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Aspire 74: Skovgaard v Montana PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pekko Wannanen (ranked 2030 p4p, 217 weight class) and Steaphan Beattie (ranked 2310 p4p, 249 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pekko Wannanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steaphan Beattie!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wannanen darts in and clinches Beattie up against the cage.
Beattie working aggressively here.
Beattie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wannanen lands an elbow just above Beattie 's eye.
Wannanen blocks an uppercut.
Beattie working aggressively here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wannanen.
Beattie avoids a wild elbow strike from Wannanen.
Come on Wannanen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Wannanen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Beattie lands a nice shot to the body.
Wannanen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wannanen lands a nice elbow.
Beattie misses with some punches.
Wannanen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Beattie prevents a body shot from Wannanen.
Beattie lands a hook that snaps the head of Wannanen backwards.
Beattie swings wildly with an uppercut but Wannanen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wannanen pushes Beattie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wannanen misses with an elbow over the top.
Beattie lands a hook that snaps the head of Wannanen backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beattie tries to work over Wannanen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wannanen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Beattie struggles to land a body shot inside as Wannanen controls his hands.
Beattie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wannanen blocks an uppercut.
Beattie lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Beattie fails to land.
Beattie misses with some punches.
Beattie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wannanen's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Beattie.
Beattie misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Beattie fails to land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wannanen.
Wannanen misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Beattie fails to land.
Wannanen tries a knee to the head but Beattie blocks it.
Beattie misses with a punch on the inside.
Wannanen misses with an elbow strike.
Wannanen can't find room to land a body shot as Beattie controls the action.
Wannanen misses with an elbow over the top.
Wannanen blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wannanen throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice body punch from Wannanen - that landed with a thud.
Beattie swings wildly with an uppercut but Wannanen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beattie struggles to land a body shot inside as Wannanen controls his hands.
Beattie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Beattie lands with a right to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Beattie lands a nice shot to the body.
Good body shot from Wannanen.
Wannanen can't find room to land a body shot as Beattie controls the action.
Beattie avoids a wild elbow strike from Wannanen.
Beattie takes a shot to the head.
Wannanen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Beattie throws a punch but it's blocked by Wannanen.
Beattie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wannanen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wannanen misses with some punches.
Beattie tries a body shot but Wannanen blocks it.
Beattie dodges an elbow strike from Wannanen.
Beattie lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beattie has a couple of punches blocked by Wannanen.
Wannanen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wannanen misses with a punch to the body.
Wannanen is working Beattie over against the cage.
Beattie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Beattie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wannanen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Beattie blocks an elbow strike.
Beattie throws a punch but it's blocked by Wannanen.
Beattie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Beattie blocks a body shot from Wannanen.
Good body shot from Wannanen.
Beattie avoids the elbow strike from Wannanen, against the cage.
Beattie lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wannanen effectively controlling the action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wannanen.
Wannanen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Beattie cracks Wannanen with a nice body shot.
Wannanen lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wannanen controlling the action here for a moment.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A head punch on the inside from Beattie fails to land.
Wannanen throws a head punch that misses.
Beattie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wannanen's elbow.
Beattie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wannanen misses with a knee to the head.
Wannanen presses Beattie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beattie misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Beattie on the inside.
Wannanen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Beattie takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wannanen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wannanen misses with a looping left.
Beattie misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beattie. Wannanen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wannanen misses the shot to the body.
Wannanen scores with a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Pekko Wannanen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Wannanen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wannanen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Beattie's calf.
A good leg kick by Wannanen.
Beattie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wannanen looks to land a left hand but Beattie moved out of range nicely.
Beattie thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Wannanen.
Wannanen closes the distance and clinches.
Beattie struggles to land a body shot inside as Wannanen controls his hands.
Wannanen throws an elbow that misses.
Wannanen misses with some punches.
Wannanen lands a shot to the body.
Beattie lands a right hand.
