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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Atunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Dillinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dillinger has chosen Listen!! as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Arturo Atunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Dillinger!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dillinger punishes Atunes's body with a nice straight punch.
Atunes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dillinger misses with an uppercut
and Atunes counters with a stiff right hand.
Dillinger takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Atunes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Atunes has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Crassus in the buildup to the fight.
Dillinger connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dillinger scores with a jab to the head.
Atunes throws a big shot that misses.
Dillinger misses with a wild combination.
Dillinger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Atunes seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Dillinger turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Atunes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dillinger moves away.
Atunes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Atunes wants to land a leg kick but Dillinger is out of range.
Atunes misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A leg kick checked by Dillinger.
Dillinger scores with a sloppy right hand. Atunes should have avoided that one.
Dillinger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Atunes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Atunes wants it to stay on the feet.
Atunes wants to clinch up but Dillinger keeps it at a distance.
Dillinger works the jab nicely.
Atunes slips a straight right by Dillinger.
Atunes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Atunes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dillinger.
A right hand to the body from Atunes.
Dillinger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Atunes cracks Dillinger with a nice body shot.
Dillinger looks winded!
Atunes gets through Dillinger's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
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!
Atunes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dillinger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Atunes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Atunes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dillinger has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dillinger throws a right hand that misses
and Atunes counters with a nice right hand that sends Dillinger toppling to the canvas! Dillinger scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Atunes finish him?!
Dillinger is rocked!
Atunes forces Dillinger back against the cage and clinches.
Atunes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Atunes.
Atunes content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dillinger lands an uppercut.
Dillinger blocks a body shot from Atunes.
Atunes misses with some punches.
A short right from Dillinger.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Atunes misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Atunes.
Atunes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger breaks the clinch.
Dillinger is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Atunes cracks Dillinger with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Atunes has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Dillinger to stand back up!
Dillinger is still on wobbly legs! Can Atunes finish him?
Dillinger has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dillinger seems to have recovered his senses.
Atunes holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Atunes controlling the action here for a moment.
Atunes breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dillinger misses with a wild combination.
Atunes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dillinger throws a leg kick but Atunes checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atunes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dillinger throws a head kick but Atunes moves out of range.
Dillinger misses with a low kick.
Dillinger throws an overhand right that lands on Atunes's shoulder, as Atunes tries to avoid the shot.
Atunes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dillinger throws a poor cross that misses
and Atunes counters with a crisp one two that drops Dillinger! Atunes thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Dillinger to his feet! Dillinger is in big trouble!
Dillinger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Atunes moves out of range of the body kick.
Atunes cracks Dillinger with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Atunes has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Dillinger to stand back up!
Dillinger leaves his chin hanging out and Atunes seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Dillinger crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arturo Atunes!
Post fight, Arturo Atunes took to the microphone: 'Came for the big KO, you know me I hate decisions.Hopefully I have done lasting damage. Now I want Todd.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacks Sole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ras Li Judah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Judah has chosen Limb By Limb as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacks Sole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ras Li Judah!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sole throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Judah rushes Sole and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sole doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've been informed that Judah 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.
Judah tries to throw a body punch but Sole avoids it by throwing Judah back against the cage.
Judah working aggressively here.
Judah works on Sole's body with a couple of short punches.
Sole blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Judah.
Judah works on Sole's body with a couple of short punches.
Judah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Judah keeps control of Sole as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Judah lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sole tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sole gets control of Judah's arms and successfully pulls guard. Sole will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Judah pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sole is keeping the position for now.
Judah content to stall in guard here.
Judah is continuing to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judah wants to stand but Sole is controlling his posture from full guard.
Judah is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Judah passes Sole's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Judah is pressing down on Sole's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sole is holding on for now.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sole wants to improve his position but Judah is controlling well.
Judah keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sole checks a low kick from Judah.
Judah misses the jab.
Judah waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sole.
Judah waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sole.
Judah swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Judah is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sole darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sole avoids the body shot from Judah.
Sole tried to score with a low kick but Judah checks it.
Judah is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judah checks a leg kick nicely.
Sole throws a half hearted mid kick.
Judah uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sole.
Sole bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Judah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sole moves away.
An inside leg kick from Judah misses.
Sole fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sole walks into a left hand.
Sole slips under a jab from Judah.
Sole tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Judah is able to avoid easily.
Judah now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Judah moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Judah staying out of range there.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Judah throws a big shot that misses.
Judah tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sole swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Judah throws a shot from downtown. Sole moves away and avoids it.
Judah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sole throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Judah has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sole finds it's way round the side to connect with Judah's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Sole.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sole chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Judah can pounce on him.
Sole lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sole uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Judah.
Judah connects with a leg kick. Sole looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sole misses with a kick to the body.
Sole throws a lazy right hand but Judah sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Judah takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Judah comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Judah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice cross by Sole.
Sole misses with a looping right.
Judah throws a solid leg kick but Sole takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Judah.
Sole throws an off balance right hand
and Judah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Judah is looking to chop away at Sole's legs.
Sole looks to throw the jab but Judah is out of range.
Sole fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Judah checks it well.
Judah misses with a body shot
and Sole counters with a nice body kick.
Sole lands an overhand right.
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 Jacks Sole will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sole slips under a jab.
Sole misses with a hook.
Judah throws a leg kick but Sole sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sole drops down looking for a counter takedown but Judah sprawls and moves away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sole.
It looks like Ras Li Judah has been cut.
Judah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Judah throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sole ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sole.
Sole just misses with a punch to the body.
Sole on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sole feints and then cracks Judah's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Judah down.
Sole checks a leg kick nicely.
Sole pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sole pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sole keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Judah.
Sole checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A big right from Judah misses.
Judah throws a body shot but no joy.
Judah lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judah throws a leg kick but Sole moved away.
Sole walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Judah lands a head shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sole.
Judah fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sole on the side of the head.
Judah uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sole.
Sole throws a body kick that misses.
Judah tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Donk. Judah catches Sole right on the button with a cross.
A jab from Sole does it's job there.
Judah takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Judah lunges at Sole with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sole's hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sole throws a hook but Judah blocks it.
Judah getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sole motions for Judah to come forward. Sole throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sole dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sole avoids a kick to the body.
Jacks Sole is winning the standup battle so far.
Judah on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sole throws a head kick that Judah semi-blocks.
Judah lands with a right hand.
Sole walks forward, straight into a front kick from Judah.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sole!
Sole misses with an attempted mid kick.
Judah scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nice straight punches there by Sole. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sole.
Judah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sole was well out of range. Poor timing from Judah.
Judah punishes Sole's body with a nice straight punch.
Sole fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Judah lands a body shot.
Judah takes a swing at Sole's ribcage but misses.
Sole misses with an uppercut.
Judah cracks Sole with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sole checks a leg kick.
Judah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Judah misses with an attempted mid kick.
Judah lands a leg kick that knocks Sole off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judah lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sole scores with a sloppy right hand. Judah should have avoided that one.
Sole jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Judah takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sole scores with a nice body kick.
Sole takes one on the button.
Judah takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Judah misses with a kick to the body.
Sole throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sole jabs Judah to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sole lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Judah doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Judah steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sole.
Judah takes one to the side of the head.
Judah looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sole lands with a good body shot.
Judah scores with a one two! Sole had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sole shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Judah as he avoids it easily.
It seemed like Judah was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A clash of legs there as Sole blocks the low kick.
Judah misses with a low kick.
Sole misses with a low kick.
Judah slips a straight right by Sole.
Judah follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Judah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A counter left hand to the body from Sole misses its target.
Sole throws a big shot that misses.
Sole connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Judah's hands.
Sole fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Judah.
Sole checks a leg kick nicely.
Judah throws a front kick aimed at Sole's knee but Sole avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Judah. Sole does a little dance to reset his feet.
Judah chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sole can pounce on him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sole throws a body kick that misses.
Sole dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Judah. That did some damage!
Judah looks to land a left hand but Sole moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sole. Judah does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jacks Sole will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ras Li Judah's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Judah bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sole ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Judah moves away.
Sole takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sole throws an off balance right hand
and Judah counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sole's knee momentarily.
