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FFA 26: Del Rio vs Song PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chad Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mantak Cebu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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162 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chad Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mantak Cebu!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jorge Garcia and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cebu scores with a kick to the midsection.
Cebu misses with an uppercut
and Richards counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cebu throws a jab but it's blocked by Richards.
Richards closes the distance and clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Richards.
Cebu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cebu is looking to break free of the clinch but Richards has double underhooks.
Richards working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cebu is rocked!
Richards jerks Cebu's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Cebu drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Richards goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Richards because Cebu was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Chad Richards!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Young Gunner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kareem Dennis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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176 lbs
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170 lbs
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Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Young Gunner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Kareem Dennis !
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Franklyn Lucas and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunner moves in looking to clinch but Dennis pushes him off.
Dennis feints the counter takedown.
Gunner instigates a clinch.
Dennis wants to take the fight to the mat but Gunner manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Dennis tries to pull guard but Gunner holds him up against the cage and eventually Dennis drops back down to his feet.
Gunner is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Dennis can't fight it off and eventually Gunner manages to take the fight to the floor. Dennis looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gunner knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dennis on the ground.
Dennis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gunner can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dennis has a closed guard, preventing Gunner from standing up.
Gunner has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dennis trying to control the position.
Dennis has a closed guard, preventing Gunner from standing up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gunner might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dennis 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.
Dennis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gunner wants to stand but Dennis has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Dennis escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gunner gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gunner wants to stand but Dennis is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dennis working a defensive guard here.
Our spies down at at Touch Of Death Combat Academy inform us that Dennis has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Dennis is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gunner defends well.
Dennis has his foot on Gunner's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gunner works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dennis is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gunner gets to his feet - Dennis follows without any prompting.
Gunner has closed the distance and engaged Dennis in a clinch.
Gunner is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Dennis can't fight it off and eventually Gunner manages to take the fight to the floor. Dennis looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dennis scrambles and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kareem Dennis will probably get the nod.
That's time! Gunner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gunner rushes Dennis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dennis ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Dennis no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Dennis wants to stand up but Gunner is controlling him.
Dennis is looking for a triangle but Gunner pushes his legs off easily.
Dennis wants to stand and escape but Gunner is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dennis is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gunner defends well.
Gunner would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Kareem Dennis has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dennis trying to control the position.
Dennis has his foot on Gunner's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gunner works his way back into a safe position though.
Dennis is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gunner defends well.
Gunner got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dennis has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gunner has managed to get both his arms back between Dennis 's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dennis throws his legs up looking for a submission but Gunner uses it to pass to side control.
Dennis is trying to control Gunner's posture but Gunner avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dennis trying his best to control but Gunner has mounted him.
Dennis wants to hold on but Gunner pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dennis is looking to get to half guard.
Gunner tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gunner avoids the attempt from Dennis to control.
Gunner gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Gunner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dennis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gunner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dennis is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gunner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dennis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dennis feints the counter takedown.
Gunner moves into range and clinches up with Dennis .
Dennis is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dennis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dennis tries for a takedown but Gunner manages to get underhooks.
Dennis is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Young Gunner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kareem Dennis .
Dennis wants a takedown but no success here.
Gunner gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Dennis regains guard.
Dennis escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gunner gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dennis working for a triangle but Gunner defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Young Gunner will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Gunner gets a clinch.
Dennis has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gunner after a bit of a struggle.
Dennis fails to pull guard.
Dennis is trying to pull guard but Gunner has him pressed against the cage.
Young Gunner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kareem Dennis .
Dennis has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gunner avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dennis jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gunner walks away with a smile on his face. Dennis gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dennis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dennis drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gunner defends it well.
Gunner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dennis tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Gunner tries to clinch but Dennis moves out of range.
Dennis is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gunner has managed to clinch.
Gunner gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Dennis looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dennis looking for a kimura from the bottom but Gunner passes into side control!
Dennis is trying to control Gunner's posture but Gunner avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunner wants to stand but Dennis has his arm trapped.
Dennis manages to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunner stops Dennis from getting back to his feet.
Gunner tries to stand but can't do so whilst Dennis controls his leg.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dennis decides to pull guard.
Dennis is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gunner defends well.
Dennis is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dennis seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Dennis trying to control the position.
Dennis looking for a sweep. Not yet Dennis , not yet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gunner wanted to stand there but Dennis had control of the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Gunner is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Dennis has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Gunner is looking to defend but Dennis has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Gunner! Dennis pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Gunner taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kareem Dennis !
Kareem Dennis decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Knockout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Witcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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195 lbs
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192 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonny Knockout!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Witcher!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Bruno Lombardi and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Witcher looks to throw the jab but Knockout is out of range.
Knockout looks to throw a body kick
and Knockout takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Witcher lands a jab to the head.
Witcher throws a hook but Knockout blocks it.
Knockout seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Witcher rushes Knockout and presses him up against the cage.
Witcher working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knockout trying to land knees to the body.
Knockout manages to break the clinch.
Witcher avoids the head kick by Knockout.
Knockout falls off balance throwing a combination
and Witcher counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Witcher.
Knockout doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Witcher is working Knockout over against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Knockout takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Witcher escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Witcher keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knockout.
Witcher throws out a counter right but Knockout avoids it with no problem.
Knockout tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Witcher manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knockout falls off balance throwing a combination
and Witcher counters with a crisp right that sends Knockout to the canvas! Witcher follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam Witcher!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evander Boston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ipilimumab Yervoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ipilimumab Yervoy is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Evander Boston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ipilimumab Yervoy!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Joseph Jones and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yervoy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boston.
Yervoy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Boston tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Yervoy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boston looks to land a right hand but Yervoy moved out of range.
Yervoy throws out a counter right but Boston avoids it with no problem.
Yervoy connects with a looping right hand.
Yervoy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yervoy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Boston works Yervoy's body with a nice hook.
Boston connects with a leg kick. Yervoy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boston tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yervoy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yervoy unleashes a big counter combination but Boston bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Boston is looking to clinch but Yervoy is avoiding it.
