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EUFC 93 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alan Milkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastian Monsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monsson has chosen Tenacious D - Master Exploder as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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175 lbs
8 - 10 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alan Milkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sebastian Monsson!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Monsson throws a series of punches but Milkins moves out of range.
Milkins tries to clinch up.
Milkins fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Monsson checks it well.
Alan Milkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Milkins.
Milkins swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Monsson counters with a shoot takedown. Milkins fights it but they end up in guard.
Milkins not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Monsson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Milkins is keeping the position for now.
Monsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Milkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Monsson is stalling in the full guard.
Monsson forces his way into half guard.
Milkins pushes Monsson off looking to stand but Monsson dives back in and keeps control.
Milkins is in trouble now - Monsson has advanced to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monsson trying to control but Milkins is having none of it.
Monsson dominating with strikes here.
Milkins tries to lock up and control but Monsson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Monsson wants to control the pace but Milkins is squirming around nicely.
Milkins working to try and regain half guard.
Milkins tries to lock up and control but Monsson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Monsson prevents Milkins from getting the reversal.
Monsson fails to advance to Milkins's back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Milkins tries to improve his position but instead Monsson has taken his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Milkins trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Monsson working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Milkins is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Monsson has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Milkins taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sebastian Monsson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gee Damn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and LaVern Shirley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gee Damn had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gee Damn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, LaVern Shirley!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Damn. Shirley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Damn.
Shirley closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Damn to the mat! Damn manages to get full guard.
Shirley with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shirley stops Damn from standing up.
Damn trying to control the position.
Shirley wants to control from the top but Damn keeps moving.
Shirley slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shirley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Damn keeping moving, preventing Shirley from controlling successfully.
Shirley sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A shot to the body from Shirley misses
and Damn counters with a straight right hand.
Damn misses with a double jab.
Shirley misses with a two punch combination.
Damn throws the left hand but Shirley avoids the punch easily.
Shirley with a lazy takedown attempt
and Damn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Shirley has his takedown stuffed
and Damn counters with a straight right hand.
A punch combination from Shirley misses.
Shirley tries for a takedown but Damn circles away easily
and Damn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gee Damn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of LaVern Shirley.
Damn lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Shirley shoots and misses
and Damn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shirley doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Damn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damn throws a hook to the side of Shirley's head but Shirley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Damn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Damn throws a leg kick that misses.
Shirley shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Damn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Damn misses with a body shot.
Shirley with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Damn to counter with a crisp jab.
Shirley shoots and misses
and Damn counters with a nice uppercut.
Shirley looks gassed!
Shirley is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Damn's half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shirley trying to pass the guard but Damn defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damn keeping control of the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Damn manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Damn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shirley is one step ahead there.
Shirley drops back, looking for a kneebar! Damn looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Damn looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Damn!
Shirley tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Damn wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The ground and pound from Damn seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Shirley being controlled for a moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
You can see the frustration on Shirley's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Shirley gets back to half guard.
Shirley looking for submissions off his back.
Damn is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gee Damn dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Shirley.
Damn struggling a bit here.
Damn sneaks back into half guard.
Shirley wants to pass the guard but Damn is defending well.
Shirley is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Damn defends it well.
Damn is refusing to be controlled, as Shirley sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shirley is working for a kimura here but Damn manages to reverse the position and he's now in Shirley's guard.
Shirley throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Damn wants to stand but Shirley has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Shirley working a defensive guard here.
Shirley manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Damn manages to get himself to full guard.
Shirley trying to control but Damn is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Shirley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Shirley has gone for a leg lock! Damn slips out almost immediately though and dives into Shirley's guard.
Damn is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Shirley manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Damn is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shirley trying to control but Damn is having none of it.
Damn is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Shirley is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Damn can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Damn gets back to half guard.
Shirley trying to control the action but Damn is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Damn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Shirley is looking to take a break and control but Damn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shirley seems to be looking for submissions.
Shirley throwing shots but Damn is blocking nicely.
Damn regains full guard. Nicely done.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shirley is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Shirley stopping the sweep attempt from Damn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but LaVern Shirley will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Shirley misses with a takedown
and Damn counters with a slapping leg kick.
Shirley fails with the takedown
and Damn counters with a nice uppercut.
Shirley misses with a takedown
and Damn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gee Damn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of LaVern Shirley.
A solid leg kick lands there for Damn.
Shirley thows a body shot but no joy.
Shirley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Damn moves away.
