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GKNY 125 - Boom vs Wills PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hatfield McCoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Saunders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCoy's entrance music is Dueling Banjos. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Saunders's choice of entrance music: Patiently Waiting. Ben Saunders has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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162 lbs
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168 lbs
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Good wrestling
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hatfield McCoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Saunders!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCoy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Saunders! But no joy.
Saunders misses with an uppercut
and Saunders takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McCoy tried to score with a low kick but Saunders checks it.
Saunders moves out of range as McCoy throws a body kick.
McCoy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Saunders slips a jab and a cross from McCoy.
McCoy tries to score with a low kick but Saunders moves his leg out of the way.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Saunders fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McCoy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Saunders tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saunders lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McCoy backwards.
Saunders scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McCoy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Saunders working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saunders working aggressively here.
Saunders has a couple of punches blocked by McCoy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saunders lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McCoy blocking some punches.
Saunders throws a head punch that misses.
Saunders lands a left hand that snaps the head of McCoy backwards.
Saunders's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McCoy cracks Saunders with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Saunders cracks McCoy with an open hand slap.
Saunders tries to clinch up but McCoy circles away and keeps his distance.
Saunders rushes McCoy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Saunders.
McCoy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saunders's elbow.
Saunders lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Saunders breaks from the clinch.
Saunders wants to clinch
and McCoy counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saunders misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McCoy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saunders throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McCoy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McCoy throws a big shot that misses.
Saunders tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Saunders works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Saunders misses the target.
McCoy looks to land a body kick but Saunders moved away.
Saunders takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McCoy avoids the head kick by Saunders.
McCoy moves out of range of the strikes.
McCoy slips a jab from Saunders.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Saunders checks a leg kick.
McCoy lands a nice shot to the body.
Saunders dodges the punch combination from McCoy.
Saunders swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saunders misses with a head kick.
McCoy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Saunders's calf.
Ben Saunders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saunders on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McCoy.
Saunders gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Saunders lands a left hand.
McCoy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McCoy takes a shot to the head.
McCoy misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Saunders.
McCoy lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCoy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saunders's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Saunders throws a head kick but McCoy moves out of range.
Saunders throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McCoy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCoy throws a jab but it's blocked by Saunders.
Saunders throws a left and a right that both miss
and McCoy counters with a good low kick that Saunders was not able to check.
Saunders works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Good exchange - McCoy coming out on top.
McCoy tries to keep at a distance but Saunders has taken the fight into the clinch.
McCoy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Ben Saunders has been cut.
McCoy breaks the clinch.
Saunders drives through and clinches with McCoy against the cage.
Saunders blocks an uppercut.
Saunders misses with a short punch on the inside.
McCoy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Saunders gets through McCoy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCoy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McCoy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Saunders's defenses.
A head punch on the inside from McCoy fails to land.
Saunders avoiding damage as McCoy throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ben Saunders will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ben Saunders's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Saunders is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Saunders misses with a left hand
and McCoy counters with a low kick, right behind Saunders 's knee.
Saunders throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
McCoy blocks a jab.
Saunders throws a quick head kick that skims the top of McCoy's head.
McCoy slips a jab from Saunders.
McCoy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saunders is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Saunders tries to clinch up but McCoy circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCoy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick misses from McCoy.
McCoy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Saunders's head.
Saunders has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McCoy.
McCoy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCoy missing with a left hand there. Saunders was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Saunders 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.
McCoy just misses with a punch to the body.
McCoy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saunders.
McCoy wants to land a leg kick but Saunders is out of range.
Saunders lands a high kick!
McCoy is rocked!
A looping hook to the body misses from McCoy. Saunders does a little dance to reset his feet.
McCoy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Saunders's calf.
Saunders moves in looking to clinch but McCoy pushes him off.
Saunders pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McCoy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McCoy misses the shot to the body.
Saunders looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Saunders lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Saunders lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Oh McCoy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Saunders fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops McCoy to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! McCoy looks to clinch but Saunders throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! McCoy taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ben Saunders!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ronald Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yaseen Kruger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kruger has chosen Put The Boots In/ Down By Law as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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152 lbs
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159 lbs
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Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
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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
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ronald Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yaseen Kruger!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruger dives in for a single leg takedown but Griffin sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kruger catches Griffin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Griffin lands with a nice combination. Kruger backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Yaseen Kruger has been cut.
Griffin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Griffin's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Griffin duly obliges.
Kruger avoids a kick to the body.
Griffin stuffs the takedown.
Kruger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kruger tries to counter with a clinch but Griffin shakes him off and moves away.
Griffin connects with a combination that backs up Kruger into the cage. Griffin lands a flurry of punches that gets past Kruger's guard. Kruger is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Griffin bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ronald Griffin!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guy Hanes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duke Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duke Rage will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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265 lbs
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274 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Guy Hanes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Duke Rage!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Rage throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rage scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rage gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hanes goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rage prevents it.
Rage lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Guy Hanes has been cut.
Hanes drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rage gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hanes is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guy Hanes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A body shot lands from Rage.
Hanes is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rage is defending well.
Rage softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hanes goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rage prevents it.
Rage gets through Hanes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hanes is working for takedown but Rage is calmly controlling the position for now.
A body shot lands from Rage.
Hanes is breathing heavily.
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!
Rage lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rage controlling the action here for a moment.
Rage digs a right hand underneath Hanes's ribcage. Hanes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hanes has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rage avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rage lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hanes backwards.
Hanes looking for a takedown.
Rage has Hanes pressed against the cage.
Hanes looking for a takedown.
We've been informed that Rage 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 shot in the inside from Rage.
Rage looking to throw knees to the head but Hanes is blocking nicely.
Rage misses with a knee to the head.
Hanes has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rage is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rage lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hanes or not.
Rage lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rage will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hanes up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Rage.
Hanes takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rage makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hanes drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rage drops Hanes onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Hanes is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Hanes is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rage lands a body punch in the clinch.
