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BFT-491: Khan vs El Toro II PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kingsley Nasir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maricue Russel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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182 lbs
14 - 12 - 0 |
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200 lbs
19 - 15 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kingsley Nasir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maricue Russel!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nasir has managed to clinch.
Nasir gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Russel regains guard.
Nasir pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Russel is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nasir trying to control but Russel is working from the bottom.
Nasir is in close to Russel's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nasir wants to control from the top but Russel keeps moving.
Nasir engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nasir trying to control the position from guard on top but Russel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nasir throwing strikes from guard but Russel blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasir engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Russel keeping moving, preventing Nasir from controlling successfully.
Russel is trying to keep Nasir in close.
Nasir advances to half guard.
Nasir wants to lay and pray for a moment but Russel keeps working.
Nasir seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Russel is trying to get back to full guard.
Nasir working Russel over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nasir is trying to control the action in half guard but Russel is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nasir lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Russel looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nasir is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Nasir missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nasir is trying to control. Russel wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nasir stalling.
Russel is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russel is staying active underneath Nasir, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nasir seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nasir controlling the action here.
Russel has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Nasir looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Russel with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nasir is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Russel sees it coming and defends easily.
Russel taking some punishment here, with Nasir in his half guard.
Nasir passes to full mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nasir cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Nasir prevents Russel from getting the reversal.
Nasir looking to control but Russel is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nasir dominating with strikes here.
Nasir putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Nasir is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Russel can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Nasir controlling his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Russel is trying to escape the mount.
Nasir can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Russel is looking to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nasir prevents Russel from getting the reversal.
Nasir controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kingsley Nasir dominated that round.
That's time! Nasir's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nasir has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nasir tries to pull guard but Russel forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Nasir has Russel pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Russel manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nasir jumps into guard, dragging Russel to the mat.
Russel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nasir works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nasir wants to sweep here but Russel controlling him for the moment.
Nasir keeping moving, preventing Russel from controlling successfully.
Nasir working for a triangle but Russel defends it easily.
We've been hearing good reports from Nasir's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Russel distracts Nasir with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Russel throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russel got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nasir has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Russel has managed to get both his arms back between Nasir's legs - danger averted.
Nasir controlling Russel's posture.
Russel throws a big right hand that misses.
Nasir utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nasir is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Russel can do to turn this around?
Russel wants to control from the top but Nasir keeps moving.
Nasir controlling the position.
Nasir has his foot on Russel's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Russel works his way back into a safe position though.
Russel wants to control from the top but Nasir keeps moving.
Russel scoring with punches to the head and body.
Russel won't allow Nasir to sweep him here.
Russel landing with the ground and pound.
Nasir wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russel keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nasir's head.
Nasir escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Russel gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Russel postures up and lands a big shot to Nasir's brow.
Russel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nasir swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Russel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nasir is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Russel stopping the sweep attempt from Nasir.
Nasir keeping moving, preventing Russel from controlling successfully.
Nasir is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Russel looking to pass the guard.
Nasir is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russel is trying to get back to full guard.
Nasir passes the guard and advances to mount!
Nasir looking to control but Russel is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nasir controlling the position easily from mount.
Russel is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nasir is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Russel has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Russel!
Nasir controls Russel momentarily but Russel frees himself.
Nasir preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Russel working some strikes from top position.
Nasir is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Russel wants to control from the top but Nasir keeps moving.
Nasir is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Russel is aware though and is defending well.
Kingsley Nasir overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Russel landing some decent shots from guard.
Russel working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Russel landing with the ground and pound.
Nasir looking for a guillotine here but Russel defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Maricue Russel will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Nasir misses with a body kick.
Nasir leaves Russel with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Russel shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nasir defends it nicely.
Nasir closes the distance and pushes Russel back into the cage.
Russel avoiding damage as Nasir throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Russel tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kingsley Nasir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maricue Russel.
Russel has Nasir pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Nasir manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nasir has Russel pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Russel manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Russel avoids a wild elbow strike from Nasir.
Nasir lands with a left to the head.
Russel tries to pull guard but Nasir holds him up against the cage and eventually Russel drops back down to his feet.
Nasir decides to pull guard.
Nasir working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Russel doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Russel manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Russel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nasir trying to keep a closed guard but Russel is proving a slippery customer.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nasir is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nasir pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Russel is keeping the position for now.
Russel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nasir is one step ahead there.
Russel keeping moving, preventing Nasir from controlling successfully.
Nasir slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Nasir looking to pass the guard.
Nasir throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nasir throws a big right hand that misses.
Nasir trying to control but Russel is working from the bottom.
Nasir won't allow Russel to sweep him here.
Nasir working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nasir got a little sloppy there for a moment and Russel has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nasir has managed to get both his arms back between Russel's legs - danger averted.
Nasir trying to control the position from guard on top but Russel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Russel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nasir is one step ahead there.
Nasir chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four 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.
Nasir not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Nasir passes Russel's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Russel has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nasir is working away from the top position though.
Russel wants to get back to full guard.
Nasir looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Russel is not content to let Nasir control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nasir throws a head kick that Russel semi-blocks.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nasir is defended easily by Russel.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kingsley Nasir showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nasir has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:27
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kingsley Nasir!
Kingsley Nasir seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Howell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Matiss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josh Howell has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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210 lbs
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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
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josh Howell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mario Matiss!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Steve Erwin and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howell misses the jab.
Howell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matiss sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Howell really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Matiss misses with a body kick.
Matiss walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Matiss dips to his left and cracks Howell with an uppercut!
Matiss throws a low kick but Howell moves out of range easily.
Howell moves out of range as Matiss strikes.
Howell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Matiss defending well as Howell loads up on a big left hand.
Matiss avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Matiss is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Howell with a body shot.
Howell looks to score with a jab to the body but Matiss is just out of range.
Matiss buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Matiss fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Howell checks it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howell looks to throw the jab but Matiss is out of range.
Matiss looks to land a left hand but Howell moved out of range nicely.
Matiss has closed the distance and engaged Howell in a clinch.
Howell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Matiss controlling the action here for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Matiss creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Matiss tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Howell avoids it.
Howell drops down looking for an ankle pick but Matiss pulls his leg out and moves away.
A jab from Howell misses.
Matiss gets a clinch.
Matiss with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Matiss misses with a punch on the inside.
Matiss misses with some punches.
Matiss swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Matiss misses with a hook to the ribs.
Matiss working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howell lands a shoulder strike.
Howell fails to pull guard.
Howell is working for takedown but Matiss is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Howell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Howell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Matiss.
Matiss is struggling to control the position.
Matiss tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Howell blocking some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matiss misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Howell.
Howell takes a shot to the head.
Matiss trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Matiss creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Matiss.
A head punch on the inside from Matiss fails to land.
Howell blocks an uppercut.
Matiss working Howell over with knees to the body.
Matiss misses with a knee strike.
Howell has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Matiss avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Matiss misses with some punches.
Howell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Howell has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Matiss is trying to keep an underhook but Howell manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Matiss tries to roll over but Howell keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matiss keeping hold of Howell's head, controlling as best he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howell is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matiss works his way to full guard. Good work.
Matiss is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Howell has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Matiss is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Matiss dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Matiss swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Howell misses the target.
Howell blocks a head kick by Matiss.
Howell looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Matiss scores with a kick to the midsection.
Howell loads up on a big right hand but Matiss slips the punch.
Howell throws a jab when Matiss was well out of range.
Matiss only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Howell checks a leg kick.
Matiss jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Both fighters circling a little - Matiss finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Matiss looks for the body kick but Howell saw that one coming.