Wannanen lands a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left hand lands to the body for Wannanen.
Wannanen lands a body punch.
Wannanen breaks from the clinch.
Beattie is breathing heavily.
Wannanen connects with a leg kick. Beattie looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Beattie gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wannanen lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wannanen.
Wannanen breaks the clinch.
Wannanen pushes Beattie up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wannanen.
Wannanen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Beattie or not.
Wannanen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Beattie fails to land.
Beattie working aggressively here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wannanen.
Wannanen misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wannanen throws an elbow but misses.
Wannanen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wannanen lands a damaging elbow.
Wannanen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Beattie can do to turn this around?
Beattie swings wildly with an uppercut but Wannanen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wannanen tries to work over Beattie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Wannanen.
Pekko Wannanen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Wannanen.
Beattie misses with a punch on the inside.
Wannanen misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wannanen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nice body punch from Wannanen.
Wannanen lands a nice elbow.
Wannanen's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Wannanen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wannanen lands an elbow inside that Beattie shrugs off.
Wannanen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wannanen struggles to land a body shot inside as Beattie controls his hands.
Beattie prevents a body shot from Wannanen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wannanen.
Wannanen scores with a shot to the side of Beattie's head.
Wannanen lands a shoulder strike.
Beattie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wannanen.
Beattie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wannanen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wannanen lands a damaging elbow.
Beattie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Beattie working aggressively here.
Wannanen lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wannanen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beattie lands with an uppercut that bounces Wannanen off the cage and back into range.
Wannanen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wannanen cracks Beattie with a right hand to the side of the head.
Beattie is rocked!
Beattie throws a low kick but Wannanen moves out of range easily.
Beattie closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wannanen throws an elbow but it misses.
Beattie has a couple of punches blocked by Wannanen.
Beattie scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wannanen tries a body shot but Beattie blocks it.
Wannanen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wannanen lands a damaging elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Beattie fails to land.
Beattie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wannanen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Beattie misses with some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wannanen throws an elbow that misses.
Wannanen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wannanen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beattie lands a right hand.
A body shot lands from Wannanen.
Beattie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Beattie avoids the elbow strike from Wannanen, against the cage.
Wannanen is leaning against Beattie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Beattie misses with the head strike.
Wannanen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Beattie blocks a body shot from Wannanen.
Beattie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short body shot lands from Wannanen as the two fighters clinch.
Wannanen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Wannanen.
Nice body punch from Wannanen.
A right hook to the body lands for Wannanen.
Beattie swings wildly with an uppercut but Wannanen uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wannanen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Beattie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wannanen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Wannanen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pekko Wannanen dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Beattie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wannanen tries to close the distance and clinch but Beattie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Beattie rushes Wannanen and presses him up against the cage.
Wannanen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Beattie throws a head punch that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wannanen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Beattie's brow.
Wannanen lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wannanen.
Wannanen misses with a punch to the body.
Wannanen struggles to land a body shot inside as Beattie controls his hands.
Wannanen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wannanen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Beattie backwards.
Beattie blocks a body shot from Wannanen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wannanen lands a damaging elbow.
Wannanen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wannanen lands with a light punch inside.
Beattie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wannanen.
Beattie misses with some punches.
Beattie lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wannanen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wannanen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wannanen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wannanen.
Beattie tries to move into range but Wannanen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wannanen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Beattie on the side of the head.
Beattie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wannanen.
Pekko Wannanen is winning the standup battle so far.
Beattie dodges the punch combination from Wannanen.
Wannanen blocks a head kick by Beattie.
Wannanen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wannanen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Beattie is still on wobbly legs! Can Wannanen finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wannanen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Beattie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wannanen scores with a shot to the body.
Wannanen clinches up with Beattie and pushes him back against the cage.
Wannanen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Beattie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wannanen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wannanen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steaphan Beattie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beattie can't find room to land a body shot as Wannanen controls the action.
