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GKNY 110 - New Year's Eve PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Short (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Reading (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kevin Short has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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242 lbs
2 - 5 - 0 |
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270 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Short!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jay Reading!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Dean Styles and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Short catches Reading right on the button with a cross.
Reading waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Short.
Short avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reading walks into a left hand.
Reading with a nice cross.
Reading connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Short lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Short lands a jab to the head.
Reading connects with a body shot.
Reading tries a head kick but it misses.
Reading moves forwards but Short connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reading rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Short decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Reading's guard.
Reading being controlled here, momentarily.
Reading is trying to control the position but Short postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Short stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reading swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Short not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Reading is trying to control the position but Short postures up.
Short sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Reading is trying to control the position but Short postures up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Short is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Reading walks into a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A slapping body kick lands there for Reading.
Reading scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Short shoots in but no luck this time.
Reading moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Short. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Short.
Reading just misses with a punch to the body.
Reading wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reading. Short does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reading clinches with his opponent.
Reading can't find room to land a body shot as Short controls the action.
Our sources have told us that Short has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Stalling in the clinch from Reading.
Reading works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Short is breathing heavily.
Short managing to block the knees to the body from Reading.
Short blocks an uppercut.
Short manages to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reading is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Reading must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Reading trying to control but Short is working from the bottom.
Reading trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Short looking for a sweep. Not yet Short, not yet.
Reading sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Short's guard.
Reading controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Short is trying to control but can't.
Short keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Short is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Reading's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Reading's back!
What can Reading do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Reading told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Short tries to get the hooks in deep but Reading pushed the leg off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reading is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Short is not going to allow Reading to sit and survive in this position.
What can Reading do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
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 Kevin Short will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Short waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reading.
Short throws a shot from downtown. Reading moves away and avoids it.
Despite the aggression on Reading's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Short getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Reading fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reading uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Short.
Reading throws a left and a right that both miss
and Short counters with a shoot takedown. Reading fights it but they end up in guard.
Reading pushes Short off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Short throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Short staying out of range there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Short looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Reading can't keep his opponent in guard - Short advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Reading is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Short keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Reading trying to control here.
Short is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kevin Short overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Reading wants to improve his position but Short is controlling well.
Short content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Short seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Reading for as long as he can get away with.
Short wants to free his trapped foot but Reading is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Reading trying to control but Short postures up.
Short controlling the action here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Reading is looking to improve his position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jay Reading is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Short throws a body shot but no joy.
Short wants to clinch but Reading slips to the side
letting Reading counter with a right hand.
Short tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Reading manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Reading let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Short takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Reading clinches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Short gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Short trying to control but Reading is working from the bottom.
Reading is trying to control the position but Short postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Short is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Short trying to control but Reading is working from the bottom.
Reading has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reading has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Reading there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Short dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Reading throws a sloppy head kick and Short moves out of range easily.
Short darts in and clinches Reading up against the cage.
Reading can't find room to land a body shot as Short controls the action.
Short is trying to pull guard but Reading has him pressed against the cage.
Reading stalling.
Reading tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Short avoids it.
Reading trying to control the position but instead, Short has worked for underhooks and has pushed Reading into the cage.
Reading lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reading lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Short blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reading working aggressively here.
A body shot lands from Reading.
Reading struggles to land a body shot inside as Short controls his hands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Reading - that landed with a thud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Short.
Reading digs a right hand into Short's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Short's gas tank.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Reading.
Reading works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Short avoids a wild elbow strike from Reading.
Reading scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Reading content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Short misses with a hook to the ribs.
Short fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reading throws a head punch that misses.
Reading doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jay Reading seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Reading lands a body punch in the clinch.
Reading lands a left hand that snaps the head of Short backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reading creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kevin Short is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Reading.
Reading struggles to land a body shot inside as Short controls his hands.
Reading gets underhooks to prevent Short's takedown attempt.
Short blocks a body shot from Reading.
Reading struggles to land a body shot inside as Short controls his hands.
Reading misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reading.
Reading trying to land knees to the body.
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!
Come on Reading - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Reading fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reading presses Short against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Reading tries a body shot but Short blocks it.
Reading scores with a shot to the side of Short's head.
Short is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reading pushes Short against the cage. Reading is working some dirty boxing. Reading pushes off with a quick right hook! Short goes down! Short tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Reading moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jay Reading!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Reilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jefferson Murillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reilly comes to the cage accompanied by Danko Jones - Do You Wanna Rock. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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177 lbs
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185 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Reilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jefferson Murillo!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Eddie Farnsworth and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murillo throws a jab when Reilly was well out of range.
Murillo lunges at Reilly with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Reilly's hand.
Reilly throws a sloppy head kick and Murillo moves out of range easily.
Murillo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Murillo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Murillo is looking to slow Reilly down with leg kicks.
Murillo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Reilly holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Murillo lands a body punch.
Murillo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reilly scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Murillo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reilly moves away.
Murillo misses with a hook.
Murillo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reilly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reilly blocks a jab.
Reilly moves out of range as Murillo strikes.
A swing and a miss from Murillo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murillo lands with a hook. Reilly tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Reilly lands a jab to the head.
Murillo misses with an uppercut. Reilly saw that one coming.
Reilly misses with a low kick.
A slow jab from Murillo misses its intended target.
Reilly lands a head kick. Murillo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Murillo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reilly scores with a crisp jab that stopped Murillo in his tracks.
Murillo checks a low kick from Reilly.
Murillo throws out a counter right but Reilly avoids it with no problem.
Murillo lands a right hook to the body.
Murillo cracks Reilly with a good jab.
Murillo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Murillo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reilly drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Murillo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Reilly's head backwards.
Murillo cracks Reilly with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murillo misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Reilly misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Reilly misses its intended target.
A leg kick checked by Murillo.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murillo! But no joy.
Reilly checks the leg kick.
Murillo works Reilly's body with a nice hook.
Reilly tries to land a front kick but Murillo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A punch combination from Reilly misses.
Some wild striking there from Reilly.
Reilly tries a head kick but it misses.
Reilly misses with a body punch
and Murillo counters with a stiff right hand.
Reilly lands with a slapping head kick.
Reilly lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That kick from Murillo tenderised Reilly's leg. Reilly is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Reilly.
Reilly lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Murillo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A head kick misses from Reilly.
Reilly has managed to clinch.
