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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sean Juan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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168 lbs
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164 lbs
26 - 18 - 4 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Sean Juan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 18 - 4, fighting out of Hilo, Freddy White!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juan shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches White napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Juan tries to advance to mount but can't.
Juan is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, White has escaped the position, nice work there.
Juan prevents White from escaping the position.
Juan is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but White is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Juan tries to move to mount but White blocks the move with his legs.
White really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Juan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juan wants to control but White is keeping him busy.
Juan passes to full mount! That's big trouble for White!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juan seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but White is holding on tight.
Juan is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But White has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from White!
Juan looking for a triangle here. White is fighting it but it looks tight! Juan pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, White is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Sean Juan!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Sean Juan made sure he mentioned KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
Freddy White spoke after the fight, saying 'Back to the drawing board '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Giorgio Conte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesper Parnevik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parnevik is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Montana of 300 - Here Now. Giorgio Conte could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jesper Parnevik's chin.
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177 lbs
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
29 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giorgio Conte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jesper Parnevik!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parnevik connects with a leg kick. Conte looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Conte throws the kick towards the body but Parnevik avoids it.
Parnevik misses with a low kick.
Parnevik tries to land a body kick
and Conte makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Parnevik 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 Conte has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Conte and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Conte fires out a quick counter leg kick but Parnevik just manages to avoid it.
Parnevik lands with an uppercut that bounces Conte off the cage and back into range.
Conte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Parnevik throws a right and a left that Conte avoids nicely.
Parnevik misses with a low kick.
Parnevik scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Parnevik throws a lazy head kick
and Conte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Parnevik throws a right and a left that both miss.
Conte is looking for a counter combo.
Parnevik throws a shot from downtown. Conte moves away and avoids it.
Conte on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Parnevik blocks the leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Conte swinging wildly here.
Conte with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parnevik moves into range and connects with a jab.
Parnevik lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Conte circles away quickly and effectively.
Conte throws a leg kick
and Parnevik connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Conte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Parnevik misses with a looping right.
A solid leg kick lands there for Conte.
Conte moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Conte connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Parnevik will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Conte's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Parnevik connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Conte scrambles back to his feet.
Conte rushes Parnevik and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Parnevik escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Parnevik.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Conte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Parnevik throws a good cross that connects.
Conte bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Conte avoids the body shot from Parnevik.
We've been informed that Parnevik 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.
A jab from Conte misses.
Parnevik flicks out a counter leg kick but Conte steps away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parnevik avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Conte moves forwards but Parnevik connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Conte has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Heart Cave (8 elites, 4 double-elites, 1 triple) in the buildup to the fight.
Parnevik loads up on a big right hand but Conte slips the punch.
Conte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Conte goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
It seemed like Parnevik was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Crunch! Parnevik slams his shin into Conte's torso.
Conte avoids the head kick by Parnevik.
Parnevik throws a head kick that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Parnevik.
Parnevik lands with a kick to the temple. Conte shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Conte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Parnevik.
Conte takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Parnevik misses with a left hand
and Conte counters with an inside leg kick.
Conte lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Conte misses with a straight left.
Parnevik is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Conte had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Conte darts in and clinches Parnevik up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parnevik presses Conte against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Conte.
Conte lands with a light punch inside.
Parnevik looking to slow down the pace here.
Conte landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Conte lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Parnevik backwards.
Parnevik wants to get back to striking at distance but Conte won't allow it.
Parnevik cracks Conte with a nice body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Parnevik fails to land.
Conte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Conte presses Parnevik against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Parnevik blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Conte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Conte lands a nice shot to the body.
Parnevik looking to stall.
Parnevik blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conte taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Conte throws a knee to the head but misses.
Conte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Conte blocking some punches.
Parnevik manages to break the clinch.
Conte scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Parnevik doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parnevik throws a head kick but Conte moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Conte tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Parnevik throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Conte fails with an attempt to clinch.
Conte instigates a clinch.
Conte lands a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Conte lands with a short shot to the head.
Conte landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Conte misses with the head strike.
Conte lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jesper Parnevik will probably get the nod.
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.
Parnevik tries a head kick but it misses.
Conte is looking to wear down Parnevik with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Parnevik attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Parnevik throws a poor cross that misses
and Conte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A punch combination from Conte misses.
Conte swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Parnevik counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Conte thinking.
Parnevik moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd cheers as Conte lands an impressive looking overhand right. Parnevik doesn't seem phased though.
Conte tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Conte lands with a straight right. Parnevik didn't see that one coming.
Conte throws a body shot but no joy.
Jesper Parnevik seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Parnevik shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Conte eats them both and turns towards Parnevik to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Parnevik throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Conte moves out of range of the body kick from Parnevik.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parnevik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Conte manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Conte.
Parnevik tries to clinch up.
Conte moves out of range as Parnevik strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parnevik looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Conte shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Conte is looking to chop away at Parnevik's legs.
Conte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Parnevik.
Parnevik finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Conte is looking to land body kicks.
Good shot there by Parnevik.
Conte swings for the body but Parnevik moves out of range.
Conte walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Parnevik checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Conte throws a leg kick
and Parnevik counters with a straight right hand.
Parnevik throws a looping overhand right but Conte ducks down to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Conte.
Parnevik throws a sloppy head kick and Conte moves out of range easily.
Jab by Conte.
Conte ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Parnevik will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conte moves out of range as Parnevik strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Conte misses with a double jab.
A shot to the liver by Parnevik. Beautiful body shot.
Conte closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Conte rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Parnevik moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Parnevik looks to score with a jab to the body but Conte is just out of range.
Parnevik looks to score with a jab to the body but Conte is just out of range.
Parnevik throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
An attempted straight right counter from Conte misses the target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Conte.
Conte misses with a left hand
and Parnevik counters with a big head kick but Conte shrugs it off.
Conte throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Parnevik counters with a good low kick that Conte was not able to check.
Parnevik scores with a nice right hand.
A jab from Parnevik does it's job there.
Conte lunges at Parnevik with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Parnevik's hand.
Conte tries to land a front kick but Parnevik steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conte walks into a straight right hand from Parnevik.
Conte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Parnevik throws a combination that misses
and Conte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Conte checks a low kick from Parnevik.
Conte scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Parnevik doesn't seem bothered though.
Conte takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Parnevik lands a leg kick that knocks Conte off balance momentarily.
Parnevik walks into a left hand.
Parnevik will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Conte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parnevik.
Conte displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Parnevik throws out the jab.
Parnevik drops his hands momentarily and Conte takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Parnevik throws a push kick but Conte slaps the foot to one side.
Conte throws a right and a left that Parnevik avoids nicely.
Parnevik swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
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!
Parnevik moves to clinch but Conte breaks away
and Conte counters with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Parnevik misses the target.
Conte lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Parnevik throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
It appears Conte was looking to counter with a kick there.
Parnevik attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Parnevik takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Conte wants to slow Parnevik down by chopping away at his legs.
Conte loads up on a big right hand but Parnevik slips the punch.
An inside leg kick from Parnevik misses.
Parnevik throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A low kick from Conte is predictable there
and Parnevik counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Parnevik is trying to stall.
Parnevik leaning his opponent against the cage.
Conte scores with a shot to the side of Parnevik's head.
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 Giorgio Conte will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
The fighters circling - Parnevik throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Conte fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Parnevik checks a leg kick.
Conte lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Parnevik darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Conte looks to score with a jab to the body but Parnevik is just out of range.
Parnevik keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Conte.
Parnevik tries a low kick but Conte avoids it.
Conte tries to close the distance and clinch but Parnevik swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Parnevik keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Conte throws the kick towards the body but Parnevik avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parnevik attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Parnevik's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Parnevik throws a head kick that misses
and Conte counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Conte.
Parnevik doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Parnevik tries to break free but Conte pushes him back against the cage.
Conte tries to land knees in the clinch but Parnevik avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conte stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Giorgio Conte has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Parnevik working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Parnevik tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Conte's elbow.
Conte lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Parnevik or not.
Conte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Parnevik's elbow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Conte as the two fighters clinch.
Parnevik takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Parnevik tries to stall but Conte uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Conte scores with a shoulder strike.
Conte lands a good knee to the midsection. Parnevik won't want to take too many of those.
Parnevik tries to work over Conte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Conte trying to land knees to the body.
Parnevik is stalling here.
Conte lands with a right to the head.
Conte crunches a lovely knee into Parnevik's ribcage.
Parnevik is looking to break free of the clinch but Conte has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parnevik tries to work over Conte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Conte unloads a knee to the mid-section. Parnevik lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Conte unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Conte digs a right hand underneath Parnevik's ribcage. Parnevik let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Conte tries to land knees in the clinch but Parnevik avoids the damage to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Conte.
Conte struggles to land a body shot inside as Parnevik controls his hands.
Conte lands a body punch.
Conte softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Conte leaning against his opponent.
Parnevik misses with a punch on the inside.
Conte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Conte keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Parnevik's efforts to push away.
Conte connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Jesper Parnevik has been cut.
Conte trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conte prevents Parnevik from breaking the clinch.
Parnevik misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Conte fails to land.
Parnevik is struggling to control the position.
Conte working aggressively here.
Conte prevents a body shot from Parnevik.
Conte digs a right hand underneath Parnevik's ribcage. Parnevik let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Parnevik managing to block the knees to the body from Conte.
Parnevik is trying to break free.
Conte being controlled against the cage.
Conte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Parnevik throws a head punch that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Parnevik in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Conte as Parnevik tries to tie him up.
Conte tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Parnevik avoids it.
Parnevik goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Conte landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Parnevik is trying to maintain a safe position but Conte gets an underhook and turns Parnevik into the cage.
Conte is stalling here.
Parnevik blocks a body shot from Conte.
Parnevik is trying to maintain a safe position but Conte gets an underhook and turns Parnevik into the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Conte.
Conte lands a right hand that snaps the head of Parnevik backwards.
Parnevik misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Parnevik.
Parnevik is pushing Conte up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Conte tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Giorgio Conte showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Conte has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giorgio Conte!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gary Gravity (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rung Thrym (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thrym has chosen We Are - Hollywood Undead as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Gary Gravity!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rung Thrym!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gravity has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Thrym finds it's way round the side to connect with Gravity's head.
Thrym lands the left hand.
Thrym moves into the clinch successfully.
Thrym escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gravity ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thrym moves away.
Gravity misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thrym! But no joy.
Gravity walks into a stiff left hand from Thrym.
Gravity throws a big shot that misses.
