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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sebastiaan Rutten (ranked 960 p4p, 29 weight class) and Matt Hunt (ranked 1033 p4p, 29 weight class). Matt Hunt will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
28 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sebastiaan Rutten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutten bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hunt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rutten.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hunt.
Hunt swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rutten connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Matt Hunt has been cut.
Rutten takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rutten is looking to counter with a body kick.
Hunt misses with a body kick.
It appears Rutten was looking to counter with a kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rutten is looking to counter punch.
Hunt throws out a loose jab but Rutten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rutten thinks about countering with a head kick.
Rutten slips a jab from Hunt.
Rutten is looking to counter with head kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rutten.
Nice defenses there by Rutten.
Rutten quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Hunt tests Rutten's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hunt.
Hunt sends Rutten crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Hunt is motioning to the referee to let Rutten up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Rutten is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt weaves into range and cracks Rutten right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Rutten goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Hunt is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Matt Hunt!
After winning the bout, Matt Hunt thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jefferson Murillo (ranked 938 p4p, 141 weight class) and Will Genia (ranked 620 p4p, 90 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Jefferson Murillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Will Genia!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murillo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Murillo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Genia.
A combination from Genia does no damage.
Genia throws a nice looking combination but Murillo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Murillo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Genia moves away.
Genia is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Murillo missing with a left hand there. Genia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murillo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Genia avoids the body shot from Murillo.
Murillo blocks a jab.
Genia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murillo throws out the jab.
Murillo scores with a body shot.
Genia throws a body shot but no joy.
Murillo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A head kick misses from Murillo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murillo takes a swing at Genia's ribcage but misses.
Genia throws a body punch but Murillo moves out of range.
Murillo is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murillo misses the jab.
Murillo sets himself, and Genia steps forward looking for the clinch! Murillo avoids it this time.
Murillo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Genia.
Murillo misses the shot to the body.
Murillo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Genia throws a hook to the side of Murillo's head but Murillo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Genia moves out of range as Murillo throws a body kick.
Genia drives through and clinches with Murillo against the cage.
Murillo wants to break free but Genia has control.
Murillo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Genia backwards.
Genia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Genia swings wildly with an uppercut but Murillo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murillo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Murillo misses with an uppercut. Genia saw that one coming.
Genia tries to counter by closing the distance.
Genia tries to clinch but Murillo moves out of range.
Genia tries to clinch up.
Genia jabs Murillo right on the nose. Murillo blinks but takes it well.
Genia has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Genia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Genia misses with a body punch.
Murillo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Genia misses with the head strike.
Murillo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murillo lands a body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murillo.
Genia has a couple of punches blocked by Murillo.
Murillo takes a shot to the head.
Murillo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murillo lands with a light punch inside.
Murillo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murillo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Genia.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Genia as Murillo tries to tie him up.
Genia has a couple of punches blocked by Murillo.
Genia has a couple of punches blocked by Murillo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murillo lands with a right to the head.
Murillo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murillo scores with a shoulder strike.
Genia can't find room to land a body shot as Murillo controls the action.
Genia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Genia can't find room to land a body shot as Murillo controls the action.
Murillo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murillo lands a nice shot to the body.
Murillo blocking some punches.
Genia tries to work over Murillo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murillo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Genia's elbow.
Murillo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Murillo lands a body punch.
Genia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Genia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
I was talking to Murillo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Murillo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Genia backwards.
Murillo misses with a punch to the body.
Murillo stalling against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murillo prevents a body shot from Genia.
Murillo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Genia tries a body shot but Murillo blocks it.
Murillo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Genia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murillo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murillo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Genia misses with an uppercut.
Murillo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Genia moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Genia throws a body shot but no joy.
Genia closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Genia prevents a body shot from Murillo.
Genia misses with some punches.
Genia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murillo can't find room to land a body shot as Genia controls the action.
Genia can't find room to land a body shot as Murillo controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jefferson Murillo will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Genia comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Murillo throws an overhand right that lands on Genia's shoulder, as Genia tries to avoid the shot.
Genia tries to clinch there but Murillo circles away.
Murillo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Genia closes the distance and pushes Murillo back into the cage.
Genia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Genia swings wildly with an uppercut but Murillo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murillo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Genia prevents Murillo from breaking the clinch.
Murillo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Genia lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Murillo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murillo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Murillo delivers a nice body kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Genia tests Murillo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Genia tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Genia throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Murillo on the side of the head.
Murillo connects with a body shot that sends Genia's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Murillo misses.
Genia doesn't manage to clinch there - Murillo circles away.
Genia on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Murillo swats away the attempt to clinch by Genia.
Murillo throws a jab when Genia was well out of range.
Murillo is looking to wear down Genia with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Genia jabs at Murillo's body.
A swing and a miss from Genia.
The fight stays on the outside here - Genia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Murillo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Murillo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Genia pushes Murillo up against the cage in a clinch.
Genia has a couple of punches blocked by Murillo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murillo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Genia's elbow.
A short left from Murillo.
Genia lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murillo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Murillo lands with a right to the head.
Genia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Genia fails to land.
Murillo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Genia.
Genia prevents a body shot from Murillo.
Murillo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murillo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Genia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murillo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Murillo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Murillo looks to throw the jab but Genia is out of range.
Genia steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Murillo.
Genia moves out of range of the body kick.
Genia fails in his attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Genia misses the target.
Murillo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Genia connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Genia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murillo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Genia moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Murillo scores with a nice strike.
Genia is rocked!
Murillo slips a jab and a cross from Genia.
Genia is still on wobbly legs! Can Murillo finish him?
Genia tries to clinch up
and Murillo counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murillo. Genia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Genia tries to counter by closing the distance.
Genia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murillo.
Genia seems to have recovered his senses.
Genia checks a leg kick nicely.
Murillo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murillo avoids the body shot from Genia.
Genia throws a hook but Murillo avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Genia moves into 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!
Genia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Murillos head.
A nice left hand lands by Murillo.
Genia swings wildly with an uppercut but Murillo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murillo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Genia has Murillo pressed against the cage, preventing Murillo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Will Genia seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Murillo has Genia pushed against the cage.
Murillo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Genia misses with a punch to the body.
Murillo tries to throw a body punch but Genia avoids it by throwing Murillo back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Murillo fails to land.
Genia misses with the head strike.
Murillo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short body shot lands from Murillo as the two fighters clinch.
Murillo prevents a body shot from Genia.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jefferson Murillo dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Genia throws an overhand right that lands on Murillo's shoulder, as Murillo tries to avoid the shot.
Genia tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Murillo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Murillo feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Genia is looking to clinch but Murillo is avoiding it.
Genia blocks the body kick.
Murillo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Genia scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jefferson Murillo is winning the standup battle so far.
Genia shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice defenses there by Genia.
Genia steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Murillo.
Murillo scores with a nice strike.
Genia lands with a straight right. Murillo didn't see that one coming.
Genia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murillo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Genia walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Genia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murillo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Genia tries to clinch there but Murillo circles away.
Genia is looking to clinch but Murillo is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Genia takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Murillo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Genia under the eye.
Murillo lands the left hand.
Genia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murillo tried to score with a low kick but Genia checks it.
Genia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murillo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Genia closes the distance and clinches.
Genia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Genia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murillo tries to break free but Genia pushes him back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Murillo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murillo working aggressively here.
Murillo blocks an uppercut.
Genia misses with a body punch.
Murillo pushes Genia back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Will Genia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jefferson Murillo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Genia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Genia can't find room to land a body shot as Murillo controls the action.
Genia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murillo prevents a body shot from Genia.
Genia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murillo tries to work over Genia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Genia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murillo misses with a hook to the ribs.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Murillo presses Genia against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Genia misses with a body punch.
Genia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murillo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Genia lands a body punch.
Genia throws a head punch that misses.
Genia swings wildly with an uppercut but Murillo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murillo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Genia misses the jab.
Murillo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Genia chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Murillo can pounce on him.
Murillo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Genia's head.
Genia doesn't manage to clinch there - Murillo circles away.
Murillo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Genia.
Will Genia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murillo cracks Genia with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Genia throws a big shot that misses.
Genia wants to clinch but Murillo slips to the side
letting Murillo counter with a right hand.
Genia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murillo stuffs the takedown attempt from Genia. Genia gets slowly back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Genia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Murillo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Genia tries to clinch up but Murillo circles away and keeps his distance.
Genia misses the jab.
Murillo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murillo with a hook.
Murillo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Murillo.
Genia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Genia misses.
Murillo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A slapping leg kick lands for Murillo.
Murillo avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jefferson Murillo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Murillo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jefferson Murillo!
After winning the bout, Jefferson Murillo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trey Brown (ranked 589 p4p, 88 weight class) and Dao Sonnen (ranked 775 p4p, 112 weight class). Sonnen has chosen Sure to be sure as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trey Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dao Sonnen!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Sonnen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Dao Sonnen has been cut.
