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CEC 498 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Datsik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and KJ Talley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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196 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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186 cm
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191 lbs
28 - 13 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Donnie Datsik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, KJ Talley!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talley throws a low kick but it's checked well by Datsik.
Datsik lands with a nice combination. Talley backs away looking to recover.
Talley avoids the head kick by Datsik.
Talley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Datsik looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Datsik drops his hands momentarily and Talley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Donnie Datsik has been cut.
Talley moves out of range of the leg kick from Datsik.
Jab from Datsik.
Donnie Datsik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Talley. Datsik does a little dance to reset his feet.
Datsik fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Talley on the side of the head.
A left and a right from Datsik both land. Nice combination.
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!
Talley throws out a loose jab but Datsik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Datsik tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Talley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Talley lands a jab.
Talley tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Datsik scores with a nice head shot.
Datsik throws out a loose jab but Talley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Talley lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Datsik misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Datsik swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Talley.
Talley takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Datsik needs to keep his hands up - Talley had a free shot at his head there.
Talley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Datsik.
Talley lands the left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Talley misses the target.
Datsik chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Talley lands with a good body shot.
Talley takes a jab right on the kisser.
A slapping body kick lands there for Datsik.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left lands for Datsik.
Datsik tests Talley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Talley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Datsik moves away.
Talley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Datsik.
Donk. Datsik catches Talley right on the button with a cross.
Talley takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Datsik feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Talley's calf.
Datsik misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Talley counter with a right hand.
Datsik scores with a body shot.
Datsik lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Datsik connects with a single shot there.
Talley swinging wildly here.
Datsik jabs at Talley's body.
Datsik forces Talley back against the cage and clinches.
Talley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Datsik swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Talley staying out of range there.
Datsik will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Talley looks to score with a jab to the body but Datsik is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Datsik throws an off balance right hand
and Talley makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Datsik takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Datsik scores with a nice body kick.
Talley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Datsik.
Talley just misses with a punch to the body.
Talley tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Datsik half committed to a counter leg kick.
Datsik misses with a body shot.
Talley was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Datsik looks to land a body kick but Talley moved away.
Talley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Datsik looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Datsik scores with a jab to the body.
Talley lands a leg kick that knocks Datsik off balance momentarily.
Datsik forces Talley back against the cage and clinches.
Datsik lands a left hand that snaps the head of Talley backwards.
Talley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Datsik scores with a leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Talley crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Datsik - the referee stops the clock and Talley gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Datsik. Talley manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Datsik ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Talley moves away.
Talley misses with an uppercut. Datsik saw that one coming.
Talley thows a body kick. Datsik tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Datsik steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Talley.
Datsik doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Talley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Datsik pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice uppercut lands for Datsik. That snapped Talley's head back.
Talley moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Talley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Talley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Talley misses with an uppercut
and Datsik counters with a big head kick but Talley shrugs it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Talley connects with a right hand. Datsik shakes it off.
Talley misses with a straight right.
Datsik pivots, looking for a leg kick but Talley is out of range and Datsik settles back down.
Datsik thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie Datsik dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Donnie Datsik's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Talley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Datsik.
Datsik punishes Talley's body with a nice straight punch.
Datsik looks to land a right hand but Talley moved out of range.
Talley cracks Datsik with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Talley throws a low kick but it's checked well by Datsik.
Some wild striking there from Datsik.
Datsik throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Talley to counter with a crisp jab.
Datsik getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Talley fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Datsik looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Talley throws out a loose jab but Datsik uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Datsik stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Datsik pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big right from Datsik misses.
Donnie Datsik is winning the standup battle so far.
Datsik feints and then cracks Talley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Talley down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Talley takes a swing at Datsik's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Datsik is looking to score with low kicks.
It seemed like Talley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Talley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Talley lands a right hook to the body.
Datsik takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Datsik misses with a hook to the body
and Talley counters with a right hand to the body.
Datsik moves out of range as Talley throws a body kick.
Datsik looks to land a body kick but Talley moved away.
Datsik throws a leg kick but Talley sees it coming and moves out of range.
Datsik checks a low kick from Talley.
Talley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Talley misses with an uppercut. Datsik saw that one coming.
Talley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Datsik was well out of range. Poor timing from Talley.
A telegraphed right hand from Datsik misses the target.
Datsik misses with a right hand
and Talley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
No joy there for Talley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Datsik misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Datsik smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Talley moves out of range of the body kick.
Datsik closes the distance but Talley moves to the side
and Talley counters with a series of strikes. Datsik will be more careful next time no doubt.
Talley lands a jab to the nose.
Talley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Talley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Talley misses the shot to the body.
Datsik swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Talley takes one to the side of the head.
Datsik 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.
Datsik fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Talley is out of range.
Datsik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Talley throws a predictable looking body shot
and Datsik cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
KJ Talley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Datsik avoids a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talley takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Talley checks a leg kick nicely.
Datsik avoids the body shot from Talley.
Datsik misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Talley.
Datsik lands a nice shot to the body.
Datsik fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Talley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A chopping leg kick lands by Talley.
Datsik swings for the body but Talley moves out of range.
Talley let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Datsik throws a shot from downtown. Talley moves away and avoids it.
Datsik takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Talley misses with the combination.
Datsik thuds his shin into the meat of Talley's side.
Datsik jabs Talley right on the nose. Talley blinks but takes it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Datsik scores with a hook to the body. Talley takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Talley misses with a jab to the body
and Datsik counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Talley misses the shot to the body.
Talley misses with an uppercut.
Datsik tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Talley manages to circle out of the way.
Talley closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Datsik catches Talley with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A good leg kick by Datsik.
Talley misses with a hook.
Datsik throws a shot from downtown. Talley moves away and avoids it.
Datsik tries a low kick but Talley avoids it.
Talley lands with a thumping leg kick.
Talley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Datsik throws out the jab.
Datsik jabs at Talley's body.
Talley misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Talley connects with a body shot that sends Datsik's belly button to the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Donnie Datsik will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Donnie Datsik's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Datsik stalks Talley and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Talley's face. Talley staggers backwards, shaken.
Talley lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Talley missing with a left hand there. Datsik was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Datsik drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Datsik tries to land a front kick but Talley steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Talley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Talley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Datsik is looking to counter with a body kick.
Datsik fails to land with a series of punches.
Talley throws out a counter right but Datsik avoids it with no problem.
Datsik tries to score with a low kick but Talley moves his leg out of the way.
Datsik takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Talley throws the kick towards the body but Datsik avoids it.
Talley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Datsik steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Talley.
Talley bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Talley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Datsik throws a right and a left that both miss.
Datsik throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Datsik takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Talley misses with a hook. Datsik ducked under it nicely.
Datsik throws a head kick but Talley moves out of range.
Talley jabs Datsik to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Talley connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Talley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Talley cracks Datsik with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Datsik on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Talley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Datsik manages to avoid it.
Datsik is looking to counter punch.
Talley throws a nice outside leg kick.
Datsik defending well as Talley loads up on a big left hand.
Datsik has his takedown stuffed
and Talley counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Datsik blocks a leg kick.
Datsik feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talley looks to score with a jab to the body but Datsik is just out of range.
Datsik dives in and scores a takedown into Talley's guard.
Talley working a defensive guard here.
Datsik trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Datsik lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Talley looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Datsik wants to control from the top but Talley keeps moving.
Datsik is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Talley is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
KJ Talley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Talley is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Talley stuns Datsik with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
An inside leg kick from Datsik misses.
