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GAMMA#633 Junior v Hoshino 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Callum Pagnozzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gordus Clay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 5, fighting out of Las Vegas, Callum Pagnozzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gordus Clay!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clay tries to clinch up but Pagnozzi circles away and keeps his distance.
Clay darts in looking for a takedown but Pagnozzi gets double underhooks and turns Clay into the cage.
Pagnozzi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Clay shoots for a double leg takedown but Pagnozzi sprawls well. He's pushed Clay's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pagnozzi stuns Clay with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Clay thuds a left hand into Pagnozzi's body.
Clay moves into the clinch.
Pagnozzi breaks the clinch.
Pagnozzi tries to sprawl but Clay drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Clay thows an elbow strike that misses. Pagnozzi gets hold of full guard and has managed to get a loose guillotine attempt. Clay doesn't seem too bothered but Pagnozzi quickly shifts his position and has tightened the hold! Clay is in big trouble now - he's going a funny colour - he's tapping out! Nice finish there! Clay really should have spotted the danger earlier though... either incompetence or over-confidence has resulted in a big L on his record.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Callum Pagnozzi!
An out of breath Callum Pagnozzi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hektor Troy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rupert Blasts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
49 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hektor Troy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rupert Blasts!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Troy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rupert Blasts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Troy throws a push kick but Blasts slaps the foot to one side.
Troy lands an overhand right.
Blasts avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blasts throws out a loose jab but Troy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blasts looks to score with a jab to the body but Troy is just out of range.
As Blasts tries to get set, Troy tries to push him back and clinch up but Blasts manages to avoid the attempt.
Troy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blasts.
Troy staying out of range there.
Blasts scores with a jab to the body.
Blasts throws a lazy uppercut
and Troy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blasts throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Troy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Blasts rushes Troy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blasts tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Troy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blasts checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blasts lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Troy at a distance.
Blasts tries to clinch there but Troy circles away.
Troy feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Blasts dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Troy. That did some damage!
Nice defenses there by Troy.
Troy moves out of range of the leg kick from Blasts.
Blasts is looking to clinch but Troy is avoiding it.
Troy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blasts was well out of range. Poor timing from Troy.
Good exchange - Blasts coming out on top.
Blasts looks to score with a jab to the body but Troy is just out of range.
Troy tries to bum rush Blasts with a series of wild strikes but Blasts uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Troy connects with an inside leg kick.
Troy sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Blasts lands a jab to the head.
Troy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blasts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blasts moves into the clinch.
Troy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blasts scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Blasts wants to clinch up but Troy keeps it at a distance.
Blasts uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Troy has time to react.
A decent looking cross lands there for Blasts.
Troy throws a body shot but no joy.
Blasts closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Troy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blasts swings widly with a right hand
and Troy counters with a slapping leg kick.
Troy throws a low kick but Blasts moves out of range easily.
Troy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blasts.
Nice uppercut there from Blasts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Blasts misses the target.
Troy is looking to counter punch.
Blasts tries to clinch there but Troy circles away.
It looked like Troy was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Blasts.
Troy throws a leg kick but Blasts sees it coming and moves out of range.
Troy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Troy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blasts throws out the jab.
Troy scores with a hook to the body. Blasts takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Troy.
Blasts throws a lazy right hand but Troy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blasts slips under a jab from Troy.
Troy works Blasts's body with a nice hook.
Troy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Troy wants to get back to striking at distance but Blasts won't allow it.
Troy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blasts throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Blasts cracks the inside of Troy's front leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troy looks to land a right hand but Blasts moved out of range.
Blasts swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Blasts tried to score with a low kick but Troy checks it.
Blasts connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
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!
Troy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Troy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Troy scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Troy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blasts.
Blasts instigates a clinch.
Troy blocking some punches.
Troy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Blasts throws a knee to the head but misses.
Troy breaks the clinch.
Blasts lands a nice shot that snaps Troy's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rupert Blasts will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Blasts wants to clinch.
Blasts fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Troy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rupert Blasts seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Troy checks a low kick from Blasts.
Troy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Troy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Blasts pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blasts steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Troy.
Troy slips a straight right by Blasts.
Blasts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Troy.
Troy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Blasts connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Troy scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Blasts.
Blasts walks forward, straight into a front kick from Troy.
Nice shot by Blasts.
Blasts misses with a wild body shot.
Troy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Blasts lands an overhand right.
Blasts turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Blasts feints and then cracks Troy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Troy down.
Troy avoids the body shot from Blasts.
Blasts throws an off balance right hand
and Troy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Blasts is looking to clinch.
Troy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Troy throws a wild body kick that Blasts sees coming a mile off.
Blasts bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blasts misses with an uppercut
and Troy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Blasts throws an overhand right that lands on Troy's shoulder, as Troy tries to avoid the shot.
A good leg kick by Blasts.
Blasts tries to clinch but Troy is having none of it.
Blasts misses with an uppercut
and Troy counters with a two punch combo.
Blasts misses with a low kick.
Blasts avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blasts wants to counter with a clinch but Troy pushes him away.
Troy thuds a left hand into Blasts's body.
Blasts misses with a body shot
and Troy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Troy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blasts.
Blasts connects with a crisp jab.
Troy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blasts.
Blasts rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Troy counters with a good low kick that Blasts was not able to check.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Blasts.
Troy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blasts.
Troy throws a body punch but Blasts moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Blasts.
Blasts looks to throw the jab but Troy is out of range.
Blasts throws a body shot but no joy.
Troy tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Blasts manages to circle out of the way.
Troy scores with a three punch combo!
Troy ducks under a wild hook from Blasts.
Troy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blasts.
Blasts misses with a double jab
enabling Troy to counter with a crisp jab.
Troy tries a head kick but it misses.
Blasts lands a jab to Troy's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blasts rushes Troy and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blasts throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Troy blocks it with crossed arms.
Troy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blasts backwards.
Blasts using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Troy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Troy stalling in the clinch but Blasts improves position.
Blasts lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Blasts working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Blasts throws a knee to the head but misses.
Troy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Troy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blasts loads up on a big right hand but Troy slips the punch.
A counter left hand to the body from Troy misses its target.
Troy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Blasts throws a low kick but Troy moves out of range easily.
Blasts jabs Troy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Blasts misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rupert Blasts will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Blasts doesn't manage to clinch there - Troy circles away.
Blasts throws a lazy uppercut
and Troy counters with a left to the body.
Troy digs a good hook to Blasts's body.
Blasts tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Troy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blasts smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Troy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blasts steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Troy.
Blasts throws a body punch but Troy moves out of range.
Blasts lands with a good body shot.
Blasts scores with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice straight punches there by Blasts. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Blasts.
Blasts swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Blasts. That's going to slow Troy down.
Some bone on bone action there as Blasts checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Blasts throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Blasts misses.
Blasts tries to close the distance and clinch up but Troy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Troy swats away the attempt to clinch by Blasts.
A leg kick checked by Blasts.
Blasts jabs Troy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Blasts tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Troy checks a leg kick nicely.
Blasts misses with a straight right.
The fighters circling - Blasts throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blasts fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Troy checks it well.
Blasts avoids the body shot from Troy.
Blasts throws a lazy uppercut
and Troy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blasts throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Troy seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Blasts throws a body shot but no joy.
Troy throwing a counter right hand but Blasts manages to avoid it.
Blasts misses the shot to the body.
Blasts listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Blasts misses with a wild body shot.
Troy misses with a low kick.
Troy connects with the punch.
Blasts's jab looks to have found its range, popping Troy under the eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Troy swings for the body but Blasts moves out of range.
Blasts throws a front kick that sends Troy stumbling back into the cage.
Blasts attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Troy takes a swing at Blasts's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blasts scores with a nice head shot.
Troy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Blasts lands with a good body shot.
Troy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blasts.
Blasts tries to close the distance and clinch up but Troy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blasts changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Blasts connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Blasts tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blasts circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blasts wants to counter with a clinch but Troy pushes him away.
Blasts uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Troy.
Blasts throws a hook but Troy avoids it easily.
Blasts throws a looping overhand right but Troy ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Blasts misses the target.
Troy walks into a stiff left hand from Blasts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blasts takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Troy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Blasts.
Troy moves out of range as Blasts strikes.
Hektor Troy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blasts misses with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Troy throws a body shot but no joy.
Blasts ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Troy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blasts fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Troy, pushing him back against the cage.
Troy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Blasts darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Troy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Blasts counters with a straight right hand.
Troy throws a push kick but Blasts slaps the foot to one side.
Blasts tries to counter with a clinch but Troy shakes him off and moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rupert Blasts comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Blasts 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Rupert Blasts!
After the fight, Rupert Blasts was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivar Lodbrok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Verama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lodbrok might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Killing in the name of.... Verama is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Swing It Away. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
27 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivar Lodbrok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hector Verama!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lodbrok tries to score with a low kick but Verama moves his leg out of the way.
Verama throws out a counter right but Lodbrok avoids it with no problem.
We've been informed that Verama has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Lodbrok dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Verama. That did some damage!
Lodbrok closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lodbrok throws a push kick but Verama slaps the foot to one side.
Verama swats away the attempt to clinch by Lodbrok.
Verama throws a sloppy head kick and Lodbrok moves out of range easily.
Lodbrok appears to be looking for a big counter.