Oh Hanes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rage lands an elbow just above Hanes 's eye.
Rage dips a shoulder and cracks Hanes with a mighty uppercut! Hanes falls back against the cage and Rage unloads with a barrage of strikes! Hanes is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Rage screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Duke Rage!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ramses Xll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Sigfridsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xll kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Scarab - Ankh. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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192 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ramses Xll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benjamin Sigfridsson!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sigfridsson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Xll slips under a jab from Sigfridsson.
Xll is looking to counter punch.
Xll throws a poor cross that misses
and Sigfridsson counters with a straight right hand.
Xll dodges the punch combination from Sigfridsson.
Sigfridsson moves in looking to clinch but Xll pushes him off.
Xll scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Xll takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sigfridsson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Xll's calf.
Xll has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sigfridsson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some bone on bone action there as Xll checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sigfridsson misses with a looping right.
Xll seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Xll with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good leg kick by Xll there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sigfridsson needs to keep his hands up - Xll had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xll misses with a wild body shot.
Sigfridsson missing with a left hand there. Xll was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sigfridsson gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Xll to counter with a crisp jab.
Sigfridsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sigfridsson.
Xll takes a swing at Sigfridsson's ribcage but misses.
Xll scores with a hook to the body. Sigfridsson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Benjamin Sigfridsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xll throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Xll throws a body punch but Sigfridsson moves out of range.
Sigfridsson 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.
Xll throws a leg kick but Sigfridsson checks it.
A little jabbing left from Sigfridsson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sigfridsson throws a hook to the side of Xll's head but Xll sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Xll moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sigfridsson rushes Xll and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
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!
Sigfridsson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Xll tries to break free but Sigfridsson pushes him back against the cage.
Sigfridsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Xll.
A bit of stalling here from Sigfridsson.
Xll lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Xll breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sigfridsson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sigfridsson clinches with his opponent.
Xll throws a head punch that misses.
Sigfridsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Xll blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Xll manages to break the clinch.
Xll misses with a body punch
and Sigfridsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Xll throws a sloppy head kick
and Sigfridsson counters by clinching up.
Xll throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Sigfridsson - that landed with a thud.
Sigfridsson is trying to maintain a safe position but Xll gets an underhook and turns Sigfridsson into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Xll jumps guard but Sigfridsson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sigfridsson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Xll lands a body punch.
Sigfridsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Xll lands a hook to the side of the head.
Xll jumps guard but Sigfridsson stands there with Xll around his waist. Xll gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sigfridsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sigfridsson looks to land a body kick but Xll moved away.
Sigfridsson scores with a body shot.
Xll does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sigfridsson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sigfridsson lands a front kick.
Sigfridsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Xll.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sigfridsson tried to score with a low kick but Xll checks it.
Sigfridsson motions for Xll to come forward. Sigfridsson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Xll was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sigfridsson throws a sloppy head kick
and Xll counters with a straight right hand.
Sigfridsson tries to move into range but Xll moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Xll throws a head kick that Sigfridsson semi-blocks.
Sigfridsson is rocked!
Xll is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Xll takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sigfridsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Xll finish him?
Sigfridsson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Xll.
Sigfridsson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sigfridsson seems to have recovered his senses.
A left lands for Xll.
Sigfridsson checks the leg kick.
Xll fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sigfridsson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Xll throws a good cross that connects.
Sigfridsson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sigfridsson lands an overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Benjamin Sigfridsson will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sigfridsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Xll has been working on his balance at Midnight MMA, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Sigfridsson.
Sigfridsson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sigfridsson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sigfridsson misses with a straight left.
Sigfridsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sigfridsson moves away from the strike by Xll.
Sigfridsson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Xll moves out of range as Sigfridsson strikes.
Sigfridsson has closed the distance and engaged Xll in a clinch.
Xll working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Xll breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sigfridsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big head kick from Xll and Sigfridsson is sent sprawling to the canvas!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xll stopping the sweep attempt from Sigfridsson.
Xll gets to his feet - Sigfridsson follows without any prompting.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xll dodges the punch combination from Sigfridsson.
Xll was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sigfridsson looks up at the clock. Bad move! Xll lands a right hand from hell, dropping Sigfridsson. Xll pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ramses Xll!
Ramses Xll seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between HL Mencken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benno Wagner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mencken comes to the cage accompanied by Circle Jerks - Question Authority. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
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260 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, HL Mencken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benno Wagner !
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wagner throws a right hand that Mencken ducks under and follows up with a left that Mencken also avoids with ease.
Wagner staying out of range there.
Wagner is looking to clinch.
Mencken misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wagner is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Wagner avoids the body shot from Mencken.
Wagner takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wagner misses with a head kick.
Wagner lands with a cross.
Mencken throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wagner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mencken.
Wagner tries to close the distance and clinch but Mencken swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mencken keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wagner forces Mencken back against the cage and clinches.
Mencken misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mencken lands a body punch.
Mencken lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wagner scores with a shot to the side of Mencken's head.
Wagner with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mencken is working Wagner over against the cage.
Mencken presses Wagner against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wagner throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mencken lands an uppercut.
Mencken misses with a body punch.
Mencken lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wagner .
Wagner looks winded!
Mencken lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mencken 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.
Mencken lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wagner or not.
Mencken lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Good body shot from Mencken.
Mencken misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mencken digs a right hand into Wagner 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wagner 's gas tank.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mencken stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mencken lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mencken cracks Wagner with a nice body shot.
A right hand to the body from Mencken.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mencken lands a nice shot to the body.
Mencken lands with a light punch inside.
Wagner 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mencken scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mencken lands a right hand.
Mencken lands a body punch.
Mencken gets through Wagner 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wagner has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Mencken seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Wagner can turn it around.
Mencken lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wagner backwards.
Mencken scores with a hook to the body.
Mencken lands a body punch in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Mencken.