Matiss works the jab nicely.
Howell throws a big shot that misses.
Matiss pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Howell is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Howell, as that shot connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matiss motions for Howell to come forward. Matiss throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Howell on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Matiss lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Howell has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Howell and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Matiss has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice leg kick lands there from Matiss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matiss wants to land a leg kick but Howell is out of range.
Howell throws a hook but Matiss avoids it easily.
Matiss wants to counter the offense by Howell and move into the clinch position.
Matiss cracks Howell with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Howell lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Matiss tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Howell was well out of range. Poor timing from Matiss.
Howell avoids the head kick by Matiss.
Matiss connects with an inside leg kick.
Mario Matiss seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Matiss walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Howell checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Howell throws a big shot that misses.
A head kick by Matiss misses
and Matiss takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Matiss throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A big right from Howell misses.
Howell misses with a looping right.
Howell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Matiss gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Howell changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Matiss fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matiss connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Howell momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Howell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Howell blocks a head kick by Matiss.
Matiss wants to clinch up but Howell keeps it at a distance.
Matiss slips a straight right by Howell.
Matiss lands a glancing blow to the side of Howell's head.
Howell avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Howell with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Matiss to score with a decent uppercut.
Howell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Howell.
Howell lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Matiss is looking to slow Howell down with leg kicks.
An inside leg kick from Matiss misses.
Matiss lands a nice leg kick that just misses Howell's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Matiss closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Matiss uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Howell.
It seemed like Matiss was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Matiss misses with a kick to the body
and Howell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Matiss jabs at Howell's body.
Matiss ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Howell moves away.
Matiss takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Matiss throws a leg kick but Howell sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Matiss buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Matiss.
Howell keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Howell swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Matiss lands with a thumping leg kick.
A big left from Howell misses.
Matiss throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Howell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matiss throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matiss swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A left lands for Howell.
Matiss misses with a hook. Howell ducked under it nicely.
Howell looks to score with a jab to the body but Matiss is just out of range.
Matiss looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Matiss.
Matiss goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Howell checks a low kick from Matiss.
Matiss throws a low kick but it's checked well by Howell.
Howell digs a good body shot into Matiss's ribs.
Matiss misses with a kick to the body.
Matiss fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Howell manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Howell misses its intended target.
Matiss is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Howell with a body shot.
Matiss throws a good cross that connects.
Matiss bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matiss slips a jab from Howell.
Howell connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Matiss showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Howell 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.
Howell connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Howell blocks a leg kick.
Howell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matiss.
Howell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
An attempted straight right counter from Howell misses the target.
Howell throws an overhand right that lands on Matiss's shoulder, as Matiss tries to avoid the shot.
Matiss throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Howell.
Matiss slips under a jab.
Matiss takes one to the side of the head.
Matiss slips under a jab from Howell.
Matiss displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Howell throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howell misses with a right hand
and Matiss counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Matiss moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Matiss rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Howell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Matiss walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Howell checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matiss uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Howell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Howell.
Matiss tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Howell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Matiss tried to score with a low kick but Howell checks it.
Matiss throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Matiss misses with a low kick as Howell jumps back.
A slow jab from Howell misses its intended target.
Howell misses the shot to the body.
That kick from Matiss tenderised Howell's leg. Howell is trying to keep his angry face on.
Matiss looks to land a combination but Howell avoids it well.
Howell slips a straight right by Matiss.
It looked like Howell wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Matiss missing with a left hand there. Howell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Howell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Matiss misses with a body kick.
Matiss works the jab nicely.
Matiss gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Howell.
Matiss throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matiss buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Matiss lands with a kick to the temple. Howell shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matiss throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Matiss uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Howell.
Howell misses with a straight right.
Matiss is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Howell lands with a straight right. Matiss didn't see that one coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Matiss.
Matiss slips under a jab from Howell.
Matiss fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Howell.
Matiss looks to land a left hand but Howell moved out of range nicely.
Howell scores with a shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Howell checks a leg kick.
It looked like Howell wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Matiss misses with a leg kick
and Howell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Howell feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Matisss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Matiss misses with a low kick.
Howell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matiss tries to clinch up.
Howell throws out a loose jab but Matiss uses good head movement to avoid it.
Howell is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Matiss swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Howell misses the shot to the body.
Matiss throws a hook to the side of Howell's head but Howell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Matiss misses the shot to the body.
Matiss tries to land a front kick but Howell steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Matiss throws a lazy body kick
and Howell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Matiss throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Howell scores with a jab. Matiss acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Howell 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.
Matiss throws out a leg kick but Howell moves out of range and Matiss only half commits.
An attempted straight right counter from Howell misses the target.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Matiss.
Matiss fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Howell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Matiss will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Howell throwing a counter right hand but Matiss manages to avoid it.
Matiss takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matiss attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Howell connects with a body shot.
Howell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matiss ducks under a wild hook from Howell.
Howell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mario Matiss is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Howell misses with a wild body shot.
Matiss counters with a body kick.
Howell scores with a decent looking hook.
Howell connects with a nice looking jab.
Matiss scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Matiss throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A left lands for Howell.
Matiss pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Matiss.
Matiss misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Josh Howell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Howell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mario Matiss.
I've got Matiss winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 28:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Matiss!
After winning the bout, Mario Matiss thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Josh Howell spoke after the fight, saying 'My opposition fought like a 10-year-old girl tonight. I'm not sure if I got knocked out or lost a terrible decision. My head hurts. '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Valentin Hadjiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ragnar Hjelmslev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hjelmslev comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I Touch Myself kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Valentin Hadjiev has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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34
175 lbs
15 - 14 - 0 |
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44
180 lbs
25 - 24 - 0 |
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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
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Valentin Hadjiev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ragnar Hjelmslev!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hadjiev closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hjelmslev circles away.
Hjelmslev throws a body punch but Hadjiev moves out of range.
Hadjiev tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hjelmslev sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hadjiev somewhat.
Hjelmslev gets caught flat footed, as Hadjiev shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hjelmslev manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Hadjiev dives in and grabs Hjelmslev's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hjelmslev pushes down on Hadjiev's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Valentin Hadjiev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hjelmslev lands a nice shot that snaps Hadjiev's head back.
Hadjiev slips a jab from Hjelmslev.
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!
Hadjiev shoots in and drives through. Hjelmslev sprawls well.
Hjelmslev throws a right hand that Hadjiev ducks under and follows up with a left that Hadjiev also avoids with ease.
Hjelmslev falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hadjiev counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hjelmslev wants to stand but Hadjiev is controlling the position.
Hadjiev in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hadjiev throws a big right hand that misses.
Hadjiev throwing strikes from guard but Hjelmslev blocks nicely.
Hjelmslev preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hjelmslev working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hadjiev.
Hadjiev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hjelmslev preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hadjiev throws a sloppy strike and Hjelmslev has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Hadjiev is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Hjelmslev!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ragnar Hjelmslev!
Ragnar Hjelmslev thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kieran Summers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timothy Poggle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Timothy Poggle told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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32
175 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
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27
169 lbs
13 - 3 - 1 |
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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
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kieran Summers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Timothy Poggle!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Ben Watson and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Summers cracks Poggle with a good jab.
Poggle throws a hook but Summers avoids it easily.
Poggle 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.
Nice shot lands for Summers.
Summers shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Poggle as he avoids it easily.
Poggle feints a counter leg kick.
Poggle feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Summerss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Summers.
Poggle throws out a loose jab but Summers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Summers tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Poggle manages to circle out of the way.
