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CEC 518 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesper Parnevik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parnevik comes to the cage accompanied by Montana of 300 - Here Now. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jesper Parnevik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Greg Ward!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parnevik throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ward bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ward changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Parnevik.
Ward darts in looking for a takedown but Parnevik gets double underhooks and turns Ward into the cage.
Ward drops his hands momentarily and Parnevik takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Parnevik throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Parnevik.
Ward staying out of range there.
Ward avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice uppercut lands for Parnevik. That snapped Ward's head back.
Parnevik misses with a hook. Ward ducked under it nicely.
Parnevik swings for the body but Ward moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Parnevik.
Ward moves away from the strike by Parnevik.
Ward connects with a good right hand that stumbles Parnevik. Parnevik circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ward thuds a left hand into Parnevik's body.
Parnevik drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ward swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ward is trying hard to land a takedown here. Parnevik sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parnevik throws a looping overhand right but Ward ducks down to avoid it.
Crunch! Parnevik slams his shin into Ward's torso.
Ward stuns Parnevik with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Parnevik swings for the body but Ward moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Parnevik. Ward does a little dance to reset his feet.
Despite the aggression on Ward's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ward throws a body punch but Parnevik moves out of range.
Ward lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Parnevik misses with an attempted mid kick.
Parnevik scores with the left hand. Ward knows he should have avoided that one.
Ward throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Parnevik cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jesper Parnevik is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Parnevik throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Parnevik takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Parnevik thuds his right hand into Ward's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Parnevik pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Parnevik slips a jab from Ward.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parnevik misses with a looping left.
Ward bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ward throws a combination. Parnevik tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward ducks under a wild hook from Parnevik.
Parnevik throws the kick towards the body but Ward avoids it.
Ward bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Parnevik bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Parnevik motions for Ward to come forward. Parnevik throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Parnevik looks for the body kick but Ward saw that one coming.
Parnevik throws a nice inside leg kick.
Parnevik throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Parnevik scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Parnevik tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ward was well out of range. Poor timing from Parnevik.
Ward swings for the body but Parnevik moves out of range.
Parnevik looks to land a body kick but Ward moved away.
Ward thows a left - swing and a miss!
Parnevik misses with a body kick.
Parnevik scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ward looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Parnevik is fending him off so far but Ward persists. Nope, Parnevik circles away and we're back to standing.
Jesper Parnevik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Greg Ward.
Parnevik fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ward looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Parnevik lands with a kick to the temple. Ward shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A slow jab from Parnevik misses its intended target.
Parnevik scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Parnevik tries to clinch up.
Parnevik stuffs the takedown attempt from Ward. Ward gets slowly back to his feet.
Ward connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Parnevik lands a glancing blow to the side of Ward's head.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Parnevik enables Ward to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Parnevik manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Parnevik seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Ward throws a big elbow that misses.
Parnevik trying to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parnevik looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ward throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ward controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ward working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ward connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesper Parnevik dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ward tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Parnevik throws a counter high kick but Ward was just alert enough to avoid it.
Ward throws a big shot that misses.
Ward misses with a hook. Parnevik ducked under it nicely.
Ward fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Parnevik looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Parnevik throws a lazy head kick
and Ward counters with a nice double leg into side control. Parnevik won't be happy with that.
Parnevik tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sloppy strikes there by Ward.
Ward controlling the position.
Ward creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Parnevik sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parnevik is trying to control Ward's posture but Ward avoids it.
Ward is looking to take a break and control but Parnevik is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parnevik is looking to reverse the position.
Ward misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Ward tries to score with some ground and pound. Parnevik controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Parnevik struggling a bit here.
Ward with the ground and pound but Parnevik regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ward lands a nice short elbow.
Ward sitting and controlling from the half guard.
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.
Parnevik is not content to let Ward control the position.
Ward is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Parnevik is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Parnevik missing with a left hand there. Ward was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Parnevik throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ward stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ward will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ward swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Parnevik counter with a right hand.
Ward throws a right and a left that both miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Parnevik. Ward does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parnevik tries to bum rush Ward with a series of wild strikes but Ward uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ward is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Parnevik avoids the body shot from Ward.
Parnevik scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Parnevik misses with a body kick.
Ward misses with an uppercut.
Parnevik tries to work over Ward's front leg with a kick but Ward checks it.
Ward blocks a jab.
Ward looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ward swings for the body but Parnevik moves out of range.
Ward throws a leg kick but Parnevik moved away.
Parnevik uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ward has time to react.
Ward bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Parnevik's head backwards.
Parnevik takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Parnevik gets caught flat footed, as Ward shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parnevik is trying to keep Ward in close.
Ward has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ward wants to control from the top but Parnevik keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parnevik preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Parnevik pulls Ward in close to prevent any damage.
Parnevik avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Parnevik controlling Ward's posture.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Parnevik keeping moving, preventing Ward from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Ward showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Parnevik ducks under a wild hook from Ward.
Parnevik fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ward dives in for a single leg takedown but Parnevik sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ward scores with a hook to the body. Parnevik takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ward throws a head kick that Parnevik semi-blocks.
Parnevik cracks Ward with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Parnevik rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ward moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ward throws a body punch but Parnevik moves out of range.
Ward pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Parnevik slips under a jab.
Parnevik connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ward closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parnevik is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ward's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ward's back!
Parnevik is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward trying to control the position but Parnevik manages to sink in the hooks.
Ward trying to get back to his feet but Parnevik is in full control for now.
Parnevik has the hooks in. Ward is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Parnevik slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Parnevik continues to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ward trying to control but not successfully.
Parnevik has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Ward's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parnevik has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Parnevik'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.
Ward is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ward is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Jesper Parnevik overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
I really don't envy Ward right now.
Ward is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Ward trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Ward has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Parnevik biding his time, controlling Ward.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Parnevik.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesper Parnevik showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Parnevik has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesper Parnevik!
During a confident post fight interview, Jesper Parnevik thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Methyrr Dall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Milne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dall comes to the cage accompanied by Outlaws. Methyrr Dall has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Methyrr Dall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Milne!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milne shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dall manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Milne must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Milne wants to control from the top but Dall keeps moving.
Milne working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dall bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Milne's guard.
Dall drops back looking for a leg! Milne is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Milne manages to kick Dall off! Dall jumps back into Milne's guard.
Milne working a defensive guard but Dall passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dall works his foot free and advances to mount.
Milne is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Milne manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Milne is working to avoid the ground and pound but Dall connects with a decent elbow.
Dall tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dall has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Milne manages to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milne is looking to improve his position.
Dall is looking for a kimura here.
Milne wants to improve his position but Dall is controlling well.
Milne is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dall pulls his head out easily.
Milne pushes Dall off looking to stand but Dall dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall seems to be working for a kimura but Milne defends the submission attempt.
Milne controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Dall is looking to take a break and control but Milne is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Milne trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dall scores with a leg kick.
Milne moves out of range of the body kick.
Milne tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Milne shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Milne is looking to take a break and control but Dall is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Milne perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
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 Methyrr Dall will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Milne closes the distance and clinches.
Dall manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Milne has hold of one of Dall's legs. Dall is fighting the takedown attempt but Milne gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Dall seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Milne is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dall looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Dall is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Milne defends well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Milne trying to control but Dall is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milne with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Milne looking to sit in guard and control but Dall gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dall postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Milne looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dall is one step ahead there.
Dall drops back, looking for a kneebar! Milne looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Milne looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Milne!
Dall tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Milne wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall can't do much from the bottom here.
Milne has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Milne darts in and clinches Dall up against the cage.
Dall has had enough of the clinch but Milne keeps him there for the moment.
Milne presses Dall against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Milne breaks the clinch.
Milne listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Methyrr Dall has been cut.