Mencken misses with a punch to the body.
Mencken misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Mencken.
Mencken struggles to land a body shot inside as Wagner controls his hands.
Mencken gets through Wagner 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mencken lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Mencken.
A short right from Mencken.
Wagner is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Mencken.
Wagner is still on wobbly legs! Can Mencken finish him?
Mencken lands a big right hand that drops Wagner ! The killer instinct kicks in and Mencken finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Mencken!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). HL Mencken!
HL Mencken gave a mention to Voodoo Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Glass Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sandayu Momochi (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Glass Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sandayu Momochi !
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Joe 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Joe takes one to the side of the head.
Momochi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Joe sprawls well. Joe wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Momochi gets slowly back to his feet.
Joe changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Momochi has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Momochi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Joe sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Joe wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Sandayu Momochi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Momochi misses with an uppercut. Joe saw that one coming.
A quick step to the side and Joe tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joe looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Momochi lands a jab to the nose.
Momochi gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Joe trying to control but Momochi is working from the bottom.
Joe throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joe is looking to work some ground and pound but Momochi has wrist control.
Momochi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Joe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe drops back looking for a leg! Momochi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Momochi manages to kick Joe off! Joe jumps back into Momochi 's guard.
Momochi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Joe can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Momochi working for a triangle but Joe defends it easily.
Joe got a little sloppy there for a moment and Momochi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Joe has managed to get both his arms back between Momochi 's legs - danger averted.
Joe trying to control the position from guard on top but Momochi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Momochi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Joe lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Momochi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Joe trying to control from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Momochi .
Joe throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Momochi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Joe trying to control here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Momochi has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Momochi misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Joe is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joe defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Momochi .
Joe tries to hold on but Momochi pushes him away.
Momochi sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Momochi looking to control and managing it successfully.
Joe has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Joe is working to get back to half guard.
Momochi is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Joe has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Joe!
Joe stands up over Momochi , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Joe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Momochi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Joe has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Momochi to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Joe is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Momochi pulls down on the head and he's put Joe to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Sandayu Momochi !
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Sandayu Momochi made sure he mentioned AnonymouS, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chang Thong Song (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Pratchett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chang Thong Song!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luke Pratchett!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pratchett moves out of range as Thong Song strikes.
A nice side step and Pratchett releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pratchett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pratchett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thong Song shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Thong Song has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
Thong Song tries to clinch there but Pratchett circles away.
Pratchett is looking to score with low kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pratchett.
We've been informed that Pratchett 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.
Pratchett misses with a hook
and Thong Song counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thong Song misses with an uppercut
and Pratchett counters with a two punch combo.
Thong Song gets a clinch.
Pratchett misses with a punch to the body.
Pratchett keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thong Song's efforts to push away.
Thong Song tries to stall but Pratchett uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Thong Song scores with a shoulder strike.
Thong Song's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pratchett lunges at Thong Song with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thong Song's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pratchett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thong Song.
An attempted straight right counter from Thong Song misses the target.
Pratchett shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Thong Song sprawls well. Thong Song wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pratchett gets slowly back to his feet.
Thong Song tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pratchett lands a jab.
Thong Song staying out of range there.
Thong Song throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thong Song listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pratchett throws a low kick but Thong Song moves out of range easily.
Thong Song moves out of range of the body kick from Pratchett.
Thong Song fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pratchett looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pratchett cracks Thong Song with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thong Song misses with a right hand
and Pratchett counters with a stiff right hand.
Pratchett looks to throw the jab but Thong Song is out of range.
Pratchett lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thong Song misses with a body shot
and Pratchett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thong Song looks to land a left hand but Pratchett moved out of range nicely.
Thong Song misses with a straight left.
Good leg kick by Pratchett there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pratchett throws a jab when Thong Song was well out of range.
Pratchett looks to land a right hand but Thong Song moved out of range.
Thong Song moves in looking to clinch but Pratchett pushes him off.
Pratchett looks to throw the jab but Thong Song is out of range.
Thong Song fires out a quick counter leg kick but Pratchett just manages to avoid it.
Pratchett thuds his right hand into Thong Song's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Thong Song throws the left hand but Pratchett avoids the punch easily.
Thong Song displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pratchett.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thong Song throws out a loose jab but Pratchett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pratchett tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Thong Song is able to avoid easily.
Pratchett loads up on a big right hand but Thong Song slips the punch.
It looked like Thong Song wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pratchett is trying hard to land a takedown here. Thong Song sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Chang Thong Song has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Pratchett.
Thong Song lunges at Pratchett with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pratchett's hand.
Thong Song fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pratchett misses with a right hand
enabling Thong Song to counter with a crisp jab.
Thong Song scores with a body shot.
Thong Song cracks Pratchett with a right hand to the side of the head.
Donk. Pratchett catches Thong Song right on the button with a cross.
Thong Song throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Thong Song, as that shot connected.
Thong Song moves into the clinch successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thong Song throws a punch but it's blocked by Pratchett.
A right hook to the body lands for Pratchett.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thong Song wants to stall.
Pratchett working aggressively here.
Thong Song throws a punch but it's blocked by Pratchett.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thong Song.
Pratchett misses with a punch on the inside.
Thong Song misses with a body punch.
Pratchett slows down the pace here.
Pratchett gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Pratchett stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thong Song swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Thong Song had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pratchett defends it easily.
Pratchett in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Luke Pratchett will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Thong Song rushes Pratchett and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Thong Song breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thong Song keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Thong Song swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Thong Song scores with a jab to the head.
Nice defenses there by Thong Song.
Thong Song is looking to clinch but Pratchett is avoiding it.
Thong Song is looking to clinch.
Thong Song moves out of range of the strikes.
Thong Song throws a body punch but Pratchett moves out of range.
Chang Thong Song seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thong Song darts in and clinches Pratchett up against the cage.
