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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stevie Franchise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Wrestling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franchise comes to the cage accompanied by Microphone Fiend- Rage Against the Machine. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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165 lbs
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167 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stevie Franchise!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Wrestling!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Joseph Jones and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franchise thows a leg kick but Wrestling checks it
and Wrestling counters with a shoot takedown. Franchise fights it but they end up in guard.
Franchise kicks Wrestling off and gets to his feet.
Wrestling walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Franchise checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Franchise scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wrestling scores with a hook to the body. Franchise takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wrestling throws a leg kick that misses.
Wrestling walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like Johnny Wrestling has been cut.
Franchise bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wrestling's head backwards.
Wrestling is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wrestling misses with an uppercut. Franchise saw that one coming.
Wrestling is still on wobbly legs! Can Franchise finish him?
Franchise looks to score with a jab to the body but Wrestling is just out of range.
Wrestling scores with a shot to the body.
Wrestling seems to have recovered his senses.
Franchise lands a big right hand that sends Wrestling crashing to the mat! Franchise stays standing though and waves Wrestling back to his feet!
Franchise throws a pinpoint strike between Wrestling's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Wrestling crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Franchise scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Stevie Franchise!
Stevie Franchise made sure to mention his sponsor, Voodoo Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between DJ Thunda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evgeni Elkemenchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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164 lbs
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168 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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, DJ Thunda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Evgeni Elkemenchi!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Franklyn Lucas and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thunda throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Elkemenchi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
It looks like Evgeni Elkemenchi has been cut.
Elkemenchi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Thunda.
Elkemenchi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Thunda counters with a slapping leg kick.
Thunda fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thunda drops Elkemenchi with a big left hand and mounts him. Elkemenchi is in big trouble!
Elkemenchi is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thunda controlling the pace for now.
Elkemenchi is still in real trouble! Can Thunda finish him?
Elkemenchi is trying desperately to improve position.
Elkemenchi seems to have recovered his senses.
Thunda avoids the attempt from Elkemenchi to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunda controlling his opponent.
Thunda's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Thunda 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.
Thunda continues to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Further stalling from Thunda.
Elkemenchi has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Thunda has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Thunda.
Thunda continues to hold on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Thunda is stinking the place up with his stalling.
Thunda tries to control but Elkemenchi wriggling away.
Thunda takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Elkemenchi is squirming around, avoiding Thunda's attempts to control the action.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Elkemenchi is trying desperately to improve position.
Thunda controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DJ Thunda dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Evgeni Elkemenchi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Thunda misses with a wild body shot.
Elkemenchi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Thunda throws a lazy uppercut
and Elkemenchi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Elkemenchi seems content to control.
Elkemenchi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Elkemenchi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Thunda tries to roll over but Elkemenchi keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thunda is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Elkemenchi jumps into side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thunda tries to buck Elkemenchi off but Elkemenchi is having none of it.
Thunda is working hard here to advance position.
Thunda is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Elkemenchi can do to turn this around?
Elkemenchi cracks Thunda with a big elbow.
Elkemenchi throws a strike aimed at the side of Thunda's head but Thunda avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunda avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Elkemenchi.
Sloppy strikes there by Elkemenchi.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Elkemenchi throws an elbow but Thunda slips to the side and avoids it well.
Thunda can't do much from the bottom here.
Thunda tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Elkemenchi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Thunda is not content to let Elkemenchi control the position.
Thunda is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Elkemenchi wants to control but Thunda is keeping him busy.
Thunda is trying to improve his position.
Thunda wants to control but Elkemenchi postures up.
Elkemenchi lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Thunda regains half guard.
Thunda is looking for a sweep. Elkemenchi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elkemenchi trying to control the action but Thunda is working from the bottom.
Elkemenchi thows a huge punch but Thunda dodges it nicely.
Elkemenchi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Elkemenchi lands with a punch from half guard.
Thunda wants to improve his position but Elkemenchi is controlling well.
Elkemenchi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Thunda does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Elkemenchi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Elkemenchi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Thunda defending well though.
Thunda is looking to improve his position.
Elkemenchi wants to take a breather but Thunda is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Thunda wants to improve his position but Elkemenchi is controlling well.
Elkemenchi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Evgeni Elkemenchi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Elkemenchi tries to pass to full mount but Thunda defends it.
Elkemenchi working the head and body with strikes.
Thunda wants to improve his position but Elkemenchi is controlling well.
Elkemenchi is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Thunda trying to hold on to Elkemenchi's head to control him but Elkemenchi postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Elkemenchi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evgeni Elkemenchi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Evgeni Elkemenchi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Elkemenchi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Thunda counters with a one-two to the body.
Thunda throws out a loose jab but Elkemenchi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thunda misses with a straight left.
Thunda lands with a straight right. Elkemenchi didn't see that one coming.
Thunda connects with a single shot there.
Thunda throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Elkemenchi counters with a right hand to the body.
Thunda misses with a two punch combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Elkemenchi.
Elkemenchi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thunda manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thunda is looking to counter with head kicks.
Elkemenchi shoots in for a takedown but Thunda shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
DJ Thunda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evgeni Elkemenchi.
Elkemenchi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Elkemenchi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elkemenchi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Thunda avoids it really well and circles away.
Elkemenchi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A big left from Thunda misses.
Elkemenchi with the counter takedown but Thunda avoids it easily.
A head kick by Thunda misses
and Elkemenchi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Thunda is refusing to be controlled, as Elkemenchi sits in half guard.
Thunda wants to control but Elkemenchi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Elkemenchi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Thunda sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are battling for position here. Thunda manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunda preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Thunda wants to sweep here but Elkemenchi controlling him for the moment.
Elkemenchi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Elkemenchi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Elkemenchi is looking to work some ground and pound but Thunda has wrist control.
Elkemenchi won't allow Thunda to sweep him here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Elkemenchi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Elkemenchi trying to control the position from guard on top but Thunda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Thunda has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elkemenchi scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Elkemenchi trying to mount his opponent but Thunda defends it.
Thunda trying to control from the bottom.
Elkemenchi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thunda keeps working.
Elkemenchi prevents Thunda from improving his position.
Thunda blocking the ground and pound attempt from Elkemenchi.
Elkemenchi wants to take a breather but Thunda is having none of it.
Thunda keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunda is trying to get back to full guard.