Yervoy is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Boston tries to clinch there but Yervoy circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yervoy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yervoy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Yervoy lands a nice hook to Boston's body. Boston takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Boston throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Yervoy tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Boston is in Yervoy's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Yervoy is on top in guard.
Boston is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Yervoy looking to pass the guard.
Yervoy passes Boston's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Yervoy tries to pass to full mount but Boston defends it.
Yervoy is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yervoy passes to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yervoy thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Yervoy thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yervoy is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Boston looks calm but he's in trouble here. Yervoy gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Boston is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Yervoy lets go of the hold and Boston can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ipilimumab Yervoy!
An out of breath and clearly excited Ipilimumab Yervoy thanked Dauntless for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Konstantin Zuev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calvin James Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Calvin James Howard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Konstantin Zuev !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Calvin James Howard!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jonathan Paton and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zuev scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Howard doesn't seem bothered though.
Zuev misses with a right hand
and Howard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zuev has been working on his boxing with his coaches at St Petersburg MMA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Howard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zuev moves away.
Zuev throws the left hand but Howard avoids the punch easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Zuev checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Howard throws out a loose jab but Zuev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zuev is looking for a counter combo.
Howard is looking to clinch but Zuev is avoiding it.
Zuev swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Howard jabs Zuev to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Howard walks into a straight right hand from Zuev .
Zuev throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zuev throws a lazy right hand but Howard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Howard slips under a jab.
Howard swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Zuev .
Zuev defending well as Howard loads up on a big left hand.
Zuev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Howard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Howard scores with a hook to the body. Zuev takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Zuev with a nice cross.
Zuev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard cracks Zuev with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Zuev throws a hook but Howard avoids it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Zuev darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Zuev connects with the punch.
Howard 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.
Howard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zuev dodges the punch combination from Howard.
Nice shot lands for Howard.
A telegraphed right hand from Zuev misses the target.
Howard cracks Zuev with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Zuev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zuev loads up on a big right hand but Howard slips the punch.
Zuev swings for the body but Howard moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Zuev . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Zuev .
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!
Zuev throws a shot from downtown. Howard moves away and avoids it.
Howard moves into the clinch.
Zuev stalling in the clinch but Howard improves position.
Howard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zuev lands an uppercut.
Zuev is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A frustrated look appears on Zuev 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zuev 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zuev throws a big shot that misses.
Howard moves out of range as Zuev strikes.
Zuev misses with an uppercut.
Zuev throws a combination. Howard tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The fighters circle momentarily. Howard darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Howard scores with a shot to the body.
Konstantin Zuev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Howard on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Howard drops his hands momentarily and Zuev takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Zuev lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Zuev loads up on a big right hand but Howard slips the punch.
Zuev is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Zuev throws a series of strikes that have Howard backpedaling.
Howard moves away from the strike by Zuev .
Howard closes the distance and pushes Zuev back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zuev .
Howard pushes Zuev back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Zuev misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Howard.
Zuev wants to get back to striking at distance but Howard won't allow it.
Nice body punch from Howard - that landed with a thud.
Howard throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Howard.
A short uppercut from Howard.
A nice left hand lands by Howard.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zuev .
Howard blocks an uppercut.
Howard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Howard working aggressively here.
Howard misses with the head strike.
Howard lands a body punch in the clinch.
Howard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zuev breaks from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zuev swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Howard counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Howard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zuev looking to slow down the pace here.
Zuev tries to break free but Howard pushes him back against the cage.
Zuev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Howard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Howard is working Zuev over against the cage.
A hook to the body from Howard.
Zuev is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Howard - that landed with a thud.
Howard lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by Howard.
Zuev is rocked!
Howard pushes Zuev back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Howard on the inside.
Oh Zuev is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Howard lands a hook that snaps the head of Zuev backwards.
Howard lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zuev .
A short right from Howard on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Howard prevents Zuev from breaking the clinch.
Zuev is looking to break free of the clinch but Howard has double underhooks.
Howard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Howard swings wildly with an uppercut but Zuev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zuev swings wildly with an uppercut but Howard uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calvin James Howard dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Zuev clobbers Howard with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Zuev seems to have got his legs back now.
Zuev jabs at Howard's body.
Howard is looking to clinch.
Zuev lunges at Howard with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Howard's hand.
Zuev takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Konstantin Zuev is winning the standup battle so far.
Howard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zuev on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Howard. Howard obviously looking to wear him down.
Howard scores with a punch to the head.
Howard clinches up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Zuev 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zuev leaning his opponent against the cage.
Howard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zuev is trying to break the clinch but Howard has him pressed against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Zuev is trying to push Howard away but Howard has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Howard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Howard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Howard misses with some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zuev tries to circle away but Howard has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuev can't find room to land a body shot as Howard controls the action.
Howard can't find room to land a body shot as Zuev controls the action.
Howard lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Howard.
Zuev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zuev misses with a two punch combination.
Howard moves into the clinch.
Zuev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Howard tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Zuev is able to avoid easily.
Zuev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zuev dips to his left and cracks Howard with an uppercut!
Konstantin Zuev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Howard looks to throw the jab but Zuev is out of range.
Howard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Howard is looking to clinch.
Howard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Howard takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice straight punches there by Zuev . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Zuev .
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zuev connects with a single shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zuev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A shot to the liver by Zuev . Beautiful body shot.
Howard takes one to the chin there.
Zuev lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Zuev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Howard has managed to clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Howard.
Howard misses with the head strike.
Howard gets through Zuev 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zuev can't break the clinch.
Howard lands a shoulder strike.
Howard struggles to land a body shot inside as Zuev controls his hands.
Howard lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Howard - that landed with a thud.
Howard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zuev s head.
Howard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zuev blocking some punches.
Zuev wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zuev is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard misses with a punch on the inside.
Zuev pushes Howard back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Howard lands an uppercut.
Howard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Howard.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Howard.
