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GAMMA#667 Bryant v Bubba 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Champ Kind (ranked 976 p4p, 133 weight class) and Eric Ashton (ranked 907 p4p, 122 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kind might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Afternoon Delight. Ashton has chosen Zombie Nation as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Champ Kind!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Eric Ashton!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kind ducks under a wild hook from Ashton.
Kind is looking to counter punch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ashton!
Ashton throws a low kick but Kind avoids it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ashton.
Ashton's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ashton duly obliges.
Ashton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kind checks a leg kick.
Ashton missing with a left hand there. Kind was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kind throwing a counter right hand but Ashton manages to avoid it.
Kind scores with a nice strike.
Ashton misses with a lunging right hand
and Kind connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice shot by Ashton.
Ashton takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
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!
Ashton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ashton throws a looping overhand right but Kind ducks down to avoid it.
Kind jabs Ashton right on the nose. Ashton blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashton drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kind managing to control the position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Ashton working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Kind wants to control the position but Ashton says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Ashton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kind trying to hold on to Ashton's head to control him but Ashton postures up.
Kind is concentrating on defense, preventing Ashton from advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ashton working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ashton is looking to stall here but Kind recovers full guard.
Kind tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ashton is looking to work some ground and pound but Kind has wrist control.
Kind managing to control the position.
Ashton wants to control from the top but Kind keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ashton looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A jab from Kind does it's job there.
Kind feints a jab promting Ashton to slip. Kind then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ashton slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ashton avoids the body shot from Kind.
Ashton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kind.
Eric Ashton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ashton throws the kick towards the body but Kind avoids it.
Ashton gets a takedown into half guard.
Kind is trying to escape back to his feet but Ashton uses the scramble to pass into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kind tries to improve position but can't.
Kind parries the strikes from Ashton easily there. Ashton is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kind to escape.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ashton sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kind is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kind avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Ashton.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kind is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ashton working the body and head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Ashton dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ashton scores with a nice head shot.
Nice uppercut there from Kind.
Ashton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Kind misses the target.
Ashton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ashton avoids the body shot from Kind.
Kind scores with the left hand. Ashton knows he should have avoided that one.
Ashton throws a poor cross that misses
and Kind cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kind throws a body punch but Ashton moves out of range.
Ashton throws a jab when Kind was well out of range.
Jab from Kind.
Ashton throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ashton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ashton looks to throw the jab but Kind is out of range.
Kind catches Ashton with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kind misses the jab.
Ashton throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Champ Kind is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ashton misses with a takedown
and Kind counters with a straight right hand.
Ashton lands a lovely overhand right.
Kind lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ashton takes a step back to recover.
Kind is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ashton takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ashton tries to land a front kick but Kind steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ashton throws a lazy head kick
enabling Kind to counter with a crisp jab.
Kind stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kind wants it to stay on the feet.
Ashton is breathing heavily.
Kind lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Ashton falls backwards - clearly groggy! Kind dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Champ Kind!
Champ Kind seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shin Dong Hyuk (ranked 425 p4p, 52 weight class) and Karol Mirowski (ranked 421 p4p, 51 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mirowski's choice of entrance music: Mercy. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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149 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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
33 - 15 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shin Dong Hyuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Karol Mirowski!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dong Hyuk throws a low kick, looking for Mirowski's leg but Mirowski calmly moves out of range.
Dong Hyuk misses with a low kick.
Mirowski throws a shot from downtown. Dong Hyuk moves away and avoids it.
Dong Hyuk scores with a punch to the head.
Dong Hyuk takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mirowski looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dong Hyuk fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've been hearing reports that Dong Hyuk has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Mirowski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dong Hyuk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Karol Mirowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dong Hyuk is looking to chop away at Mirowski's legs.
Dong Hyuk blocks a low kick nicely.
As Mirowski backs away, Dong Hyuk returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Dong Hyuk wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dong Hyuk connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mirowski lands with a right hand.
Dong Hyuk misses with a leg kick.
Dong Hyuk blocks a low kick nicely.
Mirowski throws a low kick but Dong Hyuk moves out of range easily.
Dong Hyuk misses with a low kick as Mirowski jumps back.
Mirowski throws a shot from downtown. Dong Hyuk moves away and avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dong Hyuk is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mirowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dong Hyuk was well out of range. Poor timing from Mirowski.
Dong Hyuk throwing a counter right hand but Mirowski manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong Hyuk tries to land a leg kick but Mirowski saw it coming and moves away.
Mirowski tries to score with a low kick but Dong Hyuk moves his leg out of the way.
Dong Hyuk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mirowski.
Mirowski fails to land with a series of punches.
Mirowski bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dong Hyuk's head.
Mirowski throws a poor cross that misses
and Dong Hyuk counters with a nice leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mirowski.
Nice defenses there by Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dong Hyuk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mirowski.
Mirowski checks a low kick from Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mirowski.
Mirowski stuns Dong Hyuk with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mirowski attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Dong Hyuk on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dong Hyuk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dong Hyuk fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mirowski misses with an uppercut.
Mirowski misses with an uppercut. Dong Hyuk saw that one coming.
Dong Hyuk throws a solid leg kick but Mirowski takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dong Hyuk.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mirowski lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mirowski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mirowski throws a lazy right hand but Dong Hyuk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good work by Mirowski as he checks the leg kick.
Mirowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dong Hyuk.
Mirowski stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dong Hyuk fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mirowski is out of range.
Mirowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dong Hyuk was well out of range. Poor timing from Mirowski.
An inside leg kick from Dong Hyuk misses.
Mirowski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dong Hyuk checks a leg kick nicely.
It looked like Dong Hyuk was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mirowski.
Mirowski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mirowski clinches up against the cage.
Dong Hyuk lands an uppercut.
Dong Hyuk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dong Hyuk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mirowski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Mirowski.
Dong Hyuk misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong Hyuk lands with a right to the head.
Dong Hyuk throws a head punch that misses.
Dong Hyuk working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Dong Hyuk - that landed with a thud.
Mirowski wants to stall.
A short left from Mirowski.
Mirowski lands with a short shot to the head.
Mirowski scores with a shot to the side of Dong Hyuk's head.
Mirowski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dong Hyuk backwards.
Dong Hyuk lands a hook that snaps the head of Mirowski backwards.
Dong Hyuk scores with a shot to the side of Mirowski's head.
Dong Hyuk blocks an uppercut.
Mirowski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dong Hyuk blocks an uppercut.
Dong Hyuk lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dong Hyuk tries to throw a body punch but Mirowski avoids it by throwing Dong Hyuk back against the cage.
Dong Hyuk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mirowski backwards.
A short uppercut from Mirowski.
Dong Hyuk lands a right hand.
Mirowski throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mirowski can't find room to land a body shot as Dong Hyuk controls the action.
Dong Hyuk throws a punch but it's blocked by Mirowski.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dong Hyuk.
Mirowski effectively controlling the action here.
Dong Hyuk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mirowski throws a punch but it's blocked by Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mirowski backwards.
Dong Hyuk lands with a light punch inside.
Dong Hyuk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mirowski's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dong Hyuk.
Mirowski leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mirowski working aggressively here.
Mirowski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dong Hyuk backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dong Hyuk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mirowski misses with the head strike.
Dong Hyuk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dong Hyuk misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Mirowski fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Karol Mirowski will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mirowski uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mirowski.
Dong Hyuk looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dong Hyuk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Mirowski was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mirowski throws an overhand right that lands on Dong Hyuk's shoulder, as Dong Hyuk tries to avoid the shot.
Dong Hyuk listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dong Hyuk throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dong Hyuk cracks Mirowski with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dong Hyuk throws a solid leg kick but Mirowski takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mirowski throws a nice looking combination but Dong Hyuk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice defenses there by Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk throws a low kick but Mirowski avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dong Hyuk throws out a leg kick but Mirowski moves out of range and Dong Hyuk only half commits.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dong Hyuk takes one to the chin there.
Dong Hyuk fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice jab there from Mirowski.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mirowski throws a right and a left that Dong Hyuk avoids nicely.
Dong Hyuk walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mirowski checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong Hyuk needs to keep his hands up - Mirowski had a free shot at his head there.
Dong Hyuk throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mirowski throws a wild body kick that Dong Hyuk sees coming a mile off.
A swing and a miss from Dong Hyuk.
Mirowski looks to land a left hand but Dong Hyuk moved out of range nicely.
Mirowski fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dong Hyuk does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Dong Hyuk throws a body shot but no joy.
Mirowski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dong Hyuk throws a leg kick but Mirowski sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dong Hyuk staying out of range there.
Mirowski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk half committed to a counter leg kick.
Mirowski misses with a wild combination.
Dong Hyuk feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mirowski's calf.
Dong Hyuk tries to land a leg kick but Mirowski saw it coming and moves away.
A big left from Dong Hyuk misses.
Mirowski avoids the body shot from Dong Hyuk.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dong Hyuk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mirowski misses with a straight right.
Mirowski misses with a low kick as Dong Hyuk jumps back.
Dong Hyuk staying out of range there.
Dong Hyuk throws a front kick aimed at Mirowski's knee but Mirowski avoids it well.
Mirowski is looking for the big counter here.