Talley throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Talley has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Talley fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Talley feints and then cracks Datsik's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Datsik down.
Talley throws a hook but Datsik blocks it.
A big right from Datsik misses.
Datsik misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Datsik throws a push kick but Talley slaps the foot to one side.
Talley avoids the head kick by Datsik.
Talley is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Datsik with a body shot.
Datsik uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Talley.
Talley scores with a hook to the body. Datsik takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Donnie Datsik is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Datsik throws a lazy head kick
and Talley counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Talley loads up on a big right hand but Datsik slips the punch.
The crowd cheers as Talley lands an impressive looking overhand right. Datsik doesn't seem phased though.
Talley connects with a leg kick. Datsik looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Datsik jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Talley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Talley misses with a low kick as Datsik jumps back.
Datsik moves forwards but Talley connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Datsik moves into range and clinches up with Talley.
Datsik makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
KJ Talley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Datsik has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Donnie Datsik!
Donnie Datsik 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Roko Tiili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karol Mirowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tiili comes to the cage accompanied by Antti Railio - Halla ja etelätuuli. Mirowski has chosen Mercy as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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141 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Roko Tiili!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karol Mirowski!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mirowski blocks a leg kick.
Mirowski looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tiili looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Mirowski wants to sweep here but Tiili controlling him for the moment.
Tiili lands a couple of elbows.
Tiili throws a big right hand that misses.
Tiili 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.
Mirowski keeping moving, preventing Tiili from controlling successfully.
Tiili postures up in Mirowski's guard and throws a big left but Mirowski blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiili looking to pass the guard.
Mirowski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiili wants to control from the top but Mirowski keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tiili accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tiili trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tiili loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tiili throws a big elbow that misses.
Tiili is fighting to break Mirowski's control of his arms but Mirowski is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Tiili slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Tiili working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Mirowski managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Tiili.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiili tries to move to full mount but Mirowski actually manages to regain half guard.
Mirowski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mirowski manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Mirowski has Tiili pulled in close to control his posture.
Let's hope that Mirowski has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tiili loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tiili throws a strike but Mirowski rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiili has his hands on Mirowski's head, controlling the position.
Mirowski is looking to stand up but Tiili won't let him.
Mirowski preventing the sweep.
Tiili is working hard here to advance position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Mirowski controls from within his opponent's guard.
Tiili is pulling down on Mirowski's head to control his posture.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
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.
Mirowski controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mirowski connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tiili's hands.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mirowski misses with a body shot.
Tiili misses the jab.
Mirowski forces Tiili back against the cage and clinches.
Tiili lands with a short shot to the head.
Mirowski lands a hook that snaps the head of Tiili backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tiili.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roko Tiili dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mirowski moves out of range as Tiili strikes.
Tiili thuds his shin into the meat of Mirowski's side.
Mirowski takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tiili shoots for a double leg takedown but Mirowski sprawls well. He's pushed Tiili's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A cross from Mirowski lands.
Tiili shoots for a double leg takedown but Mirowski sprawls well. He's pushed Tiili's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tiili is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mirowski can do to turn this around?
Tiili tries to clinch but Mirowski moves out of range.
Tiili connects with an inside leg kick.
Mirowski moves out of range of the body kick from Tiili.
Mirowski scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mirowski misses with an uppercut.
Tiili looks for a takedown but Mirowski sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roko Tiili. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mirowski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A big left from Mirowski misses.
Tiili checks a leg kick.
Mirowski takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
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!
Tiili throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Tiili checks a low kick from Mirowski.
The crowd cheers as Tiili lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mirowski doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiili dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mirowski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tiili.
Mirowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tiili was well out of range. Poor timing from Mirowski.
Tiili throws a lazy body kick
and Mirowski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Mirowski misses its intended target.
Tiili misses with a leg kick
letting Mirowski counter with a right hand.
Mirowski looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tiili lunges at Mirowski with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mirowski's hand.
Tiili shoots in looking for a takedown but Mirowski manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tiili's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tiili buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mirowski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tiili.
Mirowski connects with a right hand. Tiili shakes it off.
Tiili lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mirowski gets caught flat footed, as Tiili shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Mirowski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mirowski manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tiili manages to get himself to full guard.
Tiili is trying to control the position but Mirowski postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mirowski 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.
Mirowski wants to stand and escape but instead Tiili has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Tiili stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mirowski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mirowski pulls Tiili in close to his closed guard and prevents Tiili from doing any damage or advancing position.
Tiili missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiili stopping the sweep attempt from Mirowski.
Tiili throws a strike but Mirowski rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tiili not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tiili 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.
Tiili pulls Mirowski in close to his closed guard and prevents Mirowski from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mirowski slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Roko Tiili overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tiili controls Mirowski momentarily but Mirowski frees himself.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Roko Tiili will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Tiili stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mirowski tries to clinch up.
A lazy left from Tiili finds it's target.
Tiili connects with a nice looking jab.
Mirowski on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mirowski lands with a right hand.
Tiili scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tiili throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mirowski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mirowski lands a body shot.
Mirowski's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tiili connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mirowski scrambles back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiili feints and then cracks Mirowski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mirowski down.
Tiili takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mirowski throws a right and a left that both miss.
As Mirowski backs away, Tiili returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Tiili uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mirowski.
Mirowski throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tiili.
Roko Tiili seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiili takes a swing at Mirowski's ribcage but misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tiili. That's going to slow Mirowski down.
Tiili misses with a hook to the body
and Mirowski counters with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mirowski just misses with a punch to the body.
Tiili tried to score with a low kick but Mirowski checks it.
Mirowski's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tiili under the eye.
Tiili defending well as Mirowski loads up on a big left hand.
Tiili feinted with a counter takedown.
Mirowski lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tiili throws a leg kick but Mirowski sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Karol Mirowski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tiili connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mirowski misses with a hook.
Tiili keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tiili shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mirowski manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Tiili tries to free his leg and advance position but Mirowski is retaining full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tiili's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tiili accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tiili throwing strikes but missing.
Tiili throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiili postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mirowski keeping full guard, as Tiili tries to pass.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tiili with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tiili looking to pass the guard.
Mirowski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tiili loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tiili in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mirowski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tiili.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiili passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Tiili trying to control the action but Mirowski is working from the bottom.
Tiili postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Roko Tiili is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tiili sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Mirowski is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Mirowski is looking for a sweep.
Tiili sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Mirowski is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Tiili in side control, throwing shots but Mirowski defends.
Tiili scores with punches from side control.
Tiili trying to control the position but Mirowski is working away.
Karol Mirowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mirowski stops Tiili from passing to mount.
Tiili working away.
Tiili fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Tiili working the ground and pound but Mirowski is defending the strikes.
Mirowski taking a bit of punishment here - Tiili scoring with strikes.
Tiili scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Mirowski to see if he's OK.
Tiili lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Mirowski down.
Tiili wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mirowski keeps working.
Mirowski is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Tiili off and has taken his back!
And that's the end of the fight!
Roko Tiili showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tiili, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roko Tiili!
Roko Tiili decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Liquid Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jose Aldo was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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30
158 lbs
15 - 11 - 1 |
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36
145 lbs
39 - 34 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Liquid Gold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 34 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jose Aldo!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gold as he jumps to the side.
Aldo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Gold!
Aldo in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
We've been hearing good reports from Gold'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.
Aldo landing a few strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aldo trying to control the action but Gold is working from the bottom.
Aldo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Aldo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gold is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gold stops Aldo from passing to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold is trying to control Aldo's posture but Aldo avoids it.