Brown avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brown throws a shot from downtown. Sonnen moves away and avoids it.
Sonnen changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nice body punch from Sonnen.
Sonnen moves forwards but Brown connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Brown jabs Sonnen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sonnen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brown on the side of the head.
Sonnen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sonnen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sonnen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sonnen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sonnen throws a right hand that misses
and Brown counters with a low kick, right behind Sonnen 's knee.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sonnen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Sonnen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A quick step to the side and Brown tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sonnen feints and then cracks Brown's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brown down.
Sonnen cracks the inside of Brown's front leg.
A slow jab from Brown misses its intended target.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sonnen has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Sonnen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sonnen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brown looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen moves out of range of the strikes.
Brown has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brown there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sonnen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brown.
Sonnen blocks a jab.
Brown attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sonnen thinks about the counter body kick.
Sonnen scores with a hook to the body. Brown takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sonnen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A clash of legs there as Sonnen blocks the low kick.
Brown throws a poor cross that misses
and Brown takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brown swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sonnen throws out a counter right but Brown avoids it with no problem.
Sonnen misses with a jab, cross combination.
A swing and a miss from Sonnen.
Brown throws a shot from downtown. Sonnen moves away and avoids it.
Sonnen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brown sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sonnen connects with a leg kick. Brown looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sonnen tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sonnens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A slow jab from Brown misses its intended target.
Sonnen checks a leg kick.
Brown throws a solid leg kick but Sonnen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brown.
Brown tries to work over Sonnen's front leg with a kick but Sonnen checks it.
Trey Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice straight punches there by Brown. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Brown.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brown lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sonnen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sonnen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sonnen misses with a low kick as Brown jumps back.
Brown uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sonnen has time to react.
That has opened up Dao Sonnen's cut even more.
Brown looks to throw the jab but Sonnen is out of range.
Brown loads up on a big right hand but Sonnen slips the punch.
Sonnen lands a head shot.
Brown slips a jab from Sonnen.
Brown throws a hook but Sonnen avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sonnen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sonnen wants to land a leg kick but Brown is out of range.
Sonnen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Brown backing away here, and Sonnen unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Sonnen throws a solid leg kick but Brown takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sonnen.
Brown connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sonnen momentarily.
Brown misses with a body kick.
Sonnen connects with a solid leg kick.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sonnen throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
Brown throws a leg kick
and Brown takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brown slips under a jab.
Sonnen throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Brown to counter with a crisp jab.
Sonnen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sonnen checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen gets tackled into the cage by Brown. Brown maintains the clinch.
Sonnen blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sonnen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sonnen misses with a punch to the body.
Sonnen misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Brown on the inside.
Sonnen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sonnen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Brown.
Brown tries to work over Sonnen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sonnen tries to work over Brown's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sonnen tries to throw a body punch but Brown avoids it by throwing Sonnen back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Brown.
Brown tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sonnen avoids it.
Brown lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sonnen backwards.
Sonnen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Brown tries to work over Sonnen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sonnen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sonnen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown misses with some punches.
Sonnen pushes Brown back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
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 Trey Brown will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dao Sonnen's cut.
That's time! Brown's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Brown takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sonnen scores with a punch to the head.
Sonnen cracks Brown with an open hand slap.
Sonnen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sonnen throws a hook but Brown avoids it easily.
It looked like Brown was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sonnen.
Sonnen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brown lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sonnen moves out of range as Brown strikes.
A nice side step and Sonnen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jab from Sonnen.
Brown takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown lands with a right hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Brown checks a leg kick.
Sonnen thumps Brown with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sonnen lands with a shot to the body.
Nice shot by Sonnen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Brown.
Sonnen takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brown.
Sonnen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sonnen throws a head kick that misses.
A quick step to the side and Brown tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sonnen misses with a hook.
Sonnen takes one on the button.
Sonnen connects with a body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sonnen checks a leg kick.
Sonnen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sonnen motions for Brown to come forward. Sonnen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sonnen looks for the body kick but Brown saw that one coming.
Sonnen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brown.
Sonnen looks to throw the jab but Brown is out of range.
Brown misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sonnen moves out of range of the leg kick from Brown.
The fighters circling - Sonnen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brown throws a body shot but no joy.
Sonnen steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown takes one to the side of the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Sonnen.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sonnen feints the counter takedown.
Brown is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Brown looks to land a left hand but Sonnen moved out of range nicely.
Sonnen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brown throws out a leg kick but Sonnen moves out of range and Brown only half commits.
Sonnen scores with a body shot.
That kick from Brown tenderised Sonnen's leg. Sonnen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sonnen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Brown tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sonnen misses with a low kick.
Brown throwing a counter right hand but Sonnen manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sonnen is able to avoid easily.
Sonnen lands with a hook. Brown tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A swing and a miss from Sonnen.
Brown throws a big shot that misses.
Sonnen misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
Brown cracks Sonnen with an open hand slap.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brown smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The cut above Dao Sonnen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Brown avoids the head kick by Sonnen.
Brown with a hook.
Sonnen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brown takes a jab right on the kisser.
Brown lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dao Sonnen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big left from Brown misses.
Brown lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown throws a jab when Sonnen was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sonnen.
Sonnen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brown.
Sonnen slips a straight right by Brown.
Sonnen throws a counter combo.
Sonnen sizes up Brown with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sonnen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Brown fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sonnen.
Brown misses with a straight right.
Brown lands a lovely overhand right.
Sonnen lands a head kick!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brown lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sonnen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sonnen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Brown throws a lazy right hand but Sonnen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brown takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Brown throws a good cross that connects.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dao Sonnen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Dao Sonnen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Sonnen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd cheers as Sonnen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brown doesn't seem phased though.
Brown gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Brown takes a jab right on the kisser.
Brown scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Brown looks to land a right hand but Sonnen moved out of range.
Sonnen flicks out a counter leg kick but Brown steps away.
Sonnen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A bone on bone clash there as Sonnen blocks the leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Brown.
It seemed like Sonnen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sonnen cracks Brown with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sonnen throws a wild body kick that Brown sees coming a mile off.
Brown looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sonnen throws a leg kick which misses Brown's front leg but catches the back leg as Brown tries to avoid it.
Brown throws a sloppy body shot
and Sonnen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sonnen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown lands with an overhand left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sonnen misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
Sonnen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brown's sensitive parts.
Sonnen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Brown.
Brown throws a hook but Sonnen avoids it easily.
Sonnen thows a leg kick but Brown checks it
and Brown counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice uppercut lands for Sonnen. That snapped Brown's head back.
Sonnen throws a hook but Brown blocks it.
Sonnen looks to land a body kick but Brown moved away.
Brown misses the jab.
Sonnen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
Brown doesn't manage to clinch there - Sonnen circles away.
Sonnen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brown's sensitive parts.
Brown misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen moves away from the strike by Brown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sonnen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sonnen throws a hook but Brown avoids it easily.
Sonnen throws a wild body kick that Brown sees coming a mile off.
Sonnen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brown at a distance.
Sonnen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A good leg kick by Brown.
Brown bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sonnen's head.
Brown drives through and clinches with Sonnen against the cage.
A short uppercut from Sonnen.
Brown works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short body shot lands from Brown as the two fighters clinch.
Sonnen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sonnen is trying to force a seperation but Brown has the dominant position.
Brown lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sonnen backwards.
Dao Sonnen's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Brown misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brown.
Brown scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brown misses with the head strike.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Sonnen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Sonnen.
Sonnen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brown misses with some punches.
Brown lands with a left to the head.
Brown misses with a body punch.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sonnen can't find room to land a body shot as Brown controls the action.
Sonnen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sonnen.
Sonnen tries to work over Brown's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sonnen scores with a shoulder strike.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Sonnen.
Brown lands a hook that snaps the head of Sonnen backwards.
Brown tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sonnen avoids it.
A short right from Brown on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.
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!
Sonnen struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
Brown landing knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Brown.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dao Sonnen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Trey Brown!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Shaw (ranked 371 p4p, 58 weight class) and Doctor Doolittle (ranked 368 p4p, 57 weight class). Shaw comes to the cage accompanied by Family Force 5 - Chainsaw. Jack Shaw has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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222 lbs
40 - 22 - 0 |
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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
29 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Shaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 22 - 0, fighting out of London, Doctor Doolittle!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaw takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shaw stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Shaw thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shaw walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Shaw looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Shaw has closed the distance and engaged Doolittle in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shaw.
Doolittle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shaw's elbow.
Shaw misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Doolittle.
Doolittle blocking some punches.
Shaw blocking some punches.
Doolittle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shaw is defending well for now.
Doolittle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Doolittle pushes Shaw back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shaw tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Shaw.
Shaw is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shaw.
Shaw creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Doolittle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doolittle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shaw lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short left from Doolittle.
Shaw fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shaw blocking some punches.
