Wiggin avoids the head kick by Zombie.
Wiggin darts in and clinches Zombie up against the cage.
Zombie working aggressively here.
Zombie manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wiggin sizes up Zombie with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wiggin lands a really nice looking cross but Zombie seems unphased.
Wiggin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiggin connects with a right hand. Zombie shakes it off.
Wiggin is looking to clinch.
Zombie throws an off balance right hand
and Wiggin counters with a nice uppercut.
Zombie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zombie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wiggin! But no joy.
Zombie moves away from the strike by Wiggin.
Zombie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zombie has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Shark Tank in the buildup to the fight.
Zombie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zombie scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wiggin cracks Zombie with an open hand slap.
Wiggin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zombie.
Wiggin scores with a jab to the body.
Wiggin slips under a jab.
Wiggin throws a lazy uppercut
and Zombie counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Zombie throws a hook to the side of Wiggin's head but Wiggin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Zombie.
Zombie scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin blocks a head kick by Zombie.
Zombie throws a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Wiggin misses the target.
Wiggin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wiggin looks to score with a jab to the body but Zombie is just out of range.
Wiggin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Zombie is trying to break the clinch but Wiggin is controlling him.
A shot in the inside from Zombie.
Zombie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zombie. Wiggin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zombie has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wiggin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Zombie throws a body punch but Wiggin moves out of range.
Zombie throws a looping overhand right but Wiggin ducks down to avoid it.
Wiggin tries a quick counter leg kick but Zombie is wise to it.
Wiggin has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Zombie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wiggin.
An attempted straight right counter from Zombie misses the target.
Wiggin tries to clinch there but Zombie circles away.
Zombie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zombie bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Zombie jabs Wiggin right on the nose. Wiggin blinks but takes it well.
Wiggin throws a hook but Zombie blocks it.
Zombie throws a big counter combination but Wiggin scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A big right from Zombie misses.
Wiggin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Zombie misses with a body shot
and Wiggin counters with a stiff right hand.
Wiggin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zombie.
Wiggin avoids the body shot from Zombie.
Wiggin wants to land a leg kick but Zombie is out of range.
Wiggin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zombie.
A punch combination from Wiggin misses.
Zombie scores with a nice right hand.
Wiggin lands a jab to Zombie's midsection.
Wiggin cracks Zombie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wiggin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wiggin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zombie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zombie misses with a shot to the body
and Wiggin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zombie loads up on a big right hand but Wiggin slips the punch.
Zombie throws a hook but Wiggin blocks it.
Wiggin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Zombie checks it well.
Zombie throws a body punch but Wiggin moves out of range.
Zombie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice uppercut lands for Wiggin. That snapped Zombie's head back.
Wiggin moves out of range as Zombie strikes.
Wiggin throws a series of punches but Zombie moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Zombie on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wiggin throws an overhand right that lands on Zombie's shoulder, as Zombie tries to avoid the shot.
Wiggin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Zombie had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Zombie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wiggin was well out of range. Poor timing from Zombie.
Wiggin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zombie fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Zombie misses with a looping right.
Wiggin tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Neo Wiggin will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wiggin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zombie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wiggin moves in looking to clinch but Zombie pushes him off.
Wiggin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Zombie avoids the body shot from Wiggin.
Zombie slips a jab from Wiggin.
Wiggin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zombie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wiggin moves away.
Wiggin slips a jab from Zombie.
Wiggin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wiggin swings for the body but Zombie moves out of range.
Wiggin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Zombie is out of range.
Zombie throws a hook but Wiggin avoids it easily.
Wiggin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zombie counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zombie loads up on a big right hand but Wiggin slips the punch.
Wiggin throws a hook but Zombie blocks it.
Zombie throws out a powerful jab.
Zombie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wiggin throws out a counter right but Zombie avoids it with no problem.
Wiggin misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Wiggin does it's job there.
Wiggin darts in and clinches Zombie up against the cage.
Wiggin misses with an elbow strike.
Zombie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wiggin's elbow.
Zombie blocks the elbow strike.
Wiggin pushes off an throws an elbow but Zombie leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Zombie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jab, jab by Zombie - just one landing.
Zombie jabs Wiggin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wiggin forces Zombie back against the cage and clinches.
Wiggin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zombie's elbow.
A short left from Wiggin.
Zombie struggles to land a body shot inside as Wiggin controls his hands.
Wiggin tries a body shot but Zombie blocks it.
Zombie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wiggin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wiggin, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some wild striking there from Zombie.
Wiggin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wiggin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wiggin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zombie. Wiggin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zombie connects with a right hand. Wiggin shakes it off.
Wiggin slips a straight right by Zombie.
Wiggin throws a lazy right hand but Zombie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wiggin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zombie.
Wiggin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wiggin slips a jab and a cross from Zombie.
Zombie 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.
Wiggin throws a jab but it's blocked by Zombie.
Zombie's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wiggin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Zombie scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zombie throws a hook but Wiggin blocks it.
Wiggin closes the distance and clinches.
Wiggin prevents a body shot from Zombie.
Zombie working aggressively here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Zombie lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wiggin backwards.
Zombie lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zombie gets through Wiggin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zombie wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Neo Wiggin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wiggin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Wiggin on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Zombie.
Wiggin lands a left hand.
Wiggin can't find room to land a body shot as Zombie controls the action.
Zombie breaks the clinch.
Wiggin blocks a jab.
Zombie throws a lazy right hand but Wiggin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A lazy left from Wiggin finds it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Zombie lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Zombie takes a swing at Wiggin's ribcage but misses.
Zombie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wiggin moves into range and clinches up with Zombie.
Zombie stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wiggin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zombie scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wiggin misses with a body punch.
Zombie misses with the head strike.
Zombie lands a nice uppercut.
Wiggin can't find room to land a body shot as Zombie controls the action.
Wiggin lands an elbow that stopped Zombie in his tracks for a moment.
Wiggin gets through Zombie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wiggin.
Wiggin throws an elbow but it misses.
Wiggin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Zombie.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zombie avoids the elbow strike from Wiggin, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Neo Wiggin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Zombie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wiggin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zombie.
Zombie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wiggin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A shot in the inside from Wiggin.
Zombie swings wildly with an uppercut but Wiggin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zombie misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Zombie fails to land.
Zombie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wiggin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zombie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zombie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wiggin avoids the body shot from Zombie.
Zombie connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wiggin. Wiggin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sloppy strikes from Wiggin. Those never looked like landing.
Zombie throws a body punch but Wiggin moves out of range.
Wiggin misses with a hook.
Zombie gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wiggin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zombie misses with a looping right.
Zombie ducks under a wild hook from Wiggin.
Zombie misses with a looping left.