Calvin James Howard seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Howard's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zuev is trying to maintain a safe position but Howard gets an underhook and turns Zuev into the cage.
Zuev tries to break the clinch but Howard is controlling the position.
Howard misses with a body punch.
Howard is leaning against Zuev and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zuev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Howard has him pressed against the cage.
Zuev throws a punch but it's blocked by Howard.
Zuev wants to get back to striking at distance but Howard won't allow it.
Zuev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Howard lands a shot to the body.
Howard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Howard misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zuev .
Zuev 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zuev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zuev scores with a sloppy right hand. Howard should have avoided that one.
Howard cracks Zuev with a good jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zuev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zuev swats away the attempt to clinch by Howard.
It looked like Zuev was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Zuev keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Howard misses with a head kick.
Howard moves into the clinch successfully.
Howard has a couple of punches blocked by Zuev .
Howard misses with the head strike.
Howard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zuev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Howard defending well as Zuev loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Calvin James Howard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Zuev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Howard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zuev moves away.
Zuev misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zuev scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Howard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zuev digs a good body shot into Howard's ribs.
Howard moves out of range as Zuev strikes.
Howard misses with a leg kick.
Zuev was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A nice combination there by Zuev .
Howard has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Howard connects with a body shot.
Zuev connects with a crisp jab.
Howard blocks a jab.
Howard scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Howard has Zuev up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Howard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Howard on the inside.
Howard digs a right hand underneath Zuev 's ribcage. Zuev let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Howard.
Howard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zuev can't break the clinch.
Zuev working aggressively here.
Zuev manages to break the clinch.
Howard tries to clinch up but Zuev circles away and keeps his distance.
Zuev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Howard cracks a nice hook into Zuev 's ribs.
Howard gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Zuev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Howard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Howard can't find room to land a body shot as Zuev controls the action.
Howard misses with a punch to the body.
Zuev looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zuev tries to break the clinch but Howard is controlling the position.
Howard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zuev 's efforts to push away.
Howard prevents Zuev from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard struggles to land a body shot inside as Zuev controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Howard.
Howard lands a body shot.
Howard lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Howard on the inside.
Howard lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zuev backwards.
Howard lands a big right hand that drops Zuev ! The killer instinct kicks in and Howard finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Howard!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Calvin James Howard!
As Calvin James Howard got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: This is dedicated to My family Viro The Virus , rest in peace my friend. You're a legend.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zangief Lamochenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corvo Thunderpart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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275 lbs
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270 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zangief Lamochenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Corvo Thunderpart!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jonathan Paton and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lamochenko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thunderpart counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Thunderpart lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Zangief Lamochenko has been cut.
Lamochenko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thunderpart moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lamochenko misses with a hook to the body
and Thunderpart connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lamochenko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab, jab by Thunderpart - just one landing.
Lamochenko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lamochenko misses with a double jab
enabling Thunderpart to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lamochenko is holding his hands too far apart here. Thunderpart throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Lamochenko is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Corvo Thunderpart!
Corvo Thunderpart 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.
Zangief Lamochenko was interviewed post fight and said 'I blame my new manager for this loss'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Dorian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thorn Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, John Dorian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thorn Black!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Roberts and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dorian works the jab nicely.
Dorian just misses with a punch to the body.
Black takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dorian cracks Black with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dorian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Black was well out of range. Poor timing from Dorian.
Dorian digs a good body shot into Black's ribs.
Dorian looks to land a left hand but Black moved out of range nicely.
Black bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Dorian can't do much from the bottom here.
Dorian is trying to improve his position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Black trying to control the action but Dorian is working from the bottom.
Dorian's coaches at LOD London Top Tier have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Dorian can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black wants to control but Dorian is keeping him busy.
Black working away.
Black tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Black has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Black throws a strike aimed at the side of Dorian's head but Dorian avoids it well.
Black taking a breather here.
Dorian manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Black sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Black passes the guard and advances to mount!
Black controlling the position easily from mount.
Black's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Let's hope that Black has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Dorian is squirming around, avoiding Black's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Black goes for an armbar but Dorian turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Dorian.
Dorian stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Black throws up his legs and catches Dorian in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Dorian tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Black! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Thorn Black!
Thorn Black decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yaser Khalafa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borislav Trusov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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250 lbs
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235 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
KO power |
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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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Yaser Khalafa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Borislav Trusov!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Columbo Gatti and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trusov misses with a jab to the body
letting Khalafa counter with a right hand.
Trusov lands a glancing blow to the side of Khalafa's head.
We've been informed that Trusov 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.
Trusov throws a jab but it's blocked by Khalafa.
Trusov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Khalafa throws a jab when Trusov was well out of range.
Trusov misses with a jab to the body
and Khalafa counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Trusov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Trusov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Trusov moves into range and clinches up with Khalafa.
Trusov has a couple of punches blocked by Khalafa.
Trusov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khalafa's elbow.
Khalafa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trusov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Trusov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trusov struggles to land a body shot inside as Khalafa controls his hands.
Khalafa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trusov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right hand to the body from Khalafa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trusov blocks a body shot from Khalafa.
Khalafa misses with a body punch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Trusov pushes Khalafa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khalafa misses with a punch to the body.
Trusov misses with a body punch.
Trusov struggles to land a body shot inside as Khalafa controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Trusov.
Khalafa has a couple of punches blocked by Trusov.
Khalafa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khalafa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Trusov pushes Khalafa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Trusov tries to throw a body punch but Khalafa avoids it by throwing Trusov back against the cage.
Khalafa working aggressively here.
Khalafa tries to work over Trusov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Trusov tries a body shot but Khalafa blocks it.
Khalafa being controlled against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Khalafa.
Trusov looks winded!
Khalafa is working Trusov over against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trusov blocking some punches.
Trusov working aggressively here.
Khalafa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Trusov backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trusov blocking some punches.
Trusov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Trusov tries to work over Khalafa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Trusov breaks the clinch.
Khalafa needs to keep his hands up - Trusov had a free shot at his head there.