Shaw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Doolittle misses with some punches.
Shaw misses with a punch on the inside.
Shaw managing to block the knees to the body from Doolittle.
Shaw misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Shaw.
Shaw is struggling to control the position.
Shaw misses with some punches.
Shaw misses with some punches.
Shaw tries to throw a body punch but Doolittle avoids it by throwing Shaw back against the cage.
Doolittle working aggressively here.
Doolittle can't find room to land a body shot as Shaw controls the action.
Doolittle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shaw lands a right hand that snaps the head of Doolittle backwards.
Shaw misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw misses with the head strike.
Doolittle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doolittle breaks the clinch.
Shaw moves into the clinch successfully.
Doolittle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Doolittle lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shaw backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shaw.
Shaw's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Shaw has a couple of punches blocked by Doolittle.
Doolittle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shaw has a couple of punches blocked by Doolittle.
Doolittle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Doolittle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doolittle.
Shaw is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Doolittle lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shaw backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doolittle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Doolittle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Doolittle prevents a body shot from Shaw.
A head punch on the inside from Doolittle fails to land.
Doolittle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Doolittle lands an uppercut.
Doolittle tries to throw a body punch but Shaw avoids it by throwing Doolittle back against the cage.
Shaw misses with a hook from the clinch.
Doolittle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hook to the body lands for Doolittle.
Shaw misses with the head strike.
Doolittle misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shaw.
Doolittle scores with a shoulder strike.
Doolittle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Doolittle blocks an elbow strike.
A nice left hand lands by Doolittle.
Shaw lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doolittle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doolittle trying to control the position but instead, Shaw has worked for underhooks and has pushed Doolittle into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaw lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Doolittle backwards.
Shaw tries a body shot but Doolittle blocks it.
Shaw gets through Doolittle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shaw lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Doolittle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Doolittle blocking some punches.
Shaw blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Doolittle lands a body shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Doolittle has a couple of punches blocked by Shaw.
A right hand to the body from Doolittle.
Shaw is breathing heavily.
Shaw goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Doolittle fails to land.
Nice body punch from Doolittle - that landed with a thud.
Doolittle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shaw backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doolittle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Shaw takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Doctor Doolittle will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jab by Shaw.
Shaw tries a low kick but Doolittle avoids it.
Shaw lands a slapping body shot.
Doolittle throws a head kick that misses.
Doolittle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Doolittle misses with a hook. Shaw ducked under it nicely.
Shaw takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Shaw misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Doolittle on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Shaw takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Doolittle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shaw does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A little jabbing left from Doolittle on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaw swings for the body but Doolittle moves out of range.
No joy there for Shaw, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shaw displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Doolittle throws out the jab.
Doolittle throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Shaw is looking to counter the offense by Doolittle and move into the clinch.
Doolittle misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw scores with a leg kick.
Shaw steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Doolittle.
Shaw misses with a looping right.
Shaw lands a nice leg kick that just misses Doolittle's sensitive parts.
Shaw throws a sloppy head kick and Doolittle moves out of range easily.
Doolittle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shaw moves out of range of the body kick from Doolittle.
Shaw closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Doolittle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shaw tries to throw a body punch but Doolittle avoids it by throwing Shaw back against the cage.
Shaw tries a body shot but Doolittle blocks it.
Shaw misses with a punch on the inside.
Shaw stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Doolittle.
Doolittle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shaw lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shaw can't find room to land a body shot as Doolittle controls the action.
Doolittle swings wildly with an uppercut but Shaw uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shaw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shaw working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from Doolittle.
Shaw looking to stall.
Doolittle misses with a punch on the inside.
Jack Shaw has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Doolittle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shaw backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shaw.
Shaw misses with a short punch on the inside.
Doolittle blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Doolittle.
A shot in the inside from Doolittle.
Shaw blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shaw stalling in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doolittle.
Doolittle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doolittle gets through Shaw's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shaw blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Doolittle lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shaw or not.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shaw has a couple of punches blocked by Doolittle.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Doolittle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Doolittle is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Doolittle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Doolittle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Doolittle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Doolittle cracks Shaw with a nice body shot.
Doolittle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shaw avoids it.
Doolittle lands a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Doolittle.
Doolittle lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Doolittle.
Doolittle throws a head punch that misses.
Doolittle working aggressively here.
Doolittle misses with a punch to the body.
Shaw is trying to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doolittle scores with a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Doolittle as the two fighters clinch.
Doolittle leaning against his opponent.
Shaw working aggressively here.
Doolittle struggles to land a body shot inside as Shaw controls his hands.
Doolittle lands a knee to the body.
Doolittle misses with a punch on the inside.
Doolittle misses with some punches.
Doolittle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Doolittle scores with a nice short uppercut.
Shaw is rocked!
Doolittle pushes Shaw against the cage. Doolittle is working some dirty boxing. Doolittle pushes off with a quick right hook! Shaw goes down! Shaw tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Doolittle moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Doctor Doolittle!
Our winner, Doctor Doolittle, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aharon Sarkisyan (ranked 365 p4p, 40 weight class) and Jamie White (ranked 624 p4p, 65 weight class). Sarkisyan's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ara Gevorgyan - Artsakh. White has chosen Kendrick Lamar - HUMBLE. as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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165 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aharon Sarkisyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jamie White!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sarkisyan blocks an uppercut.
White throws a head punch that misses.
Sarkisyan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sarkisyan lands with a light punch inside.
Sarkisyan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sarkisyan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
White throws a body shot but no joy.
Sarkisyan throws a hook but White avoids it easily.
White wants to counter with a clinch but Sarkisyan pushes him away.
White scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sarkisyan moves away.
Sarkisyan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Sarkisyan is just out of range.
Sarkisyan misses with a hook. White ducked under it nicely.
Sarkisyan swings for the body but White moves out of range.
White misses with a looping left.
Sarkisyan appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
White has taken the fight to 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!
A head punch on the inside from White fails to land.
White lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sarkisyan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jamie White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White tries to clinch there but Sarkisyan circles away.
Nice uppercut lands for Sarkisyan. That snapped White's head back.
Sarkisyan swats away the attempt to clinch by White.
Sarkisyan lands a nice leg kick that just misses White's sensitive parts.
White tries to bum rush Sarkisyan with a series of wild strikes but Sarkisyan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
White is looking to clinch.
White closes the distance but Sarkisyan moves to the side
and Sarkisyan counters with a thumping low kick.
Sarkisyan jabs White to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sarkisyan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from White.
Sarkisyan throws a jab when White was well out of range.
Sarkisyan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
White takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarkisyan jabs White right on the nose. White blinks but takes it well.
White tries to clinch but Sarkisyan moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sarkisyan throws out the jab.
White connects with a crisp jab.
White clinches up with Sarkisyan and pushes him back against the cage.
Sarkisyan tries to break free but White pushes him back against the cage.
Sarkisyan cracks White with a nice body shot.
Sarkisyan lands a hook to the side of the head.
White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sarkisyan manages to break the clinch.
White lunges at Sarkisyan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sarkisyan's hand.
Sarkisyan slips under a jab.
Sarkisyan jabs White to the body, keeping him at a distance.
White tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sarkisyan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
White is looking to clinch.
Sarkisyan half committed to a counter leg kick.
White takes one on the button.
Sarkisyan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarkisyan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
White is rocked!
Good leg kick by Sarkisyan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sarkisyan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sarkisyan lands a nice leg kick that just misses White's sensitive parts.
White pushes Sarkisyan up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from White.
Sarkisyan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
White tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sarkisyan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sarkisyan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Aharon Sarkisyan has been cut.
White is looking to clinch but Sarkisyan is avoiding it.
White fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sarkisyan tries to counter by moving into the clinch but White manages to circle out of the way.
A telegraphed right hand from Sarkisyan misses the target.
White will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
White takes the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sarkisyan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarkisyan swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from White.
A head punch on the inside from Sarkisyan fails to land.
White doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
White misses with a punch on the inside.
Sarkisyan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sarkisyan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sarkisyan lands a nice uppercut.
Sarkisyan lands an uppercut.
Sarkisyan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sarkisyan misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Sarkisyan.
A head punch on the inside from Sarkisyan fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
White is still on wobbly legs! Can Sarkisyan finish him?
Sarkisyan throws a big uppercut that drops White! More strikes from Sarkisyan and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! White lies dazed against the cage as Sarkisyan celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aharon Sarkisyan!
Aharon Sarkisyan 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Cullen Castrello (ranked 198 p4p, 18 weight class) and Zang Zhai (ranked 377 p4p, 39 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Zhai's choice of entrance music: Sampans. Zang Zhai is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
31 - 14 - 3, fighting out of New York, Cullen Castrello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Zang Zhai!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castrello with a hook.
Castrello digs a good body shot into Zhai's ribs.
Castrello dips to his left and cracks Zhai with an uppercut!
Zhai looks to land a left hand but Castrello moved out of range nicely.