Thrym stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Thrym keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good exchange - Thrym coming out on top.
Gravity misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thrym.
A punch combination from Thrym misses.
Gravity feinted there with a counter leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thrym is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gravity.
Thrym throws a looping overhand right but Gravity ducks down to avoid it.
Gravity shoots in for a double leg but Thrym sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gravity lands a nice shot that snaps Thrym's head back.
Thrym defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gravity.
Gravity throws a predictable looking body shot
and Thrym connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrym scores with a hook.
Thrym keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gravity is looking to wear down Thrym with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Thrym throws a jab when Gravity was well out of range.
Gravity definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gravity throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thrym dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gravity. That did some damage!
Gravity takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Thrym uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gravity.
Thrym looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gravity paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gravity throws an overhand right that lands on Thrym's shoulder, as Thrym tries to avoid the shot.
Thrym misses with a looping left.
Thrym rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gravity counters with an outside leg kick.
Thrym thumps Gravity with a low kick.
Thrym missing with a left hand there. Gravity was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gravity is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Thrym throws a low kick but Gravity moves out of range easily.
Thrym circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thrym looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rung Thrym is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gravity swings widly with a right hand
and Thrym counters with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thrym looks to land a left hand but Gravity moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Thrym lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gravity has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gravity and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Thrym throws a push kick but Gravity slaps the foot to one side.
Gravity throws a leg kick
and Thrym counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gravity feints and then cracks Thrym's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thrym down.
Thrym changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gravity loads up on a big right hand but Thrym slips the punch.
Thrym swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thrym throws a low kick, looking for Gravity's leg but Gravity calmly moves out of range.
As Thrym tries to get set, Gravity tries to push him back and clinch up but Thrym manages to avoid the attempt.
Thrym on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Thrym avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thrym fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gravity.
Gravity throws a right hand that misses
and Gravity takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thrym stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gravity.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Thrym!
Gravity drops his hands momentarily and Thrym takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gravity shoots for a takedown but Thrym saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Gravity. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thrym misses with a hook
and Gravity counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thrym scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thrym misses the jab.
Thrym throws a jab when Gravity was well out of range.
Thrym is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gravity had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Thrym moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gravity on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thrym. Thrym obviously looking to wear him down.
Gravity shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Thrym attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Thrym slips under a jab from Gravity.
Thrym misses with a leg kick
and Gravity counters with a stiff right hand.
Thrym misses with the combination.
Thrym tries to keep at a distance but Gravity has taken the fight into the clinch.
Thrym manages to break the clinch.
Thrym pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gravity is out of range and Thrym settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thrym throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A head kick from Thrym lands but Gravity takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thrym slaps away a takedown attempt from Gravity, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Thrym checks a low kick from Gravity.
Thrym checks a low kick from Gravity.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thrym looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gravity throws a body punch but Thrym moves out of range.
Thrym throws the left hand but Gravity avoids the punch easily.
Thrym fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gravity has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gravity is looking to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot to the liver by Thrym. Beautiful body shot.
Gravity checks the leg kick nicely there.
Both fighters circling a little - Thrym finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Gravity is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Thrym throws a body punch but Gravity moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rung Thrym dominated that round.
That's time! Gravity's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Thrym throws out a leg kick but Gravity moves out of range and Thrym only half commits.
A telegraphed right hand from Thrym misses the target.
Gravity steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thrym.
Thrym uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gravity.
Thrym lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gravity will feel that in the morning.
Thrym works the jab nicely.
Gravity throws a leg kick but Thrym checks it.
Thrym connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gravity's hands.
Thrym takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thrym fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gravity on the side of the head.
Gravity misses with a jab to the body
and Thrym counters with a straight right hand.
Thrym clinches up against the cage.
Thrym blocks a body shot from Gravity.
Thrym breaks the clinch.
Gravity feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thrym's calf.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gravity with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gravity shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Thrym's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravity controlling from the top position.
Gravity throws a big right hand that misses.
Thrym wants to stand and escape but Gravity is having none of it.
Gravity preventing the sweep.
Thrym keeping full guard, as Gravity tries to pass.
Gravity postures up in Thrym's guard and throws a big left but Thrym blocks it.
Gravity slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Thrym is on top in guard.
Thrym throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gravity wants to sweep here but Thrym controlling him for the moment.
Thrym looking to sit in guard and control but Gravity gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gravity wants to control from the top but Thrym keeps moving.
Thrym wants to sweep but no luck.
Thrym keeping full guard, as Gravity tries to pass.
Gravity working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Thrym's head.
Gravity prevents Thrym from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravity is stalling in the full guard.
Gravity loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Thrym wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thrym keeping moving, preventing Gravity from controlling successfully.
Gravity lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gravity trying to control the position from guard on top but Thrym is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gravity stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thrym swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Thrym pulls Gravity in close to prevent any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Thrym connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thrym ducks under a wild hook from Gravity.
Gravity will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Thrym loads up on a big right hand but Gravity slips the punch.
Thrym avoids the body shot from Gravity.
Gravity tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thrym scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Thrym throws a leg kick but Gravity moved away.
Thrym 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.
Gravity stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thrym.
Thrym pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gravity lands a slapping body shot.
Gravity lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A lazy left from Thrym finds it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rung Thrym will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Gravity throws a leg kick that misses.
Thrym has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thrym tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rung Thrym seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gravity checks a leg kick nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Gravity on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Thrym throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The fighters circling - Thrym throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gravity scores with a leg kick.
Thrym looks to score with a jab to the body but Gravity is just out of range.
Thrym has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gravity takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gravity tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thrym was well out of range. Poor timing from Gravity.
Gravity misses with a looping left.
Thrym tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Gravity misses the target.
Gravity misses with a low kick as Thrym jumps back.
Thrym swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gravity counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Thrym thinking.
Good exchange - Gravity coming out on top.
Gravity tries for a takedown but Thrym sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravity takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Thrym fails to land with a series of punches.
It looked like Gravity wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gravity looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gravity misses with a body shot.
Gravity shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gravity throws a low kick but Thrym moves out of range easily.
Gravity takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gravity throws a wild body kick that Thrym sees coming a mile off.
Gravity misses with a right hand
and Thrym counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That kick from Thrym tenderised Gravity's leg. Gravity is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gravity avoids the head kick by Thrym.
Gravity tried to counter with a leg kick but Thrym avoided it.
Thrym wants to clinch up but Gravity keeps it at a distance.
Gravity takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gravity is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thrym.
Gravity moves out of range as Thrym throws a body kick.
Gravity throws a hook but Thrym avoids it easily.
Gary Gravity has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rung Thrym is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gravity avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gravity misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thrym.
Gravity misses with a right hand
and Thrym makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Gravity really felt that one!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thrym tries a head kick but it misses.
Thrym throws a body punch but Gravity moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Gravity blocks the low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Thrym checks a leg kick.
A big left from Gravity misses.
Gravity fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thrym, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gravity.
Gravity tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thrym's elbow.
Thrym blocks an uppercut.
Gravity wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Gravity. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravity misses with a punch on the inside.
Gravity misses with some punches.
Thrym presses Gravity against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Thrym stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gravity misses with a punch to the body.
Thrym struggles to land a body shot inside as Gravity controls his hands.
Thrym blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gravity fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thrym blocks an uppercut.
Gravity fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gravity lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thrym backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thrym doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gravity swings wildly with an uppercut but Thrym uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gravity misses with a body punch.
Gravity misses with a punch on the inside.
Gravity misses with a body punch.
Thrym blocks an uppercut.
Thrym blocks an uppercut.
Thrym misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thrym blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gravity lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Thrym manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Gravity keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rung Thrym comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Thrym has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rung Thrym!
A victorious Rung Thrym 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andrey Tutov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Doyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tutov comes into the arena with 7B - Young Winds blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 23 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrey Tutov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jimmy Doyle!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Doyle.
Doyle 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.
Jimmy Doyle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tutov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Doyle to score with a decent uppercut.
Tutov moves out of range of the leg kick from Doyle.
Doyle throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tutov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tutov misses with a wild body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Tutov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tutov.
Doyle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tutov.
Tutov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Den of Tears (22 coaches) in the buildup to the fight.
Tutov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Doyle is able to avoid easily.
Doyle now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tutov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice uppercut there from Tutov.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Doyle, as that shot connected.
Tutov throws a body kick that misses.
Tutov avoids the body shot from Doyle.
Tutov swings for the body but Doyle moves out of range.
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!
Tutov throws a hook but Doyle blocks it.
Doyle throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Doyle dodges the punch combination from Tutov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyle takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tutov throws a body punch but Doyle moves out of range.
Jab by Doyle.
Doyle rushes Tutov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tutov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Doyle or not.
Doyle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Doyle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tutov lands a body punch.
Doyle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Doyle tries a body shot but Tutov blocks it.
Doyle lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tutov or not.
Doyle lands a right hand.
Tutov tries to work over Doyle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tutov has a couple of punches blocked by Doyle.
Doyle swings wildly with an uppercut but Tutov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doyle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tutov has a couple of punches blocked by Doyle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tutov trying to stall but Doyle improves his position.
Tutov misses with a punch on the inside.
Tutov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tutov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tutov lands a nice uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Doyle as Tutov tries to tie him up.
Doyle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Doyle misses with a punch to the body.
Tutov takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Andrey Tutov has been cut.
Tutov misses with a punch to the body.
Tutov blocking some punches.
Doyle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Doyle throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Doyle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tutov can't find room to land a body shot as Doyle controls the action.
Doyle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tutov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Doyle is keeping busy.
Tutov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doyle scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tutov.
Doyle lands a hook that snaps the head of Tutov backwards.
Tutov digs a right hand into Doyle's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Doyle's gas tank.
A head punch on the inside from Doyle fails to land.
Tutov effectively controlling the action here.
Doyle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tutov's elbow.
Tutov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Doyle's elbow.
Doyle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tutov is working Doyle over against the cage.
Tutov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Doyle takes a shot to the head.
Doyle blocks a body shot from Tutov.
Doyle scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tutov looking to stall.
Doyle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Doyle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doyle tries to work over Tutov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tutov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tutov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tutov has Doyle pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doyle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Doyle.
Tutov throws a punch but it's blocked by Doyle.
Tutov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Good body shot from Tutov.
Doyle misses with some punches.
Tutov is struggling to control the position.
Doyle misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Tutov - that landed with a thud.
Doyle lands a shot to the body.
Tutov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Doyle lands a shoulder strike.