Shirley gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Damn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shirley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shirley has his takedown stuffed
and Damn counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shirley gets a takedown into half guard.
Shirley missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Damn is controlling Shirley's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Shirley not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Shirley is just content to waste time from the top position. Damn takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Shirley wants to control from the top but Damn keeps moving.
Shirley with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shirley forces his way into half guard.
Shirley missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Damn has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Shirley is working away from the top position though.
Shirley throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Damn is pressing down on Shirley's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Shirley postures up in Damn's guard and throws a big left but Damn blocks it.
Damn trying to control the position.
Damn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Shirley has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shirley wants to control from the top but Damn keeps moving.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Damn lands with a right hand.
Shirley shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Damn to counter with a crisp jab.
Shirley with a lazy takedown attempt
and Damn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Damn.
Shirley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice defenses there by Shirley.
Shirley doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Damn moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shirley looking for a takedown.
A short right from Damn on the inside.
Damn lands with a left to the head.
Damn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Damn digs a right hand into Shirley's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shirley's gas tank.
Damn digs a right hand into Shirley's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shirley's gas tank.
Damn manages to break the clinch.
Shirley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Damn clinches up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Damn.
Damn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Damn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shirley avoids it.
Shirley has Damn pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Damn manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Damn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shirley backwards.
Damn lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by Damn.
Damn lands with a left to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Damn.
Damn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shirley backwards.
Shirley drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Damn gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A right hand to the body from Damn.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gee Damn showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Damn 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gee Damn!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Blasko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wolfgang Amadeus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Blasko could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Wolfgang Amadeus's chin.
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195 lbs
11 - 11 - 0 |
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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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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
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Blasko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wolfgang Amadeus!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amadeus tries to land a front kick but Blasko steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Amadeus goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wolfgang Amadeus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blasko shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Amadeus as he jumps to the side.
Amadeus throws a quick inside leg kick.
Amadeus throws a nice outside leg kick.
Amadeus goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Blasko throws a hook but Amadeus blocks it.
Crack! A monster head kick from Amadeus and Blasko falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Amadeus!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Wolfgang Amadeus!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Guido (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Arlowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paulo Guido!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ron Arlowski!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guido gets a clinch.
Guido taking a breather.
Guido gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Arlowski takes a knee right on the jaw!
Come on Guido - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short right from Guido on the inside.
Arlowski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Guido lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Guido stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Paulo Guido.
Arlowski is looking to chop away at Guido's legs.
Arlowski misses with an attempted mid kick.
Guido throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Arlowski.
Guido feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Arlowski sprawling to the canvas! Arlowski rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Guido finish him?!
Arlowski is rocked!
Guido darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Arlowski's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Guido before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Paulo Guido!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between JF Kennedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Richardson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richardson has chosen This Calling by All That Remains as his entrance music. JF Kennedy could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nate Richardson's chin.
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, JF Kennedy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nate Richardson!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richardson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kennedy.
Richardson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kennedy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kennedy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kennedy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Richardson counters with a thumping low kick.
Richardson stalks Kennedy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kennedy's face. Kennedy staggers backwards, shaken.
Richardson lands with a two punch combination before moving 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!
Richardson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Richardson drops Kennedy with a naaaaasty hook - Kennedy is in real trouble here! Richardson dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nate Richardson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Miyamoto Musashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Musashi might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Andrea Bocelli- Time to Say Goodbye. Roberts comes into a darkened arena with his song building. ridda kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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161 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miyamoto Musashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts shoots in for a double leg but Musashi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Roberts tries to close the distance and clinch but Musashi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Roberts.
Roberts moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Roberts misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Musashi tries to clinch up but Roberts circles away and keeps his distance.
Roberts takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Roberts shoots for a takedown but Musashi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Miyamoto Musashi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Roberts.
Musashi takes the fight into the clinch.
Roberts changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Musashi fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Musashi misses with a few strikes there.
Roberts tries to clinch up
and Musashi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Musashi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Musashi counters with a right hand to the body.
Roberts looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Musashi looks to land a combination but Roberts avoids it well.
Roberts stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Musashi.
The fighters circle momentarily. Musashi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Musashi pushes Roberts up against the cage in a clinch.
Musashi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Roberts backwards.
Musashi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Roberts tries for a takedown. No joy.
Musashi lands with a left to the head.
Roberts looking for a takedown.
Good body shot from Musashi.
A short right from Musashi.
