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GAMMA#642 Shin v McTearson PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hektor Troy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Gennero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gennero has chosen The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band - "Devils Look Like Angels" as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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195 lbs
49 - 29 - 1 |
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202 lbs
26 - 17 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
49 - 29 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hektor Troy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ed Gennero !
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Troy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ed Gennero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gennero fails to land with a series of punches.
A little feinted left hand from Troy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Troy. Gennero does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gennero will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gennero thuds a left hand into Troy's body.
Gennero lands a nice shot to the body.
Troy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gennero moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gennero shoots in but Troy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Troy. Gennero does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gennero misses the jab.
Jab, jab by Troy - just one landing.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gennero misses with a right hand
and Troy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troy throws a body punch but Gennero moves out of range.
Troy tries to clinch up but Gennero circles away and keeps his distance.
Some wild striking there from Gennero .
Gennero lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Troy circles away quickly and effectively.
Troy moves out of range as Gennero throws a body kick.
Troy is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Gennero connects with a single shot there.
Gennero lands with a shot to the body.
Gennero misses with a body shot.
Gennero throws a combination that misses
enabling Troy to counter with a crisp jab.
Gennero throws a sloppy head kick and Troy moves out of range easily.
Troy blocks a head kick by Gennero .
Troy is looking to counter with head kicks.
Troy blocks the body kick.
Gennero lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Hektor Troy has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troy tries to clinch there but Gennero circles away.
Gennero bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Troy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gennero - that will leave a mark!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gennero throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hektor Troy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gennero comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gennero misses with a hook. Troy ducked under it nicely.
No joy there for Gennero , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Troy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gennero pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Troy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Troy avoids the body shot from Gennero .
Troy tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Gennero manages to circle out of the way.
Gennero keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Troy.
Troy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gennero has time to react.
Troy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gennero tries a head kick but it misses.
Troy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Troy digs a good body shot into Gennero 's ribs.
Gennero misses with a head kick.
Troy throws a good cross that connects.
Gennero changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Troy lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gennero has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gennero and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gennero takes a swing at Troy's ribcage but misses.
Troy is looking to counter punch.
Gennero is looking to score with low kicks.
Danga de danga de dang - Gennero scores with a four punch combination!
Troy takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Troy loads up on a big right hand but Gennero slips the punch.
Troy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gennero was well out of range. Poor timing from Troy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gennero lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Troy digs a good hook to Gennero 's body.
Gennero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Troy.
Troy tries to clinch but Gennero moves out of range.
Troy moves out of range of the body kick from Gennero .
Gennero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gennero takes one to the side of the head.
A big right from Troy misses.
Gennero looks to land a right hand but Troy moved out of range.
Gennero 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Troy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gennero scrambles back to his feet.
Gennero throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Troy throws a leg kick but Gennero sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Gennero .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ed Gennero dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hektor Troy's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
The fighters circling - Gennero throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Troy misses with a hook to the body
letting Gennero counter with a right hand.
Troy slips a straight right by Gennero .
Troy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gennero .
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gennero , right into the meat.
Gennero scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gennero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ed Gennero seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gennero looks for the body kick but Troy saw that one coming.
Troy is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Gennero .
Troy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gennero .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A leg kick checked by Troy.
Troy throwing a counter right hand but Gennero manages to avoid it.
Gennero throws a sloppy head kick
and Troy counters with a leg kick.
Gennero tries a head kick but it misses.
Troy misses with an uppercut.
Troy walks into a stiff left hand from Gennero .
Ed Gennero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troy steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gennero . That one must have hurt.
Troy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Troy sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Troy might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Gennero throws out a loose jab but Troy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gennero smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A cross from Gennero lands.
Gennero misses with a head kick.
Troy thuds his right hand into Gennero 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gennero fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Troy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gennero throws the left hand but Troy avoids the punch easily.
Troy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Troy tries a low kick but Gennero avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gennero lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Troy throws a lazy uppercut
and Gennero counters with an outside leg kick.
Troy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gennero throws out a loose jab but Troy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Troy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gennero moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some wild striking there from Gennero .
Gennero is looking to land body kicks.
Troy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gennero was well out of range. Poor timing from Troy.
Gennero fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gennero moves away from the strike by Troy.
Gennero lands with a right hand.
Gennero 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Troy under the eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gennero misses with a takedown
and Troy counters with a left to the body.
Gennero walks into a left hand.
Gennero connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Troy momentarily.
Gennero lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gennero slips a straight right by Troy.
Troy defending well as Gennero loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Troy was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Troy throws out a powerful jab.
Gennero has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Troy rushes Gennero and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gennero tries to throw a body punch but Troy avoids it by throwing Gennero back against the cage.
Gennero breaks the clinch.
Troy throws a lazy uppercut
and Gennero counters with a series of strikes. Troy will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Troy. Gennero does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troy checks a leg kick.
Troy throws the kick towards the body but Gennero avoids it.
Troy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gennero moves out of range of the leg kick from Troy.
Troy throws out a powerful jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Troy.
Gennero with a nice cross.
Gennero takes a swing at Troy's ribcage but misses.
Troy throws a jab when Gennero was well out of range.
A combination from Gennero does no damage.
Troy with a jab.
Gennero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Troy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ed Gennero showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hektor Troy's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
No joy there for Gennero , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gennero swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Troy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gennero throws a body punch but Troy moves out of range.
Troy just misses with a punch to the body.
Despite the aggression on Gennero 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Gennero lands with a thumping leg kick.
Troy throws a chopping leg kick but Gennero manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gennero falls off balance throwing a combination
and Troy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gennero misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Troy throws out a powerful jab.
Gennero on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A shot to the liver by Gennero . Beautiful body shot.
Troy steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gennero . That one must have hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troy blocks a head kick by Gennero .
Troy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gennero 's sensitive parts.
Troy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice cross by Troy.
Troy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Troy lands a lovely overhand right.
Gennero with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gennero throws a lazy right hand but Troy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Troy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Troy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Troy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gennero was well out of range. Poor timing from Troy.
Troy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Troy throws a chopping leg kick but Gennero manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Gennero misses the target.
Gennero throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gennero fails to land with a series of punches.
Gennero throws a lazy body kick
and Troy counters with a one-two to the body.
Troy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Troy blocks a jab.
Troy misses with the combination.
Gennero takes a jab right on the kisser.
Troy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gennero missing with a left hand there. Troy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gennero falls off balance throwing a combination
and Troy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gennero thinking.
Gennero has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gennero takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gennero throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Troy is looking to slow Gennero down with leg kicks.
Gennero slips a jab and a cross from Troy.
Troy looks to score with a jab to the body but Gennero is just out of range.
Gennero throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gennero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Troy ducks right into an uppercut from Gennero .
Gennero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gennero throws a head kick but Troy moves out of range.
A big left from Troy misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gennero connects with a body shot that sends Troy's belly button to the back.
Gennero looks for the body kick but Troy saw that one coming.
It looked like Troy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Troy scores with a nice head shot.
Hektor Troy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gennero lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Troy avoids a kick to the body.
Troy tries to counter by clinching up but Gennero breaks away and moves out of range.
Gennero looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gennero throws a head kick that misses.
A big right from Gennero misses.
It looked like Troy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ed Gennero is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Troy misses with an uppercut. Gennero saw that one coming.
Gennero is looking for the big counter here.
Troy throws an overhand right that lands on Gennero 's shoulder, as Gennero tries to avoid the shot.
Troy misses with a hook. Gennero ducked under it nicely.
Gennero swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Troy counter with a right hand.
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 Hektor Troy.
I think Gennero has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ed Gennero !
A victorious Ed Gennero thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ludvig Ericsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shaw has chosen Family Force 5 - Chainsaw as his entrance music. Jack Shaw is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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212 lbs
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214 lbs
23 - 10 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ludvig Ericsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Shaw!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ericsson clinches.