Wiggin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Zombie swings for the body but Wiggin moves out of range.
Wiggin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Wiggin lands a head kick. Zombie smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wiggin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wiggin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wiggin throws a hook to the side of Zombie's head but Zombie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wiggin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Zombie momentarily.
Zombie looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Zombie just misses with a punch to the body.
Wiggin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wiggin connects with a solid leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wiggin slips under a jab.
Wiggin tries to clinch up
and Zombie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin tries to bum rush Zombie with a series of wild strikes but Zombie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
An attempted straight right counter from Zombie misses the target.
Zombie throws a head kick but Wiggin moves out of range.
Zombie misses with a looping right.
Wiggin misses with an uppercut.
Wiggin throws a combination that misses
and Zombie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wiggin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wiggin pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Zombie back to the cage. Wiggin follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Zombie is rocked!
A head kick by Wiggin - that's a beauty! Zombie is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Wiggin can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Neo Wiggin!
Neo Wiggin spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gordus Clay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackie Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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258 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gordus Clay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jackie Chan!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chan was well out of range. Poor timing from Clay.
Chan looks to land a body kick but Clay moved away.
Clay uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chan.
Clay looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Clay wants to control from the top but Chan keeps moving.
Clay throws an elbow that misses. Chan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Clay's guard. Nice move by Chan!
Chan trying to control but Clay is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clay looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chan is one step ahead there.
Chan throws an elbow that misses. Clay uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Chan's guard. Nice move by Clay!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan pushes Clay off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Chan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Clay is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Chan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Chan's back!
Clay wants to control but Chan manages to buck him off and is now in Clay's guard! Nice work there by Chan!
Chan prevents Clay from getting back to his feet.
Chan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Clay's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clay is trying to control the position but Chan postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clay keeping moving, preventing Chan from controlling successfully.
Clay is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Chan throws a big right hand that misses.
Chan throws a big elbow that misses.
Clay wants to hit a switch here but Chan passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Clay there!
Chan working Clay over with strikes here.
Chan working Clay over with strikes here.
Chan in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Chan with the ground and pound from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clay in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Clay regains half guard.
Chan winds up and cracks Clay with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Clay is rocked!
Chan lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Clay! More strikes land and this one is all over! Chan jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jackie Chan!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tim Pierno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wolfram Stelzer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pierno comes to the cage accompanied by Umberto Tozzi - Gloria. The crowd seem to be enjoying Stelzer's choice of entrance music: Business Time. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Pierno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wolfram Stelzer!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Pierno - just one landing.
Pierno thuds his right hand into Stelzer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pierno is looking to clinch but Stelzer is avoiding it.
Stelzer has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Pierno scores with a jab.
Pierno tries to clinch but Stelzer moves out of range.
Stelzer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Stelzer throws a series of punches but Pierno moves out of range.
Pierno throws a hook to the side of Stelzer's head but Stelzer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pierno closes the distance and clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pierno.
Stelzer misses with a punch to the body.
Pierno swings wildly with an uppercut but Stelzer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pierno fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pierno lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pierno is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pierno doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stelzer is trying to break free.
Pierno lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stelzer swings wildly with an uppercut but Pierno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stelzer is trying to maintain a safe position but Pierno gets an underhook and turns Stelzer into the cage.
Stelzer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stelzer tries to work over Pierno's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pierno controlling the action here for a moment.
Stelzer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Stelzer as Pierno tries to tie him up.
Stelzer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pierno backwards.
Pierno tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pierno makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stelzer pushes Pierno back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Stelzer misses with a punch on the inside.
Stelzer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stelzer.
Pierno misses with some punches.
Pierno working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stelzer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Pierno scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pierno lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stelzer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Stelzer can't find room to land a body shot as Pierno controls the action.
Stelzer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pierno lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stelzer is trying to stall.
Stelzer is trying to break the clinch but Pierno is controlling him.
Stelzer tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pierno lands a left hand.
Pierno lands a body punch in the clinch.
Stelzer lands a body punch.
Stelzer is trying to push Pierno away but Pierno has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A nice left hand lands by Stelzer.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pierno.
Pierno lands a right hand.
Pierno lands a body shot.
Pierno lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierno just leaning against Stelzer, taking a breather.
Stelzer throws a punch but it's blocked by Pierno.
Stelzer breaks from the clinch.
Pierno is looking to clinch but Stelzer is avoiding it.
Stelzer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pierno jabs at Stelzer's body.
Pierno fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stelzer ducks under a wild hook from Pierno.
Pierno misses the shot to the body.
Donk. Stelzer catches Pierno right on the button with a cross.
Pierno closes the distance looking to clinch
and Stelzer counters with a stiff right hand.
Pierno clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierno lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stelzer lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pierno can't find room to land a body shot as Stelzer controls the action.
Pierno lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stelzer backwards.
Stelzer blocks an uppercut.
Pierno lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Stelzer.
Stelzer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stelzer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pierno backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stelzer.
Stelzer misses with the head strike.
Stelzer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pierno's elbow.
Stelzer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stelzer breaks the clinch.
Pierno rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stelzer counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pierno's knee momentarily.
Stelzer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pierno on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pierno throws a good cross that connects.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Pierno dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Stelzer misses with a straight left.
Stelzer moves forwards but Pierno connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pierno takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pierno throws a series of punches but Stelzer moves out of range.
Pierno jabs at Stelzer's body.
Pierno moves into range and clinches up with Stelzer.
Tim Pierno has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pierno.
Stelzer throws a punch but it's blocked by Pierno.
Pierno tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pierno taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierno misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pierno misses with the head strike.
Pierno lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pierno is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stelzer can do to turn this around?
Stelzer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pierno works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pierno lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierno goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pierno trying to control the position but instead, Stelzer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pierno into the cage.
Pierno misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pierno softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stelzer throws a head punch that misses.
Stelzer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stelzer lands with a short shot to the head.
Pierno tries a body shot but Stelzer blocks it.
Pierno tries a body shot but Stelzer blocks it.
Pierno tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stelzer's elbow.
Pierno lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Pierno as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Stelzer fails to land.
Pierno misses with the head strike.
Stelzer is trying to drag Pierno to the mat but Pierno just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pierno.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stelzer tries a body shot but Pierno blocks it.
Pierno is leaning against Stelzer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pierno throws a punch but it's blocked by Stelzer.
Pierno throws a punch but it's blocked by Stelzer.
Pierno gets through Stelzer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pierno pushes Stelzer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stelzer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stelzer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stelzer misses with the head strike.
Pierno misses with a body punch.
Pierno has Stelzer pushed against the cage.
Pierno lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pierno blocks a body shot from Stelzer.