Karol Mirowski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice defenses there by Dong Hyuk.
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!
A jab from Mirowski does it's job there.
Dong Hyuk throws a sloppy body shot
and Mirowski counters with a one-two to the body.
Mirowski throws the left hand but Dong Hyuk avoids the punch easily.
Mirowski scores with a nice head shot.
Dong Hyuk finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A jab from Mirowski misses.
A big left from Mirowski misses.
Dong Hyuk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mirowski.
Dong Hyuk throws a low kick but Mirowski avoids it.
Mirowski scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mirowski checks a leg kick.
Mirowski tries a quick counter leg kick but Dong Hyuk is wise to it.
Dong Hyuk misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Mirowski misses.
Dong Hyuk throws a leg kick but Mirowski sees it coming and moves out of range.
And Mirowski responds with a good body kick, but Dong Hyuk manages to step out the way in time.
Mirowski scores with a body shot.
Dong Hyuk listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dong Hyuk walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mirowski checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mirowski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dong Hyuk at a distance.
Mirowski throws out a powerful jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dong Hyuk. Mirowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dong Hyuk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dong Hyuk throws out a leg kick but Mirowski moves out of range and Dong Hyuk only half commits.
Dong Hyuk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dong Hyuk swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mirowski blocks a jab.
Dong Hyuk feints and then cracks Mirowski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mirowski down.
Mirowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Dong Hyuk is just out of range.
It looked like Dong Hyuk was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Dong Hyuk tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mirowski doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dong Hyuk connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mirowski. Mirowski circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dong Hyuk thuds a left hand into Mirowski's body.
Mirowski loads up on a big right hand but Dong Hyuk slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mirowski throws a leg kick that misses.
Dong Hyuk moves away from the strike by Mirowski.
Dong Hyuk wants to slow Mirowski down by chopping away at his legs.
Dong Hyuk missing with a left hand there. Mirowski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mirowski moves out of range as Dong Hyuk throws a body kick.
Dong Hyuk wants to slow Mirowski down by chopping away at his legs.
Dong Hyuk thumps Mirowski with a low kick.
Dong Hyuk does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Dong Hyuk looks to land a left hand but Mirowski moved out of range nicely.
It seemed like Mirowski was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mirowski swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dong Hyuk counters with a nice leg kick.
Mirowski lands a body shot.
Mirowski checks a low kick from Dong Hyuk.
A jab from Mirowski misses.
Dong Hyuk throws a body shot but no joy.
Dong Hyuk staying out of range there.
Mirowski looks to throw the jab but Dong Hyuk is out of range.
Mirowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dong Hyuk manages to avoid it.
Dong Hyuk does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karol Mirowski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Dong Hyuk lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mirowski closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dong Hyuk throws a leg kick but Mirowski moved away.
A countering left hand to the body from Mirowski misses.
Dong Hyuk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mirowski will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dong Hyuk was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mirowski just misses with a punch to the body.
Dong Hyuk throws a front kick aimed at Mirowski's knee but Mirowski avoids it well.
Nice body punch from Mirowski.
Mirowski tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mirowski scoring well with a low kick there.
Mirowski throws a right and a left that Dong Hyuk avoids nicely.
Dong Hyuk throwing a counter right hand but Mirowski manages to avoid it.
Dong Hyuk throws a low kick, looking for Mirowski's leg but Mirowski calmly moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mirowski.
Mirowski's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dong Hyuk lands a nice looking body shot.
Dong Hyuk misses the shot to the body.
Mirowski on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mirowski wants to slow Dong Hyuk down by chopping away at his legs.
Sloppy strikes from Mirowski. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong Hyuk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mirowski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mirowski throws a lazy right hand but Dong Hyuk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dong Hyuk appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dong Hyuk moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dong Hyuk misses with a wild combination.
Mirowski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk connects with a jab.
Dong Hyuk throws a leg kick but Mirowski checks it.
Mirowski throws a jab but it's blocked by Dong Hyuk.
Mirowski misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Mirowski.
Dong Hyuk fires out a quick counter leg kick but Mirowski just manages to avoid it.
Mirowski getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mirowski avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mirowski throws a jab but it's blocked by Dong Hyuk.
Mirowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dong Hyuk moves away.
Mirowski takes a swing at Dong Hyuk's ribcage but misses.
Dong Hyuk wants to slow Mirowski down by chopping away at his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mirowski scores with a body shot.
Dong Hyuk throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mirowski.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mirowski will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dong Hyuk blocks a jab.
Dong Hyuk is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Dong Hyuk.
Mirowski misses with a looping left.
Mirowski feints and then cracks Dong Hyuk's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dong Hyuk down.
Dong Hyuk tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mirowski checks a leg kick nicely.
Mirowski throws a lazy uppercut
and Dong Hyuk counters with a nice uppercut.
Dong Hyuk throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mirowski on the side of the head.
Dong Hyuk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mirowski.
Dong Hyuk was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mirowski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mirowski misses with a straight left.
Dong Hyuk throws a solid leg kick but Mirowski takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dong Hyuk.
Mirowski throws a front kick aimed at Dong Hyuk's knee but Dong Hyuk avoids it well.
Dong Hyuk dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mirowski. That did some damage!
Mirowski drives through and clinches with Dong Hyuk against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong Hyuk has a couple of punches blocked by Mirowski.
Mirowski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dong Hyuk scores with a hook to the body.
Still in the clinch, Dong Hyuk scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Dong Hyuk.
Mirowski misses with some punches.
Mirowski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mirowski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mirowski is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Shin Dong Hyuk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dong Hyuk tries a body shot but Mirowski blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mirowski.
Dong Hyuk takes a shot to the head.
Mirowski scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Dong Hyuk.
Mirowski swings wildly with an uppercut but Dong Hyuk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mirowski working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Mirowski fails to land.
Karol Mirowski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dong Hyuk misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dong Hyuk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mirowski backwards.
Mirowski throws a head punch that misses.
Dong Hyuk lands a left hand.
Dong Hyuk misses with an elbow strike.
Dong Hyuk scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dong Hyuk has a couple of punches blocked by Mirowski.
Dong Hyuk lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dong Hyuk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mirowski misses with the head strike.
Dong Hyuk misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Dong Hyuk as the two fighters clinch.
Mirowski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mirowski prevents a body shot from Dong Hyuk.
Mirowski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dong Hyuk backwards.
A short body shot lands from Dong Hyuk as the two fighters clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk tries to land a knee to the head but Mirowski blocks with his arms.
Dong Hyuk can't find room to land a body shot as Mirowski controls the action.
Dong Hyuk is working Mirowski over against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Shin Dong Hyuk.
I think Mirowski has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Karol Mirowski!
Karol Mirowski was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
The defeated Shin Dong Hyuk had this to say: 'Back to the camp. Shit... Seems like I can make any fight a close fight.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kukulcan Tonga (ranked 449 p4p, 50 weight class) and Nakki Fakiiri (ranked 161 p4p, 22 weight class). Fakiiri has chosen Arch Enemy - You Will Know My Name as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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167 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Kukulcan Tonga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nakki Fakiiri!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tonga avoids the body shot from Fakiiri.
As Fakiiri looks to move away, Tonga throws a big counter combo but Fakiiri just gets out of the way.
Fakiiri lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tonga throws a body punch but Fakiiri moves out of range.
Tonga misses the jab.
Tonga avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Fakiiri misses the target.
Fakiiri finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Fakiiri throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tonga half committed to a counter leg kick.
Tonga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fakiiri.
Fakiiri connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fakiiri lands with a straight right. Tonga didn't see that one coming.
Tonga throws a body shot but no joy.
Fakiiri moves out of range of the strikes.
Tonga misses with a straight right.
Tonga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fakiiri was well out of range. Poor timing from Tonga.
Tonga tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fakiiri is able to avoid easily.
Fakiiri bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tonga's head.
Fakiiri takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fakiiri staying out of range there.
Fakiiri throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tonga's head.
Tonga bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tonga has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonga misses with a low kick.
Jab from Tonga.
Fakiiri throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fakiiri throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tonga takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tonga ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fakiiri throws a nice inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fakiiri. Tonga does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tonga looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tonga wants to land a leg kick but Fakiiri is out of range.
Fakiiri throws a looping overhand right but Tonga ducks down to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Fakiiri 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tonga scores with a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Tonga lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fakiiri doesn't seem phased though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tonga uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fakiiri.
Fakiiri misses with a lunging right hand
and Tonga counters with a nice leg kick.
A big right from Tonga misses.
Tonga throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri throws a jab when Tonga was well out of range.
Tonga scores with the left hand. Fakiiri knows he should have avoided that one.
Tonga lands with a nice combination. Fakiiri backs away looking to recover.
Jab by Tonga.
Tonga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fakiiri was well out of range. Poor timing from Tonga.
Tonga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fakiiri moves away.
Tonga swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tonga moves out of range as Fakiiri strikes.
Fakiiri uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tonga.
Tonga defending well as Fakiiri loads up on a big left hand.
Tonga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fakiiri checks the leg kick.
Fakiiri throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fakiiri waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tonga.
Nakki Fakiiri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fakiiri moves forwards but Tonga connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A jab lands there for Fakiiri.