A short uppercut from Ericsson.
Shaw blocking some punches.
Shaw misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ericsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ericsson tries for a takedown but Shaw manages to get underhooks.
Ericsson misses with a punch to the body.
We've been informed that Shaw has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Shaw misses with a punch to the body.
Shaw scores with a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Ericsson.
Ericsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Shaw.
Shaw lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ericsson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shaw backwards.
A short right from Shaw.
Ericsson blocks a body shot from Shaw.
Ericsson being controlled against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Shaw.
Ericsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ericsson working aggressively here.
Shaw misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ericsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ericsson blocks an uppercut.
Shaw lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Shaw blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ericsson.
Ericsson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shaw backwards.
Shaw lands a shot to the body.
Ericsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shaw misses with a punch on the inside.
Shaw goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shaw lands a nice uppercut.
Shaw lands a nice uppercut.
Shaw working aggressively here.
A bit of stalling here from Shaw.
Shaw fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shaw fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ericsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ericsson blocking some punches.
Ericsson digs a right hand underneath Shaw's ribcage. Shaw let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Shaw misses with a body punch.
Shaw taking a breather.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ericsson.
A shot in the inside from Shaw.
Ericsson pushes Shaw back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shaw blocking some punches.
Ericsson being controlled against the cage.
Ericsson lands with a right to the head.
Ericsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Shaw.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shaw.
Ericsson digs a right hand underneath Shaw's ribcage. Shaw let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ericsson just leaning against Shaw, taking a breather.
Ericsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shaw avoiding damage.
Ericsson taking a breather.
Ericsson misses with a body punch.
Shaw misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ericsson controlling the action here for a moment.
A short right from Shaw on the inside.
Shaw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shaw lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Shaw.
Shaw tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ericsson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Shaw misses with a punch on the inside.
Ericsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Shaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Ericsson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ericsson.
Ericsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shaw blocks an uppercut.
Shaw tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shaw.
Shaw taking a breather.
Shaw stalls.
Ericsson looking to stall.
Ericsson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Shaw up against the cage.
Shaw lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jack Shaw will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice defenses there by Ericsson.
Ericsson works Shaw's body with a nice hook.
Ericsson throws a sloppy head kick
and Shaw counters with a series of strikes. Ericsson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ericsson cracks Shaw with a good jab.
A clash of legs there as Shaw blocks the low kick.
Ericsson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shaw. That did some damage!
Ericsson misses with a hook
and Shaw counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ericsson.
Ericsson wants to clinch up but Shaw keeps it at a distance.
Ericsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ericsson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jab, jab by Ericsson - just one landing.
Shaw throws a poor cross that misses
and Ericsson counters with a takedown into side control.
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.
Shaw is trying to get back to half guard.
Ericsson lands some shots froms side control.
Ericsson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shaw keeps working.
Ericsson in side control, throwing shots but Shaw defends.
Shaw tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Ericsson presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Shaw regains half guard.
Ericsson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ericsson trying to control the pace.
Shaw is not content to let Ericsson control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw wants to improve his position but Ericsson is controlling well.
Shaw is positioning himself well to prevent Ericsson advancing to mount.
Shaw is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ericsson 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.
Shaw has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ericsson is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ericsson content to control rather than advance.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Shaw doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Shaw keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ericsson tries to score with a low kick but Shaw moves his leg out of the way.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shaw misses with an uppercut. Ericsson saw that one coming.
Ericsson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ludvig Ericsson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Ericsson tests Shaw's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shaw's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ericsson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Shaw scrambles back to his feet.
Ericsson goes for a double leg but Shaw avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Shaw continues to drive forward.
Ericsson throws the left hand but Shaw avoids the punch easily.
Ericsson connects with a crisp jab.
Ericsson is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ericsson rushes Shaw and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Shaw lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ericsson is working for takedown but Shaw is calmly controlling the position for now.
Shaw prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ludvig Ericsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw swings wildly with an uppercut but Ericsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Shaw takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Shaw scores with a shot to the side of Ericsson's head.
Ericsson lands a hook that snaps the head of Shaw backwards.
Ericsson stalling in the clinch but Shaw improves position.
Shaw fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shaw is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ericsson goes for a takedown attempt but Shaw pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Shaw thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ericsson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Shaw avoids it really well and circles away.
Ericsson backing away here, and Shaw unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ericsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shaw manages to avoid it.
Ericsson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A low kick from Ericsson misses
and Shaw counters with a left and a right that stings Ericsson.
Ericsson throws a big shot that misses.
It seemed like Shaw was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ericsson connects with a crisp jab.
A head kick misses from Ericsson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ericsson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ericsson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw struggling a bit here.
Shaw tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ericsson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Shaw gets back to half guard.
Ericsson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ericsson is keen to just control but Shaw is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ericsson winds up and cracks Shaw with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
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.
Shaw has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ericsson is working away from the top position though.
We've been hearing that Ericsson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Ericsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shaw can do to turn this around?
Ericsson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Shaw is looking to improve his position.
Ericsson wants to control but Shaw is keeping him busy.
Ericsson prevents Shaw from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ericsson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ludvig Ericsson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ericsson 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ludvig Ericsson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Blind Shaman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krystian Wojnasiewicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shaman comes to the cage accompanied by Shaman's Dream. Wojnasiewicz has chosen Ministry - Lies lies lies as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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168 lbs
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165 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 2, fighting out of New York, Blind Shaman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
43 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Krystian Wojnasiewicz!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Phil Schofield and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wojnasiewicz with a nice cross.
It looks like Blind Shaman has been cut.
Shaman misses with a wild body shot.
Shaman misses the shot to the body.
Wojnasiewicz lands the left hand.
Shaman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wojnasiewicz moves away.
Wojnasiewicz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wojnasiewicz 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.
Wojnasiewicz keeps the fight on the outside.
Wojnasiewicz moves out of range of the strikes.
Shaman looks to land a body kick but Wojnasiewicz moved away.
Shaman looks to land a right hand but Wojnasiewicz moved out of range.
Wojnasiewicz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Shaman under the eye.
Shaman bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wojnasiewicz's head.
Blind Shaman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shaman slips under a jab from Wojnasiewicz.
Shaman throws a good cross that connects.
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!
Shaman misses the shot to the body.
Wojnasiewicz is looking to clinch but Shaman is avoiding it.
Shaman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaman cracks Wojnasiewicz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Shaman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wojnasiewicz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wojnasiewicz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Shaman keeps Wojnasiewicz at a distance using the push kick.
Shaman thows a body kick. Wojnasiewicz tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Shaman tries for a takedown but Wojnasiewicz circles away easily
and Wojnasiewicz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shaman is rocked!
Wojnasiewicz throws an overhand right that lands on Shaman's shoulder, as Shaman tries to avoid the shot.
Shaman lands a nice hook to Wojnasiewicz's body. Wojnasiewicz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wojnasiewicz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Shaman.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wojnasiewicz checks a leg kick.
Wojnasiewicz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shaman.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shaman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shaman. Wojnasiewicz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shaman throws a front kick aimed at Wojnasiewicz's knee but Wojnasiewicz avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaman lands with a cross.
Wojnasiewicz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wojnasiewicz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wojnasiewicz checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wojnasiewicz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shaman.
Wojnasiewicz misses with a wild combination.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Shaman.
Shaman throws an overhand right that lands on Wojnasiewicz's shoulder, as Wojnasiewicz tries to avoid the shot.
Wojnasiewicz looks to land a combination but Shaman avoids it well.
Wojnasiewicz misses with a hook
and Shaman counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wojnasiewicz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Shaman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wojnasiewicz throws out a counter right but Shaman avoids it with no problem.
Shaman gets the takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaman is looking to take a break and control but Wojnasiewicz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shaman working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Wojnasiewicz manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Shaman is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Wojnasiewicz is just riding it out for now. Shaman eventually gives up the hold.
