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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Finn Balor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tuju Kilju (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Balor's entrance music is Monster. A fine choice. Kilju has chosen One Of These Mornings as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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152 lbs
30 - 16 - 1 |
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147 lbs
26 - 10 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 - 16 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Finn Balor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tuju Kilju!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kilju throws a counter combo.
Kilju connects with a solid leg kick.
Kilju moves into the clinch successfully.
Balor gets through Kilju's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kilju tries to pull guard but Balor forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Balor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kilju backwards.
Kilju's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Balor misses with a double jab.
Kilju thows a left - swing and a miss!
Balor jabs at Kilju's body.
Balor keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice defenses there by Kilju.
Kilju displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Balor throws out the jab.
Kilju tries to counter by closing the distance.
Kilju ducks under a wild hook from Balor.
Kilju with the counter takedown but Balor avoids it easily.
Kilju blocks a jab.
Kilju throws a counter combo.
Balor throws a hook but Kilju avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balor blocks a head kick by Kilju.
Balor misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Kilju.
Kilju takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Balor misses with a right hand
and Kilju counters with a straight right hand.
Kilju slips under a jab from Balor.
Nice takedown defense from Balor. No joy for Kilju on that attempt.
Balor quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Kilju uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Balor just misses with a punch to the body.
No joy there for Kilju, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Balor throws a sloppy head kick and Kilju moves out of range easily.
Balor throws a lazy head kick
and Kilju cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Balor connects with a high kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kilju throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balor takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kilju closes the distance and clinches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kilju takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Balor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Balor.
Balor pressing his opponent against the cage.
Balor is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kilju takes a shot to the head.
Balor breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kilju darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Balor moves into full guard.
Kilju seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Balor manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kilju manages to get himself to full guard.
Kilju trying to keep a closed guard but Balor is proving a slippery customer.
Kilju has momentary wrist control but Balor slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilju trying to control the position.
Balor looking to sit in guard and control but Kilju gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kilju trying to control but Balor is working from the bottom.
Balor is controlling Kilju's posture.
Kilju missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kilju trying to control but Balor is working from the bottom.
Kilju tries to free his leg and advance position but Balor is retaining full guard.
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 Finn Balor will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kilju shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Balor as he avoids it easily.
Kilju throws a head kick but Balor moves out of range.
Kilju blocks a head kick by Balor.
Kilju staying out of range there.
Finn Balor is winning the standup battle so far.
Kilju shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Balor napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Balor sneaks out the side door and pushes Kilju away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Balor scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kilju is trying to control Balor's posture but Balor avoids it.
Kilju is being controlled here.
Balor lands an elbow.
Finn Balor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Balor trying to control the position but Kilju is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilju on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Kilju tries to buck Balor off but Balor is having none of it.
Kilju takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Kilju sneaks back into half guard.
Balor working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kilju keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kilju is trying to stand up here but Balor is controlling him well.
Balor is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Balor is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kilju tries to roll over but Balor keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilju kicks Balor off and gets back to his feet.
Kilju tries to clinch
and Balor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice jab there from Balor.
Balor misses with a body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kilju displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Balor throws out the jab.
Kilju appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kilju throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Balor misses with a series of wild punches.
Kilju with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Balor counter with a right hand.
Balor just misses with a punch to the body.
As Balor backs off Kilju throws a huge counter combo but Balor manages to avoid it all.
Balor tries a head kick but it misses.
Kilju closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Balor to the mat! Balor manages to get full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilju throwing strikes from guard but Balor blocks nicely.
Balor wants to sweep but no luck.
Kilju tries to stand but Balor is controlling from the bottom.
Kilju throwing strikes from guard but Balor blocks nicely.
Balor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kilju can do to turn this around?
Balor seems keen to control Kilju's posture.
Kilju throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kilju would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kilju preventing the sweep.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Balor displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kilju.
Finn Balor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tuju Kilju.
Balor dips to his left and cracks Kilju with an uppercut!
Balor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kilju counters with a body kick.
Balor loads up on a big right hand but Kilju slips the punch.
Balor works Kilju's body with a nice hook.
Balor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kilju is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Balor slips a jab and a cross from Kilju.
Balor is looking to counter with head kicks.
Balor lands a high kick!
Kilju is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Finn Balor dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kilju avoids the body shot from Balor.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Balor, as that shot connected.
Kilju is still on wobbly legs! Can Balor finish him?
Balor steps in with a hook that catches Kilju right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Balor follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Kilju looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Finn Balor!
Our winner, Finn Balor, 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Wedge Xiii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Van Kirkland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Kirkland has chosen DJ Vadim - The Terrorist as his entrance music. Vladimir Van Kirkland has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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158 lbs
38 - 26 - 4 |
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164 lbs
38 - 20 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 26 - 4, fighting out of Hilo, Wedge Xiii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vladimir Van Kirkland!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Kirkland throws an overhand right that lands on Xiii's shoulder, as Xiii tries to avoid the shot.
Xiii appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Van Kirkland uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Xiii.
Van Kirkland looks to land a combination but Xiii avoids it well.
Van Kirkland has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Xiii is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Van Kirkland uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Xiii.
Van Kirkland rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Xiii moves into the clinch.
Van Kirkland lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Xiii backwards.
Van Kirkland misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Kirkland throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Xiiis head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland gets through Xiii's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Van Kirkland scores with a shoulder strike.
Xiii breaks from the clinch.
Xiii looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Van Kirkland misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Kirkland lands a glancing blow to the side of Xiii's head.
A swing and a miss from Van Kirkland.
Xiii tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Van Kirkland manages to circle out of the way.
Xiii looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Kirkland is just out of range.
Van Kirkland jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Xiii appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Kirkland takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Xiii takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Van Kirkland scores with the left hand. Xiii knows he should have avoided that one.
Xiii steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Kirkland.
The crowd cheers as Van Kirkland lands an impressive looking overhand right. Xiii doesn't seem phased though.
Xiii throws a body punch but Van Kirkland moves out of range.
Xiii uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Kirkland.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Van Kirkland lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Xiii has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Xiii and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Van Kirkland uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Xiii.
The fighters circling - Van Kirkland throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Van Kirkland misses with an uppercut. Xiii saw that one coming.
Van Kirkland tries to work over Xiii's front leg with a kick but Xiii checks it.
Xiii thuds a left hand into Van Kirkland's body.
Van Kirkland scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Xiii lands a right hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Kirkland throws a good cross that connects.
A low kick from Van Kirkland misses
and Xiii counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xiii sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Van Kirkland defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Kirkland won't allow Xiii to pass to mount.
Van Kirkland is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Xiii jumps into side control!
Van Kirkland tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Xiii wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Xiii controlling the position.
Van Kirkland is looking to regain half guard here but Xiii keeps moving and retains side control.
Xiii taking a breather here.
Van Kirkland is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Xiii's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Xiii seems content to control.
Xiii throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Van Kirkland wants to control but Xiii is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Well, if Xiii is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vladimir Van Kirkland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xiii misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Van Kirkland attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Xiii displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Kirkland throws out the jab.
Nice cross by Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Xiii.
Van Kirkland is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Xiii with a body shot.
Xiii has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Van Kirkland finds it's way round the side to connect with Xiii's head.
Xiii cracks Van Kirkland with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Xiii bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Van Kirkland's head.
Xiii staying out of range there.
Xiii jabs Van Kirkland right on the nose. Van Kirkland blinks but takes it well.
Left hook, right uppercut from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland sizes up Xiii with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Van Kirkland loads up on a big right hand but Xiii slips the punch.
Van Kirkland misses with a two punch combination.