Nice body punch from Pierno - that landed with a thud.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pierno.
Stelzer misses with a punch on the inside.
Pierno lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pierno misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierno stalling in the clinch.
Stelzer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pierno wants to clinch up but Stelzer keeps it at a distance.
Pierno walks into a straight right hand from Stelzer.
Pierno thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pierno tries to clinch up but Stelzer circles away and keeps his distance.
Pierno fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stelzer misses with a wild body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pierno, as that shot connected.
Stelzer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pierno.
Stelzer moves away from the strike by Pierno.
Pierno throws a series of punches but Stelzer moves out of range.
Pierno misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Stelzer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pierno swings widly with a right hand
and Stelzer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pierno has closed the distance and engaged Stelzer in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stelzer wants a takedown but no success here.
A head punch on the inside from Pierno fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pierno.
A head punch on the inside from Stelzer fails to land.
Stelzer throws a punch but it's blocked by Pierno.
Stelzer misses with the head strike.
Stelzer goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pierno prevents it.
Tim Pierno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wolfram Stelzer.
Stelzer struggles to land a body shot inside as Pierno controls his hands.
A short left from Pierno.
Stelzer misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Pierno dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Pierno misses with a looping right.
Stelzer swings for the body but Pierno moves out of range.
Pierno tries to clinch but Stelzer moves out of range.
Pierno fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pierno scores with a jab.
Stelzer swats away the attempt to clinch by Pierno.
Stelzer jabs Pierno to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierno connects with a jab.
Stelzer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pierno clinches up with Stelzer and pushes him back against the cage.
Stelzer throws a punch but it's blocked by Pierno.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stelzer.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Pierno throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pierno lands a shot to the body.
Pierno gets through Stelzer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pierno stalling in the clinch.
Stelzer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pierno swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stelzer wants to take the fight to the mat but Pierno manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Pierno's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Pierno misses with the head strike.
Stelzer throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Pierno fails to land.
Stelzer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stelzer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pierno's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stelzer.
Pierno dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Wolfram Stelzer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierno is trying to maintain a safe position but Stelzer gets an underhook and turns Pierno into the cage.
Pierno lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Pierno fails to land.
Pierno working aggressively here.
Pierno lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stelzer backwards.
Pierno is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stelzer is keeping busy.
Pierno working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pierno can't find room to land a body shot as Stelzer controls the action.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pierno misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stelzer tries to score a body lock takedown but Pierno shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pierno creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Stelzer.
A nice left hand lands by Pierno.
Pierno misses with some punches.
Stelzer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stelzer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pierno's elbow.
Stelzer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierno tries a body shot but Stelzer blocks it.
Stelzer blocking some punches.
Stelzer is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A left hand lands to the body for Pierno.
Pierno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pierno lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stelzer.
Pierno blocks a body shot from Stelzer.
A frustrated look appears on Stelzer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stelzer has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Stelzer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pierno swings wildly with an uppercut but Stelzer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stelzer tries to throw a body punch but Pierno avoids it by throwing Stelzer back against the cage.
Stelzer throws a head punch that misses.
Pierno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stelzer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stelzer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierno swings wildly with an uppercut but Stelzer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stelzer tries to work over Pierno's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pierno is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stelzer is keeping busy.
Pierno lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stelzer is looking for a takedown.
Tim Pierno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wolfram Stelzer.
Stelzer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pierno misses with a punch to the body.
Pierno lands with a light punch inside.
It looks like Wolfram Stelzer has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pierno pressing his opponent against the cage.
Stelzer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pierno has him pressed against the cage.
Pierno is looking to control Stelzer's arms but Stelzer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pierno has his back to the cage.
Pierno misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pierno blocking some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Stelzer.
Stelzer misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Pierno showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pierno has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Pierno!
A relieved looking Tim Pierno thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tony Siblas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hektor Troy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Siblas comes to the cage accompanied by "Not Falling" by Mudvayne. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
27 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Siblas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
47 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hektor Troy!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Troy cracks Siblas with a right hand to the side of the head.
Troy tests Siblas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Siblas throws a leg kick that misses.
Siblas misses with a body shot.
Troy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Siblas on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Troy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Siblas.
Troy misses with a looping left.
Troy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Siblas tries to land a leg kick but Troy saw it coming and moves away.
Troy pushes Siblas up against the cage in a clinch.
Siblas is trying to break the clinch but Troy has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Troy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Troy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Siblas missing with a left hand there. Troy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Troy misses with a wild body shot.
Siblas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Troy is predictable there
and Siblas counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Siblas throws a lazy uppercut
and Troy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Siblas misses with a wild body shot.
Troy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Siblas slips a jab and a cross from Troy.
Siblas throws a leg kick but Troy checks it.
Troy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Siblas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A quick step to the side and Siblas tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Siblas missing with a left hand there. Troy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Siblas lands a jab-cross combination.
Siblas is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Siblas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Troy throws a shot from downtown. Siblas moves away and avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That kick from Siblas tenderised Troy's leg. Troy is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troy lands with a kick to the temple. Siblas shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Troy takes a swing at Siblas's ribcage but misses.
Troy feints and then cracks Siblas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Siblas down.
Troy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Siblas.
Siblas is looking to wear down Troy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Siblas gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Troy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Siblas moves away.
Siblas appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Siblas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Troy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Siblas. Troy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Siblas throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Siblas misses with a body shot
and Troy counters with an outside leg kick.
Siblas slips under a jab from Troy.
Siblas works the jab nicely.
Siblas drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siblas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Troy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Troy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Troy misses with an uppercut. Siblas saw that one coming.
Troy connects with a nice looking jab.
Siblas swats away the attempt to clinch by Troy.
Troy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Siblas finds it's way round the side to connect with Troy's head.
Siblas misses with a hook
letting Troy counter with a right hand.
Siblas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Troy throws out the jab.
Troy scores with a punch to the head.
Siblas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Troy. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troy scores with a sloppy right hand. Siblas should have avoided that one.
Siblas throws a low kick but Troy moves out of range easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Siblas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Troy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Decent striking displayed by Troy there.
Tony Siblas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Siblas misses with a series of wild punches.
A countering left hand to the body from Troy misses.
Troy lands with a nice body punch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Troy. That's going to slow Siblas down.
Troy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Troy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Siblas just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hektor Troy dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Troy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Troy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Troy sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Troy feints and then cracks Siblas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Siblas down.
Siblas lands a body shot.
Siblas feints and then cracks Troy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Troy down.
Siblas throws a body punch but Troy moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Siblas.
Troy throws a combination. Siblas tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Siblas swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Troy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Troy breaks from the clinch.
Troy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Siblas.
Troy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like Hektor Troy has been cut.