Musashi is stalling here.
Musashi lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Musashi on the inside.
Musashi scores with a nice hook to the head.
A shot in the inside from Musashi.
Musashi lands with a right to the head.
Musashi lands a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Musashi.
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!
Musashi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Roberts backwards.
Musashi lands a shoulder strike.
Roberts is rocked!
Musashi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Roberts is still on wobbly legs! Can Musashi finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Musashi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Musashi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Musashi.
Roberts tries for a takedown. No joy.
Musashi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Musashi throws a big uppercut that drops Roberts! More strikes from Musashi and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Roberts lies dazed against the cage as Musashi celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miyamoto Musashi!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Blixt Boxlund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beasty Kannegaard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kannegaard has chosen Three Days Grace - Animal I Have Become as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
165 lbs
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21
162 lbs
7 - 2 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blixt Boxlund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beasty Kannegaard!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kannegaard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boxlund paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Beasty Kannegaard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kannegaard tries to close the distance and clinch but Boxlund swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Boxlund, as that shot connected.
Boxlund connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Beasty Kannegaard has been cut.
Boxlund avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boxlund misses the jab.
Boxlund looks to throw the jab but Kannegaard is out of range.
Boxlund swats away the attempt to clinch by Kannegaard.
Boxlund misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kannegaard wants to clinch up but Boxlund keeps it at a distance.
Boxlund misses with a hook.
Kannegaard clinches up against the cage.
Boxlund swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Boxlund fails to land.
Boxlund lands with a left to the head.
Kannegaard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boxlund fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boxlund softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Boxlund pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boxlund avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kannegaard tries to close the distance and clinch but Boxlund swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kannegaard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boxlund throws out the jab.
Kannegaard doesn't manage to clinch there - Boxlund circles away.
Boxlund scores with a hook to the body. Kannegaard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kannegaard tries to clinch up but Boxlund circles away and keeps his distance.
Boxlund lands a left and a right that send Kannegaard crashing to the mat, dazed. Boxlund thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Kannegaard is rocked!
Kannegaard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kannegaard is still on wobbly legs! Can Boxlund finish him?
Boxlund throws a monster overhand right that drops Kannegaard! Boxlund follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Blixt Boxlund!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Quandu Zornach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milo Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zornach's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Man Of The Year by Drake. Quandu Zornach had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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27
184 lbs
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173 lbs
18 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quandu Zornach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Milo Phillips!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zornach uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Phillips.
Phillips tries to score a power double leg takedown but Zornach sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Phillips somewhat.
Zornach uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Phillips.
A head kick misses from Zornach.
Zornach gets a clinch.
Come on Zornach - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Zornach's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zornach moves away from the strike by Phillips.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zornach works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The fighters circling - Phillips throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Phillips misses with a looping right.
Nice takedown defense from Zornach. No joy for Phillips on that attempt.
A slow jab from Phillips misses its intended target.
Milo Phillips seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zornach thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zornach moves out of range as Phillips strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Zornach napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Phillips is working Zornach over with some ground and pound from side control.
Zornach defending against the ground and pound.
Phillips postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Zornach manages to get back to half guard.
Phillips scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Zornach wants to improve his position but Phillips is controlling well.
Phillips is looking for a kimura but Zornach is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Phillips to get the leverage.
Phillips missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Zornach moves into full guard.
Phillips postures up in Zornach's guard and throws a big left but Zornach blocks it.
Zornach preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Phillips thows a big elbow that misses.
Phillips missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Phillips keeps the fight on the outside.
Zornach closes the distance and clinches.
Phillips has Zornach pushed against the cage.
Zornach effectively controlling the action here.
Zornach wants to get back to striking at distance but Phillips won't allow it.
Zornach holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips prevents Zornach from breaking the clinch.
Zornach breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Phillips swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Phillips keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Phillips throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zornach drives through and clinches with Phillips against the cage.
Phillips taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Zornach is looking to break free of the clinch but Phillips has double underhooks.
Zornach can't break the clinch.
Phillips is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Phillips pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Phillips slips a straight right by Zornach.
Zornach throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab lands there for Phillips.
Phillips loads up on a big right hand but Zornach slips the punch.
Zornach takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Phillips throws a shot from downtown. Zornach moves away and avoids it.
Nice jab there from Phillips.
Nice sprawl there from Zornach as Phillips shoots in.
Quandu Zornach has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milo Phillips.