Milne wants to land a leg kick but Dall is out of range.
Dall moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milne tries to clinch there but Dall circles away.
Dall tried to score with a low kick but Milne checks it.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Dall enables Milne to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Dall manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Dall is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Milne is aware though and is defending well.
Milne has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Milne wants to control from the top but Dall keeps moving.
Milne engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Milne wants to stand but Dall has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Milne controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dall has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Milne can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dall keeping moving, preventing Milne from controlling successfully.
Dall is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Milne advances to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Milne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Methyrr Dall's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Dall rushes Milne and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dall can't find room to land a body shot as Milne controls the action.
Dall lands a right hand that snaps the head of Milne backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dall.
Dall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Milne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dall misses with a head kick.
And Milne tries to counter it with a takedown but Dall pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Milne closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Milne lands in his opponent's guard.
Dall will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Milne stays in close to Dall's body and controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Milne stands up from Dall's guard - Milne perhaps looking for a knockout.
Harry Milne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall misses with a body kick.
Dall circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dall thows a body kick. Milne tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Dall showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Milne.
Methyrr Dall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Milne scores with a spinning back kick!
Milne staying out of range there.
Dall misses with a low kick.
Milne shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dall is trying to defend but Milne finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Milne is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Dall!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milne is landing with some decent strikes but Dall is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Dall tries to reverse the position but Milne maintains control.
Harry Milne has got the better of the ground game so far.
Milne is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dall can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
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!
Dall tries to hold on but Milne postures up.
Dall is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Milne is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Milne prevents Dall from getting the reversal.
Milne lands with some strikes.
Dall bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Milne keeping moving, preventing Dall from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dall accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dall pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Milne is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dall drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Milne manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Dall has Milne in his guard.
Dall looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Milne gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Dall delivers a nice body kick.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Dall enables Milne to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Dall manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Dall looking for a guillotine here but Milne defends easily.
Milne trying to control the position from guard on top but Dall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Milne avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Milne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Milne has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Milne!
A very excited looking Harry Milne 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Agustin Trujillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ansgar Axelsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trujillo comes to the cage accompanied by Infectious Grooves - Violent & Funky. Axelsson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by one bourbon one scotch one beer. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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215 lbs
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214 lbs
42 - 21 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 2, fighting out of New York, Agustin Trujillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
42 - 21 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ansgar Axelsson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Axelsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Trujillo circles away.
Axelsson wants to clinch but Trujillo slips to the side
and Trujillo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Trujillo gets a clinch.
Axelsson throws an elbow but it misses.
Trujillo can't find room to land a body shot as Axelsson controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Trujillo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Trujillo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Axelsson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Trujillo breaks from the clinch.
Axelsson closes the distance but Trujillo moves to the side
and Trujillo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The fight stays on the outside here - Axelsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Axelsson 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Axelsson tries to clinch up.
Trujillo lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Ansgar Axelsson has been cut.
Axelsson gets a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trujillo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Axelsson's elbow.
Trujillo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axelsson has managed to clinch.
Axelsson lands an elbow just above Trujillo 's eye.
It looks like Agustin Trujillo has been cut.
Axelsson looking to slow down the pace here.
Axelsson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Trujillo backwards.
Trujillo blocks a body shot from Axelsson.
Trujillo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Axelsson avoids it.
Trujillo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Axelsson prevents the takedown attempt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trujillo.
Trujillo working aggressively here.
Axelsson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Axelsson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Trujillo misses with a punch to the body.
Axelsson lands with a right to the head.
Our sources have told us that Trujillo has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Trujillo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Axelsson or not.
Trujillo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Trujillo keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson tries to clinch up but Trujillo circles away and keeps his distance.
Axelsson tries to clinch
and Trujillo counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Axelsson closes the distance but Trujillo moves to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ansgar Axelsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Axelsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Trujillo circles away.
Axelsson tries to clinch but Trujillo moves out of range.
Axelsson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Axelsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Trujillo.
Trujillo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trujillo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Trujillo manages to break the clinch.
Ansgar Axelsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Axelsson tries to clinch up
and Trujillo counters with a stiff right hand.
Trujillo scores with a spinning back kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson clinches with his opponent.
Axelsson misses with a body punch.
Trujillo lands a nice shot to the body.
Axelsson missing with knees to the body.
Trujillo misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Axelsson fails to land.
Axelsson misses with a punch to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Axelsson.
A short right from Trujillo.
Axelsson misses with a body punch.
Trujillo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Trujillo wants a takedown.
Axelsson lands a shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Axelsson fails to land.
Trujillo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Axelsson misses with a punch to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Trujillo as Axelsson tries to tie him up.
Trujillo struggles to land a body shot inside as Axelsson controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Axelsson.
Trujillo lands a nice uppercut.
Axelsson misses with a body punch.
Trujillo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Agustin Trujillo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Axelsson lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice elbow from Axelsson.
Trujillo blocks an uppercut.
Axelsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Trujillo's elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Axelsson throws an elbow but misses.
Trujillo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Axelsson moves to clinch but Trujillo breaks away
and Trujillo counters with a monster head kick that knocks Axelsson out cold! He topples like fallen a tree, crashing to the mat! Timbeeeeeerrr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Agustin Trujillo!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Agustin Trujillo waved his t-shirt featuring Conviction's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alex Coxall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stem Cell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stem Cell has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Alex Coxall's chin.
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38
135 lbs
16 - 9 - 1 |
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42
141 lbs
43 - 19 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Alex Coxall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
43 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stem Cell!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coxall takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cell takes the fight into the clinch.
Cell misses with a body punch.
Cell lands with a short shot to the head.
Coxall misses with a body punch.
Cell has a couple of punches blocked by Coxall.
Coxall misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Coxall.
Coxall lands a body shot in the clinch.
Coxall lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cell or not.
Coxall throws a punch but it's blocked by Cell.
Cell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cell throws a lazy uppercut
and Coxall counters with a good, hard body kick but Cell shrugs it off.
Cell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cell now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cell shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Coxall eats them both and turns towards Cell to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left and a right from Coxall both land. Nice combination.
Coxall connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cell momentarily.
Coxall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Coxall was well out of range. Poor timing from Cell.
Cell with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cell takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Coxall.
Cell pivots, looking for a leg kick but Coxall is out of range and Cell settles back down.
Coxall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cell tries to bum rush Coxall with a series of wild strikes but Coxall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cell lands a nice looking body shot.
Coxall's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Coxall duly obliges.
Decent striking displayed by Coxall there.
Coxall uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coxall dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cell. That did some damage!
Cell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Coxall looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Coxall circles away from the clinch attempt.
Coxall ducks under a wild hook from Cell.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Coxall - that will leave a mark!
Cell takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Alex Coxall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coxall throws a series of punches but Cell avoids them all with ease.
Coxall loads up on a big right hand but Cell slips the punch.
Cell scores with a jab. Coxall acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Coxall scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Coxall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cell fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Coxall is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coxall lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Coxall looks to land a body kick but Cell moved away.
Cell lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Coxall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cell is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A cross from Coxall lands.
Cell tests Coxall's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Coxall jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Coxall throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice body kick from Coxall.
Coxall connects with a leg kick. Cell looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Stem Cell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Coxall takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cell misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coxall misses with the combination.
Coxall slips a straight right by Cell.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coxall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cell moves away.
Cell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Coxall was well out of range. Poor timing from Cell.
Cell avoids the head kick by Coxall.
Coxall fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cell is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Coxall rather than just go for the knockout.
Coxall tries to bum rush Cell with a series of wild strikes but Cell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cell checks a leg kick.
Coxall rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cell counters with a nice low kick that buckles Coxall's knee momentarily.
Cell throws a leg kick but Coxall sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Coxall takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Coxall dominated that round.
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.
Coxall throws a body kick that misses.
Coxall misses with a low kick as Cell jumps back.