Elkemenchi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Elkemenchi 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.
Nice strikes from Elkemenchi there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thunda has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Elkemenchi is working away from the top position though.
Thunda is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Elkemenchi scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Evgeni Elkemenchi.
I think Elkemenchi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Angelo Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Howson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mendez comes to the cage accompanied by Angelito. Dan Howson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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184 lbs
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181 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Angelo Mendez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Howson!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Joseph Jones and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Howson.
A telegraphed right hand from Mendez misses the target.
Mendez looks to land a right hand but Howson moved out of range.
Howson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mendez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Howson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Howson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Howson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Howson lands with a kick to the ribs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Howson. That's going to slow Mendez down.
Mendez scores with a hook.
Howson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mendez moves away.
Howson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Howson moves out of range of the strikes.
Howson throws a fast counter high kick but Mendez manages to duck under it in time.
Howson throws a hook to the side of Mendez's head but Mendez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
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!
Howson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mendez 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.
Howson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A telegraphed right hand from Mendez misses the target.
Mendez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mendez misses with an uppercut
and Howson counters with a good low kick that Mendez was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mendez swings for the body but Howson moves out of range.
Howson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mendez.
Howson throws a fast counter high kick but Mendez manages to duck under it in time.
Howson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Howson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Howson cracks the inside of Mendez's front leg.
Howson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mendez doesn't seem bothered though.
Howson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mendez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Howson tries to clinch up.
Howson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mendez.
Howson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mendez throws a jab when Howson was well out of range.
Mendez misses with a body shot.
Howson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Howson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mendez to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mendez throws a series of punches but Howson moves out of range.
Howson is looking for the big counter here.
Howson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mendez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Howson - the referee stops the clock and Mendez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Howson. Mendez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez throws a hook but Howson blocks it.
Howson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Howson staying out of range there.
Despite the aggression on Howson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Howson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Howson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mendez rather than just go for the knockout.
Howson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Howson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mendez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Howson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mendez.
Mendez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Howson throws a head kick that half lands.
Mendez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A swing and a miss from Mendez.
Mendez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Howson.
Mendez throws a jab but it's blocked by Howson.
Mendez moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromHowson.
Mendez misses with a double jab.
A nice side step and Howson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Mendez takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Howson misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howson lands with a good body shot.
Howson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mendez tries to break the clinch but Howson is controlling the position.
Howson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mendez.
Mendez is breathing heavily.
Mendez has had enough of the clinch but Howson keeps him there for the moment.
Howson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Howson.
Mendez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mendez prevents a body shot from Howson.
Howson prevents Mendez from breaking the clinch.
Howson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mendez can't break the clinch.
Howson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Howson.
Howson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mendez tried to score with a low kick but Howson checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendez swats away the attempt to clinch by Howson.
Mendez slips a jab from Howson.
Howson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Howson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Mendez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mendez misses the shot to the body.
Howson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Howson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mendez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mendez moves away from the strike by Howson.
Mendez misses the jab.
Mendez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Howson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Both fighters circling a little - Howson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Howson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mendez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A jab from Mendez misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Howson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mendez misses with a body shot.
Howson fakes the leg kick and cracks Mendez in the body.
Dan Howson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Howson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mendez.
Howson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mendez to score with a decent uppercut.
Howson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Mendez throws a front kick aimed at Howson's knee but Howson avoids it well.
A solid body kick from Howson.
Howson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Howson looks to land a left hand but Mendez moved out of range nicely.
Angelo Mendez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendez needs to keep his hands up - Howson had a free shot at his head there.
A swing and a miss from Mendez.
Howson cracks a nice hook into Mendez's ribs.
Howson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
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!
Mendez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Howson tries to clinch but Mendez is having none of it.
Mendez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Howson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Howson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Howson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mendez misses with a left hand
and Howson counters with an inside leg kick.
Howson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mendez doesn't seem bothered though.
Howson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Howson fakes the leg kick and cracks Mendez in the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Howson connects with a body shot that sends Mendez's belly button to the back.
Mendez throws a series of punches but Howson moves out of range.
Mendez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Howson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mendez.
Howson lands a nice looking body kick.
Mendez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
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!
Howson lands a nice looking body kick.
Mendez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Howson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A solid leg kick lands there for Howson.
Howson lands a leg kick that knocks Mendez off balance momentarily.
Howson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Howson stuns Mendez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mendez needs to keep his hands up - Howson had a free shot at his head there.
Howson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Howson ducks under a wild hook from Mendez.
Mendez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Howson can pounce on him.
Mendez will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Howson misses with a looping left.
Howson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Howson works the jab nicely.
Howson scores with a hook to the body. Mendez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mendez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Howson steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Howson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez 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.
Howson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mendez is rocked!
Howson throws a quick head kick that knocks Mendez silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Howson is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dan Howson!
During a confident post fight interview, Dan Howson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Drew Peacock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timothy Wilkinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drew Peacock had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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161 lbs
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170 lbs
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Great elbows
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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
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Drew Peacock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Timothy Wilkinson!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Anthony Taglia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilkinson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Peacock looks to score with a jab to the body but Wilkinson is just out of range.
Wilkinson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wilkinson throws a series of punches but Peacock avoids them all with ease.
Peacock takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wilkinson tries to work over Peacock's front leg with a kick but Peacock checks it.
Peacock is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Wilkinson.
Peacock throws an overhand right that lands on Wilkinson's shoulder, as Wilkinson tries to avoid the shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wilkinson.
Peacock tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Wilkinson manages to circle out of the way.
Wilkinson takes a swing at Peacock's ribcage but misses.
Wilkinson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Peacock tries to clinch but Wilkinson moves out of range.
Wilkinson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wilkinson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Peacock.
Peacock wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Wilkinson keeps the fight on the outside.
Wilkinson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wilkinson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peacock clinches.
Our sources have told us that Peacock has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkinson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wilkinson throws a hook but Peacock blocks it.
Peacock tries to counter by clinching up but Wilkinson breaks away and moves out of range.
Peacock blocks a head kick by Wilkinson.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wilkinson.
Peacock checks the leg kick.
Peacock attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wilkinson scoring well with a low kick there.
Wilkinson tries to keep at a distance but Peacock has taken the fight into the clinch.
Peacock stalling in the clinch but Wilkinson improves position.