Beattie seems to have recovered his senses.
Wannanen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Beattie lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Beattie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wannanen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Beattie's defenses.
Wannanen misses with an elbow over the top.
Wannanen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Beattie on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wannanen scores with a nice right hand.
Wannanen closes the distance and clinches.
Wannanen blocking some punches.
Wannanen lands an elbow inside.
Wannanen misses with a body punch.
Wannanen pushes off an throws an elbow but Beattie leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Beattie blocks an elbow strike from Wannanen.
Beattie has a couple of punches blocked by Wannanen.
Beattie takes an elbow to the temple.
Wannanen lands with a right to the head.
Beattie lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beattie.
Beattie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Beattie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Beattie has a couple of punches blocked by Wannanen.
Beattie throws a punch but it's blocked by Wannanen.
Wannanen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Beattie throws a hook but Wannanen blocks it.
Wannanen misses with a low kick as Beattie jumps back.
Beattie gets a clinch.
Beattie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Beattie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wannanen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wannanen blocks an uppercut.
Wannanen misses with an elbow over the top.
Wannanen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wannanen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wannanen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wannanen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wannanen.
Wannanen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wannanen misses with a double jab.
Beattie takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Beattie looks for the body kick but Wannanen saw that one coming.
Wannanen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Beattie takes a step back to recover.
Beattie avoids the body shot from Wannanen.
Wannanen connects with an inside leg kick.
Wannanen throws a leg kick which misses Beattie's front leg but catches the back leg as Beattie tries to avoid it.
Pekko Wannanen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Beattie throws a jab when Wannanen was well out of range.
Wannanen tries to keep at a distance but Beattie has taken the fight into the clinch.
Beattie throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beattie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wannanen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wannanen lands an elbow that stopped Beattie in his tracks for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pekko Wannanen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wannanen 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pekko Wannanen!
Post fight, an emotional Pekko Wannanen said 'I want a top 5 guy next! I'm good enough to win then belt! Stop giving me these bums, who aren't even in the top ten....'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ajax Aquila Corvus (ranked 1997 p4p, 267 weight class) and Bosco Iwoba (ranked 1364 p4p, 188 weight class). Iwoba has chosen Hercules* as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ajax Aquila Corvus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bosco Iwoba!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aquila Corvus throws a shot from downtown. Iwoba moves away and avoids it.
Iwoba scores with a jab to the head.
Good exchange - Aquila Corvus coming out on top.
Iwoba has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Iwoba ducks under a wild hook from Aquila Corvus.
Iwoba throws a hook to the side of Aquila Corvus's head but Aquila Corvus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Iwoba looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A shot to the body from Iwoba misses
and Aquila Corvus counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Iwoba's corner calls for a 1-2. Iwoba obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Iwoba bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Aquila Corvus throws a jab when Iwoba was well out of range.
Iwoba on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Aquila Corvus tries to land a front kick but Iwoba steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Iwoba replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Aquila Corvus blocks it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice cross by Aquila Corvus.
Iwoba takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Iwoba is rocked!
Iwoba throws a half hearted mid kick.
Iwoba is still on wobbly legs! Can Aquila Corvus finish him?
Iwoba wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Iwoba seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aquila Corvus goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ajax Aquila Corvus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Iwoba slips a straight right by Aquila Corvus.
Aquila Corvus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick by Iwoba misses
and Aquila Corvus counters with a nice uppercut.
Iwoba connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Aquila Corvus has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Aquila Corvus checks a leg kick.
Aquila Corvus misses with a hook to the body
and Aquila Corvus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aquila Corvus throws the left hand but Iwoba avoids the punch easily.
Aquila Corvus throws a looping overhand right but Iwoba ducks down to avoid it.
Iwoba takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Iwoba tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Aquila Corvus is able to avoid easily.