Xiii throws a chopping leg kick but Van Kirkland manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Van Kirkland throws a left and a right that both miss
and Xiii counters with a leg kick.
Vladimir Van Kirkland is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Kirkland looks to land a combination but Xiii avoids it well.
Van Kirkland throws a right hand that Xiii ducks under and follows up with a left that Xiii also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Van Kirkland dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Xiii throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Kirkland has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Van Kirkland throws a looping overhand right but Xiii ducks down to avoid it.
Xiii moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vladimir Van Kirkland seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Van Kirkland throws a hook but Xiii blocks it.
Good standup being displayed there by Xiii as he connects with a hook.
Van Kirkland throws a jab when Xiii was well out of range.
Xiii slips under a jab from Van Kirkland.
A counter left hand to the body from Xiii misses its target.
Van Kirkland uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Xiii.
Xiii throws a chopping leg kick but Van Kirkland manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A swing and a miss from Van Kirkland.
Xiii appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Xiii scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Xiii blocks a head kick by Van Kirkland.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xiii throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Kirkland uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Xiii.
Xiii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Kirkland manages to avoid it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Xiii darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Van Kirkland misses the jab.
Xiii waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Kirkland.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Kirkland throws a jab but it's blocked by Xiii.
Xiii gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Van Kirkland just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Kirkland dips to his left and cracks Xiii with an uppercut!
Xiii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Van Kirkland on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Kirkland. Xiii does a little dance to reset his feet.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Van Kirkland checks a leg kick.
Xiii throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Van Kirkland's waist but Van Kirkland gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Xiii off to one side.
Van Kirkland pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Xiii closes this distance looking for a takedown but Van Kirkland circles away.
Xiii is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland misses with a straight left.
Van Kirkland has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Van Kirkland there as he acknowledges the shot.
A slow jab from Xiii misses its intended target.
Van Kirkland scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Xiii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Kirkland manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xiii ducks under a wild hook from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Xiii throws a body punch but Van Kirkland moves out of range.
A cross from Xiii lands.
A swing and a miss from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Xiii closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Xiii lands in his opponent's guard.
Van Kirkland can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Xiii controls the pace.
Van Kirkland wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xiii throwing strikes but missing.
Xiii seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Xiii scoring with punches to the head and body.
Xiii content to stall in guard here.
Van Kirkland not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
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.
Xiii slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Xiii scoring well with a low kick there.
Van Kirkland avoids the body shot from Xiii.
Xiii ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Kirkland moves away.
Van Kirkland catches Xiii with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Xiii swings widly with a right hand
and Xiii takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Xiii throws an overhand right that lands on Van Kirkland's shoulder, as Van Kirkland tries to avoid the shot.
Van Kirkland throws out a counter right but Xiii avoids it with no problem.
Xiii catches Van Kirkland with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Xiii.
You can see the frustration on Van Kirkland's face as Xiii controls the position.
Van Kirkland tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wedge Xiii dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Van Kirkland misses with a leg kick.
Van Kirkland misses with a wild combination.
Van Kirkland tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Xiii misses the target.
Van Kirkland misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Van Kirkland.
Xiii seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Van Kirkland lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A slow jab from Van Kirkland misses its intended target.
Xiii checks the leg kick.
Van Kirkland tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Xiii lands a jab.
Xiii lands with a nice combination. Van Kirkland backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Vladimir Van Kirkland has been cut.
Xiii gets the takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xiii controls the position from side control.
An elbow from Xiii crashes against the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiii is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Van Kirkland's shoulder. That is not cool.
Van Kirkland wants to control but Xiii postures up.
You can see the frustration on Van Kirkland's face as Xiii controls the position.
Xiii trying to control the position but Van Kirkland is working away.
You can see the frustration on Van Kirkland's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Xiii controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Xiii's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Xiii tries to score a power double leg takedown but Van Kirkland sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Xiii somewhat.
Van Kirkland avoids a kick to the body.
Xiii checks a low kick from Van Kirkland.
A quick step to the side and Xiii tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Xiii throws a hook but Van Kirkland blocks it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Van Kirkland.
Xiii slips under a jab.
Xiii swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Xiii misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Van Kirkland connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xiii cracks Van Kirkland with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Xiii throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Kirkland throws a shot from downtown. Xiii moves away and avoids it.
Van Kirkland uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Xiii.
Xiii throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Van Kirkland counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Van Kirkland lands with a good body shot.
Van Kirkland lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Xiii connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Van Kirkland momentarily.
Xiii drops his hands momentarily and Van Kirkland takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Xiii cracks Van Kirkland with a right hand to the side of the head.
Van Kirkland chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Xiii can pounce on him.
Van Kirkland misses with the combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Kirkland scores with a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xiii fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Van Kirkland is out of range.
Van Kirkland throws a hook but Xiii avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Xiii.
Xiii misses with an uppercut.
Xiii throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland throws a shot from downtown. Xiii moves away and avoids it.
Xiii throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Van Kirkland stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Xiii throws an off balance right hand
letting Van Kirkland counter with a right hand.
Xiii moves out of range as Van Kirkland strikes.
Van Kirkland connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Xiii's hands.
Xiii uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Xiii lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Van Kirkland missing with a left hand there. Xiii was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Xiii misses with a wild body shot.
Van Kirkland works the jab nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vladimir Van Kirkland comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Van Kirkland has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Van Kirkland!
Vladimir Van Kirkland gave a mention to Sin City Allstars in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rung Thrym (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hendrik Daross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thrym's entrance music is We Are - Hollywood Undead. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rung Thrym!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hendrik Daross!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thrym takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Thrym takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Thrym throws a wild body kick that Daross sees coming a mile off.
Daross missing with a left hand there. Thrym was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An attempted straight right counter from Thrym misses the target.
Daross takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Thrym - that will leave a mark!
Thrym tries a head kick but it misses.
Thrym cracks Daross with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Hendrik Daross has been cut.
Daross displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thrym throws out the jab.
Daross fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thrym has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Daross connects with the punch.
Thrym throws a shot from downtown. Daross moves away and avoids it.
Daross swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thrym connects with a solid leg kick.
Thrym throws a wild body kick that Daross sees coming a mile off.
Daross ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thrym moves away.
Daross misses with a body kick.
Daross fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thrym, pushing him back against the cage.
I was talking to Thrym's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Daross content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Thrym.
Thrym lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrym misses with a punch to the body.
Thrym lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Daross.
Thrym's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Thrym breaks from the clinch.
Daross misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thrym.
An attempted straight right counter from Thrym misses the target.
Daross takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Daross scores with a nice strike.
Daross lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Daross throws a sloppy head kick
and Thrym counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
An inside leg kick lands from Thrym.
Thrym lands with a straight right. Daross didn't see that one coming.
Thrym throws a low kick but Daross avoids it.
Thrym blocks a head kick by Daross.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thrym.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daross misses with an uppercut. Thrym saw that one coming.
Daross blocks a head kick by Thrym.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daross moves out of range of the body kick from Thrym.
Daross chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thrym can pounce on him.
Daross fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Thrym on the side of the head.
Thrym throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Daross doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thrym.
Thrym lands a big head kick that sends Daross tumbling to the mat! Thrym takes a step backwards and waves Daross back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Daross is rocked!
Daross lands with a cross.
Daross is still on wobbly legs! Can Thrym finish him?
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thrym.
Daross seems to have recovered his senses.
Daross throws a right and a left that Thrym avoids nicely.
Thrym feints and then cracks Daross's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Daross down.
Daross throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It appears Thrym was looking to counter with a kick there.
Daross looks to throw the jab but Thrym is out of range.