Tonga does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tonga loads up on a big right hand but Fakiiri slips the punch.
Fakiiri moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tonga.
Fakiiri misses with an uppercut
enabling Tonga to counter with a crisp jab.
Tonga throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fakiiri dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tonga shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fakiiri scores with a sloppy right hand. Tonga should have avoided that one.
Fakiiri with a nice cross.
Tonga walks into a straight right hand from Fakiiri.
Tonga waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fakiiri.
A bone on bone clash there as Fakiiri blocks the leg kick.
Tonga chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fakiiri throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fakiiri scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tonga avoids the body shot from Fakiiri.
Tonga throws a big shot that misses.
Fakiiri misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tonga ducks under a wild hook from Fakiiri.
Tonga scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonga paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tonga looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tonga lands with a nice body punch.
Fakiiri attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Fakiiri slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tonga is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tonga blocks a low kick nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Tonga misses its target.
Tonga misses the jab.
Tonga throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fakiiri throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tonga stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice cross by Fakiiri.
Fakiiri misses with a head kick.
Tonga is looking to counter punch.
Fakiiri misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Fakiiri shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tonga takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fakiiri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fakiiri. Tonga does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tonga swings for the body but Fakiiri moves out of range.
Fakiiri is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tonga with a body shot.
Tonga uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fakiiri has time to react.
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 Kukulcan Tonga will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tonga misses with a low kick.
Fakiiri uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tonga.
Fakiiri keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tonga.
Fakiiri ducks under a wild hook from Tonga.
Fakiiri's corner calls for a 1-2. Fakiiri obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fakiiri blocks a jab.
Fakiiri moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice body punch from Tonga.
Tonga moves out of range of the body kick from Fakiiri.
Fakiiri misses with a hook.
Tonga throwing a counter right hand but Fakiiri manages to avoid it.
Tonga throws a leg kick but Fakiiri moved away.
Fakiiri sizes up Tonga with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tonga ducks under a wild hook from Fakiiri.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fakiiri lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Fakiiri. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fakiiri.
Fakiiri pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fakiiri scores with a sloppy right hand. Tonga should have avoided that one.
Tonga just misses with a punch to the body.
Tonga jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fakiiri takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fakiiri ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tonga uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fakiiri.
Fakiiri scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fakiiri takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tonga scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fakiiri in his tracks.
A big right from Tonga misses.
Fakiiri's corner calls for a 1-2. Fakiiri obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tonga scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tonga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fakiiri manages to avoid it.
Tonga walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tonga on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tonga throws a right hand that misses
and Tonga takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fakiiri connects with a looping right hand.
Tonga misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - Fakiiri throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tonga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fakiiri.
Tonga lands a lovely overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Fakiiri.
Tonga waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fakiiri.
Fakiiri misses the jab.
Fakiiri misses with a jab to the body
and Tonga counters with a nice body shot.
Tonga loads up on a big right hand but Fakiiri slips the punch.
Tonga misses with a few strikes there.
Fakiiri thuds a left hand into Tonga's body.
Tonga connects with a single shot there.
Tonga throws a hook but Fakiiri avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Fakiiri on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tonga throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fakiiri counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fakiiri misses the shot to the body.
Tonga misses with a wild body shot.
A left lands for Fakiiri.
Fakiiri gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tonga.
Good standup being displayed there by Fakiiri as he connects with a hook.
Nakki Fakiiri seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tonga throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tonga waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fakiiri.
Fakiiri looks for the body kick but Tonga saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri dips to his left and cracks Tonga with an uppercut!
A telegraphed right hand from Tonga misses the target.
Tonga looks to land a right hand but Fakiiri moved out of range.
Fakiiri punishes Tonga's body with a nice straight punch.
Tonga is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fakiiri scores with a kick to the body.
Fakiiri steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tonga.
Fakiiri let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Fakiiri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tonga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fakiiri was well out of range. Poor timing from Tonga.
Tonga thuds a left hand into Fakiiri's body.
Fakiiri misses with a low kick.
Tonga doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tonga misses with a straight left.
Fakiiri scores with a sloppy right hand. Tonga should have avoided that one.
A swing and a miss from Tonga.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fakiiri.
Nice shot lands for Fakiiri.
Fakiiri lands a really nice looking cross but Tonga seems unphased.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonga defending well as Fakiiri loads up on a big left hand.
Tonga drops his hands momentarily and Fakiiri takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fakiiri with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tonga walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tonga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fakiiri moves away.
Tonga missing with a left hand there. Fakiiri was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Tonga misses the target.
Fakiiri stuns Tonga with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tonga takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jab from Tonga.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tonga. Fakiiri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tonga throws a shot from downtown. Fakiiri moves away and avoids it.
Fakiiri throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tonga on the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fakiiri scores with a sloppy right hand. Tonga should have avoided that one.
Tonga lands a head shot.
Tonga lands a body shot.
Tonga dips to his left and cracks Fakiiri with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nakki Fakiiri showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A big left from Fakiiri misses.
Tonga feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Tonga misses with a combination
and Fakiiri counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tonga waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fakiiri.
Fakiiri appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tonga just misses with a punch to the body.
A combination from Tonga does no damage.
Tonga walks into a jab.
Fakiiri takes a swing at Tonga's ribcage but misses.
Fakiiri shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fakiiri lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tonga scores with a leg kick.
Fakiiri blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tonga.
Tonga looks to land a body kick but Fakiiri moved away.
Fakiiri looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tonga will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fakiiri throws out a counter right but Tonga avoids it with no problem.
Tonga attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Fakiiri lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tonga takes a step back to recover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fakiiri cracks Tonga with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fakiiri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tonga moves away.
A jab from Fakiiri does it's job there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fakiiri. Tonga does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fakiiri stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tonga blocks a head kick by Fakiiri.
Fakiiri ducks under a wild hook from Tonga.
Fakiiri uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tonga.
Fakiiri throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tonga stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fakiiri ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fakiiri lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tonga's sensitive parts.
Fakiiri connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tonga's hands.
Tonga takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fakiiri moves out of range as Tonga strikes.
Fakiiri is looking to slow Tonga down with leg kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fakiiri.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tonga moves out of range as Fakiiri strikes.
Fakiiri is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tonga.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonga avoids the body shot from Fakiiri.
Fakiiri uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tonga.
Tonga ducks under a wild hook from Fakiiri.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fakiiri. Tonga does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice straight punches there by Tonga. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tonga.
Fakiiri swings for the body but Tonga moves out of range.
Tonga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Tonga misses.
Fakiiri with a hook.
Fakiiri throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tonga misses with a body shot.
Tonga throws a body shot but no joy.
Fakiiri moves away from the strike by Tonga.
Tonga looks to land a left hand but Fakiiri moved out of range nicely.
Fakiiri cracks a nice hook into Tonga's ribs.
A jab from Tonga does it's job there.
Tonga throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri jabs Tonga right on the nose. Tonga blinks but takes it well.
Fakiiri connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tonga thumps Fakiiri with a low kick.
Tonga ducks right into an uppercut from Fakiiri.
Fakiiri moves away from the strike by Tonga.
Fakiiri ducks under a wild hook from Tonga.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fakiiri. Tonga does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fakiiri. Tonga does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tonga tries to move into range but Fakiiri moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fakiiri misses with a head kick.
Tonga misses with a left hand
enabling Fakiiri to counter with a crisp jab.
Tonga scores with a jab to the jaw.
A clash of legs there as Tonga blocks the low kick.
Tonga will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tonga is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tonga staying out of range there.
Fakiiri with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fakiiri throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fakiiri tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tonga cracks a nice hook into Fakiiri's ribs.
Fakiiri connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fakiiri lands with a slapping head kick.
Tonga moves away from the strike by Fakiiri.
It looked like Tonga wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tonga takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tonga moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tonga throws a body shot but no joy.
Fakiiri throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tonga stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tonga throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Fakiiri throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fakiiri throws a hook to the side of Tonga's head but Tonga sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tonga is looking to counter punch.
Fakiiri has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fakiiri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fakiiri tests Tonga's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tonga just misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nakki Fakiiri comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fakiiri 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nakki Fakiiri!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Nakki Fakiiri made sure he mentioned Aspire Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mitzi Glozman (ranked 498 p4p, 19 weight class) and Hennan Hoyce (ranked 669 p4p, 24 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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290 lbs
19 - 11 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mitzi Glozman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Hennan Hoyce!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glozman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Mitzi Glozman has been cut.
Hoyce misses with a looping right.
Hoyce 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.
Glozman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hoyce manages to avoid it.
As Glozman backs off Hoyce throws a huge counter combo but Glozman manages to avoid it all.
Glozman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hoyce.
Glozman walks into a left hand.
Glozman tries to land a leg kick but Hoyce saw it coming and moves away.
Hoyce throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Glozman on the side of the head.
Hoyce lands a head shot.
Hoyce looks to land a right hand but Glozman moved out of range.
Hoyce feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Glozman sprawling to the canvas! Glozman rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Hoyce finish him?!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hoyce throws a leg kick but Glozman sees it coming and moves out of range.
Glozman half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hoyce steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Glozman.