Judah drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sole takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sole keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Sole misses the target.
Judah misses with a leg kick.
Sole checks the leg kick.
Sole tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Judah takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sole throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Judah is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sole with a body shot.
Judah scores with a hook.
Judah connects with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sole pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Judah. Sole does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sole is looking to counter punch.
Sole takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sole looks for the body kick but Judah saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Sole tenderised Judah's leg. Judah is trying to keep his angry face on.
Decent striking displayed by Sole there.
Judah is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sole.
Sole misses with a few strikes there.
Sole throws a lazy body kick
and Judah counters with a good low kick that Sole was not able to check.
Sole takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sole ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Judah moves away.
Judah misses with a hook. Sole ducked under it nicely.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sole. Judah shrugs it off though.
Judah misses with a low kick.
Sole throwing a counter right hand but Judah manages to avoid it.
Sole cracks Judah with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sole misses with an uppercut. Judah saw that one coming.
Sole throws a head kick that misses.
Judah has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sole tries a head kick but it misses.
Sole lands with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Judah swings for the body but Sole moves out of range.
Judah avoids the head kick by Sole.
Ras Li Judah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sole throws a wild body kick that Judah sees coming a mile off.
Sole throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Judah sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Judah throws a body punch but Sole moves out of range.
Judah throws a lazy right hand but Sole sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sole misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Judah.
Sole slips under a jab from Judah.
Sole's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Sole takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sole throws a body punch but Judah moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Judah.
Judah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sole manages to avoid it.
Judah misses with a leg kick
and Sole counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Judah controlling the position well.
Judah wants to control but Sole is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judah is trying to get back to full guard.
Sole thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Judah wants to get back to full guard.
Judah is doing well to control the position and prevent Sole from advancing to side control.
Judah is looking to improve his position.
Sole missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sole seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Judah is looking for a sweep. Sole is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sole trying to control from half guard but Judah is working away.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Judah fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big left from Sole misses.
Jacks Sole is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Judah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Judah's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Judah throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Judah throws a nice inside leg kick.
Judah just misses with a punch to the body.
Sole takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sole goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Judah bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Judah.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ras Li Judah.
I think Sole has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacks Sole!
Jacks Sole 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ian Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Judea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap by AC/DC. Judea has chosen I want to be a woman - Monty Python as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Ian Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stan Judea!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Judea misses with a head kick.
Judea connects with a solid leg kick.
Smith throws a low kick, looking for Judea's leg but Judea calmly moves out of range.
Judea misses with a straight right.
Judea misses with a body shot.
Judea throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Smith has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Judea finds it's way round the side to connect with Smith's head.
Judea lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Judea throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Judea scores with a decent looking hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Judea to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Judea. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Judea cracks Smith with an open hand slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Judea looks for the body kick but Smith saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Judea.
Judea misses with a straight right.
Smith fires out a quick counter leg kick but Judea just manages to avoid it.
Smith misses with a low kick as Judea jumps back.
Judea loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Judea throws out a powerful jab.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Judea misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Smith on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Smith connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Smith takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Smith swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Smith scores with a decent looking hook.
Judea throws a quick inside leg kick.
Smith has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Judea throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Smith's head.
Judea moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judea connects with a looping right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Judea.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Smith scores with a nice strike.
Decent striking displayed by Judea there.
Judea dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Judea keeps Smith at a distance using the push kick.
Judea ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Judea looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Judea throws a front kick that sends Smith stumbling back into the cage.
Judea misses with a body kick.
Judea throws a head kick that misses.
Judea connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a straight right.
Smith takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Some bone on bone action there as Judea checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Judea throws a head kick that Smith semi-blocks.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Judea.
Judea lets loose with a powerful body kick. Smith will feel that in the morning.
Stan Judea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Judea looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Judea scores with a leg kick.
Judea uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Judea looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Smith closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Smith sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A solid body kick from Judea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Judea connects with a body shot that sends Smith's belly button to the back.
A head kick misses from Judea.
Smith with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Judea lands a jab.
Smith walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Judea listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Smith stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Judea.
Judea is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Smith had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Smith throws a leg kick but Judea moved away.
Despite the aggression on Judea's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Judea uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
Judea misses with a looping left.
Smith fires out a quick counter leg kick but Judea just manages to avoid it.
Judea tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Judea.
As Judea backs away, Smith returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan Judea dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Judea misses with a body shot.
Smith throwing a counter right hand but Judea manages to avoid it.
Smith takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Judea throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stan Judea seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Judea has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice uppercut lands for Judea. That snapped Smith's head back.
Judea misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Judea lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Judea pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Smith is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith walks into a stiff left hand from Judea.
Smith takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Judea slips a jab from Smith.
Judea throws a head kick that misses
and Smith counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judea looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Judea swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Judea misses with a straight right.
A quick step to the side and Smith tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Judea jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Judea looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Judea keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Smith wants to slow Judea down by chopping away at his legs.
Smith takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Judea pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Judea scores with a kick to the midsection.
Smith throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Judea throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Judea slips a jab from Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judea scores with a body shot.
Judea feints and then cracks Smith's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smith down.
Judea lands a high kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Judea slips a straight right by Smith.
Judea explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Judea keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith cracks Judea with an open hand slap.
Judea looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Judea lands with a nice body punch.
Smith will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Judea lands a front kick.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Judea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smith.
Smith throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A decent looking cross lands there for Judea.
Judea is looking to land body kicks.
Smith throwing a counter right hand but Judea manages to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Judea.
Judea cracks the inside of Smith's front leg.
Judea lands a jab to Smith's midsection.
Judea throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Smith throws a leg kick but Judea sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Judea misses with a straight left.
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Judea throws out the jab.
Smith throwing a counter right hand but Judea manages to avoid it.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Judea moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judea lands with an overhand left.
Judea fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Judea throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Judea is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
Smith has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Judea finds it's way round the side to connect with Smith's head.
A thudding body kick lands there by Judea!
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Smith might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Judea scores with a push kick.
Smith takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Judea misses with a looping right.
Judea connects with a jab.
Judea throws a right and a left that both miss.
Judea goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan Judea showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Judea thuds a left hand into Smith's body.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Judea.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Judea moves away.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Judea moves away.
Judea pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Judea misses with a right hand
and Smith makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Judea does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Judea moves away.
A little jabbing left from Judea on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Judea.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Judea.
Judea scores with a head kick.
Smith takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Judea looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith cracks Judea with a good jab.
Smith drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Judea checks the leg kick nicely there.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Judea looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Smith takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Judea loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Judea scores with a nice strike.
Judea ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A big left from Smith misses.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Judea throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judea jabs at Smith's body.
Judea jabs at Smith's body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Judea throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Smith looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Judea throws a wild body kick that Smith sees coming a mile off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Judea swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Smith closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Judea is just out of range.
Judea comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Judea throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It looked like Smith was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Judea.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Judea.
Judea throws a lazy head kick
and Smith counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Judea slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judea comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Judea.
Judea lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Smith takes a kick to the side of the head.
Judea keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Smith moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromJudea.
Smith takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Judea.
Judea misses with a head kick.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Judea.
Judea steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Judea throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Judea throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Judea finds it's way round the side to connect with Smith's head.
Smith moves out of range as Judea strikes.
Smith moves out of range as Judea throws a body kick.
Judea thuds a left hand into Smith's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Judea is looking to land body kicks.
Smith was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Judea is just out of range.
Judea swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Judea misses the jab.
Smith fires out a quick counter leg kick but Judea just manages to avoid it.
Judea plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Judea connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Smith connects with a solid leg kick.
Stan Judea is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Judea throws a head kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stan Judea comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Judea has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge 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... Stan Judea!
Stan Judea decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Ian Smith stepped up to the mic, saying 'I still don't have what it takes. I must train harder.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Comanche Todd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Marsden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marsden has chosen Feiticeira by Deftones as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Brandon Marsden has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
42 - 35 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Comanche Todd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
42 - 32 - 2, fighting out of London, Brandon Marsden!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marsden fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marsden moves away from the strike by Todd.
Marsden throws out a powerful jab.