Shaman is looking for a kimura here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wojnasiewicz wants to control but Shaman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wojnasiewicz is trying to stand up here but Shaman is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wojnasiewicz is looking to control Shaman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wojnasiewicz avoid being mounted?
Shaman wants to take a breather but Wojnasiewicz is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blind Shaman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Blind Shaman's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wojnasiewicz tries to clinch but Shaman moves away
and Wojnasiewicz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shaman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wojnasiewicz tries to clinch
and Shaman counters with a left to the body.
Shaman works the jab nicely.
Wojnasiewicz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Shamans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Blind Shaman is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice shot lands for Shaman.
A cross from Shaman lands.
Shaman takes a swing at Wojnasiewicz's ribcage but misses.
Shaman misses with a wild body shot.
Wojnasiewicz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Blind Shaman's cut is getting worse.
Shaman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Shaman lands with a kick to the temple. Wojnasiewicz shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Shaman is looking to chop away at Wojnasiewicz's legs.
Shaman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wojnasiewicz. Shaman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shaman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wojnasiewicz can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Shaman misses its intended target.
Wojnasiewicz might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Wojnasiewicz moves out of range as Shaman throws a body kick.
Shaman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wojnasiewicz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shaman misses with a shot to the body
and Wojnasiewicz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wojnasiewicz moves out of range as Shaman throws a body kick.
Shaman looks for the body kick but Wojnasiewicz saw that one coming.
Wojnasiewicz avoids the body shot from Shaman.
Shaman moves out of range of the strikes.
Shaman lunges at Wojnasiewicz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wojnasiewicz's hand.
Shaman slips a jab from Wojnasiewicz.
It looked like Shaman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wojnasiewicz connects with a crisp jab.
Shaman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wojnasiewicz takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wojnasiewicz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wojnasiewicz swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wojnasiewicz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shaman throws a push kick but Wojnasiewicz slaps the foot to one side.
Wojnasiewicz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shaman moves out of range of the strikes.
Wojnasiewicz connects with a body shot that sends Shaman's belly button to the back.
Wojnasiewicz walks into a straight right hand from Shaman.
Shaman misses with a shot to the body
enabling Wojnasiewicz to counter with a crisp jab.
Shaman throws a low kick, looking for Wojnasiewicz's leg but Wojnasiewicz calmly moves out of range.
Wojnasiewicz takes one to the side of the head.
Shaman tries to clinch but Wojnasiewicz moves out of range.
Wojnasiewicz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wojnasiewicz tries to move into range but Shaman moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Shaman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shaman slips under a jab.
Shaman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wojnasiewicz tries a quick counter leg kick but Shaman is wise to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wojnasiewicz throws a hook to the side of Shaman's head but Shaman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wojnasiewicz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shaman.
A punch lands to the side of Wojnasiewicz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wojnasiewicz closes the distance and clinches.
Wojnasiewicz wants to stall.
Wojnasiewicz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shaman backwards.
Shaman misses with a punch to the body.
Wojnasiewicz is struggling to control the position.
Shaman takes a shot to the head.
Wojnasiewicz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Krystian Wojnasiewicz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wojnasiewicz scores with a hook to the body. Shaman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wojnasiewicz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shaman, pushing him back against the cage.
Wojnasiewicz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shaman.
Shaman tries to pull guard but Wojnasiewicz won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaman lands an uppercut.
Shaman lands a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shaman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wojnasiewicz.
Wojnasiewicz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shaman backwards.
Shaman breaks the clinch.
Wojnasiewicz lands with a good body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shaman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
An inside leg kick lands from Wojnasiewicz.
Shaman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shaman moves out of range as Wojnasiewicz strikes.
Shaman throws a solid leg kick but Wojnasiewicz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Shaman.
As Shaman backs off Wojnasiewicz throws a huge counter combo but Shaman manages to avoid it all.
Shaman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wojnasiewicz looks to land a left hand but Shaman moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Blind Shaman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Blind Shaman's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Wojnasiewicz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shaman moves away.
Shaman lands with a good body shot.
Shaman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Shaman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Shaman walks into a stiff left hand from Wojnasiewicz.
Wojnasiewicz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wojnasiewicz throws a body punch but Shaman moves out of range.
Shaman scores with a jab to the body.
Wojnasiewicz misses with a few strikes there.
Wojnasiewicz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Shaman's head backwards.
Shaman cracks Wojnasiewicz with a good jab.
Wojnasiewicz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wojnasiewicz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Shaman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Shaman.
Shaman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wojnasiewicz on the side of the head.
Shaman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Oh Shaman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shaman misses with a double jab.
Wojnasiewicz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Shaman throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wojnasiewicz rattles Shaman with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Shaman tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Wojnasiewicz dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Shaman stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Krystian Wojnasiewicz!
Krystian Wojnasiewicz 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tre Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Floyd Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patterson has chosen Llama In My Living Room as his entrance music. Tre Cruz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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295 lbs
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278 lbs
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Tre Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Floyd Patterson!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch but Patterson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cruz connects with the punch.
We've been told by Cruz's head coaches at LOD London Top Tier that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cruz checks the leg kick nicely there.
Patterson misses the jab.
Patterson lands a right hook to the body.
Patterson scores with a spinning back kick!
Cruz avoids a kick to the body.
Jab, jab by Cruz - just one landing.
A shot to the liver by Patterson. Beautiful body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Cruz misses the target.
Cruz throws a body shot but no joy.
Cruz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Patterson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cruz at a distance.
Patterson connects with the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Patterson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson throws a leg kick but Cruz moved away.
Cruz appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Cruz doesn't manage to clinch there - Patterson circles away.
Patterson misses with a hook. Cruz ducked under it nicely.
Patterson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Patterson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cruz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cruz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Patterson catches Cruz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Patterson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It looked like Cruz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cruz throws a shot from downtown. Patterson moves away and avoids it.
Cruz tries to clinch but Patterson moves out of range.
It seemed like Patterson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice shot lands for Patterson.
Cruz just misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz with a nice cross.
It looks like Floyd Patterson has been cut.
Patterson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And Cruz counters with a quick kick to the body but Patterson blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cruz checks a leg kick.
Floyd Patterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Patterson.
An attempted straight right counter from Cruz misses the target.
A cross from Cruz lands.
Patterson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cruz.
Cruz has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Patterson.
Patterson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cruz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Patterson throws an overhand right that lands on Cruz's shoulder, as Cruz tries to avoid the shot.
Patterson connects with a leg kick. Cruz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A punch lands to the side of Cruz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Patterson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cruz misses with an uppercut. Patterson saw that one coming.
Patterson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Patterson.
A big left from Patterson misses.
A little feinted left hand from Cruz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cruzs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cruz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cruz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cruz lands a jab to the head.
Cruz scores with a decent looking hook.
Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Patterson throws a lazy head kick
enabling Cruz to counter with a crisp jab.
Patterson tries a head kick but it misses.
Patterson cracks Cruz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Patterson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patterson is looking to slow Cruz down with leg kicks.
Cruz avoids the head kick by Patterson.
Cruz is looking to counter punch.
Patterson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cruz throws a body punch but Patterson moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cruz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Patterson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cruz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cruz slips under a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Cruz misses the target.
Patterson is looking to slow Cruz down with leg kicks.
Cruz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A counter left hand to the body from Cruz misses its target.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Patterson moves away.
Patterson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Patterson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Patterson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cruz throws a body punch but Patterson moves out of range.
Cruz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Floyd Patterson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Floyd Patterson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Patterson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Patterson cracks Cruz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Patterson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Patterson scores with a jab to the head.
Patterson slips a jab and a cross from Cruz.
Patterson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Patterson scores with a leg kick.
Patterson lands a nice shot that snaps Cruz's head back.
Cruz moves out of range of the strikes.
Patterson throws a lazy body kick
enabling Cruz to counter with a crisp jab.
Cruz throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
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!
Patterson misses the shot to the body.