Thong Song's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pratchett throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Thong Song was covering up waiting for the punch and Pratchett finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Thong Song throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thong Song keeping moving, preventing Pratchett from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thong Song is trying to keep Pratchett in close.
Thong Song keeping full guard, as Pratchett tries to pass.
Pratchett postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Thong Song keeping moving, preventing Pratchett from controlling successfully.
Pratchett avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Thong Song is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Thong Song will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
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.
Pratchett trying to control the position from guard on top but Thong Song is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thong Song is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pratchett controlling from the top position.
Pratchett trying to control the position from guard on top but Thong Song is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pratchett trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Thong Song is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pratchett is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thong Song working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pratchett doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pratchett manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pratchett is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Thong Song wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Thong Song not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pratchett lands a jab to the nose.
Pratchett comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A big left from Pratchett misses.
Chang Thong Song is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pratchett looks to land a left hand but Thong Song moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Thong Song wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thong Song lands an overhand right.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pratchett. Thong Song shrugs it off though.
Thong Song fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pratchett checks it well.
Thong Song lands a nice looking body shot.
Thong Song pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pratchett swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sloppy strikes from Thong Song. Those never looked like landing.
Thong Song tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pratchett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Pratchett misses.
It looked like Thong Song was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pratchett.
Pratchett ducks under a wild hook from Thong Song.
Luke Pratchett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pratchett connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pratchett throws out a loose jab but Thong Song uses good head movement to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Thong Song misses the target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pratchett avoids the body shot from Thong Song.
A slow jab from Pratchett misses its intended target.
Thong Song is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Luke Pratchett will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Thong Song throws a leg kick
enabling Pratchett to counter with a crisp jab.
Pratchett takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thong Song takes one on the button.
Thong Song needs to keep his hands up - Pratchett had a free shot at his head there.
Thong Song slips under a jab from Pratchett.
Thong Song tries to clinch but Pratchett moves out of range.
Pratchett scores with a sloppy right hand. Thong Song should have avoided that one.
Thong Song closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Thong Song breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pratchett misses with an uppercut
and Pratchett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pratchett lands with an uppercut that bounces Thong Song off the cage and back into range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thong Song takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Thong Song takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pratchett fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thong Song.
Thong Song wants to clinch up but Pratchett keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thong Song throws out a powerful jab.
Pratchett throws a body punch but Thong Song moves out of range.
Pratchett jabs Thong Song right on the nose. Thong Song blinks but takes it well.
Thong Song moves to clinch but Pratchett breaks away
letting Pratchett counter with a right hand.
Thong Song takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Thong Song catches Pratchett with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pratchett misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Thong Song on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Thong Song misses with a body shot
and Pratchett counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Thong Song blocks a jab.
Thong Song misses with a hook. Pratchett ducked under it nicely.
Thong Song throws the left hand but Pratchett avoids the punch easily.
Pratchett misses with a right hand
and Thong Song counters with a stiff right hand.
Pratchett misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pratchett loads up on a big right hand but Thong Song slips the punch.
Thong Song slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Thong Song gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pratchett makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Thong Song throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Thong Song is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pratchett is aware though and is defending well.
Thong Song is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pratchett wants to control from the top but Thong Song keeps moving.
Pratchett controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thong Song trying to control the position.
Thong Song is looking for a triangle but Pratchett pushes his legs off easily.
Chang Thong Song has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pratchett lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pratchett has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thong Song is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pratchett trying to control but Thong Song is working from the bottom.
Thong Song working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pratchett doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pratchett manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Luke Pratchett is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Thong Song keeping moving, preventing Pratchett from controlling successfully.
Pratchett keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Thong Song's head.
Pratchett postures up.
Thong Song can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pratchett controls the pace.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Pratchett connects with a body shot that sends Thong Song's belly button to the back.
Pratchett lands a nice looking body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Pratchett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pratchett winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Pratchett!
After the fight, Luke Pratchett 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Gumption (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Augie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). DJ Augie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bubba Gumption!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, DJ Augie!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gumption shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gumption clobbers Augie with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Augie throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gumption on the side of the head.
Gumption has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hart Family Dungeon in the buildup to the fight.
Gumption walks into a left hand.
Augie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gumption thumps Augie with a low kick.
Augie throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Gumption tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Augie is in Gumption's guard.
Gumption is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Augie lands a hook to the side of the head.
Augie wants to take the fight to the mat but Gumption manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gumption breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Augie throws a big shot that misses.
Augie moves out of range of the body kick from Gumption.
Gumption throws a leg kick which misses Augie's front leg but catches the back leg as Augie tries to avoid it.
Gumption scores with a jab.
It looks like DJ Augie has been cut.
Gumption throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Augie decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gumption's guard.
Augie wants to control from the top but Gumption keeps moving.
Augie distracts Gumption with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gumption is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Augie presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Gumption escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gumption tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Augie is able to avoid easily.
Gumption throws the kick towards the body but Augie avoids it.
Nice straight punches there by Gumption. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gumption.
Augie takes a swing at Gumption's ribcage but misses.
Gumption moves out of range as Augie strikes.
Augie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gumption uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Augie.
Good exchange - Augie coming out on top.
Nice defenses there by Gumption.
Gumption tries to score with a low kick but Augie moves his leg out of the way.
Bubba Gumption is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Augie misses with a wild body shot.
Gumption lands a nice looking body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Augie blocks the leg kick.
Gumption pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Augie misses with a looping right.
A cross from Augie lands.
Augie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gumption swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gumption scores with a jab to the head.
Gumption keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Augie.
Gumption misses with a body kick.
Gumption keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gumption misses with a body kick.
Augie 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.
Augie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gumption pivots, looking for a leg kick but Augie is out of range and Gumption settles back down.
Gumption throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Gumption does no damage.
Augie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gumption.
Augie throws a poor cross that misses
and Gumption counters with a good low kick that Augie was not able to check.
Augie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Augie throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Gumption to counter with a crisp jab.