Thrym throws a shot from downtown. Daross moves away and avoids it.
Thrym scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Daross avoids the head kick by Thrym.
Daross throws a predictable looking body shot
and Thrym counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daross just misses with a punch to the body.
Daross drops his hands momentarily and Thrym takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Thrym lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thrym fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Daross has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A decent looking cross lands there for Thrym.
Daross swings for the body but Thrym moves out of range.
Daross throws a looping overhand right but Thrym ducks down to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Thrym will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Daross throws a right and a left that Thrym avoids nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Daross blocks the leg kick.
Thrym throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Thrym slips under a jab.
Daross's coach down at Bruize Brothaz was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Daross's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Daross takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Daross swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thrym counters with a huge head kick that drops Daross! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rung Thrym!
Our winner, Rung Thrym, 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Ronaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Gravity (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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212 lbs
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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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 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio Ronaldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Gary Gravity!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ronaldo blocks a leg kick.
Gravity misses with a low kick.
Gravity keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ronaldo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ronaldo cracks Gravity with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ronaldo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gravity tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ronaldo tries to land a leg kick but Gravity saw it coming and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ronaldo. Gravity does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gravity pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gravity moves out of range of the body kick.
A shot to the liver by Ronaldo. Beautiful body shot.
Ronaldo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gravity tries to land a leg kick but Ronaldo saw it coming and moves away.
Ronaldo throws a leg kick but Gravity sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gravity misses with a straight right.
Gravity moves out of range of the leg kick from Ronaldo.
Gravity unleashes a big counter combination but Ronaldo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ronaldo wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravity moves into range and clinches up with Ronaldo.
Gravity tries a body shot but Ronaldo blocks it.
Ronaldo scores with a shot to the side of Gravity's head.
A short left from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gravity misses with some punches.
Gravity blocking some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gravity lands with a short head shot on the inside.
It looks like Antonio Ronaldo has been cut.
A nice left hand lands by Ronaldo.
Gravity throws a punch but it's blocked by Ronaldo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo prevents a body shot from Gravity.
Gravity lands with a right to the head.
Gravity gets through Ronaldo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gravity swings wildly with an uppercut but Ronaldo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gravity misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ronaldo trying to control the position but instead, Gravity has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ronaldo into the cage.
Ronaldo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gravity is keeping busy.
Ronaldo blocks a body shot from Gravity.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gravity can't find room to land a body shot as Ronaldo controls the action.
Gravity's coach down at KO Clinic was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gravity's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Gravity throws a punch but it's blocked by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo tries to pull guard but Gravity holds him up against the cage and eventually Ronaldo drops back down to his feet.
Ronaldo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gravity walks away with a smile on his face. Ronaldo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ronaldo misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gravity. Ronaldo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gravity misses with an uppercut. Ronaldo saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravity gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gravity misses with a punch on the inside.
Gravity working aggressively here.
Ronaldo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ronaldo is leaning against Gravity and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ronaldo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick lands from Ronaldo.
Gravity closes the distance but Ronaldo moves to the side
and Ronaldo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gravity jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ronaldo. That's going to slow Gravity down.
Gravity throws a right hand that misses
and Ronaldo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ronaldo misses with a low kick.
Ronaldo thows a leg kick but Gravity checks it
and Gravity counters with an inside leg kick.
Gravity rushes Ronaldo and presses him up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ronaldo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gravity tries to work over Ronaldo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo lands with a light punch inside.
Ronaldo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gravity walks away with a smile on his face. Ronaldo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Ronaldo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gravity lands an overhand right.
Ronaldo blocks a low kick nicely.
Ronaldo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gravity lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gravity tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ronaldo was well out of range. Poor timing from Gravity.
Gravity fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ronaldo on the side of the head.
Gravity scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ronaldo cracks Gravity with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ronaldo has Gravity up against the cage in a clinch.
Gravity working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Gravity scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Ronaldo.
Ronaldo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ronaldo tries to stall but Gravity uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Gravity dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Ronaldo's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gravity on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice body punch from Ronaldo.
Gravity checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gravity attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ronaldo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ronaldo with a hook.
Ronaldo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ronaldo.
Ronaldo dives in for a single leg takedown but Gravity sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ronaldo throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice jab there from Gravity.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gravity closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gravity tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ronaldo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Antonio Ronaldo is winning the standup battle so far.
Gravity circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ronaldo is looking to clinch.
Ronaldo thuds his shin into the meat of Gravity's side.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ronaldo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gravity checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gravity throws a fast counter high kick but Ronaldo manages to duck under it in time.
Gravity chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ronaldo fails with the takedown.
Gravity fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ronaldo manages to avoid it.
Ronaldo misses with a looping right.
It seemed like Gravity was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ronaldo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ronaldo sets himself, and Gravity steps forward looking for the clinch! Ronaldo avoids it this time.
Ronaldo is looking to wear down Gravity with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ronaldo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ronaldo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gravity fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gravity with a jab.
Gravity throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ronaldo throws a right hand that misses
and Gravity counters with a low kick, right behind Ronaldo 's knee.
Gravity throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gravity needs to keep his hands up - Ronaldo had a free shot at his head there.
Gravity misses with an uppercut
and Ronaldo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gravity fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ronaldo manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gravity gets a clinch.
Ronaldo blocks a body shot from Gravity.
Gravity blocks a body shot from Ronaldo.
A short right from Gravity.
Gravity misses with a body punch.
Ronaldo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gravity backwards.
Ronaldo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gravity walks away with a smile on his face. Ronaldo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Ronaldo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ronaldo instigates a clinch.
Gravity working aggressively here.
Gravity swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A body shot lands from Ronaldo.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gravity creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ronaldo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ronaldo blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Gravity fails to land.
A short body shot lands from Ronaldo as the two fighters clinch.
Ronaldo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravity misses with the head strike.
Ronaldo gets control of Gravity's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ronaldo will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Gravity working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ronaldo wants to hit a switch here but Gravity passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Ronaldo there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ronaldo is looking to get to half guard.
Gravity landing shots from mount.
Gravity lands a big elbow.
Gravity with shots to the head and body - Ronaldo looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ronaldo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gravity landing strikes, looking to finish!
Antonio Ronaldo's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gravity controlling the position easily from mount.
Gravity trying to control but Ronaldo is having none of it.
Ronaldo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gravity has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gravity prevents Ronaldo from getting the reversal.
Gravity dominating with strikes here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gravity working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Antonio Ronaldo's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Gravity unloading with bombs!
Ronaldo is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Gravity showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Antonio Ronaldo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ronaldo checks a leg kick nicely.
Ronaldo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gravity checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gravity throws a leg kick that misses.
Ronaldo checks the leg kick nicely there.
A slow jab from Ronaldo misses its intended target.
Ronaldo looks to land a body kick but Gravity moved away.
Gravity jabs at Ronaldo's body.
Gravity ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Good leg kick by Gravity there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gravity takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gravity tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gravity uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gravity.
Gravity slips a jab from Ronaldo.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ronaldo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gravity has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gravity and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gravity dips to his left and cracks Ronaldo with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo throws a leg kick
and Gravity counters with a thumping low kick.
Gravity throws a low kick but Ronaldo moves out of range easily.
Ronaldo throws a quick counter head kick but Gravity was just out of range.
Gravity throws a leg kick but Ronaldo moved away.
It looked like Ronaldo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gravity just misses with a punch to the body.
Gravity on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ronaldo. Ronaldo obviously looking to wear him down.
Gravity waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ronaldo.
A low kick from Ronaldo is predictable there
and Gravity counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ronaldo's knee momentarily.