Peacock lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wilkinson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Peacock misses with the head strike.
Wilkinson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wilkinson gets tackled into the cage by Peacock. Peacock maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Peacock just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wilkinson's brow.
Peacock scores a nice knee to the body.
Wilkinson misses with the head strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Peacock.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilkinson is looking to break free of the clinch but Peacock has double underhooks.
Wilkinson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wilkinson manages to break the clinch.
Peacock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A solid body kick from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wilkinson lands with a kick to the temple. Peacock shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Timothy Wilkinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peacock clobbers Wilkinson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wilkinson swinging wildly here.
Peacock wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Wilkinson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wilkinson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peacock wants to clinch.
Peacock throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wilkinson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wilkinson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As Wilkinson tries to get set, Peacock tries to push him back and clinch up but Wilkinson manages to avoid the attempt.
Wilkinson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Peacock crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Wilkinson - the referee stops the clock and Peacock gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Wilkinson. Peacock manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wilkinson throws the kick towards the body but Peacock avoids it.
Peacock is looking to clinch but Wilkinson is avoiding it.
Wilkinson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wilkinson scores with a jab to the body.
Wilkinson looks to land a left hand but Peacock moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peacock gets a clinch.
Knees to the body from Peacock.
Peacock keeps control of Wilkinson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wilkinson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Peacock's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilkinson swings wildly with an uppercut but Peacock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wilkinson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Peacock lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wilkinson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Peacock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Peacock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wilkinson.
Peacock throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wilkinson working aggressively here.
Wilkinson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wilkinson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Peacock is out of range and Wilkinson settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timothy Wilkinson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Peacock tries to clinch there but Wilkinson circles away.
Wilkinson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Peacock has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wilkinson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wilkinson lands a jab to Peacock's midsection.
Peacock fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Peacock.
Peacock closes the distance and clinches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Come on Wilkinson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilkinson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Drew Peacock has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Peacock dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Peacock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wilkinson avoids it.
Peacock putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wilkinson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peacock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wilkinson dodges an elbow strike from Peacock.
Wilkinson takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Timothy Wilkinson has been cut.
Peacock throws a knee to the head but misses.
Peacock unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wilkinson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wilkinson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Peacock looking to throw knees to the head but Wilkinson is blocking nicely.
Peacock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wilkinson.
Peacock prevents a body shot from Wilkinson.
Peacock with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wilkinson throws a head punch that misses.
Wilkinson is looking to control Peacock's arms but Peacock gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wilkinson has his back to the cage.
Wilkinson has Peacock pushed against the cage.
Peacock's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wilkinson misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson is looking to control Peacock's arms but Peacock gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wilkinson has his back to the cage.
Wilkinson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Peacock misses with a knee strike.
Peacock makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The referee is keeping an eye on Wilkinson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Wilkinson tries to work over Peacock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wilkinson working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilkinson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Peacock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wilkinson is defending well for now.
Wilkinson stalling in the clinch but Peacock improves position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Timothy Wilkinson.
Peacock misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wilkinson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Peacock checks a low kick from Wilkinson.
Peacock misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peacock drives through and clinches with Wilkinson against the cage.
Peacock holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Peacock.
Peacock makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wilkinson tries to work over Peacock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Peacock lands a damaging elbow.
A short left from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson breaks the clinch.
Wilkinson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Peacock has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wilkinson looks to score with a jab to the body but Peacock is just out of range.
Peacock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson avoids the head kick by Peacock.
Wilkinson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilkinson looks for the body kick but Peacock saw that one coming.
Peacock fails to land with a series of punches.
Peacock moves out of range of the leg kick from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wilkinson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wilkinson throws an overhand right that lands on Peacock's shoulder, as Peacock tries to avoid the shot.
As Wilkinson tries to get set, Peacock tries to push him back and clinch up but Wilkinson manages to avoid the attempt.
Peacock lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The fight stays on the outside here - Peacock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wilkinson missing with a left hand there. Peacock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Peacock throws a quick counter head kick but Wilkinson was just out of range.
Peacock checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
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 Drew Peacock will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Timothy Wilkinson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Peacock pushes Wilkinson up against the cage in a clinch.
Wilkinson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A leg kick checked by Peacock.
Peacock moves out of range as Wilkinson throws a body kick.
Peacock wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Peacock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Peacock gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Peacock slips a jab from Wilkinson.
Peacock tries to close the distance and clinch but Wilkinson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Peacock walks into a jab.
Wilkinson throws a solid leg kick but Peacock takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wilkinson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilkinson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Peacock.
Peacock tries to counter by clinching up but Wilkinson breaks away and moves out of range.
Wilkinson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Peacock.
Peacock moves into range and clinches up with Wilkinson.
Wilkinson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peacock with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Peacock lands an elbow inside.
Wilkinson prevents a body shot from Peacock.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Peacock throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wilkinson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Peacock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Peacock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wilkinson's elbow.
Wilkinson misses with a punch on the inside.
Wilkinson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Peacock crunches a lovely knee into Wilkinson's ribcage.
Peacock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Peacock throws an elbow but it misses.
Wilkinson avoiding damage as Peacock throws knees to the body.
Peacock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Peacock throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wilkinson breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson misses with a two punch combination.
Wilkinson tries to keep at a distance but Peacock has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peacock trying to control the position but instead, Wilkinson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Peacock into the cage.
Peacock comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Peacock blocks a body shot from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson has a couple of punches blocked by Peacock.
Wilkinson is trying to stall.
A short right from Wilkinson on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Peacock missing with knees to the body.
Peacock misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wilkinson as Peacock tries to tie him up.
Wilkinson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Wilkinson is stalling here.
Wilkinson stalling.
The crowd are getting on Wilkinson's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Peacock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Peacock connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wilkinson's face.
Wilkinson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wilkinson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Peacock wants to stall.
Peacock creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wilkinson's defenses.
Peacock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Peacock looking to slow down the pace here.
Wilkinson taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peacock blocks an uppercut.
Peacock throws a knee to the head but misses.
Peacock connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wilkinson's face.
That has opened up Timothy Wilkinson's cut even more.
Peacock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wilkinson avoids it.
Wilkinson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wilkinson keeps Peacock at a distance using the push kick.
Peacock rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wilkinson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Peacock wants to clinch.