A lazy left from Khalafa finds it's target.
Khalafa scores with a hook to the body. Trusov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Khalafa closes the distance and clinches.
Trusov blocking some punches.
Trusov tries to throw a body punch but Khalafa avoids it by throwing Trusov back against the cage.
Khalafa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Trusov looking to stall.
Khalafa scores with a shoulder strike.
Khalafa misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trusov tries to throw a body punch but Khalafa avoids it by throwing Trusov back against the cage.
Khalafa misses with the head strike.
Khalafa scores with a shoulder strike.
Trusov can't find room to land a body shot as Khalafa controls the action.
Khalafa throws a punch but it's blocked by Trusov.
Khalafa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khalafa has a couple of punches blocked by Trusov.
Khalafa misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Trusov.
Trusov is trying to maintain a safe position but Khalafa gets an underhook and turns Trusov into the cage.
Khalafa tries to work over Trusov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Trusov.
Khalafa blocks a body shot from Trusov.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trusov.
Khalafa tries to work over Trusov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Trusov blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Khalafa fails to land.
Khalafa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Trusov tries to work over Khalafa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Trusov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalafa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Trusov blocks an uppercut.
Khalafa misses with some punches.
Khalafa lands an uppercut.
Khalafa tries to work over Trusov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khalafa misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Trusov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trusov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Trusov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Trusov.
Trusov is working Khalafa over against the cage.
Trusov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Trusov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Trusov misses with a body punch.
Trusov lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Trusov.
Trusov effectively controlling the action here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Trusov misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from Trusov.
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 Yaser Khalafa will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Good standup being displayed there by Trusov as he connects with a hook.
Trusov misses with a hook.
Khalafa moves out of range of the strikes.
Khalafa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Trusov.
Trusov throws a jab when Khalafa was well out of range.
Khalafa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Khalafa.
Trusov missing with a left hand there. Khalafa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Trusov scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khalafa tries to keep at a distance but Trusov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Khalafa throws a head punch that misses.
Trusov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Trusov sizes up Khalafa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trusov scores with a jab to the head.
Trusov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Khalafa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Trusov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Khalafa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Trusov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khalafa.
Trusov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Trusov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Khalafa on the side of the head.
Trusov lands with an overhand left.
Trusov misses with a hook. Khalafa ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Khalafa was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Khalafa walks into a stiff left hand from Trusov.
Trusov digs a good body shot into Khalafa's ribs.
Borislav Trusov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trusov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Trusov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Khalafa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Trusov blocks a jab.
Trusov lands a jab to Khalafa's midsection.
Nice uppercut lands for Trusov. That snapped Khalafa's head back.
Trusov has managed to clinch.
Trusov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Khalafa tries to work over Trusov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Trusov looking to stall.
Yaser Khalafa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Trusov taking a breather.
Trusov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khalafa's elbow.
Nice body punch from Trusov - that landed with a thud.
Trusov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Trusov works on Khalafa's body with a couple of short punches.
Trusov pushes Khalafa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Trusov.
Trusov tries a body shot but Khalafa blocks it.
Trusov is leaning against Khalafa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trusov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Trusov slows down the pace here.
Trusov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Trusov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Khalafa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Trusov pushes Khalafa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Trusov.
Trusov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Trusov gets through Khalafa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Trusov slowing the pace effectively.
Trusov continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Trusov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Khalafa throws a punch but it's blocked by Trusov.
Khalafa misses with a punch to the body.
Trusov misses with a punch to the body.
Trusov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Trusov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Khalafa up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Trusov.
Trusov is working Khalafa over against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Trusov.
Trusov effectively controlling the action here.
Trusov pushes Khalafa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Trusov - that landed with a thud.
Trusov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Trusov lands a body punch.
Trusov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Trusov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Trusov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Trusov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khalafa moves away.
Khalafa tries to counter by clinching up but Trusov breaks away and moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Borislav Trusov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Trusov clinches up with Khalafa and pushes him back against the cage.
Trusov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Trusov tries a body shot but Khalafa blocks it.
Khalafa letting Trusov take a breather here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Trusov lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Trusov on the inside.
Trusov scores with a shot to the side of Khalafa's head.
Trusov can't find room to land a body shot as Khalafa controls the action.
Trusov blocks an uppercut.
Trusov cracks Khalafa with a nice body shot.
Trusov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khalafa's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Trusov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Trusov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khalafa's elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Trusov.
Trusov breaks the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Trusov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trusov lands a head shot.
Trusov looks to throw the jab but Khalafa is out of range.
Borislav Trusov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Trusov tests Khalafa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Trusov moves into the clinch.
Khalafa swings wildly with an uppercut but Trusov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trusov misses with a punch to the body.
Khalafa misses with a punch to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Trusov.
Trusov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Trusov loads up on a big right hand but Khalafa slips the punch.
Trusov throws a hook but Khalafa avoids it easily.
Trusov lunges at Khalafa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Khalafa's hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalafa misses with a hook
enabling Trusov to counter with a crisp jab.
Trusov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Trusov connects with a nice looking jab.
Khalafa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trusov.
Trusov scores with a punch to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khalafa blocks a jab.
Khalafa tries to counter by clinching up but Trusov breaks away and moves out of range.
Trusov misses with an uppercut.
Trusov misses with a straight left.
Trusov lands a really nice looking cross but Khalafa seems unphased.
Trusov misses with a body shot.
Trusov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Khalafa is looking for a counter combo.
Trusov scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalafa forces Trusov back against the cage and clinches.
Trusov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khalafa slips a jab from Trusov.
Khalafa seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Trusov throws a shot to the body.
Trusov cracks Khalafa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Trusov lands with an uppercut that bounces Khalafa off the cage and back into range.
Trusov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Trusov misses with a straight right.
Trusov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Khalafa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Trusov with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalafa misses with an uppercut
and Trusov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Trusov lands with a straight right. Khalafa didn't see that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trusov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Trusov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Khalafa ducks right into an uppercut from Trusov.