Gumption drives through and clinches with Augie against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gumption lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gumption breaks from the clinch.
Gumption throws a solid leg kick but Augie takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gumption.
Gumption lands a nice looking body kick.
Gumption throws a half hearted mid kick.
Augie moves out of range of the body kick.
Gumption swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Augie closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gumption did well to prevent Augie getting side control.
Gumption pushes Augie off and gets back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Augie misses with a few strikes there.
Gumption throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gumption clobbers Augie with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gumption fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Augie scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gumption throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Augie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Augie takes a swing at Gumption's ribcage but misses.
Augie checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gumption. Augie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Augie throws a lazy right hand but Gumption sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Augie missing with a left hand there. Gumption was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gumption darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Augie closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gumption lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gumption. Augie does a little dance to reset his feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gumption.
Augie throws an off balance right hand
and Gumption counters with an inside leg kick.
Augie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gumption.
A big right from Gumption misses.
Augie closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Augie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gumption swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Augie tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Augie cracks Gumption with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Augie lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Augie.
Gumption looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba Gumption dominated that round.
The cut man is working on DJ Augie's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Augie throws a nice looking combination but Gumption bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Augie blocks the body kick.
Augie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gumption.
Gumption looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Augie gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gumption tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Augie was well out of range. Poor timing from Gumption.
Gumption pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gumption swings for the body but Augie moves out of range.
Augie misses with a wild body shot.
Gumption throws a nice inside leg kick.
Augie drops his hands momentarily and Gumption takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gumption misses with a looping right.
Augie drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gumption defends it well.
Augie's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gumption misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Augie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Augie throws a series of punches but Gumption moves out of range.
Gumption is looking to counter the offense by Augie and move into the clinch.
Augie misses the jab.
Gumption chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gumption blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gumption shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bubba Gumption is winning the standup battle so far.
Gumption scores with a kick to the midsection.
Gumption moves away from the strike by Augie.
Gumption misses with an uppercut.
Gumption lands a nice shot to the body.
Gumption throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gumption throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Augie throws a hook to the side of Gumption's head but Gumption sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Augie shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gumption's guard.
Gumption is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Augie can do to turn this around?
Augie trying to control but Gumption is working from the bottom.
Augie postures up.
Gumption manages to escape and get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Augie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gumption.
Gumption wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gumption waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Augie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gumption throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Augie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gumption makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Augie closes the distance and clinches up with Gumption, looking for a takedown. Augie pushes Gumption against the cage but Gumption circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gumption, right into the meat.
Gumption throws a right and a left that Augie avoids nicely.
Gumption misses with an uppercut.
Augie sizes up Gumption with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Augie avoids a kick to the body.
Augie drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gumption defends it well.
Augie takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Augie throws a series of punches but Gumption avoids them all with ease.
Augie avoids the body shot from Gumption.
Augie avoids the body shot from Gumption.
Augie fails to land the takedown.
Gumption connects with a leg kick. Augie looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Augie closes the distance and clinches up with Gumption, looking for a takedown. Augie pushes Gumption against the cage but Gumption circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bubba Gumption has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DJ Augie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gumption.
Augie throws a shot to the body.
Gumption lands with a shot to the body.
Gumption lands with a shot to the body.
Gumption throws out a powerful jab.
Gumption misses with an uppercut.
Gumption throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gumption throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Augie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gumption connects with a body shot.
Augie is breathing heavily.
Gumption throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gumption scores with a sloppy right hand. Augie should have avoided that one.
Gumption fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Augie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Augie misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circling - Augie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Augie, as that shot connected.
Augie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Augie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gumption connects with an inside leg kick.
Augie needs to keep his hands up - Gumption had a free shot at his head there.
Gumption displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
You can see that Augie has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Gumption lands a lovely overhand right.
Augie takes one on the button.
Augie throws a jab but it's blocked by Gumption.
Gumption swings for the body but Augie moves out of range.
Augie tries for a takedown but Gumption sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gumption pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gumption throws out a powerful jab.
Gumption throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That has opened up DJ Augie's cut even more.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No luck for Augie with that takedown attempt.
Gumption throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Augie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gumption sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba Gumption dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on DJ Augie's cut.
That's time! Gumption's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gumption loads up on a big right hand but Augie slips the punch.
Augie swings for the body but Gumption moves out of range.
Augie shoots in but no luck this time.
A leg kick checked by Augie.
A combination from Gumption does no damage.
Gumption avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Augie misses with a hook
and Gumption connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Augie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gumption. Gumption obviously looking to wear him down.
Augie scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Augie misses with a double jab.
Gumption jabs Augie to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gumption scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gumption lands an overhand right.
Augie blocks a jab.
Augie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gumption avoids it really well and circles away.
Gumption throwing a counter right hand but Augie manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gumption cracks a nice hook into Augie's ribs.
Augie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gumption scoring well with a low kick there.
Gumption scores with a kick to the body.
Gumption dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Augie 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Augie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gumption feints and then cracks Augie's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Augie down.
A slow jab from Gumption misses its intended target.
Gumption throws a leg kick that is checked
and Augie counters with a single leg into guard. Gumption didn't expect that.
Gumption pushes Augie off and scrambles back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gumption lands a leg kick that knocks Augie off balance momentarily.
Gumption scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gumption.
Augie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gumption manages to avoid it.
Gumption throws a push kick but Augie slaps the foot to one side.
Augie misses with a double jab
and Gumption makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Augie really felt that one!
Gumption scores with a punch to the head.
Augie misses with an uppercut
and Gumption connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A left lands for Gumption.
Gumption misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Augie.
Gumption catches Augie with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A thudding body kick lands there by Gumption!
Gumption slips under a jab.
Gumption shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Augie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Augie has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gumption throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gumption uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Augie.
Gumption jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gumption scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Augie tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gumption sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Augie somewhat.