Ronaldo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gravity takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ronaldo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gravity scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gravity catches Ronaldo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jeez, Antonio Ronaldo's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Gravity fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gravity tries to clinch up.
Ronaldo is looking to counter punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gravity just misses with a punch to the body.
Antonio Ronaldo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo connects with a right hand. Gravity shakes it off.
Gravity digs a good body shot into Ronaldo's ribs.
Gravity bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ronaldo's head backwards.
Gary Gravity is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ronaldo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gravity blocks a body shot from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo blocks an uppercut.
Gravity struggles to land a body shot inside as Ronaldo controls his hands.
Ronaldo presses Gravity against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ronaldo lands a body punch.
Ronaldo has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Gravity uses from the top position.
Ronaldo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gravity gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ronaldo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gravity doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gravity manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gravity wants to control from the top but Ronaldo keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravity might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Ronaldo haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Ronaldo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ronaldo is looking for a triangle but Gravity pushes his legs off easily.
Ronaldo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ronaldo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gravity is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gravity trying to control but Ronaldo is working from the bottom.
Gary Gravity has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gravity is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gravity wants to control from the top but Ronaldo keeps moving.
Gravity got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ronaldo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gravity has managed to get both his arms back between Ronaldo's legs - danger averted.
Ronaldo keeping moving, preventing Gravity from controlling successfully.
Gravity lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ronaldo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gravity content to stall in guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gary Gravity.
Well Gravity 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary Gravity!
After winning the bout, Gary Gravity thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Antonio Ronaldo had this to say: 'My last fight, physically I am a wreck so that is it.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bas Dekkers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liquid Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dekkers might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Shells - Get your roll on. Liquid Gold will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bas Dekkers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Liquid Gold!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gold misses with a kick to the body.
Dekkers throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gold moves out of range of the leg kick from Dekkers.
Gold does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The fighters circling - Gold throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Dekkers.
Gold connects with a body shot that sends Dekkers's belly button to the back.
Gold throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice shot lands for Dekkers.
Gold takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gold throws a leg kick but Dekkers checks it.
We've been informed that Gold 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.
Dekkers moves into the clinch successfully.
Gold throws a head punch that misses.
Dekkers will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gold up against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gold.
Dekkers gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gold swings wildly with an uppercut but Dekkers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gold tries to throw a body punch but Dekkers avoids it by throwing Gold back against the cage.
Dekkers prevents a body shot from Gold.
Dekkers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gold's elbow.
I was talking to Dekkers's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Dekkers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gold's elbow.
Dekkers effectively controlling the action here.
Dekkers will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gold up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gold misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers pushes off an throws an elbow but Gold leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dekkers tries to land knees in the clinch but Gold avoids the damage to the body.
Dekkers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gold's elbow.
Gold prevents a body shot from Dekkers.
Dekkers lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gold has a couple of punches blocked by Dekkers.
Dekkers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gold.
Gold doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dekkers stalling in the clinch.
Gold being controlled against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gold.
Dekkers manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dekkers crunches a lovely knee into Gold's ribcage.
Gold misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gold misses with some punches.
Gold is trying to maintain a safe position but Dekkers gets an underhook and turns Gold into the cage.
Dekkers leaning against his opponent.
Gold working aggressively here.
Gold lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dekkers or not.
Gold scores with a shoulder strike.
Gold misses with a short punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gold misses with some punches.
Dekkers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dekkers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The referee calls for Gold to work.
Gold misses with some punches.
Dekkers throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gold swings wildly with an uppercut but Dekkers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dekkers unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gold lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gold throws a punch but it's blocked by Dekkers.
Dekkers lands a damaging elbow.
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!
Dekkers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gold as Dekkers tries to tie him up.
Gold prevents a body shot from Dekkers.
Gold letting Dekkers take a breather here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dekkers.
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 Bas Dekkers will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gold will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dekkers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dekkers misses with a kick to the body
and Gold counters with a straight right hand.
Gold getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dekkers looks to score with a jab to the body but Gold is just out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gold.
Gold tries to throw a body punch but Dekkers avoids it by throwing Gold back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gold managing to block the knees to the body from Dekkers.
Dekkers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gold is defending well for now.
Good body shot from Dekkers.
Dekkers leaning against his opponent.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dekkers.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Come on Dekkers - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gold doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gold lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gold has a couple of punches blocked by Dekkers.
Gold tries to work over Dekkers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dekkers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gold is defending well for now.
Dekkers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gold is defending well for now.
Gold managing to block the knees to the body from Dekkers.
Gold misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gold swings wildly with an uppercut but Dekkers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dekkers lands a nice shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Gold scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gold has a couple of punches blocked by Dekkers.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gold avoids it.
Dekkers misses with an elbow over the top.
Dekkers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bas Dekkers has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gold.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dekkers tries to land knees in the clinch but Gold avoids the damage to the body.
Gold lands a left hand.
Dekkers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gold's elbow.
Dekkers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dekkers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gold avoids it.
Gold tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dekkers's elbow.
Dekkers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dekkers.
Dekkers lands an elbow inside.
Dekkers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gold throws a head punch that misses.
Dekkers is pushing Gold up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers blocks a body shot from Gold.
Dekkers lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gold backwards.
Gold takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gold swings wildly with an uppercut but Dekkers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gold working aggressively here.
Dekkers lands a nice elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dekkers.
Gold doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dekkers lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dekkers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gold avoids it.
Dekkers pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gold lands with a right to the head.
Dekkers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dekkers lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dekkers blocking some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gold as Dekkers tries to tie him up.
Gold struggles to land a body shot inside as Dekkers controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gold.
Gold tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dekkers scores a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gold misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gold.
Gold misses with a punch on the inside.
Dekkers tries a body shot but Gold blocks it.
Dekkers tries to land knees in the clinch but Gold avoids the damage to the body.
Dekkers putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gold in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gold creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Liquid Gold will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Gold walks into a straight right hand from Dekkers.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dekkers, right into the meat.
Dekkers wants to clinch.
Gold scores with a decent looking hook.
Gold tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dekkers is looking to clinch but Gold is avoiding it.
Gold misses with a low kick.
Gold looks to score with a jab to the body but Dekkers is just out of range.
Gold misses with a looping left.
Dekkers looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Dekkers doesn't manage to clinch there - Gold circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dekkers walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gold checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gold digs a good body shot into Dekkers's ribs.
Gold lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A low kick from Gold is predictable there
and Dekkers counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gold's knee momentarily.
Gold thows a leg kick but Dekkers checks it
and Dekkers makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Gold really felt that one!
Gold delivers a nice body kick.
Gold takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gold swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dekkers looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A head kick misses from Gold.
Dekkers fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gold just manages to avoid it.
Dekkers takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
An inside leg kick from Dekkers misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gold throws out the jab.
Dekkers looks to land a body kick but Gold moved away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gold scores with a punch to the head.
Gold lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dekkers fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gold. That's going to slow Dekkers down.
Gold misses with a left hand
and Dekkers counters with a thumping low kick.
Gold lands the left hand.
Dekkers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gold swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gold swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dekkers gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dekkers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gold is defending well for now.
Dekkers blocking some punches.
Dekkers holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold effectively controlling the action here.
Gold throws a punch but it's blocked by Dekkers.
Dekkers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gold avoids it.
Gold throws a head punch that misses.
Dekkers struggles to land a body shot inside as Gold controls his hands.
Gold on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gold tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dekkers lands a nice elbow.
Dekkers stalling in the clinch but Gold improves position.
Gold taking a breather.
Dekkers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dekkers holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Gold fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold blocks a body shot from Dekkers.