Comanche Todd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Todd moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Brandon Marsden has been cut.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Marsden 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.
Todd feints a jab promting Marsden to slip. Todd then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Marsden slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Todd takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Marsden decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Todd is trying to stand back up but Marsden is controlling him
Marsden sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Todd defending well though.
Todd is holding on to half guard well.
Marsden is nestled in close to Todd, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Marsden not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've been hearing good reports from Todd's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Marsden sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Todd defending well though.
Marsden trying to control from half guard but Todd is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsden not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Marsden sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Todd defending well though.
Marsden has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Marsden has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Marsden connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Marsden scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Todd in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Todd blocking the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marsden with a couple of short strikes.
Todd is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Todd avoids a series of strikes thrown by Marsden.
Oh Todd is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marsden lands a nice shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marsden throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Todd because Marsden loaded up on that one.
Todd is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marsden misses with a head shot.
The referee warns Todd that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Marsden thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Marsden sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Todd blocking the ground and pound.
Marsden cracks Todd with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brandon Marsden!
An intense looking Brandon Marsden took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'A weakling like you doesn't deserve fists to fight with, now go fade to nothingness!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kostas Karelis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ludko Struja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karelis kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sail - AwolNation. Struja has chosen HIJACK - THE BADMAN IS ROBBIN as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kostas Karelis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Ludko Struja!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karelis throws a hook to the side of Struja's head but Struja sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Karelis plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Ludko Struja has been cut.
Struja lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Struja.
Struja takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Struja throws a right and a left that Karelis avoids nicely.
Karelis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Karelis moves away from the strike by Struja.
Struja keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karelis.
Karelis lands an overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Struja looks to land a left hand but Karelis moved out of range nicely.
Karelis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Struja.
Karelis looks for the body kick but Struja saw that one coming.
Struja throws a body shot but no joy.
Karelis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Struja scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Struja missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Karelis trying to control but Struja postures up.
Karelis holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelis looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Struja slips a nice elbow through Karelis's hands, connecting with Karelis's forehead.
Struja lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Struja stops Karelis from getting back to his feet.
Karelis is positioning himself well to prevent Struja advancing to mount.
Karelis taking some punishment here, with Struja in his half guard.
Struja not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Karelis is trying to stand.
Struja scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Karelis trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Struja throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Karelis is refusing to be controlled, as Struja sits in half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Karelis manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Struja working his ground and pound in the gym.
Karelis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Struja won't allow Karelis to sweep him here.
Struja connects with a couple of short punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karelis wants to stand and escape but Struja is having none of it.
Karelis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Struja.
Struja throwing strikes from guard but Karelis blocks nicely.
Karelis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Karelis seems keen to control Struja's posture.
Struja is working Karelis over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Struja has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Struja accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Struja trying to control but Karelis is working from the bottom.
Struja throwing strikes but missing.
Karelis pulls Struja in close to his closed guard and prevents Struja from doing any damage or advancing position.
Karelis's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Struja landing with the ground and pound.
Karelis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Struja.
Struja trying to control but Karelis is working from the bottom.
Struja makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
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.
Karelis controlling the position.
Karelis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Karelis is controlling Struja's posture.
Struja trying to control but Karelis is working from the bottom.
Karelis is trying to keep Struja in close.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Struja bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Struja fails with the takedown
and Karelis counters with a nice uppercut.
Karelis moves in looking to clinch but Struja pushes him off.
Karelis on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Karelis wants to clinch up but Struja keeps it at a distance.
Struja throws out a counter right but Karelis avoids it with no problem.
Karelis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Struja swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Struja lands a nice shot that snaps Karelis's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ludko Struja dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ludko Struja's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Karelis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A head kick misses from Karelis.
Struja misses with the combination.
Struja throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Struja looks to land a right hand but Karelis moved out of range.
Struja dives in and grabs Karelis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Karelis pushes down on Struja's head and hops out.
Kostas Karelis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Struja ducks under a wild hook from Karelis.
Karelis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Struja is defended easily by Karelis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karelis misses with a right hand
and Struja counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Karelis.
Karelis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Karelis - that will leave a mark!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Struja circles away quickly and effectively.
Karelis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Karelis.
Karelis stuffs the takedown.
Kostas Karelis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ludko Struja.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Karelis.
Karelis swings for the body but Struja moves out of range.
Karelis tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Struja counters with a stiff right hand.
Struja lands a lovely overhand right.
Struja throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Karelis connects with a solid leg kick.
Karelis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That has opened up Ludko Struja's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Struja waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karelis.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Struja misses with a left hand
and Karelis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Struja uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karelis.
Nice body kick there by Karelis.
Struja shoots in and drives through. Karelis sprawls well.
Karelis wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Karelis is looking to chop away at Struja's legs.
Karelis throws a body punch but Struja moves out of range.
Karelis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Struja moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Struja lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Karelis backs up against the cage.
Karelis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Struja ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Struja. Karelis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Struja tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karelis was well out of range. Poor timing from Struja.
Kostas Karelis is winning the standup battle so far.
Struja looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Struja stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Struja throws a series of strikes that have Karelis backpedaling.
Struja uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Karelis.
Struja lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Karelis.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Karelis.
Struja is breathing heavily.
Karelis throws a leg kick but Struja moved away.
Karelis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Karelis keeps Struja at a distance using the push kick.
Struja steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Karelis. That one must have hurt.
Karelis connects with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karelis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Struja has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Karelis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Karelis scores with a decent looking hook.
Karelis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kostas Karelis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karelis slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karelis cracks Struja with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Struja falls to his knees and Karelis doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kostas Karelis!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jose Correa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murray is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Dead man walking. Chad Murray has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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30
164 lbs
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28
166 lbs
21 - 11 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Correa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Murray !
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Correa looks to land a right hand but Murray moved out of range.
Correa scores with a jab.
Murray misses with a hook.
Correa slips a jab from Murray .
Murray throws a front kick aimed at Correa's knee but Correa avoids it well.
We've been hearing reports that Correa has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Murray misses with a hook
and Correa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murray shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Murray moves away from the strike by Correa.
A swing and a miss from Correa.
Correa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Correa misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murray tries to move into range but Correa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Murray throws a nice outside leg kick.
Correa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Correa is looking to counter punch.
Correa looks to land a left hand but Murray moved out of range nicely.
Murray gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Correa.
Correa misses with a double jab
and Correa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Murray misses.
Correa takes one on the button.
Murray misses with an uppercut
and Correa counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Murray !
Murray explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Murray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Correa closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murray wants to get back to his feet.
Correa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Correa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Correa 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.
Correa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Correa winds up and cracks Murray with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Correa seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Murray does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Correa throwing shots but Murray is blocking nicely.
Correa scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Murray keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Murray is looking to escape.
Correa is nestled in close to Murray , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Correa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Murray avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Correa.
Correa is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Murray keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Murray blocking the ground and pound attempt from Correa.
Murray has one foot on Correa's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Correa works the jab nicely.
A left lands for Correa.
Correa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Murray swivels and escapes.
Correa swings for the body but Murray moves out of range.
Correa looks to land a right hand but Murray moved out of range.
Murray appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Murray scores with a sloppy right hand. Correa should have avoided that one.
Correa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jose Correa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Correa takes one to the chin there.
Correa is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Murray misses with a wild body shot.
Murray attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Correa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Murray . Murray circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Murray 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Correa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Murray scrambles back to his feet.
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!
Murray uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Correa.
Murray ducks under a wild hook from Correa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Correa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Chad Murray is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Correa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murray .
Correa slips under a jab.
Correa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Murray is fending him off so far but Correa persists. Nope, Murray circles away and we're back to standing.
Correa shoots in for a double leg but Murray sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Correa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Correa catches Murray with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Murray slips a jab from Correa.
Correa backing away here, and Murray unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Correa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Murray on the side of the head.
Correa throws a looping overhand right but Murray ducks down to avoid it.
Murray on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Murray tries to score with a low kick but Correa moves his leg out of the way.
Correa is looking for a counter combo.
Murray throws a poor cross that misses
and Correa counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Correa throws an off balance right hand
and Murray counters with a straight right hand.
Correa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murray .
A slow jab from Correa misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Correa dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Correa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murray .