Castrello changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Zhai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Castrello with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Zhai to score with a decent uppercut.
Castrello fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Castrello throws out a loose jab but Zhai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zhai takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Castrello keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A quick step to the side and Castrello tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zhai is looking to score with low kicks.
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!
Zhai cracks the inside of Castrello's front leg.
Castrello misses with a jab, cross combination.
Castrello has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Beast in the buildup to the fight.
Castrello misses with a left hand
and Zhai counters with a good, hard body kick but Castrello shrugs it off.
Sloppy strikes from Castrello. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Castrello.
Zhai goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Zhai swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Castrello.
Castrello throws a chopping leg kick but Zhai manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Castrello takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Castrello misses with an uppercut.
Castrello misses the shot to the body.
Zhai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Castrello.
Zhai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Castrello connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A leg kick checked by Castrello.
Castrello throws a quick counter head kick but Zhai was just out of range.
Castrello looks to land a combination but Zhai avoids it well.
Castrello sets himself, and Zhai steps forward looking for the clinch! Castrello avoids it this time.
Zhai scores with a nice head shot.
Castrello throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Zhai counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zhai lands a slapping body shot.
That kick from Castrello tenderised Zhai's leg. Zhai is trying to keep his angry face on.
A big right from Castrello misses.
Castrello misses with a double jab.
Zhai misses with a kick to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Castrello scores with a four punch combination!
Castrello fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Castrello misses with an uppercut. Zhai saw that one coming.
Castrello connects with a high kick.
Castrello uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zhai.
Castrello really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
An inside leg kick lands from Castrello.
Zhai takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Zhai avoids a kick to the body.
Zhai takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Castrello.
Castrello ducks under a wild hook from Zhai.
A clash of legs there as Zhai blocks the low kick.
Zhai tries to clinch but Castrello moves out of range.
Zhai fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zhai misses with a body shot.
Zhai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Castrello throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Castrello clobbers Zhai with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Castrello lands a head kick!
Castrello catches Zhai with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Zhai gets tackled into the cage by Castrello. Castrello maintains the clinch.
A hook to the body from Zhai.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castrello throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhai misses with the head strike.
Castrello is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Zhai blocks the elbow strike.
A short uppercut from Zhai.
Zhai lands a nice shot to the body.
Zhai blocks the elbow strike.
Zhai blocks an uppercut.
Zhai tries a body shot but Castrello blocks it.
Zhai blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Zhai.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Castrello.
Zhai misses with some punches.
Zhai lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Castrello backwards.
Castrello trying to stall but Zhai improves his position.
Castrello trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zhai can't find room to land a body shot as Castrello controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Zhai fails to land.
Zhai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Castrello misses with a punch to the body.
Castrello lands an elbow inside that Zhai shrugs off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cullen Castrello dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Castrello feints and then cracks Zhai's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zhai down.
Zhai tries to land a front kick but Castrello steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Castrello is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zhai can do to turn this around?
Zhai takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Castrello pivots, looking for a leg kick but Zhai is out of range and Castrello settles back down.
Zhai tries a quick counter leg kick but Castrello is wise to it.
Zhai misses the jab.
Zhai tried to score with a low kick but Castrello checks it.
Castrello misses the body punch
and Castrello takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Castrello, right into the meat.
Castrello takes a swing at Zhai's ribcage but misses.
Zhai misses with a kick to the body
and Castrello cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Castrello is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castrello moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Castrello lands with a good body shot.
Castrello throws a series of punches but Zhai moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Zhai.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castrello attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castrello throws a head kick that Zhai semi-blocks.
A leg kick checked by Castrello.
Zhai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cullen Castrello is winning the standup battle so far.
Castrello walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Castrello misses with a lunging right hand
letting Zhai counter with a right hand.
Zhai circles away from the clinch attempt
and Zhai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Castrello fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zhai manages to avoid it.
Zhai takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zhai throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zhai cracks a nice hook into Castrello's ribs.
Zhai misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhai keeps the fight on the outside.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zhai! But no joy.
Castrello on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castrello thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zhai fails to land with a series of punches.
Zhai takes one to the side of the head.
Castrello lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Zhai misses with a hook.
Castrello moves into range and clinches up with Zhai.
Zhai lands a shoulder strike.
Castrello scores with a hook to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zhai.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zhai.
Castrello is trying to maintain a safe position but Zhai gets an underhook and turns Castrello into the cage.
Zhai throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Zhai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhai working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Castrello misses with a body punch.
Zhai tries a body shot but Castrello blocks it.
Zhai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zhai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zang Zhai seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Castrello blocks a body shot from Zhai.
Castrello pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Castrello lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zhai backwards.
Zhai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zhai is leaning against Castrello and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Castrello scores with a nice hook to the head.
Castrello tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zhai avoids it.
Zhai tries to throw a body punch but Castrello avoids it by throwing Zhai back against the cage.
Zhai lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zhai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zhai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Castrello throws a combination that misses
and Zhai makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Zhai misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Castrello.
Zhai takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zhai misses with a low kick.
Castrello throws a jab but it's blocked by Zhai.
Castrello tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zhai was well out of range. Poor timing from Castrello.
Castrello lands a high kick!
Zhai misses with a right hand
and Castrello connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jab from Castrello.
Zhai connects with a looping right hand.
Castrello clinches.
A right hand to the body from Zhai.
Zhai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zhai misses with a body punch.
Zhai struggles to land a body shot inside as Castrello controls his hands.
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 Cullen Castrello will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Castrello throws a lazy right hand but Zhai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Castrello tries to clinch but Zhai moves away
and Zhai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Castrello swinging wildly here.
Castrello bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Zhai's head backwards.
Castrello throws a lazy uppercut
and Zhai counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Castrello avoids the body shot from Zhai.
Castrello gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Castrello working Zhai over with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zhai throws a punch but it's blocked by Castrello.
Castrello throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Castrello lands with a right to the head.
Castrello misses with an elbow over the top.
Zhai breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castrello throws out a leg kick but Zhai moves out of range and Castrello only half commits.
A big right from Castrello misses.
Castrello is looking to chop away at Zhai's legs.
Castrello throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zhai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Zhai misses the target.
Castrello misses with a wild combination.
Castrello 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.
Castrello throws a poor cross that misses
and Zhai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zhai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zhai appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Zhai loads up on a big right hand but Castrello slips the punch.
Castrello blocks a low kick nicely.
Castrello with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Castrello misses.
Castrello closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Zang Zhai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Castrello lands an elbow just above Zhai 's eye.
Zhai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zhai misses with a punch to the body.
Castrello throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zhai misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Castrello.
Zhai misses with a punch on the inside.
Zhai tries to work over Castrello's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Castrello working Zhai over with knees to the body.
Castrello tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zhai's elbow.
Zhai is pushing Castrello up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Zhai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zhai misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhai avoiding damage as Castrello throws knees to the body.
Zhai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zhai lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Castrello.
Zhai struggles to land a body shot inside as Castrello controls his hands.
Zhai is trying to maintain a safe position but Castrello gets an underhook and turns Zhai into the cage.
Zhai misses with some punches.
Zhai breaks the clinch.
Zhai swings for the body but Castrello moves out of range.
Castrello sizes up Zhai with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Zhai takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Castrello throws out a loose jab but Zhai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castrello lands the left hand.
Castrello fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Zhai checks it well.
Castrello on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Castrello avoids the body shot from Zhai.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castrello lands with a good body shot.
Castrello turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zhai misses with a left hand
and Castrello counters by moving into the clinch.
Castrello goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zhai blocks an elbow strike.
Castrello scores a nice knee to the body.
Zhai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zhai has a couple of punches blocked by Castrello.
Zhai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zhai has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Castrello fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Castrello explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Castrello dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Castrello misses with a looping right.
Castrello fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zhai manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cullen Castrello showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Castrello has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cullen Castrello!
Cullen Castrello 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Nakki Fakiiri (ranked 340 p4p, 39 weight class) and Darren Lamb (ranked 296 p4p, 34 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Fakiiri might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Arch Enemy - You Will Know My Name. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
32 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nakki Fakiiri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darren Lamb!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fakiiri lands a nice shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Lamb. Those never looked like landing.
Lamb fails with a takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lamb looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fakiiri looks to land a right hand but Lamb moved out of range.
Lamb walks into a straight right hand from Fakiiri.
Lamb loads up on a big right hand but Fakiiri slips the punch.
Lamb's corner calls for a 1-2. Lamb obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lamb looks to score with a jab to the body but Fakiiri is just out of range.
Lamb misses with a double jab.
Lamb just misses with a punch to the body.
A quick step to the side and Fakiiri tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fakiiri swings for the body but Lamb moves out of range.
Fakiiri uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lamb.
Lamb throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fakiiri sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lamb throws a good cross that connects.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lamb.