Cell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Coxall.
A little jabbing left from Cell on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cell misses with a jab to the body
and Coxall counters with a head kick. That will keep Cell thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A nice leg kick lands there from Cell.
Coxall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cell throws a sloppy head kick and Coxall moves out of range easily.
Coxall slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Coxall looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coxall blocks a head kick by Cell.
Coxall takes a swing at Cell's ribcage but misses.
Coxall throws a jab when Cell was well out of range.
Cell wants to counter the offense by Coxall and move into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coxall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cell.
Cell avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cell throws out a loose jab but Coxall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Coxall throws a leg kick but Cell sees it coming and moves out of range.
Coxall lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A punch combination from Coxall misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Coxall misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Coxall.
Jab by Coxall.
Coxall connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Coxall fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cell.
Coxall takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coxall throws a right hand that Cell ducks under and follows up with a left that Cell also avoids with ease.
Cell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Coxall manages to avoid it.
Cell avoids the body shot from Coxall.
Coxall doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Coxall throws a head kick but Cell moves out of range.
Coxall moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromCell.
Coxall throws a body punch but Cell moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Cell misses.
Cell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cell misses the shot to the body.
Coxall throws a lazy right hand but Cell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cell misses with a straight left.
Coxall 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.
A countering left hand to the body from Cell misses.
Coxall's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cell connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Coxall scrambles back to his feet.
Cell tries to clinch but Coxall moves out of range.
It looked like Coxall wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Coxall throws a right hand that misses
enabling Cell to counter with a crisp jab.
Cell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Coxall scores with a jab.
Coxall just misses with a punch to the body.
Cell just misses with a punch to the body.
Coxall fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Coxall.
Cell throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coxall throws a sloppy head kick and Cell moves out of range easily.
Cell tries to counter by closing the distance.
Coxall throws a right hand that Cell ducks under and follows up with a left that Cell also avoids with ease.
Cell misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Coxall misses the target.
Alex Coxall is winning the standup battle so far.
Coxall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Coxall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cell.
Coxall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cell takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Coxall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Coxall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cell misses with a looping left.
Coxall stuns Cell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Coxall dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Coxall looks to throw the jab but Cell is out of range.
Cell lands a jab to the nose.
Cell takes one to the side of the head.
Cell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cell avoids the body shot from Coxall.
Cell looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cell misses with a head kick.
Coxall avoids the body shot from Cell.
Coxall lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cell is rocked!
Coxall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cell.
Cell is still on wobbly legs! Can Coxall finish him?
Cell just misses with a punch to the body.
Coxall is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Cell seems to have recovered his senses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Coxall.
Coxall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cell can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cell throws an overhand right that lands on Coxall's shoulder, as Coxall tries to avoid the shot.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Coxall.
Cell tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Coxall wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Coxall is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cell knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Cell tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Coxall wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Stem Cell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Cell's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Coxall is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cell knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Coxall tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Coxall has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Cell struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coxall blocks the strikes from Cell.
Coxall wants to control but Cell is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coxall is trying to get an arm triangle but Cell is defending well.
Cell wants to control but Coxall postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cell is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Coxall is staying active.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A cross from Cell lands.
Cell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Coxall moves away.
Coxall blocks the body kick.
Alex Coxall is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Coxall throws a jab but it's blocked by Cell.
Cell throws out a counter right but Coxall avoids it with no problem.
Cell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Coxall can pounce on him.
Cell shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Coxall avoids the head kick by Cell.
Cell takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Coxall staying out of range there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Coxall showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Coxall, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Coxall!
The defeated Stem Cell had this to say: 'Looks like its time for apoptosis.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rui Rodrigo Germano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krzysztof Szczepaniak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Germano comes to the cage accompanied by HIM - Don't Fear The Reaper. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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30
208 lbs
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206 lbs
24 - 14 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rui Rodrigo Germano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Krzysztof Szczepaniak!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Szczepaniak tries to clinch up but Germano circles away and keeps his distance.
Germano scores with a hook to the body. Szczepaniak takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Germano misses with an uppercut. Szczepaniak saw that one coming.
Germano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Szczepaniak.
Germano throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Szczepaniak's waist but Szczepaniak gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Germano off to one side.
Germano throws a jab when Szczepaniak was well out of range.
Szczepaniak tries to clinch but Germano is having none of it.
Szczepaniak walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Szczepaniak lands with an overhand left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Germano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Germano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Szczepaniak looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Szczepaniak throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Germano sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Germano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Szczepaniak scores with a hook to the body. Germano takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A swing and a miss from Germano.
Szczepaniak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Germano tries to counter with a takedown but Szczepaniak is quick to defend against it.
Szczepaniak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A lazy left from Szczepaniak finds it's target.
Szczepaniak keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Germano.
Germano misses with a straight left.
Szczepaniak throws a hook but Germano blocks it.
Szczepaniak scores with a decent looking hook.
Szczepaniak throws the left hand but Germano avoids the punch easily.
Germano is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Szczepaniak's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Some wild striking there from Germano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szczepaniak wants to clinch up but Germano keeps it at a distance.
Szczepaniak scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Germano connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Szczepaniak misses with a few strikes there.
Germano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Szczepaniak throws out a powerful jab.
Krzysztof Szczepaniak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice cross by Szczepaniak.
Szczepaniak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Germano manages to avoid it.
We've been told by Germano's head coaches at Den of Tears (22 coaches) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Szczepaniak avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Szczepaniak looks to score with a jab to the body but Germano is just out of range.
Germano appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Donk. Szczepaniak catches Germano right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Germano throws a looping overhand right but Szczepaniak ducks down to avoid it.
A big left from Szczepaniak misses.
Germano drops down looking for a counter takedown but Szczepaniak sprawls and moves away.
Szczepaniak lands with a good body shot.
A punch combination from Germano misses.
Germano is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Szczepaniak slips under a jab.
Szczepaniak dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Germano. That did some damage!
Germano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Szczepaniak manages to avoid it.
Szczepaniak throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Germano on the side of the head.
Germano moves out of range of the strikes.
Germano half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Szczepaniak lands a right hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Germano.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Germano misses with a body shot.
Szczepaniak lands a lovely overhand right.
A jab from Szczepaniak misses.
Szczepaniak tries to clinch there but Germano circles away.
Germano tries to move into range but Szczepaniak moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
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!
Szczepaniak tries to clinch but Germano moves out of range.
Szczepaniak lands with a straight right. Germano didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Rui Rodrigo Germano has been cut.
Germano slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Germano circles away from the clinch attempt.
Szczepaniak rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Germano decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Szczepaniak's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Germano makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krzysztof Szczepaniak dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rui Rodrigo Germano's cut.
That's time! Germano's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Szczepaniak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Germano misses with a takedown
and Szczepaniak counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Szczepaniak staying out of range there.
Szczepaniak swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Szczepaniak has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Szczepaniak takes a swing at Germano's ribcage but misses.
Szczepaniak throws a body shot but no joy.
Szczepaniak has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Germano takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Szczepaniak throws a hook but Germano avoids it easily.
Germano attempts a counter takedown but Szczepaniak avoids it well and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Germano throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Szczepaniak counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Szczepaniak. Germano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Szczepaniak closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Germano stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Germano jumps guard.
Germano controls Szczepaniak momentarily but Szczepaniak frees himself.
Szczepaniak looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Szczepaniak wants to stand but Germano is controlling his posture from full guard.
Germano looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Germano looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Germano has his foot on Szczepaniak's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Szczepaniak works his way back into a safe position though.
Germano looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Szczepaniak not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Szczepaniak forces his way into half guard.
Szczepaniak wants to pass the guard but Germano is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Germano is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Germano keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Szczepaniak is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A combination from Germano does no damage.
Germano misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Good work by Germano as he checks the leg kick.