Troy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siblas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Siblas misses with a low kick as Troy jumps back.
Siblas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Troy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A left lands for Troy.
Siblas throws an overhand right that lands on Troy's shoulder, as Troy tries to avoid the shot.
A swing and a miss from Siblas.
Troy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Troy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Siblas counters with a good low kick that Troy was not able to check.
Siblas punishes Troy's body with a nice straight punch.
Siblas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Troy. Siblas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Siblas misses with a jab to the body
and Troy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siblas misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Troy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Siblas is looking to chop away at Troy's legs.
Siblas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Troy.
Troy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Troy there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Troy clinches with his opponent.
Troy keeps control of Siblas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Siblas keeps control of Troy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Troy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Troy swings widly with a right hand
and Siblas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Siblas dodges the punch combination from Troy.
Troy moves away from the strike by Siblas.
Troy throws a low kick but Siblas avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troy takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Troy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Siblas manages to avoid it.
Siblas throws a body punch but Troy moves out of range.
Troy lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Troy lands with a nice body punch.
Siblas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And Troy responds with a good body kick, but Siblas manages to step out the way in time.
Troy takes one to the chin there.
Troy steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Siblas. That one must have hurt.
Siblas lands an overhand right.
Siblas throws a leg kick but Troy checks it.
Siblas throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Troy to counter with a crisp jab.
Troy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Troy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Siblas.
Siblas misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troy cracks Siblas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A big right from Siblas misses.
Siblas blocks a low kick nicely.
Troy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Siblas misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Troy counters with a straight right hand.
Troy's corner calls for a 1-2. Troy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Troy moves out of range of the strikes.
Troy misses with a looping left.
Siblas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Troy.
Troy is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A low kick from Siblas is predictable there
and Troy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Troy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Siblas can pounce on him.
An inside leg kick lands from Troy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hektor Troy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Hektor Troy's cut.
That's time! Siblas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Siblas, right into the meat.
Siblas misses the shot to the body.
Troy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Siblas.
Siblas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Troy.
Siblas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Troy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Troy checks the leg kick.
Troy wants to counter the offense by Siblas and move into the clinch position.
Troy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Siblas attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Troy throws an off balance right hand
and Troy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Troy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Troy. Siblas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Troy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Siblas.
It seemed like Troy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Troy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Siblas on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Troy throws a right hand that misses
and Siblas counters with a straight right hand.
Troy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Siblas counters with a nice leg kick.
Siblas misses with a wild body shot.
Troy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Siblas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Siblas looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Siblas just misses with a punch to the body.
Troy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Siblas was well out of range. Poor timing from Troy.
Siblas misses with an uppercut. Troy saw that one coming.
Troy cracks Siblas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Siblas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Troy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Siblas.
Siblas staying out of range there.
Tony Siblas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troy misses with a hook. Siblas ducked under it nicely.
Troy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Siblas misses the shot to the body.
Jab by Siblas.
Troy checks a leg kick.
Siblas checks a leg kick nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Troy clobbers Siblas with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Troy connects with a crisp jab.
Troy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Siblas is rocked!
Siblas misses with a body shot.
Troy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Siblas throws a leg kick
and Troy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A nice inside leg kick there by Troy. That's going to slow Siblas down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siblas will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A nice side step and Troy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Troy with a nice cross.
Siblas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Oh Siblas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Siblas moves in looking to clinch but Troy pushes him off.
Siblas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Troy.
Siblas seems to have got his legs back now.
Siblas throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Troy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Troy scores with a jab to the head.
Siblas ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Troy wants to land a leg kick but Siblas is out of range.
Siblas connects with a jab.
Hektor Troy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Troy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siblas throws a leg kick
and Troy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Siblas looks to land a left hand but Troy moved out of range nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donk. Troy catches Siblas right on the button with a cross.
Troy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Troy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Siblas loads up on a big right hand but Troy slips the punch.
Siblas misses the jab.
Troy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Siblas throws a leg kick that is checked
and Troy counters with a stiff right hand.
A big left from Troy misses.
Troy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Siblas is out of range.
Siblas misses with a body punch
and Troy counters with a nice uppercut.
Siblas misses with a lunging right hand
and Troy counters with a nice body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hektor Troy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Troy 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hektor Troy!
A less than humble Hektor Troy misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Bannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Shanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thomas Bannon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mickey Shanks!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shanks doesn't manage to clinch there - Bannon circles away.
Bannon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shanks. Shanks obviously looking to wear him down.
Shanks throws a right and a left that Bannon avoids nicely.
Bannon fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Shanks is out of range.
A low kick from Bannon misses
and Shanks makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The fighters circling - Bannon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shanks scores with a jab. Bannon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bannon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shanks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bannon.
Bannon throws a lazy right hand but Shanks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shanks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bannon circles away quickly and effectively.
Bannon tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Shanks is able to avoid easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bannon throws a half hearted mid kick.
Shanks feints and then cracks Bannon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bannon down.
Bannon throws a hook but Shanks blocks it.
Shanks takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shanks throws a looping overhand right but Bannon ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shanks throws a hook but Bannon blocks it.
Bannon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shanks throws out the jab.
Bannon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bannon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bannon moves out of range of the strikes.
Shanks swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bannon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bannon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bannon looks to land a body kick but Shanks moved away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Shanks, right into the meat.
Bannon swings for the body but Shanks moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Shanks on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Shanks.
Shanks walks into a straight right hand from Bannon.
The fighters circling - Shanks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bannon thinks about countering with a body kick.
Bannon throws out a loose jab but Shanks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bannon scores with a punch to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bannon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shanks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shanks uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Shanks lands a jab to the head.
Shanks takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Mickey Shanks has been cut.
Shanks lands a high kick!
Shanks slips under a jab from Bannon.
Shanks has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Some wild striking there from Bannon.
Shanks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bannon looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
That kick from Shanks tenderised Bannon's leg. Bannon is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bannon moves out of range as Shanks strikes.
Bannon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bannon tries a low kick but Shanks avoids it.
Bannon digs a good body shot into Shanks's ribs.
Bannon misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bannon takes a swing at Shanks's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Shanks was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bannon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Shanks blocks a low kick nicely.
Bannon digs a good body shot into Shanks's ribs.
A punch lands to the side of Shanks 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bannon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Shanks's head backwards.
Shanks looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bannon lands with a good body shot.
Bannon tries a low kick but Shanks avoids it.
A lazy left from Bannon finds it's target.
Shanks looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A swing and a miss from Bannon.
Bannon misses with a wild body shot.
Bannon is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
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!
Shanks is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bannon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bannon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shanks.
Shanks attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bannon throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Shanks to counter with a crisp jab.