Hoyce misses with a series of wild punches.
Glozman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Glozman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A punch combination from Glozman misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glozman misses with a body shot.
Glozman misses with a straight left.
Hoyce swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Glozman attempts a counter takedown but Hoyce avoids it well and moves away.
Hoyce blocks a head kick by Glozman.
Hoyce tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hoyce throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hoyce keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hoyce looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hoyce circles away from the clinch attempt.
Glozman looks to score with a jab to the body but Hoyce is just out of range.
Glozman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hoyce misses with a straight left.
A swing and a miss from Glozman.
Glozman is looking to wear down Hoyce with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice jab there from Hoyce.
Glozman misses the shot to the body.
Glozman tests Hoyce's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Glozman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hoyce's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoyce lands a nice shot that snaps Glozman's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Glozman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Glozman throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Hoyce.
Glozman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hoyce wants to stall.
Glozman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hoyce has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Glozman stalling.
Hoyce lands a shoulder strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Glozman as Hoyce tries to tie him up.
Hoyce misses with a hook from the clinch.
Glozman misses with a punch on the inside.
Hoyce misses with the head strike.
Glozman misses with an elbow over the top.
Glozman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoyce misses with a punch to the body.
Hoyce makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Glozman tries a knee to the head but Hoyce blocks it.
Hoyce managing to block the knees to the body from Glozman.
Glozman is leaning against Hoyce and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hoyce escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Glozman missing with a left hand there. Hoyce was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hoyce throws a sloppy head kick and Glozman moves out of range easily.
Glozman throws a low kick but Hoyce avoids it.
Glozman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hoyce to score with a decent uppercut.
Glozman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hoyce lands a big head kick that sends Glozman tumbling to the mat! Hoyce takes a step backwards and waves Glozman back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Glozman is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hoyce lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Glozman out cold! Glozman is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Hennan Hoyce!
Hennan Hoyce 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Basten Sodergren (ranked 302 p4p, 46 weight class) and Yoshihiro Asai (ranked 282 p4p, 43 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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192 lbs
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26
192 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Basten Sodergren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yoshihiro Asai !
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An inside leg kick from Asai misses.
Asai clinches up with Sodergren and pushes him back against the cage.
Asai 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Asai stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sodergren tries a body shot but Asai blocks it.
Sodergren breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sodergren lands a nice leg kick that just misses Asai 's sensitive parts.
Sodergren looks to land a right hand but Asai moved out of range.
Asai lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Asai scores with a nice strike.
Sodergren throws a leg kick but Asai checks it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Asai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sodergren misses with the head strike.
Sodergren blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Asai obliges.
Asai landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sodergren is breathing heavily.
Asai tries to work over Sodergren's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stalling in the clinch from Asai .
Asai putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sodergren in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Asai .
Asai lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sodergren backwards.
Sodergren blocks a body shot from Asai .
Sodergren misses with a punch on the inside.
Sodergren struggles to land a body shot inside as Asai controls his hands.
Sodergren takes a shot to the head.
Asai crunches a lovely knee into Sodergren's ribcage.
Asai throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sodergrens head.
Asai utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Asai holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Asai has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sodergren seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Asai can turn it around.
Asai lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asai landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Asai lands a good knee to the midsection. Sodergren won't want to take too many of those.
Asai taking a breather.
Asai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Asai slows down the pace here.
The referee calls for Asai to work.
Sodergren blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Asai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Asai is stalling here.
Asai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Asai has a couple of punches blocked by Sodergren.
Asai missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sodergren takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sodergren tries to throw a body punch but Asai avoids it by throwing Sodergren back against the cage.
Asai utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Asai stalling against the cage.
Sodergren stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
I was talking to Sodergren's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Sodergren's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Asai on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A big left from Sodergren misses.
Asai connects with a leg kick. Sodergren looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sodergren goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Asai scores with a head kick. Sodergren tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A jab from Sodergren finds it's way through Asai 's defenses.
Asai throws a push kick but Sodergren slaps the foot to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sodergren misses with the body kick
and Asai counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sodergren takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A head kick misses from Asai .
Sodergren tried to score with a low kick but Asai checks it.
Sodergren throws a looping overhand right but Asai ducks down to avoid it.
Sodergren fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Asai manages to avoid it.
Sodergren staying out of range there.
Sodergren throws a quick counter kick to the body but Asai avoids it.
Sodergren throws a lazy body kick
and Asai counters with a stiff right hand.
Asai bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sodergren's head backwards.
Sodergren steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Asai .
Sodergren swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Asai connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sodergren is rocked!
A jab from Asai misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Sodergren misses its target.
Oh Sodergren is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sodergren works the jab nicely.
Sodergren seems to have got his legs back now.
Sodergren misses with a straight right.
Asai misses with a combination
letting Sodergren counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshihiro Asai dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sodergren throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sodergren checks a low kick from Asai .
Sodergren throwing a counter right hand but Asai manages to avoid it.
Sodergren does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Yoshihiro Asai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Asai moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Asai ducks under a wild hook from Sodergren.
Asai throws a sloppy head kick and Sodergren moves out of range easily.
Asai cracks Sodergren with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sodergren throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Asai misses with an uppercut.
Sodergren avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circling - Asai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sodergren looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sodergren lands with an overhand left.
Asai misses with a series of wild punches.
Sodergren throws an overhand right that lands on Asai 's shoulder, as Asai tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asai tests Sodergren's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sodergren loads up on a big right hand but Asai slips the punch.
Sodergren takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Asai cracks Sodergren with a right hand to the side of the head.
Asai throws a series of punches but Sodergren avoids them all with ease.
Asai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head kick misses from Asai .
Sodergren misses with a straight left.
Asai throws a jab when Sodergren was well out of range.
Asai misses with a right hand
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Sodergren counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Asai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Asai scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice defenses there by Sodergren.
A slow jab from Asai misses its intended target.
Sodergren throws an overhand right that lands on Asai 's shoulder, as Asai tries to avoid the shot.
A slow jab from Sodergren misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Asai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sodergren sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Asai keeps Sodergren at a distance using the push kick.
Asai throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sodergren looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Asai throws a jab when Sodergren was well out of range.
Asai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sodergren.
Asai looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Asai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sodergren waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Asai .
Sodergren tries to move into range but Asai moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sodergren keeps Asai at a distance using the push kick.
Sodergren misses with a body shot.
Sodergren drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Asai lands with a hook. Sodergren tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Asai avoids the body shot from Sodergren.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sodergren throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Asai misses with a low kick.
Sodergren misses with a straight right.
Sodergren goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sodergren throws a head kick but Asai moves out of range.
Sodergren misses with a right hand
and Asai counters with a one-two to the body.
Sodergren blocks a head kick by Asai .
Sodergren throws a poor cross that misses
and Asai counters with a good, hard body kick but Sodergren shrugs it off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sodergren throws a jab when Asai was well out of range.
Asai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sodergren.
Yoshihiro Asai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Asai punishes Sodergren's body with a nice straight punch.
Sodergren misses with a wild body shot.
Sodergren staying out of range there.
Asai connects with a leg kick. Sodergren looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Asai checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asai throws a jab when Sodergren was well out of range.
Sodergren takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sodergren misses with a straight left.
Asai scores with a nice strike.
A slow jab from Asai misses its intended target.
Asai misses with a series of wild punches.
Asai misses with a body kick.
Asai throws a sloppy head kick and Sodergren moves out of range easily.
Asai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sodergren swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Asai misses with a head kick.
Sodergren throws a leg kick but Asai sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Asai moves away from the strike by Sodergren.
Sodergren looks to land a body kick but Asai moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshihiro Asai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Asai closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Asai has Sodergren pushed against the cage.
Sodergren is trying to force a seperation but Asai has the dominant position.
Sodergren pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Asai misses with a double jab.
A big left from Asai misses.
Sodergren takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A head kick from Asai lands but Sodergren takes it in his stride.
Sodergren misses with a two punch combination.
Asai looks to land a right hand but Sodergren moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sodergren ducks under a wild hook from Asai .
Asai lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Asai looks to throw the jab but Sodergren is out of range.
Asai misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asai throws a leg kick which misses Sodergren's front leg but catches the back leg as Sodergren tries to avoid it.
A combination from Sodergren does no damage.
Asai throws a hook but Sodergren blocks it.
A big right from Sodergren misses.
Sodergren pivots, looking for a leg kick but Asai is out of range and Sodergren settles back down.
Asai throws out a counter right but Sodergren avoids it with no problem.
Asai tried to score with a low kick but Sodergren checks it.
Asai misses the shot to the body.
Sodergren fires out a quick counter leg kick but Asai just manages to avoid it.
Asai throws a lazy uppercut
and Sodergren counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Asai throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sodergren counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sodergren has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A big right from Sodergren misses.
Asai connects with a jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Asai crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sodergren - the referee stops the clock and Asai gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sodergren. Asai manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Asai avoids a kick to the body.
Basten Sodergren has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sodergren avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And Sodergren counters with a quick kick to the body but Asai blocks it.
Asai pushes Sodergren away with a front kick.
Sodergren looks to throw the jab but Asai is out of range.