Khalafa is rocked!
Trusov connects with a body shot that sends Khalafa's belly button to the back.
Oh Khalafa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Trusov cracks Khalafa with a good jab.
Trusov throws a shot to the body.
Khalafa gets tackled into the cage by Trusov. Trusov maintains the clinch.
Trusov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short left from Trusov.
Khalafa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Trusov leaning against his opponent.
Trusov leaning against his opponent.
Trusov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Trusov is leaning against Khalafa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Trusov controlling the action here for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Borislav Trusov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Trusov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Borislav Trusov!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Left Ball (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Hell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Left Ball!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Max Hell!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Franklyn Lucas and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ball throws a lazy right hand but Hell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hell moves out of range of the strikes.
Ball misses the jab.
Ball swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hell is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Ball misses with a straight right.
Hell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ball swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ball throws a jab when Hell was well out of range.
Ball throws a looping overhand right but Hell ducks down to avoid it.
Hell slips a jab from Ball.
Nice body punch from Ball.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ball misses with a looping right.
Hell tries to counter with a clinch but Ball shakes him off and moves away.
Hell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Ball.
Hell staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ball misses the jab.
Ball misses with an uppercut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hell.
Jab, jab by Ball - just one landing.
Ball throws a lazy right hand but Hell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ball lands a glancing blow to the side of Hell's head.
Hell blocks a jab.
Hell now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ball lands a really nice looking cross but Hell seems unphased.
Hell moves into the clinch.
Ball prevents a body shot from Hell.
Hell working aggressively here.
Ball swings wildly with an uppercut but Hell uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hell.
Hell lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ball struggles to land a body shot inside as Hell controls his hands.
Ball throws a punch but it's blocked by Hell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ball.
Hell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Balls head.
Hell blocking some punches.
Ball blocking some punches.
Hell blocks an uppercut.
Ball struggles to land a body shot inside as Hell controls his hands.
A right handed body shot lands from Ball.
Ball swings wildly with an uppercut but Hell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ball fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Ball scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ball misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ball lands a nice uppercut.
Ball tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hell's elbow.
Hell trying to stall but Ball improves his position.
Ball misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ball.
Hell tries to throw a body punch but Ball avoids it by throwing Hell back against the cage.
Ball has a couple of punches blocked by Hell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ball pushes Hell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ball lands a nice shot to the body.
Ball lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hell blocks an uppercut.
Ball has a couple of punches blocked by Hell.
Ball misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ball makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ball lands with a short shot to the head.
Ball scores with a shot to the side of Hell's head.
Ball swings wildly with an uppercut but Hell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ball misses with the head strike.
Hell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ball looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Ball lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Hell fails to land.
Ball throws a head punch that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Ball fails to land.
Hell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ball fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ball swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ball.
Ball misses with a body punch.
Hell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ball blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hell misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ball.
Ball working aggressively here.
Ball lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Hell.
Hell's coach down at Schneebly's Circuit Training was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hell's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Balls head.
Ball misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ball creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Ball.
Ball tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hell's elbow.
Ball working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ball misses with a punch on the inside.
Ball misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ball misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ball scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ball working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Left Ball 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.
Ball misses with a lunging right hand
and Ball takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ball misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Hell to counter with a crisp jab.
Ball throws out a loose jab but Hell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ball looks to score with a jab to the body but Hell is just out of range.
Hell now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ball misses with an uppercut. Hell saw that one coming.
Hell ducks under a wild hook from Ball.
Ball thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ball cracks a nice hook into Hell's ribs.
Hell connects with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ball looks to land a right hand but Hell moved out of range.
Left Ball seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hell is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Hell walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hell has managed to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ball lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ball prevents a body shot from Hell.
Ball blocking some punches.
Ball swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ball throws a punch but it's blocked by Hell.
Ball misses with the head strike.
Hell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ball tries a body shot but Hell blocks it.
Ball misses with a punch on the inside.
Ball struggles to land a body shot inside as Hell controls his hands.
Hell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ball misses with the head strike.
Ball is working Hell over against the cage.
Ball tries a body shot but Hell blocks it.
A short uppercut from Ball.
Ball is working Hell over against the cage.
Ball misses with a body punch.
Hell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ball lands with a short shot to the head.
Hell lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ball scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ball tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Ball.
Ball throws a punch but it's blocked by Hell.
Hell misses with a punch on the inside.
Ball misses with the head strike.
Ball swings wildly with an uppercut but Hell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hell misses with the head strike.
Ball misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Hell on the inside.
Ball lands a body shot in the clinch.
Left Ball has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ball misses with some punches.
Ball lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ball.
Ball lands a body punch.
Hell is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Ball.
A head punch on the inside from Ball fails to land.
Ball pushes Hell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hell is rocked!
Hell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hell is still on wobbly legs! Can Ball finish him?
Ball softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ball swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ball lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hell or not.
Ball lands with a left to the head.
Ball lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hell backwards.
Hell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Ball fails to land.
Ball lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hell blocks an uppercut.
Ball drops Hell onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Hell is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ball misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ball is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hell can do to turn this around?
Ball misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ball lands with a left to the head.
Ball working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Hell.
Hell misses with a punch to the body.
Ball drops Hell onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Hell is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Ball tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ball misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ball lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ball prevents a body shot from Hell.
Hell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ball working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ball works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hell seems to have recovered his senses.
Ball lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ball has a couple of punches blocked by Hell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Left Ball dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.
Ball misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hell.
Hell let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ball throws a right hand that misses
and Hell counters with a nice body shot.
The fighters circling - Ball throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ball scores with a shot to the body.
Ball just misses with a punch to the body.
A shot to the liver by Ball. Beautiful body shot.
Ball connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ball throws a right hand that misses
and Ball takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ball misses with an uppercut.
A little jabbing left from Hell on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ball with a nice cross.
Hell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hell slips under a jab.
Ball throws a big shot that misses.
Ball fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hell manages to avoid it.