Summers dives in and scores a takedown into Poggle's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Poggle is on top in guard.
Poggle trying to control the position from guard on top but Summers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Poggle is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
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!
Poggle stopping the sweep attempt from Summers.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poggle postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Poggle is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Summers keeping moving, preventing Poggle from controlling successfully.
Poggle controls from within his opponent's guard.
Poggle lands a couple of digs.
Poggle postures up.
Summers wants to sweep here but Poggle controlling him for the moment.
Summers controls Poggle momentarily but Poggle frees himself.
Poggle must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Poggle stands up over Summers, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Summers manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Poggle manages to get himself to full guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Summers's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Summers stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Poggle swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Poggle lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Summers is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Poggle trying to control but Summers is working from the bottom.
Poggle is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Poggle trying to control the position from guard on top but Summers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Summers is working hard here to advance position.
Summers looking for a guillotine here but Poggle defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Summers tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Poggle with a nice head shot there.
Poggle showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Poggle preventing the sweep.
Summers is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Summers is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Poggle is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Poggle chips away with some ground and pound.
Poggle postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Summers looking to hit a scissor sweep but Poggle is one step ahead there.
Poggle working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Summers wants to sweep here but Poggle controlling him for the moment.
Summers has his foot on Poggle's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Poggle works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Poggle stopping the sweep attempt from Summers.
Poggle stands up over Summers, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Poggle postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timothy Poggle dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A slapping body kick lands there for Poggle.
Poggle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Summers throws a nice inside leg kick.
Summers on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Poggle lands a body shot.
Summers takes a swing at Poggle's ribcage but misses.
Timothy Poggle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Summers will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Summers connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poggle bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Summers's head backwards.
Summers misses with a low kick.
Poggle looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Poggle lands a left and a right that sends Summers crashing to the canvas! Poggle dives into mount looking to finish!
Summers is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The referee warns Summers that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Oh Summers is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Poggle! Summers is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Timothy Poggle!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ned Bigsbee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Awesome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bigsbee comes to the cage accompanied by Gin & Juice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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23
215 lbs
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28
223 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ned Bigsbee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Awesome!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Chris Dean and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Awesome closes the distance and clinches.
Awesome's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bigsbee misses with a right hand
and Awesome counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bigsbee misses with a wild body shot.
Awesome slips under a jab.
Bigsbee walks into a straight right hand from Awesome.
Bigsbee throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Awesome was covering up waiting for the punch and Bigsbee finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Awesome wants to sweep here but Bigsbee controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bigsbee controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Awesome has his hands on Bigsbee's head, controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Awesome wants to get back to his feet but Bigsbee is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bigsbee throws an elbow that misses. Awesome uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bigsbee's guard. Nice move by Awesome!
Awesome trying to control the position from guard on top but Bigsbee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Awesome decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bigsbee, up you get!
Bigsbee needs to keep his hands up - Awesome had a free shot at his head there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bigsbee misses with a right hand
letting Awesome counter with a right hand.
Bigsbee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Awesome manages to avoid it.
Awesome throws a front kick that sends Bigsbee stumbling back into the cage.
Awesome misses with a combination
and Bigsbee decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Awesome's guard.
Bigsbee sitting in guard, not really doing much.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Awesome holds on and takes a little breather.
We've been hearing good reports from Bigsbee's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Awesome wants to sweep but no luck.
Bigsbee wants to control from the top but Awesome keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Awesome looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bigsbee wants to pass the guard but Awesome is keeping the position.
Bigsbee postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Awesome being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bigsbee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Awesome can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bigsbee controls the pace.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Awesome throws a head kick that misses.
Bigsbee lands with a right hand.
Bigsbee misses with a body punch
letting Awesome counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bigsbee throws a hook but Awesome avoids it easily.
Awesome misses with a hook.
Awesome connects with a single shot there.
Bigsbee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Awesome moves away.
A nice side step and Awesome releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bigsbee tries to keep at a distance but Awesome has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bigsbee tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Awesome smiles and moves away.
Bigsbee drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Awesome throws a body punch but Bigsbee moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Awesome dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Awesome misses with a straight right.
Awesome thows a leg kick but Bigsbee checks it
so Bigsbee counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bigsbee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bigsbee sitting in guard here, content to control.
Awesome has control of Bigsbee's left arm, preventing Bigsbee from doing any damage.
Awesome has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Awesome can't keep his opponent in guard - Bigsbee advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bigsbee seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Awesome slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bigsbee trying to control the position from guard on top but Awesome is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ned Bigsbee overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Awesome controls Bigsbee momentarily but Bigsbee frees himself.
Bigsbee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bigsbee wants to control from the top but Awesome keeps moving.
Bigsbee preventing the sweep.
Awesome utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Awesome holds on and takes a little breather.
Awesome tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bigsbee looking to pass the guard.
Bigsbee pushing down on Awesome's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bigsbee slows the pace down in half guard.
Awesome regains full guard. Nicely done.
Awesome is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Bigsbee dives into side control.
Awesome is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Bigsbee is controlling him well.
Awesome can't do much from the bottom here.
Bigsbee is looking to take a break and control but Awesome is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bigsbee wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Awesome, who protects the arm well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bigsbee trying to control the action but Awesome is working from the bottom.
Bigsbee laying and praying for a moment but Awesome takes advantage and regains half guard.
Awesome is pressing down on Bigsbee's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bigsbee wants to control from the top but Awesome keeps moving.
Bigsbee not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bigsbee trying to control the position from guard on top but Awesome is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four 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.
Bigsbee is really struggling to control Awesome but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Awesome is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Awesome slips a straight right by Bigsbee.
Awesome now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bigsbee walks into a left hand.
Awesome tries to clinch there but Bigsbee circles away.
Awesome has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bigsbee finds it's way round the side to connect with Awesome's head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Awesome closes the distance and clinches.
Awesome gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bigsbee.
Bigsbee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ned Bigsbee dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Awesome tries to close the distance and clinch but Bigsbee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bigsbee.
A punch lands to the side of Bigsbee 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Awesome lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Bigsbee head around and knocks him out cold! Awesome hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johnny Awesome!
The defeated Ned Bigsbee had this to say: 'Its all good. Ill be back. Thanks to everyone for the support I appreciate yall.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Palmares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neil Gilas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gilas has chosen Remember The Name - Fort Minor as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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39
218 lbs
23 - 15 - 0 |
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28
213 lbs
10 - 10 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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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
23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rodrigo Palmares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Neil Gilas!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Darius Henderson and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Palmares.
Gilas tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Palmares uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gilas.
Palmares misses with an uppercut.
Gilas now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Palmares throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Palmares throws a poor cross that misses
and Palmares takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Palmares showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gilas.
Palmares throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gilas fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Rodrigo Palmares has been cut.
Gilas walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gilas scores with a nice right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Palmares. Gilas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gilas looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gilas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Palmares moves away.
Palmares ducks under a wild hook from Gilas.
Palmares drives through and clinches with Gilas against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gilas blocks an uppercut.
Gilas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Palmares's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmares misses with some punches.
Gilas is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Palmares scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gilas gets through Palmares's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Gilas to work.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Palmares.
Gilas is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Gilas lands with a left to the head.
Our sources have told us that Palmares has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
A bit of stalling here from Gilas.
We've been informed that Gilas has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Palmares misses with a punch to the body.
Gilas effectively controlling the action here.
Gilas swings wildly with an uppercut but Palmares uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmares avoiding damage.
Palmares misses with a punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Gilas.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gilas.
Gilas cracks Palmares with a nice body shot.
Gilas being controlled against the cage.
Gilas will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Palmares up against the cage.