Verama pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lodbrok throws a shot from downtown. Verama moves away and avoids it.
Lodbrok works the jab nicely.
Verama slips under a jab from Lodbrok.
Verama throws the left hand but Lodbrok avoids the punch easily.
Hector Verama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verama misses with a hook.
Verama lands a jab to Lodbrok's midsection.
Verama takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Verama darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lodbrok swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lodbrok is looking to clinch but Verama is avoiding it.
Lodbrok swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lodbrok drops his hands momentarily and Verama takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Verama throws an off balance right hand
and Lodbrok counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lodbrok misses with a leg kick.
Verama doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lodbrok slips under a jab from Verama.
Lodbrok moves out of range of the leg kick from Verama.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lodbrok misses with a hook
and Verama connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lodbrok tries to clinch up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Verama throws a wild body kick that Lodbrok sees coming a mile off.
Verama throws a body punch but Lodbrok moves out of range.
Lodbrok moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Verama
and Lodbrok cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Verama. Lodbrok does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lodbrok attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lodbrok misses with an uppercut
and Verama counters with a slapping leg kick.
Verama ducks under a wild hook from Lodbrok.
Verama connects with a leg kick. Lodbrok looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verama with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Verama scores with a jab to the body.
Verama has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lodbrok.
Lodbrok has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Verama.
Lodbrok keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Verama throws a body shot but no joy.
A low kick from Verama misses
and Lodbrok counters with a solid body kick.
Verama looks for the body kick but Lodbrok saw that one coming.
Lodbrok moves into range and connects with a jab.
Verama scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lodbrok is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verama cracks a nice hook into Lodbrok's ribs.
Verama throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lodbrok counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Verama lands with an overhand left.
Verama scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lodbrok bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Verama throws a body shot but no joy.
Lodbrok looks to score with a jab to the body but Verama is just out of range.
Lodbrok fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Verama manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Verama dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Verama rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lodbrok counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lodbrok moves out of range as Verama throws a body kick.
Verama scores with a nice strike.
Verama throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Verama throws a right hand that misses
enabling Lodbrok to counter with a crisp jab.
Verama is looking to chop away at Lodbrok's legs.
Lodbrok is looking to counter punch.
Lodbrok lands an overhand right.
Nice uppercut lands for Lodbrok. That snapped Verama's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lodbrok tries to land a leg kick but Verama saw it coming and moves away.
Lodbrok bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lodbrok throws a jab when Verama was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lodbrok throws a big shot that misses.
Lodbrok lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Verama tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lodbrok was well out of range. Poor timing from Verama.
Verama throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Verama tries to get set, Lodbrok tries to push him back and clinch up but Verama manages to avoid the attempt.
Lodbrok is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Verama goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Verama throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lodbrok counters with a nice body shot.
Verama blocks a head kick by Lodbrok.
Lodbrok is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lodbrok misses with an uppercut. Verama saw that one coming.
Lodbrok tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Verama manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Verama lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lodbrok's sensitive parts.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lodbrok darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lodbrok with a jab.
Verama misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lodbrok.
Verama throws a lazy body kick
and Lodbrok counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lodbrok.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lodbrok blocks a head kick by Verama.
Lodbrok blocks the body kick.
Lodbrok looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Verama misses with a jab to the body
and Lodbrok counters with a nice low kick that buckles Verama's knee momentarily.
Verama looks to score with a jab to the body but Lodbrok is just out of range.
Verama throws a right hand that misses
and Lodbrok counters with a two punch combo.
Verama takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Verama ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lodbrok misses with a kick to the body
and Verama counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Lodbrok!
You can see the frustration on Lodbrok's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Verama throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Verama wants to control but Lodbrok is keeping him busy.
Verama is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Lodbrok looks calm but he's in trouble here. Verama gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Lodbrok is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Verama lets go of the hold and Lodbrok can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hector Verama!
Our winner, Hector Verama, 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Champ Kind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Cooke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kind comes to the cage accompanied by Afternoon Delight. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Champ Kind!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Cooke!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooke tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice cross by Kind.
Kind throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cooke lands a lovely overhand right.
Kind has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Urban Achievers in the buildup to the fight.
Kind lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kind lands with a good body shot.
Cooke misses the shot to the body.
Good work by Kind as he checks the leg kick.
Kind blocks the body kick.
Cooke defending well as Kind loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kind. Cooke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cooke looks for the body kick but Kind saw that one coming.
Kind lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kind takes a swing at Cooke's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kind is looking to score with low kicks.
Cooke throws the left hand but Kind avoids the punch easily.
Kind throws a chopping leg kick but Cooke manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cooke throws a sloppy head kick and Kind moves out of range easily.
Kind misses the jab.
Cooke misses with an uppercut.
Kind is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Cooke uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke blocks the body kick.
Cooke slips a jab from Kind.
It seemed like Cooke was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cooke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kind was well out of range. Poor timing from Cooke.
A clash of legs there as Kind blocks the low kick.
Kind throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kind avoids the body shot from Cooke.
Kind misses with a kick to the body.
Cooke throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kind misses with an uppercut. Cooke saw that one coming.
A bone on bone clash there as Cooke blocks the leg kick.
Kind throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kind just misses with a punch to the body.
Cooke shoots in for a takedown but Kind shows good takedown defense.
Kind throws a one two combo.
Cooke misses with an uppercut
and Kind counters with a straight right hand.
Kind throws a body shot but no joy.
Cooke lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Kind tries to land a front kick but Cooke steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kind misses the shot to the body.
Kind's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kind duly obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kind cracks Cooke with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cooke scores with a jab.
Cooke misses with a head kick.
Kind throws a quick counter head kick but Cooke was just out of range.
Cooke scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kind is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cooke.
Cooke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kind.
Cooke fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kind is out of range.
Kind swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cooke throws a leg kick which misses Kind's front leg but catches the back leg as Kind tries to avoid it.
Kind keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kind 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.
Kind misses with a head kick.
Cooke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cooke checks a leg kick.
Kind is looking to score with low kicks.
Cooke appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cooke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kind throws a head kick that misses.
Kind throws out a loose jab but Cooke uses good head movement to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Cooke misses.
Kind tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cooke was well out of range. Poor timing from Kind.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kind tries a head kick but it misses.
Kind swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice uppercut there from Cooke.
Kind swinging wildly here.
Kind pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cooke is out of range and Kind settles back down.
Cooke misses with a low kick.
Kind moves out of range as Cooke throws a body kick.
Cooke throws a head kick that Kind semi-blocks.
Cooke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kind bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cooke's head backwards.
Cooke takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kind attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kind digs a good hook to Cooke's body.
Cooke misses the shot to the body.
Kind takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kind misses with a low kick as Cooke jumps back.
Cooke throws a jab but it's blocked by Kind.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooke getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cooke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kind swings for the body but Cooke moves out of range.
Cooke throws a wild body kick that Kind sees coming a mile off.
Kind throws a leg kick
and Cooke makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cooke throws a leg kick but Kind sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kind.
Kind ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kind will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kind misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kind lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cooke's sensitive parts.
Kind jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cooke throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cooke scores with a shot to the body.
Cooke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kind seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Cooke has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kind.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cooke checks a leg kick.
Cooke takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Champ Kind dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cooke throws a leg kick but Kind moved away.
Kind avoids the head kick by Cooke.
Cooke walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kind.
Nice uppercut there from Kind.
Kind connects with a nice looking jab.
Kind stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cooke.
Cooke throws a head kick that misses.
Kind appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cooke scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cooke crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kind - the referee stops the clock and Cooke gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kind. Cooke manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kind looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Cooke might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kind has got the better of the exchanges.
Kind turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kind moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cooke misses with a body shot.
Kind throws a low kick, looking for Cooke's leg but Cooke calmly moves out of range.
Cooke is looking for the big counter here.
Crunch! Kind slams his shin into Cooke's torso.
Kind scores with a body shot.
Kind throws a series of punches but Cooke avoids them all with ease.
Kind takes a swing at Cooke's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Cooke was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kind misses with a straight right.
Kind is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cooke can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke staying out of range there.
Kind scores with a jab to the body.
A leg kick checked by Kind.
Kind feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kind throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kind takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kind uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cooke.
Cooke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cooke throws a low kick, looking for Kind's leg but Kind calmly moves out of range.
Cooke tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Champ Kind is winning the standup battle so far.
Kind shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kind pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cooke jabs Kind right on the nose. Kind blinks but takes it well.
Nice body punch from Kind.
Kind throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kind misses with a leg kick
and Cooke counters with a three punch combo that has Kind backing up. Kind nods at Cooke to acknowledge the strikes.
Kind throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kind has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cooke finds it's way round the side to connect with Kind's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kind slips under a jab from Cooke.
Kind swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jab from Kind.
Kind scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cooke misses with a leg kick.
Kind throws a big counter combination but Cooke scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Cooke throws a front kick aimed at Kind's knee but Kind avoids it well.
A little feinted left hand from Kind on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cooke lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kind clinches.
Kind tries a body shot but Cooke blocks it.
Cooke pushes Kind back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cooke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kind blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kind makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cooke breaks from the clinch.
Cooke moves out of range of the body kick.
Kind throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kind dips to his left and cracks Cooke with an uppercut!