Bannon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Shanks has time to react.
Bannon throws a leg kick but Shanks checks it.
Bannon is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bannon slips under a jab.
Shanks avoids the body shot from Bannon.
Shanks lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bannon blocks a leg kick.
Bannon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bannon moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shanks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shanks lands with a cross.
An inside leg kick from Shanks misses.
Bannon swings away with a body shot that misses
and Shanks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Bannon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mickey Shanks's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
An inside leg kick from Bannon misses.
Shanks tried to score with a low kick but Bannon checks it.
Bannon throws a big counter combination but Shanks scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Shanks tries a low kick but Bannon avoids it.
Shanks's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bannon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Shanks scrambles back to his feet.
Shanks attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Bannon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bannon throws out a powerful jab.
Shanks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shanks cracks a nice hook into Bannon's ribs.
Bannon lands a nice hook to Shanks's body. Shanks takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thomas Bannon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bannon throws a body kick that misses.
Bannon tries to clinch there but Shanks circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Shanks crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bannon - the referee stops the clock and Shanks gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bannon. Shanks manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bannon drops his hands momentarily and Shanks takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Shanks takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shanks stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bannon.
Bannon checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bannon throws the left hand but Shanks avoids the punch easily.
Bannon tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bannon swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bannon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bannon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shanks manages to avoid it.
Shanks feints a counter leg kick.
Bannon has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bannon there as he acknowledges the shot.
Shanks tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bannon is able to avoid easily.
Bannon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bannon moves into range and clinches up with Shanks.
Bannon is trying to break the clinch but Shanks has him pressed against the cage.
Shanks scores with a shot to the side of Bannon's head.
Bannon digs a right hand into Shanks's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shanks's gas tank.
Bannon blocking some punches.
Shanks stalling the fight.
Bannon avoiding damage.
Bannon is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bannon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shanks. That's going to slow Bannon down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shanks throws a hook but Bannon blocks it.
Shanks fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bannon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Shanks misses with an uppercut.
Bannon scores with a leg kick.
A shot to the body from Bannon misses
and Shanks counters with an inside leg kick.
Shanks takes one to the side of the head.
Shanks throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bannon looks to land a right hand but Shanks moved out of range.
Shanks scores with a leg kick.
Shanks pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bannon is out of range and Shanks settles back down.
Bannon checks a low kick from Shanks.
A little feinted left hand from Bannon on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Shanks throws a sloppy body shot
and Bannon counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bannon checks the leg kick.
Nice cross by Bannon.
Bannon moves into range and connects with a jab.
Shanks throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bannon throws a body shot but no joy.
Bannon throws a leg kick
and Shanks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shanks scores with a nice right hand.
Shanks throws a hook but Bannon avoids it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bannon. That's going to slow Shanks down.
Bannon throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A slow jab from Shanks misses its intended target.
Shanks throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bannon.
Shanks loads up on a big right hand but Bannon slips the punch.
Shanks looks to land a right hand but Bannon moved out of range.
Bannon checks the leg kick nicely there.
Thomas Bannon is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bannon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shanks blocks a head kick by Bannon.
Bannon takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Shanks is looking to chop away at Bannon's legs.
Shanks misses with a wild body shot.
A shot to the body from Shanks misses
and Bannon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shanks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bannon moves away.
Shanks clinches.
Bannon lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Shanks.
Our sources have told us that Bannon has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Bannon prevents a body shot from Shanks.
Shanks lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bannon lands a nice knee to the body.
Shanks is breathing heavily.
Bannon taking a breather.
Bannon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bannon manages to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shanks scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
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 Thomas Bannon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mickey Shanks's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Shanks lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Shanks thows a leg kick but Bannon checks it
and Bannon counters with a right hand to the body.
A low kick from Bannon misses
and Shanks counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bannon's knee momentarily.
Shanks just misses with a punch to the body.
Shanks walks into a jab.
Bannon walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Shanks checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bannon loads up on a big right hand but Shanks slips the punch.
Shanks throws a half hearted mid kick.
Shanks does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Shanks works over Bannon's head and body with a nice combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shanks throws a leg kick that misses.
Bannon misses with a right hand
and Shanks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shanks lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shanks lands a leg kick that knocks Bannon off balance momentarily.
Shanks throws an off balance right hand
and Bannon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Shanks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shanks avoids a kick to the body.
Shanks takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Shanks on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shanks on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bannon. Bannon obviously looking to wear him down.
Good standup being displayed there by Bannon as he connects with a hook.
Shanks moves out of range of the body kick.
Shanks moves out of range as Bannon strikes.
Shanks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bannon.
Bannon connects with an inside leg kick.
Bannon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bannon throws a leg kick
and Shanks makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bannon misses with a jab to the body
and Shanks counters with a nice uppercut.
Bannon looks to score with a jab to the body but Shanks is just out of range.
A slow jab from Bannon misses its intended target.
Bannon backing away here, and Shanks unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Mickey Shanks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shanks connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bannon looks to score with a jab to the body but Shanks is just out of range.
Shanks misses the body punch
and Bannon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Shanks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bannon is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Shanks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bannon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice uppercut there from Bannon.
Bannon scores with a hook to the body. Shanks takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bannon lands a nice shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bannon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Shanks stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bannon.
Shanks throws a front kick aimed at Bannon's knee but Bannon avoids it well.
Good standup being displayed there by Bannon as he connects with a hook.
Bannon blocks a head kick by Shanks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shanks on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Shanks has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bannon scores with a nice right hand.
Bannon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bannon 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.
Bannon tries to clinch but Shanks is having none of it.
Bannon scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bannon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Shanks turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bannon tries a head kick but it misses.
Shanks looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shanks misses with a low kick.
Bannon connects with a solid leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bannon.
Shanks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bannon.
Shanks lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shanks misses with a low kick.
Bannon scores with a hook to the body. Shanks takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
An inside leg kick lands from Shanks.
Bannon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A big left from Shanks misses.
Bannon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bannon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shanks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shanks has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Shanks has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bannon.
Bannon feints a jab promting Shanks to slip. Bannon then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Shanks slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bannon throws a body kick that misses.
Shanks scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bannon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shanks.
Shanks throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bannon counters with a big head kick but Shanks shrugs it off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Bannon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bannon has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Bannon!
Thomas Bannon made sure to mention his sponsor, Hellbent in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Robin Yount (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannibal Barca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barca has chosen Carthage as his entrance music. Robin Yount has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Robin Yount!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hannibal Barca!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yount has closed the distance and engaged Barca in a clinch.
Yount gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Yount gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Barca.
Barca is trying to drag Yount to the mat but Yount just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Barca blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yount misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barca is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Yount is defending well.