Correa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Correa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murray scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Murray lands a nice shot that snaps Correa's head back.
Murray lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Murray lands a nice shot that snaps Correa's head back.
Murray throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Correa moves out of range of the strikes.
Correa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Correa throws a jab but it's blocked by Murray .
Murray throws a body punch but Correa moves out of range.
Correa loads up on a big right hand but Murray slips the punch.
Murray scores with the left hand. Correa knows he should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murray misses with a right hand
and Correa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Correa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murray was well out of range. Poor timing from Correa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Correa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jose Correa is winning the standup battle so far.
Correa throws the left hand but Murray avoids the punch easily.
Correa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Correa swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Murray to counter with a crisp jab.
Correa is rocked!
Correa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murray feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Correa sprawling to the canvas! Correa rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Murray finish him?!
Oh Correa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murray punishes Correa's body with a nice straight punch.
Murray staying out of range there.
Correa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Murray drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Correa's head, knocking him out cold! Murray is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chad Murray !
An out of breath Chad Murray thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Jose Correa had this to say: 'Merda!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Jong Guk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kim Jong Guk has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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34
185 lbs
26 - 13 - 0 |
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27
178 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeremy Sullivan!
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, Kim Jong Guk!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sullivan thuds his right hand into Jong Guk's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sullivan misses with a body shot.
An inside leg kick from Jong Guk misses.
Jong Guk throws a leg kick which misses Sullivan's front leg but catches the back leg as Sullivan tries to avoid it.
Sullivan just misses with a punch to the body.
Jong Guk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sullivan.
Jong Guk scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jong Guk throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jong Guk moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sullivan shoots in but Jong Guk avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jong Guk throws a leg kick but Sullivan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sullivan feinted with a counter takedown.
Sullivan 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.
Kim Jong Guk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sullivan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jong Guk slaps away a takedown attempt from Sullivan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Jong Guk.
Jong Guk connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jong Guk throws a looping overhand right but Sullivan ducks down to avoid it.
Sullivan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sullivan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jong Guk.
Jong Guk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jong Guk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sullivan attempts a counter takedown but Jong Guk avoids it well and moves away.
Sullivan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jong Guk, pushing him back against the cage.
Jong Guk misses with the head strike.
Sullivan tries to pull guard but Jong Guk won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeremy Sullivan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jong Guk blocking some punches.
Jong Guk blocks an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sullivan.
Sullivan lands a left hand.
Jong Guk has had enough of the clinch but Sullivan keeps him there for the moment.
Jong Guk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sullivan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jong Guk cracks the inside of Sullivan's front leg.
Jong Guk stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jong Guk wants it to stay on the feet.
Sullivan takes the fight into the clinch.
Sullivan gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sullivan prevents Jong Guk from standing back up.
Sullivan lands with a punch from half guard.
Jong Guk looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sullivan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jong Guk wants to get back to his feet.
Sullivan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sullivan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jong Guk wants to improve his position but Sullivan is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sullivan wants to pass to mount but Jong Guk is defending the position.
Jong Guk pushes Sullivan off and gets back to his feet.
Sullivan tries to clinch up.
Jong Guk buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jong Guk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sullivan was well out of range. Poor timing from Jong Guk.
Jong Guk stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kim Jong Guk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jong Guk connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sullivan. Sullivan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jong Guk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jong Guk has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Nice takedown defense from Jong Guk. No joy for Sullivan on that attempt.
Jong Guk wants to counter with a clinch but Sullivan pushes him away.
Sullivan forces Jong Guk back against the cage and clinches.
Jong Guk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sullivan closes the distance and clinches up with Jong Guk, looking for a takedown. Sullivan pushes Jong Guk against the cage but Jong Guk circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jong Guk misses with a low kick.
Jong Guk lands an overhand right.
Jong Guk scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sullivan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sullivan, as that shot connected.
Sullivan shoots in but Jong Guk avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sullivan needs to keep his hands up - Jong Guk had a free shot at his head there.
Jong Guk scoring well with a low kick there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jong Guk with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jong Guk throws an overhand right that lands on Sullivan's shoulder, as Sullivan tries to avoid the shot.
Sullivan darts in looking for a takedown but Jong Guk gets double underhooks and turns Sullivan into the cage.
Jong Guk looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jong Guk lands a slapping body shot.
Sullivan walks into a stiff left hand from Jong Guk.
Jong Guk lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sullivan at a distance.
Jong Guk connects with a jab.
Sullivan defending well as Jong Guk loads up on a big left hand.
Jong Guk looks to land a right hand but Sullivan moved out of range.
Jong Guk cracks Sullivan with an open hand slap.
Sullivan is looking to clinch but Jong Guk is avoiding it.
Sullivan walks into a straight right hand from Jong Guk.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jong Guk. That's going to slow Sullivan down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jong Guk.
Jong Guk misses with a leg kick
and Sullivan decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jong Guk's guard.
Sullivan scoring with some ground and pound.
Sullivan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jong Guk swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kim Jong Guk dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jong Guk misses with a wild body shot.
Sullivan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jong Guk throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jong Guk lands a jab to the head.
Jong Guk lands a jab.
Jong Guk bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sullivan's head backwards.
Jong Guk scores with a jab to the head.
Jong Guk drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jong Guk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jong Guk throws a shot to the body.
Jong Guk misses with a looping left.
Sullivan feinted with a counter takedown.
Sullivan moves forwards but Jong Guk connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jong Guk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sullivan manages to avoid it.
Jong Guk lands a jab to the head.
Sullivan takes one to the chin there.
Jong Guk works Sullivan's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sullivan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jong Guk manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sullivan misses the jab.
Jong Guk swats away the attempt to clinch by Sullivan.
Sullivan tries for a takedown but Jong Guk circles away easily
and Jong Guk counters with a nice body shot.
Jong Guk lands a glancing blow to the side of Sullivan's head.
Jong Guk lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jong Guk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sullivan attempts a counter takedown but Jong Guk avoids it well and moves away.
Sullivan throws a body shot but no joy.
Sullivan shoots in and drives through. Jong Guk sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeremy Sullivan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jong Guk digs a good hook to Sullivan's body.
Jong Guk lands a body shot.
Jong Guk stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jong Guk digs a good hook to Sullivan's body.
Jong Guk with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jong Guk shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sullivan eats them both and turns towards Jong Guk to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Jeremy Sullivan has been cut.
Sullivan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A lazy left from Jong Guk finds it's target.
Sullivan misses with a hook.
Jong Guk wants to counter the offense by Sullivan and move into the clinch position.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jong Guk, right into the meat.
Jong Guk lands a nice shot to the body.
Jong Guk lands with a thumping leg kick.
Good leg kick by Jong Guk there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jong Guk scores with a spinning back kick!
Kim Jong Guk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jong Guk connects with a body shot.
Jong Guk connects with an inside leg kick.
Jong Guk scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sullivan in his tracks.
Sullivan shoots in but no luck this time.
Jong Guk scores with a leg kick.
Jong Guk misses with a body shot.
Sullivan changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Sullivan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sullivan darts in and clinches Jong Guk up against the cage.
Jong Guk throws a head punch that misses.
Jong Guk tries to throw a body punch but Sullivan avoids it by throwing Jong Guk back against the cage.
Jong Guk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jong Guk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jong Guk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sullivan.
Jong Guk turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jong Guk with a nice cross.
Nice cross by Jong Guk.
Jong Guk fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jong Guk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sullivan was well out of range. Poor timing from Jong Guk.
Sullivan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sullivan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jong Guk but Jong Guk pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sullivan checks a leg kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sullivan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jong Guk throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jong Guk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sullivan.
Sullivan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jong Guk connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jong Guk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jong Guk.
Jong Guk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sullivan.
Jong Guk feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sullivan's calf.
Sullivan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jong Guk.
Jong Guk will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A low kick from Jong Guk is predictable there
and Sullivan counters with a takedown into side control.
Jong Guk throws Sullivan to one side and escapes!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sullivan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jong Guk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sullivan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jong Guk.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jong Guk.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kim Jong Guk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jeremy Sullivan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Sullivan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jong Guk connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sullivan scrambles back to his feet.