Cruz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Patterson tries to work over Cruz's front leg with a kick but Cruz checks it.
Cruz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A countering left hand to the body from Patterson misses.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Cruz might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Patterson moves away.
Floyd Patterson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Patterson misses with a hook to the body
and Cruz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cruz takes one to the chin there.
Patterson throws a hook but Cruz avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Cruz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cruz drops Patterson with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Patterson looks back up at him and smiles so Cruz waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Patterson is rocked!
Cruz lands with a shot to the body.
Patterson is still on wobbly legs! Can Cruz finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Patterson. Cruz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Patterson seems to have recovered his senses.
Patterson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Patterson throws a big shot that misses.
Patterson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cruz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cruz misses with a hook.
Cruz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Patterson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Cruz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Patterson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz looks to score with a jab to the body but Patterson is just out of range.
Cruz throws a big shot that misses.
Cruz misses with a body kick.
Patterson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Patterson scores with a jab to the head.
Cruz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Patterson. Patterson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That has opened up Floyd Patterson's cut even more.
Patterson misses the shot to the body.
Patterson scores with a body shot.
Patterson misses with a hook.
Patterson slips under a jab.
Cruz misses with a body kick.
Cruz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Patterson connects with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson scores with a leg kick.
Cruz throws a body shot but no joy.
Patterson scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz throws a body shot but no joy.
Cruz misses the jab.
Patterson lands a leg kick that knocks Cruz off balance momentarily.
Patterson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cruz in his tracks.
Patterson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Patterson feints and then cracks Cruz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cruz down.
Patterson throws a chopping leg kick but Cruz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A counter left hand to the body from Cruz misses its target.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cruz displaying some good clinch control by pressing Patterson up against the cage.
Patterson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson cracks a nice hook into Cruz's ribs.
Cruz looks to land a body kick but Patterson moved away.
Patterson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Patterson tries to land a front kick but Cruz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cruz tries to land a front kick but Patterson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cruz moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromPatterson.
Cruz misses with a few strikes there.
Patterson misses with a wild body shot.
Patterson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Cruz looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Patterson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Patterson throws a head kick that misses.
Patterson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cruz is looking to counter punch.
Patterson ducks under a wild hook from Cruz.
Cruz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Patterson counters with a big head kick but Cruz shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Floyd Patterson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Floyd Patterson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
A jab from Patterson does it's job there.
Cruz takes the fight into the clinch.
Patterson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
Patterson throws an elbow that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Patterson.
Cruz misses with a knee to the head.
Cruz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Patterson blocks it with crossed arms.
Patterson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Patterson is working Cruz over against the cage.
Patterson lands an elbow inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patterson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Patterson scores with a shot to the side of Cruz's head.
Patterson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Tre Cruz has been cut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patterson misses with a punch to the body.
Patterson breaks from the clinch.
Cruz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Patterson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Patterson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cruz. That did some damage!
Cruz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cruz has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Patterson.
Patterson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Patterson throws a push kick but Cruz slaps the foot to one side.
Cruz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cruz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Patterson is out of range.
Patterson connects with an inside leg kick.
Patterson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Patterson takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses.
Patterson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cruz counters with a stiff right hand.
A swing and a miss from Cruz.
Patterson is trying to counter with his kicks.
Tre Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cruz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Patterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cruz moves away.
Patterson ducks under a wild hook from Cruz.
Patterson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Patterson blocks a head kick by Cruz.
Patterson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Patterson scores with a leg kick.
Cruz avoids a kick to the body.
Cruz misses with an uppercut.
Nice shot lands for Patterson.
Patterson cracks a nice hook into Cruz's ribs.
Patterson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cruz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Patterson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Patterson lands with a kick to the temple. Cruz shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws an overhand right that lands on Patterson's shoulder, as Patterson tries to avoid the shot.
Patterson throws a leg kick which misses Cruz's front leg but catches the back leg as Cruz tries to avoid it.
Cruz misses with a looping right.
Cruz lands a big head kick that sends Patterson tumbling to the mat! Cruz takes a step backwards and waves Patterson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Cruz scores with a shot to the body.
Patterson scores with a hook to the body. Cruz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Floyd Patterson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Patterson. That's going to slow Cruz down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz lands a big uppercut and Patterson crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Patterson looks OK. Cruz waves Patterson back to his feet!
Cruz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice body kick there by Patterson.
Patterson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cruz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Patterson to score with a decent uppercut.
Cruz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson blocks a jab.
Patterson lands with a shot to the body.
Patterson throws a body kick that misses.
Cruz will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Patterson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Patterson blocks a head kick by Cruz.
Patterson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Patterson thuds his shin into the meat of Cruz's side.
Cruz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Patterson scores with a kick to the body.
Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Patterson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Patterson lands with a slapping head kick.
Patterson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cruz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cruz there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Floyd Patterson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Patterson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Floyd Patterson!
A victorious Floyd Patterson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Quin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rupert Blasts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quin comes to the cage accompanied by Captain Jack - Iko Iko. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Quin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rupert Blasts!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Blasts tenderised Quin's leg. Quin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Quin checks a leg kick.
Blasts throws a nice outside leg kick.
Quin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A left lands for Quin.
Blasts lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Quin lands with a hook. Blasts tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Quin scores with a body shot.
Blasts fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Quin is out of range.
Blasts moves out of range of the strikes.
Quin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Blasts counters with a good low kick that Quin was not able to check.
Quin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Blasts throws a quick inside leg kick.
Quin lands a head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quin throws a looping overhand right but Blasts ducks down to avoid it.
Nice straight punches there by Quin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Quin.
Blasts dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Quin. That did some damage!
Blasts throws a low kick, looking for Quin's leg but Quin calmly moves out of range.
A jab from Quin finds it's way through Blasts's defenses.
Blasts displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Quin throws out the jab.
Quin backing away here, and Blasts unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blasts feints and then cracks Quin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Quin down.
Quin steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Blasts. That one must have hurt.
Blasts connects with a solid leg kick.
Quin checks the leg kick nicely there.
An inside leg kick lands from Blasts.
Blasts misses with a straight right.
Quin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blasts feints a counter leg kick.
Blasts is looking to score with low kicks.
Blasts throws a leg kick which misses Quin's front leg but catches the back leg as Quin tries to avoid it.
Quin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Blastss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Quin misses with a body shot.
Blasts throws a leg kick
and Quin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Quin moves away from the strike by Blasts.
Blasts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blasts scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quin blocks a leg kick.
Quin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Blasts counters with a thumping low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Blasts on the side of the head.
Quin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blasts moves away.
Quin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blasts swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Quin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Quin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Quin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Blasts doesn't seem bothered though.
Quin is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Quin lands a head shot.
Quin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blasts sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Quin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blasts takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Blasts throws a leg kick but Quin sees it coming and moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Quin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Quin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd cheers as Quin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Blasts doesn't seem phased though.
Quin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Blasts has time to react.
Blasts misses with a low kick.
Blasts misses the jab.
Blasts tries to work over Quin's front leg with a kick but Quin checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quin lands a lovely overhand right.
Quin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Quin lands a nice looking body shot.
Blasts throws a body punch but Quin moves out of range.
Quin drops down looking for a counter takedown but Blasts sprawls and moves away.
The fighters circling - Quin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Quin throws a body shot but no joy.
Quin throws a hook but Blasts blocks it.
Quin throws the left hand but Blasts avoids the punch easily.
Blasts fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Quin throws a body shot but no joy.
Blasts feints a counter leg kick.
Blasts gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Quin.
Quin throws the left hand but Blasts avoids the punch easily.
Quin lands a jab to the nose.
Blasts connects with a solid leg kick.
Blasts scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blasts was well out of range. Poor timing from Quin.
Quin backing away here, and Blasts unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quin checks the leg kick.
Quin moves out of range of the leg kick from Blasts.
Blasts fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Quin.