Fakiiri throws a jab but it's blocked by Lamb.
Lamb misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fakiiri.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fakiiri lands an overhand right.
Lamb takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lamb chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fakiiri can pounce on him.
Fakiiri darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fakiiri fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lamb keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fakiiri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lamb misses with a body shot.
Nakki Fakiiri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fakiiri scores with a jab. Lamb acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fakiiri throws a quick inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fakiiri.
Fakiiri blocks a head kick by Lamb.
Lamb throws a right hand that Fakiiri ducks under and follows up with a left that Fakiiri also avoids with ease.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lamb pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fakiiri was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fakiiri waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lamb.
Fakiiri looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Fakiiri slips under a jab from Lamb.
Fakiiri lands a glancing blow to the side of Lamb's head.
Lamb doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fakiiri scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lamb in his tracks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri misses with a hook. Lamb ducked under it nicely.
Lamb has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fakiiri.
Lamb takes one to the side of the head.
Lamb keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fakiiri throws a hook to the side of Lamb's head but Lamb sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fakiiri misses with a hook. Lamb ducked under it nicely.
Lamb moves out of range of the strikes.
Lamb jabs Fakiiri to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lamb scores with a shot to the body.
Lamb thuds a left hand into Fakiiri's body.
Lamb closes the distance and pushes Fakiiri back into the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Fakiiri.
Lamb goes for a takedown in the clinch but Fakiiri prevents it.
Nakki Fakiiri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darren Lamb.
Fakiiri lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lamb backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fakiiri creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fakiiri scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lamb struggles to land a body shot inside as Fakiiri controls his hands.
Lamb blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamb is leaning against Fakiiri and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lamb goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fakiiri swings wildly with an uppercut but Lamb uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Lamb.
A right handed body shot lands from Lamb.
Fakiiri escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fakiiri. Lamb does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fakiiri throws a shot from downtown. Lamb moves away and avoids it.
Lamb misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fakiiri.
Fakiiri throws a big shot that misses.
Lamb tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fakiiri was well out of range. Poor timing from Lamb.
Lamb lands the left hand.
Lamb throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fakiiri lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fakiiri throws a lazy right hand but Lamb sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Despite the aggression on Lamb's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Fakiiri looks to land a right hand but Lamb moved out of range.
Fakiiri looks to land a right hand but Lamb moved out of range.
Lamb moves out of range of the strikes.
Lamb ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fakiiri moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamb throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
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!
Lamb works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fakiiri scores with a nice head shot.
Lamb lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fakiiri's sensitive parts.
Lamb throws a hook but Fakiiri avoids it easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lamb!
Fakiiri feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lambs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lamb tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fakiiri swivels and escapes.
Lamb fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fakiiri manages to avoid it.
Fakiiri is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lamb takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fakiiri looks to land a right hand but Lamb moved out of range.
Lamb closes the distance and clinches.
Lamb tries to work over Fakiiri's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lamb lands a hook that snaps the head of Fakiiri backwards.
Fakiiri has a couple of punches blocked by Lamb.
Lamb struggles to land a body shot inside as Fakiiri controls his hands.
Fakiiri swings wildly with an uppercut but Lamb uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fakiiri misses with a hook from the clinch.
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 Nakki Fakiiri will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lamb throws a body shot but no joy.
Lamb jabs Fakiiri right on the nose. Fakiiri blinks but takes it well.
Fakiiri thumps Lamb with a low kick.
Fakiiri takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lamb avoids the body shot from Fakiiri.
And Lamb tries to counter it with a takedown but Fakiiri pushes his down on his head and steps out.
An inside leg kick lands from Fakiiri.
Fakiiri lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lamb at a distance.
Lamb lands with a good body shot.
Fakiiri tests Lamb's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lamb works Fakiiri's body with a nice hook.
Lamb takes a swing at Fakiiri's ribcage but misses.
Lamb scores with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fakiiri doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Lamb. Beautiful body shot.
Lamb drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fakiiri cracks a nice hook into Lamb's ribs.
Lamb waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fakiiri.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamb dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fakiiri misses with a looping left.
Fakiiri is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lamb.
Lamb unleashes a big counter combination but Fakiiri bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nakki Fakiiri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Donk. Lamb catches Fakiiri right on the button with a cross.
Fakiiri on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lamb throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A jab from Lamb misses.
Lamb shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Fakiiri's guard.
Fakiiri has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lamb can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lamb throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lamb's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lamb's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Fakiiri keeping full guard, as Lamb tries to pass.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lamb is pushing down on Fakiiri's leg trying to pass to half guard. Fakiiri is fighting to maintain full guard but Lamb has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamb working Fakiiri over with strikes.
Lamb wants to pass the guard but Fakiiri is defending well.
Fakiiri has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lamb is working away from the top position though.
Lamb scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lamb is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lamb working Fakiiri over with strikes.
Fakiiri actively working from the bottom here.
Lamb is working for a kimura but Fakiiri is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri actively working from the bottom here.
Lamb prevents Fakiiri from improving his position.
Lamb is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Fakiiri is just riding it out for now. Lamb eventually gives up the hold.
Lamb wants to take a breather but Fakiiri is having none of it.
Lamb is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nice strikes from Lamb there.
The fighters are battling for position here. Fakiiri manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lamb wants to control from the top but Fakiiri keeps moving.
Fakiiri is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lamb's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lamb working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Fakiiri working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lamb doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lamb manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lamb landing with the ground and pound.
Fakiiri looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Lamb showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Fakiiri throws a body shot but no joy.
Fakiiri moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lamb ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fakiiri lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lamb's sensitive parts.
Fakiiri bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lamb's head backwards.
Fakiiri thumps Lamb with a low kick.
Fakiiri is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fakiiri lands with an overhand left.
Fakiiri fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice uppercut there from Fakiiri.
The crowd cheers as Fakiiri lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lamb doesn't seem phased though.
Lamb is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Fakiiri rather than just go for the knockout.
Fakiiri dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lamb. That did some damage!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lamb on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fakiiri misses with an uppercut. Lamb saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Lamb.
Lamb walks into a jab.
The fighters circling - Fakiiri throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lamb throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamb throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lamb throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Fakiiri wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice jab there from Fakiiri.
Fakiiri jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fakiiri doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lamb checks a low kick from Fakiiri.
Lamb lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fakiiri stuffs the takedown attempt from Lamb. Lamb gets slowly back to his feet.
Fakiiri misses with a looping left.
Lamb throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It looked like Fakiiri wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lamb tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fakiiri was well out of range. Poor timing from Lamb.
Fakiiri takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lamb slips under a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Lamb. Those never looked like landing.
Lamb staying out of range there.
Lamb has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
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!
Fakiiri looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamb tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fakiiri throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lamb connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fakiiri missing with a left hand there. Lamb was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lamb is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Fakiiri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lamb stuns Fakiiri with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A jab from Lamb does it's job there.
Lamb looks to land a combination. Fakiiri sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A big left from Fakiiri misses.
Lamb misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fakiiri.
Lamb slips a jab from Fakiiri.
Fakiiri swings for the body but Lamb moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lamb. Fakiiri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fakiiri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fakiiri throws a right hand that misses
and Lamb counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lamb has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Lamb lands a right hook to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Fakiiri. No joy for Lamb on that attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri misses with a hook.
Fakiiri takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fakiiri is rocked!
A big left from Fakiiri misses.
Fakiiri uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fakiiri keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lamb.
Fakiiri looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Lamb misses with a hook to the body
and Fakiiri counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fakiiri uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lamb.
Lamb will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
An attempted straight right counter from Fakiiri misses the target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fakiiri.
Lamb throws a hook but Fakiiri blocks it.
Nice uppercut lands for Fakiiri. That snapped Lamb's head back.
Lamb shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fakiiri but Fakiiri pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nakki Fakiiri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darren Lamb.
Fakiiri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri misses the jab.
Fakiiri lands a nice shot to the body.
Lamb on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lamb waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fakiiri.
Fakiiri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lamb was well out of range. Poor timing from Fakiiri.
Nakki Fakiiri is winning the standup battle so far.
Lamb ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lamb misses with a looping left.
Lamb on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fakiiri. Fakiiri obviously looking to wear him down.
Lamb throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fakiiri half committed to a counter leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Fakiiri.
Lamb uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fakiiri.
Fakiiri misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lamb uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fakiiri.
Nice defenses there by Lamb.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lamb! But no joy.
Fakiiri pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lamb misses the shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nakki Fakiiri showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fakiiri has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nakki Fakiiri!
An out of breath and clearly excited Nakki Fakiiri thanked Aspire Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
Darren Lamb was interviewed post fight and said '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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Randy Springs (ranked 78 p4p, 13 weight class) and Blind Shaman (ranked 156 p4p, 25 weight class). Springs's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Meltdown. Shaman has chosen Shaman's Dream as his entrance music. Randy Springs is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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168 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
26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Springs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Blind Shaman!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaman loads up on a big right hand but Springs slips the punch.