Nice body kick from Sodergren.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sodergren walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sodergren tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Asai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Asai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sodergren manages to avoid it.
Sodergren throws the kick towards the body but Asai avoids it.
Asai swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Asai on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Asai throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sodergren on the side of the head.
Both fighters circling a little - Sodergren finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nice shot lands for Asai .
Asai tries a head kick but it misses.
Asai 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sodergren connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Asai scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Yoshihiro Asai has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asai on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A jab lands there for Sodergren.
Sodergren throws an overhand right that lands on Asai 's shoulder, as Asai tries to avoid the shot.
Sodergren lands a left and a right that send Asai crashing to the mat, dazed. Sodergren thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sodergren throws a leg kick which misses Asai 's front leg but catches the back leg as Asai tries to avoid it.
A big left from Sodergren misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Asai drives through and clinches with Sodergren against the cage.
Asai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sodergren avoids it.
Sodergren goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Asai unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sodergren lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Asai stalling against the cage.
Asai missing with knees to the body.
Sodergren wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sodergren is trying to break the clinch but Asai has him pressed against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Asai .
Yoshihiro Asai seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Asai stalling.
Asai scores with a shot to the side of Sodergren's head.
Sodergren tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sodergren manages to break the clinch.
Asai swats away the attempt to clinch by Sodergren.
Sodergren tries to land a leg kick but Asai saw it coming and moves away.
Asai misses with a straight left.
Yoshihiro Asai is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sodergren defending well as Asai loads up on a big left hand.
Asai scoring well with a low kick there.
Sodergren slips a straight right by Asai .
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Asai .
Some wild striking there from Asai .
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Yoshihiro Asai .
Well Asai 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yoshihiro Asai !
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Winston Churchill (ranked 285 p4p, 34 weight class) and Darren Lamb (ranked 395 p4p, 43 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Winston Churchill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darren Lamb!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Churchill tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Churchill lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lamb's sensitive parts.
Lamb needs to keep his hands up - Churchill had a free shot at his head there.
Lamb fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Churchill looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lamb works the jab nicely.
Lamb throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Churchill was covering up waiting for the punch and Lamb finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Lamb trying to control the position from guard on top but Churchill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Churchill is looking to stand up but Lamb isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamb makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Churchill is looking to stand up but Lamb isn't so interested in that idea.
Lamb slips nicely into half guard.
Lamb prevents Churchill from improving his position.
Lamb throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Churchill is trying to get back to full guard.
Lamb takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lamb slips a nice elbow through Churchill's hands, connecting with Churchill's forehead.
Churchill wants to get back to his feet.
Churchill slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamb wants to control from the top but Churchill keeps moving.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lamb tries to free his leg and advance position but Churchill is retaining full guard.
Lamb preventing the sweep.
Lamb connects with a couple of short punches.
Churchill wants to stand but Lamb is controlling the position.
Churchill kicks Lamb off and gets to his feet.
Lamb jabs at Churchill's body.
Churchill tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lamb manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lamb drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Churchill defends it well.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lamb.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab from Lamb.
Lamb lands a glancing blow to the side of Churchill's head.
Churchill throws a head kick that misses.
It seemed like Lamb was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lamb shoots in and drives through. Churchill sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamb keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Churchill thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lamb let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Churchill looks to score with a jab to the body but Lamb is just out of range.
Lamb looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Churchill has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Lamb is on him like a limpet, forcing Churchill back against the cage.
Churchill misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lamb jumps guard but Churchill turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Churchill lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lamb backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Churchill lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Churchill scores with a shot to the side of Lamb's head.
Lamb tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Churchill's elbow.
Churchill goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lamb pulls guard successfully.
Lamb tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Churchill pushing down on Lamb's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lamb looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Churchill moves nicely into side control.
Churchill working the ground and pound but Lamb is defending the strikes.
Lamb is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Churchill is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lamb has escaped the position, nice work there.
Lamb managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Churchill.
Lamb prevents Churchill from improving position.
Lamb is looking for a sweep.
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 Winston Churchill will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lamb misses with a body shot.
Churchill throws a sloppy head kick and Lamb moves out of range easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Lamb as he connects with a hook.
Lamb throws a wild body kick that Churchill sees coming a mile off.
Lamb throws a lazy uppercut
and Churchill counters with a nice uppercut.
Winston Churchill is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Churchill misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lamb counters with a nice uppercut.
Churchill throws out a loose jab but Lamb uses good head movement to avoid it.
Churchill takes one on the button.
Lamb scores with a nice head shot.
Nice shot by Lamb.
A jab from Churchill misses.
Churchill defending well as Lamb loads up on a big left hand.
Churchill takes a swing at Lamb's ribcage but misses.
Darren Lamb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Churchill slips a jab from Lamb.
Churchill wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lamb throws a body punch but Churchill moves out of range.
Lamb throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Churchill swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Churchill tries to clinch but Lamb moves out of range.
Churchill misses with a series of wild punches.
Lamb stuns Churchill with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lamb cracks the inside of Churchill's front leg.
Churchill walks into a straight right hand from Lamb.
Churchill moves in looking to clinch but Lamb pushes him off.
Churchill closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lamb lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Churchill lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Churchill goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lamb misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lamb stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hand to the body from Lamb.
Lamb throws a punch but it's blocked by Churchill.
Lamb misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Churchill misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Churchill swings wildly with an uppercut but Lamb uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Churchill swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Churchill.
Churchill's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lamb misses with some punches.
Churchill makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Churchill works on Lamb's body with a couple of short punches.
Churchill scores with a nice hook to the head.
Churchill tries to work over Lamb's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Churchill lands with a short shot to the head.
Churchill lands with a left to the head.
Lamb tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Churchill's elbow.
Lamb jumps guard.
Churchill trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lamb has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Churchill looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamb throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Churchill advances position into side control!
Lamb wants to control but Churchill postures up.
Lamb tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Churchill wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Churchill advances to full mount.
Lamb is looking to improve his position but Churchill isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamb wants to hold on but Churchill pushes him away.
Lamb is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lamb manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Lamb moves into full guard.
Lamb throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Darren Lamb will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Churchill gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lamb.
Lamb takes a swing at Churchill's ribcage but misses.
Lamb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Churchill on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Churchill ducks under a wild hook from Lamb.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lamb. Churchill does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch combination from Lamb misses.
Churchill connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lamb. Lamb circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lamb smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Churchill has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Churchill closes the distance and clinches.
I was talking to Churchill's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lamb lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Churchill or not.
Churchill lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Churchill lands an uppercut.
Churchill presses Lamb against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lamb lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lamb trying to control the position but instead, Churchill has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lamb into the cage.
Churchill prevents a body shot from Lamb.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Churchill.
Lamb lands a right hand.
Churchill tries a body shot but Lamb blocks it.
Churchill blocks an uppercut.
Churchill blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Churchill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lamb misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lamb working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Churchill lands with a short shot to the head.
Lamb lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lamb is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Churchill to keep the fight standing.
Lamb is trying to pull guard but Churchill has him pressed against the cage.
Lamb lands a right hand that snaps the head of Churchill backwards.
Lamb goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lamb lands a right hand.
Churchill lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Churchill as the two fighters clinch.
Churchill working aggressively here.
Churchill misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Churchill.
Lamb takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Churchill working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Churchill.
Lamb swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Winston Churchill has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice left hand lands by Churchill.
Lamb blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Churchill.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Churchill.
Lamb stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lamb lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lamb tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Churchill.
Lamb struggles to land a body shot inside as Churchill controls his hands.
Churchill lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Churchill on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lamb.
Churchill misses with some punches.
Churchill doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lamb lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Churchill scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Churchill struggles to land a body shot inside as Lamb controls his hands.
Churchill working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Lamb fails to land.
Churchill lands with a short shot to the head.
Churchill lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lamb backwards.
Lamb takes a shot to the head.
Churchill lands an uppercut.
Churchill tries to work over Lamb's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lamb misses with a hook from the clinch.
Churchill working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lamb blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lamb blocking some punches.
Churchill's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lamb.
A short left from Churchill.
Lamb lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short left from Churchill.
Churchill swings wildly with an uppercut but Lamb uses good head movement to avoid it.
Churchill blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamb tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Churchill lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Churchill can't find room to land a body shot as Lamb controls the action.
Lamb content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Churchill misses with a hook to the ribs.
Churchill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lamb softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lamb manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Lamb tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Churchill pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lamb is keeping the position for now.
Lamb trying to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lamb looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Churchill won't allow Lamb to sweep him here.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Winston Churchill.
I think Churchill has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Winston Churchill!
An out of breath Winston Churchill thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Darren Lamb stepped up to the mic, saying 'Baaaaaa... Baaaaaa... Baaaaa... Shit, someone backstage put acid in my drink. I thought I was a lamb.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Crushman (ranked 192 p4p, 10 weight class) and Thorbjorn Heimendahl (ranked 398 p4p, 16 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Crushman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thorbjorn Heimendahl!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crushman avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Crushman misses with a wild body shot.
We've been hearing reports that Crushman has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Heimendahl throws an overhand right that lands on Crushman's shoulder, as Crushman tries to avoid the shot.
Crushman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Heimendahl is looking to clinch.