Bubba Gumption has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DJ Augie.
Augie tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gumption defends well and Augie ends up having to push Gumption into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gumption, right into the meat.
Augie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gumption connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Augie slips under a jab.
Gumption misses the shot to the body.
Gumption moves away from the strike by Augie.
Gumption throws out a powerful jab.
Gumption bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Gumption was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Augie.
The fighters circling - Augie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Augie looks to land a right hand but Gumption moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gumption pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Augie looks to land a left hand but Gumption moved out of range nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Gumption.
Gumption catches Augie with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gumption lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Augie misses with a lunging right hand
letting Gumption counter with a right hand.
Gumption feints and then cracks Augie's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Augie down.
Augie has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Gumption.
Augie takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gumption steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Augie.
Gumption misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gumption lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Augie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gumption.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Augie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gumption can pounce on him.
Gumption throws a leg kick but Augie sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gumption drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Augie misses with a hook.
Gumption was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba Gumption clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on DJ Augie's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gumption with a hook.
Gumption lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Augie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gumption.
Gumption misses with a head kick.
Gumption throws out a leg kick but Augie moves out of range and Gumption only half commits.
Gumption slips under a jab.
Gumption connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Augie getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gumption throws the kick towards the body but Augie avoids it.
Augie tries to bum rush Gumption with a series of wild strikes but Gumption uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Augie just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromGumption.
Augie shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gumption is trying to defend but Augie finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Gumption pushes Augie off and gets back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gumption misses with an uppercut. Augie saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Augie.
A shot to the liver by Gumption. Beautiful body shot.
Gumption throws a shot to the body.
Augie looks for a takedown but Gumption sprawls well.
Gumption looks to land a left hand but Augie moved out of range nicely.
Gumption jabs Augie right on the nose. Augie blinks but takes it well.
A big left from Gumption misses.
Gumption connects with a solid leg kick.
Augie misses with an uppercut
and Gumption counters with a leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Augie crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gumption - the referee stops the clock and Augie gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gumption. Augie manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Augie is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Gumption cracks Augie with a right hand to the side of the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gumption.
Gumption throws a low kick, looking for Augie's leg but Augie calmly moves out of range.
Gumption avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Augie. That snapped Gumption's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gumption misses with the combination.
Augie misses with an uppercut
and Gumption counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Augie throws a lazy right hand but Gumption sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gumption stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gumption wants it to stay on the feet.
Gumption throws an overhand right that lands on Augie's shoulder, as Augie tries to avoid the shot.
Gumption misses with a wild body shot.
Augie misses with a looping right.
Augie swings widly with a right hand
and Gumption counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gumption throws the kick towards the body but Augie avoids it.
Augie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gumption looks to land a right hand but Augie moved out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gumption.
Augie throws a body punch but Gumption moves out of range.
Augie lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augie misses with a hook.
Augie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gumption sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bubba Gumption has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DJ Augie.
Gumption throws a head kick but Augie moves out of range.
Augie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gumption.
A big left from Gumption misses.
Gumption turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Augie looks to land a right hand but Gumption moved out of range.
Augie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gumption's waist but Gumption gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Augie off to one side.
Augie takes a swing at Gumption's ribcage but misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gumption.
Augie tries to move into range but Gumption moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Augie misses with a looping right.
Gumption connects with a solid leg kick.
Augie gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gumption.
Gumption swings for the body but Augie moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gumption misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Augie.
Augie moves out of range as Gumption throws a body kick.
Augie changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nice straight punches there by Gumption. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gumption.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gumption moves away from the strike by Augie.
Gumption ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Augie takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gumption bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Gumption connects with a good right hand that stumbles Augie. Augie circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gumption cracks Augie with a good jab.
Gumption throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Augie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Augie looks to throw the jab but Gumption is out of range.
Gumption shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Augie eats them both and turns towards Gumption to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Augie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gumption throws a head kick but Augie moves out of range.
Augie is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Gumption ducks under a wild hook from Augie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba Gumption had his way with DJ Augie in that round.
The cut man is working on DJ Augie's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Augie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gumption ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Augie moves away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gumption.
Augie shoots in and drives through. Gumption sprawls well.
Augie throws a body shot but no joy.
Gumption waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Augie.
Gumption scores with a decent looking hook.
Augie throws a looping overhand right but Gumption ducks down to avoid it.
Augie blocks a low kick nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gumption.
Gumption fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gumption throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gumption just misses with a punch to the body.
Augie misses with an uppercut.
Gumption ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Augie moves away.
Augie looks to score with a jab to the body but Gumption is just out of range.
Gumption half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gumption throws a head kick that misses.
Augie slips under a jab.
The crowd cheers as Gumption lands an impressive looking overhand right. Augie doesn't seem phased though.
Gumption stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gumption wants it to stay on the feet.
Gumption throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gumption is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Augie.
Gumption cracks Augie with an open hand slap.
Augie throws a hook but Gumption avoids it easily.
A jab from Gumption misses.
Augie moves forwards but Gumption connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gumption avoids the body shot from Augie.
Augie moves out of range of the strikes.
Augie throws a body shot but no joy.
Augie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Augie misses with an uppercut. Gumption saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Augie swings for the body but Gumption moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Gumption misses its target.
Augie misses with a lunging right hand
and Gumption counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gumption throws a hook but Augie avoids it easily.
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!
Augie missing with a left hand there. Gumption was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gumption is looking to land body kicks.
Gumption avoids the body shot from Augie.
Gumption is looking for a counter combo.
Gumption throws a sloppy head kick and Augie moves out of range easily.
Augie lands a really nice looking cross but Gumption seems unphased.
Gumption ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Augie moves away.
And Augie tries to counter it with a takedown but Gumption pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Augie looks to throw the jab but Gumption is out of range.
Gumption misses with a looping right.
Gumption lands with a shot to the body.
Augie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gumption.