Murillo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murillo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Murillo blocking some punches.
Reilly can't find room to land a body shot as Murillo controls the action.
Murillo breaks the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murillo scores with a nice strike.
Reilly lands a jab.
Reilly misses with a looping right.
Reilly sizes up Murillo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Reilly throws a leg kick but Murillo sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murillo just misses with a punch to the body.
Murillo throws a leg kick but Reilly checks it.
Reilly tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Murillo digs a good body shot into Reilly's ribs.
Murillo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Reilly had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Murillo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Murillo moves forwards but Reilly connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Reilly lands with a slapping head kick.
Reilly misses with a hook.
Murillo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Reilly.
Reilly throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Murillo.
Reilly feinted there with a counter leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murillo lunges at Reilly with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Reilly's hand.
Reilly tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Murillo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Murillo lunges at Reilly with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Reilly's hand.
It looks like Reilly has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Reilly throws a poor cross that misses
and Murillo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jefferson Murillo will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice defenses there by Murillo.
Reilly chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Murillo can pounce on him.
Reilly throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Reilly throws a head kick that misses.
Murillo appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Reilly has taken the fight to the clinch.
Murillo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reillys head.
Murillo stalling in the clinch but Reilly improves position.
Reilly stalls.
Murillo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reilly is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Reilly.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reilly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Reilly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murillo is trying to break free.
Come on Reilly - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murillo lands a shot to the body.
Murillo struggles to land a body shot inside as Reilly controls his hands.
Reilly keeps control of Murillo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Reilly dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Reilly has Murillo pressed against the cage, preventing Murillo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Reilly wants to stall.
Reilly trying to land knees to the body.
Murillo can't find room to land a body shot as Reilly controls the action.
Murillo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Murillo.
Murillo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Murillo manages to break the clinch.
Jefferson Murillo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murillo takes a swing at Reilly's ribcage but misses.
Murillo avoids the head kick by Reilly.
A little jabbing left from Murillo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Reilly has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Murillo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly scores with a head kick. Murillo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Murillo scores with a jab to the jaw.
A leg kick checked by Murillo.
Reilly slips under a jab.
Murillo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murillo. Reilly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reilly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murillo.
Reilly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murillo.
Reilly showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Murillo.
Murillo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Reilly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murillo moves away.
Reilly misses with a left hand
and Reilly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly jabs Murillo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Reilly misses with a hook
and Murillo counters with a right hand to the body.
Murillo is looking to slow Reilly down with leg kicks.
Reilly throws a front kick aimed at Murillo's knee but Murillo avoids it well.
Reilly thows a leg kick but Murillo checks it
and Murillo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Reilly tries to clinch there but Murillo circles away.
A slow jab from Reilly misses its intended target.
Murillo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Reilly lands a high kick!
Murillo misses with a double jab.
Murillo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Reilly's calf.
Murillo tries to work over Reilly's front leg with a kick but Reilly checks it.
Reilly gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murillo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murillo thuds a left hand into Reilly's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murillo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Reilly throwing a counter right hand but Murillo manages to avoid it.
Reilly fails to land with a series of punches.
Reilly is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Murillo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reilly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murillo.
Murillo slips a jab from Reilly.
Murillo looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Murillo tries to bum rush Reilly with a series of wild strikes but Reilly uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Reilly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murillo.
Reilly throws a low kick but Murillo moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Murillo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A leg kick checked by Reilly.
Good standup being displayed there by Murillo as he connects with a hook.
Frank Reilly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murillo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Murillo keeps the fight on the outside.
Murillo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murillo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reilly throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jefferson Murillo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Murillo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Murillo throws a sloppy head kick
and Reilly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reilly avoids the body shot from Murillo.
Sloppy strikes from Reilly. Those never looked like landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murillo. Reilly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reilly misses with a leg kick
and Murillo counters with a leg kick.
Reilly misses with a series of wild punches.
Murillo ducks under a wild hook from Reilly.
A little jabbing left from Murillo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Murillo defending well as Reilly loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reilly misses with an uppercut
and Murillo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Reilly scores with a nice head shot.
Reilly tries a head kick but it misses.
Reilly blocks the body kick.
Murillo looks for the body kick but Reilly saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly throws a head kick that misses.
Murillo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reilly moves away.
Murillo connects with a nice looking jab.
Reilly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reilly with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Reilly misses with an uppercut
and Murillo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Reilly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Murillo misses with a wild body shot.
Murillo misses with a body punch
and Reilly counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A head punch on the inside from Reilly fails to land.
Murillo breaks the clinch.
Murillo walks into a stiff left hand from Reilly.
Nice defenses there by Reilly.
Reilly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Frank Reilly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jefferson Murillo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murillo looks to land a left hand but Reilly moved out of range nicely.
Reilly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reilly takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murillo throws a nice looking combination but Reilly bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Reilly moves out of range of the strikes.
Murillo throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Reilly counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Reilly scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Reilly connects with a crisp jab.
Murillo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Reilly has time to react.
Reilly throws an overhand right that lands on Murillo's shoulder, as Murillo tries to avoid the shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Murillo.
Murillo misses the shot to the body.
Murillo tries to land a leg kick but Reilly saw it coming and moves away.
Reilly throws a body punch but Murillo moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly throws a lazy right hand but Murillo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murillo connects with a solid leg kick.
Reilly misses with a low kick.
Reilly blocks the body kick.
Reilly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murillo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Murillo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Reilly moves away from the strike by Murillo.
Murillo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Reilly tries to move into range but Murillo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Reilly. Those never looked like landing.
It seemed like Murillo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Murillo works Reilly's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reilly throws out a powerful jab.
Reilly clinches up with Murillo and pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murillo blocking some punches.
Reilly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murillo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reilly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Murillo is defending well for now.
Reilly scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Reilly misses with the head strike.
Reilly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reilly misses with a punch on the inside.
Reilly dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Reilly looking to slow down the pace here.
Murillo is trying to push Reilly away but Reilly has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Reilly showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Murillo 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jefferson Murillo!
After winning the bout, Jefferson Murillo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ibrahim Abai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johannes Kostaja (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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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ibrahim Abai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johannes Kostaja!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Kavanagh and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Kostaja.
Kostaja lands with a shot to the body.
Abai tries to clinch but Kostaja is having none of it.