Doyle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Doyle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrey Tutov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tutov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doyle was well out of range. Poor timing from Tutov.
Tutov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tutov misses with a straight left.
Doyle moves out of range of the body kick from Tutov.
Tutov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Doyle looks to score with a jab to the body but Tutov is just out of range.
Tutov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doyle.
Doyle scores with a sloppy right hand. Tutov should have avoided that one.
Doyle lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Doyle missing with a left hand there. Tutov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A swing and a miss from Tutov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tutov misses with a low kick as Doyle jumps back.
It seemed like Doyle was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tutov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tutov lands with a nice body punch.
Doyle throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Doyle throws a series of strikes that have Tutov backpedaling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tutov misses with a series of wild punches.
Tutov tries to bum rush Doyle with a series of wild strikes but Doyle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Doyle checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tutov lands a body shot.
Tutov tries to land a front kick but Doyle steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tutov ducks under a wild hook from Doyle.
Tutov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tutov. That's going to slow Doyle down.
Doyle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tutov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Doyle.
Doyle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tutov throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Doyle.
Doyle cracks Tutov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Doyle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tutov.
Doyle looks to land a right hand but Tutov moved out of range.
Tutov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Doyle.
A counter left hand to the body from Tutov misses its target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tutov misses with a head kick.
Tutov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tutov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Doyle circles away quickly and effectively.
Doyle throws a body kick that misses.
Tutov misses with a low kick as Doyle jumps back.
Doyle appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Doyle just misses with a punch to the body.
Doyle lands with a hook. Tutov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Doyle throws the left hand but Tutov avoids the punch easily.
Tutov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Doyle throws a lazy right hand but Tutov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tutov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tutov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tutov throws a shot from downtown. Doyle moves away and avoids it.
Doyle digs a good body shot into Tutov's ribs.
Doyle throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tutov connects with a single shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tutov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tutov looks for the body kick but Doyle saw that one coming.
Tutov misses with a leg kick.
Tutov tries to move into range but Doyle moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Doyle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A punch combination from Tutov misses.
Doyle misses with a looping right.
Doyle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Doyle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Tutov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Doyle throws a wild body kick that Tutov sees coming a mile off.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tutov!
Tutov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tutov throws a sloppy head kick and Doyle moves out of range easily.
Tutov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tutov lands with a shot to the body.
Tutov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tutov misses with a body kick.
Doyle wants to counter with a clinch but Tutov pushes him away.
Tutov misses with a hook.
Tutov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doyle.
Tutov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doyle takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tutov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Doyle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tutov manages to avoid it.
Doyle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Doyle throws a solid leg kick but Tutov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Doyle.
Doyle sizes up Tutov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Doyle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tutov just misses with a punch to the body.
Doyle throws the left hand but Tutov avoids the punch easily.
Doyle moves into the clinch.
Doyle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Doyle takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jimmy Doyle will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Andrey Tutov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Doyle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tutov moves out of range as Doyle throws a body kick.
Doyle stuns Tutov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Doyle misses with a looping right.
Tutov slips a straight right by Doyle.
Tutov is looking to wear down Doyle with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tutov missing with a left hand there. Doyle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Doyle tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Doyle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tutov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Doyle just misses with a punch to the body.
Doyle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tutov manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some bone on bone action there as Doyle checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tutov throws a body punch but Doyle moves out of range.
Doyle misses with an uppercut
and Tutov counters with a body kick that stops Doyle in his tracks momentarily.
Doyle takes a swing at Tutov's ribcage but misses.
Doyle cracks Tutov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tutov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tutov swings for the body but Doyle moves out of range.
Doyle throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tutov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Doyles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Doyle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tutov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Doyle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tutov.
Tutov staying out of range there.
Tutov throws a series of punches but Doyle avoids them all with ease.
Doyle with a hook.
Jimmy Doyle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Doyle scores with a nice strike.
Doyle with a jab.
Tutov throws the left hand but Doyle avoids the punch easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doyle misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tutov jabs at Doyle's body.
Doyle throws a solid leg kick but Tutov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Doyle.
Jab from Doyle.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tutov.
A punch lands to the side of Tutov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tutov throws out a loose jab but Doyle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tutov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tutov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Doyle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tutov slips a jab from Doyle.
Nice body kick there by Doyle.
Doyle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tutov was well out of range. Poor timing from Doyle.
Doyle takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tutov throws a lazy right hand but Doyle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tutov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tutov misses with a leg kick.
Doyle on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Doyle avoids the head kick by Tutov.
Doyle throws a body punch but Tutov moves out of range.
Tutov moves out of range as Doyle throws a body kick.
Tutov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tutov 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.
Doyle has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Doyle there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tutov misses with a hook. Doyle ducked under it nicely.
Doyle misses with a wild body shot.
Tutov looks for the body kick but Doyle saw that one coming.
Tutov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Doyle looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tutov jabs Doyle to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tutov misses with a hook
and Doyle counters with a nice uppercut.
Doyle just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doyle looks to land a right hand but Tutov moved out of range.
Tutov is looking to counter punch.
Doyle checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
An inside leg kick lands from Tutov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doyle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tutov throws a leg kick but Doyle sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tutov takes a swing at Doyle's ribcage but misses.
Tutov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Doyle cracks Tutov with an open hand slap.
Doyle avoids a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tutov. Doyle does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab lands there for Doyle.
Doyle scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Doyle rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tutov counters with a nice uppercut.
Andrey Tutov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Doyle scores with a jab. Tutov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jimmy Doyle.
Well Doyle 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Doyle!
A very excited looking Jimmy Doyle made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ada Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Temujin Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Temujin Lee has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ada Reyes's chin.
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195 lbs
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28
185 lbs
10 - 2 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
40 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ada Reyes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Temujin Lee!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reyes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Lee avoids the body shot from Reyes.
And Lee tries to counter it with a takedown but Reyes pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Reyes swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Reyes throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like Ada Reyes has been cut.
Lee connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Reyes's hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reyes lands with a shot to the body.
Lee with a nice cross.
Reyes is rocked!
Reyes takes one to the chin there.
Oh Reyes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lee looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reyes.
Reyes seems to have got his legs back now.
Reyes throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Lee throws a leg kick but Reyes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Reyes digs a good body shot into Lee's ribs.
Reyes has been working on his boxing with his coaches at GTi 888 in the buildup to the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reyes. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reyes.
Reyes dips to his left and cracks Lee with an uppercut!
Reyes is looking to wear down Lee with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Reyes throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Lee on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reyes swings widly with a right hand
and Reyes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A swing and a miss from Reyes.
Reyes just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reyes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lee's sensitive parts.
Reyes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Reyes lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes misses the body punch
and Lee counters with a low kick, right behind Reyes 's knee.
Reyes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Reyes defends it well.
Lee fails with the takedown.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Lee takes one to the side of the head.
Reyes scores with a spinning back kick!
Reyes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lee. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee scores with a jab. Reyes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Reyes smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Reyes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
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!
Reyes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lee momentarily.
Reyes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reyes misses with a body shot.
Lee drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Reyes defends it well.
Reyes lands a big right hand that sends Lee crashing to the mat! Reyes stays standing though and waves Lee back to his feet!
Lee tests Reyes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ada Reyes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ada Reyes's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Reyes misses with a leg kick
and Lee counters with a head kick that drops Reyes to the mat! Reyes scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Reyes misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick by Reyes misses
and Lee counters with a single leg into guard. Reyes didn't expect that.
Reyes is looking to stand up but Lee isn't so interested in that idea.
Lee stopping the sweep attempt from Reyes.
Reyes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?
Lee throwing strikes but missing.
Lee keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Reyes's head.
Lee controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lee throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Reyes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Reyes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Reyes wants to stand and escape but Lee is having none of it.
Reyes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lee.
Lee trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Reyes keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
Reyes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Reyes is looking to stand up but Lee isn't so interested in that idea.
Lee controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lee throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Reyes counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a lazy uppercut
and Reyes counters with a nice uppercut.
Reyes avoids the head kick by Lee.
Lee checks a low kick from Reyes.
Reyes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Lee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lee drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lee cracks Reyes with a solid left hand.
Lee sitting in guard here, content to control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee postures up in Reyes's guard and throws a big left but Reyes blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Reyes is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lee accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Reyes has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Lee off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Reyes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lee. Lee obviously looking to wear him down.
Ada Reyes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lee misses with a takedown attempt - Reyes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Reyes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Donk. Lee catches Reyes right on the button with a cross.
Reyes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Lee throws a fast counter high kick but Reyes manages to duck under it in time.
Reyes connects with a body shot that sends Lee's belly button to the back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reyes. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Reyes throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Temujin Lee will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ada Reyes'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Reyes is looking to chop away at Lee's legs.
Reyes throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lee blocks a head kick by Reyes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lee! But no joy.
Lee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Reyes scores with a jab to the head.
Reyes misses with a body shot.
Lee looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reyes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Reyes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Reyes to counter with a crisp jab.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Lee punishes Reyes's body with a nice straight punch.
Lee checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Reyes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lee is out of range.
Ada Reyes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Reyes misses with a wild body shot.
Reyes jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a hook.
Reyes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lee can pounce on him.
Reyes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Reyes thuds a left hand into Lee's body.
Reyes lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reyes misses with a body shot.
Reyes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Reyes lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a head kick that half lands.
Nice body punch from Reyes.
Reyes sends Lee crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Reyes is motioning to the referee to let Lee up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Lee is rocked!
Reyes looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Reyes backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Lee's temple! It sends Lee violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Reyes celebrates and the doctors try to help Lee!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Ada Reyes!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Grin Ribber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liquid Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ribber comes to the cage accompanied by Ay Ay Ay. 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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148 lbs
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30
158 lbs
17 - 11 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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World class MT
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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
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Grin Ribber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Liquid Gold!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribber misses with a low kick.
Gold scores with a leg kick.
Ribber jabs at Gold's body.
Gold throws a lazy body kick
letting Ribber counter with a right hand.
Gold 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.
Ribber throws a hook but Gold blocks it.
Gold avoids the head kick by Ribber.
It seemed like Gold was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Good shot there by Ribber.
Gold throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ribber ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ribber attempts a counter takedown but Gold avoids it well and moves away.
Ribber moves out of range of the strikes.
Ribber half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Gold throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gold fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ribber manages to avoid it.
Ribber half committed to a counter leg kick.
Gold moves out of range of the strikes.
Gold takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ribber takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ribber walks into a straight right hand from Gold.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gold uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ribber.