Gilas gets through Palmares's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Palmares.
Palmares tries to work over Gilas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
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!
Gilas stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilas is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Palmares looking to slow down the pace here.
Palmares misses with some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gilas controlling the action here for a moment.
Palmares fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gilas tries to throw a body punch but Palmares avoids it by throwing Gilas back against the cage.
Palmares wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Palmares trying to stall but Gilas improves his position.
Palmares tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Palmares is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gilas.
Palmares blocks an uppercut.
Palmares tries to throw a body punch but Gilas avoids it by throwing Palmares back against the cage.
Palmares tries for a takedown but Gilas manages to get underhooks.
Nice body punch from Gilas - that landed with a thud.
Gilas is stalling here.
Gilas blocking some punches.
Palmares jumps guard but Gilas stands there with Palmares around his waist. Palmares gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodrigo Palmares. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gilas manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gilas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Palmares's elbow.
Gilas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Palmares tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Palmares fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neil Gilas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rodrigo Palmares's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Palmares scores with a shot to the body.
Gilas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gilas lands a nice looking kick to the body. Palmares takes a step back to recover.
The fighters circling - Palmares throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Palmares with a jab.
Gilas's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Palmares connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gilas scrambles back to his feet.
Palmares misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gilas.
Rodrigo Palmares is winning the standup battle so far.
Palmares moves out of range of the body kick from Gilas.
Gilas looks to land a left hand but Palmares moved out of range nicely.
Gilas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Palmares sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Palmares. Gilas does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gilas.
Palmares misses with a straight left.
Gilas misses with a hook
and Palmares counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gilas scores with a sloppy right hand. Palmares should have avoided that one.
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!
Palmares throws a hook but Gilas blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmares throws an overhand right that lands on Gilas's shoulder, as Gilas tries to avoid the shot.
Palmares lands the left hand.
Gilas misses with a body shot.
Palmares works the jab nicely.
Palmares takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gilas avoids the body shot from Palmares.
Palmares just misses with a punch to the body.
Gilas throws a head kick that misses.
Palmares swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gilas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to the body from Palmares misses
and Gilas counters with a stiff right hand.
Gilas throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gilas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gilas fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Palmares looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gilas, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Gilas - just one landing.
Gilas connects with a body shot that sends Palmares's belly button to the back.
Gilas cracks Palmares with a right hand to the side of the head.
Palmares works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Palmares swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Palmares swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gilas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gilas's jab looks to have found its range, popping Palmares under the eye.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gilas. Palmares does a little dance to reset his feet.
Palmares misses with an uppercut
and Gilas counters with a nice uppercut.
Palmares throws a body shot but no joy.
Palmares avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Palmares swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Palmares misses with a straight left.
Gilas looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gilas connects with a looping right hand.
Donk. Gilas catches Palmares right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilas throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Gilas moves out of range of the strikes.
Gilas misses with a body shot.
A jab from Gilas misses.
Palmares takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gilas scores with a nice head shot.
Gilas lands with a kick to the ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gilas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Palmares throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Gilas.
Gilas lands with a straight right. Palmares didn't see that one coming.
Palmares is rocked!
Gilas misses with an uppercut.
Palmares is looking to counter the offense by Gilas and move into the clinch.
Gilas is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Oh Palmares is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Palmares throws the left hand but Gilas avoids the punch easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gilas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Palmares.
Palmares seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmares lands a jab to the head.
Palmares swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Palmares uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gilas.
Gilas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gilas throws a good cross that connects.
Palmares throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gilas.
Palmares chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gilas can pounce on him.
Palmares misses with a wild body shot.
Palmares slips a jab from Gilas.
A swing and a miss from Palmares.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gilas stuns Palmares with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gilas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gilas scores with a nice strike.
Gilas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Palmares avoids the body shot from Gilas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neil Gilas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rodrigo Palmares's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Palmares throws a big shot that misses.
Gilas connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A big right from Palmares misses.
Palmares throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gilas counters with a crisp right hand that drops Palmares! Gilas lets Palmares back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Gilas cracks Palmares on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Palmares falls backwards against the cage. Gilas follows up with more strikes that drop Palmares to his knees. Gilas keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Palmares! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Neil Gilas!
After winning the bout, Neil Gilas 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Igor Wietrzny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Hardwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wietrzny comes to the cage accompanied by Hunter-Fallen. Hardwood has chosen Stone Sour - Last Of The Real as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 33 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Igor Wietrzny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lance Hardwood!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Skip Squint and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by Hardwood.
Hardwood changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wietrzny is looking to clinch but Hardwood is avoiding it.
Wietrzny throws a leg kick but Hardwood sees it coming and moves out of range.
A jab from Hardwood misses.
Hardwood scores with a hook.
Hardwood lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A left lands for Hardwood.
Wietrzny has Hardwood up against the cage in a clinch.
Hardwood manages to break the clinch.
Wietrzny drives through and clinches with Hardwood against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardwood's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wietrzny moves in looking to clinch but Hardwood pushes him off.
Hardwood swats away the attempt to clinch by Wietrzny.
Wietrzny tries to clinch there but Hardwood circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wietrzny looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hardwood throws a right and a left that Wietrzny avoids nicely.
Lance Hardwood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wietrzny looks to land a right hand but Hardwood moved out of range.
Wietrzny takes a swing at Hardwood's ribcage but misses.
Hardwood throws a hook but Wietrzny blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wietrzny gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hardwood on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wietrzny misses with a punch on the inside.
Wietrzny misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hardwood wants to break free but Wietrzny has control.
Hardwood is trying to force a seperation but Wietrzny has the dominant position.
Hardwood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hardwood wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wietrzny has him pressed against the cage.
Hardwood is trying to break the clinch but Wietrzny has him pressed against the cage.
Wietrzny is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hardwood breaks from the clinch.
Wietrzny rushes Hardwood and presses him up against the cage.
Hardwood avoiding damage as Wietrzny throws knees to the body.
Wietrzny prevents Hardwood from breaking the clinch.
Wietrzny gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Hardwood is refusing to be controlled, as Wietrzny sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wietrzny stops Hardwood from getting back to his feet.
Wietrzny not doing much here.
Hardwood looks like he's trying to stand up.
It looks like Wietrzny is going to stand back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardwood throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hardwood tries to bum rush Wietrzny with a series of wild strikes but Wietrzny uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wietrzny is looking to clinch but Hardwood is avoiding it.
Wietrzny tries to clinch but Hardwood moves out of range.
Wietrzny tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hardwood manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hardwood lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wietrzny is looking to clinch but Hardwood is avoiding it.
Hardwood connects with a right hand. Wietrzny shakes it off.
Horrible takedown attempt by Wietrzny or perhaps it was just good defense by Hardwood, which made it look bad.
Nice uppercut there from Hardwood.
Hardwood scores with a nice strike.
Hardwood staying out of range there.
Wietrzny tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hardwood paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice cross by Hardwood.
Wietrzny fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wietrzny dodges the punch combination from Hardwood.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardwood moves away from the strike by Wietrzny.
Good exchange - Hardwood coming out on top.
Wietrzny fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wietrzny shoots in and bounces Hardwood off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hardwood is wriggling around but Wietrzny manages to pass to half guard.
Hardwood tries to kick Wietrzny off but Wietrzny keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Hardwood dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wietrzny takes one to the side of the head.
Hardwood scores with a nice head shot.
Nice shot lands for Hardwood.
Wietrzny jabs Hardwood right on the nose. Hardwood blinks but takes it well.
Wietrzny throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hardwood tries a quick counter leg kick but Wietrzny is wise to it.