Kostaja thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kostaja throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kostaja scores with a nice head shot.
Kostaja cracks Abai with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kostaja looks to land a right hand but Abai moved out of range.
Kostaja stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kostaja has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Abai is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Kostaja cracks Abai with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Abai takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kostaja avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kostaja keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kostaja lands a body shot.
Kostaja scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Abai doesn't seem bothered though.
Abai looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kostaja throws a shot to the body.
Abai takes one to the side of the head.
Kostaja connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Abai is rocked!
Kostaja lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Abai falls backwards - clearly groggy! Kostaja dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johannes Kostaja!
Johannes Kostaja was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ralph McGuire Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cyrus Great (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGuire Jr comes to the cage accompanied by Tom Petty - I Won't Back Down. Ralph McGuire Jr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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245 lbs
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ralph McGuire Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cyrus Great!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jorge Garcia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Great throws a jab when McGuire Jr was well out of range.
McGuire Jr thinks about countering with a body kick.
McGuire Jr wants to clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for McGuire Jr.
McGuire Jr tries a low kick but Great avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Great misses the target.
Cyrus Great seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Great misses with an uppercut.
McGuire Jr misses with a low kick.
Great throws a jab but it's blocked by McGuire Jr.
McGuire Jr slips under a jab from Great.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire Jr scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
McGuire Jr takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
McGuire Jr throws a head kick that misses.
McGuire Jr swings away with a body shot that misses
and Great counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Great lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Great throws an overhand right that lands on McGuire Jr's shoulder, as McGuire Jr tries to avoid the shot.
McGuire Jr closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Ralph McGuire Jr has been cut.
McGuire Jr throws a half hearted mid kick.
Great has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McGuire Jr.
McGuire Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A solid body kick from McGuire Jr.
Great tests McGuire Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Great throws a right and a left that both miss.
Great fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
McGuire Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Great.
An attempted straight right counter from McGuire Jr misses the target.
Great throws a right hand that McGuire Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that McGuire Jr also avoids with ease.
McGuire Jr instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Great prevents a body shot from McGuire Jr.
McGuire Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
McGuire Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McGuire Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Great works over McGuire Jr's head and body with a nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Great takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Great lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
McGuire Jr throws a leg kick which misses Great's front leg but catches the back leg as Great tries to avoid it.
Great takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
McGuire Jr throws a body punch but Great moves out of range.
McGuire Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Great was well out of range. Poor timing from McGuire Jr.
McGuire Jr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ralph McGuire Jr's cut is getting worse.
Great looks to land a left hand but McGuire Jr moved out of range nicely.
Great takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice body punch from McGuire Jr.
McGuire Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Great cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Great slips a straight right by McGuire Jr.
McGuire Jr with a hook.
McGuire Jr misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Great counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McGuire Jr ducks under a wild hook from Great.
The crowd cheers as McGuire Jr lands an impressive looking overhand right. Great doesn't seem phased though.
Great lands the left hand.
Great might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Great.
Great has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McGuire Jr.
McGuire Jr slips a straight right by Great.
McGuire Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Great.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McGuire Jr, right into the meat.
McGuire Jr throws a leg kick that is checked
and Great counters with a left and a right that stings McGuire Jr.
Great missing with a left hand there. McGuire Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Great takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
McGuire Jr slips a straight right by Great.
Great lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Great's jab looks to have found its range, popping McGuire Jr under the eye.
Ralph McGuire Jr's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
McGuire Jr scores with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab from McGuire Jr.
McGuire Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
McGuire Jr scores with a jab to the body.
Great misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire Jr moves into the clinch.
McGuire Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McGuire Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Great throws a right and a left that both miss.
Great looks to land a combination but McGuire Jr avoids it well.
McGuire Jr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Great throws an off balance right hand
and McGuire Jr counters with a solid body kick.
Great looks winded!
McGuire Jr gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short left from McGuire Jr.
McGuire Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
McGuire Jr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Great or not.
McGuire Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Great blocks a body shot from McGuire Jr.
Great is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables McGuire Jr to keep the fight standing.
McGuire Jr leaning his opponent against the cage.
Great has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics McGuire Jr uses from the top position.
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 Ralph McGuire Jr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ralph McGuire Jr's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
McGuire Jr lands a nice looking kick to the body. Great takes a step back to recover.
McGuire Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice inside leg kick there by McGuire Jr. That's going to slow Great down.
McGuire Jr moves away from the strike by Great.
Great takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
McGuire Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McGuire Jr lands a jab.
Great moves away from the strike by McGuire Jr.
Great moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
McGuire Jr scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGuire Jr tries to land a front kick but Great steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Great throws a hook but McGuire Jr blocks it.
Nice defenses there by McGuire Jr.
That kick from McGuire Jr tenderised Great's leg. Great is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jab by Great.
McGuire Jr throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Great throws a hook but McGuire Jr avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire Jr cracks Great with a right hand to the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by McGuire Jr. That's going to slow Great down.
McGuire Jr throws the kick towards the body but Great avoids it.
McGuire Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McGuire Jr works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
You can see that Great has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
McGuire Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Great.
Great misses with a straight right.
Great lands a glancing blow to the side of McGuire Jr's head.
McGuire Jr's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Great misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGuire Jr.
McGuire Jr tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Great takes a head kick and keeps coming.
McGuire Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Great.
McGuire Jr slips a straight right by Great.
McGuire Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Great was well out of range. Poor timing from McGuire Jr.
Great misses with a jab, cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Great closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire Jr is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Great.
McGuire Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
McGuire Jr connects with a leg kick. Great looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
McGuire Jr lands a jab to the head.
Great moves out of range as McGuire Jr throws a body kick.
McGuire Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Great looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McGuire Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Great.
Great lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jeez, Ralph McGuire Jr's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Great will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McGuire Jr throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Great fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Great uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGuire Jr.
Great's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Great. McGuire Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Great swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McGuire Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McGuire Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Great sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Great releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Great throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McGuire Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McGuire Jr lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
McGuire Jr bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
McGuire Jr slips a jab from Great.
McGuire Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Great ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGuire Jr moves away.
McGuire Jr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Great is breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Great. McGuire Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Great has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from McGuire Jr.
Great takes a kick to the side of the head.
Great jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Great slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ralph McGuire Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGuire Jr pivots, looking for a leg kick but Great is out of range and McGuire Jr settles back down.
McGuire Jr lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Great misses with a straight right.