Kind swings for the body but Cooke moves out of range.
Cooke appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cooke dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kind. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke moves out of range of the body kick from Kind.
Cooke scores with a spinning back kick!
Kind chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cooke can pounce on him.
Kind is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cooke attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cooke.
Kind takes a swing at Cooke's ribcage but misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kind.
A jab lands there for Cooke.
Cooke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kind throws a head kick but Cooke moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Kind misses.
Cooke missing with a left hand there. Kind was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cooke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cooke slips a straight right by Kind.
Cooke looks to score with a jab to the body but Kind is just out of range.
Kind checks the leg kick.
Cooke throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kind takes a swing at Cooke's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Kind misses the target.
Cooke misses with a body punch
enabling Kind to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kind lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cooke will feel that in the morning.
Kind tries a low kick but Cooke avoids it.
Kind misses with a kick to the body.
Cooke 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.
Cooke has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kind.
Cooke moves out of range as Kind strikes.
Cooke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cooke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cooke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kind.
A countering left hand to the body from Cooke misses.
Kind misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooke.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kind keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cooke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kind throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kind is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cooke looks to score with a jab to the body but Kind is just out of range.
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 Champ Kind will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Cooke moves to clinch but Kind breaks away
and Kind counters with a body kick that stops Cooke in his tracks momentarily.
Good exchange - Kind coming out on top.
Cooke looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kind has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cooke.
Cooke moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Cooke throws a body shot but no joy.
Cooke moves out of range of the body kick.
Cooke finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kind stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cooke jabs Kind to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kind throws a leg kick which misses Cooke's front leg but catches the back leg as Cooke tries to avoid it.
Cooke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kind throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cooke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cooke misses with an uppercut. Kind saw that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kind takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cooke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cooke throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kind takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kind is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cooke.
Cooke only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Cooke misses the shot to the body.
Kind half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kind 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.
Kind throws a leg kick but Cooke sees it coming and moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Cooke on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cooke misses with a head kick.
A big right from Kind misses.
Cooke blocks the body kick.
Cooke dives in for a single leg takedown but Kind sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kind tried to score with a low kick but Cooke checks it.
Kind misses with a kick to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Kind checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kind connects with a single shot there.
Kind throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cooke slips a jab from Kind.
Cooke let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cooke lands a jab to Kind's midsection.
Cooke connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Matt Cooke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kind tries a head kick but it misses.
Cooke slips a straight right by Kind.
Cooke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kind misses with a kick to the body.
Kind tries to work over Cooke's front leg with a kick but Cooke checks it.
Kind is looking to score with low kicks.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cooke darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cooke wants to land a leg kick but Kind is out of range.
Kind blocks a head kick by Cooke.
Kind is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cooke.
Kind moves out of range of the body kick from Cooke.
Kind uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cooke.
Cooke misses with a few strikes there.
Kind throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cooke 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.
Cooke has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kind.
Kind throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke throws a lazy head kick
letting Kind counter with a right hand.
Cooke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kind thows a leg kick but Cooke checks it
and Cooke counters with a straight right hand.
Kind scores with a kick to the body.
Cooke is looking to chop away at Kind's legs.
Kind uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cooke.
Cooke walks into a stiff left hand from Kind.
Kind connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cooke. Cooke circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A good leg kick by Kind.
Kind dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Champ Kind is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kind darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kind scores with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooke takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jab by Kind.
A head kick misses from Kind.
A swing and a miss from Cooke.
Cooke tries to clinch up but Kind circles away and keeps his distance.
Cooke has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cooke moves in looking to clinch but Kind pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kind connects with a nice looking jab.
Kind swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cooke.
Kind lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kind throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cooke on the side of the head.
Kind misses with a leg kick.
Kind looks to land a body kick but Cooke moved away.
Kind bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Cooke drops his hands momentarily and Kind takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cooke connects with a single shot there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kind checks a leg kick.
Kind thuds his shin into the meat of Cooke's side.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cooke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kind throws a nice head kick!
Cooke will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kind tried to counter with a leg kick but Cooke avoided it.
Cooke throws a wild body kick that Kind sees coming a mile off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Champ Kind showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kind 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Champ Kind!
A very excited looking Champ Kind made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimi Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hennan Hoyce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Powell comes to the cage accompanied by 8 Mile. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimi Powell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Hennan Hoyce!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powell jabs at Hoyce's body.
Powell tries to clinch
and Hoyce makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Powell pushes Hoyce up against the cage in a clinch.
Hoyce dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Powell blocks a body shot from Hoyce.
Hoyce tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Powell as Hoyce tries to tie him up.
Powell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hoyce lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hoyce swings wildly with an uppercut but Powell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Powell prevents a body shot from Hoyce.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoyce stalls.
Powell prevents a body shot from Hoyce.
Hoyce slows down the pace here.
Hoyce can't find room to land a body shot as Powell controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoyce tries to stall but Powell uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Powell.
Powell lands a shoulder strike.
Powell throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Powell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hoyce is trying to break the clinch but Powell is controlling him.
Powell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hoyce misses with a punch to the body.
Hoyce scores with a shot to the side of Powell's head.
Hoyce swings wildly with an uppercut but Powell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Powell lands a left hand.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hoyce blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hoyce is stalling here.
Powell misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoyce breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Powell looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Powell tries to clinch up.
Powell has taken the fight to the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Hoyce.
Powell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hoyce lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Powell backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Powell can't find room to land a body shot as Hoyce controls the action.
Powell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hoyce blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Powell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hoyce pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hoyce struggles to land a body shot inside as Powell controls his hands.
Hoyce throws a head punch that misses.
Hoyce has a couple of punches blocked by Powell.
Powell pushes Hoyce back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hoyce misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoyce fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hoyce escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Powell tries to clinch but Hoyce is having none of it.
Hoyce throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Powell throws a right hand that misses
letting Hoyce counter with a right hand.
Powell stuns Hoyce with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hoyce circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hoyce counters with a straight right hand.
Powell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Powell looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hoyce circles away from the clinch attempt.
Powell moves out of range of the strikes.
Hoyce misses with an uppercut.
As Hoyce tries to get set, Powell tries to push him back and clinch up but Hoyce manages to avoid the attempt.
Powell displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Powell digs a good hook to Hoyce's body.
Powell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hoyce connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Powell misses with a body shot.
Powell feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hoyces jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Powell is looking to clinch but Hoyce is avoiding it.
Powell takes the fight into the clinch.
Hoyce blocking some punches.
Hoyce misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hoyce.
Powell is looking to break free of the clinch but Hoyce has double underhooks.
Hoyce blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Powell fails to land.
Powell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Powell lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hoyce scores with a shoulder strike.
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 Jimi Powell will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Powell gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hoyce tries to break free but Powell pushes him back against the cage.
Powell misses with the head strike.
Powell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hoyce prevents a body shot from Powell.
Powell lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hoyce.
A head punch on the inside from Powell fails to land.
Hoyce stalling the fight.
Hoyce lands a left hand that snaps the head of Powell backwards.
Hoyce blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Powell has a couple of punches blocked by Hoyce.
Hoyce misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoyce fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hoyce manages to break the clinch.
Jimi Powell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Powell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Powell uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hoyce has time to react.
It looks like Hennan Hoyce has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoyce throws a jab but it's blocked by Powell.
Powell has managed to clinch.
Hoyce avoiding damage.
Powell has Hoyce pressed against the cage, preventing Hoyce from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Powell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Powell tries to throw a body punch but Hoyce avoids it by throwing Powell back against the cage.
Powell pushes Hoyce back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hoyce taking a breather.
Hoyce stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Powell digs a right hand underneath Hoyce's ribcage. Hoyce let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Powell lands a hook that snaps the head of Hoyce backwards.
Hoyce misses with a punch on the inside.
Powell scores with a shoulder strike.
Hoyce misses with the head strike.
Hoyce leaning against his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hoyce lands a left hand.
Hoyce tries to throw a body punch but Powell avoids it by throwing Hoyce back against the cage.
Powell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoyce blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Powell swings wildly with an uppercut but Hoyce uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoyce lands a left hand that snaps the head of Powell backwards.
Hoyce struggles to land a body shot inside as Powell controls his hands.
Powell lands a body shot.
Hoyce is breathing heavily.
Powell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Powell is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Powell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hoyce backwards.
Hoyce is rocked!
Hoyce's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hoyce is still on wobbly legs! Can Powell finish him?
Powell lands a big right hand that drops Hoyce! The killer instinct kicks in and Powell finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Powell!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimi Powell!
A relieved looking Jimi Powell thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chad Tyrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Hallick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chad Tyrell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Al Hallick!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hallick misses with a body shot.
Tyrell misses the jab.
Hallick's corner calls for a 1-2. Hallick obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A big left from Tyrell misses.
Hallick shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Al Hallick has been cut.
Tyrell feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hallick's calf.
Tyrell explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hallick throws an off balance right hand
enabling Tyrell to counter with a crisp jab.
Tyrell throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tyrell looks to land a body kick but Hallick moved away.
And Hallick responds with a good body kick, but Tyrell manages to step out the way in time.
Hallick throws a right and a left that Tyrell avoids nicely.