Germano feinted with a counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szczepaniak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Germano drops down looking for a counter takedown but Szczepaniak sprawls and moves away.
A jab from Germano finds it's way through Szczepaniak's defenses.
Germano throws a nice looking combination but Szczepaniak bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Szczepaniak cracks Germano with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Germano looks to score with a jab to the body but Szczepaniak is just out of range.
Szczepaniak loads up on a big right hand but Germano slips the punch.
Szczepaniak uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Germano.
Germano moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSzczepaniak.
Szczepaniak misses with a straight right.
Krzysztof Szczepaniak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Szczepaniak throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Germano tries for a takedown but Szczepaniak sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Germano looks to land a left hand but Szczepaniak moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krzysztof Szczepaniak showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rui Rodrigo Germano's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Szczepaniak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Germano.
Germano changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Germano misses with an uppercut. Szczepaniak saw that one coming.
Szczepaniak steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Germano.
Szczepaniak appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Germano takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Germano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Szczepaniak.
Szczepaniak is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Germano with a body shot.
Szczepaniak moves out of range as Germano strikes.
Szczepaniak scores with a sloppy right hand. Germano should have avoided that one.
Germano looks to score with a jab to the body but Szczepaniak is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Germano throws a hook to the side of Szczepaniak's head but Szczepaniak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Germano throws a hook but Szczepaniak avoids it easily.
Szczepaniak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Germano was well out of range. Poor timing from Szczepaniak.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Szczepaniak lands an impressive looking overhand right. Germano doesn't seem phased though.
Szczepaniak thuds a left hand into Germano's body.
Szczepaniak scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Szczepaniak works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Szczepaniak darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Szczepaniak tries to clinch but Germano moves out of range.
Germano looks to land a right hand but Szczepaniak moved out of range.
Krzysztof Szczepaniak seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Szczepaniak just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Szczepaniak.
The crowd cheers as Szczepaniak lands an impressive looking overhand right. Germano doesn't seem phased though.
Germano walks into a straight right hand from Szczepaniak.
Rui Rodrigo Germano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Germano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Szczepaniak looks to land a left hand but Germano moved out of range nicely.
Szczepaniak lunges at Germano with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Germano's hand.
Szczepaniak throws a lazy right hand but Germano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Szczepaniak throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Germano on the side of the head.
Szczepaniak looks to score with a jab to the body but Germano is just out of range.
Germano half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Germano.
Szczepaniak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Szczepaniak uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Germano.
Szczepaniak scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Szczepaniak lands a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Germano lands with a shot to the body.
Germano scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Germano misses with a body shot.
Szczepaniak throws a hook but Germano avoids it easily.
Germano falls off balance throwing a combination
and Szczepaniak counters with a nice body shot.
Krzysztof Szczepaniak is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Szczepaniak. Germano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Germano takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Germano throws out a loose jab but Szczepaniak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Germano throws a lazy uppercut
and Szczepaniak counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Germano takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Szczepaniak stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Szczepaniak wants it to stay on the feet.
Germano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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!
Germano ducks under a wild hook from Szczepaniak.
Szczepaniak has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Szczepaniak there as he acknowledges the shot.
Szczepaniak slips under a jab.
Szczepaniak doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Germano looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Germano swings for the body but Szczepaniak moves out of range.
Szczepaniak leaves Germano with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Szczepaniak has Germano up against the cage in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Krzysztof Szczepaniak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Szczepaniak 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Krzysztof Szczepaniak!
A less than humble Krzysztof Szczepaniak misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alton Newcastle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vyrkyx Dall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dall is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Worm. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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34
148 lbs
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26
149 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Alton Newcastle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vyrkyx Dall!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Newcastle checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Newcastle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dall.
Dall misses with a low kick.
It looked like Newcastle was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dall.
Newcastle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dall.
Newcastle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dall lands a jab to Newcastle's midsection.
Dall shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Newcastle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dall.
Dall with a hook.
Newcastle takes a swing at Dall's ribcage but misses.
Dall with a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dall, right into the meat.
Dall throws a body punch but Newcastle moves out of range.
Dall takes a jab right on the kisser.
Some bone on bone action there as Newcastle checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Newcastle was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Newcastle has Dall up against the cage in a clinch.
Dall manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newcastle misses with a hook. Dall ducked under it nicely.
Dall takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like Vyrkyx Dall has been cut.
Dall fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Newcastle scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dall throws an overhand right that lands on Newcastle's shoulder, as Newcastle tries to avoid the shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Newcastle misses its target.
Newcastle swings for the body but Dall moves out of range.
Newcastle backing away here, and Dall unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Dall misses with a low kick.
Newcastle slips under a jab from Dall.
Dall looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Newcastle throws a body shot but no joy.
Dall with the counter takedown but Newcastle avoids it easily.
Newcastle has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Tōshi in the buildup to the fight.
Newcastle goes for a double leg but Dall avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dall continues to drive forward.
Vyrkyx Dall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Newcastle takes the fight into the clinch.
Newcastle tries to throw a body punch but Dall avoids it by throwing Newcastle back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall prevents a takedown attempt there.
Newcastle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dall lands a body shot.
Newcastle works on Dall's body with a couple of short punches.
Newcastle has Dall pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dall manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alton Newcastle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Newcastle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Newcastle breaks from the clinch.
Dall looks for the body kick but Newcastle saw that one coming.
Newcastle missing with a left hand there. Dall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Newcastle slips a jab from Dall.
Jab, jab by Dall - just one landing.
Dall misses with a hook. Newcastle ducked under it nicely.
Crunch! Dall slams his shin into Newcastle's torso.
Newcastle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dall manages to avoid it.
Dall connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice body kick from Dall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Newcastle misses with a looping left.
Newcastle lands a lovely overhand right.
Newcastle throws a hook but Dall avoids it easily.
Dall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Newcastle.
Newcastle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dall throws out the jab.
Newcastle lands a nice looking body shot.
Newcastle jabs at Dall's body.
Newcastle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dall lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Newcastle circles away quickly and effectively.
A counter left hand to the body from Newcastle misses its target.
Dall throws the left hand but Newcastle avoids the punch easily.
Newcastle throws a hook but Dall avoids it easily.
Dall throws an overhand right that lands on Newcastle's shoulder, as Newcastle tries to avoid the shot.
Dall misses with a body shot.
Newcastle is looking to counter punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dall fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Newcastle on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dall connects with a solid leg kick.
Dall scores with a jab to the body.
Dall takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Newcastle gets a double leg takedown into Dall's guard.
Newcastle works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Dall wants to improve his position but Newcastle is controlling well.
Dall moves into full guard.
Dall wants to sweep but no luck.
Newcastle tries to free his leg and advance position but Dall is retaining full guard.
Dall looking to hit a scissor sweep but Newcastle is one step ahead there.
Newcastle trying to control but Dall is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vyrkyx Dall will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vyrkyx Dall's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dall is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Newcastle.
Newcastle decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Dall tries to roll over but Newcastle keeps him under control.
Dall regains full guard. Nicely done.
Newcastle tries to free his leg and advance position but Dall is retaining full guard.
Dall lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Newcastle wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dall sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Newcastle's guard.
Dall moves into full mount! Newcastle won't be happy about that!
Dall fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Newcastle regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newcastle is trying to get back to full guard.
Newcastle regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dall is pushing down on Newcastle's leg trying to pass to half guard. Newcastle is fighting to maintain full guard but Dall has managed to sneak the leg through.
Newcastle wants to improve his position but Dall is controlling well.
Dall is looking for a kimura but Newcastle is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dall to get the leverage.
Dall moves into full mount! Newcastle won't be happy about that!
Newcastle bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Newcastle stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dall swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newcastle pushing down on Dall's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Newcastle looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Newcastle is pressing down on Dall's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dall is holding on for now.