Aldo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Aldo wants to control but Gold is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aldo controls the position.
Gold stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gold is trying to get back to half guard.
Aldo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Gold takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Gold regains half guard.
Gold is refusing to be controlled, as Aldo sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Aldo manages to pass to mount!
Aldo landing strikes, looking to finish!
Aldo with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Aldo throws some wild stikes that Gold manages to avoid easily.
Aldo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gold is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gold is desperately trying to improve his position but Aldo has a good base and remains in mount.
Aldo wants to finish this one by submission but Gold is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Aldo.
Gold avoids a series of strikes thrown by Aldo.
Aldo punching from mount but Gold doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Gold is wriggling around trying to escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Aldo goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Gold is on top in guard.
Gold is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Aldo dominated that round.
That's time! Gold's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gold misses with a hook.
Aldo has his takedown stuffed
and Aldo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gold slips a jab and a cross from Aldo.
Aldo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aldo tests Gold's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Aldo throws a head kick that misses.
Aldo has his takedown stuffed
and Aldo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A head kick by Aldo misses
and Gold counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Aldo tries to bum rush Gold with a series of wild strikes but Gold uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo scores with a nice right hand.
Aldo darts in trying to clinch
and Gold counters with a stiff right hand.
Aldo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gold manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A jab lands there for Gold.
Gold chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Aldo can pounce on him.
Aldo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Aldo misses with an uppercut.
Gold is looking to counter punch.
Aldo shoots in but Gold avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Liquid Gold has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Aldo.
Aldo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aldo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gold slips a jab from Aldo.
Aldo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gold keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Aldo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gold under the eye.
Aldo gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Gold counter with a right hand.
Aldo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Liquid Gold is winning the standup battle so far.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gold swats away the attempt to clinch by Aldo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo tries to clinch
and Gold counters with a body kick that stops Aldo in his tracks momentarily.
Aldo fails to land with a series of punches.
Gold throws a big counter combination but Aldo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Aldo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gold swivels and escapes.
Jose Aldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aldo tries for a takedown but Gold circles away easily
and Gold counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aldo is breathing heavily.
Aldo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gold counters with a straight right hand.
Aldo misses with a leg kick.
Aldo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Aldo scores with a decent looking hook.
Aldo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Aldo throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo stopping the sweep attempt from Gold.
Aldo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Aldo trying to control but Gold is working from the bottom.
Aldo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gold keeping moving, preventing Aldo from controlling successfully.
Gold trying to control the position here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Aldo looking to sit in guard and control but Gold gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold won't allow Aldo to sweep him here.
Gold is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Aldo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gold defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liquid Gold dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Gold takes a swing at Aldo's ribcage but misses.
Aldo moves into range and clinches up with Gold.
Still in the clinch, Aldo scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Aldo.
Aldo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Aldo tightens his grip and picks Gold up, before dumping him to the ground. Gold manages to land in guard.
Gold is pulling down on Aldo's head. It's preventing any offense from Aldo, at least for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Aldo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jose Aldo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Aldo with a nice head shot there.
Aldo looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Aldo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Aldo 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.
Aldo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Aldo looking to pass the guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Aldo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aldo lunges at Gold with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gold's hand.
A slapping body kick lands there for Gold.
Liquid Gold is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gold circles away from the clinch attempt
and Aldo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aldo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gold swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Aldo walks into a straight right hand from Gold.
Aldo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Aldo wants to clinch
and Gold counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gold turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Aldo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Aldo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gold counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Liquid Gold has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Aldo.
Gold tries to bum rush Aldo with a series of wild strikes but Aldo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Aldo tries to clinch up but Gold circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick from Aldo lands but Gold takes it in his stride.
A shot to the liver by Gold. Beautiful body shot.
Gold thuds his right hand into Aldo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gold ducks under a wild hook from Aldo.
Aldo moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aldo tries to clinch
and Aldo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aldo looks to score with a jab to the body but Gold is just out of range.
A lazy left from Gold finds it's target.
Gold scores with a jab. Aldo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice body kick from Aldo.
Gold scores with a crisp jab that stopped Aldo in his tracks.
Gold lands a jab.
Gold tries to sprawl but Aldo drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Aldo thows a huge punch but Gold dodges it nicely.
Gold blocking the ground and pound attempt from Aldo.
Gold wants to get back to full guard.
Aldo looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Liquid Gold.
I think Gold has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liquid Gold!
Our winner, Liquid Gold, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sean Juan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arlan Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arlan Castro 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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37
168 lbs
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35
165 lbs
22 - 12 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Sean Juan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arlan Castro!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Juan.
Juan misses with a takedown
and Castro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Castro swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Juan counters with a solid body kick.
Castro scores with a jab.
Castro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Juan. That did some damage!
Juan looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Castro manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Juan keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
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!
Castro is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Juan breaks from the clinch.
Juan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Juan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Castro moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Juan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Castro misses with a wild combination.
Juan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Castro takes a swing at Juan's ribcage but misses.
Castro throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Juan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Juan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Castro defends well and Juan ends up having to push Castro into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Castro moves into range and connects with a jab.
Castro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Castro.
Castro connects with a good right hand that stumbles Juan. Juan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Juan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Tōshi in the buildup to the fight.
Castro keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Castro lands a nice shot to the body.
Castro misses with a hook
and Juan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castro defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Juan.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Juan is defended easily by Castro.
Juan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Castro.
Castro pivots, looking for a leg kick but Juan is out of range and Castro settles back down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Castro.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Juan.
Castro tries to sprawl but Juan drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Castro is looking for a sweep. Juan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Castro throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Juan trying to mount his opponent but Castro defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro is looking to control Juan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Castro avoid being mounted?
Juan stalling away here and it's allowed Castro to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Juan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Juan slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Castro struggling a bit here.
Castro stops Juan from passing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juan tries to advance position but instead Castro slips a leg back in to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Castro is controlling Juan's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Juan is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Juan scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Castro?
Castro is squirming around, avoiding Juan's attempts to control the action.
Castro prevents Juan from taking his back.
Castro really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arlan Castro dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Juan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Castro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Arlan Castro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Castro scores with a jab. Juan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Castro looks to throw the jab but Juan is out of range.
Castro stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Castro wants it to stay on the feet.
Castro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Juan.
Juan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Castro defends well and Juan ends up having to push Castro into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Juan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Castro tries to bum rush Juan with a series of wild strikes but Juan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Juan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Castro throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Castro.
Castro lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro leaves Juan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Juan walks into a straight right hand from Castro.
Castro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A solid leg kick lands there for Castro.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Juan.
Juan closes the distance and clinches up with Castro, looking for a takedown. Juan pushes Castro against the cage but Castro circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Castro. No joy for Juan on that attempt.
Castro tries a head kick but it misses.
Juan dives in and grabs Castro's left leg, looking for a takedown. Castro pushes down on Juan's head and hops out.
Juan misses with a takedown attempt - Castro sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Castro.
Castro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro throws out a powerful jab.
Castro lands a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castro stuns Juan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Juan.
It seemed like Castro was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Castro misses with a shot to the body
and Juan counters with a nice uppercut.
Castro scores with a nice strike.
A nice inside leg kick there by Castro. That's going to slow Juan down.
Castro cracks the inside of Juan's front leg.
Castro's jab looks to have found its range, popping Juan under the eye.
Juan loads up on a big right hand but Castro slips the punch.
Castro loads up on a big right hand but Juan slips the punch.
Castro takes a swing at Juan's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juan moves out of range as Castro strikes.