Hell steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ball.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ball takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ball is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hell.
A combination from Hell does no damage.
Left Ball is winning the standup battle so far.
Ball throws a hook but Hell avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Hell releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ball looks to land a right hand but Hell moved out of range.
Hell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hell ducks under a wild hook from Ball.
A countering left hand to the body from Hell misses.
Hell just misses with a punch to the body.
Ball misses with a body shot
and Hell counters with a straight right hand.
Hell walks into a left hand.
Hell slips a jab from Ball.
Hell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Left Ball is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Ball misses.
Hell throws a combination that misses
and Ball connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ball with a hook.
Ball throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hell stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ball throws a jab but it's blocked by Hell.
Ball thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice shot lands for Ball.
Ball throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ball at a distance.
Ball swings widly with a right hand
and Hell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ball listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Ball misses.
Hell tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ball.
Ball takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ball stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Max Hell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ball misses with a looping right.
Ball fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hell manages to avoid it.
Hell throws out a counter right but Ball avoids it with no problem.
Ball missing with a left hand there. Hell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ball ducks under a wild hook from Hell.
Ball swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ball scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ball connects with a jab.
Ball missing with a left hand there. Hell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ball bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hell's head backwards.
Hell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ball moves away.
Ball swings for the body but Hell moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Hell's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ball sizes up Hell with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ball scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hell doesn't seem bothered though.
Ball lands a nice shot that snaps Hell's head back.
Ball moves out of range of the strikes.
Hell slips under a jab from Ball.
Hell tries to bum rush Ball with a series of wild strikes but Ball uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hell just misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Left Ball showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ball 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Left Ball!
Left Ball managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Viral Fightwear, into his post fight interview.
Max Hell was interviewed post fight and said ' Ye filthy offspring of a viper, you shall not be forgiven the judgment of Hell!'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Min-Sik Song (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Del Rio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Song comes into the arena with nkoha - Akatsuki blaring out of the sound system. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Matt Del Rio enters the cage!
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Min-Sik Song!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Del Rio!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Columbo Gatti and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Song throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Del Rio throws a lazy right hand but Song sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Song misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Song misses with a double jab.
Song connects with a body shot.
Song with a nice cross.
Del Rio misses with a body shot.
Del Rio lands a head kick. Song smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Song tried to score with a low kick but Del Rio checks it.
Song swings widly with a right hand
and Del Rio counters with a body kick.
Song scores with a leg kick.
Del Rio checks the leg kick nicely there.
Del Rio steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Del Rio misses with a body shot.
Song fires out a quick counter leg kick but Del Rio just manages to avoid it.
Song uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Del Rio has time to react.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Song throws a jab but it's blocked by Del Rio.
Song throws a hook but Del Rio avoids it easily.
Song is looking to chop away at Del Rio's legs.
We've been told by Song's head coaches at Forest Hill Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Song looks to land a right hand but Del Rio moved out of range.
Song steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Del Rio. That one must have hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Del Rio. That's going to slow Song down.
Song blocks a low kick nicely.
Del Rio lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Del Rio connects with a solid leg kick.
Song walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Del Rio checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A big right from Del Rio misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Song blocks the leg kick.
Song throws a hook to the side of Del Rio's head but Del Rio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Del Rio slips under a jab.
Song stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Del Rio.
Song bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Song misses the jab.
Del Rio flicks out a counter leg kick but Song steps away.
Song has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Del Rio.
Song throws a half hearted mid kick.
Del Rio doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Del Rio misses with a low kick.
Del Rio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Song swings for the body but Del Rio moves out of range.
Del Rio takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Del Rio pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Song scores with a jab. Del Rio acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Del Rio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Del Rio keeps Song at a distance using the push kick.
Song stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Del Rio.
Song lands a nice shot that snaps Del Rio's head back.
Song throws a lazy head kick
and Del Rio counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Song misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Song misses with a hook. Del Rio ducked under it nicely.
Del Rio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Song.
Del Rio lands with a thumping leg kick.
Song misses with a low kick.
Song tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Song throws a chopping leg kick but Del Rio manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Del Rio lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Del Rio.
Song throws a jab but it's blocked by Del Rio.
Song keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Song misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Rio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Del Rio thows a body kick. Song tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Del Rio ducks under a wild hook from Song.
Del Rio blocks a jab.
Del Rio lands a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Del Rio.
Song blocks a low kick nicely.
Del Rio lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Song throws a jab when Del Rio was well out of range.
Song throws a wild body kick that Del Rio sees coming a mile off.
Del Rio has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Song finds it's way round the side to connect with Del Rio's head.
Song throws a hook but Del Rio blocks it.
Del Rio staying out of range there.
Song takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Del Rio scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Song doesn't seem bothered though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Del Rio cracks the inside of Song's front leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Song misses with a straight right.
Del Rio scores with a shot to the body.
Song throws a hook but Del Rio blocks it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Song, right into the meat.
Song chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Del Rio can pounce on him.
A good leg kick by Del Rio.
Song moves out of range of the strikes.
Song lands a front kick.
Song lands a nice shot to the body.
Song lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Song stuns Del Rio with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Song throws an overhand right that lands on Del Rio's shoulder, as Del Rio tries to avoid the shot.
Song bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Del Rio dodges the punch combination from Song.
Del Rio blocks the body kick.
Del Rio staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Matt Del Rio will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Song keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Del Rio scores with a hook.
Song is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Song lands a jab to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Song misses the target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Del Rio.
Del Rio wants to slow Song down by chopping away at his legs.
Del Rio scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Del Rio lands with a hook. Song tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Del Rio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Song.
Del Rio misses the shot to the body.
Song misses with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Del Rio.
Del Rio lands with a shot to the body.
A big left from Song misses.
Song takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Min-Sik Song has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Del Rio thuds his shin into the meat of Song's side.
A nice inside leg kick there by Del Rio. That's going to slow Song down.
Song throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Rio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Song.