Ribber swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold throws a looping overhand right but Ribber ducks down to avoid it.
Gold misses with a few strikes there.
Ribber misses with a takedown attempt
letting Gold counter with a right hand.
Ribber throws a low kick but Gold avoids it.
Ribber fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gold has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ribber lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gold takes a step back to recover.
Ribber throws a leg kick but Gold moved away.
Gold connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gold takes a swing at Ribber's ribcage but misses.
Ribber throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ribber is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gold's half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ribber working the head and body with strikes.
Gold controlling the position well.
Ribber is looking to advance position but Gold won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold is positioning himself well to prevent Ribber advancing to mount.
Ribber wants to free his trapped foot but Gold is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ribber is looking to take a break and control but Gold is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gold wants to control but Ribber is keeping busy.
Gold is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ribber's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ribber's back!
Gold keeps control of the position as Ribber tries to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Gold's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Ribber trying to control the hands but Gold won't let him.
Gold throwing sloppy strikes.
Ribber is trying to break free.
Gold is looking to control Ribber but Ribber is wriggling around and keeping busy.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gold keeps control of the position easily here as Ribber tries to buck him off.
Gold's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
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.
Ribber tries to escape but Gold has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Gold trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Ribber doesn't escape.
Ribber wants to control his opponent's hands but Gold gets his hands free.
Gold controls the action.
Ribber just trying to survive but Gold is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Gold trying to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gold doesn't have the hooks in and Ribber manages to turn into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Grin Ribber will probably get the nod.
That's time! Ribber's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ribber shoots in and gets a takedown into Gold's guard.
Ribber postures up.
Ribber postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ribber postures up and lands a big shot to Gold's brow.
Ribber trying to move into half guard but instead Gold has managed to sweep!
Ribber is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gold slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ribber had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gold defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ribber throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ribber manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gold manages to get himself to full guard.
Gold keeping moving, preventing Ribber from controlling successfully.
Ribber stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gold swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gold looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ribber is one step ahead there.
Ribber is fighting to break Gold's control of his arms but Gold is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gold looking for a sweep. Not yet Gold, not yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ribber accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ribber preventing the sweep.
Gold not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ribber throws a big right hand that misses.
Ribber trying to control but Gold is working from the bottom.
Gold is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ribber trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ribber moves away from the strike by Gold.
Gold cracks Ribber with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribber fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gold is out of range.
Gold doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ribber looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gold looks to score with a jab to the body but Ribber is just out of range.
Gold tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ribber was well out of range. Poor timing from Gold.
Gold waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ribber.
Ribber throws a big counter combination but Gold scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A good leg kick by Ribber.
Nice uppercut lands for Ribber. That snapped Gold's head back.
Gold has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ribber finds it's way round the side to connect with Gold's head.
Liquid Gold is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ribber throws a wild body kick that Gold sees coming a mile off.
Ribber throws a combination that misses
and Gold counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gold.
Gold makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ribber breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That kick from Gold tenderised Ribber's leg. Ribber is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gold jabs at Ribber's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ribber throws the kick towards the body but Gold avoids it.
Gold throws a series of punches but Ribber moves out of range.
Ribber feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Gold misses with a double jab
and Ribber makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribber fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gold checks it well.
Ribber looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gold checks a low kick from Ribber.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gold! But no joy.
A cross from Gold lands.
Gold lands a nice shot to the body.
Gold lands a jab to the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ribber.
Gold avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gold throws an overhand right that lands on Ribber's shoulder, as Ribber tries to avoid the shot.
Gold moves out of range of the strikes.
Ribber's corner calls for a 1-2. Ribber obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gold throws a sloppy head kick and Ribber moves out of range easily.
Ribber misses with a hook
and Ribber takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ribber. That's going to slow Gold down.
Ribber is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ribber lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
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 Grin Ribber will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A big right from Gold misses.
Gold misses the jab.
Grin Ribber is winning the standup battle so far.
Gold blocks a low kick nicely.
Gold misses with a double jab.
Gold misses with an uppercut. Ribber saw that one coming.
Gold misses with a hook.
Ribber moves out of range of the body kick.
Gold throws a body shot but no joy.
Gold looks to land a left hand but Ribber moved out of range nicely.
Gold checks a leg kick.
Ribber lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ribber uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gold.
Ribber lands a leg kick that knocks Gold off balance momentarily.
Gold slips a jab from Ribber.
Gold takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ribber smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gold misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribber thuds a left hand into Gold's body.
Nice shot lands for Gold.
Gold misses with a few strikes there.
Ribber scores with a hook.
Ribber blocks a jab.
Gold moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ribber with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ribber scores with a jab. Gold acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ribber lands with a nice body punch.
Gold goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gold throws a hook but Ribber blocks it.
Ribber walks into a left hand.
A leg kick checked by Gold.
Gold throws out a counter right but Ribber avoids it with no problem.
Gold keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ribber.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Ribber.
Ribber goes for a double leg but Gold avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gold continues to drive forward.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ribber throws a one two combo.
Gold misses with an uppercut
and Ribber counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ribber throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gold uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ribber.
Ribber throws a body shot but no joy.
Gold slaps away a takedown attempt from Ribber, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gold throws out a counter right but Ribber avoids it with no problem.
Ribber misses with a takedown attempt - Gold sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gold! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grin Ribber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ribber takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gold misses with a body kick.
Ribber looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
It seemed like Gold was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gold misses with a double jab
and Ribber counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribber with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A low kick from Ribber is predictable there
and Gold counters with a stiff right hand.
Gold lands a jab-cross combination.
Ribber on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Ribber as he connects with a hook.
Gold throws a hook but Ribber avoids it easily.
Ribber rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gold moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It seemed like Gold was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gold uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ribber has time to react.
Gold with a nice cross.
Gold scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gold looks to land a right hand but Ribber moved out of range.
Ribber was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gold's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ribber keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gold scores with a hook to the body. Ribber takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ribber lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gold's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribber jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice uppercut lands for Gold. That snapped Ribber's head back.
A jab from Gold misses.
Ribber misses with a looping right.
Ribber throws a lazy uppercut
and Gold counters with a good low kick that Ribber was not able to check.
Ribber blocks a jab.
Ribber lands a nice looking body kick.
Ribber is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gold.
Gold is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ribber.
Gold missing with a left hand there. Ribber was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gold pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ribber half committed to a counter leg kick.
Gold misses the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ribber misses with an uppercut.
Liquid Gold has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gold throws a big shot that misses.
Gold scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Liquid Gold.
I think Ribber has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Grin Ribber!
After the fight, Grin Ribber was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pat Tillman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nakki Fakiiri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fakiiri has chosen Arch Enemy - You Will Know My Name 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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160 lbs
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156 lbs
24 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pat Tillman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nakki Fakiiri!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tillman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fakiiri sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fakiiri has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Tillman is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Tillman throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fakiiri counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tillman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice body punch from Fakiiri.
Tillman throws a leg kick that misses.
Fakiiri lands with an uppercut that bounces Tillman off the cage and back into range.
Fakiiri connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fakiiri checks the leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Fakiiri on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fakiiri scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fakiiri throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tillman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Tillman was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Fakiiri.
Fakiiri will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fakiiri connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fakiiri blocks a jab.
Tillman lands a head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fakiiri throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fakiiri pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tillman is out of range and Fakiiri settles back down.
Tillman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fakiiri.
Tillman staying out of range there.
Tillman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tillman 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tillman throws a looping overhand right but Fakiiri ducks down to avoid it.
Tillman swings for the body but Fakiiri moves out of range.
A slow jab from Tillman misses its intended target.
Fakiiri throws out a powerful jab.
Tillman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tillman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fakiiri dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fakiiri moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tillman punishes Fakiiri's body with a nice straight punch.
Fakiiri misses with a body shot.
Tillman misses with a low kick.
Fakiiri uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tillman avoids the head kick by Fakiiri.
Fakiiri punishes Tillman's body with a nice straight punch.
Fakiiri checks a low kick from Tillman.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fakiiri works Tillman's body with a nice hook.
Tillman moves out of range as Fakiiri strikes.
Tillman throws an overhand right that lands on Fakiiri's shoulder, as Fakiiri tries to avoid the shot.
Tillman backing away here, and Fakiiri unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri checks a leg kick.
Fakiiri throws a jab when Tillman was well out of range.
Tillman scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fakiiri misses with a low kick.
Tillman appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Fakiiri 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tillman blocks a head kick by Fakiiri.
Fakiiri scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fakiiri ducks under a wild hook from Tillman.
Tillman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fakiiri.
Tillman misses with a low kick.
Tillman ducks right into an uppercut from Fakiiri.
Tillman misses with a wild body shot.
Fakiiri misses with a straight left.
A counter left hand to the body from Tillman misses its target.
A slow jab from Fakiiri misses its intended target.
Fakiiri is looking to score with low kicks.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tillman 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 Fakiiri has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fakiiri and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Fakiiri misses the body punch
and Tillman counters with a straight right hand.
Fakiiri fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tillman on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tillman takes one to the chin there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fakiiri. Tillman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tillman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tillman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fakiiri.
A lazy body kick from Tillman
and Fakiiri counters with a left to the body.
Tillman throws a body kick that misses.
Fakiiri works Tillman's body with a nice hook.
Fakiiri ducks under a wild hook from Tillman.
A jab from Tillman misses.
Tillman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fakiiri scores with a leg kick.
Tillman dives in and scores a takedown into Fakiiri's guard.
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!
Fakiiri has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tillman can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tillman sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fakiiri has his foot on Tillman's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tillman works his way back into a safe position though.
Tillman looking to pass the guard.
Fakiiri has his foot on Tillman's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tillman works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fakiiri pulls Tillman in close to prevent any damage.
Fakiiri is trying to control the position but Tillman postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nakki Fakiiri dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Fakiiri has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tillman finds it's way round the side to connect with Fakiiri's head.
Tillman shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tillman.
Fakiiri jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As Fakiiri backs away, Tillman returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Fakiiri has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tillman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fakiiri fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tillman takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fakiiri throws a leg kick but Tillman checks it.
Tillman darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice sprawl there from Fakiiri as Tillman shoots in.
A combination from Tillman does no damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tillman. Fakiiri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fakiiri appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Fakiiri moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fakiiri avoids the body shot from Tillman.
Tillman misses with a straight left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fakiiri! But no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A chopping leg kick lands by Tillman.
Tillman needs to keep his hands up - Fakiiri had a free shot at his head there.