Lance Hardwood seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hardwood bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wietrzny's head backwards.
A left and a right from Hardwood both land. Nice combination.
Hardwood goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
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!
Hardwood slips under a jab.
Hardwood looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A jab from Wietrzny misses.
Hardwood on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hardwood.
Wietrzny is looking to clinch but Hardwood is avoiding it.
Hardwood works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wietrzny shoots in and gets a takedown into Hardwood's guard.
Hardwood keeping moving, preventing Wietrzny from controlling successfully.
Hardwood is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Wietrzny dives into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardwood is trying to get back to his feet.
The referee asks Wietrzny politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Wietrzny prefers to stall for the moment though.
Hardwood is trying to get back to his feet.
Wietrzny stands up.
Wietrzny throws a right and a left that Hardwood avoids nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Hardwood as he connects with a hook.
Hardwood scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hardwood scores with a nice head shot.
Hardwood lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hardwood.
Hardwood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wietrzny moves away.
Wietrzny looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hardwood jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Wietrzny misses.
Hardwood connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardwood swings for the body but Wietrzny moves out of range.
Hardwood jabs at Wietrzny's body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wietrzny looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hardwood has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wietrzny takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hardwood scores with a jab to the body.
Wietrzny throws a leg kick but Hardwood sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The crowd cheers as Hardwood lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wietrzny doesn't seem phased though.
Hardwood uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hardwood displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wietrzny throws out the jab.
A left and a right from Hardwood both land. Nice combination.
Hardwood leaves Wietrzny with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lance Hardwood is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wietrzny doesn't manage to clinch there - Hardwood circles away.
Wietrzny tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hardwood manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lance Hardwood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hardwood throws a right and a left that both miss.
As Hardwood tries to get set, Wietrzny tries to push him back and clinch up but Hardwood manages to avoid the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wietrzny tries to clinch up but Hardwood circles away and keeps his distance.
Hardwood uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A punch combination from Hardwood misses.
Wietrzny misses with a hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hardwood.
Wietrzny tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hardwood manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hardwood throws out a counter right but Wietrzny avoids it with no problem.
Hardwood scores with a hook to the body. Wietrzny takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hardwood comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wietrzny will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hardwood feints and then cracks Wietrzny's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wietrzny down.
Hardwood stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Wietrzny. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hardwood scores with a sloppy right hand. Wietrzny should have avoided that one.
Wietrzny takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wietrzny has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hardwood.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardwood moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hardwood throws a sloppy head kick and Wietrzny moves out of range easily.
Wietrzny takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A punch combination from Hardwood misses.
Wietrzny tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardwood scores with a sloppy right hand. Wietrzny should have avoided that one.
Hardwood jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hardwood lands with a hook. Wietrzny tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wietrzny is rocked!
Wietrzny gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hardwood.
Oh Wietrzny is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A bone on bone clash there as Hardwood blocks the leg kick.
Wietrzny seems to have got his legs back now.
Hardwood ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hardwood throws a good cross that connects.
Hardwood lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A left and a right from Hardwood both land. Nice combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hardwood. Wietrzny does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wietrzny tries to close the distance and clinch but Hardwood swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wietrzny walks into a straight right hand from Hardwood.
Wietrzny ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hardwood moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardwood stalks Wietrzny and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wietrzny's face. Wietrzny staggers backwards, shaken.
Wietrzny doesn't manage to clinch there - Hardwood circles away.
Hardwood lands with a shot to the body.
Wietrzny clinches up against the cage.
Wietrzny tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Hardwood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Wietrzny needs to keep his hands up - Hardwood had a free shot at his head there.
Hardwood staying out of range there.
Wietrzny walks into a stiff left hand from Hardwood.
Wietrzny tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hardwood swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wietrzny takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hardwood scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wietrzny is looking to clinch but Hardwood is avoiding it.
Hardwood scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wietrzny fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hardwood, pushing him back against the cage.
Hardwood breaks the clinch.
Wietrzny throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hardwood connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wietrzny's hands.
Wietrzny takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardwood lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wietrzny shoots in but no luck this time.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hardwood!
Hardwood bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hardwood scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hardwood throws a series of punches but Wietrzny avoids them all with ease.
Wietrzny seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardwood dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wietrzny doesn't manage to clinch there - Hardwood circles away.
Hardwood lands with a nice combination. Wietrzny backs away looking to recover.
Hardwood paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hardwood jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wietrzny is looking to clinch but Hardwood is avoiding it.
Hardwood misses with the combination.
Wietrzny tries to clinch up.
Hardwood cracks Wietrzny with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Hardwood. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Hardwood cracks Wietrzny with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wietrzny closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wietrzny shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hardwood but Hardwood pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Despite the aggression on Hardwood's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wietrzny walks into a left hand.
Hardwood connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hardwood throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wietrzny.
Wietrzny connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hardwood. Hardwood circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Igor Wietrzny has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wietrzny tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hardwood manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wietrzny waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hardwood.
Wietrzny cracks Hardwood with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A combination from Wietrzny does no damage.
Hardwood avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hardwood lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hardwood connects with the punch.
Hardwood lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wietrzny fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hardwood bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wietrzny's head backwards.
Wietrzny needs to keep his hands up - Hardwood had a free shot at his head there.
Wietrzny misses with a straight right.
Hardwood lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Wietrzny backs up against the cage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hardwood.
Hardwood lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hardwood rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wietrzny moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hardwood throws a right hand that Wietrzny ducks under and follows up with a left that Wietrzny also avoids with ease.
Wietrzny rushes Hardwood and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardwood manages to break the clinch.
Wietrzny takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wietrzny tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hardwood cracks a nice hook into Wietrzny's ribs.
Wietrzny tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hardwood manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hardwood lands a leg kick that knocks Wietrzny off balance momentarily.
Wietrzny has closed the distance and engaged Hardwood in a clinch.
Wietrzny fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Wietrzny. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wietrzny tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hardwood prevents a body shot from Wietrzny.
Hardwood manages to break the clinch.
Wietrzny tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wietrzny shoots in for a takedown but Hardwood shows good takedown defense.
Hardwood fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wietrzny.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hardwood.
Hardwood stalks Wietrzny and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wietrzny's face. Wietrzny staggers backwards, shaken.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wietrzny loads up on a big right hand but Hardwood slips the punch.
Wietrzny tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hardwood swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardwood scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hardwood throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hardwood jabs at Wietrzny's body.
Wietrzny is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hardwood fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wietrzny swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hardwood fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hardwood lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hardwood is working the combinations to good effect here.
Hardwood fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wietrzny tries to clinch up but Hardwood circles away and keeps his distance.
Hardwood wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hardwood sizes up Wietrzny with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hardwood lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wietrzny is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hardwood sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardwood dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hardwood lands a nice hook to Wietrzny's body. Wietrzny takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wietrzny looks to land a left hand but Hardwood moved out of range nicely.
Wietrzny drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hardwood moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lance Hardwood comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hardwood winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lance Hardwood!
An out of breath Lance Hardwood thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krzysztof Kothciushco (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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38
284 lbs
28 - 19 - 0 |
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38
250 lbs
23 - 28 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josh Barnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Krzysztof Kothciushco!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kothciushco throws a looping overhand right but Barnett ducks down to avoid it.
Barnett half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've been hearing reports that Barnett has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Kothciushco misses with a double jab
and Barnett counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kothciushco won't be happy with that.
Barnett fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Barnett throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Kothciushco regains half guard, as Barnett was trying to land strikes.