Aquila Corvus comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Aquila Corvus attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body kick there by Iwoba.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aquila Corvus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Iwoba takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Aquila Corvus throws a hook to the side of Iwoba's head but Iwoba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Iwoba takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Iwoba avoids the head kick by Aquila Corvus.
Iwoba goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice body kick from Iwoba.
Aquila Corvus throws a leg kick
and Iwoba counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Iwoba avoids the body shot from Aquila Corvus.
Iwoba throws a leg kick
and Aquila Corvus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Iwoba misses with an uppercut.
Iwoba takes a swing at Aquila Corvus's ribcage but misses.
Iwoba lands an overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aquila Corvus throws a hook but Iwoba blocks it.
Iwoba lands a head kick. Aquila Corvus smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Iwoba fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Aquila Corvus has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Iwoba scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice defenses there by Iwoba.
Iwoba throws a nice outside leg kick.
Aquila Corvus misses with a looping right.
It seemed like Iwoba was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Iwoba throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Aquila Corvus throws a low kick but it's checked well by Iwoba.
Iwoba moves out of range of the strikes.
Bosco Iwoba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Iwoba is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aquila Corvus.
Iwoba throws a push kick but Aquila Corvus slaps the foot to one side.
Aquila Corvus looks to throw the jab but Iwoba is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Iwoba on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Iwoba throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Aquila Corvus throwing a counter right hand but Iwoba manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iwoba swings widly with a right hand
and Aquila Corvus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aquila Corvus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Iwoba. Aquila Corvus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Aquila Corvus, as that shot connected.
Iwoba throws a sloppy head kick
and Aquila Corvus makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Aquila Corvus takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Aquila Corvus throws a lazy right hand but Iwoba sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Aquila Corvus goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Aquila Corvus blocks the leg kick.
Aquila Corvus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A low kick from Aquila Corvus is predictable there
letting Iwoba counter with a right hand.
Donk. Aquila Corvus catches Iwoba right on the button with a cross.
Aquila Corvus is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aquila Corvus misses the shot to the body.
Iwoba misses with an uppercut.
Aquila Corvus was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
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 Ajax Aquila Corvus will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Iwoba misses with a lunging right hand
and Aquila Corvus counters with a huge left! Iwoba is in big trouble! He's backing up but Aquila Corvus isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Iwoba from any more damage. A dominating finish by Aquila Corvus!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ajax Aquila Corvus!
A very excited looking Ajax Aquila Corvus made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jervis Tetch (ranked 1574 p4p, 255 weight class) and Mat Diaz (ranked 1447 p4p, 232 weight class). Diaz has chosen I Got Five On It as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jervis Tetch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mat Diaz!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tetch to score with a decent uppercut.
Tetch cracks Diaz with a good jab.
Tetch swats away the attempt to clinch by Diaz.
Diaz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tetch was well out of range. Poor timing from Diaz.
Diaz takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Diaz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tetch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tetch misses with a straight right.
Tetch buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A jab from Diaz misses.
Diaz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tetch counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Mat Diaz has been cut.
Diaz stuns Tetch with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
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!
Tetch on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diaz throws a looping overhand right but Tetch ducks down to avoid it.
Tetch moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tetch lands a jab to the nose.
Diaz is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tetch misses with a leg kick.
Diaz is still on wobbly legs! Can Tetch finish him?
Jervis Tetch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diaz seems to have recovered his senses.
Tetch has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rusterman's in the buildup to the fight.
Diaz throws a jab when Tetch was well out of range.
Tetch motions for Diaz to come forward. Tetch throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tetch throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
A solid body kick from Tetch.
Tetch throws a leg kick that is checked
and Diaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tetch.
A good leg kick by Tetch.
A punch lands to the side of Tetch 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tetch manages to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Diaz.
Tetch is rocked!
Tetch throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Oh Tetch is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tetch switches off momentarily and Diaz cracks him with a monster right hand! Tetch topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Diaz dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Diaz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mat Diaz!