Jong Guk feints and then cracks Sullivan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sullivan down.
Jong Guk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jong Guk smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sullivan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jong Guk paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jong Guk keeps Sullivan at a distance using the push kick.
Jong Guk lands a head shot.
Sullivan wants to clinch.
Sullivan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jong Guk throws a looping overhand right but Sullivan ducks down to avoid it.
Jong Guk's corner calls for a 1-2. Jong Guk obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jong Guk swats away the attempt to clinch by Sullivan.
That kick from Jong Guk tenderised Sullivan's leg. Sullivan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jong Guk connects with a solid leg kick.
Jong Guk lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sullivan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A little jabbing left from Jong Guk on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sullivan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sullivan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sullivan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sullivan scores with a takedown into Jong Guk's guard.
Jong Guk seems keen to control Sullivan's posture.
Jong Guk pushes Sullivan off and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jong Guk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sullivan.
Sullivan swings for the body but Jong Guk moves out of range.
Jong Guk throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sullivan shoots in for a takedown but Jong Guk shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A good leg kick by Jong Guk.
Jong Guk cracks the inside of Sullivan's front leg.
Sullivan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jong Guk's waist but Jong Guk gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sullivan off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeremy Sullivan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jong Guk scores with a sloppy right hand. Sullivan should have avoided that one.
Sullivan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Jong Guk as he connects with a hook.
A punch lands to the side of Sullivan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sullivan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jong Guk clobbers Sullivan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sullivan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jong Guk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jong Guk throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sullivan changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Jong Guk.
Jong Guk misses the shot to the body.
Sullivan appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sullivan tries to clinch up but Jong Guk circles away and keeps his distance.
Sullivan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jong Guk.
A big right from Jong Guk misses.
Jong Guk throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jong Guk lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sullivan lands with an uppercut that bounces Jong Guk off the cage and back into range.
Jong Guk moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jong Guk swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jong Guk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sullivan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jong Guk with a hook.
Sullivan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jong Guk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jong Guk. Sullivan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kim Jong Guk 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sullivan drops his hands momentarily and Jong Guk takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sullivan looks to land a left hand but Jong Guk moved out of range nicely.
Sullivan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jong Guk to score with a decent uppercut.
Jeremy Sullivan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice jab there from Jong Guk.
Jong Guk connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sullivan's hands.
Jong Guk lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sullivan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sullivan throws a body shot but no joy.
Jong Guk cracks Sullivan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jong Guk looks to land a body kick but Sullivan moved away.
Jong Guk catches Sullivan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A slapping leg kick lands for Jong Guk.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jong Guk throws a quick inside leg kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sullivan or perhaps it was just good defense by Jong Guk, which made it look bad.
Sullivan takes a swing at Jong Guk's ribcage but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kim Jong Guk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jong Guk 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kim Jong Guk!
An out of breath Kim Jong Guk thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lil Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Juan Matus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wayne comes to the cage accompanied by Back Up In Yo Ass With The Resurrection. The crowd seem to be enjoying Matus's choice of entrance music: Crow Spirit. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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139 lbs
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175 cm
30
145 lbs
25 - 12 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
50 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lil Wayne!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Don Juan Matus!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lil Wayne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matus throws a hook but Wayne avoids it easily.
Matus has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Matus misses with a body kick.
Matus misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wayne finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Matus throws a push kick but Wayne slaps the foot to one side.
Wayne was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wayne.
Matus scores with a hook to the body. Wayne takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wayne takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jab by Wayne.
Wayne has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Keyboard Warriors in the buildup to the fight.
Matus throws a lazy right hand but Wayne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wayne ducks under a wild hook from Matus.
Wayne misses with a low kick.
Wayne throws a chopping leg kick but Matus manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Matus keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wayne keeps the fight on the outside.
An inside leg kick from Wayne misses.
Matus looks to land a left hand but Wayne moved out of range nicely.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Wayne.
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!
Nice cross by Wayne.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wayne turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Matus connects with a jab.
Matus tries a low kick but Wayne avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Wayne misses the target.
Wayne throws a leg kick that is checked
and Matus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Matus on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Matus swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Matus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Matus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Matus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Matus misses its intended target.
Matus moves out of range of the body kick.
Wayne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matus.
Wayne fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Matus looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wayne throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Matus scores with a jab. Wayne acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wayne.
Matus checks a leg kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matus scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wayne in his tracks.
Matus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wayne.
Matus checks the leg kick nicely there.
Matus scores with a shot to the body.
Wayne misses with a low kick.
Matus throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wayne.
Matus throws out a loose jab but Wayne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wayne fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Matus has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wayne lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wayne connects with a leg kick. Matus looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wayne goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Matus checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wayne moves out of range as Matus strikes.
Matus takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wayne looks to land a body kick but Matus moved away.
Matus throws a leg kick which misses Wayne's front leg but catches the back leg as Wayne tries to avoid it.
Matus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wayne.
Matus has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Matus scores with a nice short uppercut.
Matus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wayne backwards.
Wayne can't find room to land a body shot as Matus controls the action.
Matus blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matus.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wayne.
A left hand lands to the body for Wayne.
Matus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wayne softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Good body shot from Matus.
Matus scores with a nice hook to the head.
Matus lands a right hand.
Matus breaks the clinch.
Wayne throws a front kick aimed at Matus's knee but Matus avoids it well.
Matus cracks Wayne with an open hand slap.
Matus tries to land a leg kick but Wayne saw it coming and moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matus throws a body shot but no joy.
Wayne cracks a nice hook into Matus's ribs.
Wayne misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matus slips a straight right by Wayne.
Matus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Matus misses with a hook.
Matus misses with a low kick.
Wayne walks into a left hand.
Wayne missing with a left hand there. Matus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Matus takes one to the chin there.
Wayne throws a push kick but Matus slaps the foot to one side.
Matus works Wayne's body with a nice hook.
Matus has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wayne.
Matus throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Matus moves out of range of the strikes.
Matus throws a lazy right hand but Wayne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wayne lands a jab to the nose.
Wayne throws an off balance right hand
and Wayne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Matus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Matus throws a lazy right hand but Wayne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Matus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Don Juan Matus will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Matus bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wayne's head.
Matus misses with an uppercut
and Wayne counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Matus takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wayne lands a right hook to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Matus misses with some punches.
Matus looking to throw knees to the head but Wayne is blocking nicely.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Matus in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Wayne swings wildly with an uppercut but Matus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wayne digs a right hand underneath Matus's ribcage. Matus let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wayne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wayne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wayne tries a body shot but Matus blocks it.
Matus stalling in the clinch.
Matus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Matus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Wayne - that landed with a thud.
Wayne lands with a short shot to the head.
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!
Wayne tries to work over Matus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Matus as the two fighters clinch.
A hook to the body from Matus.
A short body shot lands from Wayne as the two fighters clinch.
Wayne misses with some punches.
Matus misses with a punch to the body.
Matus tries a body shot but Wayne blocks it.
Wayne misses with a hook to the ribs.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nice body punch from Wayne.
Wayne lands a body punch.
Wayne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Matus's elbow.
Wayne blocking some punches.
Matus tries to throw a body punch but Wayne avoids it by throwing Matus back against the cage.
Lil Wayne has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Matus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Matus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wayne.
Wayne looks to land a right hand but Matus moved out of range.
Matus throws a quick inside leg kick.
Matus catches Wayne with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Matus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wayne was well out of range. Poor timing from Matus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Matus is looking to land body kicks.
Wayne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matus.
Matus tries a low kick but Wayne avoids it.
Wayne throws a head kick but Matus moves out of range.
Wayne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matus misses the jab.
Matus takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Matus lands with a shot to the body.
Matus misses with a looping left.
Matus throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A clash of legs there as Matus blocks the low kick.
Wayne misses with a body shot.
Matus throws out a counter right but Wayne avoids it with no problem.
Wayne takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Matus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Matus misses with a wild body shot.
Wayne clobbers Matus with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matus swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wayne tries to land a leg kick but Matus saw it coming and moves away.
Wayne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wayne misses with a hook. Matus ducked under it nicely.
Matus with a nice cross.
Matus checks a leg kick.
Matus connects with a right hand. Wayne shakes it off.