Crunch! Springs slams his shin into Shaman's torso.
A big left from Springs misses.
Springs fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Shaman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Shaman throws a low kick, looking for Springs's leg but Springs calmly moves out of range.
Springs connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shaman. Shaman circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Springs motions for Shaman to come forward. Springs throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shaman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shaman looks to score with a jab to the body but Springs is just out of range.
Shaman throws a leg kick but Springs checks it.
Springs swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Springs slips a straight right by Shaman.
Shaman tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Springs.
Springs scores with a sloppy right hand. Shaman should have avoided that one.
Shaman on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Springs looks for the body kick but Shaman saw that one coming.
Shaman feints the counter takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Springs. Shaman does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Springs throws a leg kick but Shaman sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Springs lands a slapping body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shaman. Springs does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Springs wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Shaman misses the shot to the body.
Springs goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Shaman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Springs rather than just go for the knockout.
Springs walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Shaman checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Shaman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Shaman has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Shaman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shaman. That's going to slow Springs down.
Decent striking displayed by Springs there.
A combination from Shaman does no damage.
Shaman on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Springs just misses with a punch to the body.
Springs misses with a straight right.
Shaman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Springs throws an overhand right that lands on Shaman's shoulder, as Shaman tries to avoid the shot.
Springs walks into a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shaman moves out of range of the body kick from Springs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaman throws a jab when Springs was well out of range.
Springs throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shaman counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Shaman misses with a body shot.
Shaman lands with a right hand.
Springs connects with a single shot there.
Randy Springs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shaman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Springs is out of range.
Springs buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Shaman slips a jab and a cross from Springs.
Shaman tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Springs looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Shaman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shaman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Springs throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Shaman checks a low kick from Springs.
Shaman throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Springs checks the leg kick nicely there.
Springs misses with a low kick.
Shaman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Springs uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shaman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Springs fakes the leg kick and cracks Shaman in the body.
Springs misses with a straight left.
Springs takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Shaman wants to slow Springs down by chopping away at his legs.
Springs appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Shaman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shaman cracks the inside of Springs's front leg.
A swing and a miss from Shaman.
A quick step to the side and Springs tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shaman misses the body punch
and Springs counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Springs lands with a kick to the temple. Shaman shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Shaman 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.
Springs 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.
Springs looks to score with a jab to the body but Shaman is just out of range.
Springs throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Shaman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Springs manages to avoid it.
Springs swings widly with a right hand
letting Shaman counter with a right hand.
Springs blocks a leg kick.
Shaman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Springs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Springs waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shaman.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from Shaman misses.
Springs looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice defenses there by Shaman.
Shaman throws a nice looking combination but Springs bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Springs throws an overhand right that lands on Shaman's shoulder, as Shaman tries to avoid the shot.
Shaman now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Shaman lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Springs lands with a straight right. Shaman didn't see that one coming.
Springs tries a low kick but Shaman avoids it.
A low kick from Springs misses
enabling Shaman to counter with a crisp jab.
Shaman thuds his right hand into Springs's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Shaman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Shaman scores with the left hand. Springs knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Springs pushes Shaman away with a front kick.
Shaman throws a hook to the side of Springs's head but Springs sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slapping body kick lands there for Shaman.
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 Randy Springs will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Springs connects with a leg kick. Shaman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Shaman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Shaman takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Shaman throws a big shot that misses.
Springs feints and then cracks Shaman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shaman down.
Randy Springs is winning the standup battle so far.
Shaman misses with a lunging right hand
and Springs cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Springs throws a lazy uppercut
and Shaman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Springs moves away from the strike by Shaman.
Springs scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Shaman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Springs.
Shaman looks to land a body kick but Springs moved away.
Springs throws a half hearted mid kick.
Despite the aggression on Shaman's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A big right from Springs misses.
As Springs backs off Shaman throws a huge counter combo but Springs manages to avoid it all.
Springs thumps Shaman with a low kick.
The crowd cheers as Springs lands an impressive looking overhand right. Shaman doesn't seem phased though.
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!
Springs takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Springs misses with a kick to the body
and Shaman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Springs fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Shaman checks it well.
Shaman only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Springs scores with a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shaman. That's going to slow Springs down.
Shaman pivots, looking for a leg kick but Springs is out of range and Shaman settles back down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Springs.
Shaman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Springs misses with a low kick.
Springs keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Springs throws a wild body kick that Shaman sees coming a mile off.
Springs misses the shot to the body.
Shaman tries a quick counter leg kick but Springs is wise to it.
Shaman throws an overhand right that lands on Springs's shoulder, as Springs tries to avoid the shot.
Shaman scores with a hook to the body. Springs takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Springs throws a hook but Shaman blocks it.
Shaman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A big right from Shaman misses.
Springs looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Springs connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shaman throws a right hand that Springs ducks under and follows up with a left that Springs also avoids with ease.
Springs swings for the body but Shaman moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shaman misses the shot to the body.
Springs throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Shaman throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Springs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Springs lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Springs works the jab nicely.
Shaman moves out of range of the body kick.
Shaman throws a low kick but Springs avoids it.
Springs throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Shaman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Shaman takes a swing at Springs's ribcage but misses.
Shaman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Springs throws out a loose jab but Shaman uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Springs misses with a body shot
and Shaman counters with a slapping leg kick.
Springs checks the leg kick nicely there.
Shaman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Springs's sensitive parts.
Springs finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Springs misses with a kick to the body.
Crunch! Springs slams his shin into Shaman's torso.
Shaman misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Shaman misses.
Springs jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shaman doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Shaman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Springs has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Springs.
Jab, jab by Springs - just one landing.
Springs throws a looping overhand right but Shaman ducks down to avoid it.
Shaman looks to score with a jab to the body but Springs is just out of range.
Shaman moves away from the strike by Springs.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Shaman takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Springs.
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!
Shaman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Springs's sensitive parts.
Springs misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Shaman misses the target.
Springs swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Springs lands a front kick.
Shaman punishes Springs's body with a nice straight punch.
Springs will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Shaman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A telegraphed right hand from Shaman misses the target.
Springs is looking to counter punch.
Shaman walks into a stiff left hand from Springs.
Shaman throws the left hand but Springs avoids the punch easily.
Springs blocks a leg kick.
Shaman has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Springs.
Shaman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Springs cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shaman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shaman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Springs.
Springs connects with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Springs dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Springs misses with a looping right.
Shaman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Springs chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Springs throws a head kick that misses.
Shaman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Springs walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Shaman checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Springs pivots, looking for a leg kick but Shaman is out of range and Springs settles back down.
Springs throws a wild body kick that Shaman sees coming a mile off.
Shaman connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jab, jab by Shaman - just one landing.
Springs gets caught napping as Shaman dives in and scores a takedown. Springs manages to retain guard.
Springs is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
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!
Springs scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shaman struggles to land a body shot inside as Springs controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Springs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Springs.
Springs tries a body shot but Shaman blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaman struggles to land a body shot inside as Springs controls his hands.
Shaman blocks an uppercut.
Springs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shaman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Springs misses the jab.
Springs stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shaman.
Shaman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Springs.
Springs swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Shaman throws a lazy right hand but Springs sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Springs is looking to counter with a body kick.
Shaman misses with a straight left.
Shaman connects with a crisp jab.
Springs looks to land a body kick but Shaman moved away.
Springs cracks Shaman with a right hand to the side of the head.
Springs misses with an attempted mid kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shaman. That's going to slow Springs down.
Springs is looking to score with low kicks.
Shaman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Springs sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Springs on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Springs avoids it really well and circles away.
Springs connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Shaman momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Springs lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Springs.
Blind Shaman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shaman throws a leg kick but Springs sees it coming and moves out of range.
Springs scores with a nice body kick.
Shaman works the jab nicely.
Springs with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Shaman throws a big shot that misses.
A left lands for Shaman.
Springs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shaman.
Donk. Springs catches Shaman right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Springs misses with a straight left.
Shaman checks a leg kick.
And Shaman tries to counter it with a takedown but Springs pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Shaman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Springs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shaman throws a poor cross that misses
and Springs makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Springs lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Shaman sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Shaman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Springs. That did some damage!
Shaman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Shaman swings for the body but Springs moves out of range.
Shaman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Springs.
Shaman takes one to the side of the head.
Shaman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Springs chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Shaman lands a jab-cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Springs misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaman misses with a right hand
enabling Springs to counter with a crisp jab.
Shaman wants to slow Springs down by chopping away at his legs.
A solid body kick from Springs.
Springs thuds his shin into the meat of Shaman's side.
Springs swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Springs thuds his right hand into Shaman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Shaman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Shaman looks to land a combination but Springs avoids it well.