Timothy Wilkinson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wilkinson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peacock fails with an attempt to clinch.
Peacock steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wilkinson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Drew Peacock showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Peacock has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drew Peacock!
After winning the bout, Drew Peacock thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bosco Iwoba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Sin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Iwoba kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hercules*. Sin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Original Nuttah. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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183 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bosco Iwoba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lee Sin!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Anthony Taglia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A little feinted left hand from Iwoba on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A shot to the body from Iwoba misses
and Sin counters with a left to the body.
Sin takes a swing at Iwoba's ribcage but misses.
Iwoba displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sin throws out the jab.
Iwoba has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Zoo in the buildup to the fight.
Sin tries to land a body kick
and Iwoba counters with a left to the body.
Sin throws a lazy uppercut
and Iwoba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Iwoba. Sin shrugs it off though.
Iwoba throws a body punch but Sin moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Iwoba looks to land a body kick but Sin moved away.
Iwoba with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sin, as that shot connected.
Sin misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iwoba fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Iwoba moves out of range of the body kick.
Sin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sin lands a two punch combo.
A slow jab from Sin misses its intended target.
Iwoba shoots in looking for a takedown but Sin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Iwoba's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sin was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Sin throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Iwoba counter with a right hand.
Nice body kick from Iwoba.
Sin misses with a body shot
and Iwoba counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sin throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Iwoba throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Iwoba.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Iwoba.
Iwoba staying out of range there.
Iwoba looks to throw the jab but Sin is out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sin - that will leave a mark!
Sin lands a nice looking body shot.
Iwoba lands with a nice body punch.
Iwoba throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sin throws a big counter head kick but Iwoba avoids it with no problem.
Lee Sin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sin throws a shot to the body.
Iwoba scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sin.
Iwoba slips under a jab from Sin.
Sin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Iwoba.
Iwoba avoids a kick to the body.
Sin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sin misses with a body kick.
Iwoba lands with a thumping leg kick.
Iwoba avoids the body shot from Sin.
Iwoba moves out of range of the body kick.
Crunch! Iwoba slams his shin into Sin's torso.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Iwoba checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iwoba explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sin misses with a low kick.
Iwoba jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Sin misses the jab.
Iwoba just misses with a punch to the body.
Iwoba dips to his left and cracks Sin with an uppercut!
Sin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Iwoba.
Sin has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Sin throws a leg kick which misses Iwoba's front leg but catches the back leg as Iwoba tries to avoid it.
Sin tries a low kick but Iwoba avoids it.
Iwoba misses with a combination
and Sin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Iwoba uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bosco Iwoba will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A head kick by Sin misses
and Iwoba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Iwoba thumps Sin with a low kick.
Sin throws a leg kick but Iwoba sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Iwoba is out of range.
Sin tries a head kick but it misses.
Iwoba slips a jab from Sin.
Iwoba was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A thudding body kick lands there by Iwoba!
Iwoba has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Iwoba connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sin misses with a looping left.
Iwoba misses the jab.
Iwoba throws a combination. Sin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Iwoba was well out of range. Poor timing from Sin.
Sin is looking to land body kicks.
A left and a right from Sin both land. Nice combination.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sin.
Sin avoids a kick to the body.
Iwoba tries a head kick but it misses.
Iwoba throws a low kick, looking for Sin's leg but Sin calmly moves out of range.
Iwoba ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As Sin backs away, Iwoba returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Iwoba scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Iwoba moves out of range of the body kick.
Iwoba quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Iwoba looks to score with a jab to the body but Sin is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sin throws a shot from downtown. Iwoba moves away and avoids it.
Iwoba was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Iwoba lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bosco Iwoba is winning the standup battle so far.
Iwoba on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Iwoba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from Iwoba.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Iwoba, right into the meat.
Sin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Iwoba's sensitive parts.
Sin throws a leg kick
and Iwoba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Iwoba throws a body punch but Sin moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iwoba throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Iwoba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sin manages to avoid it.
Iwoba throws a body kick that misses.
Sin lands a really nice looking cross but Iwoba seems unphased.
Iwoba connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Iwoba clinches up against the cage.
Sin misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Iwoba.
Iwoba misses with a punch to the body.
Iwoba misses with a body punch.
Iwoba lands an uppercut.
Sin blocks a body shot from Iwoba.
Sin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iwoba lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Iwoba prevents a body shot from Sin.
Sin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Iwoba misses with a punch on the inside.
Iwoba tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Iwoba lands an uppercut.
Sin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sin tries to throw a body punch but Iwoba avoids it by throwing Sin back against the cage.
Sin misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sin throws an elbow but misses.
Sin pushes Iwoba back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Iwoba scores with a nice hook to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Sin.
Iwoba misses with a punch on the inside.
Sin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Iwoba backwards.
Sin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sin lands a nice shot to the body.
Sin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sin throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Sin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bosco Iwoba dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Iwoba lands a nice looking body kick.
Sin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Iwoba throwing a counter right hand but Sin manages to avoid it.
Iwoba throws a body shot but no joy.
Iwoba lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Iwoba moves out of range of the strikes.
Sin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Iwoba walks into a straight right hand from Sin.
Sin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sin throws a body punch but Iwoba moves out of range.
Sin misses the body punch
and Iwoba counters with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Iwoba misses with a looping left.
Iwoba takes a swing at Sin's ribcage but misses.
Sin throws a low kick but Iwoba moves out of range easily.
Good shot there by Sin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sin. Iwoba does a little dance to reset his feet.
Iwoba thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sin if he has to take too many more of those.
Iwoba slips under a jab from Sin.
Nice uppercut there from Sin.
Jab by Iwoba.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iwoba defending well as Sin loads up on a big left hand.
Iwoba connects with a solid leg kick.
Iwoba lands a nice looking body shot.
Iwoba swings for the body but Sin moves out of range.
Sin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Iwoba.
Sin avoids the body shot from Iwoba.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Iwoba throws the kick towards the body but Sin avoids it.
Iwoba misses with a low kick as Sin jumps back.
Iwoba with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Iwoba throws out a leg kick but Sin moves out of range and Iwoba only half commits.
Sin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Iwoba stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iwoba moves out of range of the body kick.
Sin avoids the body shot from Iwoba.