Song throws a leg kick but Del Rio sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Del Rio fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Song tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Song wants to land a leg kick but Del Rio is out of range.
Matt Del Rio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Del Rio thuds a left hand into Song's body.
Del Rio lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Del Rio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Song throws out the jab.
Del Rio has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Song throws a body shot but no joy.
Del Rio looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Song misses with a straight right.
Song misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Del Rio jabs at Song's body.
Song throws a low kick but Del Rio avoids it.
Song moves away from the strike by Del Rio.
Song will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Del Rio falls off balance throwing a combination
and Song counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Song thows a left - swing and a miss!
Matt Del Rio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Del Rio goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Del Rio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Del Rio slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Song.
Song attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Song scores with a jab to the head.
Del Rio throws a hook but Song avoids it easily.
Song pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Del Rio misses the shot to the body.
Del Rio delivers a nice body kick.
Del Rio scores with a push kick.
Song throws a shot from downtown. Del Rio moves away and avoids it.
Del Rio throws an off balance right hand
and Song counters with a stiff right hand.
Del Rio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Del Rio lands a leg kick that knocks Song off balance momentarily.
Del Rio throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Rio checks a leg kick nicely.
Song looks to land a right hand but Del Rio moved out of range.
Del Rio keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Del Rio defending well as Song loads up on a big left hand.
Song misses with a looping left.
Del Rio lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Song circles away quickly and effectively.
Del Rio fakes the leg kick and cracks Song in the body.
Del Rio lands a head kick!
Del Rio connects with a leg kick. Song looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Song throws a big shot that misses.
Song moves out of range of the strikes.
Del Rio jabs Song to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Song waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Del Rio.
Del Rio walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Del Rio throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Del Rio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Song.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Del Rio scores with a jab to the body.
Del Rio thuds his shin into the meat of Song's side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A jab from Song does it's job there.
Song on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Song looks to score with a jab to the body but Del Rio is just out of range.
Del Rio cracks a nice hook into Song's ribs.
A leg kick checked by Del Rio.
Del Rio moves out of range of the body kick from Song.
Del Rio thinks about the counter body kick.
Song throws the left hand but Del Rio avoids the punch easily.
Del Rio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Song sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Del Rio lands a body shot.
Song displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Del Rio throws out the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Del Rio misses with a body shot.
Song swings for the body but Del Rio moves out of range.
Song misses with a straight left.
Song looks to score with a jab to the body but Del Rio is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Del Rio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Min-Sik Song's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Del Rio checks a leg kick.
Song walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Del Rio is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Song rather than just go for the knockout.
Song tries to work over Del Rio's front leg with a kick but Del Rio checks it.
Del Rio misses with an attempted mid kick.
Song throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Song throws a body punch but Del Rio moves out of range.
Del Rio checks the leg kick nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Song. Del Rio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Song takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Del Rio moves out of range as Song strikes.
Del Rio feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Song's calf.
Song tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Del Rio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Song throws out the jab.
Song fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Del Rio manages to avoid it.
Del Rio lands with a nice combination. Song backs away looking to recover.
Del Rio lands a leg kick that knocks Song off balance momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Del Rio explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Song walks into a jab.
Song pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Del Rio lands with a good body shot.
Del Rio connects with a looping right hand.
Del Rio looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Del Rio lands a nice hook to Song's body. Song takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Del Rio - that will leave a mark!
Del Rio lands with a good body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Del Rio!
A looping hook to the body misses from Song. Del Rio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Del Rio lands a head kick!
Min-Sik Song's cut is getting worse.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Del Rio fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Song looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Del Rio throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Song.
Song tried to counter with a leg kick but Del Rio avoided it.
Del Rio lets loose with a powerful body kick. Song will feel that in the morning.
Del Rio chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Song's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Song takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Rio moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Del Rio fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Song.
Del Rio scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Song doesn't seem bothered though.
Del Rio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Song.
Song fires out a quick counter leg kick but Del Rio just manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Song throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Del Rio lands a nice looking kick to the body. Song takes a step back to recover.
Del Rio works Song's body with a nice hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Del Rio. That's going to slow Song down.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Song might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Del Rio lands a nice shot that snaps Song's head back.
Nice defenses there by Del Rio.
Song takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Del Rio takes a swing at Song's ribcage but misses.
Del Rio connects with a body shot.
Del Rio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Del Rio.
Song misses with a low kick.
Del Rio lands with a nice body punch.
A slow jab from Song misses its intended target.
Del Rio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Some wild striking there from Del Rio.
Del Rio lands a right hook to the body.
Del Rio feints and then cracks Song's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Song down.
Del Rio throws a looping overhand right but Song ducks down to avoid it.
Del Rio lets loose with a powerful body kick. Song will feel that in the morning.
A chopping leg kick lands by Del Rio.
Song is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Del Rio.
Del Rio is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Song with a body shot.
Song takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Del Rio throws a body punch but Song moves out of range.
Song appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Song on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Del Rio throws a sloppy head kick and Song moves out of range easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Del Rio fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Song.
A slow jab from Del Rio misses its intended target.
Song was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Song is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Del Rio.
A leg kick checked by Del Rio.
Del Rio throws a series of punches but Song avoids them all with ease.
Del Rio slips under a jab from Song.
Del Rio with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A big right from Song misses.
Del Rio fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Del Rio tries to work over Song's front leg with a kick but Song checks it.
Del Rio looks to score with a jab to the body but Song is just out of range.
Del Rio moves out of range of the leg kick from Song.
A looping hook to the body misses from Song. Del Rio does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Del Rio really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Min-Sik Song'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.
Song throws a leg kick but Del Rio checks it.
Del Rio ducks under a wild hook from Song.
Song throws a body punch but Del Rio moves out of range.
Del Rio throws a leg kick which misses Song's front leg but catches the back leg as Song tries to avoid it.
Song tries to land a leg kick but Del Rio saw it coming and moves away.
Del Rio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Del Rio throws a quick inside leg kick.