Robin Yount has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hannibal Barca.
Yount pushes off an throws an elbow but Barca leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Yount scores with a shot to the side of Barca's head.
Yount lands with a left to the head.
Barca has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Yount after a bit of a struggle.
Barca is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Yount gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Yount lands a nice knee to the body.
Yount really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Barca avoids the elbow strike from Yount, against the cage.
Yount is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Barca drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Yount gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Yount misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barca.
Yount tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barca tries for a takedown. No joy.
Barca wants a takedown but no success here.
Barca wants a takedown.
Yount scores with a shoulder strike.
Yount gets underhooks to prevent Barca's takedown attempt.
Barca looks winded!
Yount lands an elbow inside that Barca shrugs off.
It looks like Hannibal Barca has been cut.
Barca has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Yount avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Yount gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Barca is trying to drag Yount to the mat but Yount just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Yount lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Barca has Yount pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Yount manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Yount connects with a knee to the head.
Yount missing with knees to the body.
Yount with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barca blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barca is working for takedown but Yount is calmly controlling the position for now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barca wants a takedown.
Yount with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yount lands a good knee to the midsection. Barca won't want to take too many of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Yount takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Yount creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barca's defenses.
Yount lands a nice elbow.
Yount lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barca or not.
Yount lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yount lands an elbow inside that Barca shrugs off.
Barca looking for a takedown.
Yount throws an elbow but it misses.
Barca looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Barca wants to take the fight to the mat but Yount manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Yount throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barcas head.
Yount lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Yount lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yount lands an elbow that stopped Barca in his tracks for a moment.
Yount digs a right hand underneath Barca's ribcage. Barca let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yount lands an elbow just above Barca 's eye.
Yount connects with a knee to the head.
Yount softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yount scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Barca is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Yount is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barca can't get the takedown.
Yount lands a damaging elbow.
Yount with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yount.
Yount is pressed up against the cage. Barca has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Yount down to the mat. Yount avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Yount throws a sloppy head kick and Barca moves out of range easily.
Yount throws a right hand that Barca ducks under and follows up with a left that Barca also avoids with ease.
Barca shoots for a double leg takedown but Yount sprawls well. He's pushed Barca's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Barca loads up on a big right hand but Yount slips the punch.
A shot to the liver by Yount. Beautiful body shot.
Barca swats away the attempt to clinch by Yount.
Yount lands with a cross.
Good standup being displayed there by Yount as he connects with a hook.
Yount fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Barca on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good standup being displayed there by Yount as he connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yount stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Yount wants it to stay on the feet.
Robin Yount is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by Yount.
A jab from Yount does it's job there.
Yount throws a sloppy head kick and Barca moves out of range easily.
Yount misses with a double jab.
Robin Yount seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yount swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yount misses with an attempted mid kick.
Barca throws a hook to the side of Yount's head but Yount sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yount fails with an attempt to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yount.
Yount misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barca.
Barca throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yount showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barca.
Yount punishes Barca's body with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robin Yount dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hannibal Barca's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Barca takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Barca throws a lazy right hand but Yount sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yount throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A head kick from Yount lands but Barca takes it in his stride.
Barca closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Barca throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Barca throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Yount is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Yount isn't going anywhere.
Yount sneaks back into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barca is looking to take a break and control but Yount is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Barca wants to pass to mount but Yount is defending the position.
Yount is holding on to half guard well.
Yount taking some punishment here, with Barca in his half guard.
Yount is pressing down on Barca's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Yount will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Yount looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Barca trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Barca throws an elbow that misses. Yount uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Barca's guard. Nice move by Yount!
Yount content to stall in guard here.
Barca is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Yount defends well.
Yount controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Barca looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Barca looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Yount passes into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yount trying to control the position but Barca is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barca is looking for a sweep.
Yount is looking to take a break and control but Barca is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yount controls the position.
Barca tries to bench press Yount off him but Yount keeps the position.
Yount throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Barca is looking for a sweep.
Yount wants to control but Barca is keeping him busy.
Barca struggling a bit here.
Barca tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Barca regains half guard.
Barca is looking to improve his position.
Yount not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Barca looking for submissions off his back.
Yount looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Barca looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Yount keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barca looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nice strikes from Yount there.
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 Robin Yount will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hannibal Barca's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Barca fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yount avoids it really well and circles away.
Yount throws a body shot but no joy.
Barca rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yount moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yount.
Yount moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Barca swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yount looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Barca shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yount as he avoids it easily.
Yount is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barca can do to turn this around?
Barca shoots in for a takedown but Yount shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Robin Yount has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hannibal Barca.
Yount tries to close the distance and clinch but Barca swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yount is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barca lands a really nice looking cross but Yount seems unphased.
Barca misses with a looping left.
As Barca backs away, Yount returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Yount tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barca was well out of range. Poor timing from Yount.
Yount throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barca slips a straight right by Yount.
Barca shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Barca showed some decent athleticism there.
Barca takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barca looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Yount gets back to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Yount is on top in guard.
Yount stays in close to Barca's body and controls the position.
Hannibal Barca has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Yount avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Yount sitting in guard here, content to control.
Yount wants to control from the top but Barca keeps moving.
Yount is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Barca escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Yount gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Barca is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Barca looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Yount is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yount continues to stall.
Barca looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Yount showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Barca trying to keep a closed guard but Yount is proving a slippery customer.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Yount is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hannibal Barca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barca is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Barca looks to land a right hand but Yount moved out of range.
Robin Yount is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Barca ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yount moves away.
Barca misses with a hook. Yount ducked under it nicely.
Yount scores with a head kick.
Barca shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Yount sprawls well. Yount wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Barca gets slowly back to his feet.
Yount tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barca paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yount ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yount lands a head kick!
Barca drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Yount has control of Barca's left arm, preventing Barca from doing any damage.
We've been hearing good reports from Yount's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Barca throwing strikes from guard but Yount blocks nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robin Yount showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yount, 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robin Yount!
During a confident post fight interview, Robin Yount thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Hannibal Barca had this to say: 'I will either find a way, or make one.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Curry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thorbjorn Heimendahl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Curry's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Molly Malone - The Dubliners. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
30 - 17 - 0 |
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284 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arthur Curry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thorbjorn Heimendahl!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heimendahl throws a half hearted mid kick.
Curry fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Heimendahl.
Heimendahl lands a slapping body shot.
Curry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Curry throws a leg kick but Heimendahl moved away.
Jab, jab by Curry - just one landing.
Heimendahl buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Heimendahl feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Curry's calf.
Heimendahl misses with a straight left.