A kick lands to the mid section there for McGuire Jr.
McGuire Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Great missing with a left hand there. McGuire Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McGuire Jr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Great's calf.
Great has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McGuire Jr.
Great looks to score with a jab to the body but McGuire Jr is just out of range.
McGuire Jr feinted there with a counter leg kick.
McGuire Jr scoring well with a low kick there.
McGuire Jr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Great, pushing him back against the cage.
Great tries to pull guard but McGuire Jr holds him up against the cage and eventually Great drops back down to his feet.
McGuire Jr tries a body shot but Great blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGuire Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
McGuire Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McGuire Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Great jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as McGuire Jr walks away with a smile on his face. Great gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ralph McGuire Jr dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ralph McGuire Jr's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A swing and a miss from McGuire Jr.
Great misses with a two punch combination.
Great closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Great throws a hook to the side of McGuire Jr's head but McGuire Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McGuire Jr feints and then cracks Great's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Great down.
Great misses with a jab to the body
and McGuire Jr counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Great is lucky that one didn't land flush.
McGuire Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Great misses the body punch
and McGuire Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McGuire Jr tried to score with a low kick but Great checks it.
Great moves out of range as McGuire Jr throws a body kick.
Great throws a shot from downtown. McGuire Jr moves away and avoids it.
McGuire Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Great moves away.
McGuire Jr stuns Great with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Great steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from McGuire Jr. That one must have hurt.
McGuire Jr lands with a straight right. Great didn't see that one coming.
McGuire Jr looks to throw the jab but Great is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire Jr slips under a jab from Great.
Great misses with the combination.
Great takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Great throws out a loose jab but McGuire Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Great uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGuire Jr.
Great uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McGuire Jr.
McGuire Jr misses with a low kick.
Nice jab there from McGuire Jr.
Great blocks the body kick.
McGuire Jr scores with a jab to the body.
McGuire Jr moves into range and connects with a jab.
Great is rocked!
McGuire Jr throws a low kick but it's checked well by Great.
McGuire Jr walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
McGuire Jr misses with a looping left.
Great avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Great's sensitive parts.
A looping hook to the body misses from Great. McGuire Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGuire Jr throws a wild body kick that Great sees coming a mile off.
McGuire Jr scores with a head kick.
Great is still on wobbly legs! Can McGuire Jr finish him?
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!
Great throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McGuire Jr.
McGuire Jr looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
McGuire Jr 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.
Great swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Great seems to have recovered his senses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McGuire Jr.
McGuire Jr looks to land a combination but Great avoids it well.
McGuire Jr is looking to clinch.
Great takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Great misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGuire Jr.
McGuire Jr lands an overhand right.
McGuire Jr misses with a body kick.
McGuire Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire Jr clobbers Great with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McGuire Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Great.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Great.
McGuire Jr will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
McGuire Jr closes the distance looking to clinch
and Great counters with a left to the body.
McGuire Jr misses with a low kick.
Great is looking for the big counter here.
McGuire Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Great.
Great throws out a counter right but McGuire Jr avoids it with no problem.
McGuire Jr tries to clinch up.
Great throws a combination that misses
and McGuire Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Great steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McGuire Jr.
McGuire Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
McGuire Jr fires out a quick counter leg kick but Great just manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Great sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
McGuire Jr scores with a nice head shot.
McGuire Jr takes a swing at Great's ribcage but misses.
McGuire Jr misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Great.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGuire Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Great takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Great on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McGuire Jr. McGuire Jr obviously looking to wear him down.
A punch lands to the side of Great 's head but he takes it in his stride.
McGuire Jr connects with a crisp jab.
Great looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McGuire Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cyrus Great has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ralph McGuire Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Great throws a series of punches but McGuire Jr moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ralph McGuire Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McGuire Jr, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ralph McGuire Jr!
Ralph McGuire Jr managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Urban Fighter, into his post fight interview.
The defeated Cyrus Great had this to say: 'O man, whoever you are and wherever you come from, for I know you will come, I am Cyrus who won the Persians their empire. Do not therefore begrudge me this bit of earth that covers my bones.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Peaky Blinder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blinder kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dave not Dave - Cold blood. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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24
183 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
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26
179 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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Dangerous knees
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peaky Blinder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vincent Cooper!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, John Roberts and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blinder throws a one two combo.
Blinder forces Cooper back against the cage and clinches.
Cooper misses with some punches.
Blinder missing with knees to the body.
Cooper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cooper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cooper lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Cooper.
Blinder lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cooper prevents Blinder from breaking the clinch.
Cooper has Blinder pressed against the cage.
Cooper blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cooper misses with a punch to the body.
Blinder missing with knees to the body.
Cooper lands a nice uppercut.
Cooper works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blinder has a couple of punches blocked by Cooper.
Cooper has a couple of punches blocked by Blinder.
Cooper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blinder swings wildly with an uppercut but Cooper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blinder changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cooper fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blinder misses with the combination.
Cooper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cooper throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Blinder on the side of the head.
Blinder avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blinder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooper moves away.
Blinder shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cooper as he avoids it easily.
We've been told by Blinder's head coaches at Abobomination Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cooper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cooper dodges the punch combination from Blinder.
Cooper swinging wildly here.
Blinder keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A big left from Cooper misses.
Cooper has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Cooper lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cooper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blinder throws a big counter combination but Cooper scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Blinder chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cooper can pounce on him.
Blinder has closed the distance and engaged Cooper in a clinch.
Cooper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blinder's elbow.
Blinder goes for a takedown attempt but Cooper pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peaky Blinder. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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!
Cooper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blinder manages to avoid it.
Cooper connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Blinder momentarily.
Cooper throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blinder sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blinder avoids a kick to the body.
Blinder throws a series of punches but Cooper moves out of range.
Cooper throws out a counter right but Blinder avoids it with no problem.
Cooper misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blinder gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Blinder misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blinder scores with a shot to the side of Cooper's head.
Blinder can't break the clinch.
Cooper controlling the action here for a moment.
Blinder working hard to break the clinch.
Cooper keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Blinder's efforts to push away.
Cooper lands a shoulder strike.
Cooper lands with a left to the head.
Cooper misses with the head strike.
Blinder blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blinder escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blinder on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cooper misses with a body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cooper darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Blinder avoids a kick to the body.
Cooper misses with a kick to the body.