Dekkers is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dekkers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dekkers pressing his opponent against the cage.
Gold takes an elbow to the temple.
Dekkers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gold.
Gold fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gold misses with some punches.
Dekkers missing with knees to the body.
Gold is leaning against Dekkers and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Liquid Gold comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gold has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bas Dekkers!
Bas Dekkers thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Marsden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Galloway Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marsden comes to the cage accompanied by Feiticeira by Deftones. Brandon Marsden has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 29 - 1, fighting out of London, Brandon Marsden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Galloway Sackett!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marsden takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sackett scores with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Sackett.
Sackett is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Marsden with a body shot.
Marsden takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Marsden moves out of range as Sackett strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sackett.
Sackett misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marsden has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Marsden staying out of range there.
Marsden takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sackett dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Marsden. That did some damage!
Sackett takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sackett takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Sackett lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sackett throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsden defending well as Sackett loads up on a big left hand.
Sackett misses with a right hand
and Marsden connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marsden throws an overhand right that lands on Sackett's shoulder, as Sackett tries to avoid the shot.
Sackett looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Marsden paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sackett slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Marsden takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Galloway Sackett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sackett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marsden.
Galloway Sackett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sackett looks to throw the jab but Marsden is out of range.
Sackett with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Good shot there by Sackett.
Marsden slips under a jab from Sackett.
Marsden looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Sackett slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
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!
A jab from Sackett misses.
Marsden feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Sackett looks to score with a jab to the body but Marsden is just out of range.
Sackett jabs at Marsden's body.
Sackett misses the jab.
Marsden throws a quick counter head kick but Sackett was just out of range.
Marsden on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sackett takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sackett is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Marsden had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Sackett takes a swing at Marsden's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Marsden misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Marsden.
Sackett throws an overhand right that lands on Marsden's shoulder, as Marsden tries to avoid the shot.
A low kick from Marsden misses
and Sackett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sackett scores with a crisp jab that stopped Marsden in his tracks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett misses with a low kick.
Sackett swings widly with a right hand
and Marsden counters with a good low kick that Sackett was not able to check.
Marsden connects with a solid leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Sackett. Those never looked like landing.
Marsden was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A slapping leg kick lands for Marsden.
Sackett tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marsden swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sackett scores with a nice strike.
Marsden tries to move into range but Sackett moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sackett lands a two punch combo.
Marsden takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice cross by Sackett.
Sackett throws a sloppy head kick and Marsden moves out of range easily.
Marsden quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Marsden counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sackett taking some punishment here, with Marsden in his half guard.
Marsden works his way into side control.
Marsden tries for a kimura but Sackett is defending well.
Marsden throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marsden working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Marsden tries to move into full mount but can't pass Sackett's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Galloway Sackett dominated that round.
That's time! Marsden's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Marsden closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sackett circles away.
Marsden takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sackett has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marsden takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sackett instigates a clinch.
Marsden tries to throw a body punch but Sackett avoids it by throwing Marsden back against the cage.
Sackett misses with a body punch.
Sackett lands an uppercut.
Sackett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sackett lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sackett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marsden prevents a body shot from Sackett.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marsden swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Sackett.
Marsden prevents a body shot from Sackett.
Marsden throws a punch but it's blocked by Sackett.
Sackett throws a head punch that misses.
Marsden looking to slow down the pace here.
Sackett lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsden misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Marsden.
Marsden misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marsden lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Marsden.
Sackett is working Marsden over against the cage.
Marsden drags the fight down to the ground.
Sackett must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sackett tries to stand but Marsden is controlling from the bottom.
Sackett controlling from the top position.
Sackett gets to his feet. Marsden looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Nice shot lands for Sackett.
Sackett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Marsden was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sackett.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sackett connects with a good right hand that stumbles Marsden. Marsden circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Marsden connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marsden throws out a leg kick but Sackett moves out of range and Marsden only half commits.
Marsden throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sackett makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sackett paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Marsden bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sackett misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Marsden on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sackett misses with a hook.
Some bone on bone action there as Sackett checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sackett avoids the body shot from Marsden.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Sackett.
Sackett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marsden.
Marsden tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sackett is able to avoid easily.
Marsden scores with a spinning back kick!
Sackett's jab looks to have found its range, popping Marsden under the eye.
Sackett slips a straight right by Marsden.
Sackett lands with a good body shot.
Sackett with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Marsden to score with a decent uppercut.
Sackett cracks a nice hook into Marsden's ribs.
A jab from Sackett misses.
Some wild striking there from Sackett.
Marsden throws a quick counter kick to the body but Sackett avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett throws a lazy right hand but Marsden sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marsden takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sackett lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sackett lands with a good body shot.
Sackett jabs Marsden to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Marsden scores with a jab to the body.
Sackett misses with the combination.
Marsden throws a front kick aimed at Sackett's knee but Sackett avoids it well.
Sackett misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Galloway Sackett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Sackett cracks Marsden with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sackett moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sackett looks to land a left hand but Marsden moved out of range nicely.
Sackett throws a poor cross that misses
and Marsden counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sackett throws a good cross that connects.
Sackett rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marsden moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sackett misses the jab.
Sackett just misses with a punch to the body.
Marsden tries to counter with a takedown but Sackett is quick to defend against it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sackett scores with the left hand. Marsden knows he should have avoided that one.
Marsden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sackett moves away.
Sackett throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A quick step to the side and Marsden tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sackett cracks Marsden with a right hand to the side of the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sackett.
Marsden doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sackett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sackett throws a right hand that misses
and Marsden counters with a nice uppercut.
Marsden takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sackett is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marsden feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Sackett throws a body shot but no joy.
Marsden cracks Sackett with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Sackett as he connects with a hook.
Sackett misses with a body shot.
Sackett scores with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marsden blocks a low kick nicely.
Sackett slips a straight right by Marsden.
Sackett throws a hook but Marsden avoids it easily.
Galloway Sackett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marsden fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sackett misses with a straight left.
Sackett misses with a body punch
and Marsden connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marsden closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sackett missing with a left hand there. Marsden was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsden looks to score with a jab to the body but Sackett is just out of range.
Marsden swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Marsden fails with the takedown
and Sackett counters with a nice uppercut.
Marsden misses with a straight left.
Brandon Marsden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Galloway Sackett is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sackett cracks Marsden with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Marsden throws a low kick, looking for Sackett's leg but Sackett calmly moves out of range.
Sackett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marsden throws out the jab.
Sackett misses with a series of wild punches.
Sackett throws out a loose jab but Marsden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marsden tries to counter with a takedown but Sackett is quick to defend against it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsden uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sackett.
Marsden appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Marsden dodges the punch combination from Sackett.
Marsden changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Sackett takes a jab right on the kisser.
Marsden throws a solid leg kick but Sackett takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Marsden.
Marsden keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sackett.
Sackett scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sackett lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marsden misses with a looping right.
Sackett doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
And that's the end of the fight!
Galloway Sackett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sackett winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Galloway Sackett!
Galloway Sackett seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Brandon Marsden had this to say: 'I didn't lose that fight in my mind. True victory is to give all of yourself, without regret. '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sawyer Hume (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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266 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sawyer Hume!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hume getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Matt Hunt has been cut.
Hume checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hume misses with a body shot.
Hume lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hunt has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Xtreme MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Hume throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hunt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Whack! Hume lands a heavy head kick that drops Hunt. The ref tackles Hume to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Hunt was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Sawyer Hume!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Federico Manta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexsandro De Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manta's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ultima Corsa by Mondo Marcio. De Souza has chosen Alex De Souza as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Alexsandro De Souza has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Federico Manta's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Federico Manta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Alexsandro De Souza!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Manta takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Manta misses with a looping right.