Newcastle works his foot free and advances to mount.
Newcastle trying to control but Dall is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall tries to reverse the position but Newcastle maintains control.
Newcastle can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dall is looking to escape.
Dall is desperately trying to improve his position but Newcastle has a good base and remains in mount.
Dall has given up his back here. Will Newcastle look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Newcastle is cranking Dall's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Dall! He's tightened the choke and Dall is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Alton Newcastle!
Alton Newcastle thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aatish Sunuwar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksandar Kamenov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sunuwar kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Peace Sells. Kamenov has chosen Korn - Hey Daddy as his entrance music. Aatish Sunuwar could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Aleksandar Kamenov's chin.
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35
209 lbs
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34
210 lbs
25 - 16 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class MT
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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
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aatish Sunuwar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aleksandar Kamenov!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sunuwar scores with a hook to the body. Kamenov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sunuwar lands the left hand.
It looks like Aleksandar Kamenov has been cut.
Kamenov throws a leg kick
enabling Sunuwar to counter with a crisp jab.
Sunuwar throws a leg kick that misses.
Sunuwar misses with a leg kick
and Kamenov makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Sunuwar really felt that one!
Sunuwar has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hangar 18 in the buildup to the fight.
Kamenov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sunuwar.
Sunuwar slips under a jab from Kamenov.
Kamenov blocks a jab.
Kamenov looks to throw the jab but Sunuwar is out of range.
Kamenov misses with a body kick.
Aleksandar Kamenov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kamenov throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Sunuwar counters with an inside leg kick.
Kamenov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kamenov tries to land a front kick but Sunuwar steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
An attempted straight right counter from Sunuwar misses the target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sunuwar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kamenov scores with a shot to the body.
Kamenov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sunuwar.
Sunuwar throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamenov misses with a lunging right hand
and Sunuwar counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kamenov's knee momentarily.
Sunuwar connects with a looping right hand.
Kamenov moves out of range of the strikes.
Kamenov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sunuwar checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kamenov misses the jab.
Kamenov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kamenov slips a jab from Sunuwar.
A leg kick checked by Kamenov.
Kamenov misses with a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Sunuwar.
Kamenov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kamenov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sunuwar blocks a head kick by Kamenov.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sunuwar checks a leg kick.
Sunuwar throws a hook but Kamenov avoids it easily.
A lazy left from Kamenov finds it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sunuwar lands a lovely overhand right.
Kamenov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kamenov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sunuwar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sunuwar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kamenov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kamenov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kamenov looks to throw a body kick
and Sunuwar counters with a nice right hand that sends Kamenov toppling to the canvas! Kamenov scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Sunuwar finish him?!
Kamenov is rocked!
Sunuwar lands a brutal uppercut that launches Kamenov off his feet! Kamenov tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aatish Sunuwar!
Aatish Sunuwar decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Spawn Diego (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexsandro De Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diego comes to the cage accompanied by Turn it up(Shine On) Chamillionaire. De Souza has chosen Alex De Souza as his entrance music. Alexsandro De Souza has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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164 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Spawn Diego!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Alexsandro De Souza!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diego dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Souza has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from De Souza there as he acknowledges the shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Souza.
De Souza displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diego throws out the jab.
Diego misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diego throws a sloppy body shot
and De Souza counters by clinching up.
De Souza has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
De Souza lands with a right to the head.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Souza misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Souza struggles to land a body shot inside as Diego controls his hands.
Diego fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Diego fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Souza.
De Souza tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Souza throws a punch but it's blocked by Diego.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Diego.
We've been informed that De Souza 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.
De Souza lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from De Souza - that landed with a thud.
De Souza lands a hook that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Diego misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Souza blocks a body shot from Diego.
De Souza blocks a body shot from Diego.
Diego lands a right hand that snaps the head of De Souza backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Souza.
Diego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Souza struggles to land a body shot inside as Diego controls his hands.
De Souza swings wildly with an uppercut but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Souza misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diego has a couple of punches blocked by De Souza.
De Souza prevents a body shot from Diego.
Diego scores with a shoulder strike.
Diego lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
De Souza lands a nice uppercut.
Diego is looking to control De Souza's arms but De Souza gets an underhook and turns him. Now Diego has his back to the cage.
De Souza can't find room to land a body shot as Diego controls the action.
De Souza misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De Souza.
De Souza blocking some punches.
Diego pushes De Souza back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
De Souza misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Souza prevents a body shot from Diego.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Souza's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
De Souza with a jab.
De Souza gets tackled into the cage by Diego. Diego maintains the clinch.
Diego lands with a right to the head.
Diego has a couple of punches blocked by De Souza.
De Souza misses with a punch to the body.
De Souza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diego misses with the head strike.
De Souza misses with some punches.
De Souza blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diego blocks an uppercut.
De Souza misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Souza.
Diego throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Souza.
Diego tries a body shot but De Souza blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Souza blocks a body shot from Diego.
De Souza lands a right hand.
De Souza being controlled against the cage.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diego scores with a hook to the body.
De Souza can't find room to land a body shot as Diego controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from De Souza fails to land.
Diego pushes De Souza back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diego is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
De Souza lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Diego lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt De Souza or not.
De Souza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Souza lands an uppercut.
Diego misses with the head strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from De Souza.
Diego fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as De Souza controls his hands.
De Souza throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diegos head.
De Souza misses with the head strike.
I was talking to Diego's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Diego misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diego.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diego misses with some punches.
De Souza working aggressively here.
De Souza's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Diego fails to land.
Diego working aggressively here.
Diego throws a punch but it's blocked by De Souza.
De Souza lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Souza prevents a body shot from Diego.
De Souza blocks a body shot from Diego.
Diego misses with a body punch.
Diego lands a left hand that snaps the head of De Souza backwards.
De Souza can't find room to land a body shot as Diego controls the action.
Diego fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diego misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diego blocks a body shot from De Souza.
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 Spawn Diego will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
De Souza waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diego.
De Souza takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Diego walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. De Souza checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Diego staying out of range there.
De Souza looks for the body kick but Diego saw that one coming.
De Souza moves away from the strike by Diego.
Diego scoring well with a low kick there.
De Souza misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch lands to the side of De Souza 's head but he takes it in his stride.
De Souza blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Diego misses.
Diego wants to slow De Souza down by chopping away at his legs.
Diego uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Souza.
De Souza displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diego throws out the jab.
Diego throws a leg kick which misses De Souza's front leg but catches the back leg as De Souza tries to avoid it.
Spawn Diego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diego throws a shot from downtown. De Souza moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego throws a series of punches but De Souza avoids them all with ease.
Diego loads up on a big right hand but De Souza slips the punch.
Diego on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Diego fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Souza manages to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Diego. That's going to slow De Souza down.
De Souza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diego scores with a decent looking hook.
Diego scores with a sloppy right hand. De Souza should have avoided that one.
Nice defenses there by De Souza.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts De Souza, as that shot connected.
Diego ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Souza moves away.
De Souza avoids the body shot from Diego.
Diego defending well as De Souza loads up on a big left hand.
Diego tries to counter by moving into the clinch but De Souza manages to circle out of the way.
A jab from Diego misses.
Diego uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Souza.
De Souza looks to throw the jab but Diego is out of range.
Diego seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Diego thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Souza throws a solid leg kick but Diego takes the impact on his shin and smiles at De Souza.
Spawn Diego is winning the standup battle so far.
Diego moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
De Souza moves away from the strike by Diego.
De Souza's jab looks to have found its range, popping Diego under the eye.
Diego throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck De Souza on the side of the head.
De Souza looking to land some kicks to the body here.
De Souza slips a straight right by Diego.
Diego missing with a left hand there. De Souza was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Souza moves out of range of the body kick from Diego.
De Souza lands with a right hand.
Diego moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from De Souza misses.