Tyrell throws a chopping leg kick but Hallick manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've been informed that Hallick has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Hallick lands a leg kick that knocks Tyrell off balance momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hallick misses with a hook. Tyrell ducked under it nicely.
Hallick swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tyrell looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Tyrell scores with a leg kick.
Jab by Hallick.
Hallick takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Chad Tyrell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tyrell pushes Hallick away with a front kick.
Tyrell moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tyrell tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hallick is able to avoid easily.
Hallick takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tyrell throws a head kick but Hallick moves out of range.
Tyrell jabs Hallick to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tyrell has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Cooker in the buildup to the fight.
Tyrell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hallick.
Hallick takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A good leg kick by Tyrell.
Tyrell misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Tyrell.
Hallick on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyrell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hallick.
Nice defenses there by Tyrell.
Tyrell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tyrell misses with a lunging right hand
and Hallick counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Tyrell.
Hallick lands an overhand right.
Hallick lands an overhand right.
Hallick closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tyrell looks to land a right hand but Hallick moved out of range.
Tyrell throws out a leg kick but Hallick moves out of range and Tyrell only half commits.
Tyrell tries to clinch there but Hallick circles away.
Hallick stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tyrell.
Tyrell looks to score with a jab to the body but Hallick is just out of range.
Tyrell lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hallick misses the shot to the body.
Hallick misses with a straight right.
Hallick lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Tyrell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hallick misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hallick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tyrell manages to avoid it.
Hallick connects with a looping right hand.
Tyrell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tyrell throws a jab when Hallick was well out of range.
A leg kick checked by Hallick.
Tyrell tries to land a front kick but Hallick steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tyrell throws a jab when Hallick was well out of range.
Tyrell throws a head kick that misses.
Hallick lands a big head kick that sends Tyrell tumbling to the mat! Hallick takes a step backwards and waves Tyrell back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Tyrell is rocked!
A low kick from Tyrell misses
and Hallick counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Al Hallick!
Our winner, Al Hallick, 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 Shin Dong Hyuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nico World Citizen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). World Citizen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rich Bitch. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
30 - 11 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shin Dong Hyuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nico World Citizen!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
World Citizen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
World Citizen is looking to clinch.
Dong Hyuk throws a leg kick
and World Citizen counters with a stiff right hand.
World Citizen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dong Hyuk connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! World Citizen scrambles back to his feet.
World Citizen 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.
World Citizen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dong Hyuk half committed to a counter leg kick.
World Citizen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dong Hyuk's sensitive parts.
Dong Hyuk turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
World Citizen lands a leg kick that knocks Dong Hyuk off balance momentarily.
Dong Hyuk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little feinted left hand from Dong Hyuk on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
World Citizen misses with a leg kick.
World Citizen misses with a wild combination.
Dong Hyuk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've been hearing reports that Dong Hyuk has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
World Citizen moves away from the strike by Dong Hyuk.
World Citizen throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - World Citizen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dong Hyuk 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.
Dong Hyuk connects with a looping right hand.
No joy there for World Citizen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A big left from Dong Hyuk misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong Hyuk misses with an uppercut.
Dong Hyuk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dong Hyuk moves out of range as World Citizen throws a body kick.
Dong Hyuk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from World Citizen.
Dong Hyuk moves out of range of the body kick from World Citizen.
It looked like Dong Hyuk was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
World Citizen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dong Hyuk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
World Citizen throws a leg kick but Dong Hyuk sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dong Hyuk lands with a right hand.
Dong Hyuk tried to score with a low kick but World Citizen checks it.
World Citizen tries to counter by closing the distance.
World Citizen walks into a jab.
World Citizen scores with a nice body kick.
Dong Hyuk motions for World Citizen to come forward. Dong Hyuk throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
World Citizen throws a low kick but Dong Hyuk moves out of range easily.
Dong Hyuk throwing a counter right hand but World Citizen manages to avoid it.
World Citizen misses with a low kick as Dong Hyuk jumps back.
Dong Hyuk misses with a hook.
World Citizen throws out a counter right but Dong Hyuk avoids it with no problem.
World Citizen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dong Hyuk.
World Citizen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dong Hyuk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dong Hyuk misses with a looping right.
World Citizen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dong Hyuk moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dong Hyuk pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
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!
Dong Hyuk throws an ugly left hook that misses
and World Citizen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dong Hyuk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by World Citizen.
World Citizen moves into the clinch.
Dong Hyuk prevents a body shot from World Citizen.
Dong Hyuk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dong Hyuk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
World Citizen working aggressively here.
Dong Hyuk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dong Hyuk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
World Citizen misses with the head strike.
World Citizen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
World Citizen lands a right hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by World Citizen.
World Citizen working aggressively here.
World Citizen blocks an uppercut.
Dong Hyuk lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
World Citizen working aggressively here.
Dong Hyuk tries a body shot but World Citizen blocks it.
Dong Hyuk tries to work over World Citizen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dong Hyuk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dong Hyuk presses World Citizen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
World Citizen lands with a right to the head.
World Citizen swings wildly with an uppercut but Dong Hyuk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dong Hyuk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
World Citizen digs a right hand underneath Dong Hyuk's ribcage. Dong Hyuk let out a lung full of air as it connected.
World Citizen blocking some punches.
World Citizen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Dong Hyuk fails to land.
Dong Hyuk throws a punch but it's blocked by World Citizen.
World Citizen misses with a punch to the body.
World Citizen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dong Hyuk blocks a body shot from World Citizen.
World Citizen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dong Hyuk lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
World Citizen swings wildly with an uppercut but Dong Hyuk uses good head movement to avoid it.
World Citizen avoids the elbow strike from Dong Hyuk, against the cage.
World Citizen has a couple of punches blocked by Dong Hyuk.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
World Citizen throws a punch but it's blocked by Dong Hyuk.
World Citizen blocking some punches.
World Citizen throws a punch but it's blocked by Dong Hyuk.
A hook to the body from Dong Hyuk.
A head punch blocked on the inside by World Citizen.
Dong Hyuk lands a left hand that snaps the head of World Citizen backwards.
Dong Hyuk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
World Citizen is working Dong Hyuk over against the cage.
World Citizen misses with a short punch on the inside.
World Citizen cracks Dong Hyuk with a nice body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk throws a punch but it's blocked by World Citizen.
Dong Hyuk struggles to land a body shot inside as World Citizen controls his hands.
Dong Hyuk tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dong Hyuk blocks an uppercut.
Dong Hyuk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nico World Citizen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dong Hyuk swats away the attempt to clinch by World Citizen.
A left lands for Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk defending well as World Citizen loads up on a big left hand.
Dong Hyuk works World Citizen's body with a nice hook.
World Citizen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from World Citizen there as he acknowledges the shot.
World Citizen checks a low kick from Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk scores with a hook to the body. World Citizen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
World Citizen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
World Citizen scoring well with a low kick there.
World Citizen looks to land a right hand but Dong Hyuk moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
World Citizen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dong Hyuk missing with a left hand there. World Citizen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dong Hyuk avoids the body shot from World Citizen.
Dong Hyuk takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dong Hyuk shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dong Hyuk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong Hyuk throws a head kick that misses.
World Citizen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dong Hyuk.
A lazy left from Dong Hyuk finds it's target.
Dong Hyuk takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dong Hyuk looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
World Citizen is trying to get back to full guard.
World Citizen keeping hold of Dong Hyuk's head, controlling as best he can.
Dong Hyuk is looking for a kimura but World Citizen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dong Hyuk to get the leverage.
Dong Hyuk is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. World Citizen doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dong Hyuk.
World Citizen is trying to maintain the position but Dong Hyuk is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dong Hyuk is trying to work for a kimura but World Citizen is defending well.
Dong Hyuk wants to pass to mount but World Citizen is defending the position.
Dong Hyuk is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
World Citizen is pressing down on Dong Hyuk's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong Hyuk looking to sit in guard and control but World Citizen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
World Citizen would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
World Citizen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dong Hyuk is keeping the position for now.
Dong Hyuk looking for subs off his back but World Citizen has passed one foot through into half guard.
Dong Hyuk trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
World Citizen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
World Citizen is thwarting Dong Hyuk's attempts to control the position.
Dong Hyuk is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because World Citizen is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
World Citizen slows the pace down in half guard.
Dong Hyuk is looking for a sweep. World Citizen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dong Hyuk is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute World Citizen jumps into side control!
World Citizen taking a breather here.
World Citizen decides to stand back up.
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 Shin Dong Hyuk will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Dong Hyuk's hands are dropping dangerously low here and World Citizen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dong Hyuk scrambles back to his feet.
World Citizen scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Dong Hyuk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dong Hyuk tries for a takedown but World Citizen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dong Hyuk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dong Hyuk misses with a leg kick
and World Citizen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A shot in the inside from World Citizen.
World Citizen tries a body shot but Dong Hyuk blocks it.
World Citizen scores with a hook to the body.
Dong Hyuk blocking some punches.
Dong Hyuk tries to throw a body punch but World Citizen avoids it by throwing Dong Hyuk back against the cage.
Dong Hyuk tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. World Citizen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dong Hyuk blocks an uppercut.
World Citizen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
World Citizen lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
World Citizen working aggressively here.
Dong Hyuk lands an uppercut.
World Citizen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
World Citizen working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong Hyuk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dong Hyuk blocks an uppercut.