Del Rio misses with a kick to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Song misses the target.
Song catches Del Rio with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A decent looking cross lands there for Song.
Del Rio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Song.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Del Rio scores with a decent looking hook.
Del Rio with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Del Rio lands a nice leg kick that just misses Song's sensitive parts.
Del Rio misses with the body kick
letting Song counter with a right hand.
Song scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Song misses with a straight right.
Song will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Del Rio buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Song scores with a sloppy right hand. Del Rio should have avoided that one.
Song slips under a jab from Del Rio.
Song quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Song is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Song misses with an uppercut. Del Rio saw that one coming.
Del Rio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Song manages to avoid it.
Song misses with a looping right.
Song uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Del Rio.
Song throws a leg kick but Del Rio sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Del Rio.
Del Rio defending well as Song loads up on a big left hand.
Del Rio moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Song misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Del Rio blocks a jab.
Crunch! Del Rio slams his shin into Song's torso.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Del Rio checks a leg kick nicely.
Song feints and then cracks Del Rio's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Del Rio down.
A jab from Song misses.
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!
Song tried to score with a low kick but Del Rio checks it.
Song waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Del Rio.
Song misses with a few strikes there.
A nice side step and Del Rio releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Song ducks right into an uppercut from Del Rio.
Del Rio wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Del Rio throws a sloppy head kick and Song moves out of range easily.
Del Rio scores with a jab to the body.
Del Rio staying out of range there.
Del Rio displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Song misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Rio scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Song throws out a loose jab but Del Rio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Del Rio looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Song throws a low kick but Del Rio moves out of range easily.
Song misses with a hook. Del Rio ducked under it nicely.
Del Rio doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Song misses with a low kick.
Del Rio appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Del Rio wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A leg kick checked by Del Rio.
Del Rio doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Del Rio with a jab.
Del Rio scores with a body shot.
Del Rio scores with a push kick.
Song moves away from the strike by Del Rio.
Song looks to land a right hand but Del Rio moved out of range.
Song throws a jab but it's blocked by Del Rio.
Nice shot by Del Rio.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Del Rio fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Song.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Del Rio thows a body kick. Song tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Del Rio tries to move into range but Song moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Song misses with a series of wild punches.
Del Rio's jab looks to have found its range, popping Song under the eye.
Song thows a leg kick but Del Rio checks it
and Del Rio counters with a straight right hand.
Del Rio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Del Rio cracks Song with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Song. Del Rio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Del Rio is looking for the big counter here.
Del Rio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Song throws a jab when Del Rio was well out of range.
Del Rio throws a shot to the body.
Del Rio misses with a body shot.
Song lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Del Rio dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Min-Sik Song'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. And we move into the final round!
Song lands with an overhand left.
Song avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Del Rio slips a jab from Song.
Good leg kick by Del Rio there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Del Rio checks a low kick from Song.
Song ducks right into an uppercut from Del Rio.
Del Rio looks to score with a jab to the body but Song is just out of range.
Del Rio scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Song doesn't seem bothered though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Del Rio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Del Rio lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Del Rio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Song.
Song misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Del Rio.
Song wants to slow Del Rio down by chopping away at his legs.
Del Rio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Song tries to land a front kick but Del Rio steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A swing and a miss from Song.
Song throws a lazy uppercut
and Del Rio counters with a thumping low kick.
Song goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Song moves forwards but Del Rio connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Del Rio lands with a nice body kick.
Song looks to land a right hand but Del Rio moved out of range.
Del Rio jabs Song right on the nose. Song blinks but takes it well.
Del Rio lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Song misses with a jab, cross combination.
Del Rio scores with a shot to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Song ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Del Rio moves away.
Song throws a big shot that misses.
And Del Rio responds with a good body kick, but Song manages to step out the way in time.
Del Rio dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Song. That did some damage!
Del Rio misses with a wild body shot.
Del Rio just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Del Rio lands a high kick!
Song connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Del Rio's hands.
Song blocks a jab.
Song takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Del Rio scores with a body shot.
Del Rio changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Song is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Del Rio.
Del Rio tries a head kick but it misses.
Song throwing a counter right hand but Del Rio manages to avoid it.
Song moves out of range as Del Rio strikes.
Song is looking to counter punch.
Del Rio looks to score with a jab to the body but Song is just out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Del Rio.
Song was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Song feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Del Rios jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Song throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Del Rio throws a shot from downtown. Song moves away and avoids it.
Del Rio just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Song thows a left - swing and a miss!
Song attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Del Rio steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Song with a nice cross.
Song thuds his right hand into Del Rio's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Del Rio scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Song takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Del Rio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Min-Sik Song has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Song looks to throw the jab but Del Rio is out of range.
Song looks to score with a jab to the body but Del Rio is just out of range.
Del Rio dodges the punch combination from Song.
Del Rio lands with a nice body kick.
Matt Del Rio is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Song feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Del Rio's calf.
Song tries to score with a low kick but Del Rio moves his leg out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Song tries a head kick but it misses.
Del Rio blocks the body kick.
Del Rio replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Song blocks it well.
Del Rio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good work by Del Rio as he checks the leg kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Del Rio misses.
Song throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Del Rio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Del Rio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Song.
Del Rio has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Del Rio throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Song.
Song throws a hook but Del Rio blocks it.
Del Rio slips a jab from Song.
Song throws a right hand that Del Rio ducks under and follows up with a left that Del Rio also avoids with ease.
Del Rio thinks about the counter body kick.
Del Rio lands with a thumping leg kick.
Song fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Del Rio manages to avoid it.
Song throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A chopping leg kick lands by Del Rio.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Del Rio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Del Rio has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 45:50
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Del Rio! Matt Del Rio retains his welterweight title!
Matt Del Rio made sure to mention his sponsor, House of Valor in his post fight interview.
Min-Sik Song was interviewed post fight and said 'I did not get to train much for this fight, but I do not regret trying. I will be back'.
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