Diego works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
De Souza walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Diego throws a body kick that misses.
Diego connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
De Souza throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Diego stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego throws a quick inside leg kick.
Diego lands a straight punch to the body, keeping De Souza at a distance.
Crunch! De Souza slams his shin into Diego's torso.
Diego throws a half hearted mid kick.
De Souza tries to score with a low kick but Diego moves his leg out of the way.
Diego thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Souza lands a nice shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Diego as he connects with a hook.
Diego tries to bum rush De Souza with a series of wild strikes but De Souza uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
De Souza misses with a left hand
and Diego counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Souza avoids the body shot from Diego.
De Souza throws a leg kick that misses.
Diego drives through and clinches with De Souza against the cage.
De Souza throws a head punch that misses.
De Souza blocks a body shot from Diego.
Diego tries to work over De Souza's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Souza working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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!
De Souza blocks an uppercut.
Diego lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt De Souza or not.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diego.
Diego fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diego lands a body punch.
De Souza misses with the head strike.
Diego blocks a body shot from De Souza.
Spawn Diego has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Diego lands a left hand.
Diego wants to stall.
De Souza misses with the head strike.
De Souza misses with some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from De Souza.
De Souza misses with a body punch.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
De Souza is working Diego over against the cage.
De Souza working aggressively here.
Diego misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spawn Diego dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. 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.
De Souza avoids the head kick by Diego.
De Souza's corner calls for a 1-2. De Souza obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Diego misses with a right hand
and De Souza counters with a two punch combo.
De Souza lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Diego dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diego. De Souza does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diego 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.
De Souza swats away the attempt to clinch by Diego.
De Souza uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diego.
De Souza lands with a straight right. Diego didn't see that one coming.
Diego cracks De Souza with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
De Souza moves out of range as Diego strikes.
De Souza's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Diego connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! De Souza scrambles back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Souza's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Diego connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! De Souza scrambles back to his feet.
De Souza stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Diego takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego misses with an uppercut. De Souza saw that one coming.
Diego misses with a wild body shot.
De Souza throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Souza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diego manages to avoid it.
Diego jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diego digs a good body shot into De Souza's ribs.
De Souza blocks a leg kick.
Diego is looking to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diego. De Souza does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Souza dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Souza misses with a low kick.
De Souza connects with a solid leg kick.
Diego blocks a jab.
De Souza misses with an uppercut. Diego saw that one coming.
Diego throws an off balance right hand
and De Souza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Souza misses with a straight right.
Diego is looking to counter the offense by De Souza and move into the clinch.
De Souza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alexsandro De Souza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Souza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diego.
Diego throws a body shot but no joy.
Diego attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
De Souza takes one on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diego misses with an uppercut. De Souza saw that one coming.
Diego just misses with a punch to the body.
De Souza tries to counter with a clinch but Diego shakes him off and moves away.
Diego throws a body shot but no joy.
De Souza loads up on a big right hand but Diego slips the punch.
Diego throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Souza flicks out a counter leg kick but Diego steps away.
De Souza throws a big shot that misses.
Diego throws the left hand but De Souza avoids the punch easily.
Diego ducks under a wild hook from De Souza.
De Souza walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Diego swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diego throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck De Souza on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego blocks the body kick.
The crowd cheers as Diego lands an impressive looking overhand right. De Souza doesn't seem phased though.
De Souza misses with a series of wild punches.
De Souza slips under a jab.
De Souza checks a leg kick.
De Souza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Souza walks into a jab.
Diego swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good exchange - De Souza coming out on top.
It looks like Spawn Diego has been cut.
De Souza looks to land a right hand but Diego moved out of range.
A jab lands there for Diego.
Diego moves into the clinch.
Diego misses with some punches.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
De Souza misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Souza swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Souza blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Souza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diego lands with a left to the head.
Diego has a couple of punches blocked by De Souza.
De Souza blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Souza pushes Diego back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Diego.
De Souza misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diego lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Diego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Souza prevents a body shot from Diego.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
De Souza tries to work over Diego's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from De Souza.
De Souza lands a nice shot to the body.
Diego misses with some punches.
De Souza scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, Diego scores with a nice short uppercut.
Spawn Diego is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
De Souza scores with a nice hook to the head.
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 Spawn Diego.
Well Diego has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Spawn Diego!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Christian Edge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinny Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edge comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Hopkins is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Manny Pacquiao - Lalaban Ako . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Christian Edge!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vinny Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edge closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hopkins did well to prevent Edge getting side control.
Hopkins keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Hopkins tries to get to full guard but Edge has control of the leg.
Hopkins keeps trying to improve his position.
Hopkins makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Edge misses with an uppercut
and Hopkins counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've been hearing reports that Edge has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Hopkins lands a jab.
Hopkins moves forwards but Edge connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hopkins throws a body shot but no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hopkins misses with a looping left.
Hopkins connects with a nice looking jab.
Edge takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edge throws the left hand but Hopkins avoids the punch easily.
Hopkins swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Edge.
Hopkins lands a nice hook to Edge's body. Edge takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Edge pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hopkins is out of range and Edge settles back down.
Hopkins lands a nice looking body shot.
Edge connects with the punch.
Edge looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hopkins bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Edge's head backwards.
Hopkins digs a good hook to Edge's body.
Edge changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hopkins lands a jab to Edge's midsection.
Edge displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hopkins throws out the jab.
A slow jab from Hopkins misses its intended target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hopkins swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Vinny Hopkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hopkins keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Edge swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Edge.
Edge takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Edge scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Edge.
Edge takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Edge drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Edge is fighting to break Hopkins's control of his arms but Hopkins is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Edge makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hopkins working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Edge.
Hopkins has his hands on Edge's head, controlling the position.
Edge got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hopkins has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Edge has managed to get both his arms back between Hopkins's legs - danger averted.
Edge 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.
Edge throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edge won't allow Hopkins to sweep him here.
Edge throwing strikes from guard but Hopkins blocks nicely.
Edge cracks Hopkins with a solid left hand.
Hopkins is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hopkins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Edge is one step ahead there.
Edge throwing strikes from guard but Hopkins blocks nicely.
Hopkins preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Edge wants to pass the guard but Hopkins is keeping the position.
Hopkins is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Edge won't allow Hopkins to get back to his feet.
Edge chips away with some ground and pound.
Edge works over Hopkins with some ground and pound from guard.
Edge working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hopkins is trying to control the position but Edge postures up.
Edge scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hopkins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Edge is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vinny Hopkins will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hopkins connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Edge throws a leg kick
and Hopkins counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hopkins displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Edge.
A swing and a miss from Edge.
Edge throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hopkins avoids the body shot from Edge.
Hopkins throws a big shot that misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Edge is looking to score with low kicks.
Hopkins throws an overhand right that lands on Edge's shoulder, as Edge tries to avoid the shot.
Nice shot lands for Hopkins.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decent striking displayed by Hopkins there.
Edge throws a leg kick but Hopkins moved away.
Hopkins has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hopkins scores with a jab to the body.
Hopkins throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Edge stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Edge moves out of range as Hopkins strikes.
As Hopkins looks to move away, Edge throws a big counter combo but Hopkins just gets out of the way.
Edge slips a straight right by Hopkins.
Edge is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins throws a body punch but Edge moves out of range.
Hopkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Edge is just out of range.
Hopkins blocks a low kick nicely.
Vinny Hopkins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hopkins lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Edge at a distance.
Edge tries a low kick but Hopkins avoids it.
Edge waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hopkins.
Nice jab there from Hopkins.
Edge throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Edge walks into a jab.
Hopkins feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Edges jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hopkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hopkins tests Edge's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Hopkins blocks the leg kick.
Edge walks into a jab.
Edge will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Edge throws the kick towards the body but Hopkins avoids it.