Phillips avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zornach keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Phillips.
Phillips misses with a looping right.
Phillips thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zornach throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The fighters circling - Phillips throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Milo Phillips will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Zornach uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Phillips.
Phillips keeps the fight on the outside.
Phillips throws the left hand but Zornach avoids the punch easily.
Zornach fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Phillips scores a takedown into full mount!
Phillips throwing strikes but Zornach uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Zornach is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Phillips scores with a couple of nice shots.
Zornach avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Phillips.
Phillips has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Zornach is trying to get back to full guard.
Phillips working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Zornach is trying to control but can't.
Phillips missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Phillips throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Phillips working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Zornach works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips thows a big elbow that misses.
Zornach preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Phillips missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Phillips with a nice head shot there.
Phillips throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zornach works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Phillips postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Phillips is breathing heavily.
Zornach lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Phillips!
Phillips is looking to get to half guard.
Zornach stands up from mount. Strange move.
Zornach wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zornach scores with a leg kick.
Zornach fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Phillips, pushing him back against the cage.
Phillips blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Phillips stalling.
Zornach working hard to break the clinch.
Zornach is trying to break the clinch but Phillips has him pressed against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Zornach breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zornach gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Phillips slows down the pace here.
Zornach has Phillips pressed against the cage, preventing Phillips from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zornach letting Phillips take a breather here.
Phillips continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Milo Phillips.
Zornach is looking to clinch but Phillips is avoiding it.
Phillips keeps the fight on the outside.
Quandu Zornach is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Phillips throws a big shot that misses.
Zornach moves away from the strike by Phillips.
Zornach misses with a series of wild punches.
Donk. Zornach catches Phillips right on the button with a cross.
Zornach lands with a straight right. Phillips didn't see that one coming.
Phillips might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Phillips lands a jab to the nose.
Zornach throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Phillips jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Phillips connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Zornach drives through and clinches with Phillips against the cage.
Phillips wants a takedown but no success here.
A bit of stalling here from Phillips.
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 Quandu Zornach will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Phillips ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zornach moves away.
Phillips circles away from the clinch attempt.
Phillips throws a hook but Zornach blocks it.
Zornach stuffs the takedown attempt from Phillips. Phillips gets slowly back to his feet.
Zornach looks for the body kick but Phillips saw that one coming.
Phillips bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Zornach taking a bit of punishment here - Phillips scoring with strikes.
Zornach tries to bench press Phillips off him but Phillips keeps the position.
Phillips lands a decent elbow from side control.
Phillips scores with punches from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Phillips scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Zornach to see if he's OK.
Phillips looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Zornach is avoiding damage well.
Zornach gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Phillips takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zornach regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips throwing strikes but missing.
Zornach is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Phillips is looking to work some ground and pound but Zornach has wrist control.
Phillips throwing strikes from guard but Zornach blocks nicely.
Phillips throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Phillips trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Zornach trying to keep a closed guard but Phillips is proving a slippery customer.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Phillips fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Phillips shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Zornach but Zornach pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Quandu Zornach has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milo Phillips.
Phillips fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Zornach avoids it really well and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Zornach scores with a crisp jab that stopped Phillips in his tracks.
Phillips throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zornach sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zornach tries to clinch but Phillips moves out of range.
Zornach uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Phillips.
Zornach throws the left hand but Phillips avoids the punch easily.
Zornach fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zornach tests Phillips's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Phillips looks to land a left hand but Zornach moved out of range nicely.
Phillips connects with a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zornach.
Phillips looks to land a left hand but Zornach moved out of range nicely.
Zornach scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Phillips doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips throws a shot from downtown. Zornach moves away and avoids it.
Zornach misses with a two punch combination.
Zornach looks for the body kick but Phillips saw that one coming.
Phillips throws a lazy right hand but Zornach sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Phillips avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Phillips clobbers Zornach with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Zornach fails in his attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phillips. Zornach does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zornach closes the distance and clinches.
Phillips has Zornach pressed against the cage.
Zornach's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zornach tries to close the distance and clinch but Phillips swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Zornach avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zornach tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zornach slips under a jab from Phillips.
Zornach tries to clinch up.
Zornach swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A lazy left from Phillips finds it's target.
Phillips throws a big shot that misses.
Phillips missing with a left hand there. Zornach was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zornach tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zornach takes one to the chin there.
Zornach throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phillips tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zornach swivels and escapes.