World Citizen misses with a hook from the clinch.
World Citizen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for World Citizen.
World Citizen scores with a hook to the body.
World Citizen misses with the head strike.
World Citizen can't find room to land a body shot as Dong Hyuk controls the action.
Dong Hyuk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dong Hyuk blocking some punches.
Dong Hyuk misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from World Citizen.
Nice body punch from Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by World Citizen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for World Citizen.
A head punch on the inside from World Citizen fails to land.
Dong Hyuk working aggressively here.
Dong Hyuk wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
World Citizen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dong Hyuk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
World Citizen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dong Hyuk lands a right hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dong Hyuk.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dong Hyuk ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Dong Hyuk no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
World Citizen trying to control but Dong Hyuk is working from the bottom.
Dong Hyuk is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dong Hyuk looking for submissions from the bottom but instead World Citizen passes into side control.
World Citizen stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dong Hyuk.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong Hyuk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Decent striking displayed by World Citizen there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dong Hyuk.
World Citizen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
World Citizen slips under a jab.
Dong Hyuk buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
World Citizen throws a body punch but Dong Hyuk moves out of range.
Dong Hyuk ducks under a wild hook from World Citizen.
Dong Hyuk stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from World Citizen.
World Citizen slips under a jab.
World Citizen only half commits to the counter leg kick.
World Citizen lands with a hook. Dong Hyuk tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk is looking to slow World Citizen down with leg kicks.
World Citizen takes the fight into the clinch.
Dong Hyuk scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
World Citizen lands a hook that snaps the head of Dong Hyuk backwards.
World Citizen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dong Hyuk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dong Hyuk misses with a hook from the clinch.
World Citizen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dong Hyuk gets through World Citizen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dong Hyuk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dong Hyuk has a couple of punches blocked by World Citizen.
World Citizen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dong Hyuk misses with a punch on the inside.
World Citizen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dong Hyuk pushes World Citizen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dong Hyuk.
World Citizen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
World Citizen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
World Citizen tries to work over Dong Hyuk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dong Hyuk tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nice body punch from World Citizen.
World Citizen misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nico World Citizen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well World Citizen 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nico World Citizen!
Nico World Citizen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Shin Dong Hyuk had this to say: 'Back to the camp. Shit... Seems like I can make any fight a close fight.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cullen Castrello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vrej Nazaryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nazaryan has chosen DVBBS & Borgeous - Tsunami as his entrance music. Cullen Castrello has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
24 - 9 - 3, fighting out of New York, Cullen Castrello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vrej Nazaryan!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nazaryan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Castrello throws the kick towards the body but Nazaryan avoids it.
Nazaryan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nazaryan walks into a left hand.
Castrello throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Castrello moves out of range of the body kick.
Castrello connects with a solid leg kick.
Castrello stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nazaryan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Castrello throws a leg kick which misses Nazaryan's front leg but catches the back leg as Nazaryan tries to avoid it.
Nazaryan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cullen Castrello seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castrello throws a hook but Nazaryan blocks it.
Nazaryan lands with a good body shot.
Nazaryan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Castrello misses.
Nazaryan misses the jab.
Nazaryan looks to land a left hand but Castrello moved out of range nicely.
Castrello takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
No joy there for Castrello, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Castrello steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nazaryan.
Castrello tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Nazaryan manages to circle out of the way.
The fighters circling - Nazaryan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castrello sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nazaryan takes a swing at Castrello's ribcage but misses.
Nazaryan throws a big shot that misses.
Nazaryan throws a shot from downtown. Castrello moves away and avoids it.
Castrello rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nazaryan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Castrello throws a jab when Nazaryan was well out of range.
A big left from Nazaryan misses.
Nazaryan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Castrello at a distance.
Nazaryan throws a hook but Castrello blocks it.
Castrello lands a glancing blow to the side of Nazaryan's head.
Castrello really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nazaryan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Castrello dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nazaryan swings for the body but Castrello moves out of range.
Nazaryan throws a push kick but Castrello slaps the foot to one side.
Nazaryan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castrello cracks Nazaryan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Castrello misses with a hook
and Nazaryan counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Castrello is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A head kick by Castrello misses
and Nazaryan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Nazaryan misses.
Nazaryan scores with a decent looking hook.
Castrello uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nazaryan.
Castrello looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Castrello bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nazaryan works over Castrello's head and body with a nice combination.
Castrello lands an overhand right.
Castrello looks to score with a jab to the body but Nazaryan is just out of range.
Nazaryan has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Castrello tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nazaryan counters with a shoot takedown. Castrello fights it but they end up in guard.
Nazaryan pushing down on Castrello's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Castrello is looking to control Nazaryan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Castrello avoid being mounted?
Castrello has his hands clasped together around Nazaryan's back. He's all about the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castrello wants to improve his position but Nazaryan is controlling well.
Castrello has his hands clasped together around Nazaryan's back. He's all about the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Castrello has a hand on Nazaryan's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Nazaryan takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Castrello holds on, trying desperately to control.
Castrello bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Nazaryan keeping full guard, as Castrello tries to pass.
Nazaryan is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Nazaryan trying to keep a closed guard but Castrello is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vrej Nazaryan 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.
Good shot there by Nazaryan.
Nazaryan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Castrello displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Castrello avoids the head kick by Nazaryan.
Castrello cracks Nazaryan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Castrello ducks under a wild hook from Nazaryan.
Castrello is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nazaryan misses with a hook. Castrello ducked under it nicely.
Nazaryan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Castrello lands with a straight right. Nazaryan didn't see that one coming.
Nazaryan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castrello looks to land a combination but Nazaryan avoids it well.
Castrello misses with a looping right.
Nazaryan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Castrello showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nazaryan.
As Nazaryan backs away, Castrello returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Castrello cracks a nice hook into Nazaryan's ribs.
Nice cross by Castrello.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazaryan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Castrello. That one must have hurt.
Castrello is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nazaryan.
Castrello tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vrej Nazaryan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Castrello is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Castrello works Nazaryan's body with a nice hook.
Nazaryan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Castrello.
Castrello throws a hook to the side of Nazaryan's head but Nazaryan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Castrello steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nazaryan.
Castrello cracks the inside of Nazaryan's front leg.
Castrello keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nazaryan.
Nazaryan looks to score with a jab to the body but Castrello is just out of range.
Castrello connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Castrello throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nazaryan moves forwards but Castrello connects with a nice, crisp jab.
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!
Castrello tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nazaryan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick by Castrello misses
and Nazaryan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Castrello connects with the punch.
Castrello swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Good shot there by Castrello.
Nazaryan throws a sloppy head kick and Castrello moves out of range easily.
Castrello scores with a jab. Nazaryan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Castrello fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nazaryan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Castrello stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nazaryan throws a nice looking combination but Castrello bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Castrello ducks under a wild hook from Nazaryan.
Nazaryan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Castrello connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nazaryan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That kick from Castrello tenderised Nazaryan's leg. Nazaryan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nazaryan misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nazaryan. Castrello does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nazaryan throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nazaryan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Castrello.
Castrello avoids the body shot from Nazaryan.
Nazaryan bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Castrello displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nazaryan throws out the jab.
Nazaryan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nazaryan misses with a hook.
Castrello is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nazaryan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A clash of legs there as Nazaryan blocks the low kick.
Nazaryan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Castrello fails in his attempt to clinch.
Castrello moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromNazaryan.
Nice straight punches there by Castrello. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Castrello.
Castrello throws a right hand that Nazaryan ducks under and follows up with a left that Nazaryan also avoids with ease.
A nice side step and Nazaryan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A bone on bone clash there as Nazaryan blocks the leg kick.
Castrello ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nazaryan moves away.
Castrello moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazaryan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castrello is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nazaryan.
Nice body punch from Nazaryan.
Castrello lands with a good body shot.
Nazaryan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A quick step to the side and Castrello tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nazaryan connects with a right hand. Castrello shakes it off.
Castrello throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Castrello lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nazaryan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nazaryan looks to throw the jab but Castrello is out of range.
Castrello takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nazaryan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Castrello.
Castrello connects with a looping right hand.
Nazaryan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Castrello tries to clinch there but Nazaryan circles away.
Nazaryan misses with a kick to the body.
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 Cullen Castrello will probably get the nod.
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!
Nazaryan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Castrello keeps Nazaryan at a distance using the push kick.
Castrello lands with a hook. Nazaryan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Castrello throws a good cross that connects.
Nazaryan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Castrello slips a jab from Nazaryan.
Castrello throws a combination that misses
and Nazaryan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Castrello throws a body shot but no joy.
Nazaryan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Castrello takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Castrello throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nazaryan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Castrello scores with a head kick. Nazaryan tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nazaryan takes a swing at Castrello's ribcage but misses.
Nazaryan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Castrello was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nazaryan.
Nazaryan lands a jab to the nose.
Castrello looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nazaryan blocks a head kick by Castrello.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castrello scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Castrello is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Castrello.
Nazaryan has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Castrello.
Castrello jabs Nazaryan right on the nose. Nazaryan blinks but takes it well.
Castrello misses with a looping left.
Castrello scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A slow jab from Nazaryan misses its intended target.
Nazaryan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Castrello moves out of range of the body kick from Nazaryan.
Nazaryan throws a hook to the side of Castrello's head but Castrello sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Castrello moves into range and clinches up with Nazaryan.