Blasts lands with a thumping leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Blasts lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Quin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Quin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Quin appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Quin misses with a straight right.
Quin scores with a body shot.
Quin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Quin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blasts.
Blasts lands with a nice body punch.
Quin connects with the punch.
Quin connects with a right hand. Blasts shakes it off.
Blasts steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Quin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blasts uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Quin.
Quin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Blasts ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Quin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blasts moves away.
Quin backing away here, and Blasts unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Quin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The crowd cheers as Quin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Blasts doesn't seem phased though.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Blasts might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Quin has got the better of the exchanges.
Blasts connects with a body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Blasts, right into the meat.
Quin misses with a body shot.
Quin checks a leg kick.
Quin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Quin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Blasts throws a leg kick but Quin checks it.
Blasts dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Quin. That did some damage!
Blasts shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Blasts uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Quin.
Quin misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Quin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blasts throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good work by Quin as he checks the leg kick.
Blasts attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Quin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blasts can pounce on him.
Quin misses with an uppercut.
Blasts only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blasts ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Quin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Quin feints a jab promting Blasts to slip. Quin then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Blasts slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Some bone on bone action there as Quin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Blasts connects with a solid leg kick.
Blasts fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Quin checks it well.
Quin feinted with a counter takedown.
Blasts fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Quin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Quin throws a jab when Blasts was well out of range.
Blasts moves out of range as Quin strikes.
Quin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Blasts.
Matt Quin is winning the standup battle so far.
Blasts avoids the body shot from Quin.
Blasts has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Blasts misses with a low kick as Quin jumps back.
Blasts cracks the inside of Quin's front leg.
Blasts misses with a low kick.
Quin 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quin throws a hook but Blasts avoids it easily.
Quin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Quin looks to land a left hand but Blasts moved out of range nicely.
Blasts is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Blasts throws a chopping leg kick but Quin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A counter left hand to the body from Quin misses its target.
Blasts 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.
Quin blocks a head kick by Blasts.
The fighters circling - Quin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blasts takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Blasts tries to work over Quin's front leg with a kick but Quin checks it.
Blasts throws a low kick but Quin moves out of range easily.
Blasts throws a leg kick but Quin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Quin throwing a counter right hand but Blasts manages to avoid it.
Quin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blasts raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Blasts throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Quin cracks Blasts with a good jab.
Quin scores with a sloppy right hand. Blasts should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Quin.
Quin connects with a nice looking jab.
Quin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Blasts fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Quin scores with a jab to the head.
Blasts is rocked!
Blasts attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Quin is looking to counter punch.
Blasts is still on wobbly legs! Can Quin finish him?
Quin looks to land a left hand but Blasts moved out of range nicely.
Quin missing with a left hand there. Blasts was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blasts throws a leg kick but Quin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Blasts seems to have recovered his senses.
Blasts tries a low kick but Quin avoids it.
Quin digs a good body shot into Blasts's ribs.
Quin jabs at Blasts's body.
Blasts throws a solid leg kick but Quin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Blasts.
Quin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blasts manages to avoid it.
Quin misses the jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blasts bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Quin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blasts was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quin misses the shot to the body.
Quin checks a low kick from Blasts.
A jab from Quin misses.
Quin loads up on a big right hand but Blasts slips the punch.
Blasts tries a quick counter leg kick but Quin is wise to it.
Blasts throws a leg kick but Quin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
It looked like Quin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Quin lands with a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Quin.
Blasts tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Blasts cracks the inside of Quin's front leg.
Quin blocks a low kick nicely.
Blasts misses with a leg kick
and Quin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Quin.
Quin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blasts can do to turn this around?
Blasts keeping full guard, as Quin tries to pass.
Quin wants to control from the top but Blasts keeps moving.
Blasts wants to get back to his feet but Quin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Quin dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Quin missing with a left hand there. Blasts was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blasts throws a leg kick which misses Quin's front leg but catches the back leg as Quin tries to avoid it.
Quin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blasts staying out of range there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Blasts lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Quin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Quin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Quin moves out of range of the leg kick from Blasts.
A looping hook to the body misses from Quin. Blasts does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blasts moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Blasts lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Quin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Quin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Blasts blocks a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Blasts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blasts misses with a leg kick
and Quin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blasts turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That kick from Blasts tenderised Quin's leg. Quin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Blasts throws a solid leg kick but Quin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Blasts.
Blasts staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Blasts misses.
Quin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Blasts.
Blasts feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Quin's calf.
Blasts turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Quin looks to land a left hand but Blasts moved out of range nicely.
Quin throws a hook to the side of Blasts's head but Blasts sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Quin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blasts sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Quin lands a nice shot that snaps Blasts's head back.
Quin lands a nice looking body shot.
Blasts takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That kick from Blasts tenderised Quin's leg. Quin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Quin misses with a looping right.
A low kick from Blasts is predictable there
and Quin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice body punch from Quin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Blasts wants to slow Quin down by chopping away at his legs.
Rupert Blasts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quin throws a body shot but no joy.
Blasts pivots, looking for a leg kick but Quin is out of range and Blasts settles back down.
Blasts tries to score with a low kick but Quin moves his leg out of the way.
Quin throws the left hand but Blasts avoids the punch easily.
Blasts tries a quick counter leg kick but Quin is wise to it.
Quin thows a left - swing and a miss!
A solid leg kick lands there for Blasts.
Blasts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Quin.
Quin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Blasts.
Blasts throws a leg kick which misses Quin's front leg but catches the back leg as Quin tries to avoid it.
Blasts on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Blasts is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Quin rather than just go for the knockout.
Quin takes a swing at Blasts's ribcage but misses.
Blasts feints a counter leg kick.
Quin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blasts.
Blasts throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Quin checks a leg kick.
Quin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blasts tries a quick counter leg kick but Quin is wise to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Quin as he checks the leg kick.
Quin changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Blasts.
Blasts steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Quin.
Blasts lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Quin misses with a hook to the body
and Blasts makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Blasts, right into the meat.
Blasts throws a leg kick
and Quin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blasts throws a nice inside leg kick.
Quin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blasts was well out of range. Poor timing from Quin.
Quin 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.
Blasts swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Quin misses the body punch
and Blasts counters with a nice low kick that buckles Quin's knee momentarily.
Quin checks a low kick from Blasts.
Quin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blasts moves away.
Quin throws the left hand but Blasts avoids the punch easily.
Blasts misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blasts attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Quin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blasts moves out of range as Quin strikes.
Quin throws a body shot but no joy.
Quin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Blasts is looking to chop away at Quin's legs.
Blasts misses with a leg kick
and Quin counters with a nice double leg into side control. Blasts won't be happy with that.
Blasts seems a little lost for a moment, as Quin dominates the positioning.
Blasts is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Quin has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Blasts is not content to let Quin control the position.
Quin working the ground and pound from side control.
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 Matt Quin.
Well Quin 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Quin!
Matt Quin seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yegor Klitschko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thorbjorn Heimendahl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thorbjorn Heimendahl acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 23 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yegor Klitschko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thorbjorn Heimendahl!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klitschko throws a combination that misses
and Heimendahl counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Heimendahl forces Klitschko back against the cage and clinches.
Klitschko controlling the action here for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Heimendahl.
Klitschko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Heimendahl.
Klitschko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Our sources have told us that Klitschko has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Klitschko misses with a punch to the body.
Heimendahl throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Klitschko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Heimendahl stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Heimendahl softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Klitschko can't find room to land a body shot as Heimendahl controls the action.
Heimendahl lands a hook that snaps the head of Klitschko backwards.
Still in the clinch, Heimendahl scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Heimendahl on the inside.
Klitschko tries a body shot but Heimendahl blocks it.
Heimendahl blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heimendahl cracks Klitschko with a nice body shot.
Klitschko is breathing heavily.
Good body shot from Heimendahl.