Kothciushco wants to improve his position but Barnett is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnett trying to control the action but Kothciushco is working from the bottom.
Barnett is looking for a kimura but Kothciushco is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Barnett to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kothciushco makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kothciushco.
Barnett stopping the sweep attempt from Kothciushco.
Barnett wants to pass the guard but Kothciushco is keeping the position.
Barnett postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Barnett working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kothciushco trying to control the position.
Kothciushco keeping moving, preventing Barnett from controlling successfully.
Barnett in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Barnett sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett with a flurry of punches that miss.
Barnett throws a big right hand that misses.
Barnett works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kothciushco is defending against the submission attempts here by Barnett.
Barnett is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kothciushco is just riding it out for now. Barnett eventually gives up the hold.
Barnett is looking for a kimura but Kothciushco is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Barnett to get the leverage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kothciushco wants to control but Barnett is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kothciushco holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Kothciushco wants to get back to full guard.
Barnett passes to side control.
Barnett tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Barnett throwing strikes but Kothciushco manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Barnett's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kothciushco scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Barnett to see if he's OK.
Kothciushco stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Barnett gets tackled into the cage by Kothciushco. Kothciushco maintains the clinch.
Kothciushco is pressed up against the cage. Barnett has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kothciushco down to the mat. Kothciushco avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kothciushco lands an overhand right.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kothciushco fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnett manages to avoid it.
Barnett half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kothciushco looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Krzysztof Kothciushco will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Barnett keeps the fight on the outside.
Krzysztof Kothciushco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A low kick from Kothciushco is predictable there
so Barnett counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kothciushco is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Barnett trying to control the position from guard on top but Kothciushco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kothciushco is trying to control the position but Barnett postures up.
Kothciushco throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kothciushco keeping full guard, as Barnett tries to pass.
Barnett trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Kothciushco manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Barnett has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Barnett looking to control but Kothciushco passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Josh Barnett overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kothciushco postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Barnett to stand up.
Barnett ducks under a wild hook from Kothciushco.
Kothciushco tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kothciushco throws the left hand but Barnett avoids the punch easily.
Kothciushco throws a right hand that misses
and Barnett counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kothciushco won't be happy with that.
Barnett working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Barnett postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett scores with a couple of short elbows.
Barnett landing a few strikes.
The ground and pound from Barnett seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Barnett prevents Kothciushco from escaping the position.
Barnett tries to get to his feet but Kothciushco is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Barnett in his guard.
Kothciushco looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kothciushco keeping full guard, as Barnett tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnett throws a big elbow that misses.
Kothciushco is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Barnett loads up on a big left hand. Kothciushco felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Barnett looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Kothciushco can't hide his disappointment, as Barnett celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Josh Barnett!
Our winner, Josh Barnett, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jaun-Paul Fredrickson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Tentheros (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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180 lbs
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197 lbs
30 - 15 - 2 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Jaun-Paul Fredrickson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Ken Tentheros!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tentheros throws a leg kick which misses Fredrickson's front leg but catches the back leg as Fredrickson tries to avoid it.
Fredrickson with a jab.
Fredrickson misses the shot to the body.
Tentheros fails with a takedown attempt.
Fredrickson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Fredrickson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tentheros on the side of the head.
Fredrickson misses with a wild body shot.
Tentheros moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A punch combination from Fredrickson misses.
Fredrickson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fredrickson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fredrickson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tentheros fails with the takedown
and Fredrickson counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fredrickson slips a jab from Tentheros.
A little feinted left hand from Fredrickson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tentheros takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredrickson jabs at Tentheros's body.
Tentheros moves away from the strike by Fredrickson.
Tentheros looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fredrickson jabs at Tentheros's body.
Fredrickson just misses with a punch to the body.
Tentheros fails with the takedown.
Jaun-Paul Fredrickson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ken Tentheros.
Fredrickson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fredrickson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tentheros sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tentheros uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fredrickson.
Fredrickson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fredrickson misses with a body shot.
Fredrickson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tentheros lands with a nice body punch.
Fredrickson just misses with a punch to the body.
Tentheros keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fredrickson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tentheros.
It seemed like Tentheros was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fredrickson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tentheros. Tentheros circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fredrickson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fredrickson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tentheros throws out the jab.
Fredrickson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fredrickson loads up on a big right hand but Tentheros slips the punch.
Fredrickson checks a leg kick nicely.
Fredrickson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Fredrickson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tentheros swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tentheros defending well as Fredrickson loads up on a big left hand.
Fredrickson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tentheros at a distance.
A big right from Fredrickson misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tentheros! But no joy.
Tentheros takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fredrickson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tentheros looks to land a left hand but Fredrickson moved out of range nicely.
Tentheros swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tentheros ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fredrickson moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredrickson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tentheros staying out of range there.
Tentheros throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Fredrickson was covering up waiting for the punch and Tentheros finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Fredrickson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tentheros manages to get himself to full guard.
Fredrickson chips away with some ground and pound.
Fredrickson connects with a couple of short punches.
Fredrickson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tentheros is keeping the position for now.
Fredrickson with a nice head shot there.
Tentheros looking for a sweep. Not yet Tentheros, not yet.
Fredrickson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fredrickson with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tentheros working for a triangle but Fredrickson defends it easily.
Fredrickson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Fredrickson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Tentheros can't keep his opponent in guard - Fredrickson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Fredrickson working Tentheros over with strikes.
Fredrickson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tentheros wants to get back to full guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Fredrickson connects with a nice short shot to Tentheros's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaun-Paul Fredrickson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tentheros takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fredrickson misses with a wild body shot.
Fredrickson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fredrickson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tentheros manages to avoid it.
Tentheros blocks a jab.
Fredrickson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tentheros manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Tentheros.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Tentheros enables Fredrickson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Tentheros manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Tentheros is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fredrickson is aware though and is defending well.
Tentheros working for submissions but it's allowed Fredrickson to get to half guard.
Tentheros is not content to let Fredrickson control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fredrickson prevents Tentheros from improving his position.
Tentheros is looking to get back to full guard here but Fredrickson has managed to pass to side control instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredrickson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Tentheros tries to improve position but can't.
Fredrickson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Fredrickson landing strikes.
Tentheros is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Fredrickson is nestled in close to Tentheros, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tentheros tries to roll over but Fredrickson keeps him under control.
Fredrickson slips a nice elbow through Tentheros's hands, connecting with Tentheros's forehead.
Jaun-Paul Fredrickson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tentheros gets back to full guard.
Fredrickson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Fredrickson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fredrickson trying to control the position from guard on top but Tentheros is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fredrickson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tentheros lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Fredrickson working for a triangle but Tentheros defends it easily.
Fredrickson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tentheros avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tentheros accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tentheros throwing strikes but missing.
Tentheros pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fredrickson is keeping the position for now.
Fredrickson wants to sweep but no luck.
Fredrickson has control of Tentheros's left arm, preventing Tentheros from doing any damage.
Tentheros is looking to work some ground and pound but Fredrickson has wrist control.
Fredrickson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tentheros's guard.
Tentheros working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fredrickson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fredrickson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tentheros keeping full guard, as Fredrickson tries to pass.
Fredrickson scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fredrickson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fredrickson is in close to Tentheros's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fredrickson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tentheros looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fredrickson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tentheros keeping moving, preventing Fredrickson from controlling successfully.
Tentheros has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fredrickson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tentheros is on top in guard.
Tentheros works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Tentheros passes to full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaun-Paul Fredrickson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Tentheros keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fredrickson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tentheros sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tentheros feints the counter takedown.
Jaun-Paul Fredrickson is winning the standup battle so far.