Our winner, Mat Diaz, 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Morueco (ranked 1142 p4p, 151 weight class) and Bjarni Agnarsson (ranked 948 p4p, 131 weight class). Morueco comes into the arena with The Pretender blaring out of the sound system. Agnarsson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Black Pearl. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jorge Morueco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bjarni Agnarsson!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Morueco. Beautiful body shot.
Morueco fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Morueco cracks the inside of Agnarsson's front leg.
A jab from Agnarsson misses.
Agnarsson misses with a leg kick
and Morueco counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morueco swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morueco. Agnarsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morueco throws a series of strikes that have Agnarsson backpedaling.
Morueco misses with a kick to the body.
Morueco connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Agnarsson is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Morueco.
Morueco dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Morueco is looking to wear down Agnarsson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Morueco tries to close the distance and clinch but Agnarsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morueco is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Agnarsson.
Agnarsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Morueco changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Agnarsson 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.
Morueco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morueco blocks a head kick by Agnarsson.
Morueco smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Agnarsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Morueco finish him?
We've been hearing reports that Morueco has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Agnarsson misses with an uppercut
and Morueco counters with a huge left! Agnarsson is in big trouble! He's backing up but Morueco isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Agnarsson from any more damage. A dominating finish by Morueco!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jorge Morueco!
Our winner, Jorge Morueco, 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Dustin Anderson (ranked 787 p4p, 108 weight class) and Gurgen Davidyan (ranked 811 p4p, 111 weight class). Gurgen Davidyan acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dustin Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Gurgen Davidyan!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davidyan lands with a straight right. Anderson didn't see that one coming.
Anderson is looking to clinch but Davidyan is avoiding it.
Davidyan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Anderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Davidyan circles away.
Davidyan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Davidyan misses with a body kick.
Davidyan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Anderson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Anderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Anderson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Davidyan throws a body punch but Anderson moves out of range.
Davidyan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davidyan ducks right into an uppercut from Anderson.
Anderson moves out of range of the body kick from Davidyan.
Anderson tries to clinch up but Davidyan circles away and keeps his distance.
Davidyan throws a push kick but Anderson slaps the foot to one side.
Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Davidyan now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Davidyan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson lands the left hand.
Anderson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Anderson closes the distance and clinches.
Davidyan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anderson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Davidyan prevents it.
Davidyan struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Anderson - that landed with a thud.
Davidyan throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson lands with a shot to the body.
Anderson moves in looking to clinch but Davidyan pushes him off.
A countering left hand to the body from Davidyan misses.
Anderson misses with a straight right.
Davidyan keeps the fight on the outside.
Anderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Anderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Davidyan circles away.
A little jabbing left from Davidyan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Davidyan misses the jab.
Anderson misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davidyan catches Anderson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Anderson tries to clinch up but Davidyan circles away and keeps his distance.
Donk. Davidyan catches Anderson right on the button with a cross.
Anderson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Anderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anderson tries to clinch up but Davidyan circles away and keeps his distance.
A lazy left from Davidyan finds it's target.
Anderson looks to land a left hand but Davidyan moved out of range nicely.
Anderson lands a jab to Davidyan's midsection.
Davidyan delivers a nice body kick.
Davidyan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anderson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Davidyan manages to circle out of the way.
Davidyan throws a leg kick which misses Anderson's front leg but catches the back leg as Anderson tries to avoid it.
Anderson misses with a body shot.
Davidyan throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Anderson tries to clinch there but Davidyan circles away.
Anderson stuns Davidyan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Anderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Anderson wants to clinch.
Anderson pushes Davidyan up against the cage in a clinch.
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anderson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Anderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderson tries a body shot but Davidyan blocks it.
Davidyan is trying to break the clinch but Anderson is controlling him.
Davidyan wants to get back to striking at distance but Anderson won't allow it.