Heimendahl lands a hook to the side of the head.
Klitschko takes an elbow to the forehead.
Heimendahl misses with a hook to the ribs.
Heimendahl lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Heimendahl scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Heimendahl - that landed with a thud.
Heimendahl lands with a right to the head.
Klitschko throws a punch but it's blocked by Heimendahl.
Heimendahl has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Klitschko seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Heimendahl can turn it around.
Heimendahl lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Heimendahl.
Heimendahl lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Klitschko is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heimendahl's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Heimendahl lands a nice hook to Klitschko's body. Klitschko takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Heimendahl looks to score with a jab to the body but Klitschko is just out of range.
Heimendahl shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Klitschko takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Heimendahl sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Klitschko bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thorbjorn Heimendahl!
Thorbjorn Heimendahl thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bill Bronson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robledo Puch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Puch has chosen Breathe as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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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
19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bill Bronson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Robledo Puch!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bronson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Puch decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bronson wants to get back to full guard.
Bronson manages to get to full guard.
Puch throws a big right hand that misses.
Bronson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Puch has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Puch postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Puch avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Puch cracks Bronson with a solid left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puch content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Puch trying to control the position from guard on top but Bronson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Puch is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puch avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bronson wants to sweep here but Puch controlling him for the moment.
Bronson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Puch is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Puch accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bronson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Puch is one step ahead there.
Puch lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Puch trying to control the position from guard on top but Bronson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Puch landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puch with a nice head shot there.
Puch throwing strikes but missing.
Puch is in close to Bronson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bronson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bronson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Puch gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Puch stands up over Bronson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Puch throws a big elbow that misses.
Puch keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bronson's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Puch advances to half guard.
Puch is thwarting Bronson's attempts to control the position.
Puch lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puch lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Puch lands strikes from half guard.
Puch working the head and body with strikes.
Bronson is rocked!
Puch looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bronson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Oh Bronson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Puch moves nicely into side control.
Bronson can't do much from the bottom here.
Puch is working Bronson over with some ground and pound from side control.
Puch is working Bronson over with some ground and pound from side control.
A big shot lands for Puch! That's hurt Bronson! Will he recover? Puch fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robledo Puch!
After winning the bout, Robledo Puch thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Champ Kind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duane Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kind comes into the arena with Afternoon Delight blaring out of the sound system. Duane Perry has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Champ Kind!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Duane Perry!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kind connects with an inside leg kick.
A jab lands there for Perry.
Perry just misses with a punch to the body.
Kind slips under a jab from Perry.
Kind comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Champ Kind seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perry takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Perry throws out a leg kick but Kind moves out of range and Perry only half commits.
Kind slips under a jab from Perry.
Perry scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kind in his tracks.
Kind throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kind waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Perry.
We've been informed that Perry has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Kind throws a wild body kick that Perry sees coming a mile off.
Kind throws a low kick, looking for Perry's leg but Perry calmly moves out of range.
Perry chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kind can pounce on him.
Kind has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Urban Achievers in the buildup to the fight.
Perry pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kind back to the cage. Perry follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot lands for Kind.
Kind fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kind takes the fight into the clinch.
Kind tries to stall but Perry uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Perry is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kind lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kind tries to work over Perry's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Perry blocking some punches.
Kind lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kind tries a body shot but Perry blocks it.
Perry throws a head punch that misses.
Kind lands a right hand that snaps the head of Perry backwards.
Kind throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Perrys head.
Kind scores with a shot to the side of Perry's head.
Perry struggles to land a body shot inside as Kind controls his hands.
Perry misses with a punch on the inside.
Perry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kind looking to stall.
A short body shot lands from Perry as the two fighters clinch.
Perry presses Kind against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kind misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Perry fails to land.
Nice body punch from Perry.
Kind misses with a punch to the body.
Perry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Perry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry is leaning against Kind and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Perry scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kind lands a left hand that snaps the head of Perry backwards.
Kind lands an uppercut.
Kind tries to throw a body punch but Perry avoids it by throwing Kind back against the cage.
Kind scores with a shoulder strike.
Kind lands with a light punch inside.
Perry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kind.
Kind blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Kind scores with a nice short uppercut.
Perry is working Kind over against the cage.
Kind struggles to land a body shot inside as Perry controls his hands.
Kind makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Perry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kind listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kind misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perry. Kind does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kind scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Perry doesn't seem bothered though.
Kind pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kind misses with a wild body shot.
Perry moves out of range as Kind throws a body kick.
Kind is looking to wear down Perry with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Perry takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Perry moves out of range of the body kick.
Kind has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kind lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Perry throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Perry presses Kind against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A body shot lands from Perry.
Kind blocks a body shot from Perry.
Stalling in the clinch from Kind.
Perry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kind moves out of range as Perry throws a body kick.
Kind swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Perry feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kinds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kind on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kind slips under a jab from Perry.
Kind blocks a leg kick.
Perry lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kind will feel that in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Kind misses.
Perry connects with an inside leg kick.
Perry closes the distance and clinches.
Perry lands a right hand.
Kind lands a shot to the body.
Kind blocks a body shot from Perry.
Perry stalling in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kind.
Perry prevents a body shot from Kind.
Kind lands a left hand.
Kind lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kind throws a head punch that misses.
Perry misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kind tries to throw a body punch but Perry avoids it by throwing Kind back against the cage.
Perry misses with some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perry lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kind backwards.
A short body shot lands from Kind as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kind.
Kind tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Perry's elbow.
Perry misses with some punches.
Perry misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Champ Kind dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kind on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Perry takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kind misses with an uppercut
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Perry counters with a nice leg kick.
Kind shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A good leg kick by Perry.
Kind throws a low kick, looking for Perry's leg but Perry calmly moves out of range.
Kind throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Perry scores with a leg kick.
Kind moves out of range of the body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kind.
Kind misses with a left hand
and Perry makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kind throws a hook but Perry blocks it.
Perry walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kind throws a lazy right hand but Perry sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kind throws a body punch but Perry moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid leg kick lands there for Perry.
Kind lands with a nice body kick.
Kind dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Perry. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry connects with an inside leg kick.
Kind lands a lovely overhand right.
Perry 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.
Perry looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Champ Kind is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Kind.
Kind takes a swing at Perry's ribcage but misses.
Perry with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kind throws a big shot that misses.
Kind darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Perry just misses with a punch to the body.
Kind moves out of range of the body kick.
Kind cracks the inside of Perry's front leg.
Perry lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kind lands with a kick to the temple. Perry shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perry takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Perry tries to clinch but Kind is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kind throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Perry slips a jab from Kind.
Kind keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Perry moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kind lands a nice shot that snaps Perry's head back.
Kind misses with a looping right.
Perry throws a wild body kick that Kind sees coming a mile off.
Kind tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Perry slips a jab from Kind.
Kind moves in looking to clinch but Perry pushes him off.
Perry connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kind. Kind circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Perry scores with a hook to the body. Kind takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A jab lands there for Perry.
That kick from Perry tenderised Kind's leg. Kind is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kind is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Perry.
Perry misses with an uppercut. Kind saw that one coming.
Kind has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kind there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry misses with a straight left.
Kind is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kind throws a leg kick
and Perry counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Kind!
Kind tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Perry is looking to take a break and control but Kind is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kind avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Perry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perry working away.
Perry working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Perry fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Kind is trying to get back to half guard.
Perry working away.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kind manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Perry wants to control but Kind is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Duane Perry will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Perry cracks Kind with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Perry checks a leg kick nicely.
Perry drops his hands momentarily and Kind takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kind listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Perry scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kind takes one to the chin there.
Perry moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kind listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Perry on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kind misses with a body shot.
Kind ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kind takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Perry swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kind.