Wayne with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wayne looks to land a body kick but Matus moved away.
Wayne cracks Matus with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wayne walks into a stiff left hand from Matus.
Matus moves out of range as Wayne throws a body kick.
Matus cracks Wayne with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Matus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wayne checks the leg kick nicely there.
Matus throws an overhand right that lands on Wayne's shoulder, as Wayne tries to avoid the shot.
Matus throws a front kick that sends Wayne stumbling back into the cage.
That's four 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!
Matus shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wayne feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Matus's calf.
Matus misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Wayne wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Matus throws a half hearted mid kick.
Matus misses with a hook. Wayne ducked under it nicely.
Matus doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wayne misses with a body kick.
Matus scores with the left hand. Wayne knows he should have avoided that one.
Wayne loads up on a big right hand but Matus slips the punch.
Matus lands a nice looking body kick.
Matus misses with a body kick.
Wayne takes one on the button.
Wayne turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Matus throws a big shot that misses.
Matus connects with an inside leg kick.
Wayne throws a front kick that sends Matus stumbling back into the cage.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wayne checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Don Juan Matus will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wayne fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wayne takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wayne is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Matus throws a wild body kick that Wayne sees coming a mile off.
Matus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wayne moves away.
Wayne looks for the body kick but Matus saw that one coming.
Wayne looks to throw a body kick
and Matus counters with a nice body kick.
Wayne throws a leg kick but Matus moved away.
Matus now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Matus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wayne.
Matus smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Matus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wayne.
Matus throws a hook but Wayne avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matus looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Matus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wayne.
Wayne pushes Matus away with a front kick.
Wayne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matus.
A thudding body kick lands there by Matus!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wayne.
Wayne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wayne fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Matus, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matus.
Matus stalling in the clinch but Wayne improves position.
Wayne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wayne throws a nice outside leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wayne checks a leg kick.
Matus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wayne misses with a body shot.
Matus follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Matus throws the left hand but Wayne avoids the punch easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Wayne misses its target.
Matus loads up on a big right hand but Wayne slips the punch.
Matus misses with a body kick.
Wayne moves into the clinch.
Wayne takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wayne throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Matuss head.
Wayne tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Matus smiles and moves away.
Wayne throws a low kick but Matus moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matus.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wayne with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Matus to score with a decent uppercut.
Matus blocks a jab.
A clash of legs there as Wayne blocks the low kick.
Wayne is looking to counter the offense by Matus and move into the clinch.
Wayne clinches.
Matus tries to land a knee to the head but Wayne blocks with his arms.
Wayne lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Matus's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wayne misses with some punches.
Wayne lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wayne.
Matus trying to land knees to the body.
Matus tries to work over Wayne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Matus struggles to land a body shot inside as Wayne controls his hands.
Wayne lands with a light punch inside.
Wayne lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wayne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wayne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wayne.
Matus misses with a knee to the head.
Wayne tries to throw a body punch but Matus avoids it by throwing Wayne back against the cage.
Matus prevents a body shot from Wayne.
Matus lands a body punch in the clinch.
Matus tries to throw a body punch but Wayne avoids it by throwing Matus back against the cage.
Matus is leaning against Wayne and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matus.
Matus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wayne blocks it with crossed arms.
Matus prevents a body shot from Wayne.
Wayne struggles to land a body shot inside as Matus controls his hands.
Matus trying to land knees to the body.
Wayne dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Matus misses with a punch to the body.
Wayne misses with a body punch.
Wayne lands a nice uppercut.
Matus lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne tries a body shot but Matus blocks it.
Matus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wayne backwards.
Wayne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wayne lands a shoulder strike.
Wayne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wayne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matus tries to throw a body punch but Wayne avoids it by throwing Matus back against the cage.
Matus misses with a punch on the inside.
Matus lands a nice uppercut.
Matus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wayne rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Matus counters with a nice body kick.
Wayne fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice shot lands for Matus.
Matus lands with a right hand.
Wayne swats away the attempt to clinch by Matus.
Matus takes a swing at Wayne's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Don Juan Matus just about did enough to take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wayne finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Matus slips under a jab from Wayne.
Wayne on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wayne misses with a low kick.
Nice body punch from Wayne.
Wayne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matus.
Wayne tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Matus manages to circle out of the way.
Matus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wayne throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Matus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wayne was well out of range. Poor timing from Matus.
Wayne is looking to counter punch.
Wayne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matus throws out the jab.
Matus throws a low kick but Wayne avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wayne.
Wayne looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Matus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wayne.
Wayne throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Matus misses with a straight left.
Wayne clinches up against the cage.
Wayne is trying to pull guard but Matus turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matus tries to land a knee to the head but Wayne blocks with his arms.
Matus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wayne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wayne scores with a shoulder strike.
Matus looking to slow down the pace here.
Wayne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wayne tries to throw a body punch but Matus avoids it by throwing Wayne back against the cage.
Wayne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wayne is leaning against Matus and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hand to the body from Wayne.
Matus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Matus has a couple of punches blocked by Wayne.
Wayne digs a right hand underneath Matus's ribcage. Matus let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Matus is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Wayne lands a left hand.
Wayne lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Wayne.
Wayne lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne tries to work over Matus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Matus.
Matus has a couple of punches blocked by Wayne.
Wayne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wayne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Matus misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wayne creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Wayne - that landed with a thud.
Matus tries to throw a body punch but Wayne avoids it by throwing Matus back against the cage.
Wayne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the liver by Wayne. Beautiful body shot.
Matus tries to move into range but Wayne moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wayne throws a push kick but Matus slaps the foot to one side.
A little jabbing left from Matus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Matus throws a poor cross that misses
and Wayne counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Matus misses with a body shot.
Matus tries to close the distance and clinch but Wayne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Matus gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wayne.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wayne throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wayne clinches up with Matus and pushes him back against the cage.
Wayne is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Wayne makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wayne breaks the clinch.
Wayne looks to land a right hand but Matus moved out of range.
Wayne throws an overhand right that lands on Matus's shoulder, as Matus tries to avoid the shot.
Wayne lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wayne lands a leg kick that knocks Matus off balance momentarily.
Matus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wayne looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Matus doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Wayne scores with a crisp jab that stopped Matus in his tracks.
Matus has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Wayne.
Matus throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wayne.
Wayne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matus throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne takes a shot to the body in his stride.
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!
Wayne takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wayne throws a push kick but Matus slaps the foot to one side.
A slapping leg kick lands for Matus.
Matus defending well as Wayne loads up on a big left hand.
Wayne scores with a spinning back kick!
Matus cracks the inside of Wayne's front leg.
Wayne misses the jab.
Wayne 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.
Lil Wayne is winning the standup battle so far.
Matus throws a body punch but Wayne moves out of range.
Wayne with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Matus throws a solid leg kick but Wayne takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Matus.
Matus throws a solid leg kick but Wayne takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Matus.
Wayne throws out a loose jab but Matus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wayne bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Matus looks to score with a jab to the body but Wayne is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lil Wayne had his way with Don Juan Matus in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Wayne throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Matus lands a jab to the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wayne.
Matus throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A little feinted left hand from Wayne on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Matus takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A good leg kick by Wayne.
Matus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wayne.
As Wayne backs off Matus throws a huge counter combo but Wayne manages to avoid it all.
Wayne drives through and clinches with Matus against the cage.
Matus is trying to break free.
Wayne blocks an uppercut.
Matus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wayne scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wayne is leaning against Matus and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Matus blocks a body shot from Wayne.
Wayne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wayne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Matus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wayne backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne working aggressively here.
Wayne lands an uppercut.
Wayne blocks a body shot from Matus.
Matus tries to work over Wayne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wayne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wayne working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wayne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wayne effectively controlling the action here.
Matus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wayne blocks a body shot from Matus.
Wayne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Matus misses with a body kick.
Wayne throws the kick towards the body but Matus avoids it.
Matus misses the shot to the body.
Matus on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wayne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matus moves away.
Lil Wayne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne ducks under a wild hook from Matus.
Matus keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wayne throws a sloppy head kick and Matus moves out of range easily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Wayne.
A good leg kick by Wayne.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wayne avoids the body shot from Matus.