Vincent Cooper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cooper doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Blinder ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cooper scores with a leg kick.
Blinder with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cooper to score with a decent uppercut.
Blinder throws a series of punches but Cooper moves out of range.
Cooper throws out a counter right but Blinder avoids it with no problem.
Cooper tries to keep at a distance but Blinder has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cooper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blinder lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Vincent Cooper has been cut.
Cooper scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Blinder.
Cooper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blinder goes for a takedown attempt but Cooper pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blinder blocks a jab.
Cooper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cooper feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Blinder's calf.
Cooper circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blinder tries to close the distance and clinch but Cooper swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blinder tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cooper swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cooper sizes up Blinder with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cooper blocks a leg kick.
Cooper lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blinder circles away quickly and effectively.
Cooper slips a jab and a cross from Blinder.
Cooper misses with a body kick.
The crowd cheers as Cooper lands an impressive looking overhand right. Blinder doesn't seem phased though.
A big left from Blinder misses.
Cooper tests Blinder's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cooper works Blinder's body with a nice hook.
Blinder shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cooper as he avoids it easily.
Blinder throws a series of punches but Cooper moves out of range.
Blinder on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Cooper dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vincent Cooper's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Cooper misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blinder tries to clinch up
and Cooper counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Peaky Blinder is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blinder throws a front kick that sends Cooper stumbling back into the cage.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Blinder crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cooper - the referee stops the clock and Blinder gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cooper. Blinder manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Blinder crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cooper - the referee stops the clock and Blinder gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cooper. Blinder manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cooper slips under a jab from Blinder.
Cooper scores with a jab. Blinder acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Blinder goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Blinder tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cooper swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blinder moves into the clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Cooper in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Cooper throws a punch but it's blocked by Blinder.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cooper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Blinder obliges.
Blinder misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cooper.
Blinder doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooper is trying to maintain a safe position but Blinder gets an underhook and turns Cooper into the cage.
Cooper avoiding damage as Blinder throws knees to the body.
Blinder lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blinder backwards.
Blinder throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cooper blocks it with crossed arms.
Cooper working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cooper creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Blinder breaks the clinch.
Cooper throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blinder throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jab, jab by Blinder - just one landing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Blinder.
Good standup being displayed there by Cooper as he connects with a hook.
Cooper throws out a loose jab but Blinder uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooper cracks a nice hook into Blinder's ribs.
Vincent Cooper seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cooper scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cooper throws the kick towards the body but Blinder avoids it.
Blinder is looking to counter the offense by Cooper and move into the clinch.
Blinder throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cooper.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cooper.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cooper, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blinder takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Blinder feints a jab promting Cooper to slip. Blinder then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cooper slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Cooper looks to land a body kick but Blinder moved away.
Blinder has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cooper.
Blinder scores with a jab to the body.
Blinder tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cooper swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blinder keeps Cooper at a distance using the push kick.
Blinder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooper.
Good leg kick by Cooper there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Blinder throws a right and a left that Cooper avoids nicely.
Cooper lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Blinder backs up against the cage.
Cooper throws a leg kick that misses.
Cooper throws a wild body kick that Blinder sees coming a mile off.
Blinder blocks a leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cooper - that will leave a mark!
Blinder fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cooper connects with a leg kick. Blinder looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Blinder walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cooper.
Blinder takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A jab from Cooper finds it's way through Blinder's defenses.
Blinder takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice body kick there by Cooper.
Blinder fails to land with a series of punches.
Cooper dips to his left and cracks Blinder with an uppercut!
Blinder throws a nice head kick!
Cooper thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cooper cracks Blinder with a good jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Blinder moves into the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Blinder tries a knee to the head but Cooper blocks it.
Blinder escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blinder moves in looking to clinch but Cooper pushes him off.
Blinder stalks Cooper and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cooper's face. Cooper staggers backwards, shaken.
Blinder misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blinder is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blinder.
Blinder throws out a loose jab but Cooper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blinder throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cooper!
Cooper moves out of range as Blinder strikes.
Cooper throws out a counter right but Blinder avoids it with no problem.
Blinder avoids a kick to the body.
Blinder falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cooper counters with a solid body kick.
Cooper scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blinder looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cooper scores with a nice body kick.
Cooper lands with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cooper lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Blinder at a distance.
Cooper is looking to slow Blinder down with leg kicks.
Blinder shoots in for a double leg but Cooper sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cooper has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
An inside leg kick from Cooper misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Cooper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vincent Cooper's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Cooper fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Blinder fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blinder misses with the combination.
Cooper lands the left hand.
Blinder throws a wild body kick that Cooper sees coming a mile off.
Cooper lets loose with a powerful body kick. Blinder will feel that in the morning.
Blinder takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Blinder goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cooper misses with a wild body shot.
Blinder's corner calls for a 1-2. Blinder obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Blinder throws a hook but Cooper blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blinder tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cooper swivels and escapes.
Blinder tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cooper paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cooper misses with an uppercut. Blinder saw that one coming.
Blinder tries a head kick but it misses.
Cooper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blinder.
Blinder will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Blinder gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Blinder thinks about countering with a body kick.
Blinder looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cooper throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jab from Cooper.
Blinder throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Cooper was covering up waiting for the punch and Blinder finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Cooper manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Cooper lands a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooper avoids a kick to the body.
Cooper lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Blinder closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cooper counters with a nice uppercut.
A cross from Cooper lands.
Cooper throws a big shot that misses.
A head kick misses from Blinder.
Blinder forces Cooper back against the cage and clinches.
Peaky Blinder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vincent Cooper is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Blinder or not.
Cooper lands with a light punch inside.
Cooper working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cooper dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Blinder wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cooper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Blinder wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Cooper scores with a nice short uppercut.
Blinder misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cooper works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cooper works on Blinder's body with a couple of short punches.
Cooper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cooper avoiding damage as Blinder throws knees to the body.
Vincent Cooper seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cooper lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper prevents Blinder from breaking the clinch.
Cooper misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blinder is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Blinder tries to pull guard but Cooper forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Cooper scores with a hook to the body.
Blinder is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cooper is defending well for now.
Blinder misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cooper.
Cooper working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cooper lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cooper's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Cooper on the inside.
Blinder is rocked!
Cooper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cooper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cooper lands a shoulder strike.