Sin only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Sin walks into a jab.
Sin misses with a lunging right hand
and Iwoba counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Iwoba rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sin misses with a lunging right hand
and Iwoba counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sin thinking.
Sin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Iwoba pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Iwoba misses with a low kick.
Iwoba takes a swing at Sin's ribcage but misses.
Sin steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iwoba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sin manages to avoid it.
Iwoba throws a leg kick but Sin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Iwoba lands the left hand.
Sin has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Iwoba.
Iwoba misses with a right hand
and Sin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Iwoba throws a shot from downtown. Sin moves away and avoids it.
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!
Sin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Iwoba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sin throws a body punch but Iwoba moves out of range.
A big right from Iwoba misses.
Sin is trying to counter with his kicks.
Lee Sin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bosco Iwoba is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sin tries to land a front kick but Iwoba steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bosco Iwoba showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Iwoba 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bosco Iwoba!
Bosco Iwoba was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Wick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksey Basayev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Wick has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Wick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aleksey Basayev!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Russell Pearce and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wick throws a sloppy head kick
and Wick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Basayev lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Basayev avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wick fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wick takes the fight into the clinch.
Basayev looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wick tries for a takedown but Basayev manages to get underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Basayev.
Basayev breaks from the clinch.
Wick looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Basayev scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wick doesn't seem bothered though.
Wick is breathing heavily.
Basayev feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Wick sprawling to the canvas! Wick rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Basayev finish him?!
Wick is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Basayev lands a leg kick that knocks Wick off balance momentarily.
Oh Wick is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Basayev weaves into range and cracks Wick right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Wick goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Basayev is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aleksey Basayev!
Our winner, Aleksey Basayev, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tony Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chrys Kyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bravo comes to the cage accompanied by Booyakasha. On his way into the cage it seems that Tony Bravo has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Tony Bravo seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Bravo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chrys Kyle!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Lou da Vinci and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bravo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kyle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kyle has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Bravo is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Kyle tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Bravo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bravo tries a head kick but it misses.
Bravo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bravo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bravo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Vicious Striking in the buildup to the fight.
Kyle throws a low kick but Bravo moves out of range easily.
Bravo is looking to counter the offense by Kyle and move into the clinch.
Bravo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kyle.
Kyle takes a swing at Bravo's ribcage but misses.
Kyle moves out of range of the strikes.
And Kyle responds with a good body kick, but Bravo manages to step out the way in time.
Bravo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kyle ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kyle throws a leg kick
and Bravo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bravo with a jab.
Kyle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kyle slips under a jab from Bravo.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bravo.
Kyle misses with a wild body shot.
Kyle throws a nice head kick!
Bravo looks to land a right hand but Kyle moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyle throws a looping overhand right but Bravo ducks down to avoid it.
Bravo feints a jab promting Kyle to slip. Bravo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kyle slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kyle scores with a shot to the body.
Bravo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bravo throws a head kick that misses
and Bravo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kyle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kyle jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bravo throws a sloppy head kick and Kyle moves out of range easily.
Bravo misses with a lunging right hand
and Kyle counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kyle has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kyle fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bravo is out of range.
Kyle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bravo throws out the jab.
Bravo misses with a looping left.
Kyle misses with a body shot.
Bravo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bravo misses with a hook.
Bravo lands a big head kick that sends Kyle tumbling to the mat! Bravo takes a step backwards and waves Kyle back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Kyle is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Kyle, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kyle is still on wobbly legs! Can Bravo finish him?
Bravo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kyle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bravo misses with a hook. Kyle ducked under it nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kyle.
Chrys Kyle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kyle ducks under a wild hook from Bravo.
Kyle seems to have recovered his senses.
Bravo misses with a few strikes there.
Bravo drops Kyle with a beautiful combination! Kyle stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Bravo is looking for the KO!
Kyle lands with a shot to the body.
Kyle connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
No joy there for Kyle, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kyle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bravo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kyle counters with a right hand to the body.
Kyle avoids the body shot from Bravo.
Bravo avoids the body shot from Kyle.
Kyle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bravo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyle connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kyle works Bravo's body with a nice hook.
Kyle throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kyle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bravo.
Nice cross by Kyle.
Bravo throws a looping overhand right but Kyle ducks down to avoid it.
Bravo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kyle looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kyle lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The fighters circling - Bravo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kyle changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kyle scores with a punch to the head.
Kyle displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kyle. Bravo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kyle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kyle avoids the head kick by Bravo.
Kyle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kyle misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bravo throws a hook to the side of Kyle's head but Kyle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bravo scores with a head kick. Kyle tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bravo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kyle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bravo.
Kyle fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bravo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kyle is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bravo rather than just go for the knockout.
Decent striking displayed by Kyle there.
Bravo lands a jab.
Kyle lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kyle blocks a jab.
A swing and a miss from Bravo.
Kyle moves out of range as Bravo strikes.
Bravo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kyle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bravo stalks Kyle and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kyle's face. Kyle staggers backwards, shaken.
Kyle loads up on a big right hand but Bravo slips the punch.
Kyle throws a shot from downtown. Bravo moves away and avoids it.
Nice shot lands for Kyle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tony Bravo will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bravo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bravo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kyle 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 Bravo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bravo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bravo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bravo moves out of range of the strikes.
Kyle avoids the head kick by Bravo.
Kyle misses with a hook. Bravo ducked under it nicely.
Bravo slips under a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kyle.
Bravo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kyle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fighters circle momentarily. Kyle darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bravo jabs Kyle to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bravo misses with a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kyle! But no joy.
Bravo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kyle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kyle throws a right hand that Bravo ducks under and follows up with a left that Bravo also avoids with ease.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kyle motions for Bravo to come forward. Kyle throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kyle throws an overhand right that lands on Bravo's shoulder, as Bravo tries to avoid the shot.
Bravo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kyle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bravo moves away.
Kyle misses with an uppercut.
Kyle connects with a solid leg kick.
Kyle takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kyle connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kyle keeps Bravo at a distance using the push kick.
A big right from Kyle misses.
Nice body kick there by Bravo.
Bravo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kyle manages to avoid it.
Bravo blocks a low kick nicely.
Bravo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kyle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bravo.
Bravo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tony Bravo is winning the standup battle so far.