Castrello landing knees to the body.
Castrello gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nazaryan managing to block the knees to the body from Castrello.
A hook to the body from Nazaryan.
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!
Nazaryan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nazaryan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Still in the clinch, Nazaryan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nazaryan misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castrello with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nazaryan throws a punch but it's blocked by Castrello.
Castrello landing knees to the head.
Nazaryan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Castrello misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nazaryan.
Castrello misses with a knee to the head.
Nazaryan presses Castrello against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Castrello throws an elbow but it misses.
Castrello blocks a body shot from Nazaryan.
Castrello throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nazaryan tries to throw a body punch but Castrello avoids it by throwing Nazaryan back against the cage.
Nazaryan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nazaryan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Castrello has him pressed against the cage.
Nazaryan presses Castrello against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nazaryan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Castrello throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazaryan lands a nice uppercut.
Nazaryan lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nazaryan takes an elbow to the temple.
Nazaryan misses with the head strike.
Castrello's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nazaryan misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Nazaryan.
Nazaryan lands a left hand.
Nazaryan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nazaryan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Castrello tries to throw a body punch but Nazaryan avoids it by throwing Castrello back against the cage.
Nazaryan lands a right hand.
Castrello is rocked!
Nazaryan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oh Castrello is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nazaryan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Castrello seems to have got his legs back now.
Castrello pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Castrello lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castrello misses with an elbow over the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazaryan misses with a punch to the body.
Castrello blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Castrello gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Castrello tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nazaryan avoids it.
A body shot lands from Nazaryan.
Nazaryan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nazaryan can't find room to land a body shot as Castrello controls the action.
Castrello's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Nazaryan lands with a right to the head.
Castrello looking to throw knees to the head but Nazaryan is blocking nicely.
Nazaryan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vrej Nazaryan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nazaryan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Castrello misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nazaryan.
Nazaryan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Castrello was well out of range. Poor timing from Nazaryan.
A solid body kick from Castrello.
Castrello pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Castrello will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Cullen Castrello.
I think Castrello 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cullen Castrello!
Cullen Castrello decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Vrej Nazaryan stepped up to the mic, saying 'He was the better man today. I need to look at the tapes and figure out what went wrong but dont you worry I will be back.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Randall Flagg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saul Goodman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goodman has chosen Baba O'riley as his entrance music. Randall Flagg is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Randall Flagg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Saul Goodman!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goodman throws a leg kick but Flagg sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Flagg doesn't manage to clinch there - Goodman circles away.
Flagg takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice shot lands for Flagg.
Goodman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Flagg.
Goodman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Flagg misses with a few strikes there.
Flagg looks to score with a jab to the body but Goodman is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Goodman on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Goodman ducks right into an uppercut from Flagg.
Goodman tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Goodman looks to land a right hand but Flagg moved out of range.
Goodman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Flagg looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Goodman takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Goodman slips under a jab.
Flagg walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flagg misses the shot to the body.
Flagg takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Goodman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Flagg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Goodman thinks about the counter body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flagg lands with a cross.
Goodman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Flagg throws a body shot but no joy.
Flagg lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Goodman at a distance.
Goodman throws a leg kick but Flagg moved away.
Flagg looks to score with a jab to the body but Goodman is just out of range.
A big right from Flagg misses.
Goodman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Flagg.
Flagg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Goodman.
Flagg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Flagg has managed to clinch.
Goodman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Flagg misses with a punch on the inside.
Flagg misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goodman.
A short uppercut from Goodman.
Flagg scores with a shot to the side of Goodman's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flagg can't find room to land a body shot as Goodman controls the action.
Flagg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Goodman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Goodman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Flagg or not.
Flagg lands with a short shot to the head.
Goodman pushes Flagg back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Goodman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Flagg backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Goodman.
Goodman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Goodman lands with a short shot to the head.
Goodman is pushing Flagg up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Flagg struggles to land a body shot inside as Goodman controls his hands.
Flagg is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Goodman is defending well for now.
A right hook to the body lands for Goodman.
Still in the clinch, Goodman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Flagg blocks an uppercut.
Goodman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Flagg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Goodman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Flagg misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Goodman.
Goodman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Goodman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Flagg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goodman.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goodman.
Goodman lands a left hand.
A short right from Goodman.
Goodman taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Flagg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Goodman has a couple of punches blocked by Flagg.
Goodman has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Flagg seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Goodman can turn it around.
Flagg throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Goodmans head.
A bit of stalling here from Flagg.
Goodman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Goodman blocks a body shot from Flagg.
Flagg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Goodman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Goodman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice right hand lands inside from Goodman.
A head punch on the inside from Goodman fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Flagg.
A short right from Goodman on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodman misses with the head strike.
Goodman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Flagg's elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Goodman.
Flagg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Flagg swings wildly with an uppercut but Goodman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goodman struggles to land a body shot inside as Flagg controls his hands.
Goodman leaning his opponent against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Flagg.
Goodman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Flagg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Goodman stalling against the cage.
Flagg throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Goodman tries to throw a body punch but Flagg avoids it by throwing Goodman back against the cage.
Goodman misses with the head strike.
Flagg tries to throw a body punch but Goodman avoids it by throwing Flagg back against the cage.
Goodman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goodman.
Flagg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saul Goodman 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.
Flagg throws a series of punches but Goodman moves out of range.
Flagg avoids a kick to the body.
Goodman throws a sloppy head kick and Flagg moves out of range easily.
Goodman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Goodman throws a leg kick but Flagg sees it coming and checks it nicely.
As Goodman tries to get set, Flagg tries to push him back and clinch up but Goodman manages to avoid the attempt.
Flagg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Goodman throws a big counter head kick but Flagg avoids it with no problem.
Goodman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Flagg.
Goodman ducks under a wild hook from Flagg.
Goodman moves out of range of the strikes.
Flagg takes a swing at Goodman's ribcage but misses.
Goodman works Flagg's body with a nice hook.
Flagg jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flagg misses with an uppercut.
Goodman misses with a straight right.
Goodman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Flagg.
A little jabbing left from Goodman on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Flagg misses with a shot to the body
and Goodman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Saul Goodman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Goodman lands a head shot.
Goodman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Goodman slams his shin into Flagg's torso.
Goodman lands with an uppercut that bounces Flagg off the cage and back into range.
Flagg on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Flagg moves out of range of the body kick.
It looked like Flagg wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Goodman has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Flagg finds it's way round the side to connect with Goodman's head.
Goodman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
An inside leg kick lands from Goodman.
A big left from Goodman misses.
Goodman misses with a hook.
Flagg throws an overhand right that lands on Goodman's shoulder, as Goodman tries to avoid the shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Goodman.
Flagg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goodman was well out of range. Poor timing from Flagg.
Goodman bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Flagg's head backwards.
Flagg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goodman was well out of range. Poor timing from Flagg.
Flagg clobbers Goodman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flagg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Goodman manages to avoid it.
Goodman throws a wild body kick that Flagg sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flagg throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Goodman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Flagg checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Flagg thows a leg kick but Goodman checks it
and Goodman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Goodman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good leg kick by Goodman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A swing and a miss from Goodman.
Goodman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Goodman takes a swing at Flagg's ribcage but misses.
Flagg ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slow jab from Flagg misses its intended target.
Goodman has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Goodman there as he acknowledges the shot.
Goodman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Flagg rushes Goodman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Flagg.
Goodman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Goodman misses with a punch on the inside.
Goodman pushes Flagg back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Goodman leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodman misses with a punch to the body.
Goodman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Goodman.
Flagg blocks an uppercut.
Goodman leaning against his opponent.
Goodman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Goodman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Goodman lands an uppercut.
Goodman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Goodman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Flagg blocks an uppercut.
Flagg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Flagg misses with the head strike.
Flagg makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Goodman swings wildly with an uppercut but Flagg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Flagg throws a punch but it's blocked by Goodman.
Goodman swings wildly with an uppercut but Flagg uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flagg tries to throw a body punch but Goodman avoids it by throwing Flagg back against the cage.
Flagg swings wildly with an uppercut but Goodman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goodman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Goodman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goodman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Goodman lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Goodman.
Goodman lands a right hand.
Goodman digs a right hand underneath Flagg's ribcage. Flagg let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Flagg working aggressively here.
Flagg throws a punch but it's blocked by Goodman.
Goodman tries to throw a body punch but Flagg avoids it by throwing Goodman back against the cage.
Goodman working aggressively here.
Goodman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Goodman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Goodman lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Flagg.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goodman.
Flagg misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saul Goodman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Goodman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Flagg.
Goodman throws a head kick that misses.
Goodman throws a body shot but no joy.
Goodman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Flagg scores with a jab to the head.
Flagg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Goodman.
Flagg walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Randall Flagg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flagg takes a swing at Goodman's ribcage but misses.
Goodman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Goodman pushes Flagg away with a front kick.
Goodman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Flagg's calf.
Goodman misses with a straight left.
Flagg throwing a counter right hand but Goodman manages to avoid it.
Goodman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goodman throws a wild body kick that Flagg sees coming a mile off.
Flagg tries to close the distance and clinch up but Goodman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Flagg throws a jab but it's blocked by Goodman.
Goodman throws out a loose jab but Flagg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Flagg cracks Goodman with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Goodman misses with a hook. Flagg ducked under it nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Goodman.