Tentheros swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Fredrickson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fredrickson misses with a wild body shot.
Fredrickson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tentheros can do to turn this around?
Fredrickson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tentheros manages to avoid it.
Fredrickson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fredrickson tries to throw a body punch but Tentheros avoids it by throwing Fredrickson back against the cage.
Fredrickson tries a body shot but Tentheros blocks it.
Fredrickson has a couple of punches blocked by Tentheros.
Tentheros working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tentheros misses with some punches.
Tentheros breaks from the clinch.
Tentheros slips under a jab.
Tentheros throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tentheros steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fredrickson.
Tentheros catches Fredrickson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Jaun-Paul Fredrickson has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tentheros delivers a nice body kick.
Fredrickson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tentheros throws a body kick that misses
and Fredrickson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tentheros ducks right into an uppercut from Fredrickson.
Fredrickson tries to clinch up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tentheros.
Tentheros walks into a jab.
Ken Tentheros seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fredrickson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tentheros fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Good shot there by Fredrickson.
Tentheros misses with a body shot.
Fredrickson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tentheros looks to score with a jab to the body but Fredrickson is just out of range.
Ken Tentheros has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Tentheros tries to land a front kick but Fredrickson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fredrickson connects with a body shot.
A low kick from Tentheros misses
and Fredrickson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fredrickson misses with a lunging right hand
and Tentheros counters with a right hand to the body.
Tentheros takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fredrickson takes a swing at Tentheros's ribcage but misses.
Fredrickson with a jab.
Tentheros moves out of range as Fredrickson strikes.
A jab from Fredrickson does it's job there.
Tentheros looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fredrickson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fredrickson shoots in and bounces Tentheros off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredrickson chips away with some ground and pound.
Fredrickson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tentheros pulls Fredrickson in close to prevent any damage.
Tentheros keeping moving, preventing Fredrickson from controlling successfully.
Jaun-Paul Fredrickson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tentheros looking to control.
Tentheros has momentary wrist control but Fredrickson slips an elbow through the middle.
Tentheros tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fredrickson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Fredrickson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Fredrickson preventing the sweep.
Fredrickson landing with the ground and pound.
Fredrickson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tentheros is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fredrickson is aware though and is defending well.
Fredrickson wants to control from the top but Tentheros keeps moving.
Tentheros wants to sweep but no luck.
Fredrickson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fredrickson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fredrickson trying to control but Tentheros is working from the bottom.
Fredrickson postures up and lands a big shot to Tentheros's brow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jaun-Paul Fredrickson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fredrickson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaun-Paul Fredrickson!
Our winner, Jaun-Paul Fredrickson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Genghis Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio El Toro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khan comes to the cage accompanied by Nirvana - The Man Who Sold the World. Genghis Khan is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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196 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
26 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Genghis Khan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Julio El Toro!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Darius Henderson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
El Toro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Khan misses with an uppercut.
Khan misses with a body shot.
A leg kick checked by Khan.
Nice straight punches there by Khan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Khan.
El Toro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
El Toro uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Khan has time to react.
Khan throws a big shot that misses.
Khan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
El Toro prevents a body shot from Khan.
El Toro wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khan.
El Toro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Toro closes the distance and pushes Khan back into the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Khan.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Khan pushes El Toro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan misses with some punches.
Khan tries to throw a body punch but El Toro avoids it by throwing Khan back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with El Toro's elbow.
Khan misses with the head strike.
Khan misses with a body punch.
Khan digs a right hand underneath El Toro's ribcage. El Toro let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Khan.
Khan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khan misses with a body punch.
Khan throws a punch but it's blocked by El Toro.
El Toro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
El Toro misses with a head kick.
Julio El Toro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A low kick from El Toro is predictable there
and Khan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Julio El Toro has been cut.
El Toro gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
El Toro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
El Toro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Khan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from El Toro.
El Toro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Khan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
El Toro fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Khan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Khan avoids the body shot from El Toro.
Khan is looking to clinch but El Toro is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Khan. That snapped El Toro's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
El Toro throws out a counter right but Khan avoids it with no problem.
El Toro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
El Toro moves out of range of the strikes.
El Toro 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.
El Toro throws a left and a right that both miss
and Khan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
El Toro is trying to force a seperation but Khan has the dominant position.
El Toro is trying to force a seperation but Khan has the dominant position.
El Toro lands with a short shot to the head.
Khan cracks El Toro with a nice body shot.
El Toro breaks from the clinch.
El Toro jabs at Khan's body.
A big right from El Toro misses.
El Toro tries a head kick but it misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Khan misses the target.
Khan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Khan jabs El Toro right on the nose. El Toro blinks but takes it well.
El Toro slips a straight right by Khan.
Khan scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Khan.
Khan missing with a left hand there. El Toro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Khan cracks the inside of El Toro's front leg.
El Toro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Khan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Julio El Toro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
El Toro listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
El Toro stalks Khan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Khan's face. Khan staggers backwards, shaken.
Khan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
El Toro fails to land with a series of punches.
El Toro tries to clinch there but Khan circles away.
El Toro cracks Khan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Khan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Khan cracks El Toro with a nice body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan misses with a hook to the ribs.
El Toro wants to get back to striking at distance but Khan won't allow it.
Khan tries to work over El Toro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khan misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Toro lands with a light punch inside.
El Toro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Khan cracks El Toro with a nice body shot.
Khan lands an uppercut.
Khan tries to throw a body punch but El Toro avoids it by throwing Khan back against the cage.
El Toro is trying to break the clinch but Khan has him pressed against the cage.
Khan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The referee calls for Khan to work.
A short body shot lands from Khan as the two fighters clinch.
Khan swings wildly with an uppercut but El Toro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan working aggressively here.
El Toro manages to break the clinch.
Khan throws a series of punches but El Toro moves out of range.
Good exchange - Khan coming out on top.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
El Toro takes the fight into the clinch.
Khan tries to work over El Toro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
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 Genghis Khan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Julio El Toro's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Khan misses with a series of wild punches.
El Toro tries a quick counter leg kick but Khan is wise to it.
El Toro throws a right and a left that Khan avoids nicely.
El Toro moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Khan clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Khan fails to land.
El Toro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Khan throws a head punch that misses.
El Toro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Khan tries to work over El Toro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from El Toro.
A head punch on the inside from Khan fails to land.
Khan is struggling to control the position.
Genghis Khan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
El Toro manages to break the clinch.
Khan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Julio El Toro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed right hand from El Toro misses the target.
Khan is looking to counter punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan clinches up with El Toro and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
El Toro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Khan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of El Toro backwards.
Khan has a couple of punches blocked by El Toro.
Khan struggles to land a body shot inside as El Toro controls his hands.
El Toro misses with a punch on the inside.
Khan working aggressively here.
El Toro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Khan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice shot lands for El Toro.
El Toro scores with a nice head shot.
El Toro takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Khan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A big right from El Toro misses.
Khan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
El Toro throws a hook but Khan avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Toro with a hook.
Khan throws a head kick but El Toro moves out of range.
El Toro fails to land with a series of punches.
Julio El Toro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No joy there for El Toro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Khan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
El Toro misses the jab.
Khan jabs El Toro to the body, keeping him at a distance.
El Toro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Khan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from El Toro.
Khan cracks the inside of El Toro's front leg.
Khan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
El Toro throws a right hand that Khan ducks under and follows up with a left that Khan also avoids with ease.
A jab from El Toro misses.
Khan scores with a jab to the body.
Jab by El Toro.
El Toro misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan takes one to the chin there.
El Toro throws a jab but it's blocked by Khan.