Manta throws an overhand right that lands on De Souza's shoulder, as De Souza tries to avoid the shot.
De Souza bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
De Souza misses with a hook. Manta ducked under it nicely.
Alexsandro De Souza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Souza lets loose with a powerful body kick. Manta will feel that in the morning.
Manta definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Manta scores with a hook.
De Souza connects with a single shot there.
De Souza keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Manta.
Manta with a nice cross.
Manta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Souza.
Manta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Souza dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from De Souza misses.
De Souza pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Manta swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by De Souza.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manta looks to land a body kick but De Souza moved away.
Manta avoids a kick to the body.
De Souza lands an overhand right.
De Souza takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Manta bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Manta misses with a lunging right hand
and Manta takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Souza just misses with a punch to the body.
De Souza misses with a body shot.
De Souza wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
De Souza missing with a left hand there. Manta was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Souza scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A leg kick checked by Manta.
We've been informed that De Souza 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.
Manta throws an overhand right that lands on De Souza's shoulder, as De Souza tries to avoid the shot.
Manta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Manta misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manta throws a hook to the side of De Souza's head but De Souza sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manta missing with a left hand there. De Souza was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Souza now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Manta avoids a kick to the body.
De Souza throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Manta looks to throw the jab but De Souza is out of range.
Manta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Souza sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from De Souza misses.
Manta looks to land a right hand but De Souza moved out of range.
A head kick misses from Manta.
Manta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Souza.
De Souza slips under a jab from Manta.
Manta throws a leg kick which misses De Souza's front leg but catches the back leg as De Souza tries to avoid it.
De Souza scores with the left hand. Manta knows he should have avoided that one.
De Souza pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An inside leg kick from Manta misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manta looks to throw the jab but De Souza is out of range.
De Souza ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slow jab from De Souza misses its intended target.
It looked like Manta was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from De Souza.
Manta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Souza.
De Souza connects with a solid leg kick.
Manta throws a lazy right hand but De Souza sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Souza looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Manta misses with a looping left.
Manta jabs De Souza to the body, keeping him at a distance.
De Souza throws a wild body kick that Manta sees coming a mile off.
Manta connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The fighters circle momentarily. De Souza darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
De Souza's corner calls for a 1-2. De Souza obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
De Souza lands a nice leg kick that just misses Manta's sensitive parts.
De Souza fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Manta misses the target.
A little jabbing left from De Souza on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Souza keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Manta.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manta blocks the body kick.
Manta misses with a right hand
letting De Souza counter with a right hand.
De Souza displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Manta throws out the jab.
De Souza misses with a body shot.
Manta quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
De Souza misses with a wild body shot.
De Souza works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Manta digs a good hook to De Souza's body.
De Souza throws a hook but Manta blocks it.
De Souza throws a right hand that misses
and Manta counters with a lovely shot to the body.
De Souza takes one on the button.
Manta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Souza moves away.
Manta pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Manta ducks right into an uppercut from De Souza.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Manta misses with a hook. De Souza ducked under it nicely.
Manta looks to throw the jab but De Souza is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alexsandro De Souza will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Manta misses with a combination
letting De Souza counter with a right hand.
Manta throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
De Souza throws a half hearted mid kick.
Manta avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Manta swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
De Souza throws a right hand that misses
and Manta counters with a solid body kick.
Manta takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Manta misses with an uppercut. De Souza saw that one coming.
Manta lands a leg kick that knocks De Souza off balance momentarily.
Manta throws a jab when De Souza was well out of range.
De Souza with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Manta to score with a decent uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Souza takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
De Souza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manta.
Alexsandro De Souza seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Souza scores with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manta throws a hook but De Souza blocks it.
De Souza is looking to land body kicks.
It looked like Manta wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Manta misses.
Manta throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Souza counters with a nice low kick that buckles Manta's knee momentarily.
Manta lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
De Souza throws an overhand right that lands on Manta's shoulder, as Manta tries to avoid the shot.
Manta is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Manta checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
De Souza lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
De Souza slips a straight right by Manta.
Manta takes a swing at De Souza's ribcage but misses.
De Souza blocks a jab.
Manta throws a leg kick but De Souza checks it.
De Souza throws the kick towards the body but Manta avoids it.
De Souza lands with a right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Manta.
An inside leg kick lands from De Souza.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manta takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manta misses with a looping left.
De Souza throws out a counter right but Manta avoids it with no problem.
Manta misses with an uppercut. De Souza saw that one coming.
De Souza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Manta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like De Souza was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A clash of legs there as Manta blocks the low kick.
A cross from Manta lands.
De Souza tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Manta is able to avoid easily.
Manta throws a lazy right hand but De Souza sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Souza walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Manta checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Manta drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
De Souza looks for the body kick but Manta saw that one coming.
De Souza slips under a jab.
Manta backing away here, and De Souza unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Manta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Souza.
Manta connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between De Souza's hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Manta slips a straight right by De Souza.
Manta throwing a counter right hand but De Souza manages to avoid it.
Manta just misses with a punch to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Manta.
Nice uppercut there from Manta.
De Souza connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Manta's hands.
De Souza throws out a loose jab but Manta uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from De Souza finds it's way through Manta's defenses.
De Souza checks a leg kick.
Manta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Souza.
Manta throws a body shot but no joy.
Manta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Souza.
De Souza scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
De Souza connects with a body shot that sends Manta's belly button to the back.
Manta dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Souza.
Manta takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
De Souza connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Manta throws a hook but De Souza blocks it.
De Souza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manta.
De Souza throws a body punch but Manta moves out of range.
Manta tries a low kick but De Souza avoids it.
Manta moves out of range as De Souza throws a body kick.
De Souza misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
De Souza gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Manta.
A leg kick checked by De Souza.
De Souza staying out of range there.
Manta throws a jab but it's blocked by De Souza.
De Souza now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
De Souza misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alexsandro De Souza will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
De Souza swings widly with a right hand
and Manta makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
De Souza drops his hands momentarily and Manta takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Manta misses with a body shot.
Manta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Souza lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice defenses there by De Souza.
De Souza wants to clinch up but Manta keeps it at a distance.
De Souza thows a body kick. Manta tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Manta connects with the punch.
Manta takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manta looks to land a left hand but De Souza moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Manta.
De Souza chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Manta - that will leave a mark!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Souza stuns Manta with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Souza throws a shot from downtown. Manta moves away and avoids it.
Manta pivots, looking for a leg kick but De Souza is out of range and Manta settles back down.
De Souza scores with a hook to the body. Manta takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Manta attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from De Souza on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
De Souza comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Manta blocks a jab.
Manta seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
De Souza slips under a jab from Manta.
De Souza throws a hook but Manta avoids it easily.
De Souza throws a wild body kick that Manta sees coming a mile off.
De Souza lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Manta defending well as De Souza loads up on a big left hand.
Manta connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
De Souza is looking to land body kicks.
De Souza misses with a low kick.
Federico Manta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manta misses with a hook.
De Souza cracks the inside of Manta's front leg.
Manta lands a leg kick that knocks De Souza off balance momentarily.
De Souza cracks Manta with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manta lands a nice shot to the body.
Manta on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Manta drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Manta connects with a leg kick. De Souza looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Good leg kick by De Souza there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
De Souza stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Manta.
De Souza throws a jab but it's blocked by Manta.
Manta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Souza.
Manta misses with an attempted mid kick.
De Souza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from De Souza.
Manta stuns De Souza with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
De Souza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manta moves away.