Zornach on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Phillips bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Phillips throws a shot from downtown. Zornach moves away and avoids it.
Phillips loads up on a big right hand but Zornach slips the punch.
Zornach throws a nice looking combination but Phillips bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Milo Phillips.
I think Phillips 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Milo Phillips!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dimitry McFarlen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knyto Gruffo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knyto Gruffo has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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21
279 lbs
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264 lbs
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dimitry McFarlen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Knyto Gruffo!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McFarlen wants to clinch.
McFarlen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gruffo.
The fight stays on the outside here - McFarlen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McFarlen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Knyto Gruffo has been cut.
McFarlen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gruffo misses with a wild body shot.
Gruffo throws a looping overhand right but McFarlen ducks down to avoid it.
Gruffo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McFarlen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gruffo.
McFarlen misses with a series of wild punches.
Gruffo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McFarlen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gruffo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McFarlen.
McFarlen throws a looping overhand right but Gruffo ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruffo throws a big shot that misses.
McFarlen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gruffo.
Gruffo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McFarlen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A clash of legs there as Gruffo blocks the low kick.
Gruffo is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
McFarlen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gruffo misses with an uppercut.
Gruffo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McFarlen slips a straight right by Gruffo.
Gruffo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gruffo slips under a jab from McFarlen.
McFarlen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gruffo.
Gruffo throws a series of punches but McFarlen moves out of range.
McFarlen misses with an uppercut.
Gruffo's corner calls for a 1-2. Gruffo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Dimitry McFarlen has been cut.
Gruffo circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruffo missing with a left hand there. McFarlen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fight stays on the outside here - McFarlen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McFarlen is looking to clinch.
Gruffo drops McFarlen with a beautiful combination! McFarlen stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Gruffo is looking for the KO!
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!
McFarlen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gruffo throws a looping overhand right but McFarlen ducks down to avoid it.
Gruffo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McFarlen is breathing heavily.
Gruffo loads up on a big right hand but McFarlen slips the punch.
McFarlen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McFarlen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gruffo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
McFarlen is rocked!
Gruffo throws a hook to the side of McFarlen's head but McFarlen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oh McFarlen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gruffo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McFarlen counters with a two punch combo.
McFarlen seems to have got his legs back now.
Dimitry McFarlen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gruffo cracks McFarlen with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! McFarlen falls to his knees and Gruffo doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Knyto Gruffo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Craig Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and sagat tigerknee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas's entrance music is Judas Priest - Painkiller. A fine choice. tigerknee has chosen Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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24
190 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Craig Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, sagat tigerknee!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas misses with the combination.
tigerknee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thomas.
Thomas looks to land a left hand but tigerknee moved out of range nicely.
tigerknee ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
tigerknee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
tigerknee tries to clinch but Thomas moves out of range.
A jab from Thomas misses.
Nice defenses there by tigerknee.
tigerknee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thomas.
Thomas misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
tigerknee throws a sloppy head kick and Thomas moves out of range easily.
Thomas cracks tigerknee with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like sagat tigerknee has been cut.
Thomas takes a swing at tigerknee's ribcage but misses.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
tigerknee fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas scores with a jab to the jaw.
tigerknee tries to clinch but Thomas is having none of it.
Thomas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomas misses the jab.
Thomas swats away the attempt to clinch by tigerknee.
Thomas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
tigerknee throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Craig Thomas has been cut.
tigerknee defending well as Thomas loads up on a big left hand.
tigerknee ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
tigerknee slips a straight right by Thomas.
Thomas looks to throw the jab but tigerknee is out of range.
Thomas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
tigerknee throws a sloppy head kick and Thomas moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Thomas misses its intended target.
Thomas misses with a body shot.
Craig Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
tigerknee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
tigerknee doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
tigerknee doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
tigerknee tries a head kick but it misses.
Thomas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by tigerknee.
tigerknee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thomas scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
tigerknee tries to clinch but Thomas is having none of it.
tigerknee avoids the body shot from Thomas.
Thomas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Thomas throws a right and a left that tigerknee avoids nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - tigerknee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
tigerknee takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That has opened up sagat tigerknee's cut even more.
Thomas lands a nice hook to tigerknee's body. tigerknee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
tigerknee looks gassed!
Thomas connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Thomas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but tigerknee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thomas swats away the attempt to clinch by tigerknee.
Thomas misses with a looping right.
Thomas throws a looping overhand right but tigerknee ducks down to avoid it.