Hopkins takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hopkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Edge changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins moves in looking to clinch but Edge pushes him off.
Hopkins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Edge throws out the jab.
A left lands for Hopkins.
Hopkins lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hopkins cracks Edge with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Vinny Hopkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice body kick from Edge.
Nice straight punches there by Hopkins. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hopkins.
Edge comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hopkins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hopkins throws a hook but Edge avoids it easily.
Edge misses with a right hand
and Hopkins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Edge feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hopkins's calf.
Hopkins scores with a hook.
Hopkins lands a lovely overhand right.
Edge looks to score with a jab to the body but Hopkins is just out of range.
Edge fails to land with a series of punches.
Hopkins throws out a counter right but Edge avoids it with no problem.
Edge throws a jab but it's blocked by Hopkins.
Edge misses with an uppercut.
It seemed like Hopkins was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins lands with a straight right. Edge didn't see that one coming.
Edge throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Edge missing with a left hand there. Hopkins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Edge keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hopkins.
Hopkins bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Edge's head.
Nice straight punches there by Hopkins. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hopkins.
Good standup being displayed there by Edge as he connects with a hook.
A big right from Edge misses.
Hopkins looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hopkins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hopkins bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Edge's head.
Edge looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hopkins throws a hook but Edge blocks it.
No luck for Edge with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christian Edge. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hopkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Edge throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Edge moves away from the strike by Hopkins.
Hopkins misses with a looping left.
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!
Hopkins throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hopkins closes the distance and pushes Edge back into the cage.
Hopkins throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hopkins misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hopkins.
Hopkins effectively controlling the action here.
Hopkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Edge pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Edge shoots in and gets a takedown into Hopkins's guard.
Edge won't allow Hopkins to sweep him here.
Edge postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hopkins seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Edge throws a big elbow that misses.
Hopkins has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Edge off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinny Hopkins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Edge throws a nice outside leg kick.
A cross from Edge lands.
Hopkins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good exchange - Hopkins coming out on top.
Edge 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.
Edge misses with a hook.
Edge uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hopkins.
Hopkins throws a body punch but Edge moves out of range.
Hopkins is looking to slow Edge down with leg kicks.
Hopkins avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edge uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hopkins.
Edge just misses with a punch to the body.
Hopkins avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hopkins loads up on a big right hand but Edge slips the punch.
Edge lands with a right hand.
Edge throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A shot to the liver by Hopkins. Beautiful body shot.
Hopkins looks to land a left hand but Edge moved out of range nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Edge. That's going to slow Hopkins down.
Hopkins scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hopkins feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Edge's calf.
Edge slips a jab from Hopkins.
Hopkins rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Edge to counter with a crisp jab.
Hopkins throws out a loose jab but Edge uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hopkins punishes Edge's body with a nice straight punch.
Hopkins tries to clinch up.
Hopkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Edge manages to avoid it.
Edge throws out a leg kick but Hopkins moves out of range and Edge only half commits.
Edge avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Edge tests Hopkins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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!
Edge tries to score with a low kick but Hopkins moves his leg out of the way.
Edge takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins lands with a nice body punch.
Edge shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hopkins manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Edge with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Edge scoring with some ground and pound.
Hopkins is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hopkins has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Edge has passed into side control.
Hopkins wants to control but Edge postures up.
Edge working the ground and pound but Hopkins is defending the strikes.
Edge is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hopkins knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Edge tries for a kimura but Hopkins is defending well.
Edge misses with the ground and pound.
Hopkins is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Edge is controlling him well.
Edge working the ground and pound but Hopkins is defending the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hopkins is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Edge is controlling him well.
Hopkins gets back to half guard.
Hopkins is looking to improve his position.
Hopkins is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Edge is nestled in close to Hopkins, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Edge wants to work for an arm triangle but Hopkins is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hopkins works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Edge clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hopkins throws an overhand right that lands on Edge's shoulder, as Edge tries to avoid the shot.
Hopkins loads up on a big right hand but Edge slips the punch.
A left lands for Hopkins.
Hopkins takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hopkins staying out of range there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hopkins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hopkins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Edge takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hopkins throws a looping overhand right but Edge ducks down to avoid it.
Edge walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Edge motions for Hopkins to come forward. Edge throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edge throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hopkins stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hopkins clobbers Edge with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hopkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Edge.
The fighters circling - Hopkins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Edge lands with a thumping leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hopkins. Edge does a little dance to reset his feet.
Edge looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins throws a jab but it's blocked by Edge.
Edge attempts a counter takedown but Hopkins avoids it well and moves away.
Hopkins throws a jab when Edge was well out of range.
Hopkins throws a looping overhand right but Edge ducks down to avoid it.
Edge tries to land a front kick but Hopkins steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Edge scores with a leg kick.
Hopkins throws a hook but Edge avoids it easily.
Hopkins throws out a loose jab but Edge uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hopkins with a nice cross.
Hopkins takes a swing at Edge's ribcage but misses.
Edge fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hopkins manages to avoid it.
Edge displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hopkins throws out the jab.
Hopkins blocks a jab.
Hopkins misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Hopkins misses.
Edge just misses with a punch to the body.
Edge 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Edge walks into a stiff left hand from Hopkins.
Edge fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hopkins on the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Edge throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hopkins looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Edge connects with a body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hopkins misses with a body punch
and Edge cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hopkins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Edge throws a chopping leg kick but Hopkins manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hopkins uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Edge swings for the body but Hopkins moves out of range.
Hopkins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hopkins moves in looking to clinch but Edge pushes him off.
Edge lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hopkins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Edge.
Edge tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hopkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Edge.
It seemed like Hopkins was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hopkins's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Edge jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hopkins! But no joy.
Edge 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins throws a body shot but no joy.
Edge is looking to chop away at Hopkins's legs.
Hopkins jabs Edge to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Edge dives in for a single leg takedown but Hopkins sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Hopkins throws a big shot that misses.
Edge tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hopkins looks to throw the jab but Edge is out of range.
Hopkins throws a big shot that misses.
Hopkins scores with a nice right hand.
Edge throws a body punch but Hopkins moves out of range.
Hopkins wants to counter the offense by Edge and move into the clinch position.
Jab by Edge.
Hopkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Edge manages to avoid it.
Edge keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Hopkins misses.
Hopkins scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Edge drops his hands momentarily and Hopkins takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Edge at a distance.
Hopkins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hopkins thows a left - swing and a miss!
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!
Edge slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Edge takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hopkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Edge manages to avoid it.
Edge throws a body shot but no joy.
Hopkins throws a body shot but no joy.
Edge shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hopkins counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hopkins thows a left - swing and a miss!
An inside leg kick lands from Edge.
Edge shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hopkins pinned against the cage. Hopkins gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christian Edge. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Edge moves away from the strike by Hopkins.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinny Hopkins dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hopkins connects with a nice looking jab.
Hopkins's corner calls for a 1-2. Hopkins obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Edge closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Good shot there by Hopkins.
Hopkins connects with a crisp jab.
A big right from Hopkins misses.
Edge throws a body shot but no joy.
Edge ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hopkins moves away.
Hopkins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Edge swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Edge works Hopkins's body with a nice hook.
Hopkins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopkins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hopkins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hopkins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hopkins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Edge.
Edge's corner calls for a 1-2. Edge obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hopkins moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins stuffs the takedown.
Edge uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hopkins.
Edge defending well as Hopkins loads up on a big left hand.
Hopkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Edge fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hopkins has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Edge 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.
Edge scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hopkins misses with an uppercut. Edge saw that one coming.
Hopkins misses with a wild body shot.
Edge thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hopkins if he has to take too many more of those.
Hopkins misses with a wild body shot.
Hopkins throws a good cross that connects.
Edge lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hopkins's sensitive parts.