Curry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Heimendahl throws out the jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Heimendahl.
Heimendahl slips under a jab.
Heimendahl ducks under a wild hook from Curry.
Curry misses with a leg kick
letting Heimendahl counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Curry throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Heimendahl sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Heimendahl is looking to slow Curry down with leg kicks.
Heimendahl takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Curry lands a nice hook to Heimendahl's body. Heimendahl takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry lands a big head kick that sends Heimendahl tumbling to the mat! Curry takes a step backwards and waves Heimendahl back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Thorbjorn Heimendahl has been cut.
Heimendahl avoids the head kick by Curry.
Heimendahl was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Curry 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.
Curry throws a nice inside leg kick.
Curry lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Heimendahl lands with a thumping leg kick.
Heimendahl has Curry up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Curry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Heimendahl working aggressively here.
A right hand to the body from Curry.
Curry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Heimendahl presses Curry against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Curry is trying to break free.
Curry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Curry throws a sloppy body shot
and Curry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Heimendahl tries to clinch
and Curry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Curry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Heimendahl takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Curry.
Heimendahl listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Arthur Curry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heimendahl walks into a straight right hand from Curry.
Heimendahl has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Curry throws a sloppy head kick and Heimendahl moves out of range easily.
Heimendahl throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Curry misses with a hook to the body
and Heimendahl counters with a leg kick.
Curry lands a big head kick that sends Heimendahl tumbling to the mat! Curry takes a step backwards and waves Heimendahl back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Heimendahl is rocked!
Heimendahl is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Curry doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Heimendahl crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Heimendahl's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arthur Curry!
Post fight, an emotional Arthur Curry said 'It was an honor fighting such a legend Im sure u will never forget it !'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Beast Putin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Torres's choice of entrance music: Lie, Cheat, & Steal. Beast Putin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Luis Torres's chin.
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262 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beast Putin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luis Torres!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Putin was well out of range. Poor timing from Torres.
Putin shoots in for a takedown but Torres shows good takedown defense.
Torres throws a jab but it's blocked by Putin.
Torres checks the leg kick.
Torres has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Putin just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Torres! But no joy.
Putin throws a jab but it's blocked by Torres.
Torres throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Putin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Putin, as that shot connected.
Putin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Torres digs a good body shot into Putin's ribs.
Putin misses with a shot to the body
and Torres counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Torres moves into the clinch.
Putin breaks the clinch.
Putin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Torres clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Putin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Torres lands a nice uppercut.
Torres gets through Putin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Torres.
Putin struggles to land a body shot inside as Torres controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin tries to circle away but Torres has him pinned against the cage.
Putin is trying to break the clinch but Torres has him pressed against the cage.
Torres breaks the clinch.
Torres looks to land a left hand but Putin moved out of range nicely.
Torres connects with a body shot that sends Putin's belly button to the back.
Putin swats away the attempt to clinch by Torres.
Torres lands a nice shot to the body.
Torres is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Putin rather than just go for the knockout.
Torres misses with a straight left.
Torres instigates a clinch.
Putin working aggressively here.
Torres lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Putin backwards.
Torres swings wildly with an uppercut but Putin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Torres lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Putin goes for a takedown in the clinch but Torres prevents it.
Putin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putin misses with a jab to the body
and Torres counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Torres clinches up with Putin and pushes him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Putin tries a body shot but Torres blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Torres.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Putin.
Putin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Putin breaks from the clinch.
Putin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Torres swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Putin to counter with a crisp jab.
A big right from Torres misses.
Putin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Torres tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Putin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Putin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Torres finds it's way round the side to connect with Putin's head.
Torres digs a good body shot into Putin's ribs.
Torres waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Putin.
Torres has closed the distance and engaged Putin in a clinch.
Torres lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres misses with some punches.
Putin blocking some punches.
Torres working aggressively here.
Torres blocking some punches.
Putin is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Beast Putin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Putin.
Torres misses with a punch on the inside.
Torres misses with a hook from the clinch.
Torres lands a body punch in the clinch.
Putin has a couple of punches blocked by Torres.
Torres struggles to land a body shot inside as Putin controls his hands.
Torres cracks Putin with a nice body shot.
Torres pushes Putin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Torres misses with a short punch on the inside.
Putin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Putin breaks from the clinch.
Putin thows a leg kick but Torres checks it
enabling Torres to counter with a crisp jab.
Torres ducks under a wild hook from Putin.
Torres throws out a counter right but Putin avoids it with no problem.
Torres throws a body punch but Putin moves out of range.
Putin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Putin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Torres throws a shot from downtown. Putin moves away and avoids it.
Putin lands a jab to Torres's midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Putin misses with a body shot.
Putin misses with a straight right.
Torres swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Torres works Putin's body with a nice hook.
Putin just misses with a punch to the body.
Torres looks to score with a jab to the body but Putin is just out of range.
Torres loads up on a big right hand but Putin slips the punch.
Torres fails in his attempt to clinch.
Torres fails with an attempt to clinch.
Putin slips under a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Torres throws a jab when Putin was well out of range.
Putin swings for the body but Torres moves out of range.
Putin walks into a straight right hand from Torres.
Torres throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Torres dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Putin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Putin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Torres pushes Putin up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Torres.
A short right from Torres on the inside.
Torres works on Putin's body with a couple of short punches.
Putin breaks the clinch.
Torres dips to his left and cracks Putin with an uppercut!
Torres cracks Putin with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Putin looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Torres finish him?
Putin is rocked!
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!
Putin walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Torres swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Luis Torres!
A less than humble Luis Torres misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stanly Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilya Mstislav Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams comes to the cage accompanied by Kenny Loggins - I'm free. Volkov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Россия kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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23 - 7 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stanly Williams !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ilya Mstislav Volkov!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Volkov clinches.
Williams misses with a body punch.
Volkov tries to work over Williams 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've been informed that Volkov has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Volkov tries to throw a body punch but Williams avoids it by throwing Volkov back against the cage.
Volkov misses with a punch on the inside.
Volkov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Volkov misses with a punch on the inside.
Volkov swings wildly with an uppercut but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Volkov misses with a punch on the inside.
Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Volkov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Williams counters with a stiff right hand.
Williams throws a hook but Volkov blocks it.
Volkov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams connects with a body shot.
Volkov instigates a clinch.
Williams struggles to land a body shot inside as Volkov controls his hands.
Volkov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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!
Volkov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Williams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A body shot lands from Volkov.
Volkov pushes Williams back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Volkov gets through Williams 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Williams tries to pull guard but Volkov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Volkov.
A head punch on the inside from Williams fails to land.
Volkov breaks from the clinch.
Volkov doesn't manage to clinch there - Williams circles away.