Matus lands a front kick.
Matus chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wayne can pounce on him.
Wayne fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Matus checks it well.
Matus avoids the body shot from Wayne.
A countering left hand to the body from Matus misses.
Wayne looks to score with a jab to the body but Matus is just out of range.
It seemed like Matus was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Matus lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Wayne has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wayne and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wayne blocks a leg kick.
Matus takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Matus plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wayne rushes Matus and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Matus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Matus misses with a head kick.
Wayne with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Matus to score with a decent uppercut.
Wayne connects with a looping right hand.
Matus gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wayne.
Matus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wayne wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Good leg kick by Matus there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wayne walks into a straight right hand from Matus.
Matus is looking to land body kicks.
Matus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Matus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wayne sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Matus checks a low kick from Wayne.
Matus throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wayne moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wayne misses with a hook.
Wayne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wayne throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Matus counters with a straight right hand.
Wayne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Wayne misses.
Wayne throws a hook to the side of Matus's head but Matus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wayne moves out of range as Matus throws a body kick.
Wayne ducks under a wild hook from Matus.
Matus scores with a shot to the body.
Wayne misses with an uppercut
and Matus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Matus scores with a jab to the body.
Matus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wayne manages to avoid it.
Don Juan Matus is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Matus throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Matus takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wayne on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lil Wayne.
I think Matus has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 48:48
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 49:47
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 46:49
The fight is ruled a draw!
Lil Wayne retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keiji Mutou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grigol Pandahammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pandahammer has chosen Heart - Alone as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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206 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 15 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Keiji Mutou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Grigol Pandahammer!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mutou slips a jab from Pandahammer.
Mutou throws an overhand right that lands on Pandahammer's shoulder, as Pandahammer tries to avoid the shot.
Mutou fails with a takedown attempt.
Mutou shoots in looking for a takedown. Pandahammer tries to sprawl out of it but Mutou keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pandahammer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mutou takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pandahammer scores with a jab. Mutou acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A swing and a miss from Mutou.
Pandahammer has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Mutou is landing a low percentage of strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mutou staying out of range there.
Pandahammer cracks Mutou with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pandahammer lands with a hook. Mutou tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pandahammer misses with a wild body shot.
Mutou swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mutou looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mutou bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pandahammer's head backwards.
Pandahammer tries to work over Mutou's front leg with a kick but Mutou checks it.
Pandahammer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mutou manages to avoid it.
Mutou is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Grigol Pandahammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pandahammer takes one to the side of the head.
Mutou shoots in for a takedown but Pandahammer shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keiji Mutou. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pandahammer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Pandahammer misses.
It looked like Mutou wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandahammer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mutou.
Nice shot lands for Mutou.
Mutou misses with a hook. Pandahammer ducked under it nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pandahammer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mutou scores with a decent looking hook.
Mutou takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A shot to the body from Pandahammer misses
and Mutou counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Pandahammer!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Pandahammer is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Pandahammer wants to control but Mutou postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mutou lands a few punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutou trying to control the position but Pandahammer is working away.
Mutou tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Mutou wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pandahammer keeps working.
Pandahammer wants to control but Mutou postures up.
Pandahammer on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Mutou working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Mutou trying to control the position but Pandahammer is working away.
Sloppy strikes there by Mutou.
Mutou working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Pandahammer defending against the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mutou in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Pandahammer is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Mutou sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pandahammer defending well though.
Nice strikes from Mutou there.
Mutou missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mutou looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Pandahammer is looking for a sweep. Mutou is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ground and pound from Mutou.
Pandahammer is not content to let Mutou control the position.
Mutou trying to control the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keiji Mutou dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A shot to the body from Mutou misses
and Pandahammer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Grigol Pandahammer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mutou scores with a body shot.
Pandahammer just misses with a punch to the body.
Pandahammer lands with a shot to the body.
Pandahammer throws a right hand that misses
letting Mutou counter with a right hand.
Mutou looks to throw the jab but Pandahammer is out of range.
Pandahammer missing with a left hand there. Mutou was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pandahammer defending well as Mutou loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pandahammer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pandahammer there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mutou throws an overhand right that lands on Pandahammer's shoulder, as Pandahammer tries to avoid the shot.
Mutou is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pandahammer can do to turn this around?
A looping hook to the body misses from Pandahammer. Mutou does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pandahammer throws the left hand but Mutou avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mutou.
Mutou shoots in for a double leg but Pandahammer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pandahammer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mutou was well out of range. Poor timing from Pandahammer.
Mutou drops down looking for a counter takedown but Pandahammer sprawls and moves away.
Mutou connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pandahammer walks into a stiff left hand from Mutou.
Pandahammer throws a looping overhand right but Mutou ducks down to avoid it.
Pandahammer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mutou was well out of range. Poor timing from Pandahammer.
Pandahammer throws a jab but it's blocked by Mutou.
Mutou drops down looking for a counter takedown but Pandahammer sprawls and moves away.
Mutou connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pandahammer momentarily.
Pandahammer scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Mutou.
Mutou shoots for a double leg takedown but Pandahammer sprawls well. He's pushed Mutou's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keiji Mutou. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pandahammer slaps away a takedown attempt from Mutou, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice straight punches there by Pandahammer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pandahammer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donk. Mutou catches Pandahammer right on the button with a cross.
Mutou connects with a body shot that sends Pandahammer's belly button to the back.
Mutou throws a good cross that connects.
Mutou uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pandahammer has time to react.
Mutou has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pandahammer.
Mutou misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutou needs to keep his hands up - Pandahammer had a free shot at his head there.
Pandahammer misses with an uppercut.
Mutou shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pandahammer as he avoids it easily.
Pandahammer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mutou looks to score with a jab to the body but Pandahammer is just out of range.
Pandahammer cracks Mutou with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pandahammer throws a body punch but Mutou moves out of range.
Mutou slips a straight right by Pandahammer.
Mutou takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mutou swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mutou tries for a takedown but Pandahammer circles away easily
enabling Pandahammer to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandahammer scores with a jab.
Mutou closes the distance and clinches up with Pandahammer, looking for a takedown. Mutou pushes Pandahammer against the cage but Pandahammer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pandahammer now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Pandahammer throws a poor cross that misses
and Mutou counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Pandahammer!
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!
Mutou throws an elbow but Pandahammer slips to the side and avoids it well.
Pandahammer wants to control but Mutou postures up.
Mutou working the ground and pound.
Mutou 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.
Pandahammer is trying to buck Mutou off.
Mutou with the ground and pound but Pandahammer regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Mutou drops an elbow to the side of Pandahammer's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Grigol Pandahammer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pandahammer throws a big shot that misses.
Mutou throws a body punch but Pandahammer moves out of range.
Pandahammer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pandahammer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mutou darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pandahammer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mutou.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mutou lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mutou missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ground and pound from Mutou.
Mutou working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandahammer moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Pandahammer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pandahammer trying to keep a closed guard but Mutou is proving a slippery customer.
Mutou throwing strikes but missing.
Mutou lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mutou trying to control the position from guard on top but Pandahammer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mutou throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pandahammer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mutou trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mutou trying to control the position from guard on top but Pandahammer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mutou throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pandahammer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mutou with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mutou is looking to work some ground and pound but Pandahammer has wrist control.
Mutou wants to control from the top but Pandahammer keeps moving.
Pandahammer keeping full guard, as Mutou tries to pass.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pandahammer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pandahammer wants it to stay on the feet.
Mutou throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pandahammer! But no joy.
Mutou misses with an uppercut
and Pandahammer counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandahammer misses with the head strike.
Mutou is trying to pull guard but Pandahammer turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Pandahammer tries a body shot but Mutou blocks it.
Mutou taking a breather.
Mutou trying to stall but Pandahammer improves his position.
Mutou fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pandahammer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grigol Pandahammer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice shot lands for Mutou.
Pandahammer throws a hook but Mutou avoids it easily.
Mutou shoots in for a takedown but Pandahammer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keiji Mutou. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mutou moves out of range as Pandahammer strikes.
Pandahammer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pandahammer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandahammer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mutou manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Pandahammer.
Pandahammer throws a nice looking combination but Mutou bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pandahammer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A shot to the liver by Mutou. Beautiful body shot.