Blinder fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blinder throws a knee to the head but misses.
Blinder tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blinder digs a right hand underneath Cooper's ribcage. Cooper let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cooper effectively controlling the action here.
Blinder tries to land a knee to the head but Cooper blocks with his arms.
Blinder working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cooper lands with a right to the head.
Oh Blinder is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice right hand lands inside from Cooper.
Blinder goes for a takedown attempt but Cooper pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peaky Blinder. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blinder throws a sloppy head kick and Cooper moves out of range easily.
Cooper throws out a loose jab but Blinder uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blinder seems to have got his legs back now.
Cooper lands a right hook to the body.
Cooper is looking to slow Blinder down with leg kicks.
A head kick misses from Blinder.
Blinder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cooper was well out of range. Poor timing from Blinder.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vincent Cooper comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cooper 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vincent Cooper!
Vincent Cooper decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diabolical Denubis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Skeet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Denubis comes into the arena with Man in Black blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Diabolical Denubis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, DJ Skeet!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Anthony Taglia and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denubis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Skeet connects with the punch.
Skeet tests Denubis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Denubis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Skeet lands with a hook. Denubis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Denubis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Skeet throws a body shot but no joy.
Skeet staying out of range there.
A head kick from Denubis lands but Skeet takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Skeet avoids the body shot from Denubis.
Denubis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Denubis misses with a left hand
and Skeet counters with a crisp one two that drops Denubis! Skeet thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Denubis to his feet! Denubis is in big trouble!
Skeet lands a slapping body shot.
Skeet throws a hook but Denubis blocks it.
Denubis misses with a takedown
and Skeet counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skeet lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Denubis falls backwards - clearly groggy! Skeet dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). DJ Skeet!
DJ Skeet decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wilson Wills (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Country Grace (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 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wilson Wills!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Country Grace!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Dean Styles and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grace goes for a double leg but Wills avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Wills continues to drive forward.
A little feinted left hand from Wills on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Grace has closed the distance and engaged Wills in a clinch.
Wills has picked Grace up - he's going for a ride! Wills dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Wills tries to pass the half guard into mount. Grace knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Wills is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Wills is thwarting Grace's attempts to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grace is not content to let Wills control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grace wants to control but Wills is keeping busy.
Wills is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Grace reverses the position - he's now on top in Wills's guard.
Grace distracts Wills with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wills escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Grace gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Grace tries to stand but Wills is controlling from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wills being controlled here, momentarily.
Wills looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wills is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Grace defends well.
Wills pulls Grace in close to his closed guard and prevents Grace from doing any damage or advancing position.
Grace slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grace just content to control the position.
Grace is looking to take a break and control but Wills is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wills regains half guard.
Wills has his hands clasped together around Grace's back. He's all about the action.
Wills looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Grace not doing much here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Grace misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Grace with a poor takedown
and Wills counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wilson Wills has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Country Grace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Grace tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Wills defends well and Grace ends up having to push Wills into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
It looked like Wills wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wills misses with a wild combination.
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 Wilson Wills will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wills lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Grace has his takedown stuffed
and Wills counters with an outside leg kick.
Grace misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Wills to counter with a crisp jab.
Grace misses with the combination.
Wills throwing a counter right hand but Grace manages to avoid it.
A big right from Wills misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wills lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wills stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wills wants it to stay on the feet.
Wilson Wills has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Country Grace.
Grace tries to clinch there but Wills circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wills lands a leg kick that knocks Grace off balance momentarily.
Grace tries to clinch
and Wills counters with a straight right hand.
Grace looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wills is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grace can do to turn this around?
Grace tries for a takedown but Wills circles away easily
and Wills cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grace on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Grace dives in and grabs Wills's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wills pushes down on Grace's head and hops out.
Wills throws a leg kick that misses.
Grace looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wills is fending him off so far but Grace persists. Nope, Wills circles away and we're back to standing.
Wills circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wills's jab looks to have found its range, popping Grace under the eye.
Country Grace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grace shoots in for a takedown but Wills shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wills lands with a straight right. Grace didn't see that one coming.
Grace throws a sloppy head kick and Wills moves out of range easily.
A little feinted left hand from Wills on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wilson Wills is winning the standup battle so far.
Grace misses with a jab to the body
and Grace takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grace looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Grace looks to clinch
letting Wills counter with a right hand.
Grace takes the fight into the clinch.
Grace taking a breather.
Wills wants to break free but Grace has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wills tries to pull guard but Grace won't allow it.
Grace goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wills prevents it.
Grace stalling in the clinch.
Wills tries to work over Grace's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wills jumps guard and drags Grace to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Wills has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Grace is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Wills.
Grace trying to control the position but Wills is working away.
Grace tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Grace has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Grace staying calm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grace decides to stand back up.
Country Grace is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grace tries to clinch up
and Grace takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grace tries to close the distance and clinch but Wills swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wills is looking to counter with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wilson Wills dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Grace swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wills counters with a stiff right hand.
Grace tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wills sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Grace somewhat.
Wills misses with a looping left.
Grace shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wills as he avoids it easily.
Wills throwing a counter right hand but Grace manages to avoid it.
Grace rushes Wills and presses him up against the cage.
Wills prevents the takedown attempt.
Wilson Wills has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Country Grace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wills tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wills jumps into guard, dragging Grace to the mat.
Grace trying to control the position from guard on top but Wills is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grace stands up over Wills, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wills is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Grace is aware though and is defending well.
Wills really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Grace has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Wills is proving hard to escape from.
Grace throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wills works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Grace slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Wills is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at LOD: Ground Zero, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Wills is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Wills has a hand on Grace's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Grace takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Wills stops Grace from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wills tries to hold on but Grace postures up.
A nice elbow there by Grace.
Wills tries to lock up and control but Grace gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wills keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Grace tries to push Wills's head away but Wills is holding on tight.
Wills tries to reverse the position but Grace maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wills stops Grace from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Wills reaches up to try and control the position but Grace seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Wills rolls and tries to escape and now Grace has his back!
Wilson Wills is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wills manages to reverse the position and now he's in Grace's guard. Nice work there by Wills.
Grace looking for a guillotine here but Wills defends easily.
Wills will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Grace throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grace lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Grace postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Wills is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Grace, into his guard.
Wills's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Country Grace has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wills prevents Grace from getting back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Country Grace.