Manta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Manta looks to land a left hand but De Souza moved out of range nicely.
De Souza thuds his right hand into Manta's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Manta throws a body kick that misses.
Manta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Souza was well out of range. Poor timing from Manta.
Manta stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
De Souza scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Manta doesn't seem bothered though.
De Souza throws an overhand right that lands on Manta's shoulder, as Manta tries to avoid the shot.
De Souza connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
De Souza lands with a kick to the ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manta misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manta takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
De Souza scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Manta doesn't seem bothered though.
De Souza digs a good hook to Manta's body.
De Souza clobbers Manta with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Manta misses with a body kick.
De Souza lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Manta cracks De Souza with a good jab.
De Souza ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Manta. That's going to slow De Souza down.
De Souza takes one to the side of the head.
Manta jabs at De Souza's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Souza scores with a kick to the midsection.
De Souza thuds a left hand into Manta's body.
De Souza bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexsandro De Souza comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well De Souza 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... Alexsandro De Souza!
An out of breath Alexsandro De Souza thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Federico Manta spoke after the fight, saying 'I bow down to your excellence sir.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Harbor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bronson Steam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 29 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Harbor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bronson Steam!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steam swings for the body but Harbor moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Steam throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Harbor swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Harbor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Steam.
Steam bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Harbor misses with an uppercut.
Harbor throws a big shot that misses.
Steam is trying to counter with his kicks.
Steam loads up on a big right hand but Harbor slips the punch.
Harbor shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We've been hearing that Harbor has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Harbor looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Harbor controlling the action here.
Harbor is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Steam doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Harbor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steam avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Harbor.
Harbor throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Harbor wants to control but Steam is keeping him busy.
Harbor throwing shots but Steam is blocking nicely.
Harbor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Steam keeps working.
Steam wants to control but Harbor is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Harbor wants to take a breather but Steam is having none of it.
Harbor landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harbor missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Steam is looking to get back to full guard here but Harbor has managed to pass to side control instead.
Steam is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Harbor's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Harbor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Steam keeps working.
Harbor throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Steam is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steam keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Harbor is keen to just control but Steam is a slippery customer.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Harbor misses with a body shot.
Harbor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steam manages to avoid it.
Harbor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harbor misses with a hook. Steam ducked under it nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Harbor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Steam.
Harbor scores with a decent looking hook.
Bronson Steam is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Steam throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Harbor to counter with a crisp jab.
Harbor throws a right hand that Steam ducks under and follows up with a left that Steam also avoids with ease.
Harbor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steam.
Steam throws a lazy right hand but Harbor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harbor half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Harbor throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Steam's waist but Steam gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Harbor off to one side.
Steam looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Good shot there by Steam.
Steam connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harbor scores with a jab. Steam acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Harbor listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Harbor slips a jab from Steam.
Steam lands a nice shot that snaps Harbor's head back.
Harbor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steam.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Harbor dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Harbor slips under a jab from Steam.
Harbor changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Harbor takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Steam throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harbor stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Steam throws a left and a right that both miss
and Harbor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harbor swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Steam.
Steam misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harbor.
Steam throws a wild body kick that Harbor sees coming a mile off.
Harbor on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Harbor throws a hook to the side of Steam's head but Steam sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harbor lands an overhand right.
A lazy left from Harbor finds it's target.
Harbor lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick by Steam misses
and Harbor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harbor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steam moves out of range as Harbor strikes.
Harbor on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Harbor on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Harbor misses with a takedown attempt - Steam sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Steam throws a big counter head kick but Harbor avoids it with no problem.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harbor connects with a nice looking jab.
Steam tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harbor swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Steam counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Steam.
Steam swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steam ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harbor moves away.
Steam looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Harbor lands a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harbor avoids the body shot from Steam.
Steam takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Steam pushes Harbor away with a front kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steam takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Steam misses with a body shot
and Harbor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harbor misses with a hook
and Steam counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Steam tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Harbor on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Steam avoids the body shot from Harbor.
Steam follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Harbor looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Steam is fending him off so far but Harbor persists. Nope, Steam circles away and we're back to standing.
Bronson Steam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harbor throws a lazy uppercut
and Steam counters with a good, hard body kick but Harbor shrugs it off.
Steam misses with a body kick.
Harbor feinted with a counter takedown.
Harbor walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Harbor looks to land a right hand but Steam moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steam lands a jab to Harbor's midsection.
Harbor is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Steam throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steam uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harbor.
Steam pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Steam lands a front kick.
Harbor moves forwards but Steam connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Steam scores with a jab.
Steam misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harbor is looking for a counter combo.
Harbor takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Harbor is rocked!
Steam throws a head kick but Harbor moves out of range.
Oh Harbor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Harbor.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Harbor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Harbor.
Harbor seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steam misses with a looping right.
Steam throws a body punch but Harbor moves out of range.
A punch combination from Harbor misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harbor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harbor connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Steam momentarily.
Bronson Steam seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harbor throws a nice looking combination but Steam bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Harbor throws a shot from downtown. Steam moves away and avoids it.
Steam looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Harbor misses with a left hand
and Steam counters with a crisp one two that drops Harbor! Steam thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Harbor to his feet! Harbor is in big trouble!
Nice body kick from Steam.
Nice defenses there by Harbor.
Harbor misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bronson Steam showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Harbor swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Steam.
Steam lands a big uppercut and Harbor crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Harbor looks OK. Steam waves Harbor back to his feet!
Harbor misses with a straight left.
Steam lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bronson Steam!
Bronson Steam is the new middleweight champion!
A relieved looking Bronson Steam 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Trey Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Templeton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Templeton has chosen Trap Ball as his entrance music. Trey Brown has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trey Brown!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 15 - 2, fighting out of New York, Lance Templeton!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Brown finds it's way through Templeton's defenses.
Templeton on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Brown moves out of range as Templeton throws a body kick.
Templeton swings away with a body shot that misses
and Brown counters with a nice body kick.
Templeton cracks a nice hook into Brown's ribs.
Templeton connects with the punch.
Good shot there by Brown.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Brown thuds his right hand into Templeton's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Brown jabs Templeton right on the nose. Templeton blinks but takes it well.
Brown definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Brown is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That kick from Brown tenderised Templeton's leg. Templeton is trying to keep his angry face on.
Templeton throws the kick towards the body but Brown avoids it.
Brown lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Templeton lands a slapping body shot.
Brown misses with a looping right.
Brown is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Templeton.
Templeton has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Brown pushes Templeton away with a front kick.
Templeton looks to throw the jab but Brown is out of range.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Templeton is just out of range.
Templeton looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Templeton takes a jab right on the kisser.
Templeton moves out of range of the body kick.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Templeton.
Brown lands a really nice looking cross but Templeton seems unphased.
Brown lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown swings for the body but Templeton moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Templeton.
Brown scoring well with a low kick there.
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!
Brown throws a half hearted mid kick.
Templeton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Templeton tries to land a body kick
and Brown counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Brown will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Templeton had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Brown defends it easily.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Templeton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Templeton working a defensive guard here.
Brown with a nice head shot there.
Brown trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Templeton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Brown working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Templeton's head.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Templeton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Templeton is controlling Brown's posture.
Brown throws an elbow that misses. Templeton uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Brown's guard. Nice move by Templeton!
Brown not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Templeton trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Templeton advances to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trey Brown dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Brown fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Templeton is out of range.
Templeton doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Templeton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Templeton tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice shot lands for Templeton.
Templeton lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Templeton 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.
Brown tries to land a front kick but Templeton steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Brown swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Templeton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
Trey Brown is winning the standup battle so far.