Shaman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Shaman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Springs in his tracks.
Nice shot by Springs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice inside leg kick there by Springs. That's going to slow Shaman down.
Shaman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Springs half committed to a counter leg kick.
Shaman swinging wildly here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Springs showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Springs has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Springs!
A victorious Randy Springs thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerbert Bryant (ranked 79 p4p, 3 weight class) and Orpheus Boagrius (ranked 307 p4p, 7 weight class). Bryant comes to the cage accompanied by I just wanna. Boagrius comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Akkadian Empire kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! On his way into the cage it seems that Gerbert Bryant has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Gerbert Bryant seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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312 lbs
25 - 6 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
30 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerbert Bryant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Orpheus Boagrius!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boagrius throws a hook but Bryant blocks it.
Bryant moves out of range as Boagrius strikes.
Bryant tries to clinch but Boagrius moves out of range.
Boagrius looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Boagrius missing with a left hand there. Bryant was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boagrius throws out a loose jab but Bryant uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bryant is looking to clinch but Boagrius is avoiding it.
Boagrius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bryant moves away.
Bryant closes this distance looking for a takedown but Boagrius circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Boagrius! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bryant getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Boagrius defending well as Bryant loads up on a big left hand.
Bryant checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Bryant misses the target.
As Bryant backs off Boagrius throws a huge counter combo but Bryant manages to avoid it all.
Boagrius lunges at Bryant with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bryant's hand.
Bryant uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Boagrius has time to react.
Bryant jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bryant throws a looping overhand right but Boagrius ducks down to avoid it.
Boagrius flicks out a counter leg kick but Bryant steps away.
Bryant scores with a shot to the body.
Boagrius takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bryant connects with a body shot that sends Boagrius's belly button to the back.
Boagrius throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bryant sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bryant drops down looking for a counter takedown but Boagrius sprawls and moves away.
Boagrius throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant lands a nice shot that snaps Boagrius's head back.
Bryant lands a right hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bryant doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Boagrius displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bryant throws out the jab.
Bryant throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Boagrius throws a leg kick
and Bryant counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bryant.
Bryant keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Boagrius's head.
Boagrius avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Boagrius keeping moving, preventing Bryant from controlling successfully.
Bryant being controlled here momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boagrius wants to sweep but no luck.
Bryant chips away with some ground and pound.
Boagrius really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bryant. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Boagrius pulls Bryant in to control the position.
Bryant postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Boagrius looking for a sweep. Not yet Boagrius, not yet.
Bryant throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bryant working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
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.
Bryant trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Boagrius has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Bryant throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boagrius has control of Bryant's left arm, preventing Bryant from doing any damage.
Bryant throws a big elbow that misses.
Bryant is looking to work some ground and pound but Boagrius has wrist control.
Boagrius tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boagrius slips a straight right by Bryant.
Bryant shoots in for a takedown but Boagrius shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Boagrius is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bryant with a body shot.
Boagrius ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boagrius is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A slapping body kick lands there for Boagrius.
Gerbert Bryant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bryant tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerbert Bryant 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.
Bryant circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boagrius swings widly with a right hand
and Bryant counters with a single leg into guard. Boagrius didn't expect that.
Bryant wants to control from the top but Boagrius keeps moving.
Boagrius avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bryant trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bryant scoring with punches to the head and body.
We've been hearing that Bryant has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Bryant throwing strikes but missing.
Bryant is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boagrius can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bryant working some strikes from top position.
Bryant postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bryant postures up and lands a big shot to Boagrius's brow.
Bryant throws an elbow that misses. Boagrius uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bryant's guard. Nice move by Boagrius!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boagrius is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Boagrius is looking to stand up but Bryant won't let him.
Bryant tries to land a sweep but no joy.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bryant is on top in guard.
Bryant postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bryant trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant is looking to work some ground and pound but Boagrius has wrist control.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Bryant here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Bryant missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bryant postures up and lands a big shot to Boagrius's brow.
Boagrius seems keen to control Bryant's posture.
Bryant landing some decent shots from guard.
Bryant slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bryant throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boagrius looking for a sweep. Not yet Boagrius, not yet.
Bryant postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bryant throws an elbow that misses. Boagrius uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bryant's guard. Nice move by Boagrius!
Boagrius controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bryant wants to sweep but no luck.
Bryant is working hard here to advance position.
Boagrius trying to control the position from guard on top but Bryant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boagrius preventing the sweep.
Boagrius trying to control the position from guard on top but Bryant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bryant looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bryant's jab looks to have found its range, popping Boagrius under the eye.
Bryant cracks Boagrius with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gerbert Bryant is winning the standup battle so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Boagrius throws a body kick that misses.
Bryant swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerbert Bryant dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Boagrius drops his hands momentarily and Bryant takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bryant throws a poor cross that misses
and Boagrius cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Gerbert Bryant has been cut.
Bryant paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bryant throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boagrius missing with a left hand there. Bryant was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bryant shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Boagrius as he avoids it easily.
Boagrius rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bryant moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bryant walks into a stiff left hand from Boagrius.
Boagrius fails to land with a series of punches.
Bryant misses with a hook
and Boagrius counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Boagrius's waist but Boagrius gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bryant off to one side.
Boagrius swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bryant paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Boagrius swings for the body but Bryant moves out of range.
Boagrius throws the left hand but Bryant avoids the punch easily.
Bryant gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bryant misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boagrius.
Boagrius takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bryant wants to clinch.
Orpheus Boagrius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant takes a swing at Boagrius's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Boagrius.
Boagrius looks to land a left hand but Bryant moved out of range nicely.
Bryant takes a swing at Boagrius's ribcage but misses.
Bryant avoids the body shot from Boagrius.
A jab from Boagrius misses.
A quick step to the side and Bryant tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Boagrius.
Boagrius throws a body punch but Bryant moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Bryant tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gerbert Bryant is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boagrius lands a head shot.
Bryant closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Boagrius to the mat! Boagrius manages to get full guard.
Boagrius keeping moving, preventing Bryant from controlling successfully.
Bryant is pushing down on Boagrius's leg trying to pass to half guard. Boagrius is fighting to maintain full guard but Bryant has managed to sneak the leg through.
Boagrius trying to control from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Bryant there.
Boagrius is looking to control Bryant's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Boagrius avoid being mounted?
Bryant throwing shots but Boagrius is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bryant's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bryant has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Orpheus Boagrius.
I think Bryant 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerbert Bryant!
After winning the bout, Gerbert Bryant thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Winston Churchill (ranked 87 p4p, 17 weight class) and Mathew Ridgeway (ranked 26 p4p, 3 weight class). Ridgeway comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Forgotten War kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Mathew Ridgeway 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 lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Winston Churchill!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mathew Ridgeway!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Churchill tries to close the distance and clinch but Ridgeway swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ridgeway.
Churchill clinches with his opponent.
Ridgeway doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Churchill.
Ridgeway lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Churchill.
A head punch on the inside from Churchill fails to land.
Ridgeway blocks an uppercut.
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.
Ridgeway blocking some punches.
Churchill's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ridgeway scores with a shot to the side of Churchill's head.
Ridgeway fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ridgeway blocking some punches.
Ridgeway working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from Churchill.
Ridgeway working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Churchill can't find room to land a body shot as Ridgeway controls the action.
Churchill tries to work over Ridgeway's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Churchill has a couple of punches blocked by Ridgeway.
Churchill softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
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!
Ridgeway has a couple of punches blocked by Churchill.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ridgeway.
Churchill tries a body shot but Ridgeway blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Churchill.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ridgeway lands a left hand that snaps the head of Churchill backwards.
Ridgeway lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Ridgeway.
Churchill lands a nice shot to the body.
Churchill prevents a body shot from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway prevents a body shot from Churchill.
Ridgeway blocks a body shot from Churchill.
Ridgeway is stalling here.
Ridgeway misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ridgeway tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ridgeway working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ridgeway blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ridgeway misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ridgeway creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ridgeway misses with the head strike.
Ridgeway struggles to land a body shot inside as Churchill controls his hands.
Churchill takes a shot to the head.
Churchill throws a punch but it's blocked by Ridgeway.
Churchill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ridgeway blocking some punches.
Churchill blocks an uppercut.
Ridgeway softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeway doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ridgeway tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Churchill.
A left hand lands to the body for Ridgeway.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ridgeway.
Churchill misses with some punches.
Churchill misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Ridgeway as the two fighters clinch.
A short uppercut from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway blocks an uppercut.
Ridgeway lands a hook that snaps the head of Churchill backwards.
Churchill lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ridgeway backwards.
Ridgeway lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Ridgeway.
Ridgeway scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ridgeway tries to throw a body punch but Churchill avoids it by throwing Ridgeway back against the cage.