I think Wills has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wilson Wills!
Wilson Wills was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Cooke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Basten Sodergren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Cooke!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Basten Sodergren!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Russell Pearce and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cooke walks into a left hand.
Cooke lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sodergren will feel that in the morning.
Sodergren throws a jab but it's blocked by Cooke.
Sodergren scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cooke misses with a body shot.
Cooke connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sodergren lands with a nice body kick.
Sodergren has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Sodergren throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cooke on the side of the head.
Cooke throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sodergren counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cooke looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cooke attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cooke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slow jab from Cooke misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sodergren takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cooke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It appears Cooke was looking to counter with a kick there.
Sodergren throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Basten Sodergren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sodergren walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cooke.
Sodergren looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sodergren connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cooke lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cooke jabs at Sodergren's body.
Sodergren moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sodergren lands with a shot to the body.
Sodergren will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cooke on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cooke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
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!
Cooke staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sodergren walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cooke checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sodergren scores with a spinning back kick!
Sodergren connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cooke takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sodergren misses with a wild body shot.
Sodergren swings for the body but Cooke moves out of range.
Sodergren misses with a wild body shot.
Cooke swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cooke misses with a low kick.
Sodergren was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Cooke misses with a kick to the body
and Sodergren counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cooke chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cooke cracks a nice hook into Sodergren's ribs.
Sodergren scores with a jab to the body.
Cooke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sodergren throws a nice looking combination but Cooke bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sodergren lands a nice shot that snaps Cooke's head back.
Sodergren swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cooke.
Sodergren misses the body punch
letting Cooke counter with a right hand.
Sodergren on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cooke throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sodergren ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooke moves away.
Sodergren throws a wild body kick that Cooke sees coming a mile off.
Cooke looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Cooke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sodergren was well out of range. Poor timing from Cooke.
Sodergren pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice jab there from Sodergren.
Sodergren is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cooke had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Cooke fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sodergren is out of range.
Sodergren ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sodergren cracks Cooke with a right hand to the side of the head.
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!
Sodergren throws a looping overhand right but Cooke ducks down to avoid it.
Sodergren scores with a jab. Cooke acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sodergren works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cooke is looking to chop away at Sodergren's legs.
Sodergren fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cooke manages to avoid it.
Sodergren scores with a head kick. Cooke tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sodergren misses with a straight left.
It looked like Cooke wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sodergren comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sodergren dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cooke. That did some damage!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sodergren misses with a hook.
Sodergren takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sodergren takes a swing at Cooke's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Basten Sodergren dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sodergren throws a low kick, looking for Cooke's leg but Cooke calmly moves out of range.
Sodergren lands a glancing blow to the side of Cooke's head.
Sodergren scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cooke doesn't seem bothered though.
Cooke has Sodergren up against the cage in a clinch.
Sodergren misses with a body punch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cooke working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cooke misses with some punches.
Cooke using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sodergren has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cooke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sodergren tries to circle away but Cooke has him pinned against the cage.
Cooke has Sodergren pressed against the cage.
Cooke breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sodergren throws a push kick but Cooke slaps the foot to one side.
Sodergren has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sodergren misses with a leg kick.
As Sodergren looks to move away, Cooke throws a big counter combo but Sodergren just gets out of the way.
Cooke thumps Sodergren with a low kick.
Sodergren throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cooke stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A low kick from Cooke is predictable there
and Sodergren makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cooke slips a jab from Sodergren.
An attempted straight right counter from Cooke misses the target.
Sloppy strikes from Sodergren. Those never looked like landing.
Sodergren swings for the body but Cooke moves out of range.
Good shot there by Sodergren.
Sodergren misses with an uppercut
and Cooke counters with a solid body kick.
Cooke shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cooke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sodergren.
Sodergren lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooke throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooke throws a head kick but Sodergren moves out of range.
Sodergren thows a leg kick but Cooke checks it
and Cooke counters with an inside leg kick.
Sodergren just misses with a punch to the body.
Sodergren with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cooke throws a sloppy head kick and Sodergren moves out of range easily.
Sodergren scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cooke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sodergren.
Sodergren wants to land a leg kick but Cooke is out of range.
It looked like Cooke was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Sodergren is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cooke.
Sodergren throws a head kick that misses.
Cooke looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cooke ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke cracks Sodergren with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sodergren throws a low kick but Cooke moves out of range easily.
Cooke tries to close the distance and clinch but Sodergren swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sodergren steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Cooke connects with a body shot that sends Sodergren's belly button to the back.
Cooke throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sodergren lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cooke circles away quickly and effectively.
The fighters circling - Cooke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cooke moves out of range as Sodergren strikes.
Sodergren misses with a leg kick
and Cooke counters with a three punch combo that has Sodergren backing up. Sodergren nods at Cooke to acknowledge the strikes.
Basten Sodergren seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sodergren moves out of range of the body kick.
Sodergren throws out a loose jab but Cooke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooke throws a lazy right hand but Sodergren sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sodergren throws the kick towards the body but Cooke avoids it.
Cooke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sodergren.
Cooke throws out a leg kick but Sodergren moves out of range and Cooke only half commits.
Sodergren throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A quick step to the side and Cooke tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sodergren is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cooke.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooke digs a good body shot into Sodergren's ribs.
Cooke thuds a left hand into Sodergren's body.
Cooke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sodergren throws out the jab.
Sodergren fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cooke on the side of the head.
Cooke throws a head kick that misses.
Sodergren scores with a shot to the body.
Cooke misses with a hook. Sodergren ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Matt Cooke will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Good standup being displayed there by Sodergren as he connects with a hook.
Sodergren throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cooke counters with a straight right hand.
Sodergren connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A swing and a miss from Sodergren.
Sodergren looks to land a body kick but Cooke moved away.
Cooke misses with a low kick as Sodergren jumps back.
Sodergren fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cooke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cooke misses with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Sodergren.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sodergren chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cooke can pounce on him.
Sodergren wants to slow Cooke down by chopping away at his legs.
Sodergren's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cooke lands a nice hook to Sodergren's body. Sodergren takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sodergren gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Cooke counters with a thumping low kick.
Cooke goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Cooke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sodergren manages to avoid it.
Sodergren misses with a lunging right hand
and Cooke counters with a low kick, right behind Sodergren 's knee.