Castro fakes the leg kick and cracks Juan in the body.
Castro scores with a kick to the midsection.
Castro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Juan moves away.
Juan dodges the punch combination from Castro.
Juan shoots in for a double leg but Castro sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
No luck for Juan with that takedown attempt.
Castro tries a quick counter leg kick but Juan is wise to it.
Juan misses with a takedown attempt - Castro sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Castro.
Castro lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castro throws a shot to the body.
Castro throws a looping overhand right but Juan ducks down to avoid it.
Castro throws a series of punches but Juan moves out of range.
Castro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Juan. That did some damage!
Castro jabs at Juan's body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Castro throws a quick inside leg kick.
Juan misses with a takedown attempt
letting Castro counter with a right hand.
Castro punishes Juan's body with a nice straight punch.
Castro checks the leg kick nicely there.
Castro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Arlan Castro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Castro leaves Juan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Castro is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Juan rather than just go for the knockout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Juan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arlan Castro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Juan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Castro counters with a left to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Castro. No joy for Juan on that attempt.
Castro swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Juan dives in and grabs Castro's left leg, looking for a takedown. Castro pushes down on Juan's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Juan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good leg kick by Castro there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Castro jabs at Juan's body.
Juan looks for a takedown but Castro sprawls well.
Juan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Castro punishes Juan's body with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juan defending well as Castro loads up on a big left hand.
A swing and a miss from Castro.
Nice sprawl there from Castro as Juan shoots in.
Castro scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Juan doesn't seem bothered though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Castro displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Juan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Castro throws a leg kick which misses Juan's front leg but catches the back leg as Juan tries to avoid it.
Juan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Castro lands with a nice body punch.
Castro throws a front kick that sends Juan stumbling back into the cage.
Castro lands a leg kick that knocks Juan off balance momentarily.
Castro gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Castro has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Sean Juan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro keeping full guard, as Juan tries to pass.
Castro looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Juan pushing down on Castro's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Castro is positioning himself well to prevent Juan advancing to mount.
Castro is trying to control but can't.
Juan is looking for a kimura here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castro manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Juan keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Juan backwards.
Castro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Castro fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Juan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Castro throws a head kick that Juan semi-blocks.
Castro connects with a good right hand that stumbles Juan. Juan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Both fighters circling a little - Juan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Juan goes for a double leg but Castro avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Castro continues to drive forward.
Castro slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Juan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Juan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Castro.
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!
Castro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Castro thuds a left hand into Juan's body.
Castro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Castro scores with a crisp jab that stopped Juan in his tracks.
Juan shoots in and gets a takedown into Castro's guard.
Castro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Arlan Castro is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Juan tries to free his leg and advance position but Castro is retaining full guard.
Castro escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Juan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Castro is trying to keep Juan in close.
Juan wants to pass the guard but Castro is keeping the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arlan Castro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Castro 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 26:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arlan Castro!
In his post fight interview, Arlan Castro started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andrey Tutov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aiden Preston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tutov's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 7B - Young Winds. Preston has chosen Fuckin Problem as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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144 lbs
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36
145 lbs
35 - 19 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrey Tutov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aiden Preston!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Preston fails to land with a series of punches.
Preston getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tutov misses with the combination.
A head kick misses from Tutov.
Preston throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tutov lands a right hook to the body.
Preston scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Preston attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Preston waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tutov.
Preston throws a jab but it's blocked by Tutov.
Preston 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.
Tutov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tutov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Preston.
Tutov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A leg kick checked by Tutov.
Tutov swings for the body but Preston moves out of range.
Tutov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Preston misses with an uppercut
and Tutov counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Preston gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tutov.
Tutov slowing the pace effectively.
Tutov dodges an elbow strike from Preston.
Tutov's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Tutov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Preston is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Preston just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tutov's brow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tutov.
Tutov avoids the elbow strike from Preston, against the cage.
Preston doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters up against the cage, Preston throws an elbow but misses.
Preston working aggressively here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Preston obliges.
Preston tries a body shot but Tutov blocks it.
Preston blocks a body shot from Tutov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Preston scores with a nice hook to the head.
Preston comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Andrey Tutov has been cut.
Tutov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Preston up against the cage.
Preston looking to throw knees to the head but Tutov is blocking nicely.
Preston has a couple of punches blocked by Tutov.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tutov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tutov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Preston blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tutov.
A short right from Tutov on the inside.
Tutov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Tutov.
Tutov pushes Preston back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Preston tries a body shot but Tutov blocks it.
Tutov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Tutov fails to land.
Tutov is pushing Preston up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tutov blocks the elbow strike.
Preston letting Tutov take a breather here.
Preston tries a knee to the head but Tutov blocks it.
Tutov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Tutov.
Tutov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Tutov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Preston misses with a punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tutov.
Tutov blocks an elbow strike from Preston.
Tutov avoids a wild elbow strike from Preston.
Preston is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tutov is defending well for now.
Tutov throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Tutov.
A hook to the body from Tutov.
Preston lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Come on Tutov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Preston crunches a lovely knee into Tutov's ribcage.
Preston lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tutov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tutov taking a breather.
Preston goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tutov.
Preston misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tutov.
Preston with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tutov lands with a left to the head.
Preston fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tutov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Preston lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aiden Preston will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Andrey Tutov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Good standup being displayed there by Tutov as he connects with a hook.
Tutov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Preston was well out of range. Poor timing from Tutov.
Tutov is looking to slow Preston down with leg kicks.
Tutov feints and then cracks Preston's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Preston down.
Preston blocks a low kick nicely.
Preston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tutov manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Preston.
Preston moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Preston avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Preston moves away from the strike by Tutov.
Tutov is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Preston misses with a left hand
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Tutov counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Preston throws a body shot but no joy.
Preston throws a big shot that misses.
Preston throws a head kick that misses.
Tutov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Preston throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Tutov counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Preston throws a lazy right hand but Tutov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tutov throws a head kick that misses.
Preston buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tutov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tutov has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Tutov keeps the fight on the outside.
Preston tries a head kick but it misses.
Tutov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tutov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tutov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sloppy strikes from Preston. Those never looked like landing.
Preston throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tutov.
Preston darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Preston throws a head kick that misses.
Tutov misses with a low kick.
Tutov tries to score with a low kick but Preston moves his leg out of the way.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tutov checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Preston. Those never looked like landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick by Preston misses
and Tutov counters with a right hand to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Preston, as that shot connected.
Andrey Tutov is winning the standup battle so far.
Preston throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tutov throws a big counter combination but Preston scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Tutov connects with a leg kick. Preston looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Preston takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tutov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Preston stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tutov.
Preston clobbers Tutov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tutov throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Preston counter with a right hand.
Tutov throws a low kick, looking for Preston's leg but Preston calmly moves out of range.
Preston dips to his left and cracks Tutov with an uppercut!
Tutov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Preston's sensitive parts.
Tutov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Preston tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Preston takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Preston throws a push kick but Tutov slaps the foot to one side.
Tutov throws an overhand right that lands on Preston's shoulder, as Preston tries to avoid the shot.
Preston misses with a head kick.
Preston connects with a crisp jab.
Tutov takes a swing at Preston's ribcage but misses.
Tutov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Preston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tutov moves away.
Preston throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tutov avoids the head kick by Preston.
Preston throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tutov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Preston loads up on a big right hand but Tutov slips the punch.
Tutov scores with a jab.
Preston tries a low kick but Tutov avoids it.
Preston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tutov was well out of range. Poor timing from Preston.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tutov.
Tutov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tutov lands the left hand.