Augie throws a looping overhand right but Gumption ducks down to avoid it.
Gumption tried to counter with a leg kick but Augie avoided it.
Augie scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gumption has one foot on Augie's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Augie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gumption.
Augie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gumption moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Augie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Augie moves out of range as Gumption throws a body kick.
Augie tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Gumption throws a quick inside leg kick.
Augie fails with the takedown.
Bubba Gumption has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DJ Augie.
Gumption throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Augie looks to throw the jab but Gumption is out of range.
Gumption fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Augie on the side of the head.
Gumption defending well as Augie loads up on a big left hand.
Gumption lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gumption moves out of range of the strikes.
Gumption looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bubba Gumption is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Augie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gumption.
Gumption thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Augie if he has to take too many more of those.
Gumption gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Augie.
Augie drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Gumption has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Augie off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Augie is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Augie throws a jab but it's blocked by Gumption.
Gumption throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gumption throws a body shot but no joy.
Augie changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Augie fails to land with a series of punches.
Gumption lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gumption pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Augie misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gumption counters with a body kick.
Gumption throws a front kick that sends Augie stumbling back into the cage.
Gumption throws a wild body kick that Augie sees coming a mile off.
DJ Augie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gumption swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bubba Gumption showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gumption 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:45
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bubba Gumption!
Bubba Gumption retains his super heavyweight title!
After the big win, Bubba Gumption made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors ON TAP 160Q Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yoshihiro Asai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Nilsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dennis Nilsen will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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192 lbs
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185 lbs
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yoshihiro Asai !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dennis Nilsen!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asai misses with an uppercut.
Nilsen misses with a kick to the body.
Asai fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Asai misses with a straight left.
Nilsen slips under a jab.
Nilsen with the counter takedown but Asai avoids it easily.
Jab, jab by Asai - just one landing.
It looks like Dennis Nilsen has been cut.
Yoshihiro Asai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nilsen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Asai as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nilsen blocks a head kick by Asai .
Nilsen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Asai is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilsen tries to move into full mount but can't pass Asai 's legs.
Nilsen throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Nilsen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Asai , who protects the arm well.
Nilsen wants to control but Asai is keeping him busy.
Nilsen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Asai tries to improve position but can't.
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.
Nilsen tries for a kimura but Asai is defending well.
Nilsen trying to control the action but Asai is working from the bottom.
Asai on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Asai tries to get out of the position.
Asai is letting Nilsen control him for a moment.
Nilsen is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Asai is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Asai tries to bench press Nilsen off him but Nilsen keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asai is trying to control Nilsen's posture but Nilsen avoids it.
Nilsen trying to control the position but Asai is working away.
The referee asks Nilsen politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Nilsen prefers to stall for the moment though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nilsen is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Asai is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Nilsen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Nilsen working the head with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Asai is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Nilsen off and has taken his back!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Asai doesn't have the hooks in and Nilsen manages to turn into his guard.
Nilsen postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Asai is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Nilsen, into his guard.
Nilsen working a defensive guard here.
Asai stopping the sweep attempt from Nilsen.
Asai is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Asai stands up and waves to Nilsen to follow him.
Asai leaves Nilsen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Asai throws a counter high kick but Nilsen was just alert enough to avoid it.
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 Yoshihiro Asai will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dennis Nilsen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Asai slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nilsen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Asai keeps Nilsen at a distance using the push kick.
Nilsen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asai controls Nilsen momentarily but Nilsen frees himself.
Dennis Nilsen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nilsen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Nilsen stopping the sweep attempt from Asai .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilsen trying to control the position from guard on top but Asai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nilsen wants to pass the guard but Asai is keeping the position.
Nilsen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nilsen pushing down on Asai 's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Nilsen seems to be looking for submissions.
Nilsen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Asai has managed to free his arm - good work.
Asai wants to control but Nilsen is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Asai tries to roll over but Nilsen keeps him under control.
Nilsen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Nilsen is looking to stall here but Asai recovers full guard.
Nilsen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Nilsen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Asai defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Asai is refusing to be controlled, as Nilsen sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asai controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Nilsen has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at BLOODSPORT GYM. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Nilsen not doing much here.
Asai gets back to full guard.
Asai is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Asai not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Nilsen or perhaps it was just good defense by Asai , which made it look bad.
Asai lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nilsen's sensitive parts.
Asai stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Asai wants it to stay on the feet.
As Nilsen tries to get set, Asai tries to push him back and clinch up but Nilsen manages to avoid the attempt.
Yoshihiro Asai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dennis Nilsen.
Nilsen closes the distance and clinches up with Asai , looking for a takedown. Nilsen pushes Asai against the cage but Asai circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
It looked like Asai wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yoshihiro Asai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nilsen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Asai swivels and escapes.
Asai lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nilsen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nilsen throws a combination that misses
and Asai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Asai lands a nice shot that snaps Nilsen's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshihiro Asai dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dennis Nilsen's cut.
That's time! Asai 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Asai scores with the left hand. Nilsen knows he should have avoided that one.
Nilsen misses the shot to the body.
Asai drops Nilsen with a straight right hand, right on the button! Asai follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yoshihiro Asai !
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between DJ Boom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilson Wills (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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24
140 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
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33
147 lbs
22 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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Excellent 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
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, DJ Boom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wilson Wills!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom takes one to the side of the head.
Wills walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Boom checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Boom pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boom misses with a left hand
and Wills counters with a nice uppercut.
Boom throws a nice looking combination but Wills bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
DJ Boom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wills throws a leg kick that is checked
and Boom counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Boom digs a good body shot into Wills's ribs.
Boom takes a swing at Wills's ribcage but misses.
Wills was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Boom smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wills throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boom loads up on a big right hand but Wills slips the punch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Wills has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Boom misses with a series of wild punches.
Boom misses with the combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boom swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wills throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Boom stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Boom rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wills counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boom is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Wills's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Wills throws a jab when Boom was well out of range.