Fakiiri dips to his left and cracks Tillman with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tillman with a hook.
Tillman connects with a right hand. Fakiiri shakes it off.
Fakiiri has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tillman finds it's way round the side to connect with Fakiiri's head.
A jab from Tillman misses.
Fakiiri looks to score with a jab to the body but Tillman is just out of range.
Fakiiri cracks Tillman with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tillman slips a jab from Fakiiri.
Fakiiri misses with a wild body shot.
That kick from Fakiiri tenderised Tillman's leg. Tillman is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nakki Fakiiri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tillman throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Fakiiri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tillman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fakiiri lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fakiiri takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fakiiri scores with a jab. Tillman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fakiiri with a hook.
Tillman loads up on a big right hand but Fakiiri slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tillman moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fakiiri ducks under a wild hook from Tillman.
Tillman throws an overhand right that lands on Fakiiri's shoulder, as Fakiiri tries to avoid the shot.
Tillman misses the shot to the body.
An inside leg kick from Tillman misses.
Fakiiri scores with a head kick.
Fakiiri scores with a jab.
Fakiiri lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tillman ducks under a wild hook from Fakiiri.
Fakiiri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tillman throws a counter high kick but Fakiiri was just alert enough to avoid it.
Tillman explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Tillman throws a body punch but Fakiiri moves out of range.
Fakiiri dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tillman lands with a shot to the body.
Fakiiri tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A clash of legs there as Tillman blocks the low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tillman throws a chopping leg kick but Fakiiri manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tillman lands with a nice body punch.
Tillman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tillman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fakiiri staying out of range there.
Tillman works Fakiiri's body with a nice hook.
Fakiiri throws a jab but it's blocked by Tillman.
A slow jab from Fakiiri misses its intended target.
Fakiiri misses with an uppercut.
Tillman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fakiiri throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tillman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tillman throws a low kick, looking for Fakiiri's leg but Fakiiri calmly moves out of range.
Fakiiri misses with a leg kick
and Tillman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fakiiri tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tillman is able to avoid easily.
Fakiiri throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tillman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tillman misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fakiiri throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tillman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tillman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fakiiri sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fakiiri ducks under a wild hook from Tillman.
Fakiiri connects with a right hand. Tillman shakes it off.
Tillman misses with a low kick.
Fakiiri misses with a left hand
and Tillman counters with a straight right hand.
Fakiiri misses the jab.
Tillman stuns Fakiiri with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tillman misses with a low kick.
Fakiiri scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tillman checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tillman takes one to the chin there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tillman takes a swing at Fakiiri's ribcage but misses.
Tillman misses the shot to the body.
Fakiiri throws the left hand but Tillman avoids the punch easily.
Fakiiri throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
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 Pat Tillman will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A clash of legs there as Tillman blocks the low kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Tillman misses its target.
Fakiiri defending well as Tillman loads up on a big left hand.
Tillman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fakiiri.
Fakiiri throws a body shot but no joy.
Tillman walks into a left hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fakiiri. That's going to slow Tillman down.
Fakiiri lands a head shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tillman 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 Fakiiri has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fakiiri and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tillman has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fakiiri finds it's way round the side to connect with Tillman's head.
Tillman bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fakiiri's head.
Fakiiri's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tillman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fakiiri scrambles back to his feet.
Fakiiri avoids the body shot from Tillman.
Tillman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fakiiri manages to avoid it.
Tillman throws a right hand that misses
and Fakiiri cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tillman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
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!
Tillman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tillman thumps Fakiiri with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tillman is looking to land body kicks.
Fakiiri walks into a straight right hand from Tillman.
Fakiiri connects with a high kick.
Fakiiri fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tillman on the side of the head.
Fakiiri's corner calls for a 1-2. Fakiiri obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fakiiri wants to slow Tillman down by chopping away at his legs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tillman checks a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fakiiri checks a leg kick.
Fakiiri throws a lazy head kick
and Tillman counters with a nice uppercut.
Tillman's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fakiiri connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tillman scrambles back to his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Fakiiri misses the target.
Tillman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fakiiri misses the shot to the body.
Fakiiri takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fakiiri throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fakiiri staying out of range there.
Tillman walks into a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tillman throws a big shot that misses.
Tillman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fakiiri was well out of range. Poor timing from Tillman.
Fakiiri throws a head kick but Tillman moves out of range.
Fakiiri connects with a solid leg kick.
Tillman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tillman looks to land a left hand but Fakiiri moved out of range nicely.
Fakiiri scores with a hook.
Fakiiri lands a glancing blow to the side of Tillman's head.
Tillman throws a looping overhand right but Fakiiri ducks down to avoid it.
Tillman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tillman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fakiiri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tillman manages to avoid it.
Fakiiri closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tillman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fakiiri to score with a decent uppercut.
Fakiiri throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tillman counters with a leg kick.
Tillman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Fakiiri.
A head kick misses from Fakiiri.
Fakiiri goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fakiiri connects with a jab.
Tillman throws a leg kick but Fakiiri checks it.
Tillman takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tillman misses with a low kick.
Fakiiri misses with a head kick.
It looked like Tillman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fakiiri throws a hook but Tillman blocks it.
It looked like Tillman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fakiiri ducks under a wild hook from Tillman.
Fakiiri connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tillman lands a leg kick that knocks Fakiiri off balance momentarily.
Fakiiri throws a hook but Tillman blocks it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tillman.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tillman, as that shot connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tillman is looking to land body kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri misses with an uppercut
and Tillman counters with a solid body kick.
Tillman wants to slow Fakiiri down by chopping away at his legs.
Good leg kick by Tillman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fakiiri shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fakiiri throws a looping overhand right but Tillman ducks down to avoid it.
Fakiiri throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fakiiri throws a hook to the side of Tillman's head but Tillman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tillman tries a low kick but Fakiiri avoids it.
Tillman is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fakiiri uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tillman.
Tillman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tillman cracks Fakiiri with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fakiiri.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fakiiri jabs Tillman right on the nose. Tillman blinks but takes it well.
Nakki Fakiiri seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tillman connects with a looping right hand.
Tillman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tillman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nakki Fakiiri.
I think Fakiiri 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Nakki Fakiiri!
After the big win, Nakki Fakiiri made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Perkele! and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Euphegen Doubdtfire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aribert Heim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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143 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Euphegen Doubdtfire!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aribert Heim!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heim ducks under a wild hook from Doubdtfire.
Heim pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Doubdtfire is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Doubdtfire bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Heim swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It appears Doubdtfire was looking to counter with a kick there.
Jab, jab by Heim - just one landing.
Heim has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Heim there as he acknowledges the shot.
Doubdtfire slips a straight right by Heim.
Doubdtfire scores with a shot to the body.
Doubdtfire goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Doubdtfire throws a solid leg kick but Heim takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Doubdtfire.
Heim pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab lands there for Heim.
Heim misses the shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Doubdtfire.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doubdtfire is looking to slow Heim down with leg kicks.
Heim with a hook.
Doubdtfire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Doubdtfire lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Doubdtfire misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doubdtfire defending well as Heim loads up on a big left hand.
Heim throws a body shot but no joy.
Heim throws a chopping leg kick but Doubdtfire manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Heim throws a lazy right hand but Doubdtfire sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Heim misses.
Doubdtfire lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Heim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Heim misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heim. Doubdtfire does a little dance to reset his feet.
Doubdtfire digs a good hook to Heim's body.
Doubdtfire connects with the punch.
Heim wants to land a leg kick but Doubdtfire is out of range.
Doubdtfire misses with a looping left.
Doubdtfire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Doubdtfire checks a low kick from Heim.
Doubdtfire waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heim.
Doubdtfire throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Doubdtfire looking to score a takedown here. Heim is defending well but Doubdtfire drives through and ends up in Heim's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heim not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doubdtfire pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Heim is keeping the position for now.
Heim wants to sweep but no luck.
Doubdtfire trying to control but Heim is working from the bottom.
Heim looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Doubdtfire passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Heim is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Heim tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Doubdtfire presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heim is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Doubdtfire jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Heim manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Heim gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heim is desperately trying to improve his position but Doubdtfire has a good base and remains in mount.
Doubdtfire thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Heim is working to get back to half guard.
Doubdtfire wants to control the pace but Heim is squirming around nicely.
Heim is in all sorts of trouble here.
Heim is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Euphegen Doubdtfire dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Doubdtfire chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Heim can pounce on him.
A jab from Doubdtfire finds it's way through Heim's defenses.
Doubdtfire bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Heim's head.
Heim misses the shot to the body.
Heim throws a jab when Doubdtfire was well out of range.
Doubdtfire lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Doubdtfire looks to score with a jab to the body but Heim is just out of range.
Heim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doubdtfire.
Heim throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heim swings for the body but Doubdtfire moves out of range.
Doubdtfire cracks Heim with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Heim throws a body punch but Doubdtfire moves out of range.
Doubdtfire connects with an inside leg kick.
Doubdtfire throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Doubdtfire misses with a body shot.
Heim misses with a hook. Doubdtfire ducked under it nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doubdtfire fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Heim has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Heim can do to turn this around?
Doubdtfire misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Heim.
Doubdtfire gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Heim.
Heim swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Doubdtfire lands with a nice body punch.
Doubdtfire digs a good hook to Heim's body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Heim.
Doubdtfire ducks right into an uppercut from Heim.
Doubdtfire looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Doubdtfire keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Heim.
Doubdtfire lands a nice leg kick that just misses Heim's sensitive parts.
Heim misses the shot to the body.
Heim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Euphegen Doubdtfire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doubdtfire moves away.
Doubdtfire uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doubdtfire tried to score with a low kick but Heim checks it.
Doubdtfire steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Heim.
Heim just misses with a punch to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Doubdtfire - that will leave a mark!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doubdtfire cracks the inside of Heim's front leg.
Doubdtfire checks the leg kick.
Heim throws a jab when Doubdtfire was well out of range.
Heim chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Doubdtfire can pounce on him.
Doubdtfire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heim manages to avoid it.
Doubdtfire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heim.
Heim motions for Doubdtfire to come forward. Heim throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Doubdtfire uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Heim.
Doubdtfire buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Doubdtfire.
Heim has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Doubdtfire finds it's way round the side to connect with Heim's head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Doubdtfire.
Heim moves out of range of the body kick.
Heim swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Heim lands a jab to the head.
Doubdtfire lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jab, jab by Doubdtfire - just one landing.
Heim waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doubdtfire feints and then cracks Heim's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Heim down.