Some bone on bone action there as Bravo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kyle pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kyle is looking to slow Bravo down with leg kicks.
That's two 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!
Bravo misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Bravo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bravo throws a hook but Kyle avoids it easily.
Kyle is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bravo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kyle goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kyle lands with a straight right. Bravo didn't see that one coming.
A big right from Kyle misses.
Kyle misses with a wild body shot.
Bravo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kyle! But no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kyle. Bravo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kyle lands a jab to Bravo's midsection.
Kyle wants to slow Bravo down by chopping away at his legs.
Kyle scores with a nice head shot.
Bravo misses with an uppercut
and Kyle counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kyle fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bravo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bravo misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Kyle to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bravo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kyle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kyle digs a good body shot into Bravo's ribs.
Bravo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kyle moves away.
Bravo just misses with a punch to the body.
Kyle was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kyle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bravo.
The fighters circling - Kyle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kyle fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bravo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kyle misses with a body shot.
As Kyle tries to get set, Bravo tries to push him back and clinch up but Kyle manages to avoid the attempt.
Kyle thumps Bravo with a low kick.
A punch combination from Bravo misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Kyle misses the target.
Bravo changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kyle lands a slapping body shot.
Kyle lands with a nice body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kyle fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bravo on the side of the head.
Bravo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kyle can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bravo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kyle throws a leg kick but Bravo moved away.
Bravo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bravo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bravo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bravo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kyle.
Bravo misses with a straight right.
Kyle feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bravo's calf.
Kyle finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bravo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kyle counters with a stiff right hand.
Bravo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice side step and Kyle releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bravo cracks Kyle with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kyle throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters circling - Bravo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bravo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kyle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bravo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chrys Kyle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kyle blocks a head kick by Bravo.
A left lands for Bravo.
Kyle fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bravo.
Kyle takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kyle connects with a body shot that sends Bravo's belly button to the back.
Kyle throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kyle stuns Bravo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kyle throws a nice looking combination but Bravo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab from Bravo misses.
Bravo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kyle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kyle! But no joy.
Bravo looks to score with a jab to the body but Kyle is just out of range.
Bravo misses with a hook.
Bravo fails to land with a series of punches.
Kyle with a nice cross.
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!
Kyle lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bravo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bravo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bravo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyle lands with a right hand.
Kyle thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bravo if he has to take too many more of those.
Kyle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like Bravo was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kyle bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bravo's head.
Bravo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kyle stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kyle with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A slow jab from Bravo misses its intended target.
Kyle scoring well with a low kick there.
An inside leg kick lands from Kyle.
Bravo misses with a right hand
and Kyle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bravo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kyle.
Bravo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bravo throws a sloppy head kick and Kyle moves out of range easily.
Kyle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bravo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bravo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kyle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kyle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A leg kick checked by Kyle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyle sizes up Bravo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kyle turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kyle wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kyle catches Bravo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kyle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bravo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kyle shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bravo is looking to counter punch.
Bravo lands a body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Bravo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice shot by Kyle.
Bravo thuds his shin into the meat of Kyle's side.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Bravo might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Bravo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kyle lands a nice shot to the body.
Kyle missing with a left hand there. Bravo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bravo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kyle.
Bravo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bravo throws a lazy right hand but Kyle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo checks a low kick from Kyle.
Bravo tries to counter by clinching up but Kyle breaks away and moves out of range.
Bravo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kyle thows a leg kick but Bravo checks it
and Bravo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kyle looks to land a right hand but Bravo moved out of range.
Kyle connects with a crisp jab.
Kyle buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kyle throws the left hand but Bravo avoids the punch easily.
Bravo fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab from Bravo misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kyle! But no joy.
Kyle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bravo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kyle throws a series of punches but Bravo avoids them all with ease.
Kyle cracks Bravo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kyle misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bravo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bravo misses with a few strikes there.
Kyle throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kyle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bravo misses the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kyle! But no joy.
A swing and a miss from Bravo.
Bravo tries to land a front kick but Kyle steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kyle throws out a counter right but Bravo avoids it with no problem.
Kyle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kyle scores with a jab to the body.
Kyle looks to throw the jab but Bravo is out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kyle darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The fighters circling - Bravo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bravo 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kyle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kyle throws a solid leg kick but Bravo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kyle.
Bravo throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Kyle was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kyle looks to land a body kick but Bravo moved away.
Bravo is looking to counter with head kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chrys Kyle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kyle 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chrys Kyle!
Chrys Kyle was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joshua Blahyi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Bundles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blahyi comes to the cage accompanied by All Hail Liberia Hail !!!!. Bundles has chosen It's Tricky by Run DMC as his entrance music. Ray Bundles has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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163 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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joshua Blahyi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Bundles!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jonathan Paton and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blahyi ducks under a wild hook from Bundles.
Blahyi half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bundles punishes Blahyi's body with a nice straight punch.
Blahyi dives in and grabs Bundles's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bundles pushes down on Blahyi's head and hops out.
A shot to the liver by Bundles. Beautiful body shot.
Blahyi takes one to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bundles throws a head kick but Blahyi moves out of range.
Blahyi feinted with a counter takedown.
Bundles gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundles stalling.
Bundles gets underhooks to prevent Blahyi's takedown attempt.
Bundles's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good work by Blahyi as he checks the leg kick.
Bundles throws a head kick but Blahyi moves out of range.
Bundles stuffs the takedown attempt from Blahyi. Blahyi gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joshua Blahyi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bundles closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundles manages to break the clinch.
Bundles fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Blahyi, pushing him back against the cage.
Bundles breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bundles misses with an uppercut.
Blahyi drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bundles sprawls and moves away.
Ray Bundles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bundles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blahyi.
Blahyi attempts a counter takedown but Bundles avoids it well and moves away.
Blahyi avoids the body shot from Bundles.
Blahyi changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Blahyi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bundles counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blahyi manages to avoid it.
Bundles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blahyi moves away.
Blahyi shoots in looking for a takedown. Bundles tries to sprawl out of it but Blahyi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bundles manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bundles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bundles clinches with his opponent.
Blahyi is trying to break the clinch but Bundles is controlling him.
Blahyi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bundles just stands there and leans against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bundles.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blahyi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bundles pulls his leg out and moves away.