Boom lands with a nice body punch.
Wills shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Boom tries to get to full guard but Wills has control of the leg.
Wills is looking to take a break and control but Boom is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boom is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom has his hands clasped together around Wills's back. He's all about the action.
Wills wants to take a breather but Boom is having none of it.
Wills is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Boom keeping hold of Wills's head, controlling as best he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Wills throws a lazy uppercut
and Boom connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boom misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom connects with a nice looking jab.
Boom misses with a body shot
and Wills counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like DJ Boom has been cut.
Boom misses with a shot to the body
and Wills counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Boom thinking.
Boom misses the shot to the body.
Boom lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wills throws a front kick aimed at Boom's knee but Boom avoids it well.
DJ Boom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wills shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Boom trying to control the position.
Wills wants to control from the top but Boom keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom has control of Wills's left arm, preventing Wills from doing any damage.
Boom might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Boom looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Wills puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boom trying to control but Wills postures up.
Boom is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boom is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Wills's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Wills's back!
Boom controls the action.
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 DJ Boom will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on DJ Boom's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Wills scores with a leg kick.
Wills lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wills moves out of range of the strikes.
A lazy left from Boom finds it's target.
Wills is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boom.
Good standup being displayed there by Boom as he connects with a hook.
The fighters circling - Boom throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boom throws a right and a left that Wills avoids nicely.
Boom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wills manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Boom misses with a straight left.
A little jabbing left from Wills on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Boom misses with an uppercut.
Wills slips under a jab from Boom.
Wills smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom ducks under a wild hook from Wills.
Wills throws a combination. Boom tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nice straight punches there by Wills. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wills.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wills. Boom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boom lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Wills backs up against the cage.
Boom looks to land a combination. Wills sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wills misses with a wild body shot.
A nice combination there by Boom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boom misses with a two punch combination.
Boom throws the left hand but Wills avoids the punch easily.
Wills swings widly with a right hand
and Boom counters with a two punch combo.
Wills on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wills is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Boom misses with a straight right.
Wills misses with a right hand
and Boom counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wills looks to land a right hand but Boom moved out of range.
Boom uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wills.
Boom jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wills misses with a looping right.
Boom on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Boom jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wills getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Boom scores with a shot to the body.
Boom throws a hook but Wills avoids it easily.
Boom bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wills's head.
Boom will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wills moves forwards but Boom connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom misses with a left hand
and Wills counters with a stiff right hand.
Wills keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boom.
Boom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wills.
Boom thuds a left hand into Wills's body.
Wills staying out of range there.
Wills throws an off balance right hand
and Wills takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boom misses with a wild body shot.
Boom misses with an uppercut
letting Wills counter with a right hand.
A left lands for Wills.
Wills fails with a takedown attempt.
Boom lands a slapping body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wills throws a body punch but Boom moves out of range.
Wills avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wills misses with a hook
and Boom counters with a stiff right hand.
DJ Boom is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boom ducks under a wild hook from Wills.
Wills slips under a jab.
Boom moves away from the strike by Wills.
Boom throws a poor cross that misses
and Wills counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boom throws a jab but it's blocked by Wills.
Boom is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wills can do to turn this around?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wills on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Boom misses with a looping right.
Wills fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boom manages to avoid it.
Boom misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DJ Boom dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on DJ Boom's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Boom fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Boom misses with a jab to the body
enabling Wills to counter with a crisp jab.
Boom throws out a loose jab but Wills uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Wills on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Boom keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wills.
Boom misses with a straight right.
Wills moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Boom misses with a hook. Wills ducked under it nicely.
Boom stuffs the takedown.
A counter left hand to the body from Boom misses its target.
Boom lands a nice shot that snaps Wills's head back.
Wills moves forwards but Boom connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy left from Wills finds it's target.
Wills feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Boom's calf.
Wills misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wills ducks under a wild hook from Boom.
Wills moves out of range of the strikes.
Wills keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boom lands a jab to the nose.
Boom walks into a stiff left hand from Wills.
Boom jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boom swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boom throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wills attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wills swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wills tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Boom throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jab by Wills.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Boom. That snapped Wills's head back.
Wills uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boom.
Nice jab there from Boom.
Wills throws a hook to the side of Boom's head but Boom sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wills bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Boom's head backwards.
Wills misses with a wild body shot.
Boom staying out of range there.
Wills scores with a nice head shot.
Boom scores with a nice right hand.
A big left from Boom misses.
Boom throws a right hand that misses
and Wills counters with a straight right hand.
Wills lands a nice shot that snaps Boom's head back.
Boom is rocked!
Boom throws out a loose jab but Wills uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oh Boom is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom swings for the body but Wills moves out of range.
Boom seems to have got his legs back now.
Wills has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Boom rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wills moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wills slips a straight right by Boom.
Boom ducks under a wild hook from Wills.
Wilson Wills has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boom displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wills throws out the jab.
Wills lands with a cross.
Wills closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wills looks to land a left hand but Boom moved out of range nicely.
Boom with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wills to score with a decent uppercut.
Wills connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Boom's hands.
Boom loads up on a big right hand but Wills slips the punch.
Wills staying out of range there.
Boom throws out a loose jab but Wills uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wills.
Boom is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wills.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boom scores with a sloppy right hand. Wills should have avoided that one.
Boom throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wills let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Boom throws a poor cross that misses
letting Wills counter with a right hand.
Wills throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boom went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Boom throws a lazy right hand but Wills sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wills swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boom. Wills does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boom slips under a jab.
Jab, jab by Wills - just one landing.
Wills manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Boom on his heels. He'll look to pass Boom's guard now, I'm sure.
Boom pulls Wills in close to his closed guard and prevents Wills from doing any damage or advancing position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Wilson Wills.
I think Boom 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... DJ Boom!
After winning the bout, DJ Boom thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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