Heim's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Heim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doubdtfire manages to avoid it.
Doubdtfire misses with a wild body shot.
Heim tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Heim checks a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Heim throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Doubdtfire was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A jab from Heim misses.
Heim jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Heim looks to score with a jab to the body but Doubdtfire is just out of range.
Doubdtfire uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Heim.
Doubdtfire fails with an attempt to clinch.
Doubdtfire tests Heim's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Doubdtfire pivots, looking for a leg kick but Heim is out of range and Doubdtfire settles back down.
Doubdtfire connects with a right hand. Heim shakes it off.
Doubdtfire throws a body punch but Heim moves out of range.
Heim throws a lazy right hand but Doubdtfire sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Heim swings for the body but Doubdtfire moves out of range.
Doubdtfire lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heim jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Doubdtfire half committed to a counter leg kick.
Doubdtfire drops his hands momentarily and Heim takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doubdtfire throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Doubdtfire scores with a decent looking hook.
Doubdtfire scores with a leg kick.
Heim throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Heim on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Doubdtfire tried to score with a low kick but Heim checks it.
Doubdtfire throws a wild body kick that Heim sees coming a mile off.
Doubdtfire looks to land a right hand but Heim moved out of range.
Heim scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Doubdtfire doesn't seem bothered though.
Doubdtfire steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Heim.
Doubdtfire throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Heim counters with a right hand to the body.
Doubdtfire checks a low kick from Heim.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doubdtfire connects with a looping right hand.
Doubdtfire moves out of range as Heim strikes.
Heim scores with a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Doubdtfire.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Euphegen Doubdtfire dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
That kick from Doubdtfire tenderised Heim's leg. Heim is trying to keep his angry face on.
Doubdtfire cracks the inside of Heim's front leg.
Doubdtfire moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Heim works Doubdtfire's body with a nice hook.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Heim, right into the meat.
Doubdtfire throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Heim's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Doubdtfire connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Heim scrambles back to his feet.
Heim throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A jab from Doubdtfire misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Heim checks a leg kick.
Doubdtfire throws a body shot but no joy.
Doubdtfire moves away from the strike by Heim.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heim throws a body shot but no joy.
Heim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doubdtfire.
Heim checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Doubdtfire needs to keep his hands up - Heim had a free shot at his head there.
Doubdtfire uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Heim.
Doubdtfire misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heim thows a left - swing and a miss!
Doubdtfire feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Heim throws the left hand but Doubdtfire avoids the punch easily.
Heim misses with a lunging right hand
and Doubdtfire counters with a nice low kick that buckles Heim's knee momentarily.
Doubdtfire lands with a nice body kick.
Doubdtfire connects with a leg kick. Heim looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Doubdtfire ducks under a wild hook from Heim.
Heim gets tackled into the cage by Doubdtfire. Doubdtfire maintains the clinch.
Doubdtfire blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Good body shot from Doubdtfire.
Heim lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Doubdtfire stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Heim lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Doubdtfire tries to throw a body punch but Heim avoids it by throwing Doubdtfire back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heim.
Doubdtfire lands with a right to the head.
Doubdtfire misses with a hook from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heim tries to throw a body punch but Doubdtfire avoids it by throwing Heim back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heim being controlled against the cage.
Heim has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire misses with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Heim.
Heim escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Heim misses the shot to the body.
Doubdtfire bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Heim's head.
Heim throws a body shot but no joy.
Heim 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.
Heim avoids the body shot from Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A nice leg kick lands there from Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Doubdtfire turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Doubdtfire lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Doubdtfire looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Doubdtfire scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Euphegen Doubdtfire is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doubdtfire throws a looping overhand right but Heim ducks down to avoid it.
Heim lands a slapping body shot.
Heim moves out of range of the body kick from Doubdtfire.
Heim scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Doubdtfire lands a nice leg kick that just misses Heim's sensitive parts.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doubdtfire. Heim does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Doubdtfire misses its intended target.
Doubdtfire looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Heim missing with a left hand there. Doubdtfire was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Doubdtfire ducks under a wild hook from Heim.
Heim digs a good body shot into Doubdtfire's ribs.
Doubdtfire blocks a low kick nicely.
Doubdtfire changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Doubdtfire keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Heim.
Heim throws a lazy right hand but Doubdtfire sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Doubdtfire fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Heim is out of range.
Heim is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Doubdtfire with a body shot.
Doubdtfire slips a straight right by Heim.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doubdtfire scores with a kick to the body.
Heim throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doubdtfire missing with a left hand there. Heim was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Doubdtfire throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Heim throws an overhand right that lands on Doubdtfire's shoulder, as Doubdtfire tries to avoid the shot.
Doubdtfire drops down looking for a counter takedown but Heim sprawls and moves away.
Doubdtfire chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Doubdtfire attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Heim throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Doubdtfire slips a jab from Heim.
Heim throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doubdtfire sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Doubdtfire uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Heim.
Doubdtfire fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Heim has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Doubdtfire wants to slow Heim down by chopping away at his legs.
Sloppy strikes from Heim. Those never looked like landing.
Doubdtfire scoring well with a low kick there.
Doubdtfire missing with a left hand there. Heim was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Heim takes a swing at Doubdtfire's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Euphegen Doubdtfire clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Heim takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Doubdtfire misses with an uppercut.
Heim gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Doubdtfire misses with the body kick
and Heim counters with a stiff right hand.
Doubdtfire throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Doubdtfire misses with a low kick.
Doubdtfire connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Heim's hands.
Doubdtfire attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Heim swings for the body but Doubdtfire moves out of range.
Doubdtfire feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Doubdtfire dodges the punch combination from Heim.
Doubdtfire looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Heim lands a slapping body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heim circles away from the clinch attempt.
Doubdtfire throws a head kick but Heim moves out of range.
Doubdtfire delivers a nice body kick.
Heim checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Doubdtfire displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Heim throws out the jab.
Doubdtfire jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heim keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Doubdtfire.
A big left from Doubdtfire misses.
Doubdtfire throws the kick towards the body but Heim avoids it.
The fighters circling - Doubdtfire throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Heim is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Doubdtfire with a body shot.
Heim avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Doubdtfire shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Heim pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Heim jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Doubdtfire misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Heim.
Doubdtfire throws a shot from downtown. Heim moves away and avoids it.
Doubdtfire uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heim.
Doubdtfire looks for the body kick but Heim saw that one coming.
Doubdtfire lands with a hook. Heim tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Doubdtfire lands a glancing blow to the side of Heim's head.
Heim throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doubdtfire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heim throws a jab but it's blocked by Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire misses with a body kick.
Heim lands a really nice looking cross but Doubdtfire seems unphased.
Heim lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Heim misses.
Heim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doubdtfire moves away.
Doubdtfire throws a quick inside leg kick.
Heim throws the left hand but Doubdtfire avoids the punch easily.
Doubdtfire throws out a powerful jab.
Doubdtfire lands with a right hand.
Heim misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Heim misses the target.
Doubdtfire throws a wild body kick that Heim sees coming a mile off.
Heim appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Doubdtfire fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Heim has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Doubdtfire bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A leg kick checked by Heim.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doubdtfire looks to land a body kick but Heim moved away.
Doubdtfire is looking to land body kicks.
Doubdtfire lands a right hook to the body.
Doubdtfire avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Doubdtfire throwing a counter right hand but Heim manages to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Heim. Beautiful body shot.
Doubdtfire looks to score with a jab to the body but Heim is just out of range.
A good leg kick by Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Heim throws a front kick aimed at Doubdtfire's knee but Doubdtfire avoids it well.
Doubdtfire lands an overhand right.
A low kick from Doubdtfire is predictable there
and Heim counters with a thumping low kick.
Heim misses with a body shot.
Doubdtfire looks to score with a jab to the body but Heim is just out of range.
A jab from Heim misses.
An inside leg kick from Doubdtfire misses.
Heim on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heim moves away from the strike by Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire lands a head kick. Heim smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heim walks into a left hand.
Heim throws a jab but it's blocked by Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire missing with a left hand there. Heim was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Heim paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Doubdtfire, right into the meat.
Heim takes a swing at Doubdtfire's ribcage but misses.
Doubdtfire throws a low kick but it's checked well by Heim.
Heim lands with a good body shot.
Doubdtfire shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Heim keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire tries to land a front kick but Heim steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Heim looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Doubdtfire feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Heim's calf.
Heim is looking to chop away at Doubdtfire's legs.
Heim tests Doubdtfire's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Heim will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Euphegen Doubdtfire had his way with Aribert Heim in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Heim misses with an uppercut.
Doubdtfire was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Doubdtfire misses with a looping right.
Heim lands with a shot to the body.
Doubdtfire looks to score with a jab to the body but Heim is just out of range.
Heim just misses with a punch to the body.
Doubdtfire misses with an uppercut.
Doubdtfire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Doubdtfire cracks Heim with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Heim fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Heim circles away from the clinch attempt
and Heim counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heim wants to slow Doubdtfire down by chopping away at his legs.
Doubdtfire slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Doubdtfire waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heim.
Heim looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A big left from Heim misses.
Heim is looking to chop away at Doubdtfire's legs.
Doubdtfire thinks about countering with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doubdtfire jabs at Heim's body.
Nice straight punches there by Heim. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Heim.
Heim throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Doubdtfire misses the target.
Doubdtfire fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Heim swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Doubdtfire throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Heim avoids a kick to the body.
Doubdtfire keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Heim.
Heim will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Doubdtfire was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Good standup being displayed there by Heim as he connects with a hook.
Doubdtfire walks into a left hand.
Doubdtfire lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Heim steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Doubdtfire. That one must have hurt.
Heim swings for the body but Doubdtfire moves out of range.
Aribert Heim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Euphegen Doubdtfire is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Heim misses the target.
Doubdtfire uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doubdtfire wants to slow Heim down by chopping away at his legs.
Heim loads up on a big right hand but Doubdtfire slips the punch.
Doubdtfire closes the distance and clinches.
Heim throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Doubdtfire.
Heim misses with a punch on the inside.
Heim goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Heim changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Doubdtfire fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Heim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doubdtfire.
An inside leg kick lands from Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire tried to score with a low kick but Heim checks it.
Heim lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Doubdtfire lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heim moves out of range of the body kick.
Doubdtfire misses with a kick to the body.
Heim on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Doubdtfire. Doubdtfire obviously looking to wear him down.
Doubdtfire ducks under a wild hook from Heim.
Heim loads up on a big right hand but Doubdtfire slips the punch.