Khan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
El Toro tries to bum rush Khan with a series of wild strikes but Khan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Khan lands with an uppercut that bounces El Toro off the cage and back into range.
El Toro lands the left hand.
Khan throws a jab but it's blocked by El Toro.
El Toro throws the left hand but Khan avoids the punch easily.
Khan throws a big shot that misses.
El Toro lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
El Toro throws a right and a left that both miss.
El Toro tries to clinch there but Khan circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Khan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
El Toro throws a hook but Khan avoids it easily.
Khan takes the fight into the clinch.
Khan is leaning against El Toro and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, El Toro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan working aggressively here.
Khan can't find room to land a body shot as El Toro controls the action.
Khan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of El Toro backwards.
El Toro is trying to break the clinch but Khan has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Khan fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Khan.
El Toro is trying to break free.
Khan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
El Toro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Khan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from El Toro.
As El Toro backs away, Khan returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Khan misses the shot to the body.
Khan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
El Toro misses with a wild body shot.
Khan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Khan throws a hook but El Toro avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Julio El Toro will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Julio El Toro's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
El Toro stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Khan.
A big left from El Toro misses.
A little feinted left hand from Khan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
El Toro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
El Toro falls off balance throwing a combination
and Khan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Khan fails to land.
El Toro breaks from the clinch.
El Toro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khan.
El Toro fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Khan, pushing him back against the cage.
Khan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
El Toro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from El Toro.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Toro looks to land a left hand but Khan moved out of range nicely.
A low kick from El Toro misses
and Khan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Khan misses with a body shot.
El Toro misses with a leg kick
and El Toro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan throws a body shot but no joy.
El Toro throws a nice head kick!
Khan lands with a shot to the body.
El Toro throws a nice head kick!
El Toro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
El Toro ducks right into an uppercut from Khan.
Khan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Khan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
El Toro tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan controlling the position well here. El Toro rolled but Khan kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Toro tries to break free.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
El Toro just trying to survive but Khan is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan keeps control of the position easily here as El Toro tries to buck him off.
El Toro is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Khan controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
El Toro is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
El Toro is really stuck here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Genghis Khan clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Julio El Toro's cut.
That's time! Khan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Good standup being displayed there by Khan as he connects with a hook.
Khan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As Khan backs off El Toro throws a huge counter combo but Khan manages to avoid it all.
Khan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice defenses there by El Toro.
Khan misses with an uppercut. El Toro saw that one coming.
Khan misses the jab.
Khan misses with a left hand
and El Toro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
El Toro scores with a nice strike.
Khan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Toro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from El Toro. Khan does a little dance to reset his feet.
El Toro fails to land with a series of punches.
El Toro moves out of range of the strikes.
El Toro cracks Khan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Toro scores with a body shot.
El Toro slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Khan fails with an attempt to clinch.
El Toro throws an overhand right that lands on Khan's shoulder, as Khan tries to avoid the shot.
Khan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
El Toro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Khan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Khan misses with a looping left.
Good shot there by Khan.
Nice defenses there by Khan.
El Toro cracks Khan with an open hand slap.
A punch lands to the side of El Toro 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A cross from El Toro lands.
El Toro with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Khan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - El Toro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Khan throwing a counter right hand but El Toro manages to avoid it.
El Toro scores with the left hand. Khan knows he should have avoided that one.
A big right from Khan misses.
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
El Toro is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
El Toro swings widly with a right hand
and Khan counters with a stiff right hand.
El Toro swings widly with a right hand
letting Khan counter with a right hand.
Khan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Khan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
El Toro blocks a body shot from Khan.
Khan tries a body shot but El Toro blocks it.
Khan misses with some punches.
El Toro is trying to break free.
Khan has a couple of punches blocked by El Toro.
El Toro blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan has a couple of punches blocked by El Toro.
Khan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Khan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Khan misses with a body punch.
El Toro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Khan misses the target.
El Toro swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
El Toro throws an overhand right that lands on Khan's shoulder, as Khan tries to avoid the shot.
El Toro misses with a looping left.
A good leg kick by Khan.
El Toro closes the distance and clinches.
El Toro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Khan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
El Toro blocks an uppercut.
El Toro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
El Toro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Khan has him pressed against the cage.
El Toro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
El Toro moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan misses with a straight right.
El Toro is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
El Toro misses with a few strikes there.
El Toro walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Khan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
El Toro works the jab nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan swings for the body but El Toro moves out of range.
El Toro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Khan clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Khan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Khan struggles to land a body shot inside as El Toro controls his hands.
Khan misses with a punch on the inside.
El Toro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
El Toro breaks the clinch.
El Toro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Khan looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Khan misses with an uppercut
and El Toro counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Khan wants to land a leg kick but El Toro is out of range.
El Toro looks to land a combination but Khan avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Julio El Toro will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Julio El Toro's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
El Toro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Khan moves into the clinch.
Khan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khan lands a left hand.
Khan scores with a shot to the side of El Toro's head.
Khan keeps control of El Toro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
El Toro breaks from the clinch.
Khan with a hook.
Jab, jab by El Toro - just one landing.
El Toro scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Khan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from El Toro.
El Toro connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Khan momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
El Toro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khan moves away.
A lazy left from Khan finds it's target.
El Toro misses with an uppercut
and Khan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
El Toro is rocked!
El Toro connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Toro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck El Toro on the side of the head.
El Toro is still on wobbly legs! Can Khan finish him?
El Toro checks a leg kick.
El Toro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice body punch from Khan.
El Toro seems to have recovered his senses.
A jab from El Toro misses.
Khan throws a quick counter head kick but El Toro was just out of range.
El Toro scores with a jab. Khan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Khan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by El Toro.
Khan misses with a low kick.
El Toro takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
El Toro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Khan circles away quickly and effectively.
Good exchange - Khan coming out on top.
El Toro takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Khan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
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!
El Toro throws a nice looking combination but Khan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
El Toro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khan.
El Toro stuns Khan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Khan throws a sloppy head kick and El Toro moves out of range easily.
It seemed like El Toro was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Some bone on bone action there as Khan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Khan takes a swing at El Toro's ribcage but misses.
Khan throws a head kick that half lands.
El Toro is looking to clinch.
El Toro tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Khan is able to avoid easily.
El Toro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
El Toro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khan.
El Toro misses with a two punch combination.
El Toro throws a right hand that Khan ducks under and follows up with a left that Khan also avoids with ease.
El Toro is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Khan takes a swing at El Toro's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan throws the left hand but El Toro avoids the punch easily.
El Toro throws a combination that misses
and Khan counters by moving into the clinch.
Khan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Khan digs a right hand underneath El Toro's ribcage. El Toro let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khan.
Khan working aggressively here.
Khan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite El Toro's efforts to push away.
El Toro working hard to break the clinch.
El Toro is trying to force a seperation but Khan has the dominant position.
Khan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khan.
Khan misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Toro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
El Toro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
El Toro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khan manages to avoid it.
Khan slips a jab from El Toro.
El Toro throws a sloppy head kick
and Khan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
El Toro has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Khan finds it's way round the side to connect with El Toro's head.
El Toro lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Khan backs up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
El Toro misses with a body shot
enabling Khan to counter with a crisp jab.
Khan tries to clinch
and El Toro counters with a stiff right hand.
Khan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as El Toro throws out the jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by El Toro. That's going to slow Khan down.
El Toro takes one on the button.
A low kick from El Toro misses
and Khan counters with a shoot takedown. El Toro fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khan controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Genghis Khan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Khan 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 49:47
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 49:47
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Genghis Khan!
Genghis Khan retains his middleweight title!
Our winner, Genghis Khan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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