Tutov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Preston avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tutov blocks a leg kick.
Preston misses with a low kick.
Preston pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tutov back to the cage. Preston follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Preston. That's going to slow Tutov down.
Tutov throws a push kick but Preston slaps the foot to one side.
Tutov slips under a jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Tutov misses its target.
Tutov scores with a jab. Preston acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tutov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A nice leg kick lands there from Preston.
Preston tries to clinch up.
Tutov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Preston checks a low kick from Tutov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Andrey Tutov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Andrey Tutov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Tutov tried to score with a low kick but Preston checks it.
Preston takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tutov throws out a loose jab but Preston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Preston connects with a nice looking jab.
Preston misses with an uppercut
and Tutov counters with a nice uppercut.
Tutov throws a looping overhand right but Preston ducks down to avoid it.
Preston misses with a body shot.
Tutov appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tutov looks for the body kick but Preston saw that one coming.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tutov.
Preston takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Preston throws a head kick but Tutov moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tutov sizes up Preston with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Preston misses with the body kick
and Tutov counters with a nice body kick.
Preston on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tutov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Preston's head backwards.
Tutov lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Preston misses the target.
Preston needs to keep his hands up - Tutov had a free shot at his head there.
Preston uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tutov has time to react.
Preston is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aiden Preston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Preston lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tutov at a distance.
Tutov connects with a crisp jab.
Preston smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tutov misses with a hook to the body
and Preston counters with a nice uppercut.
Tutov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Preston throws a sloppy head kick and Tutov moves out of range easily.
Preston's corner calls for a 1-2. Preston obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Preston misses with a combination
and Tutov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tutov throws a head kick that misses.
Tutov walks into a left hand.
Tutov throws a leg kick but Preston sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tutov connects with an inside leg kick.
Preston misses with a hook.
Preston pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tutov looks to score with a jab to the body but Preston is just out of range.
Preston wants to clinch.
Preston tries to land a front kick but Tutov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Preston takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tutov does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tutov lands a head kick. Preston smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Preston swings widly with a right hand
and Preston takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tutov scores with a punch to the head.
Preston does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Preston missing with a left hand there. Tutov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Preston misses with a hook. Tutov ducked under it nicely.
No joy there for Tutov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Preston throws a head kick but Tutov moves out of range.
Tutov throws a shot to the body.
Tutov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tutov ducks under a wild hook from Preston.
Tutov looks for the body kick but Preston saw that one coming.
Preston throws a head kick that misses.
Preston defending well as Tutov loads up on a big left hand.
Preston looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tutov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Preston misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tutov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Preston.
Tutov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Preston! But no joy.
Tutov throws a shot from downtown. Preston moves away and avoids it.
Tutov slips a jab from Preston.
Tutov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Preston misses the jab.
Tutov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Prestons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tutov takes a swing at Preston's ribcage but misses.
Preston swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tutov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Preston fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tutov.
Preston connects with a high kick.
Preston throws a leg kick which misses Tutov's front leg but catches the back leg as Tutov tries to avoid it.
Preston throws a head kick that misses
and Tutov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Preston thinking.
Tutov thuds his right hand into Preston's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrey Tutov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tutov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Grin Ribber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tarik Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ribber comes to the cage accompanied by Ay Ay Ay. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Grin Ribber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Tarik Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribber throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Ribber gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Ribber won't allow it.
Ribber misses with the head strike.
Ribber lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson's coach down at LOD-Guts & Glory Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Johnson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Johnson connects with a jab.
Ribber throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Ribber throws a leg kick which misses Johnson's front leg but catches the back leg as Johnson tries to avoid it.
Ribber moves into range and clinches up with Johnson.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ribber loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Ribber staying out of range there.
Johnson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ribber misses with a straight left.
Johnson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson lands a lovely overhand right.
Sloppy strikes from Johnson. Those never looked like landing.
Ribber connects with a right hand. Johnson shakes it off.
Ribber fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribber throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ribber closes the distance and clinches.
Ribber tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ribber. Ribber obviously looking to wear him down.
Ribber connects with the punch.
Johnson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Johnson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ribber is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ribber connects with an inside leg kick.
Johnson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ribber is looking to counter with head kicks.
Johnson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ribber counters with a stiff right hand.
Tarik Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ribber connects with a single shot there.
Ribber ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Ribber slips the punch.
Johnson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ribber scores with a nice right hand.
Ribber connects with a body shot that sends Johnson's belly button to the back.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Johnson, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ribber counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Grin Ribber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tarik Johnson.
Johnson misses with a right hand
and Ribber counters with a good low kick that Johnson was not able to check.
Johnson looks winded!
Johnson avoids a kick to the body.
Ribber feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Johnson's calf.
Ribber moves into the clinch.
Ribber misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Johnson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ribber is defending well.
Ribber lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson wants to break free but Ribber has control.
Ribber pushes Johnson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Ribber won't allow it.
Johnson tries to circle away but Ribber has him pinned against the cage.
Ribber has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
A shot in the inside from Ribber.
Ribber lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Johnson is rocked!
Ribber lands a shoulder strike.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Ribber finish him?
Ribber makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ribber.
Ribber is leaning against Johnson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ribber tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ribber misses with the head strike.
Johnson has Ribber pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ribber manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Johnson seems to have recovered his senses.
Ribber misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ribber.
Ribber misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Ribber.
Johnson tries to score a body lock takedown but Ribber shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Johnson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ribber fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ribber looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A little jabbing left from Johnson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ribber feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Johnsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Johnson misses with a left hand
and Ribber counters with a solid body kick.
Ribber scores with a sloppy right hand. Johnson should have avoided that one.
Ribber cracks Johnson on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Johnson falls backwards against the cage. Ribber follows up with more strikes that drop Johnson to his knees. Ribber keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Johnson! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grin Ribber!
Grin Ribber spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
Tarik Johnson spoke after the fight, saying 'I tried my best, i think this may be my last fight, i would like to thank everybody that helped me get to where i am today.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jolly Leg Byrd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunter Vogler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Vogler's choice of entrance music: Durchblick - Mach Dich Locker. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jolly Leg Byrd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gunter Vogler!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vogler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vogler scores with a jab to the jaw.
Byrd misses with a kick to the body.
Vogler scoring well with a low kick there.
An inside leg kick from Byrd misses.
Vogler throws a right hand that misses
and Byrd counters with a right hand to the body.
Byrd tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vogler is able to avoid easily.
Byrd slips under a jab.
Byrd tries a low kick but Vogler avoids it.
Byrd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vogler.
Vogler looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Byrd misses with an uppercut. Vogler saw that one coming.
Vogler drops his hands momentarily and Byrd takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Vogler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Byrd was well out of range. Poor timing from Vogler.
Byrd scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Byrd thows a leg kick but Vogler checks it
and Vogler counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vogler throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Vogler as Byrd shoots in.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Byrd enables Vogler to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Byrd manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Byrd is looking for a triangle but Vogler pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrd has control of Vogler's left arm, preventing Vogler from doing any damage.
Vogler looking to sit in guard and control but Byrd gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Byrd trying to control but Vogler is working from the bottom.
Byrd definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Byrd wants to pass the guard but Vogler is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Vogler is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Byrd defends well.
Vogler looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Byrd has picked Vogler up and slammed him! Vogler can't keep hold of the triangle and Byrd manages to pass to side control!
Byrd has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Vogler!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vogler is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrd fails to advance to Vogler's back.
Byrd wants to control the pace but Vogler is squirming around nicely.
Byrd moves to the back position.