Perry lands a head kick. Kind smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kind chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kind tries to bum rush Perry with a series of wild strikes but Perry uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kind misses with a right hand
and Perry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Perry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kind misses with a looping right.
Kind keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Perry blocks a head kick by Kind.
Nice body kick there by Kind.
Kind swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kind misses the shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Perry - just one landing.
Perry pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters circling - Perry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kind misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Perry throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kind stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kind lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Perry works the jab nicely.
Perry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kind throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Perry!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kind misses with a low kick.
Perry avoids a kick to the body.
Kind lands with a straight right. Perry didn't see that one coming.
Perry connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kind's hands.
Perry throws the kick towards the body but Kind avoids it.
Kind's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Perry connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kind scrambles back to his feet.
Perry moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kind throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perry pushes Kind away with a front kick.
Kind throws a body shot but no joy.
Kind thuds a left hand into Perry's body.
Perry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kind.
Kind throws a jab but it's blocked by Perry.
Kind throws a good cross that connects.
Kind looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kind tries to work over Perry's front leg with a kick but Perry checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kind misses the shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Perry.
Kind clinches up with Perry and pushes him back against the cage.
Perry tries a body shot but Kind blocks it.
Kind blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Perry cracks Kind with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Perry misses with a body punch.
Perry breaks from the clinch.
Perry tries a low kick but Kind avoids it.
Perry throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kind throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kind checks a leg kick.
Kind is looking for a counter combo.
A thudding body kick lands there by Perry!
Perry throws a quick inside leg kick.
Perry digs a good body shot into Kind's ribs.
A big left from Kind misses.
Perry fails with the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Perry blocks the leg kick.
Kind takes one on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kind on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kind with a nice cross.
Kind throws a body shot but no joy.
Perry throws a jab but it's blocked by Kind.
Kind swinging wildly here.
Kind 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.
Kind throws a leg kick which misses Perry's front leg but catches the back leg as Perry tries to avoid it.
Kind tries a head kick but it misses.
Perry tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perry scoring well with a low kick there.
Kind dodges the punch combination from Perry.
Kind cracks Perry with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Duane Perry.
I think Perry has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Duane Perry!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Herkules Nowacki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilya Mstislav Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Nowacki might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Moby - Flower. Volkov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Россия kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
34 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Herkules Nowacki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ilya Mstislav Volkov!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nowacki connects with a single shot there.
Volkov scores with a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Volkov.
Nowacki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nowacki takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Volkov throws a head kick that misses.
Volkov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Volkov lands a left and a right that send Nowacki crashing to the mat, dazed. Volkov thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nowacki connects with a good right hand that stumbles Volkov. Volkov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nowacki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nowacki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Volkov.
Nowacki's corner calls for a 1-2. Nowacki obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Nowacki 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nowacki moves out of range of the body kick.
Volkov 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.
Volkov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Volkov lands a jab to the head.
Nowacki is rocked!
Volkov works Nowacki's body with a nice hook.
Volkov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Volkov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Volkov.
Oh Nowacki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Volkov lands a big right hook! Nowacki looks hurt but is still standing! Volkov lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Nowacki falls down and Volkov dives in with a huge hammer fist! Nowacki's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Volkov runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ilya Mstislav Volkov!
A relieved looking Ilya Mstislav Volkov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lao Shin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rufus McTearson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shin's entrance music is Shaolin Chamber of Death. A fine choice. Rufus McTearson has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Lao Shin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
44 - 19 - 3, fighting out of New York, Rufus McTearson!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McTearson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Shin throws a head kick but McTearson moves out of range.
Shin pivots, looking for a leg kick but McTearson is out of range and Shin settles back down.
McTearson 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.
Shin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McTearson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McTearson is able to avoid easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Shin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Shin blocks a jab.
Shin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McTearson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shin counters with a nice leg kick.
McTearson cracks Shin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Shin moves away from the strike by McTearson.
Shin is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shin moves away from the strike by McTearson.
Shin is looking to counter punch.
A punch combination from McTearson misses.
An inside leg kick from McTearson misses.
Danga de danga de dang - McTearson scores with a four punch combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from McTearson lands but Shin takes it in his stride.
Shin checks a leg kick.
Shin throwing a counter right hand but McTearson manages to avoid it.
McTearson misses with a series of wild punches.
McTearson lands with a good body shot.
McTearson throws a nice inside leg kick.
McTearson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McTearson throws a series of punches but Shin moves out of range.
Shin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from McTearson.
A shot to the liver by Shin. Beautiful body shot.
Crunch! Shin slams his shin into McTearson's torso.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shin with a jab.
Shin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
McTearson lands with a hook. Shin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
McTearson throws a big shot that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Shin misses the target.
McTearson throws a lazy head kick
and Shin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Rufus McTearson has been cut.
Shin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McTearson.
An inside leg kick lands from McTearson.
Shin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shin. McTearson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shin throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and McTearson counters with a right hand to the body.
McTearson stuns Shin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A head kick misses from McTearson.
A counter left hand to the body from Shin misses its target.
Shin avoids the body shot from McTearson.
McTearson scores with a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Shin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McTearson takes the fight into the clinch.
Shin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shin tries to throw a body punch but McTearson avoids it by throwing Shin back against the cage.
McTearson lands a damaging elbow.
Shin avoiding damage as McTearson throws knees to the body.
Shin lands a body punch.
Shin blocking some punches.
McTearson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McTearson avoids the elbow strike from Shin, against the cage.
Shin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shin throws an elbow but it misses.
A short right from Shin on the inside.
McTearson lands a shoulder strike.
McTearson tries to throw a body punch but Shin avoids it by throwing McTearson back against the cage.
McTearson scores with a shoulder strike.
McTearson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McTearson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shin scores with a nice hook to the head.
McTearson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shin.
Shin throws a head punch that misses.
Shin misses with some punches.
Shin gets through McTearson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McTearson.
Shin is trying to stall.
Shin misses with a body punch.
McTearson throws an elbow that misses.
Shin lands a right hand that snaps the head of McTearson backwards.
Shin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shin lands an elbow inside.
Shin lands a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McTearson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shin's elbow.
Shin tries a body shot but McTearson blocks it.
Shin is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Shin lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rufus McTearson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rufus McTearson'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.
Shin pivots, looking for a leg kick but McTearson is out of range and Shin settles back down.
Shin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Shin throws a head kick but McTearson moves out of range.
McTearson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shin on the side of the head.
McTearson lands a nice shot that snaps Shin's head back.
Shin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Shin digs a good body shot into McTearson's ribs.
Shin misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McTearson throws a body punch but Shin moves out of range.
McTearson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shin counters with a nice leg kick.
McTearson looks to throw the jab but Shin is out of range.
Shin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McTearson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from McTearson.
Shin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shin is looking to counter punch.
McTearson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rufus McTearson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McTearson is out of range.
Shin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Shin swings for the body but McTearson moves out of range.
Shin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McTearson tries to move into range but Shin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Shin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Shin misses with an uppercut. McTearson saw that one coming.
McTearson misses with a lunging right hand
and Shin counters with a straight right hand.
Shin sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A bone on bone clash there as McTearson blocks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McTearson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Shin.
McTearson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shin throws a leg kick that misses.
Shin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Despite the aggression on McTearson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Shin scoring well with a low kick there.
McTearson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McTearson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shin scores with a nice right hand.
McTearson loads up on a big right hand but Shin slips the punch.
McTearson lands a head shot.
McTearson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rufus McTearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Shin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McTearson feints and then cracks Shin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shin down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Shin blocks a head kick by McTearson.
McTearson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shin.
McTearson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McTearson throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Shin counter with a right hand.
Shin catches McTearson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McTearson throws a solid leg kick but Shin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McTearson.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Shin checks a leg kick.
Shin connects with a nice looking jab.
McTearson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McTearson throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Shin looks to land a right hand but McTearson moved out of range.
McTearson throws a counter combo.