Mutou misses the jab.
Pandahammer staying out of range there.
Pandahammer is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Pandahammer throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A big left from Pandahammer misses.
Pandahammer 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.
Pandahammer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Keiji Mutou did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pandahammer lands a jab to the nose.
Pandahammer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pandahammer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pandahammer moves out of range as Mutou strikes.
Pandahammer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mutou will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
It seemed like Pandahammer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pandahammer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mutou was well out of range. Poor timing from Pandahammer.
Mutou misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mutou misses with an uppercut
and Pandahammer counters with a stiff right hand.
Mutou shoots in but Pandahammer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mutou misses the jab.
Pandahammer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mutou changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Pandahammer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pandahammer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mutou.
Pandahammer scores with a sloppy right hand. Mutou should have avoided that one.
Mutou staying out of range there.
Pandahammer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keiji Mutou. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mutou missing with a left hand there. Pandahammer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mutou connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pandahammer throws a leg kick but Mutou checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandahammer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mutou avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mutou takes one to the side of the head.
Pandahammer takes one to the side of the head.
A big left from Pandahammer misses.
Mutou drops down looking for a counter takedown but Pandahammer sprawls and moves away.
Nice cross by Mutou.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mutou misses with a hook to the body
enabling Pandahammer to counter with a crisp jab.
Pandahammer is looking to land body kicks.
Mutou drops down looking for a counter takedown but Pandahammer sprawls and moves away.
Nice shot by Pandahammer.
Mutou throws a sloppy body shot
and Pandahammer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandahammer with a nice cross.
Pandahammer lands a jab to the head.
Mutou is rocked!
Pandahammer clobbers Mutou with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Oh Mutou is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mutou swings for the body but Pandahammer moves out of range.
Pandahammer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pandahammer cracks Mutou with a good jab.
Mutou throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pandahammer's waist but Pandahammer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mutou off to one side.
Pandahammer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pandahammer closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Mutou! Pandahammer dives in looking to finish! Mutou is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grigol Pandahammer!
Grigol Pandahammer thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Pedro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evil Nixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Evil Nixon enters the cage!
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211 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George Pedro!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Evil Nixon!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pedro jabs at Nixon's body.
A punch combination from Pedro misses.
Pedro shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nixon but Nixon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pedro lets loose with a powerful body kick. Nixon will feel that in the morning.
Pedro lands a nice shot to the body.
Pedro paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nixon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nixon throws a good cross that connects.
George Pedro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nixon misses with an uppercut. Pedro saw that one coming.
Pedro with a jab.
Pedro misses the shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pedro, as that shot connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nixon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pedro moves away.
Nixon cracks the inside of Pedro's front leg.
We've been hearing reports that Pedro has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Nixon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pedro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nixon counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A slapping body kick lands there for Nixon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nixon slips under a jab.
Nixon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pedro swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nixon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pedro scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nixon's corner calls for a 1-2. Nixon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Evil Nixon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nixon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pedro.
Pedro fires out a quick counter leg kick but Nixon just manages to avoid it.
Pedro tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nixon looks to throw the jab but Pedro is out of range.
Nixon throws a big shot that misses.
Nixon connects with a crisp jab.
Pedro misses with a wild body shot.
Pedro attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nixon scoring well with a low kick there.
Pedro moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pedro on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nixon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pedro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nixon, right into the meat.
Pedro connects with a looping right hand.
Pedro fakes the leg kick and cracks Nixon in the body.
Nixon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pedro cracks Nixon with an open hand slap.
Pedro throws a solid leg kick but Nixon takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pedro.
Pedro slips under a jab.
Nixon connects with a body shot.
Nixon tries to clinch there but Pedro circles away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pedro lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nixon has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nixon and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pedro looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pedro dips to his left and cracks Nixon with an uppercut!
Nixon moves out of range as Pedro throws a body kick.
Nixon moves out of range as Pedro strikes.
Nixon moves forwards but Pedro connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pedro defending well as Nixon loads up on a big left hand.
Pedro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nixon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pedro misses with a double jab
and Nixon finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Nixon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pedro tries to close the distance and clinch but Nixon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pedro throws a right hand that misses
enabling Nixon to counter with a crisp jab.
Nixon lands a leg kick that knocks Pedro off balance momentarily.
Nixon scores with a jab to the body.
Pedro misses with a wild body shot.
Nixon misses with a looping left.
Nixon scores with a leg kick.
A big right from Pedro misses.
Pedro throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Pedro misses with a looping left.
Pedro misses with a kick to the body.
Pedro checks the leg kick.
Nixon lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nixon throws out a loose jab but Pedro uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pedro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nixon. That did some damage!
Pedro lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pedro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nixon.
Pedro blocks a jab.
Nixon looks to land a body kick but Pedro moved away.
Pedro misses with a leg kick.
Pedro throws a body shot but no joy.
Nixon appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nixon drops his hands momentarily and Pedro takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pedro throws a hook but Nixon blocks it.
Nixon is looking to clinch.
Nixon misses with a hook
and Pedro counters with a shoot takedown. Nixon fights it but they end up in guard.
Pedro is looking to work some ground and pound but Nixon has wrist control.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pedro throwing strikes from guard but Nixon blocks nicely.
Pedro keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nixon's head.
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 George Pedro will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pedro gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pedro lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nixon has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nixon and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A little jabbing left from Nixon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A jab from Nixon misses.
Pedro scores with the left hand. Nixon knows he should have avoided that one.
Pedro misses with a series of wild punches.
Nixon takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pedro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Despite the aggression on Nixon's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Pedro looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nixon wants to clinch up but Pedro keeps it at a distance.
Pedro on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nixon. Nixon obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nixon moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pedro throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nixon counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pedro thinking.
Nixon thumps Pedro with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pedro throws a sloppy body shot
and Nixon counters with a straight right hand.
Pedro moves to clinch but Nixon breaks away
and Nixon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nixon throws a looping overhand right but Pedro ducks down to avoid it.
Pedro is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pedro fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pedro scores with a sloppy right hand. Nixon should have avoided that one.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nixon - that will leave a mark!
Pedro takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Evil Nixon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nixon cracks Pedro with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nixon thuds his shin into the meat of Pedro's side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pedro tried to score with a low kick but Nixon checks it.
Nixon gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pedro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nixon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Nixon.
Nixon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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!
Pedro wants a takedown.
Pedro is trying to drag Nixon to the mat but Nixon just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nixon lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nixon tries to throw a body punch but Pedro avoids it by throwing Nixon back against the cage.
Pedro misses with a punch on the inside.
Nixon has a couple of punches blocked by Pedro.
Pedro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Nixon.
Nixon tries to work over Pedro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nixon lands a shot to the body.
Pedro prevents a body shot from Nixon.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nixon.
A short right from Nixon.
Nixon lands a hook that snaps the head of Pedro backwards.
Nixon is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Pedro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nixon lands with a left to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Nixon.
Nixon struggles to land a body shot inside as Pedro controls his hands.
Nixon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pedro blocking some punches.
Nixon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nixon swings wildly with an uppercut but Pedro uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nixon scores with a shoulder strike.
Nixon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nixon lands with a left to the head.
Nixon lands a hook that snaps the head of Pedro backwards.
Nixon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nixon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nixon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nixon displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pedro up against the cage.
Nixon lands an uppercut.
Nixon tries a body shot but Pedro blocks it.
Evil Nixon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Nixon fails to land.
Nixon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nixon lands a left hand.
Pedro throws a head punch that misses.
Nixon misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Nixon.
A shot in the inside from Nixon.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nixon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nixon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nixon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nixon can't find room to land a body shot as Pedro controls the action.
A short right from Nixon.
Pedro will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Pedro changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Nixon fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nixon drives through and clinches with Pedro against the cage.
Nixon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nixon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nixon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nixon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nixon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nixon misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pedro misses with some punches.
Nixon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nixon lands a shot to the body.
Pedro has Nixon pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Nixon manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nixon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evil Nixon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pedro looks up at the clock. Bad move! Nixon lands a right hand from hell, dropping Pedro. Nixon pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Evil Nixon!
Evil Nixon is the new light heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Evil Nixon made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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