Flagg takes a swing at Goodman's ribcage but misses.
Flagg ducks under a wild hook from Goodman.
Goodman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Flagg fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Flagg tries to clinch up.
Goodman feints a counter leg kick.
Flagg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Goodman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Goodman looks to throw the jab but Flagg is out of range.
Goodman keeps Flagg at a distance using the push kick.
Goodman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Goodman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Goodman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goodman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flagg moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Flagg misses with a right hand
and Goodman counters with a good low kick that Flagg was not able to check.
Goodman misses with a low kick as Flagg jumps back.
A big left from Flagg misses.
The fighters circling - Flagg throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Flagg misses with a hook
and Goodman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Flagg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Goodman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Flagg misses the jab.
Goodman throws a series of punches but Flagg moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Flagg misses the target.
Goodman feints and then cracks Flagg's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Flagg down.
Flagg swings widly with a right hand
and Flagg takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Goodman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Flagg takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A good leg kick by Goodman.
Goodman throws a body punch but Flagg moves out of range.
Flagg has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Flagg there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodman swings for the body but Flagg moves out of range.
Flagg misses with a hook.
Goodman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Goodman scores with a nice right hand.
Flagg throws a body shot but no joy.
Flagg chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Goodman can pounce on him.
Flagg darts in trying to clinch
and Goodman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Flagg throws a hook but Goodman avoids it easily.
Flagg misses with an uppercut
and Goodman counters with a nice uppercut.
Goodman throws a shot from downtown. Flagg moves away and avoids it.
Flagg was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Flagg avoids the body shot from Goodman.
Goodman moves out of range as Flagg throws a body kick.
The fighters circling - Goodman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Flagg misses with an uppercut
and Goodman counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Flagg throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Flagg pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Goodman misses with a body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Goodman misses the target.
Randall Flagg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Goodman lands a front kick.
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!
Goodman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Flagg.
Flagg is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Goodman 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.
Goodman slips a straight right by Flagg.
An inside leg kick lands from Goodman.
Goodman misses with a hook.
Goodman moves out of range as Flagg strikes.
Flagg misses with an uppercut. Goodman saw that one coming.
Goodman misses with a looping right.
Flagg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good leg kick by Goodman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that's the end of the fight!
Saul Goodman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Goodman 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saul Goodman!
Saul Goodman seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Underestimated Dillashaw Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kantaro Hoshino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 20 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Underestimated Dillashaw Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 8 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kantaro Hoshino!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoshino throws a looping overhand right but Dillashaw Junior ducks down to avoid it.
Donk. Dillashaw Junior catches Hoshino right on the button with a cross.
Hoshino is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dillashaw Junior.
Hoshino stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dillashaw Junior.
Dillashaw Junior connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dillashaw Junior lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hoshino takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dillashaw Junior throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hoshino stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dillashaw Junior.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dillashaw Junior throws a leg kick but Hoshino checks it.
A good leg kick by Dillashaw Junior.
Hoshino ducks right into an uppercut from Dillashaw Junior.
Dillashaw Junior goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
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!
Dillashaw Junior wants to land a leg kick but Hoshino is out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Hoshino misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillashaw Junior tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dillashaw Junior fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hoshino manages to avoid it.
Dillashaw Junior misses with a left hand
and Hoshino counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hoshino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dillashaw Junior moves away.
Dillashaw Junior looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dillashaw Junior scoring well with a low kick there.
Underestimated Dillashaw Junior seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dillashaw Junior misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Hoshino misses.
Dillashaw Junior tried to score with a low kick but Hoshino checks it.
Dillashaw Junior thuds a left hand into Hoshino's body.
Dillashaw Junior throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dillashaw Junior lands a leg kick that knocks Hoshino off balance momentarily.
Hoshino is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dillashaw Junior.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino throws a body punch but Dillashaw Junior moves out of range.
Dillashaw Junior throws a sloppy body shot
letting Hoshino counter with a right hand.
Dillashaw Junior throws a push kick but Hoshino slaps the foot to one side.
A nice side step and Hoshino releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hoshino misses with a hook
and Dillashaw Junior counters with a good low kick that Hoshino was not able to check.
Dillashaw Junior is looking to wear down Hoshino with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dillashaw Junior scoring well with a low kick there.
Hoshino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dillashaw Junior moves away.
As Hoshino tries to get set, Dillashaw Junior tries to push him back and clinch up but Hoshino manages to avoid the attempt.
Dillashaw Junior throws a leg kick which misses Hoshino's front leg but catches the back leg as Hoshino tries to avoid it.
Dillashaw Junior thuds his shin into the meat of Hoshino's side.
A jab from Hoshino finds it's way through Dillashaw Junior's defenses.
Dillashaw Junior swings for the body but Hoshino moves out of range.
Hoshino looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hoshino takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dillashaw Junior takes a swing at Hoshino's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Hoshino was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hoshino checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillashaw Junior looks to land a left hand but Hoshino moved out of range nicely.
A low kick from Dillashaw Junior misses
and Hoshino counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hoshino misses with a two punch combination.
Dillashaw Junior uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoshino.
Dillashaw Junior attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hoshino misses with a left hand
and Dillashaw Junior counters with a nice uppercut.
Hoshino's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dillashaw Junior finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dillashaw Junior turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dillashaw Junior avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dillashaw Junior seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Dillashaw Junior jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hoshino misses with a double jab
and Dillashaw Junior counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillashaw Junior lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hoshino's sensitive parts.
The fighters circling - Hoshino throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hoshino misses with a body shot.
Hoshino misses with a right hand
and Hoshino takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hoshino throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dillashaw Junior tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hoshino is able to avoid easily.
Dillashaw Junior thumps Hoshino with a low kick.
Dillashaw Junior looks to score with a jab to the body but Hoshino is just out of range.
Hoshino throws a big shot that misses.
Hoshino misses with a looping right.
Dillashaw Junior feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hoshino scores with a body shot.
Hoshino swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dillashaw Junior counters with an outside leg kick.
Hoshino checks a low kick from Dillashaw Junior.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Underestimated Dillashaw Junior dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nice cross by Dillashaw Junior.
Hoshino takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dillashaw Junior.
Dillashaw Junior blocks a jab.
Underestimated Dillashaw Junior is winning the standup battle so far.
Hoshino scores with a nice head shot.
Hoshino takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dillashaw Junior misses with a low kick.
Hoshino lands with a cross.
Hoshino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dillashaw Junior manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the body from Hoshino misses
and Dillashaw Junior counters with an outside leg kick.
Hoshino misses with a left hand
and Dillashaw Junior counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hoshino gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dillashaw Junior throws a hook but Hoshino blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoshino throws the left hand but Dillashaw Junior avoids the punch easily.
Dillashaw Junior with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dillashaw Junior uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hoshino misses with a looping right.
Dillashaw Junior slips a jab from Hoshino.
A shot to the liver by Hoshino. Beautiful body shot.
Hoshino takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hoshino throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dillashaw Junior counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hoshino checks a leg kick nicely.
Hoshino closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dillashaw Junior moves away from the strike by Hoshino.
Hoshino misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino ducks right into an uppercut from Dillashaw Junior.
Dillashaw Junior throws a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dillashaw Junior connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hoshino's hands.
Hoshino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dillashaw Junior misses with a low kick.
Dillashaw Junior scores with a punch to the head.
Hoshino moves out of range of the strikes.
Hoshino waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dillashaw Junior.
Dillashaw Junior is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hoshino.
Dillashaw Junior misses the shot to the body.
Hoshino looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hoshino takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hoshino misses with a body shot
and Dillashaw Junior counters with a nice body shot.
Dillashaw Junior slips a jab from Hoshino.
Hoshino throws a lazy uppercut
and Dillashaw Junior counters with a left to the body.
Dillashaw Junior swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hoshino.
Dillashaw Junior darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dillashaw Junior. That's going to slow Hoshino down.
Hoshino swings for the body but Dillashaw Junior moves out of range.
It looked like Dillashaw Junior wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Hoshino might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Dillashaw Junior has got the better of the exchanges.
Hoshino throws an overhand right that lands on Dillashaw Junior's shoulder, as Dillashaw Junior tries to avoid the shot.
Hoshino moves out of range of the leg kick from Dillashaw Junior.
Dillashaw Junior throws a low kick but Hoshino moves out of range easily.
As Dillashaw Junior backs off Hoshino throws a huge counter combo but Dillashaw Junior manages to avoid it all.
Dillashaw Junior lands a lovely overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillashaw Junior dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hoshino. That did some damage!
Hoshino jabs Dillashaw Junior right on the nose. Dillashaw Junior blinks but takes it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dillashaw Junior dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dillashaw Junior gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hoshino tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dillashaw Junior was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoshino.
Dillashaw Junior slips under a jab.
Dillashaw Junior tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hoshino manages to circle out of the way.
Hoshino misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoshino. Dillashaw Junior does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dillashaw Junior connects with a leg kick. Hoshino looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dillashaw Junior is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hoshino can do to turn this around?
Hoshino doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dillashaw Junior fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hoshino is out of range.
Hoshino on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Underestimated Dillashaw Junior dominated that second round.
That's time! Dillashaw Junior's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hoshino throws a jab but it's blocked by Dillashaw Junior.