Williams has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Bully Busters in the buildup to the fight.
Volkov throws a good cross that connects.
Williams thows a left - swing and a miss!
Williams gets tackled into the cage by Volkov. Volkov maintains the clinch.
Williams is trying to push Volkov away but Volkov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Williams working aggressively here.
Volkov working aggressively here.
Williams working hard to break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Volkov.
Volkov scores with a hook to the body.
Williams wants to get back to striking at distance but Volkov won't allow it.
Volkov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Volkov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov breaks from the clinch.
Volkov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Williams 's calf.
Williams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Volkov.
Williams slips a jab from Volkov.
Williams swings for the body but Volkov moves out of range.
Williams tries to keep at a distance but Volkov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Williams lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Volkov or not.
Volkov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Volkov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Williams blocks an uppercut.
Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big left from Williams misses.
Volkov missing with a left hand there. Williams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Volkov manages to avoid it.
Williams takes a swing at Volkov's ribcage but misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Volkov as he connects with a hook.
Williams throws a leg kick that is checked
and Volkov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov lands a big head kick that sends Williams tumbling to the mat! Volkov takes a step backwards and waves Williams back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Williams is rocked!
Volkov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Williams throws a hook to the side of Volkov's head but Volkov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Volkov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A jab from Williams misses.
A leg kick checked by Volkov.
Volkov scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams walks into a straight right hand from Volkov.
Volkov digs a good hook to Williams 's body.
Volkov misses the shot to the body.
Volkov tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
A counter left hand to the body from Williams misses its target.
Volkov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Volkov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Volkov.
Volkov breaks from the clinch.
Volkov throws a low kick but Williams avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Volkov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Volkov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Volkov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Williams checks the leg kick.
Williams connects with a body shot that sends Volkov's belly button to the back.
Volkov throws a low kick, looking for Williams 's leg but Williams calmly moves out of range.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Volkov moves away and avoids it.
A low kick from Williams is predictable there
and Volkov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Williams misses with a hook to the body
and Volkov counters with a nice uppercut.
Oh Williams is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Volkov looks to land a right hand but Williams moved out of range.
Williams seems to have got his legs back now.
Stanly Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot by Williams .
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Volkov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Volkov.
Williams takes one to the chin there.
Williams moves out of range of the strikes.
Volkov tries to clinch up but Williams circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ilya Mstislav Volkov dominated that round.
That's time! Williams 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Volkov.
Volkov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Williams chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Volkov can pounce on him.
A shot to the body from Volkov misses
enabling Williams to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams . Volkov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Volkov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice body kick from Volkov.
Volkov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams .
Volkov slips a straight right by Williams .
Volkov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Volkov tries to score with a low kick but Williams moves his leg out of the way.
Williams connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams works the jab nicely.
Volkov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An inside leg kick from Williams misses.
Volkov with a nice cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Volkov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Volkov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams .
Volkov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Williams misses with a hook
and Volkov counters with an outside leg kick.
Volkov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Volkov.
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Volkov lands a leg kick that knocks Williams off balance momentarily.
Williams takes a swing at Volkov's ribcage but misses.
Volkov tries to counter by closing the distance.
Volkov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams .
Volkov lands a right hook to the body.
A jab lands there for Volkov.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Volkov is just out of range.
An inside leg kick from Volkov misses.
Williams appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Williams slips a straight right by Volkov.
Williams swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A big left from Williams misses.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams looks to land a left hand but Volkov moved out of range nicely.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Volkov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
Williams lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Volkov misses with a low kick.
Volkov misses with the body kick
enabling Williams to counter with a crisp jab.
Williams on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Williams dips to his left and cracks Volkov with an uppercut!
Volkov jabs at Williams 's body.
Volkov takes the fight into the clinch.
Volkov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Williams .
Volkov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Volkov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Williams looks to land a left hand but Volkov moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov scores with a nice head shot.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Williams misses with an uppercut. Volkov saw that one coming.
Volkov scores with a head kick.
Williams misses with a straight right.
Williams is looking to slow Volkov down with leg kicks.
Volkov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Williams takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Volkov cracks the inside of Williams 's front leg.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Volkov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Williams 's head backwards.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Volkov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Williams looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A low kick from Williams misses
and Volkov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Williams thinking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Volkov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams .
Williams throws a low kick, looking for Volkov's leg but Volkov calmly moves out of range.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Volkov moves away.
Volkov misses with a body shot.
Volkov is looking to land body kicks.
Good leg kick by Volkov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Williams throws a leg kick but Volkov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Volkov checks a low kick from Williams .
Volkov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams . Volkov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams looks to land a right hand but Volkov moved out of range.
Volkov drives through and clinches with Williams against the cage.
Volkov prevents a body shot from Williams .
Williams breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ilya Mstislav Volkov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Volkov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams .
Volkov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Volkov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Williams moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Williams lands an overhand right.
Volkov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Volkov.
Williams is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Volkov throws a nice looking combination but Williams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Williams lands with a thumping leg kick.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Volkov.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Volkov was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams .
Williams throws a chopping leg kick but Volkov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Volkov misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely.
Williams checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A slapping leg kick lands for Williams .
Williams tries to work over Volkov's front leg with a kick but Volkov checks it.
Volkov lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Williams throws a body shot but no joy.
Volkov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Volkov moves away from the strike by Williams .
Williams lands a nice looking body shot.
Volkov tries to clinch but Williams is having none of it.
Volkov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Volkov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Williams scoring well with a low kick there.
Volkov clinches up against the cage.
Williams misses with a punch to the body.
Volkov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Williams blocks an uppercut.
Volkov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Williams wants to break free but Volkov has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Volkov.
A nice left hand lands by Williams .
Still in the clinch, Williams scores with a nice short uppercut.
Williams misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice right hand lands inside from Volkov.
Ilya Mstislav Volkov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Williams misses with some punches.
Volkov lands with a right to the head.
Williams can't find room to land a body shot as Volkov controls the action.
Volkov pushes Williams back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Volkov.
Williams jumps guard but Volkov turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Volkov lands a right hand.
Volkov lands with a short shot to the head.
Williams misses with a punch to the body.
Williams lands a hook that snaps the head of Volkov backwards.
A shot in the inside from Volkov.
Volkov tries to work over Williams 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Volkov on the inside.
Williams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Volkov creates a bit of distance and unloads a huge uppercut that knocks Williams out cold! The ref dives in to break up the two fighters! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ilya Mstislav Volkov!
Ilya Mstislav Volkov is the new welterweight champion!
Ilya Mstislav Volkov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Stanly Williams stepped up to the mic, saying 'I have to go poop'.
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