Crushman's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Crushman duly obliges.
Heimendahl looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Heimendahl looks to land a left hand but Crushman moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Heimendahl darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Daniel Crushman has been cut.
Heimendahl throws a predictable looking body shot
and Crushman counters with a nice uppercut.
Heimendahl throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Crushman misses with a two punch combination.
Heimendahl doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Crushman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heimendahl was well out of range. Poor timing from Crushman.
Heimendahl checks a low kick from Crushman.
Heimendahl appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crushman throws a big shot that misses.
Heimendahl moves into the clinch successfully.
Crushman prevents a body shot from Heimendahl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heimendahl pushes Crushman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Heimendahl blocks a body shot from Crushman.
Nice elbow from Heimendahl.
Crushman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Heimendahl backwards.
Crushman misses with a body punch.
Crushman manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Crushman struggles to land a body shot inside as Heimendahl controls his hands.
Crushman takes an elbow to the forehead.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crushman.
Heimendahl throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A body shot lands from Heimendahl.
Crushman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Heimendahl fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Crushman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Daniel Crushman's cut is getting worse.
Crushman takes a swing at Heimendahl's ribcage but misses.
Heimendahl works Crushman's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crushman gets tackled into the cage by Heimendahl. Heimendahl maintains the clinch.
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!
Crushman goes for a takedown in the clinch but Heimendahl prevents it.
Heimendahl has a couple of punches blocked by Crushman.
Nice elbow from Heimendahl.
Crushman prevents a body shot from Heimendahl.
A right hook to the body lands for Crushman.
Heimendahl throws an elbow that misses.
Crushman is working for takedown but Heimendahl is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Crushman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Heimendahl misses with the head strike.
Crushman manages to break the clinch.
Jab, jab by Heimendahl - just one landing.
Crushman fakes the leg kick and cracks Heimendahl in the body.
Thorbjorn Heimendahl is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crushman shoots for a takedown but Heimendahl saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Heimendahl on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Crushman. Crushman obviously looking to wear him down.
Heimendahl throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Heimendahl's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Crushman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Heimendahl scrambles back to his feet.
Crushman has closed the distance and engaged Heimendahl in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crushman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Daniel Crushman's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Crushman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crushman misses with a punch on the inside.
Heimendahl gets through Crushman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Heimendahl lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Crushman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Heimendahl backwards.
Crushman misses with a body punch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Heimendahl just misses with a elbow thrown towards Crushman's brow.
Heimendahl tries to work over Crushman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Heimendahl blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Crushman fails to land.
Heimendahl lands an elbow inside.
Jeez, Daniel Crushman's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Daniel Crushman's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Thorbjorn Heimendahl!
An out of breath Thorbjorn Heimendahl thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Boyka (ranked 182 p4p, 26 weight class) and Hector Verama (ranked 113 p4p, 13 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Boyka might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Three 6 Mafia - Its A Fight lyrics . Verama is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Swing It Away. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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207 lbs
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yuri Boyka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hector Verama!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Boyka.
Verama steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Verama misses.
Verama scores with a push kick.
Boyka throws an overhand right that lands on Verama's shoulder, as Verama tries to avoid the shot.
Boyka throws a body shot but no joy.
Verama 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.
Verama thows a body kick. Boyka tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Boyka steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Verama. That one must have hurt.
Verama misses with a body kick.
Verama clobbers Boyka with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Boyka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Verama throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Boyka on the side of the head.
Verama uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boyka.
Boyka misses the shot to the body.
Verama flicks out a counter leg kick but Boyka steps away.
Verama is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Verama cracks Boyka with an open hand slap.
Boyka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Verama moves away.
Verama has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Boyka finds it's way round the side to connect with Verama's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verama misses with a body kick.
Boyka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boyka throws out a loose jab but Verama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Verama looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Verama throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Boyka.
Verama scores with a leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Verama.
Verama punishes Boyka's body with a nice straight punch.
Boyka misses with a hook.
Boyka on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Boyka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Verama manages to avoid it.
Verama lands an overhand right.
It looks like Yuri Boyka has been cut.
Boyka's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Verama connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Boyka scrambles back to his feet.
Verama smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
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!
Boyka walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Verama drops Boyka with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Boyka looks back up at him and smiles so Verama waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Boyka is rocked!
Boyka misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verama ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Verama appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Verama steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boyka.
Verama tries a quick counter leg kick but Boyka is wise to it.
Verama misses with a body kick.
Boyka appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A slow jab from Boyka misses its intended target.
Boyka on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Verama. Verama obviously looking to wear him down.
Boyka dodges the punch combination from Verama.
Verama slips under a jab from Boyka.
Verama only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Verama is looking to chop away at Boyka's legs.
Verama misses with a looping right.
Verama is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Boyka had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Verama jabs at Boyka's body.
Verama looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Boyka misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Boyka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Verama lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verama smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Boyka misses with an uppercut
and Verama counters with a nice body shot.
Verama scores with a jab to the jaw.
Verama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Verama jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
No joy there for Boyka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Verama's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Boyka connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Verama scrambles back to his feet.
Verama fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Boyka looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Verama pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boyka sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Boyka moves out of range of the body kick.
Boyka throws a lazy uppercut
letting Verama counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boyka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Verama throws out the jab.
Verama looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Verama throws a sloppy head kick and Boyka moves out of range easily.
Boyka feinted with a counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verama blocks a jab.
Boyka throws a hook to the side of Verama's head but Verama sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Verama throws a right and a left that Boyka avoids nicely.
Boyka lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Some wild striking there from Boyka.
Boyka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Verama only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Verama showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boyka.
Verama throws a leg kick which misses Boyka's front leg but catches the back leg as Boyka tries to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A swing and a miss from Boyka.
Boyka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Decent striking displayed by Verama there.
Boyka clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Verama dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yuri Boyka's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Boyka moves to clinch but Verama breaks away
and Verama counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Boyka connects with a jab.
Verama tries to land a front kick but Boyka steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Boyka feinted with a counter takedown.
Verama fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Boyka.
Boyka uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Boyka throws a nice looking combination but Verama bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Verama appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Boyka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boyka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Boyka might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Verama throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Boyka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Verama.
Verama doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boyka steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Verama. That one must have hurt.
Verama pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Verama lands with a cross.
Boyka rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Verama counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Verama tests Boyka's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyka takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hector Verama seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boyka takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Verama looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Boyka throws an off balance right hand
enabling Verama to counter with a crisp jab.
Boyka looks to land a body kick but Verama moved away.
Boyka will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Boyka takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Verama swinging wildly here.
Verama blocks a head kick by Boyka.
Boyka tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Verama counters with a left to the body.
That kick from Verama tenderised Boyka's leg. Boyka is trying to keep his angry face on.
Verama paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Verama slips a jab and a cross from Boyka.
Verama let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Verama delivers a nice body kick.
Boyka looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Verama digs a good hook to Boyka's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boyka misses with a body shot
and Verama counters with a stiff right hand.
Verama swats away the attempt to clinch by Boyka.
Verama thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Boyka if he has to take too many more of those.
Verama lands with a right hand.
Verama connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Boyka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Verama thuds his right hand into Boyka's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Verama misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boyka throws a jab when Verama was well out of range.
Boyka misses with an uppercut
and Verama counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyka tries a head kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Verama.
Boyka blocks a head kick by Verama.
Verama lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A swing and a miss from Boyka.
Boyka paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Verama lands with an overhand left.
Boyka drops his hands momentarily and Verama takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A left lands for Verama.
Oh Boyka is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Verama throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Boyka counters with a straight right hand.
Boyka seems to have got his legs back now.
Boyka throws a push kick but Verama slaps the foot to one side.
Verama looks to score with a jab to the body but Boyka is just out of range.
Boyka swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Boyka slips under a jab from Verama.
Boyka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Verama connects with a body shot that sends Boyka's belly button to the back.
Boyka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Verama.
Verama throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Boyka takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Verama smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Boyka walks into a left hand.
Boyka missing with a left hand there. Verama was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Verama looks to score with a jab to the body but Boyka is just out of range.
Boyka looks to land a right hand but Verama moved out of range.
Verama connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Boyka momentarily.
The fighters circling - Boyka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Verama looks to score with a jab to the body but Boyka is just out of range.
Boyka checks a leg kick nicely.
Verama scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Boyka doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Verama showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yuri Boyka's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Boyka moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Verama pushes Boyka away with a front kick.
Verama ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Boyka moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Boyka drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Verama throws a front kick that sends Boyka stumbling back into the cage.
Boyka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Verama lands a jab to the nose.
Boyka throws a shot from downtown. Verama moves away and avoids it.
Verama uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boyka.
Boyka is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Verama swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Verama scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyka steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Verama. That one must have hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Verama clobbers Boyka with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Verama lands a head shot.
Boyka connects with a body shot.
Boyka lands a really nice looking cross but Verama seems unphased.
Verama tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boyka was well out of range. Poor timing from Verama.
Verama throws an overhand right that drops Boyka like a sack of potatoes! Verama dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hector Verama!