Blahyi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Bundles dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A punch lands to the side of Blahyi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bundles throws a hook to the side of Blahyi's head but Blahyi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blahyi attempts a counter takedown but Bundles avoids it well and moves away.
Bundles misses with a wild combination.
Blahyi half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Blahyi walks into a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bundles lands a nice shot that snaps Blahyi's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Bundles.
Bundles lands a nice hook to Blahyi's body. Blahyi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bundles gets a clinch.
Blahyi can't get the takedown.
Bundles breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ray Bundles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blahyi gets tackled into the cage by Bundles. Bundles maintains the clinch.
Blahyi drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bundles gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bundles displaying some good clinch control by pressing Blahyi up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundles pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bundles throws a series of punches but Blahyi avoids them all with ease.
Blahyi tries to counter with a takedown but Bundles is quick to defend against it.
Bundles digs a good hook to Blahyi's body.
Bundles has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Blahyi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Blahyi fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joshua Blahyi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundles works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Blahyi doesn't manage to clinch there - Bundles circles away.
Bundles swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Joshua Blahyi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bundles lands a nice shot that snaps Blahyi's head back.
Bundles 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.
Bundles throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Blahyi.
Bundles clobbers Blahyi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bundles gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bundles misses with a punch to the body.
Bundles escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bundles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bundles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blahyi feinted with a counter takedown.
Bundles connects with a high kick.
It looks like Joshua Blahyi has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bundles scores with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Bundles showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joshua Blahyi's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Blahyi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Blahyi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bundles lands an overhand right.
Bundles lands with a shot to the body.
Bundles comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bundles forces Blahyi back against the cage and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blahyi taking a breather.
Blahyi wants to stall.
Blahyi seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Bundles is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Bundles stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blahyi tries for a takedown but Bundles manages to get underhooks.
Bundles gets through Blahyi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bundles's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blahyi is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Bundles moves into the clinch successfully.
Bundles has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A right handed body shot lands from Bundles.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bundles.
Blahyi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bundles smiles and moves away.
A head kick misses from Bundles.
Blahyi half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Blahyi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Blahyi dives in and grabs Bundles's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bundles pushes down on Blahyi's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joshua Blahyi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundles throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Blahyi is rocked!
Bundles closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blahyi is trying to drag Bundles to the mat but Bundles just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bundles lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bundles presses Blahyi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bundles escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blahyi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bundles.
Blahyi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bundles as he avoids it easily.
Blahyi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bundles but Bundles pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blahyi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bundles.
Blahyi feinted with a counter takedown.
Bundles scores with a nice right hand.
Bundles changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bundles takes a swing at Blahyi's ribcage but misses.
Bundles takes the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blahyi tries to score a body lock takedown but Bundles shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Blahyi drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Blahyi being controlled against the cage.
Bundles pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Bundles takes a swing at Blahyi's ribcage but misses.
Blahyi attempts a counter takedown but Bundles avoids it well and moves away.
Bundles cracks a nice hook into Blahyi's ribs.
Joshua Blahyi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ray Bundles is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Blahyi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bundles connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Blahyi scrambles back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Bundles comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bundles 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 24:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 24:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Bundles!
Ray Bundles decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Freitag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abroham Lincoln (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freitag comes to the cage accompanied by Limp Bizkit - Break stuff. Mike Freitag could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Abroham Lincoln's chin.
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30
184 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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185 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Freitag!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abroham Lincoln!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jorge Garcia and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lincoln misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Freitag.
Freitag fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lincoln sprawls well initially but Freitag persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Freitag missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lincoln is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Freitag scores with a couple of nice shots.
Freitag throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Freitag lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Freitag thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lincoln blocking the ground and pound attempt from Freitag.
Lincoln is not content to let Freitag control the position.
Freitag not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freitag throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Freitag throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Freitag seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Freitag seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Freitag is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Freitag scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Freitag is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lincoln has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ground and pound from Freitag.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freitag sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lincoln defending well though.
Freitag is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Freitag thows a huge punch but Lincoln dodges it nicely.
Freitag has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Freitag is trying to control. Lincoln wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Freitag throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Freitag sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lincoln defending well though.
Freitag is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Freitag scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freitag not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lincoln is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Freitag's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Freitag's back!
Lincoln is controlling the position but Freitag somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Lincoln is looking to take a break and control but Freitag is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Freitag tries to get to full guard but Lincoln has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln is looking to stall here but Freitag recovers full guard.
Lincoln tries to free his leg and advance position but Freitag is retaining full guard.
Freitag seems keen to control Lincoln's posture.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Freitag dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Freitag looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lincoln is fending him off so far but Freitag persists. Nope, Lincoln circles away and we're back to standing.
Lincoln gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Freitag to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Freitag loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lincoln utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lincoln really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Freitag. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lincoln working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Freitag.
Freitag works a leg free and moves into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Freitag throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mike Freitag overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Freitag is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Freitag seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincoln has hold of Freitag's hands but Freitag slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Freitag is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Freitag is trying to control. Lincoln wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Freitag thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lincoln's head.
Freitag throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Freitag missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Freitag looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lincoln with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freitag seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lincoln blocking the ground and pound attempt from Freitag.
Freitag looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lincoln with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lincoln is rocked!
Freitag throws a strike but Lincoln avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Lincoln is still in real trouble! Can Freitag finish him?
Freitag makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lincoln utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Freitag working some strikes from top position.
Freitag stands up over Lincoln, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Freitag postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Freitag working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freitag throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Freitag accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Freitag chips away with some ground and pound.
Freitag landing some decent shots from guard.
Lincoln has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Freitag has passed into side control.
Freitag lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freitag in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Lincoln looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Freitag turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Freitag!
Mike Freitag tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boo Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Mama Said Knock You Out. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as James Steel enters the cage!
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215 lbs
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205 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Boo Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Steel!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Franklyn Lucas and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steel moves away.
Lee throws a body shot but no joy.
Lee tries to bum rush Steel with a series of wild strikes but Steel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A cross from Lee lands.
Lee cracks Steel with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lee misses the body punch
and Steel counters with a straight right hand.
Lee scores with a jab to the body.
Lee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Steel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Steel appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Steel misses with a wild combination.
Steel throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Lee scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steel misses with an uppercut.