Templeton misses with an attempted mid kick.
Templeton throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
Brown appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Brown throws a push kick but Templeton slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Templeton misses the shot to the body.
Brown looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Brown misses with a body kick.
Brown is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Templeton slips a straight right by Brown.
Templeton follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Brown throws a big shot that misses.
Brown avoids the body shot from Templeton.
Brown goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Templeton scores with a body shot.
Brown with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Templeton misses with a body shot.
Brown thuds his right hand into Templeton's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Templeton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brown takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Templeton misses with a body kick.
Templeton scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A big right from Brown misses.
Brown scores with a hook to the body. Templeton takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brown rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Templeton counter with a right hand.
Templeton is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Brown rather than just go for the knockout.
Brown checks a leg kick nicely.
Brown throws a body kick that misses
and Templeton counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws out a leg kick but Templeton moves out of range and Brown only half commits.
Brown misses with a straight left.
Brown looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Templeton scores with the left hand. Brown knows he should have avoided that one.
Templeton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brown.
Brown looks to land a body kick but Templeton moved away.
Brown digs a good body shot into Templeton's ribs.
Brown throws a body punch but Templeton moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Templeton. Those never looked like landing.
Templeton lands a nice looking body shot.
Templeton swings widly with a right hand
and Brown counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a shot from downtown. Templeton moves away and avoids it.
Templeton throws a good cross that connects.
Brown lands with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brown takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Templeton throws a hook but Brown blocks it.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Templeton is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Templeton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Templeton throws a body kick that misses
and Brown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brown blocks the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lance Templeton will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Templeton! But no joy.
Donk. Templeton catches Brown right on the button with a cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Brown misses the target.
Templeton is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Templeton misses with a straight left.
Brown is looking to counter punch.
Templeton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brown misses with a leg kick
and Templeton makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Brown really felt that one!
Templeton moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brown throws a nice inside leg kick.
Templeton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Brown.
Jab, jab by Brown - just one landing.
A lazy left from Brown finds it's target.
Brown avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brown thumps Templeton with a low kick.
Nice shot by Brown.
Brown takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Templeton scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Brown with a jab.
Good leg kick by Brown there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Templeton scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown misses with a low kick as Templeton jumps back.
Brown misses with the body kick
letting Templeton counter with a right hand.
Templeton lands a head kick. Brown smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Brown throws a jab when Templeton was well out of range.
Brown looks to land a right hand but Templeton moved out of range.
That kick from Brown tenderised Templeton's leg. Templeton is trying to keep his angry face on.
Brown thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brown throws a leg kick
letting Templeton counter with a right hand.
Templeton looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Brown misses with a body shot
and Templeton counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Templeton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Templeton now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Templeton lands with an overhand left.
Brown throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Templeton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brown throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Templeton throws out a counter right but Brown avoids it with no problem.
Templeton lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Templeton throws a right and a left that Brown avoids nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Brown.
Jab from Brown.
Brown is looking to slow Templeton down with leg kicks.
Brown takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Templeton misses with a two punch combination.
A lazy body kick from Brown
and Templeton makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Templeton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A counter left hand to the body from Brown misses its target.
Templeton takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Templeton misses with a body shot
letting Brown counter with a right hand.
Templeton is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Templeton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Templeton bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Brown punishes Templeton's body with a nice straight punch.
Templeton on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Trey Brown did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A swing and a miss from Brown.
Templeton throws out a counter right but Brown avoids it with no problem.
Brown feints and then cracks Templeton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Templeton down.
Brown throws a body shot but no joy.
Templeton avoids a kick to the body.
Brown bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Brown thuds a left hand into Templeton's body.
Brown jabs Templeton right on the nose. Templeton blinks but takes it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown connects with a good right hand that stumbles Templeton. Templeton circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A big left from Brown misses.
Templeton scores with a decent looking hook.
Templeton throws a right and a left that Brown avoids nicely.
Brown was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Templeton's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Brown misses
and Templeton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Templeton cracks Brown with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Templeton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Brown gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Brown has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brown there as he acknowledges the shot.
Brown is rocked!
Brown misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Templeton counters with a straight right hand.
Oh Brown is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brown looks to land a left hand but Templeton moved out of range nicely.
Brown rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Templeton to counter with a crisp jab.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Templeton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Templeton slips a jab from Brown.
A little jabbing left from Templeton on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Templeton connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown missing with a left hand there. Templeton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Templeton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Templeton lands a jab to Brown's midsection.
Brown seems to have got his legs back now.
Brown misses with a low kick.
Templeton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brown counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Templeton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Brown.
Nice defenses there by Brown.
Brown lands a head shot.
Brown wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Brown.
Brown throws a low kick, looking for Templeton's leg but Templeton calmly moves out of range.
Templeton looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Brown swings for the body but Templeton moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Templeton.
Templeton has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Brown connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Templeton momentarily.
Brown swings widly with a right hand
and Templeton makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Brown is looking to score with low kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown walks forward, straight into a front kick from Templeton.
Templeton has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Brown.
Templeton throws a leg kick that misses.
A low kick from Brown is predictable there
and Templeton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brown throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Templeton to counter with a crisp jab.
Brown throws a looping overhand right but Templeton ducks down to avoid it.
Templeton thows a body kick. Brown tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Brown scores with a hook to the body. Templeton takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Templeton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Trey Brown 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!
Brown on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brown connects with a right hand. Templeton shakes it off.
Templeton throws a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Brown.
Brown misses with a kick to the body.
Templeton misses with a double jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Templeton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brown.
Templeton swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big left from Templeton misses.
Templeton checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws a nice outside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brown.
Brown slips a jab from Templeton.
Brown throws a looping overhand right but Templeton ducks down to avoid it.
Brown is looking to land body kicks.
Templeton throws out a counter right but Brown avoids it with no problem.
Templeton misses with a body shot
and Brown counters with a nice low kick that buckles Templeton's knee momentarily.
Danga de danga de dang - Templeton scores with a four punch combination!
Brown throws a wild body kick that Templeton sees coming a mile off.
Templeton throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Templeton throws the left hand but Brown avoids the punch easily.
Lance Templeton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Templeton is looking to slow Brown down with leg kicks.
Brown misses with a leg kick
and Templeton makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Brown really felt that one!
Templeton throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
Brown throws a quick counter kick to the body but Templeton avoids it.
Templeton blocks a head kick by Brown.
Brown misses with an uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Templeton. Those never looked like landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown lets loose with a powerful body kick. Templeton will feel that in the morning.
Brown moves into range and connects with a jab.
Brown scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Brown throws a head kick but Templeton moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Templeton shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Brown eats them both and turns towards Templeton to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Brown cracks Templeton with a right hand to the side of the head.
Templeton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from Templeton misses.
Templeton stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brown.
Templeton connects with a nice looking jab.
Brown is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Templeton.
Brown misses with a jab to the body
and Templeton counters with a straight right hand.
Templeton throws a front kick aimed at Brown's knee but Brown avoids it well.
Templeton blocks the body kick.
Templeton looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Templeton throws a shot to the body.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Templeton looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Templeton lands a body shot.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Templeton! But no joy.
Templeton thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Brown if he has to take too many more of those.
Templeton gets in close and tags Brown with a short punch that almost sends Brown to the mat! Oh Brown is in big trouble! He turns his back on Templeton, trying to create some distance but Templeton rushes him, striking wildly and Brown goes down! The referee tackles Templeton into the cage to end the fight! Templeton is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lance Templeton!
Lance Templeton is the new welterweight champion!
Post fight, Lance Templeton stared into the camera and said 'swag'.
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