Cooke slips a jab from Sodergren.
It looked like Cooke was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sodergren.
Sodergren swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Sodergren 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cooke throws a head kick that misses.
Nice cross by Sodergren.
Sodergren with a nice cross.
Cooke throws a head kick but Sodergren moves out of range.
Sodergren scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooke takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooke throws a push kick but Sodergren slaps the foot to one side.
Sodergren misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cooke scores with a nice right hand.
Sodergren throws a leg kick
and Cooke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sodergren throws out a loose jab but Cooke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sodergren is looking to slow Cooke down with leg kicks.
Cooke takes a swing at Sodergren's ribcage but misses.
Cooke will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sodergren lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cooke misses with a right hand
and Sodergren connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sodergren fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sodergren works the jab nicely.
A jab from Cooke does it's job there.
Sodergren throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cooke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sodergren misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cooke lands a jab.
Cooke throws a head kick that misses
and Sodergren counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sodergren throws a leg kick but Cooke sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cooke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sodergren manages to avoid it.
Sodergren lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cooke backs up against the cage.
Sodergren swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sodergren missing with a left hand there. Cooke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sodergren swings for the body but Cooke moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sodergren on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cooke. Cooke obviously looking to wear him down.
Cooke looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sodergren throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice cross by Sodergren.
Sodergren avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sodergren follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Cooke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sodergren.
Cooke fires out a quick counter leg kick but Sodergren just manages to avoid it.
Sodergren with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A bone on bone clash there as Cooke blocks the leg kick.
Sodergren throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sodergren throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cooke looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Cooke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sodergren.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Basten Sodergren just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Cooke's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cooke takes one to the side of the head.
Cooke attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
It looks like Cooke has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Nice body kick from Sodergren.
Sodergren throws a leg kick but Cooke moved away.
Cooke throws a body punch but Sodergren moves out of range.
Sodergren throws the left hand but Cooke avoids the punch easily.
Sodergren jabs at Cooke's body.
Sodergren scores with a nice head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sodergren. That's going to slow Cooke down.
Sodergren fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cooke connects with a solid leg kick.
Sodergren checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cooke connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sodergren momentarily.
Sodergren lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cooke's sensitive parts.
Cooke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice shot by Cooke.
Cooke slips a jab from Sodergren.
Sodergren digs a good hook to Cooke's body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sodergren.
Cooke throws a head kick that misses.
Sodergren throws a right hand that Cooke ducks under and follows up with a left that Cooke also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sodergren jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cooke lands with an overhand left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sodergren looks to land a right hand but Cooke moved out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Sodergren misses the target.
Cooke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little feinted left hand from Cooke on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cooke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sodergren throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cooke stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cooke connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cooke swings for the body but Sodergren moves out of range.
Sodergren throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Cooke misses the target.
Sodergren wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sodergren scores with a sloppy right hand. Cooke should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke misses with a body shot.
A nice side step and Sodergren releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sodergren connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sodergren getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sodergren throws a poor cross that misses
and Cooke counters with a stiff right hand.
Cooke lands a nice shot that snaps Sodergren's head back.
Cooke lands a nice looking body shot.
Sodergren throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Cooke counters with an outside leg kick.
Sodergren checks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Cooke misses.
Cooke slips under a jab from Sodergren.
Nice body kick there by Cooke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sodergren throws a body shot but no joy.
Sodergren lands with a nice body punch.
Cooke staying out of range there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sodergren punishes Cooke's body with a nice straight punch.
Sodergren looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sodergren throws a leg kick
and Cooke counters with an inside leg kick.
Cooke with a jab.
Cooke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cooke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cooke drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cooke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sodergren looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sodergren steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cooke.
Sodergren swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Basten Sodergren dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Cooke's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Cooke throws the kick towards the body but Sodergren avoids it.
Cooke drops his hands momentarily and Sodergren takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A low kick from Cooke misses
and Sodergren counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cooke's knee momentarily.
Sodergren swings for the body but Cooke moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Cooke.
Sodergren misses with the body kick
and Cooke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cooke takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cooke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sodergren throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke misses with a wild body shot.
Sodergren thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cooke seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sodergren slips under a jab.
Sodergren comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke lands with a right hand.
Sodergren thows a body kick. Cooke tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cooke lands a jab to Sodergren's midsection.
Sodergren throws a head kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Cooke on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sodergren finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A slow jab from Sodergren misses its intended target.
Some bone on bone action there as Cooke checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cooke lands a jab to Sodergren's midsection.
Cooke changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sodergren with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cooke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Cooke misses its intended target.
Matt Cooke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sodergren dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cooke. That did some damage!
Sodergren misses with an uppercut.
Sodergren throws a leg kick but Cooke sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cooke tried to counter with a leg kick but Sodergren avoided it.
Sodergren fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooke moves out of range of the body kick.
Cooke appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sodergren misses with a hook.
Cooke on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A shot to the liver by Sodergren. Beautiful body shot.
Nice defenses there by Sodergren.
Sodergren lands a head kick. Cooke smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cooke tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cooke bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sodergren's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke throws a leg kick that misses.
Cooke misses with a kick to the body
and Cooke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sodergren misses with a combination
and Cooke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sodergren is rocked!
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Cooke! Sodergren is out on his feet! Cooke rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Sodergren is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Sodergren is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Cooke!
Matt Cooke retains his middleweight title!
Matt Cooke bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Gumption (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karlsson has chosen Carolus Rex - Sabaton as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bubba Gumption!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kalle Karlsson!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karlsson blocks a low kick nicely.
Gumption throws a poor cross that misses
letting Karlsson counter with a right hand.
Gumption throws a body punch but Karlsson moves out of range.
Gumption throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Karlsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Gumption swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Karlsson cracks Gumption with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Karlsson has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Gumption to stand back up!
Gumption is rocked!
It looks like Bubba Gumption has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gumption lands a right hook to the body.
Gumption throws a sloppy body shot
and Karlsson counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kalle Karlsson!
Kalle Karlsson is the new super heavyweight champion!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Kalle Karlsson made sure he mentioned Sin City Allstars, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
Bubba Gumption spoke after the fight, saying 'I need to go back to the fishin boat and train some more! Eat more shrimp! Then - I will get my title back.'.
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