A big right from Hopkins misses.
Edge ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hopkins connects with a body shot that sends Edge's belly button to the back.
Christian Edge has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins cracks a nice hook into Edge's ribs.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hopkins throws a body punch but Edge moves out of range.
Hopkins tries to clinch but Edge is having none of it.
A swing and a miss from Edge.
Hopkins lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Edge uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hopkins.
Hopkins moves into the clinch.
Hopkins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hopkins walks into a jab.
Hopkins checks a low kick from Edge.
Edge fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hopkins manages to avoid it.
Hopkins throws a big shot that misses.
Edge staying out of range there.
Edge steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hopkins.
Edge misses with a body punch
and Hopkins counters with a nice uppercut.
Hopkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Edge moves away.
Vinny Hopkins is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Hopkins. No joy for Edge on that attempt.
Hopkins scores with a jab to the jaw.
Edge looks to land a left hand but Hopkins moved out of range nicely.
Hopkins is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hopkins closes the distance and clinches.
Hopkins working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hopkins lands a hook that snaps the head of Edge backwards.
Edge wants to break free but Hopkins has control.
Hopkins lands with a left to the head.
Edge doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hopkins takes a shot to the head.
Hopkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hopkins working aggressively here.
Hopkins swings wildly with an uppercut but Edge uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hopkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edge misses with a hook from the clinch.
Edge swings wildly with an uppercut but Hopkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good body shot from Hopkins.
Still in the clinch, Edge scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hopkins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vinny Hopkins seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Edge throws a head punch that misses.
Edge misses with a punch to the body.
Edge swings wildly with an uppercut but Hopkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hopkins struggles to land a body shot inside as Edge controls his hands.
Edge escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Edge works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vinny Hopkins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hopkins 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 47:49
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 46:49
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vinny Hopkins!
Vinny Hopkins is the new featherweight champion!
After winning the bout, Vinny Hopkins thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hector Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Huber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romero's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Havana. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hector Romero!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hans Huber!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero lands a nice looking body shot.
Huber missing with a left hand there. Romero was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Romero looks to land a left hand but Huber moved out of range nicely.
That kick from Romero tenderised Huber's leg. Huber is trying to keep his angry face on.
Huber takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Huber on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Huber pivots, looking for a leg kick but Romero is out of range and Huber settles back down.
Nice straight punches there by Romero. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Romero.
Huber looks to throw the jab but Romero is out of range.
Romero connects with a leg kick. Huber looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Huber misses with a looping right.
Huber throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Romero blocks a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Romero as he connects with a hook.
Huber takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romero tries to land a leg kick but Huber saw it coming and moves away.
Romero throws a right hand that misses
and Huber counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Hector Romero has been cut.
Romero closes this distance looking for a takedown but Huber circles away.
Huber appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hector Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romero ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Huber's hands.
Huber with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Romero walks into a jab.
Romero blocks the body kick.
Romero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Huber.
Romero looks to throw the jab but Huber is out of range.
Huber doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Good work by Huber as he checks the leg kick.
Huber swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A punch lands to the side of Huber 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Romero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Huber was well out of range. Poor timing from Romero.
Jab by Romero.
A jab from Romero does it's job there.
Huber pivots, looking for a leg kick but Romero is out of range and Huber settles back down.
Romero throws a lazy right hand but Huber sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Huber thows a left - swing and a miss!
Huber throws a lazy right hand but Romero sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Huber.
Romero fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Romero throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Huber misses with a looping right.
A nice leg kick lands there from Romero.
Huber keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to the body from Romero misses
and Huber cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Huber tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Romero was well out of range. Poor timing from Huber.
A looping hook to the body misses from Huber. Romero does a little dance to reset his feet.
Romero was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A good leg kick by Romero.
Romero lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Huber throws a jab but it's blocked by Romero.
Huber throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Romero is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Romero lands a jab.
Romero throws a lazy right hand but Huber sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Romero scores with a punch to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero misses with a straight left.
Huber is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Romero throws a lazy right hand but Huber sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Romero throws a hook to the side of Huber's head but Huber sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Romero throws a body punch but Huber moves out of range.
Huber throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Huber throws a leg kick which misses Romero's front leg but catches the back leg as Romero tries to avoid it.
Huber lands a slapping body shot.
Huber throws a big shot that misses.
Huber checks a leg kick.
Romero loads up on a big right hand but Huber slips the punch.
Huber wants to land a leg kick but Romero is out of range.
Huber misses with a wild body shot.
Huber connects with a body shot that sends Romero's belly button to the back.
Huber gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Romero.
Romero lands a leg kick that knocks Huber off balance momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Huber let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero looks to score with a jab to the body but Huber is just out of range.
Romero jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Huber slips under a jab.
Huber counters with a body kick.
Romero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Huber was well out of range. Poor timing from Romero.
Huber cracks Romero with a good jab.
Romero will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hector Romero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romero feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Huber's calf.
Nice body kick there by Huber.
Romero staying out of range there.
Huber avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Romero is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Romero drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romero postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Romero creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Huber sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Romero dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hector Romero's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A telegraphed right hand from Huber misses the target.
Romero throws a poor cross that misses
and Huber counters with a nice uppercut.
Romero shoots for a takedown but Huber saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Romero slips under a jab from Huber.
Hector Romero is winning the standup battle so far.
Huber throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Romero feinted with a counter takedown.
Romero rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Huber counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Huber swings widly with a right hand
and Romero counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Romero working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Huber's thigh. Huber counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Romero postures up in Huber's guard and throws a big left but Huber blocks it.
Romero in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Romero tries to free his leg and advance position but Huber is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huber pulls Romero in close to his closed guard and prevents Romero from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Romero postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Romero postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Romero postures up in Huber's guard and throws a big left but Huber blocks it.
Huber pulls Romero in to control the position.
Romero throwing strikes from guard but Huber blocks nicely.
Romero throws a strike but Huber rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Romero has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Huber can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Romero is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Romero has an active guard here but Huber has managed to pass into half guard.
Romero trying to control but Huber postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huber controlling the action here.
Romero is looking to control Huber's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Romero avoid being mounted?
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Romero displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Huber throws out the jab.
Huber takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Romero shoots in looking for a takedown. Huber tries to sprawl out of it but Romero keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Huber manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Huber misses the jab.
Huber looks to land a left hand but Romero moved out of range nicely.
No luck for Romero with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hector Romero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romero thuds his right hand into Huber's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Romero tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Huber is able to avoid easily.
Romero fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Huber has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Romero misses with a leg kick
enabling Huber to counter with a crisp jab.
Huber scores with a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Huber showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hector Romero's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A big left from Romero misses.
A nice side step and Huber releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Huber misses with a wild body shot.
Romero fails with a takedown attempt.
Romero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Huber doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Huber swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Romero throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Huber stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Romero avoids the body shot from Huber.
Romero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Romero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Huber.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huber slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Huber jabs Romero to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Huber wants to land a leg kick but Romero is out of range.
Romero slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Romero throws a hook to the side of Huber's head but Huber sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Huber's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Romero.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero connects with an inside leg kick.
Huber lands a right hook to the body.
Romero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Huber with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Romero throws the left hand but Huber avoids the punch easily.
Huber stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Huber wants it to stay on the feet.
Huber looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hans Huber is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Romero lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice defenses there by Huber.
Huber scores with a head kick. Romero tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jab, jab by Romero - just one landing.
Huber darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Romero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Huber.
Romero gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Huber.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romero shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Huber as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hector Romero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A right-left combo lands from Romero.
Romero keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Huber.
Romero just misses with a punch to the body.
Huber lands an overhand right.
Huber throws an overhand right that drops Romero like a sack of potatoes! Huber dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hans Huber!
Hans Huber is the new welterweight champion!
An out of breath Hans Huber 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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