Hoshino misses with an uppercut
and Hoshino takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good standup being displayed there by Dillashaw Junior as he connects with a hook.
Dillashaw Junior misses with a right hand
and Hoshino counters with a straight right hand.
Hoshino jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dillashaw Junior. That's going to slow Hoshino down.
Dillashaw Junior takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hoshino misses with a lunging right hand
and Hoshino takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dillashaw Junior lands a leg kick that knocks Hoshino off balance momentarily.
Hoshino moves away from the strike by Dillashaw Junior.
Dillashaw Junior throws a jab but it's blocked by Hoshino.
Dillashaw Junior throws a leg kick but Hoshino checks it.
Dillashaw Junior misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillashaw Junior misses with a body shot.
A nice side step and Hoshino releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hoshino throws a hook but Dillashaw Junior avoids it easily.
Dillashaw Junior seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Dillashaw Junior ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hoshino moves away.
Dillashaw Junior tries to land a leg kick but Hoshino saw it coming and moves away.
Hoshino swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hoshino misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Hoshino blocks the leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Hoshino.
Hoshino throws a nice looking combination but Dillashaw Junior bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hoshino punishes Dillashaw Junior's body with a nice straight punch.
Dillashaw Junior looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A swing and a miss from Hoshino.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillashaw Junior keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hoshino.
Dillashaw Junior slips under a jab.
Dillashaw Junior looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Hoshino takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dillashaw Junior thows a leg kick but Hoshino checks it
and Hoshino counters with a nice uppercut.
Dillashaw Junior throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dillashaw Junior connects with a leg kick. Hoshino looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hoshino throws a jab but it's blocked by Dillashaw Junior.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hoshino throws a jab but it's blocked by Dillashaw Junior.
Dillashaw Junior feints and then cracks Hoshino's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hoshino down.
Dillashaw Junior catches Hoshino with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hoshino ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dillashaw Junior connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino throws a hook to the side of Dillashaw Junior's head but Dillashaw Junior sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hoshino waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dillashaw Junior.
Hoshino has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hoshino throws a big shot that misses.
As Hoshino backs away, Dillashaw Junior returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hoshino throws a right hand that misses
and Dillashaw Junior counters with a low kick, right behind Hoshino 's knee.
Dillashaw Junior tries to move into range but Hoshino moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dillashaw Junior feints and then cracks Hoshino's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hoshino down.
Jab from Hoshino.
Dillashaw Junior fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hoshino swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dillashaw Junior counters with a leg kick.
Dillashaw Junior lands a nice shot that snaps Hoshino's head back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoshino. Dillashaw Junior does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dillashaw Junior lands a nice looking body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillashaw Junior tries a head kick but it misses.
Hoshino will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoshino throws a big shot that misses.
Dillashaw Junior misses with a shot to the body
and Hoshino counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A low kick from Dillashaw Junior misses
and Hoshino counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big left from Hoshino misses.
Dillashaw Junior takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dillashaw Junior throws a body punch but Hoshino moves out of range.
Dillashaw Junior misses with a low kick.
Dillashaw Junior keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Underestimated Dillashaw Junior did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dillashaw Junior scores with a leg kick.
Hoshino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dillashaw Junior fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hoshino.
Dillashaw Junior lands a jab to Hoshino's midsection.
Dillashaw Junior misses with a wild body shot.
Hoshino throws a shot from downtown. Dillashaw Junior moves away and avoids it.
Dillashaw Junior swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dillashaw Junior cracks the inside of Hoshino's front leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dillashaw Junior fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hoshino.
A cross from Dillashaw Junior lands.
Hoshino looks to land a right hand but Dillashaw Junior moved out of range.
Hoshino swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Dillashaw Junior misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Dillashaw Junior there.
Dillashaw Junior throws a leg kick
and Hoshino counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dillashaw Junior misses with a low kick as Hoshino jumps back.
A big right from Hoshino misses.
Decent striking displayed by Dillashaw Junior there.
Hoshino looks to land a right hand but Dillashaw Junior moved out of range.
As Hoshino tries to get set, Dillashaw Junior tries to push him back and clinch up but Hoshino manages to avoid the attempt.
Dillashaw Junior cracks a nice hook into Hoshino's ribs.
Hoshino just misses with a punch to the body.
Dillashaw Junior fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hoshino looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hoshino throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dillashaw Junior sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoshino. Dillashaw Junior does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Hoshino misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillashaw Junior keeps Hoshino at a distance using the push kick.
Good exchange - Dillashaw Junior coming out on top.
Dillashaw Junior throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hoshino counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoshino throws a looping overhand right but Dillashaw Junior ducks down to avoid it.
Dillashaw Junior tries to counter by clinching up but Hoshino breaks away and moves out of range.
Hoshino on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dillashaw Junior throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hoshino shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That kick from Dillashaw Junior tenderised Hoshino's leg. Hoshino is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hoshino takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dillashaw Junior cracks the inside of Hoshino's front leg.
Dillashaw Junior moves away from the strike by Hoshino.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino misses with an uppercut. Dillashaw Junior saw that one coming.
Dillashaw Junior connects with a leg kick. Hoshino looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hoshino misses with a wild body shot.
Dillashaw Junior takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dillashaw Junior tries to move into range but Hoshino moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dillashaw Junior connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hoshino misses with a left hand
and Dillashaw Junior counters with a leg kick.
Hoshino cracks a nice hook into Dillashaw Junior's ribs.
A left lands for Dillashaw Junior.
Dillashaw Junior misses with a kick to the body.
Dillashaw Junior misses with a low kick as Hoshino jumps back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillashaw Junior uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hoshino has time to react.
Dillashaw Junior catches Hoshino with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dillashaw Junior throws out a leg kick but Hoshino moves out of range and Dillashaw Junior only half commits.
Dillashaw Junior keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dillashaw Junior fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hoshino just manages to avoid it.
Hoshino throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big left from Hoshino misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dillashaw Junior.
Dillashaw Junior scoring well with a low kick there.
Hoshino takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dillashaw Junior lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dillashaw Junior scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dillashaw Junior on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Underestimated Dillashaw Junior had his way with Kantaro Hoshino in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hoshino throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dillashaw Junior slips under a jab.
Dillashaw Junior lands a nice looking body kick.
A clash of legs there as Hoshino blocks the low kick.
Hoshino throws a big shot that misses.
Dillashaw Junior throws a body punch but Hoshino moves out of range.
Hoshino misses with a hook
and Dillashaw Junior counters with a slapping leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dillashaw Junior.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dillashaw Junior cracks the inside of Hoshino's front leg.
Dillashaw Junior slips under a jab from Hoshino.
Dillashaw Junior goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hoshino checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoshino misses the jab.
Hoshino throws a lazy uppercut
and Dillashaw Junior connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hoshino throws a lazy uppercut
and Dillashaw Junior connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hoshino throws the left hand but Dillashaw Junior avoids the punch easily.
Hoshino throws a right hand that misses
and Dillashaw Junior counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hoshino takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dillashaw Junior digs a good hook to Hoshino's body.
Dillashaw Junior misses with a shot to the body
enabling Hoshino to counter with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Hoshino misses the target.
Hoshino missing with a left hand there. Dillashaw Junior was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hoshino misses with a wild combination.
Dillashaw Junior is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hoshino.
Kantaro Hoshino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillashaw Junior lands with a hook. Hoshino tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A slow jab from Hoshino misses its intended target.
Hoshino misses with a hook. Dillashaw Junior ducked under it nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dillashaw Junior connects with an inside leg kick.
Dillashaw Junior lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dillashaw Junior thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hoshino if he has to take too many more of those.
A clash of legs there as Hoshino blocks the low kick.
Dillashaw Junior's corner calls for a 1-2. Dillashaw Junior obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dillashaw Junior turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillashaw Junior lands with a good body shot.
Dillashaw Junior lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hoshino takes a step back to recover.
Dillashaw Junior avoids the body shot from Hoshino.
Dillashaw Junior tries to counter by clinching up but Hoshino breaks away and moves out of range.
Dillashaw Junior slips under a jab from Hoshino.
A telegraphed right hand from Hoshino misses the target.
Dillashaw Junior lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Underestimated Dillashaw Junior is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dillashaw Junior walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hoshino checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hoshino waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dillashaw Junior.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dillashaw Junior.
Hoshino walks into a straight right hand from Dillashaw Junior.
A telegraphed right hand from Hoshino misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillashaw Junior moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dillashaw Junior throws a leg kick
letting Hoshino counter with a right hand.
Hoshino misses with a straight left.
Dillashaw Junior throwing a counter right hand but Hoshino manages to avoid it.
Hoshino moves out of range of the strikes.
Dillashaw Junior throws an overhand right that lands on Hoshino's shoulder, as Hoshino tries to avoid the shot.
Dillashaw Junior turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dillashaw Junior, as that shot connected.
Hoshino stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dillashaw Junior.
Hoshino takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dillashaw Junior thuds his right hand into Hoshino's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hoshino is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dillashaw Junior.
And that's the end of the fight!
Underestimated Dillashaw Junior showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dillashaw Junior 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:45
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Underestimated Dillashaw Junior!
Underestimated Dillashaw Junior decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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