McTearson moves out of range as Shin throws a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McTearson missing with a left hand there. Shin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Shin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A big right from Shin misses.
Shin throws a predictable looking body shot
and McTearson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by McTearson.
Shin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McTearson lands with a light punch inside.
McTearson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shin has a couple of punches blocked by McTearson.
McTearson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McTearson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
McTearson misses with an elbow strike.
McTearson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
McTearson connects with a knee to the head.
McTearson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McTearson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McTearson lands a hook that snaps the head of Shin backwards.
McTearson prevents a body shot from Shin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rufus McTearson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Rufus McTearson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McTearson looks to throw a body kick
and McTearson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McTearson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Shin looks to land a body kick but McTearson moved away.
McTearson misses with a kick to the body
and Shin counters with a good low kick that McTearson was not able to check.
Shin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shin connects with a looping right hand.
Shin throws a wild body kick that McTearson sees coming a mile off.
McTearson ducks under a wild hook from Shin.
Shin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McTearson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McTearson, right into the meat.
Shin looks to score with a jab to the body but McTearson is just out of range.
Shin lands the left hand.
McTearson takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shin lands with a thumping leg kick.
McTearson throws a body kick that misses
and Shin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McTearson scoring well with a low kick there.
McTearson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shin.
McTearson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Shin.
Shin tries to close the distance and clinch up but McTearson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A nice inside leg kick there by McTearson. That's going to slow Shin down.
McTearson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Shin throws a combination. McTearson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
McTearson is rocked!
McTearson throws a leg kick but Shin moved away.
McTearson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shin.
Shin throws an overhand right that lands on McTearson's shoulder, as McTearson tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shin misses with a looping right.
McTearson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Shin moves away from the strike by McTearson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McTearson just misses with a punch to the body.
McTearson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McTearson lands a head kick!
Shin tries to clinch but McTearson is having none of it.
Shin throws a leg kick but McTearson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Shin swinging wildly here.
Shin throws the left hand but McTearson avoids the punch easily.
Shin blocks a head kick by McTearson.
Shin throwing a counter right hand but McTearson manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McTearson moves out of range of the body kick from Shin.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shin.
Shin takes a swing at McTearson's ribcage but misses.
McTearson throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Shin counter with a right hand.
McTearson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McTearson misses with a hook.
Shin slips a straight right by McTearson.
Shin throwing a counter right hand but McTearson manages to avoid it.
Shin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
McTearson tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab lands there for McTearson.
McTearson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
McTearson tries to clinch but Shin moves out of range.
Shin feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shin. McTearson does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shin cracks McTearson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
McTearson looks to throw the jab but Shin is out of range.
And Shin counters with a quick kick to the body but McTearson blocks it.
Shin throws a hook but McTearson avoids it easily.
Shin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McTearson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Shin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
McTearson cracks Shin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
McTearson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McTearson connects with a jab.
Shin connects with the punch.
A left lands for McTearson.
Shin misses with a hook. McTearson ducked under it nicely.
McTearson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McTearson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Shin back to the cage. McTearson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lao Shin clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Rufus McTearson's cut.
That's time! Shin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Shin tries to clinch there but McTearson circles away.
McTearson misses with a double jab
letting Shin counter with a right hand.
Shin misses with a hook
and McTearson counters with a nice uppercut.
Shin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shin. That's going to slow McTearson down.
Shin loads up on a big right hand but McTearson slips the punch.
Shin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McTearson.
Shin lands a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McTearson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McTearson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shin.
Shin throws an overhand right that lands on McTearson's shoulder, as McTearson tries to avoid the shot.
McTearson throws out a counter right but Shin avoids it with no problem.
Shin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McTearson can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shin moves forwards but McTearson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
McTearson throws a series of punches but Shin avoids them all with ease.
McTearson jabs Shin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McTearson tries to clinch up.
McTearson throws a head kick that misses.
Shin scores with a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from McTearson. Shin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shin looks to score with a jab to the body but McTearson is just out of range.
McTearson slips a straight right by Shin.
McTearson defending well as Shin loads up on a big left hand.
McTearson blocks a jab.
McTearson misses the shot to the body.
Shin appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shin thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on McTearson if he has to take too many more of those.
Shin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McTearson looks for the body kick but Shin saw that one coming.
McTearson scores with a hook.
McTearson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A low kick from McTearson is predictable there
and Shin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McTearson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Shin counters with a straight right hand.
McTearson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Shin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
McTearson is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Shin misses with a straight right.
McTearson is looking for the big counter here.
McTearson blocks the body kick.
Shin avoids a kick to the body.
Shin is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shin loads up on a big right hand but McTearson slips the punch.
Shin throws a right hand that misses
and McTearson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shin misses with a right hand
and McTearson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McTearson throws a sloppy body shot
and Shin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McTearson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Shin's calf.
McTearson blocks a head kick by Shin.
McTearson throws a sloppy head kick and Shin moves out of range easily.
McTearson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Shin 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.
McTearson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McTearson misses with a looping right.
Shin throws an overhand right that lands on McTearson's shoulder, as McTearson tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by McTearson misses
and Shin counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice straight punches there by McTearson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McTearson.
Shin avoids the head kick by McTearson.
Shin throws a jab but it's blocked by McTearson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Shin.
Shin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McTearson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McTearson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McTearson throws a wild body kick that Shin sees coming a mile off.
McTearson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Shin tries to clinch there but McTearson circles away.
Shin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Shin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McTearson misses with an elbow over the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Lao Shin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rufus McTearson'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. This is the final round!
Some wild striking there from McTearson.
McTearson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Shin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shin throws a head kick but McTearson moves out of range.
Shin throws a lazy right hand but McTearson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good exchange - Shin coming out on top.
McTearson looks to score with a jab to the body but Shin is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A left and a right from McTearson both land. Nice combination.
Shin tries to score with a low kick but McTearson moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McTearson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McTearson throws a right and a left that both miss.
McTearson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Shin.
McTearson throws a jab when Shin was well out of range.
Shin seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
McTearson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McTearson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Shin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McTearson's calf.
Shin tries to land a leg kick but McTearson saw it coming and moves away.
McTearson throws out a counter right but Shin avoids it with no problem.
McTearson misses with a wild body shot.
Shin throws a lazy right hand but McTearson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shin avoids the body shot from McTearson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McTearson thows a left - swing and a miss!
McTearson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McTearson throws a lazy head kick
and Shin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McTearson blocks a jab.
McTearson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Shin throws an overhand right that lands on McTearson's shoulder, as McTearson tries to avoid the shot.
McTearson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Shin's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shin lands a big head kick that sends McTearson tumbling to the mat! Shin takes a step backwards and waves McTearson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
McTearson is still on wobbly legs! Can Shin finish him?
McTearson misses the jab.
McTearson connects with an inside leg kick.
Shin moves out of range as McTearson strikes.
McTearson seems to have recovered his senses.
Shin misses with a right hand
and McTearson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shin throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like McTearson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McTearson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shin.
McTearson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shin at a distance.
McTearson misses with a body punch
and Shin counters with a nice uppercut.
Shin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McTearson was well out of range. Poor timing from Shin.
McTearson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shin lands with a straight right. McTearson didn't see that one coming.
Shin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
McTearson throws a leg kick but Shin moved away.
McTearson slips under a jab from Shin.
Shin's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Shin throws a series of punches but McTearson moves out of range.
McTearson misses with a body punch
and Shin counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Shin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McTearson lands a leg kick that knocks Shin off balance momentarily.
Shin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McTearson lands a head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shin scores with a leg kick.
Shin thows a left - swing and a miss!
McTearson lands a head shot.
McTearson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shin slips a jab from McTearson.
McTearson throws a leg kick
and Shin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Shin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lao Shin.
I think Shin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 49:47
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 48:48
Judge William Gold scores the fight 47:48
The fight is ruled a draw!
Lao Shin retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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