Thomas scores with a nice strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
tigerknee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
tigerknee blocks a jab.
Thomas throws a right and a left that tigerknee avoids nicely.
Thomas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract tigerknee.
tigerknee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thomas.
tigerknee is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from tigerknee.
tigerknee dodges the punch combination from Thomas.
tigerknee dodges the punch combination from Thomas.
Thomas blocks a head kick by tigerknee.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomas. tigerknee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice straight punches there by Thomas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Thomas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Thomas dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
tigerknee takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Thomas swinging wildly here.
Thomas fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. tigerknee looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Thomas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
tigerknee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thomas misses with a straight left.
Thomas misses with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - tigerknee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Craig Thomas is winning the standup battle so far.
tigerknee doesn't manage to clinch there - Thomas circles away.
Thomas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thomas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract tigerknee.
tigerknee defending well as Thomas loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
tigerknee tries to clinch up.
Thomas misses with an uppercut.
tigerknee is looking to clinch.
Thomas lands a jab to the head.
tigerknee staying out of range there.
Thomas throws a big shot that misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thomas.
Thomas looks to score with a jab to the body but tigerknee is just out of range.
Thomas looks to land a right hand but tigerknee moved out of range.
Thomas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thomas misses the shot to the body.
Thomas lands a right hook to the body.
Thomas tries to bum rush tigerknee with a series of wild strikes but tigerknee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
tigerknee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a right and a left that tigerknee avoids nicely.
Thomas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
tigerknee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thomas throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck tigerknee on the side of the head.
tigerknee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - tigerknee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thomas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
tigerknee is breathing heavily.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from tigerknee.
Thomas tries to bum rush tigerknee with a series of wild strikes but tigerknee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
tigerknee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Thomas scores with a four punch combination!
The cut above sagat tigerknee's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
tigerknee tries to clinch up.
A telegraphed right hand from Thomas misses the target.
tigerknee throws a head kick that misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but tigerknee might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Thomas has got the better of the exchanges.
Thomas misses with a wild combination.
Thomas swats away the attempt to clinch by tigerknee.
Thomas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. tigerknee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thomas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
tigerknee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but tigerknee manages to avoid it.
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.
Thomas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. tigerknee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thomas looks to land a left hand but tigerknee moved out of range nicely.
tigerknee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thomas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but tigerknee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A jab from Thomas misses.
Thomas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thomas moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
tigerknee gets a clinch.
tigerknee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thomas.
tigerknee tries to land a knee to the head but Thomas blocks with his arms.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - tigerknee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thomas misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Thomas 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Thomas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Thomas throws a lazy right hand but tigerknee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thomas scores with a nice head shot.
tigerknee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
tigerknee tries to close the distance and clinch but Thomas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
tigerknee throws a head kick that misses.
tigerknee moves forwards but Thomas connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Thomas looks to land a right hand but tigerknee moved out of range.
Thomas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
tigerknee moves away from the strike by Thomas.
tigerknee tries a head kick but it misses.
Thomas takes a swing at tigerknee's ribcage but misses.
tigerknee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
tigerknee is looking to clinch.
tigerknee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract tigerknee.
Thomas throws a right and a left that tigerknee avoids nicely.
Thomas looks to land a right hand but tigerknee moved out of range.
tigerknee on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Thomas missing with a left hand there. tigerknee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thomas lands with a hook. tigerknee tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
tigerknee is looking to clinch but Thomas is avoiding it.
tigerknee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thomas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thomas misses with a few strikes there.
Thomas throws a series of punches but tigerknee avoids them all with ease.
tigerknee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
tigerknee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thomas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas missing with a left hand there. tigerknee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
tigerknee on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A head kick misses from tigerknee.
Thomas throws a right and a left that tigerknee avoids nicely.
tigerknee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thomas.
tigerknee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
tigerknee slips under a jab.
Thomas keeps the fight on the outside.
Thomas throws a hook but tigerknee avoids it easily.
tigerknee walks into a stiff left hand from Thomas.
sagat tigerknee's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from tigerknee, right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
tigerknee throws a head kick but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas throws a looping overhand right but tigerknee ducks down to avoid it.
tigerknee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thomas misses with a straight left.
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
tigerknee takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Thomas misses with a series of wild punches.
Thomas moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Thomas throws a hook but tigerknee avoids it easily.
tigerknee takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at sagat tigerknee's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Craig Thomas!
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