Vogler defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Byrd's arms.
Vogler is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Byrd off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Byrd controlling well, preventing Vogler from escaping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in a bad position, Vogler is controlling the hands, preventing any submission attempts.
Byrd avoiding Vogler 's attempts to control his hands.
Vogler wants to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jolly Leg Byrd will probably get the nod.
That's time! Byrd's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Byrd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vogler manages to avoid it.
Vogler throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Byrd misses the shot to the body.
Gunter Vogler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Byrd motions for Vogler to come forward. Byrd throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vogler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vogler throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Byrd thuds his shin into the meat of Vogler's side.
Good leg kick by Byrd there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Byrd throws a low kick, looking for Vogler's leg but Vogler calmly moves out of range.
Vogler now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Vogler throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vogler tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vogler swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Byrd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Byrd misses with a looping left.
Byrd lands a right hook to the body.
Byrd looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Vogler connects with a leg kick. Byrd looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Byrd on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Byrd avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Byrd.
Byrd chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vogler can pounce on him.
Vogler misses with an uppercut.
Byrd staying out of range there.
Vogler swings for the body but Byrd moves out of range.
Byrd throws a jab when Vogler was well out of range.
Byrd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vogler throws a body kick that misses.
Vogler misses with a looping left.
Byrd moves out of range of the body kick.
Vogler moves out of range as Byrd strikes.
Byrd pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Byrd throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vogler lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Horrible takedown attempt by Vogler or perhaps it was just good defense by Byrd, which made it look bad.
Byrd tries to clinch there but Vogler circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrd moves in looking to clinch but Vogler pushes him off.
Vogler now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Byrd checks a leg kick nicely.
Vogler bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Byrd's head.
Vogler lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vogler goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Byrd keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Byrd throws a push kick but Vogler slaps the foot to one side.
Byrd slips a jab from Vogler.
Byrd tries to counter with a takedown but Vogler is quick to defend against it.
A big left from Byrd misses.
Vogler throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Byrd sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Byrd half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Byrd delivers a nice body kick.
Byrd throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vogler's waist but Vogler gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Byrd off to one side.
A leg kick checked by Byrd.
Byrd slips a jab from Vogler.
Byrd ducks under a wild hook from Vogler.
Byrd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vogler was well out of range. Poor timing from Byrd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vogler looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Byrd changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Byrd misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Byrd connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A swing and a miss from Byrd.
Byrd scores with a nice head shot.
Byrd lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vogler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Byrd is looking to counter punch.
Byrd misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vogler throws a fast counter high kick but Byrd manages to duck under it in time.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Vogler!
Byrd throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Vogler throws a looping overhand right but Byrd ducks down to avoid it.
Byrd stuns Vogler with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Byrd darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Vogler misses the body punch
and Byrd counters with a good low kick that Vogler was not able to check.
Byrd fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vogler checks it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byrd turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vogler takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Vogler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Byrd.
Byrd throws out a loose jab but Vogler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vogler looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vogler tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vogler fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vogler lands with a slapping head kick.
Byrd looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vogler stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Byrd.
Byrd looks to score with a jab to the body but Vogler is just out of range.
Byrd throws a hook but Vogler blocks it.
Byrd has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vogler.
Byrd throws the kick towards the body but Vogler avoids it.
Byrd moves out of range of the body kick from Vogler.
Vogler feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Byrd's calf.
Byrd showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vogler.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gunter Vogler will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Vogler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Byrd was well out of range. Poor timing from Vogler.
Vogler takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Byrd bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Byrd takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A head kick misses from Vogler.
Vogler misses with a straight right.
Byrd dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Byrd lands with a hook. Vogler tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Vogler fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A big left from Vogler misses.
Vogler looks to throw the jab but Byrd is out of range.
Byrd throwing a counter right hand but Vogler manages to avoid it.
Byrd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vogler was well out of range. Poor timing from Byrd.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Byrd, right into the meat.
Byrd 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.
Byrd lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vogler fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Vogler will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrd misses with a wild body shot.
Byrd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vogler feints a counter leg kick.
Byrd checks the leg kick.
Vogler stuns Byrd with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vogler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Byrd thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Vogler if he has to take too many more of those.
A nice leg kick lands there from Byrd.
Vogler has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Byrd.
Vogler's jab looks to have found its range, popping Byrd under the eye.
Byrd misses with a hook.
Byrd avoids the head kick by Vogler.
Vogler slips under a jab.
Vogler takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Vogler looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Byrd throws a nice inside leg kick.
Byrd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vogler.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vogler.
As Vogler backs away, Byrd returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Byrd tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vogler is able to avoid easily.
Vogler connects with a crisp jab.
Vogler throws the left hand but Byrd avoids the punch easily.
Vogler steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Byrd. That one must have hurt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Byrd.
Byrd cracks Vogler with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Byrd moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice defenses there by Vogler.
Vogler takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Byrd buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Byrd connects with a leg kick. Vogler looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Vogler has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vogler there as he acknowledges the shot.
Vogler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A good leg kick by Vogler.
Vogler throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vogler misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Byrd.
Vogler takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vogler on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vogler throws an overhand right that lands on Byrd's shoulder, as Byrd tries to avoid the shot.
Vogler scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice defenses there by Vogler.
Vogler is trying to counter with his kicks.
Byrd ducks under a wild hook from Vogler.
Byrd blocks a head kick by Vogler.
Vogler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Byrd.
Byrd lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vogler's sensitive parts.
Byrd chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A solid body kick from Byrd.
Byrd turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A big right from Byrd misses.
Byrd with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byrd avoids the body shot from Vogler.
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!
Byrd lands a front kick.
Vogler's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Byrd tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vogler scores with a spinning back kick!
Vogler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Byrd.
Byrd throws an overhand right that lands on Vogler's shoulder, as Vogler tries to avoid the shot.
Vogler throws a good cross that connects.
Byrd throws a low kick, looking for Vogler's leg but Vogler calmly moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Byrd darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Vogler misses with a kick to the body.
Byrd ducks under a wild hook from Vogler.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Byrd fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vogler.
Byrd throws a solid leg kick but Vogler takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Byrd.
Byrd walks into a jab.
Vogler cracks Byrd with an open hand slap.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jolly Leg Byrd showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Byrd 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jolly Leg Byrd!
A pretty intense looking Jolly Leg Byrd took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Simba Burns Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ada Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burns Jr comes to the cage accompanied by Thuggish Ruggish Bone. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
44 - 25 - 2, fighting out of London, Simba Burns Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ada Reyes!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reyes doesn't manage to clinch there - Burns Jr circles away.
Burns Jr takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Burns Jr connects with a solid leg kick.
A low kick from Burns Jr misses
and Reyes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Burns Jr cracks Reyes with an open hand slap.
Burns Jr throws a wild body kick that Reyes sees coming a mile off.
Burns Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A lazy left from Burns Jr finds it's target.
An inside leg kick from Burns Jr misses.
Burns Jr throws a lazy body kick
and Reyes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Burns Jr thinking.
Reyes misses with a wild body shot.
A cross from Reyes lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burns Jr throws a leg kick which misses Reyes's front leg but catches the back leg as Reyes tries to avoid it.
Reyes misses the shot to the body.
As Reyes backs away, Burns Jr returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Reyes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burns Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Reyes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns Jr avoids the body shot from Reyes.
A low kick from Burns Jr misses
and Reyes counters with a straight right hand.
Burns Jr seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Burns Jr tries to land a front kick but Reyes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Reyes! But no joy.