Heim on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Doubdtfire throws a leg kick which misses Heim's front leg but catches the back leg as Heim tries to avoid it.
Heim throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doubdtfire sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A cross from Doubdtfire lands.
Heim with a hook.
A big right from Heim misses.
Doubdtfire throws a nice inside leg kick.
Donk. Doubdtfire catches Heim right on the button with a cross.
Heim throws a body shot but no joy.
Doubdtfire connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Heim scores with a hook to the body. Doubdtfire takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heim with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Doubdtfire to score with a decent uppercut.
Doubdtfire throws the kick towards the body but Heim avoids it.
Heim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Heim takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Heim just misses with a punch to the body.
Doubdtfire lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Doubdtfire connects with the punch.
Sloppy strikes from Heim. Those never looked like landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heim. Doubdtfire does a little dance to reset his feet.
Doubdtfire misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Doubdtfire scores with a jab to the body.
Doubdtfire drives through and clinches with Heim against the cage.
Doubdtfire lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Euphegen Doubdtfire showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Doubdtfire 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Euphegen Doubdtfire!
Euphegen Doubdtfire retains his bantamweight title!
Euphegen Doubdtfire took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Dethroning them all, one at a time. With this win, I'm bringing win # 800, my camp, the Beast Cartel! '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hans Beck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Marsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beck comes to the cage accompanied by Sepultura - Roots Boody Roots. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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238 lbs
26 - 14 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hans Beck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stan Marsh!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beck connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Marsh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Beck throws a quick counter kick to the body but Marsh avoids it.
Beck digs a good body shot into Marsh's ribs.
Beck throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A little jabbing left from Marsh on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Marsh loads up on a big right hand but Beck slips the punch.
Beck feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Marsh's calf.
Marsh misses with a wild body shot.
Beck has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Touch Of Death Combat Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Marsh takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beck misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marsh.
Marsh flicks out a counter leg kick but Beck steps away.
Beck fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Marsh takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Beck
and Marsh counters with a body kick.
Marsh throws a big shot that misses.
A swing and a miss from Beck.
A head kick by Marsh misses
and Marsh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Beck rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marsh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fighters circling - Beck throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marsh slips a jab from Beck.
A cross from Beck lands.
Beck throws out a leg kick but Marsh moves out of range and Beck only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsh misses with a lunging right hand
and Beck counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Beck throws a leg kick that misses.
Marsh lands with a cross.
It looks like Hans Beck has been cut.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Beck.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beck throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marsh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beck finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Beck avoids the head kick by Marsh.
Beck fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsh tries a head kick but it misses.
Beck lands a nice hook to Marsh's body. Marsh takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Marsh moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A good leg kick by Beck.
Beck is looking to wear down Marsh with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Marsh tries to move into range but Beck moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like Stan Marsh has been cut.
A low kick from Beck is predictable there
and Marsh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marsh has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Marsh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Beck.
Good work by Marsh as he checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beck changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Beck lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Marsh at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marsh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marsh feints a counter leg kick.
Beck misses with a wild body shot.
Oooooh!!! Beck has knocked Marsh down with a huge combo! Beck steps away and waves a wobbly Marsh back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Marsh is rocked!
Marsh throws a big shot that misses.
Beck throws a quick counter kick to the body but Marsh avoids it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Beck, right into the meat.
Beck dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Marsh. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Beck dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Beck drops Marsh with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Marsh looks back up at him and smiles so Beck waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Beck just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Marsh.
A lazy body kick from Beck
letting Marsh counter with a right hand.
Marsh throws a head kick that misses.
Marsh moves out of range of the body kick.
Beck lands a nice hook to Marsh's body. Marsh takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beck dips to his left and cracks Marsh with an uppercut!
Marsh walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Marsh misses with a body kick.
Beck scores with a leg kick.
Beck wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Beck lands a right hook to the body.
Marsh is breathing heavily.
Beck throws a nice outside leg kick.
Marsh swings away with a body shot that misses
and Beck counters with a stiff right hand.
Marsh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Beck lands a nice leg kick that just misses Marsh's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsh moves out of range of the leg kick from Beck.
Marsh only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Marsh.
Beck misses with a body shot.
Beck ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Marsh misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Beck, as that shot connected.
Marsh cracks Beck with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Marsh walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Beck just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beck looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A little jabbing left from Marsh on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hans Beck is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice body kick there by Beck.
Beck avoids the head kick by Marsh.
Beck buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Beck ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marsh moves away.
Marsh shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Beck throws a sloppy body shot
and Marsh counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marsh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Beck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beck connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Marsh misses with a hook
and Beck counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Marsh thinking.
Marsh tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Beck lands a leg kick that knocks Marsh off balance momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beck sends Marsh crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Beck is motioning to the referee to let Marsh up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Marsh is still on wobbly legs! Can Beck finish him?
That kick from Beck tenderised Marsh's leg. Marsh is trying to keep his angry face on.
Marsh seems to have recovered his senses.
You can see that Marsh has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Marsh moves away from the strike by Beck.
Beck pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Beck keeps Marsh at a distance using the push kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Beck dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
Beck throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Marsh stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Marsh might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Beck has got the better of the exchanges.
Beck connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Marsh avoids the body shot from Beck.
Marsh looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Beck stuns Marsh with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Beck feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Marsh's calf.
Marsh's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A good leg kick by Beck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beck lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Marsh thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marsh takes a jab right on the kisser.
Marsh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beck lands a big uppercut and Marsh crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Marsh looks OK. Beck waves Marsh back to his feet!
Beck dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Marsh. That did some damage!
Beck drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Marsh's head, knocking him out cold! Beck is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hans Beck!
Hans Beck really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Sully's Bar & Grill logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jolly Leg Byrd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinny Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hopkins has chosen Manny Pacquiao - Lalaban Ako as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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30
142 lbs
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33
148 lbs
30 - 18 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jolly Leg Byrd!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vinny Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopkins connects with the punch.
Byrd throws a leg kick but Hopkins sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Byrd chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hopkins throws a leg kick that misses.
Byrd shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A jab from Hopkins misses.
Byrd has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hopkins scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Byrd throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hopkins stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hopkins throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hopkins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Byrd.
Hopkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Byrd moves away.
Byrd misses with a body shot.
Hopkins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Byrd.
Byrd moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hopkins on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Byrd. Byrd obviously looking to wear him down.
Byrd takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hopkins has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Byrd misses with a low kick.
Byrd thumps Hopkins with a low kick.
Hopkins misses with a hook. Byrd ducked under it nicely.
Vinny Hopkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Byrd drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hopkins is controlling Byrd's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrd looking to pass the guard.
Byrd won't allow Hopkins to get back to his feet.
Byrd wants to control from the top but Hopkins keeps moving.
Byrd stops Hopkins from standing up.
Hopkins is trying to keep Byrd in close.
Hopkins pulls Byrd in close to prevent any damage.
Byrd trying to control but Hopkins is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hopkins keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hopkins misses with an uppercut. Byrd saw that one coming.
Hopkins scores with a crisp jab that stopped Byrd in his tracks.
Byrd lands a nice shot to the body.
Byrd throws a push kick but Hopkins slaps the foot to one side.
Hopkins throws a lazy right hand but Byrd sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Hopkins misses its intended target.
Hopkins throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Byrd stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Byrd defending well as Hopkins loads up on a big left hand.
Hopkins misses with an uppercut. Byrd saw that one coming.
Byrd moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hopkins closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Byrd connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hopkins ducks under a wild hook from Byrd.
Byrd takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hopkins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Byrd.
Byrd goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Byrd closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrd tries to work over Hopkins's front leg with a kick but Hopkins checks it.
Byrd is looking to clinch.
Hopkins moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Byrd throws a hook but Hopkins avoids it easily.
Byrd tries to score with a low kick but Hopkins moves his leg out of the way.
Hopkins works the jab nicely.
Byrd shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hopkins.
Hopkins tests Byrd's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hopkins has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Byrd with a hook.
Hopkins is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hopkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Byrd moves away.
Hopkins misses with an uppercut. Byrd saw that one coming.
Byrd throws a lazy head kick
and Hopkins cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hopkins throws a predictable looking body shot
and Byrd counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hopkins connects with a body shot that sends Byrd's belly button to the back.
Nice defenses there by Byrd.
A quick step to the side and Byrd tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins lunges at Byrd with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Byrd's hand.
Hopkins misses with a hook.
Byrd fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hopkins.
Byrd throws a shot from downtown. Hopkins moves away and avoids it.
Byrd takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Byrd throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hopkins on the side of the head.
Good work by Byrd as he checks the leg kick.
Hopkins takes a swing at Byrd's ribcage but misses.
Vinny Hopkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hopkins lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A slow jab from Hopkins misses its intended target.
Hopkins chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Byrd can pounce on him.
Hopkins connects with a body shot that sends Byrd's belly button to the back.
Hopkins misses with a looping left.
Hopkins throws a jab but it's blocked by Byrd.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hopkins misses with an uppercut. Byrd saw that one coming.
Byrd swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Byrd throws the left hand but Hopkins avoids the punch easily.
Byrd gets a clinch.
Byrd lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vinny Hopkins will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Byrd tries to work over Hopkins's front leg with a kick but Hopkins checks it.
Hopkins misses with a body shot.
Hopkins checks a leg kick.
Hopkins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Byrd.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A big left from Hopkins misses.
Hopkins tests Byrd's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Byrd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hopkins blocks a leg kick.
Byrd pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Byrd staying out of range there.
Byrd half committed to a counter leg kick.
Byrd tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hopkins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hopkins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Byrd is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopkins checks a low kick from Byrd.
Byrd lands a leg kick that knocks Hopkins off balance momentarily.
Hopkins lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hopkins checks a leg kick.
Hopkins scores with a shot to the body.
That kick from Byrd tenderised Hopkins's leg. Hopkins is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hopkins lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Byrd at a distance.
Hopkins cracks Byrd with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hopkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Byrd moves away.
A big right from Hopkins misses.
Hopkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Byrd is just out of range.
Hopkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hopkins throws a hook to the side of Byrd's head but Byrd sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hopkins connects with a body shot.
Byrd throws a body shot but no joy.
A clash of legs there as Hopkins blocks the low kick.
Byrd misses the shot to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Hopkins misses.
Hopkins lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Byrd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Byrd lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hopkins takes a step back to recover.
Hopkins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Byrd looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Hopkins lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrd misses with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hopkins scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Byrd tries to clinch
and Byrd takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hopkins swings for the body but Byrd moves out of range.