Hector Verama 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Orpheus Boagrius (ranked 100 p4p, 3 weight class) and HL Mencken (ranked 80 p4p, 5 weight class). Boagrius comes to the cage accompanied by Akkadian Empire . Mencken has chosen Circle Jerks - Question Authority as his entrance music. HL Mencken told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Orpheus Boagrius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, HL Mencken!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Mencken.
Mencken swings for the body but Boagrius moves out of range.
Mencken feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Boagriuss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Boagrius has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Boagrius moves into the clinch.
Boagrius can't find room to land a body shot as Mencken controls the action.
Boagrius softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mencken fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mencken misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mencken misses with a punch to the body.
Mencken tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boagrius's elbow.
Boagrius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boagrius lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mencken backwards.
Boagrius misses with a body punch.
Mencken lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mencken struggles to land a body shot inside as Boagrius controls his hands.
Boagrius tries to throw a body punch but Mencken avoids it by throwing Boagrius back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Boagrius.
We've been informed that Mencken 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.
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!
Mencken lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Boagrius creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Boagrius makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mencken can't find room to land a body shot as Boagrius controls the action.
Boagrius lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boagrius prevents a body shot from Mencken.
Boagrius scores with a shot to the side of Mencken's head.
It looks like HL Mencken has been cut.
Boagrius misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boagrius swings wildly with an uppercut but Mencken uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boagrius blocks a body shot from Mencken.
Mencken tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mencken blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mencken blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Boagrius.
A head punch on the inside from Mencken fails to land.
Boagrius swings wildly with an uppercut but Mencken uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mencken gets through Boagrius's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Boagrius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boagrius swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boagrius misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mencken tries to work over Boagrius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boagrius.
Boagrius swings wildly with an uppercut but Mencken uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Mencken scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mencken tries to work over Boagrius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boagrius tries to throw a body punch but Mencken avoids it by throwing Boagrius back against the cage.
Mencken can't find room to land a body shot as Boagrius controls the action.
Boagrius lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mencken doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boagrius tries a body shot but Mencken blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Boagrius fails to land.
A left hand lands to the body for Boagrius.
Mencken blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boagrius lands a nice shot to the body.
Boagrius softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mencken works on Boagrius's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Boagrius.
Boagrius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Mencken.
Boagrius misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boagrius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boagrius throws a head punch that misses.
Mencken fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boagrius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mencken creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mencken.
Mencken misses with a punch to the body.
Boagrius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mencken lands a right hand.
Boagrius blocks a body shot from Mencken.
A shot in the inside from Mencken.
Boagrius misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mencken swings wildly with an uppercut but Boagrius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boagrius lands a shoulder strike.
Mencken lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mencken working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mencken lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Boagrius scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mencken tries to work over Boagrius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boagrius scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mencken misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mencken swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mencken blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boagrius lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mencken backwards.
Boagrius tries a body shot but Mencken blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mencken swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boagrius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Mencken.
Boagrius misses with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Mencken.
Boagrius misses with some punches.
Mencken makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Boagrius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boagrius blocks a body shot from Mencken.
Boagrius tries to throw a body punch but Mencken avoids it by throwing Boagrius back against the cage.
Boagrius prevents a body shot from Mencken.
Boagrius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mencken struggles to land a body shot inside as Boagrius controls his hands.
Boagrius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mencken misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mencken misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mencken misses with a body punch.
Mencken lands a hook that snaps the head of Boagrius backwards.
Boagrius misses with the head strike.
Boagrius has a couple of punches blocked by Mencken.
Boagrius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mencken's elbow.
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 Orpheus Boagrius will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on HL Mencken's cut.
That's time! Boagrius's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mencken swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boagrius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mencken was well out of range. Poor timing from Boagrius.
Boagrius scores with a leg kick.
Mencken darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Boagrius throws a hook to the side of Mencken's head but Mencken sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mencken doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A big right from Boagrius misses.
Mencken appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mencken lands a leg kick that knocks Boagrius off balance momentarily.
Boagrius throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mencken dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mencken slips under a jab.
A little jabbing left from Mencken on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mencken jabs Boagrius to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mencken throws a hook but Boagrius avoids it easily.
It looked like Boagrius wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boagrius throws a hook but Mencken blocks it.
Mencken scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Boagrius doesn't seem bothered though.
Mencken looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Boagrius takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mencken throws a right hand that misses
letting Boagrius counter with a right hand.
Mencken throws a leg kick that misses.
Boagrius takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Boagrius throws a lazy body kick
and Mencken counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mencken throws a shot from downtown. Boagrius moves away and avoids it.
Mencken scores with a kick to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mencken digs a good body shot into Boagrius's ribs.
Mencken is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Boagrius rather than just go for the knockout.
Mencken lands a body shot.
HL Mencken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boagrius on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boagrius takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good exchange - Boagrius coming out on top.
Boagrius throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mencken scores with a nice head shot.
Boagrius takes a swing at Mencken's ribcage but misses.
Mencken comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
HL Mencken seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mencken.
Good leg kick by Mencken there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Boagrius takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mencken.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Mencken lands an impressive looking overhand right. Boagrius doesn't seem phased though.
Mencken just misses with a punch to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mencken.
Mencken jabs at Boagrius's body.
Mencken avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mencken swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Boagrius counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mencken.
Mencken is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boagrius.
Mencken keeps Boagrius at a distance using the push kick.
Mencken comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mencken lands a really nice looking cross but Boagrius seems unphased.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mencken throws a head kick that misses.
Boagrius thinks about countering with a body kick.
Mencken paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloppy strikes from Mencken. Those never looked like landing.
Mencken lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mencken scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Boagrius needs to keep his hands up - Mencken had a free shot at his head there.
Mencken will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mencken misses with a hook.
Boagrius takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Boagrius is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mencken just misses with a punch to the body.
Boagrius appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mencken misses with a body shot
enabling Boagrius to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
HL Mencken showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on HL Mencken's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Mencken scores with a nice strike.
Mencken lands with a right hand.
Boagrius is rocked!
and Mencken counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Boagrius! He's just covering up as Mencken starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). HL Mencken!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, HL Mencken made sure he mentioned IniTech Nutrition , along with how happy he was to win his fight.
Orpheus Boagrius spoke after the fight, saying 'No excuses, faced a dangerous opponent and somehow I lost even thou I prepared like crazy for this fight. Congratz to Roy. Don't sleep on it cause I'm going to come back for my belt.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerbert Bryant (ranked 3 p4p, 1 weight class) and Bubba Gumption (ranked 26 p4p, 2 weight class). Bryant comes to the cage accompanied by I just wanna. Gerbert Bryant has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerbert Bryant!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bubba Gumption!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryant fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bryant has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Xtreme MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Nice uppercut lands for Gumption. That snapped Bryant's head back.
We've been informed that Gumption 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.
Bryant uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gumption.
Gumption lands a nice looking body shot.
Gumption fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bryant on the side of the head.
Gumption cracks a nice hook into Bryant's ribs.
Bryant takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gumption ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bryant moves away.
Gumption ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bryant moves away.
Bryant is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Gumption works Bryant's body with a nice hook.
Bryant takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bryant takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gumption throws a head kick but Bryant moves out of range.
Bryant avoids the body shot from Gumption.
Gumption throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A swing and a miss from Bryant.
Gumption takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gumption. Bryant does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bryant throws a hook but Gumption blocks it.
Bubba Gumption is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bryant cracks Gumption with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Gumption.
An attempted straight right counter from Bryant misses the target.
Gumption connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gumption on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gumption fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gumption swings widly with a right hand
and Bryant counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gumption taking some punishment here, with Bryant in his half guard.
Gumption is trying to stand.
Gumption trying to hold on to Bryant's head to control him but Bryant postures up.
Bryant has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gumption's head.
Bryant thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gumption's head.
Bryant throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Gumption to regain full guard.
Bryant throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gumption works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bryant loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bryant accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gumption is looking to stand up but Bryant isn't so interested in that idea.
Bryant throwing strikes from guard but Gumption blocks nicely.
Gumption is controlling Bryant's posture.
Gumption controls Bryant momentarily but Bryant frees himself.
Bryant working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gumption preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gumption is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Gumption trying to keep a closed guard but Bryant is proving a slippery customer.
Bryant is looking to work some ground and pound but Gumption has wrist control.
Gumption avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bryant preventing the sweep.
Bryant is working Gumption over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gumption is pulling down on Bryant's head to control his posture.
Bryant won't allow Gumption to get back to his feet.
Gumption is pulling down on Bryant's head to control his posture.
Gumption wants to stand but Bryant is controlling the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Bryant landing with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gumption's head.
Gumption has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Bryant with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bryant won't allow Gumption to get back to his feet.
Bryant being controlled here momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bryant working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bryant chips away with some ground and pound.
Bryant landing some decent shots from guard.
Bryant is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bubba Gumption will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gumption jabs at Bryant's body.
Gumption steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bryant.
Gumption throws the kick towards the body but Bryant avoids it.
Bryant swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gumption! But no joy.
Bryant misses with a hook.
Gumption comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gumption takes a swing at Bryant's ribcage but misses.
Bryant getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bryant tries to clinch up but Gumption circles away and keeps his distance.