Reyes moves out of range of the leg kick from Burns Jr.
Burns Jr throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Burns Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reyes.
Reyes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burns Jr.
Reyes walks forward, straight into a front kick from Burns Jr.
Reyes scores with a hook to the body. Burns Jr takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Burns Jr tried to score with a low kick but Reyes checks it.
Reyes throws a shot to the body.
Reyes lands a nice shot that snaps Burns Jr's head back.
Reyes moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reyes slips a straight right by Burns Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns Jr throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Burns Jr throws a body punch but Reyes moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Burns Jr. That snapped Reyes's head back.
Burns Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Reyes wants to clinch
and Burns Jr counters with a leg kick.
Burns Jr scores with a kick to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Burns Jr as he connects with a hook.
Reyes tries to work over Burns Jr's front leg with a kick but Burns Jr checks it.
Reyes takes a swing at Burns Jr's ribcage but misses.
Reyes misses with a head kick.
Burns Jr misses with a low kick.
Reyes tries a quick counter leg kick but Burns Jr is wise to it.
Burns Jr lands a leg kick that knocks Reyes off balance momentarily.
An inside leg kick lands from Burns Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Burns Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Burns Jr.
Burns Jr thows a leg kick but Reyes checks it
letting Reyes counter with a right hand.
Burns Jr misses with a left hand
and Reyes counters with an inside leg kick.
Burns Jr throws a leg kick but Reyes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Burns Jr takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Burns Jr is breathing heavily.
Burns Jr fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Reyes throws a jab but it's blocked by Burns Jr.
Reyes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Reyes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burns Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Reyes.
Burns Jr appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Reyes misses the jab.
Reyes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Burns Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burns Jr fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Reyes is out of range.
Reyes has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Reyes. That did some damage!
Burns Jr connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Reyes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Burns Jr.
Reyes tries a low kick but Burns Jr avoids it.
Nice uppercut there from Reyes.
Burns Jr is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nice jab there from Burns Jr.
Reyes misses with a leg kick.
Burns Jr lands a leg kick that knocks Reyes off balance momentarily.
Reyes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Burns Jr. That's going to slow Reyes down.
Burns Jr throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reyes lands a jab to Burns Jr's midsection.
Reyes just misses with a punch to the body.
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 Simba Burns Jr will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Reyes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Burns Jr at a distance.
Reyes throws a half hearted mid kick.
Burns Jr is looking to land body kicks.
Burns Jr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Burns Jr thows a leg kick but Reyes checks it
and Reyes counters with a right hand to the body.
Burns Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A low kick from Burns Jr misses
and Reyes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Reyes lands a big right hand that sends Burns Jr crashing to the mat! Reyes stays standing though and waves Burns Jr back to his feet!
Burns Jr is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reyes ducks under a wild hook from Burns Jr.
Oh Burns Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Burns Jr might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Burns Jr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Reyes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Reyes.
Burns Jr seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reyes thows a leg kick but Burns Jr checks it
and Burns Jr counters with an outside leg kick.
A low kick from Burns Jr misses
and Reyes counters with a left to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Reyes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Reyes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Reyes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Reyes lands a big uppercut and Burns Jr crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Burns Jr looks OK. Reyes waves Burns Jr back to his feet!
Reyes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Burns Jr rather than just go for the knockout.
Reyes throws a body shot but no joy.
Burns Jr is looking to counter punch.
Burns Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reyes throws out the jab.
Burns Jr throws a quick counter kick to the body but Reyes avoids it.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Reyes engages and cracks Burns Jr with a massive lead left hook - Burns Jr tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Reyes is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ada Reyes!
The defeated Simba Burns Jr had this to say: 'Garbage decision, only way to beat me..I want a rematch, that's my belt.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vinny Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Titan Rain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hopkins comes to the cage accompanied by Manny Pacquiao - Lalaban Ako . The crowd seem to be enjoying Rain's choice of entrance music: For Heavy Metal we will die!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vinny Hopkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 6 - 4, fighting out of Los Angeles, Titan Rain!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopkins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rain.
Vinny Hopkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hopkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rain was well out of range. Poor timing from Hopkins.
Rain shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hopkins but Hopkins pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hopkins has closed the distance and engaged Rain in a clinch.
Hopkins trying to stall but Rain improves his position.
Rain is trying to push Hopkins away but Hopkins has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hopkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Hopkins fails to land.
Hopkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rain is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hopkins pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hopkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Rain.
Hopkins misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rain creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rain cracks Hopkins with a nice body shot.
Rain has Hopkins pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hopkins manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Vinny Hopkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Titan Rain.
Rain pulls guard successfully.
Hopkins has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rain is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rain 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.
Rain working for submissions but it's allowed Hopkins to get to half guard.
Hopkins controlling the action here.
Rain wants to control but Hopkins is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rain is looking for a sweep. Hopkins is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hopkins stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rain takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rain shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hopkins pushes Rain off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Hopkins moves into the clinch.
Hopkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rain lands a nice uppercut.
Hopkins can't find room to land a body shot as Rain controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rain.
I was talking to Hopkins's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hopkins is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rain shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hopkins makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Hopkins has managed to clinch.
Nice body punch from Hopkins.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hopkins.
Rain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Hopkins on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Rain scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Hopkins on the inside.
Hopkins blocks an uppercut.
Hopkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hopkins tries to throw a body punch but Rain avoids it by throwing Hopkins back against the cage.
Hopkins misses with some punches.
Rain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hopkins throws a looping overhand right but Rain ducks down to avoid it.
Rain lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hopkins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rain sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rain! But no joy.
Hopkins throws a jab but it's blocked by Rain.
Rain tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hopkins is able to avoid easily.
Hopkins misses with an uppercut
and Rain counters with a straight right hand.
Vinny Hopkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hopkins has Rain up against the cage in a clinch.
Hopkins pushes Rain back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins blocks an uppercut.
Rain lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hopkins backwards.
Rain throws a punch but it's blocked by Hopkins.
Rain working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rain wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hopkins lands a nice uppercut.
Rain blocks an uppercut.
Rain misses with some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Hopkins.
Rain throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Rain.
Rain can't find room to land a body shot as Hopkins controls the action.
A short left from Rain.
Hopkins misses with some punches.
Rain manages to break the clinch.
Rain misses with a double jab.
Rain shoots for a double leg takedown but Hopkins sprawls well. He's pushed Rain's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Decent striking displayed by Rain there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rain.
Hopkins wants to clinch up but Rain keeps it at a distance.
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 Vinny Hopkins will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hopkins rushes Rain and presses him up against the cage.
Rain blocks a body shot from Hopkins.
Hopkins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rain softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rain is working for takedown but Hopkins is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rain lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hopkins has a couple of punches blocked by Rain.
Rain misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rain misses with a punch to the body.
Hopkins gets through Rain's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hopkins lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rain backwards.
Hopkins swings wildly with an uppercut but Rain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hopkins misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopkins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rain can't get the takedown.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rain.
Rain wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hopkins lands a shot to the body.
Hopkins lands a shoulder strike.
Rain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins missing with a left hand there. Rain was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hopkins misses with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Hopkins checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rain looks to land a right hand but Hopkins moved out of range.
Rain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hopkins lands a nice looking body shot.
Rain has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Rain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hopkins manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Hopkins. That snapped Rain's head back.
Rain moves into the clinch successfully.
Good body shot from Hopkins.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hopkins.
Hopkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hopkins has a couple of punches blocked by Rain.
Rain lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hopkins.
Hopkins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hopkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hopkins gets through Rain's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Rain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rain prevents a body shot from Hopkins.