Hopkins takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hopkins wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Byrd slips under a jab from Hopkins.
Byrd bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheers as Hopkins lands an impressive looking overhand right. Byrd doesn't seem phased though.
Hopkins staying out of range there.
Vinny Hopkins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hopkins checks the leg kick nicely there.
A little jabbing left from Hopkins on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hopkins throws a body shot but no joy.
Hopkins scores with a body shot.
Byrd lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Byrd ducks under a wild hook from Hopkins.
A big right from Hopkins misses.
Byrd gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Byrd misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hopkins. Byrd does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hopkins avoids a kick to the body.
Byrd ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hopkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Byrd moves away.
A counter left hand to the body from Byrd misses its target.
Hopkins gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Byrd ducks under a wild hook from Hopkins.
Byrd connects with a solid leg kick.
Hopkins darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hopkins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A shot to the body from Hopkins misses
and Byrd counters with a takedown into side control.
Hopkins is looking to reverse the position.
Byrd wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hopkins keeps working.
Byrd goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Hopkins rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Byrd's guard! Nice work there by Hopkins!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Byrd is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hopkins is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins got a little sloppy there for a moment and Byrd has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hopkins has managed to get both his arms back between Byrd's legs - danger averted.
Hopkins stays in close to Byrd's body and controls the position.
Hopkins wants to pass the guard but Byrd is keeping the position.
Hopkins decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Byrd uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hopkins.
Hopkins cracks Byrd with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A swing and a miss from Byrd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinny Hopkins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Byrd's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Byrd scoring well with a low kick there.
Hopkins avoids the body shot from Byrd.
Hopkins's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Byrd takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Byrd staying out of range there.
Byrd swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hopkins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As Hopkins backs away, Byrd returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Byrd ducks under a wild hook from Hopkins.
Byrd lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hopkins takes a step back to recover.
Hopkins throws a lazy right hand but Byrd sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Byrd looks to score with a jab to the body but Hopkins is just out of range.
Byrd throws a nice head kick!
Hopkins lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hopkins throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hopkins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Byrd explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Byrd takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Byrd moves away from the strike by Hopkins.
Hopkins clinches.
Hopkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Byrd misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Hopkins scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hopkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hopkins scores with a shot to the side of Byrd's head.
Byrd lands with a left to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hopkins tries a body shot but Byrd blocks it.
Hopkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hopkins misses with the head strike.
Hopkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Byrd.
A right hand to the body from Byrd.
Hopkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Byrd lands a shoulder strike.
Hopkins can't find room to land a body shot as Byrd controls the action.
Hopkins swings wildly with an uppercut but Byrd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Byrd stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short body shot lands from Hopkins as the two fighters clinch.
Byrd tries to throw a body punch but Hopkins avoids it by throwing Byrd back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins lands a hook to the side of the head.
Byrd has a couple of punches blocked by Hopkins.
Byrd struggles to land a body shot inside as Hopkins controls his hands.
Hopkins has a couple of punches blocked by Byrd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hopkins.
Hopkins tries to break the clinch but Byrd is controlling the position.
Hopkins lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Byrd.
Hopkins lands a hook to the side of the head.
Byrd blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vinny Hopkins seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice body punch from Byrd - that landed with a thud.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hopkins.
Hopkins takes a shot to the head.
Byrd lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hopkins backwards.
Hopkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hopkins scores with a nice hook to the head.
Byrd blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hopkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Byrd.
Byrd lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hopkins backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrd tries a body shot but Hopkins blocks it.
Hopkins throws a head punch that misses.
Hopkins has a couple of punches blocked by Byrd.
Hopkins misses with a punch on the inside.
Byrd misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hopkins lands a body shot.
Byrd lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hopkins backwards.
Hopkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Byrd lands with a left to the head.
Byrd lands with a short shot to the head.
Byrd misses with some punches.
Byrd lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Byrd lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hopkins blocks a body shot from Byrd.
Hopkins throws a head punch that misses.
Byrd swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Byrd escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That kick from Hopkins tenderised Byrd's leg. Byrd is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Byrd uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byrd connects with a single shot there.
Jab from Byrd.
Hopkins throws a jab but it's blocked by Byrd.
Hopkins clinches up against the cage.
Hopkins lands a body shot in the clinch.
Byrd lands with a short shot to the head.
Hopkins lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hopkins misses with a punch to the body.
Hopkins blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Byrd.
Byrd misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Byrd fails to land.
Byrd tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hopkins's elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hopkins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hopkins misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Byrd.
Byrd lands with a light punch inside.
Byrd scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Jolly Leg Byrd did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A shot to the liver by Byrd. Beautiful body shot.
Hopkins scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Byrd doesn't seem bothered though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hopkins. Byrd does a little dance to reset his feet.
Byrd throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Byrd takes a swing at Hopkins's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Byrd.
Hopkins swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hopkins misses with a lunging right hand
and Byrd counters with a nice uppercut.
Byrd throws a chopping leg kick but Hopkins manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hopkins slips a jab from Byrd.
Byrd throws a looping overhand right but Hopkins ducks down to avoid it.
Hopkins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Byrd tries to land a front kick but Hopkins steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopkins lands with a cross.
Hopkins tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Byrd manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hopkins slips a straight right by Byrd.
Hopkins misses with a hook. Byrd ducked under it nicely.
Hopkins misses with a hook
and Byrd counters with a nice uppercut.
Byrd looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrd dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hopkins. That did some damage!
Byrd throws a jab but it's blocked by Hopkins.
Byrd takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Byrd misses with an uppercut.
Nice uppercut lands for Hopkins. That snapped Byrd's head back.
Byrd misses with a kick to the body.
Hopkins misses with an uppercut. Byrd saw that one coming.
Byrd tries to clinch there but Hopkins circles away.
Byrd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hopkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hopkins connects with a right hand. Byrd shakes it off.
Byrd lands with an uppercut that bounces Hopkins off the cage and back into range.
Hopkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Byrd tries to clinch there but Hopkins circles away.
Byrd takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hopkins blocks a jab.
Byrd dives in for a single leg takedown but Hopkins sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hopkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Byrd is just out of range.
Hopkins scores with a crisp jab that stopped Byrd in his tracks.
Byrd moves out of range of the strikes.
A low kick from Hopkins is predictable there
and Byrd counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Byrd throws out a powerful jab.
Byrd waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hopkins.
Hopkins throws a jab when Byrd was well out of range.
A jab from Hopkins misses.
Byrd throws a shot to the body.
Hopkins connects with a crisp jab.
Hopkins misses the jab.
Byrd looks to throw the jab but Hopkins is out of range.
Hopkins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hopkins connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Byrd dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hopkins. That did some damage!
Byrd wants to land a leg kick but Hopkins is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrd staying out of range there.
Byrd displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hopkins throws out the jab.
Byrd waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hopkins.
Byrd scores with a body shot.
Hopkins staying out of range there.
A lazy left from Hopkins finds it's target.
Byrd takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Byrd wants to slow Hopkins down by chopping away at his legs.
Byrd connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hopkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Byrd is just out of range.
Byrd throws a big shot that misses.
Byrd attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hopkins throws out a loose jab but Byrd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Byrd connects with the punch.
Hopkins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Byrd.
Byrd throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byrd takes one to the side of the head.
Byrd with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hopkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Byrd manages to avoid it.
Hopkins takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hopkins throws a poor cross that misses
and Hopkins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Byrd misses with a low kick.
Hopkins thows a leg kick but Byrd checks it
and Byrd connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Byrd on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hopkins shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hopkins cracks Byrd with an open hand slap.
Byrd throws the left hand but Hopkins avoids the punch easily.
Byrd takes one on the button.
Hopkins checks a leg kick nicely.
Byrd just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Hopkins misses.
Byrd appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Byrd walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hopkins checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
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 Jolly Leg Byrd will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Byrd wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Byrd has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hopkins finds it's way round the side to connect with Byrd's head.
Byrd throws a leg kick that misses.
Byrd gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Byrd slips a jab from Hopkins.
Hopkins throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Byrd counters with a nice uppercut.
Hopkins 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.
Hopkins misses with a straight right.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Byrd 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 Hopkins has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hopkins and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Byrd turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Byrd will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hopkins throws out a counter right but Byrd avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Byrd just misses with a punch to the body.
Hopkins lands with a right hand.
Hopkins on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Byrd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Byrd takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hopkins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrd throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hopkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Byrd moves away.
Byrd pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hopkins is out of range and Byrd settles back down.
Byrd displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hopkins throws out the jab.
Byrd throws a leg kick but Hopkins checks it.
A big right from Byrd misses.
Byrd slips under a jab.
Byrd lands with a straight right. Hopkins didn't see that one coming.
A big left from Hopkins misses.
Byrd bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hopkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Byrd moves away.
Byrd walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Byrd tries to work over Hopkins's front leg with a kick but Hopkins checks it.
Byrd throws a body kick that misses.
Hopkins changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hopkins checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrd closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
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!
Hopkins is defending against the submission attempts here by Byrd.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Hopkins is looking to escape.
Hopkins tries to get to full guard but Byrd has control of the leg.
Byrd content to control rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrd is trying to control. Hopkins wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hopkins is trying to stand.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Byrd with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A big right from Hopkins misses.
Hopkins throws a hook to the side of Byrd's head but Byrd sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Byrd half committed to a counter leg kick.
Byrd fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hopkins is out of range.
Byrd throws a shot from downtown. Hopkins moves away and avoids it.
Hopkins swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A swing and a miss from Hopkins.
It looked like Byrd wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hopkins throws a shot from downtown. Byrd moves away and avoids it.
Byrd scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hopkins in his tracks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byrd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hopkins.
Byrd uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hopkins.
Hopkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Byrd is just out of range.
Byrd lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hopkins scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Byrd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hopkins takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Byrd throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hopkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Byrd moves away.
Hopkins takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick 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!
A left lands for Hopkins.
Hopkins blocks a jab.
Hopkins swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Byrd throws a predictable looking body shot
and Byrd takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Byrd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hopkins moves away.
Byrd avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Byrd turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jolly Leg Byrd showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Byrd 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:47
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 48:47
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jolly Leg Byrd!
Jolly Leg Byrd is the new featherweight champion!
Jolly Leg Byrd decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
The defeated Vinny Hopkins had this to say: 'As always I can do everything through Christ my lord and savior who strengthens me. Without him I wouldn't be here tonight. Don't worry I'll be back.'.
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