Steel cracks a nice hook into Lee's ribs.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Lee tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Steel is in Lee's guard.
Lee scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Steel moves in looking to clinch but Lee pushes him off.
A slow jab from Steel misses its intended target.
Lee scores with a punch to the head.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Steel.
Boo Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Steel dips to his left and cracks Lee with an uppercut!
Lee throws a hook but Steel blocks it.
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!
Lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Steel.
Lee jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Steel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Steel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Steel slips the punch.
Steel throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lee's waist but Lee gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Steel off to one side.
Steel takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lee throws a hook but Steel avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Steel! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel connects with a body shot that sends Lee's belly button to the back.
Lee has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lee there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee lands with an overhand left.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Steel.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Steel.
Steel throws out a counter right but Lee avoids it with no problem.
Steel gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lee.
Lee changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Steel scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steel manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Steel! But no joy.
Lee misses with a lunging right hand
and Steel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lee tries to clinch there but Steel circles away.
Steel fails to land with a series of punches.
Lee darts in and clinches Steel up against the cage.
Lee tries a body shot but Steel blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee misses with a right hand
and Steel counters with a two punch combo.
Steel works Lee's body with a nice hook.
Steel lands a slapping body shot.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Steel's head but Steel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Steel's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lee under the eye.
Steel circles away from the clinch attempt.
A nice side step and Steel releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Steel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee misses with a body punch
and Steel counters with a nice uppercut.
Steel throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steel on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee takes a swing at Steel's ribcage but misses.
Steel only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Lee throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Steel to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Steel goes for a double leg but Lee avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lee continues to drive forward.
Lee takes a swing at Steel's ribcage but misses.
Steel blocks a jab.
Lee is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sloppy strikes from Steel. Those never looked like landing.
Decent striking displayed by Steel there.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee misses with a looping right.
Jab from Lee.
Steel is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Lee's half guard.
Lee has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Steel is on him like a limpet, forcing Lee back against the cage.
Steel has picked Lee up - he's going for a ride! Steel dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee is trying to stand up here but Steel is controlling him well.
Steel is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Lee kicks Steel off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boo Lee dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A jab from Steel misses.
Lee is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lee pushes Steel up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lee.
Lee manages to break the clinch.
Lee sizes up Steel with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Steel avoids the body shot from Lee.
Steel throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Lee misses with a hook
and Steel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee is looking to counter punch.
Lee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Steel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A nice side step and Steel releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steel was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
A countering left hand to the body from Steel misses.
Lee misses with a hook.
Boo Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steel lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
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!
Lee takes a swing at Steel's ribcage but misses.
Steel misses with a looping left.
Lee jabs Steel to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel scores with a jab to the body.
Lee swings for the body but Steel moves out of range.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steel.
Lee takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Steel lands with a cross.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steel moves away.
Steel feints the counter takedown.
Lee wants to clinch up but Steel keeps it at a distance.
Steel misses with a wild body shot.
Steel defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
Steel defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
Steel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
A slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Steel slips the punch.
Lee slips under a jab.
Lee looks to throw the jab but Steel is out of range.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands the left hand.
Steel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
Despite the aggression on Steel's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lee throws a shot from downtown. Steel moves away and avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Steel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Steel misses with a wild body shot.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Steel's shoulder, as Steel tries to avoid the shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.
Steel lands a nice shot to the body.
Steel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lee doesn't seem bothered though.
Steel throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
Steel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lee takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a looping right.
Lee connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lee takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.
Lee takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lee moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Steel throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Steel misses with a looping right.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Steel is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lee with a body shot.
Steel walks into a stiff left hand from Lee.
Steel misses with a looping right.
Lee throws a body punch but Steel moves out of range.
Steel throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel connects with the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Lee misses.
Lee comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Steel lands with a thumping leg kick.
Steel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
Steel lands with a shot to the body.
Steel punishes Lee's body with a nice straight punch.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Steel! But no joy.
Steel has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Steel there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lee misses with a body punch
and Steel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lee misses with a looping left.
Lee takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lee cracks a nice hook into Steel's ribs.
Steel looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steel misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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 Boo Lee will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Steel takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Lee lands a right hook to the body.
Steel doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lee walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Steel throws a shot to the body.
Boo Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee misses with an uppercut
and Steel counters with a stiff right hand.
Lee darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Steel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Steel.
Steel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lee throws a jab when Steel was well out of range.
Lee throws a jab when Steel was well out of range.
Steel looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Lee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Steel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Steel avoids the body shot from Lee.
Steel's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lee connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Steel scrambles back to his feet.
Steel tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lee defends well and Steel ends up having to push Lee into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steel.
Steel takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Steel slips a jab and a cross from Lee.
Steel misses with a wild body shot.
Steel scores with a jab to the body.
Lee connects with a single shot there.
Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Steel throws a big shot that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Lee misses its target.
Lee connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Steel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee misses with a shot to the body
and Steel counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee throws a hook but Steel avoids it easily.
Steel thuds a left hand into Lee's body.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lee scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steel was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lee misses with a hook
and Steel counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lee throws a right and a left that Steel avoids nicely.
Lee lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lee misses with a jab to the body
letting Steel counter with a right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Steel lands with a straight right. Lee didn't see that one coming.
A slow jab from Steel misses its intended target.
Steel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee misses with a hook.
Steel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Steel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Steel's head but Steel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like Steel was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lee takes a swing at Steel's ribcage but misses.
Steel works Lee's body with a nice hook.
Lee takes a swing at Steel's ribcage but misses.
Lee lands a nice shot to the body.
Steel misses with a wild body shot.
Lee throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Steel on the side of the head.
Steel cracks Lee with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Steel bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lee's head.
James Steel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee throws a shot from downtown. Steel moves away and avoids it.
Steel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lee moves out of range as Steel strikes.
Steel misses with a few strikes there.
Steel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee looks to land a combination but Steel avoids it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Steel throws a counter combo.
Steel misses with a looping left.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steel was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Lee bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Steel misses with a combination
letting Lee counter with a right hand.
Lee cracks Steel with a good jab.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Steel has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lee misses with a series of wild punches.
Good exchange - Lee coming out on top.
Steel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Boo Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Steel misses with a straight right.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boo Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lee 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boo Lee!
Boo Lee thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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