Gumption steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Bubba Gumption seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gumption looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gumption lands a jab.
Gumption throws a body punch but Bryant moves out of range.
Bryant swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bryant misses with an uppercut. Gumption saw that one coming.
Gumption lands with a straight right. Bryant didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gumption throws a sloppy body shot
and Bryant cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bryant tries to move into range but Gumption moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gumption misses with a looping right.
Gumption misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bryant.
Gumption throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bryant sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gumption rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bryant moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bryant misses with a wild body shot.
Gumption throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gumption defending well as Bryant loads up on a big left hand.
Bryant keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gumption.
Bryant swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gumption misses with a hook.
Bryant is looking to counter punch.
Gumption looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bryant swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gumption moves away from the strike by Bryant.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant lands a nice hook to Gumption's body. Gumption takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gumption.
Nice uppercut lands for Bryant. That snapped Gumption's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bryant lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bryant misses the shot to the body.
Bryant takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gumption keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bryant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bryant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gumption manages to avoid it.
Bryant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bubba Gumption seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bryant looks to score with a jab to the body but Gumption is just out of range.
Bryant gets a takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant lands with a punch from half guard.
Bryant trying to mount his opponent but Gumption defends it.
Gumption wants to get back to his feet.
Bryant slips a nice elbow through Gumption's hands, connecting with Gumption's forehead.
Gumption on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bryant lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gumption wants to get back to his feet.
Gumption manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Gumption paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gumption.
It looks like Gerbert Bryant has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant lands with a good body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gumption gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bryant counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bryant.
Bryant prevents Gumption from getting back to his feet.
Bryant postures up.
Bryant lands a couple of elbows.
Gumption wants to sweep here but Bryant controlling him for the moment.
Gumption is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gumption avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gumption has momentary wrist control but Bryant slips an elbow through the middle.
Bryant throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bryant connects with a couple of short punches.
Bryant working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gumption wants to stand up but Bryant is controlling him.
Bryant trying to control the position from guard on top but Gumption is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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 Gerbert Bryant will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gerbert Bryant's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bryant gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bryant uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gumption.
Bryant misses with a jab to the body
enabling Gumption to counter with a crisp jab.
Gumption looks for the body kick but Bryant saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Bryant misses the target.
Gumption listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A lazy left from Gumption finds it's target.
Bryant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bryant is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Gumption misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gumption misses with a leg kick.
Gumption throws a lazy uppercut
and Bryant counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gumption thinking.
Gumption tries to land a leg kick but Bryant saw it coming and moves away.
Bryant looking to score a takedown here. Gumption is defending well but Bryant drives through and ends up in Gumption's guard.
Gumption uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gumption just misses with a punch to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bryant.
Bryant waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gumption.
Gumption throws a fast counter high kick but Bryant manages to duck under it in time.
Gumption takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bryant avoids the body shot from Gumption.
Gumption moves forwards but Bryant connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gumption bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bryant's head backwards.
A slow jab from Bryant misses its intended target.
Gumption pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bryant is out of range and Gumption settles back down.
Bryant connects with a jab.
Donk. Gumption catches Bryant right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Gumption.
Gumption misses with a looping left.
Gumption fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bryant has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gumption avoids the body shot from Bryant.
Gumption throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bryant on the side of the head.
Gumption throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bryant on the side of the head.
Bryant just misses with a punch to the body.
Gumption uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bryant.
Bryant throws out a loose jab but Gumption uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bryant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gumption manages to avoid it.
Gumption feints a counter leg kick.
Bryant just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Gumption on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bryant on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Gumption on his heels. He'll look to pass Gumption's guard now, I'm sure.
Gumption is looking to stand up but Bryant isn't so interested in that idea.
Gumption looking for a sweep. Not yet Gumption, not yet.
Gerbert Bryant overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bryant advances to half guard.
Gumption on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gumption keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gumption pushes Bryant off and gets back to his feet.
Gumption lands with an uppercut that bounces Bryant off the cage and back into range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gumption.
Bryant has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gumption.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bryant misses with an uppercut
and Gumption counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A big right from Gumption misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gumption throws a big shot that misses.
A quick step to the side and Bryant tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bryant throws a lazy right hand but Gumption sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gumption thumps Bryant with a low kick.
Bryant slips a straight right by Gumption.
Gumption throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gumption lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bryant's sensitive parts.
Bryant throws out a loose jab but Gumption uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gumption swings widly with a right hand
and Bryant counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gumption misses with a looping left.
Gumption attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gumption blocks a jab.
Gumption is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bryant with a body shot.
Bryant throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gumption throws a one two combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba Gumption really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gerbert Bryant's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Gumption comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A big left from Bryant misses.
Gumption finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bryant throws a hook to the side of Gumption's head but Gumption sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bryant misses with a looping right.
Bryant moves out of range of the body kick from Gumption.
Gumption fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bryant looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gumption defending well as Bryant loads up on a big left hand.
Gumption lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gumption looks to land a left hand but Bryant moved out of range nicely.
Gumption slips a jab from Bryant.
Bryant scores with a hook.
Gumption misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gumption comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gumption gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bryant.
Bryant bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bryant moves out of range as Gumption strikes.
A jab from Bryant misses.
Bryant takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bryant displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gumption throws out the jab.
It looked like Bryant wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gumption throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gumption misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like Bryant wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gumption waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bryant.
Gumption throws a head kick that misses.
Gumption scores with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gumption throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gumption throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bryant counters with a nice uppercut.
Gumption darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
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!
Bryant moves out of range as Gumption strikes.
Gumption takes a swing at Bryant's ribcage but misses.
Bryant swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gumption ducks right into an uppercut from Bryant.
Bryant misses with a looping right.
Gumption lands a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Gumption misses the target.
Gumption throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bryant.
Bryant feinted with a counter takedown.
Bryant scores with the left hand. Gumption knows he should have avoided that one.
Gumption misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gumption was well out of range. Poor timing from Bryant.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gumption.
Gumption missing with a left hand there. Bryant was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gumption tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bryant was well out of range. Poor timing from Gumption.
Gumption has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gumption there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gumption just misses with a punch to the body.
Gumption lands a nice shot to the body.
Bryant throws a big shot that misses.
Gumption pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gumption steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bryant.
Gumption now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gumption swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bryant moves out of range as Gumption throws a body kick.
Bryant ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gumption turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Bryant.
Gumption misses with a body shot.
Gumption rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bryant counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gumption misses with a looping left.
Bryant just misses with a punch to the body.
Bryant lands with a nice body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bryant takes a swing at Gumption's ribcage but misses.
Gumption misses with an uppercut. Bryant saw that one coming.
Gumption tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bryant was well out of range. Poor timing from Gumption.
A jab from Gumption finds it's way through Bryant's defenses.
Gumption just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba Gumption dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Gerbert Bryant's cut.
That's time! Bryant's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Gumption misses with a hook.
Bryant on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gumption throws a leg kick
and Bryant counters with a straight right hand.
A big right from Bryant misses.
Gumption scores with a one two! Bryant had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bryant takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gumption tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bryant is able to avoid easily.
Gumption wants to land a leg kick but Bryant is out of range.
Gumption misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Gumption misses.
Bryant swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gumption misses with a head kick.
Bryant throws a body punch but Gumption moves out of range.
Gumption throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Bryant on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bryant is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bryant just misses with a punch to the body.
Gumption attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gumption scores with the left hand. Bryant knows he should have avoided that one.
Bryant uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gumption.
Gumption looks to land a left hand but Bryant moved out of range nicely.
Bryant looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bryant looks to score with a jab to the body but Gumption is just out of range.
Gumption throws a leg kick but Bryant checks it.
Bryant throws a hook but Gumption blocks it.
Gumption avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gumption bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Gumption throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gumption wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gumption misses with a shot to the body
and Bryant counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bryant checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice defenses there by Bryant.
Bryant was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bryant lands a nice shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Gumption 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gumption lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bryant circles away quickly and effectively.
Gumption fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bryant displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gumption throws out the jab.
Gumption throws a hook but Bryant avoids it easily.
Bryant throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bryant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gumption manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant misses with a looping right.
Gumption keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bryant throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gumption looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gumption looks to land a body kick but Bryant moved away.
A quick step to the side and Bryant tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gerbert Bryant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gumption misses with the combination.
A jab from Bryant misses.
A head kick misses from Gumption.
Gumption misses with a low kick.
A slow jab from Bryant misses its intended target.
Gumption throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bryant.
Bryant walks into a left hand.
Bubba Gumption is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant just misses with a punch to the body.
Gumption lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bryant, as that shot connected.
Nice body kick from Gumption.
Bryant takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gumption turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bryant uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gumption.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gumption scores with a jab.
A big left from Bryant misses.
Gumption ducks under a wild hook from Bryant.
Gumption ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bryant throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gumption doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bubba Gumption comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gumption has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 46:49
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 45:50
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bubba Gumption!
Bubba Gumption is the new super heavyweight champion!
Bubba Gumption gave a mention to ON TAP 160Q Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
Gerbert Bryant was interviewed post fight and said 'The Gerbert takes, but the Gerbert also gives'.
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