Churchill goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ridgeway stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ridgeway tries to throw a body punch but Churchill avoids it by throwing Ridgeway back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ridgeway.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Churchill.
Churchill misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ridgeway lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Churchill.
Ridgeway can't find room to land a body shot as Churchill controls the action.
Ridgeway is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Churchill.
Ridgeway gets through Churchill's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Churchill prevents a body shot from Ridgeway.
Churchill throws a punch but it's blocked by Ridgeway.
Ridgeway blocks a body shot from Churchill.
Ridgeway prevents a body shot from Churchill.
Ridgeway working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Churchill has a couple of punches blocked by Ridgeway.
Churchill misses with some punches.
Ridgeway leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ridgeway lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ridgeway misses with the head strike.
Churchill goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeway makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ridgeway lands a left hand that snaps the head of Churchill backwards.
Ridgeway goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Churchill misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ridgeway lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ridgeway misses with a punch to the body.
Ridgeway lands a left hand that snaps the head of Churchill backwards.
Nice body punch from Ridgeway - that landed with a thud.
Churchill doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Ridgeway.
A body shot lands from Ridgeway.
Churchill is breathing heavily.
Churchill throws a head punch that misses.
Churchill tries to throw a body punch but Ridgeway avoids it by throwing Churchill back against the cage.
Churchill working aggressively here.
Ridgeway tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Churchill's elbow.
Ridgeway throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ridgeway lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ridgeway throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Churchills head.
Churchill can't find room to land a body shot as Ridgeway controls the action.
Churchill scores with a shoulder strike.
Ridgeway lands a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Ridgeway.
Ridgeway blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mathew Ridgeway dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ridgeway buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Churchill takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Good standup being displayed there by Ridgeway as he connects with a hook.
Mathew Ridgeway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ridgeway avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ridgeway lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ridgeway bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jab from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway lands with a shot to the body.
Ridgeway throws a wild body kick that Churchill sees coming a mile off.
Churchill is looking to clinch.
Ridgeway is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ridgeway has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Churchill is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ridgeway delivers a nice body kick.
Ridgeway thumps Churchill with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Ridgeway.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ridgeway lands a really nice looking cross but Churchill seems unphased.
Ridgeway cracks Churchill with an open hand slap.
Churchill throws an off balance right hand
and Ridgeway counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ridgeway is looking to slow Churchill down with leg kicks.
Good work by Churchill as he checks the leg kick.
Ridgeway connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ridgeway moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Churchill misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ridgeway.
Churchill pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ridgeway connects with a looping right hand.
Ridgeway scores with a jab. Churchill acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Churchill tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ridgeway paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Churchill blocks a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ridgeway, right into the meat.
Churchill throws a sloppy head kick and Ridgeway moves out of range easily.
Ridgeway lands a nice leg kick that just misses Churchill's sensitive parts.
Churchill moves in looking to clinch but Ridgeway pushes him off.
Churchill punishes Ridgeway's body with a nice straight punch.
Churchill tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ridgeway manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ridgeway fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Churchill.
Churchill scores with a nice body kick.
Churchill tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ridgeway tests Churchill's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big right from Churchill misses.
Churchill takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ridgeway steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Churchill.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeway stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Churchill chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ridgeway can pounce on him.
A left lands for Ridgeway.
Ridgeway throws a nice inside leg kick.
Churchill throws a body punch but Ridgeway moves out of range.
Ridgeway takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Churchill is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Churchill attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Churchill throws a hook to the side of Ridgeway's head but Ridgeway sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ridgeway only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ridgeway buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ridgeway.
Churchill tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ridgeway swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Churchill lands a jab to the nose.
Ridgeway has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ridgeway has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Churchill finds it's way round the side to connect with Ridgeway's head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Churchill, right into the meat.
Ridgeway moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ridgeway bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Churchill thuds his shin into the meat of Ridgeway's side.
Churchill looks for the body kick but Ridgeway saw that one coming.
Churchill on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Churchill has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ridgeway finds it's way round the side to connect with Churchill's head.
Ridgeway just misses with a punch to the body.
Ridgeway lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Churchill throws the left hand but Ridgeway avoids the punch easily.
Ridgeway ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mathew Ridgeway seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Churchill pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Churchill wants to clinch up but Ridgeway keeps it at a distance.
A jab from Ridgeway does it's job there.
Churchill misses the jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Ridgeway misses.
Churchill is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Churchill throws the left hand but Ridgeway avoids the punch easily.
Ridgeway lands a body shot.
Churchill throws a body shot but no joy.
Ridgeway connects with a right hand. Churchill shakes it off.
Ridgeway lands an overhand right.
Jab, jab by Churchill - just one landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Churchill avoids a kick to the body.
Churchill fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Churchill is looking to land body kicks.
Churchill tries to score with a low kick but Ridgeway moves his leg out of the way.
Churchill fails in his attempt to clinch.
Churchill moves forwards but Ridgeway connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Churchill takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ridgeway misses with a wild body shot.
Ridgeway moves out of range as Churchill throws a body kick.
Ridgeway fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Churchill manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Churchill.
Churchill misses with a body kick.
Ridgeway counters with a body kick.
Ridgeway digs a good hook to Churchill's body.
Ridgeway throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Churchill sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ridgeway bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A punch combination from Churchill misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A cross from Ridgeway lands.
Ridgeway scores with a punch to the head.
Churchill wants to clinch up but Ridgeway keeps it at a distance.
Churchill moves in looking to clinch but Ridgeway pushes him off.
Ridgeway defending well as Churchill loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mathew Ridgeway showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ridgeway fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Churchill checks it well.
Ridgeway keeps the fight on the outside.
Ridgeway throws a nice inside leg kick.
Churchill scores with a kick to the body.
Churchill throws out a loose jab but Ridgeway uses good head movement to avoid it.
Churchill has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ridgeway.
A looping hook to the body misses from Churchill. Ridgeway does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ridgeway fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Churchill looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ridgeway turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Churchill on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ridgeway scores with a nice body kick.
Ridgeway dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Churchill bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ridgeway scoring well with a low kick there.
Churchill getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ridgeway looks to land a right hand but Churchill moved out of range.
Ridgeway fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ridgeway lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ridgeway lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ridgeway fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Churchill looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Churchill tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ridgeway was well out of range. Poor timing from Churchill.
Churchill with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ridgeway to score with a decent uppercut.
Churchill throws a big shot that misses.
Ridgeway keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ridgeway throws a shot to the body.
Ridgeway keeps the fight on the outside.
Ridgeway is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That kick from Ridgeway tenderised Churchill's leg. Churchill is trying to keep his angry face on.
Churchill throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ridgeway sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ridgeway throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ridgeway connects with a jab.
Churchill is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ridgeway waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Churchill.
Ridgeway smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Churchill has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway works Churchill's body with a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ridgeway throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ridgeway scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeway thumps Churchill with a low kick.
Churchill pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Churchill just misses with a punch to the body.
Ridgeway avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ridgeway lands a nice leg kick that just misses Churchill's sensitive parts.
Ridgeway swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Churchill wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Churchill pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ridgeway tries to keep at a distance but Churchill has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ridgeway blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ridgeway swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ridgeway doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Churchill blocks a body shot from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway blocks an uppercut.
Ridgeway makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Churchill lands a left hand.
Ridgeway misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Ridgeway as the two fighters clinch.
Ridgeway pushes Churchill back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeway misses with a punch to the body.
Churchill looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Churchill working aggressively here.
Churchill throws a punch but it's blocked by Ridgeway.
Churchill tries a body shot but Ridgeway blocks it.
Ridgeway can't find room to land a body shot as Churchill controls the action.
Churchill can't find room to land a body shot as Ridgeway controls the action.
Ridgeway blocks an uppercut.
Churchill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ridgeway lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ridgeway lands with a right to the head.
Ridgeway blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ridgeway doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ridgeway throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Churchills head.
Churchill prevents a body shot from Ridgeway.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ridgeway scores with a shoulder strike.
Mathew Ridgeway seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ridgeway digs a right hand underneath Churchill's ribcage. Churchill let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ridgeway misses with a punch to the body.
Churchill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Churchill cracks Ridgeway with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeway lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ridgeway working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ridgeway makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ridgeway struggles to land a body shot inside as Churchill controls his hands.
Ridgeway lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Churchill is rocked!
Ridgeway lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oh Churchill is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Churchill struggles to land a body shot inside as Ridgeway controls his hands.
Ridgeway lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ridgeway lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ridgeway misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ridgeway lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Ridgeway.
Ridgeway lands a shoulder strike.
Ridgeway lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Churchill struggles to land a body shot inside as Ridgeway controls his hands.
Churchill misses with the head strike.
Ridgeway creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Churchill's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Churchill drops to his knees and Ridgeway pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mathew Ridgeway! Mathew Ridgeway retains his lightweight title!
An out of breath Mathew Ridgeway 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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