Hopkins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rain makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rain scores with a shoulder strike.
Hopkins tries to work over Rain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hopkins dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rain.
Hopkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rain prevents a body shot from Hopkins.
Rain lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rain tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hopkins misses with the head strike.
Hopkins throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hopkins.
Rain misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hopkins struggles to land a body shot inside as Rain controls his hands.
Rain softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hopkins lands a shoulder strike.
Vinny Hopkins has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hopkins swings wildly with an uppercut but Rain uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rain.
Hopkins lands with a light punch inside.
Hopkins digs a right hand underneath Rain's ribcage. Rain let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hopkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Rain.
Rain tries to throw a body punch but Hopkins avoids it by throwing Rain back against the cage.
Rain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rain dives in for a single leg takedown but Hopkins sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Vinny Hopkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Titan Rain.
Rain shoots in for a double leg but Hopkins sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hopkins throws a body punch but Rain moves out of range.
Rain walks into a straight right hand from Hopkins.
Rain misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rain lands a lovely overhand right.
Hopkins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hopkins looks to throw the jab but Rain is out of range.
Rain misses with a hook. Hopkins ducked under it nicely.
Titan Rain seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hopkins fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hopkins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hopkins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from Rain misses its intended target.
Hopkins misses with a wild body shot.
Rain slips under a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hopkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rain was well out of range. Poor timing from Hopkins.
Rain throws the left hand but Hopkins avoids the punch easily.
Hopkins keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hopkins's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rain under the eye.
Rain stalks Hopkins and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hopkins's face. Hopkins staggers backwards, shaken.
Rain dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hopkins. That did some damage!
Rain just misses with a punch to the body.
Hopkins checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rain tried to score with a low kick but Hopkins checks it.
Hopkins scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rain doesn't seem bothered though.
Hopkins avoids the body shot from Rain.
It looked like Hopkins was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Vinny Hopkins will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hopkins tries to throw a body punch but Rain avoids it by throwing Hopkins back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hopkins.
Hopkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hopkins working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hopkins tries a body shot but Rain blocks it.
Rain lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rain is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hopkins is defending well.
Rain wants to get back to striking at distance but Hopkins won't allow it.
Hopkins tries to throw a body punch but Rain avoids it by throwing Hopkins back against the cage.
Rain swings wildly with an uppercut but Hopkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hopkins tries to throw a body punch but Rain avoids it by throwing Hopkins back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopkins tries to work over Rain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hopkins swings wildly with an uppercut but Rain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hopkins blocking some punches.
Rain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hopkins checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins misses the shot to the body.
Rain has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hopkins finds it's way round the side to connect with Rain's head.
Rain tries to clinch but Hopkins is having none of it.
Rain on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hopkins sizes up Rain with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hopkins scores with a sloppy right hand. Rain should have avoided that one.
Rain fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hopkins swats away the attempt to clinch by Rain.
Hopkins changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hopkins lands with a straight right. Rain didn't see that one coming.
Hopkins is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A jab from Hopkins finds it's way through Rain's defenses.
Hopkins wants to clinch up but Rain keeps it at a distance.
Hopkins moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hopkins throws a lazy right hand but Rain sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rain drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hopkins defends it well.
Hopkins misses with an uppercut
and Rain counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rain thuds his right hand into Hopkins's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hopkins closes the distance and pushes Rain back into the cage.
Rain blocks a body shot from Hopkins.
Rain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rain breaks from the clinch.
Hopkins lands a nice looking body shot.
Titan Rain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rain moves out of range of the leg kick from Hopkins.
Nice uppercut there from Hopkins.
Hopkins throws a hook but Rain avoids it easily.
Hopkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Rain avoids the body shot from Hopkins.
Hopkins misses with a lunging right hand
and Rain counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hopkins won't be happy with that.
Rain is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hopkins knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hopkins gets back to half guard.
Vinny Hopkins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rain is just content to waste time from the top position. Hopkins takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Hopkins will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rain won't allow Hopkins to get back to his feet.
Rain throwing strikes from guard but Hopkins blocks nicely.
Hopkins has momentary wrist control but Rain slips an elbow through the middle.
Hopkins tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rain 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.
Hopkins is pulling down on Rain's head to control his posture.
Hopkins wants to get back to his feet but Rain is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hopkins wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Rain throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hopkins works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rain stops Hopkins from standing up.
Hopkins wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hopkins is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rain is controlling him.
Hopkins 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.
Rain drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rain jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rain throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hopkins is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rain defends well.
Rain is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rain throws a big elbow that misses.
Rain connects with a couple of short punches.
Rain being controlled here momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vinny Hopkins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hopkins 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vinny Hopkins!
Vinny Hopkins decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Alvado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Galloway Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alvado's entrance music is Obie Trice - Ups & Downs. A fine choice. Galloway Sackett 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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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
42 - 18 - 1, fighting out of New York, Pablo Alvado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Galloway Sackett!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackett throws a leg kick that is checked
and Alvado counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alvado misses with a wild body shot.
Alvado definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Alvado lands a big head kick that sends Sackett tumbling to the mat! Alvado takes a step backwards and waves Sackett back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Sackett is rocked!
A jab from Sackett misses.
Alvado went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Alvado looks to score with a jab to the body but Sackett is just out of range.
Sackett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sackett lands with a nice body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvado throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sackett moves out of range of the body kick from Alvado.
Alvado tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alvado takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like Pablo Alvado has been cut.
Alvado fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sackett manages to avoid it.
Alvado staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvado staying out of range there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sackett, right into the meat.
Sackett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alvado.
Alvado misses with a body punch
and Sackett counters with a nice body shot.
Alvado misses with a double jab
and Sackett counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Alvado avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sackett moves out of range as Alvado throws a body kick.
Alvado lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sackett will feel that in the morning.
Alvado lands a nice looking body kick.
Sackett tries to clinch
and Sackett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett scores with a hook to the body. Alvado takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Decent striking displayed by Sackett there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Alvado checks the leg kick nicely there.
Alvado appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Alvado lands the left hand.
Sackett misses with a two punch combination.
Alvado throws a right hand that misses
and Sackett counters with a stiff right hand.
Alvado falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sackett counters with a one-two to the body.
Sackett throws a right hand that misses
and Alvado counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sackett takes the fight into the clinch.
Sackett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sackett.
Alvado has a couple of punches blocked by Sackett.
Sackett digs a right hand underneath Alvado's ribcage. Alvado let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A hook to the body from Sackett.
Sackett struggles to land a body shot inside as Alvado controls his hands.
Alvado blocks an uppercut.
Alvado lands a left hand.
Sackett breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jab from Alvado.
A head kick misses from Sackett.
Sackett misses with a hook. Alvado ducked under it nicely.
Sackett on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alvado. Alvado obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice cross by Sackett.
Sackett misses with a straight right.
Alvado swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Alvado uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sackett.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Alvado.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvado moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sackett punishes Alvado's body with a nice straight punch.
Sackett uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sackett on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sackett tries to land a leg kick but Alvado saw it coming and moves away.
Alvado scores with a nice head shot.
Sackett looks to land a right hand but Alvado moved out of range.
Alvado checks a low kick from Sackett.
The fighters circling - Alvado throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvado misses the jab.
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 Pablo Alvado will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pablo Alvado'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.
Sackett lands with a right hand.
Alvado batters Sackett with a massive right followed by a huge left! Sackett is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Alvado lands a final crushing right hand to drop Sackett to the mat with a gruesome thud! Alvado is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Pablo Alvado!
Pablo Alvado 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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