Anderson lands a nice shot to the body.
Davidyan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Anderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Davidyan controls his hands.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Davidyan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Davidyan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Anderson has closed the distance and engaged Davidyan in a clinch.
Davidyan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Davidyan throws a head punch that misses.
Anderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Davidyan controls his hands.
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Davidyan avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the cage.
Davidyan tries to throw a body punch but Anderson avoids it by throwing Davidyan back against the cage.
Anderson lands a body punch.
Davidyan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Davidyan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Davidyan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Davidyan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderson tries to work over Davidyan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Davidyan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anderson moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gurgen Davidyan 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.
Davidyan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Davidyan.
Anderson tries to counter by clinching up but Davidyan breaks away and moves out of range.
Anderson blocks a head kick by Davidyan.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Davidyan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Davidyan follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Anderson lands with a right hand.
Davidyan throws an overhand right that lands on Anderson's shoulder, as Anderson tries to avoid the shot.
Nice defenses there by Anderson.
Anderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Davidyan.
Anderson gets a clinch.
Davidyan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheers as Davidyan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Anderson doesn't seem phased though.
Anderson lands a slapping body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson tries to clinch up but Davidyan circles away and keeps his distance.
Davidyan gets tackled into the cage by Anderson. Anderson maintains the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Davidyan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Anderson working aggressively here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davidyan tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
Anderson misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidyan misses with some punches.
Davidyan blocks an uppercut.
Davidyan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Davidyan blocks an uppercut.
Anderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Anderson.
Davidyan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Davidyan blocks an uppercut.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Davidyan in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Davidyan controls the action.
Davidyan wants to get back to striking at distance but Anderson won't allow it.
Davidyan is trying to break the clinch but Anderson is controlling him.
A left hand lands to the body for Anderson.
Anderson prevents a body shot from Davidyan.
Davidyan has had enough of the clinch but Anderson keeps him there for the moment.
Davidyan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Davidyan misses with the head strike.
Davidyan tries to circle away but Anderson has him pinned against the cage.
Dustin Anderson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Anderson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Davidyan pushes Anderson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Davidyan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Davidyan backwards.
Anderson is working Davidyan over against the cage.
Davidyan can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
Anderson lands a body shot.
Davidyan is breathing heavily.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Davidyan.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Davidyan.
Davidyan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anderson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Davidyan doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davidyan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
As Davidyan tries to get set, Anderson tries to push him back and clinch up but Davidyan manages to avoid the attempt.
Anderson tries to clinch but Davidyan is having none of it.
Davidyan misses with a looping right.
Gurgen Davidyan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Davidyan swats away the attempt to clinch by Anderson.
Anderson is looking to clinch but Davidyan is avoiding it.
Anderson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Davidyan counters with a good, hard body kick but Anderson shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Davidyan keeps the fight on the outside.
Davidyan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Davidyan lands a really nice looking cross but Anderson seems unphased.
Davidyan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Anderson.
Anderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Davidyan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Anderson's head backwards.
Anderson is looking to clinch.
Davidyan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Davidyan keeps the fight on the outside.
Davidyan clobbers Anderson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Anderson stuns Davidyan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Davidyan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Davidyan! But no joy.
Anderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anderson tries to clinch up
and Davidyan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Davidyan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anderson throws out the jab.
A nice side step and Davidyan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Davidyan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Davidyan scores with a nice right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anderson. Davidyan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Davidyan connects with the punch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Davidyan, as that shot connected.
Anderson misses with a body shot.
Davidyan wants to land a leg kick but Anderson is out of range.
Davidyan tries to keep at a distance but Anderson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Davidyan lands with a light punch inside.
Davidyan blocks an uppercut.
Anderson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Davidyan manages to break the clinch.
Davidyan fakes the leg kick and cracks Anderson in the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gurgen Davidyan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Anderson rushes Davidyan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Anderson lands with a right to the head.
Davidyan wants to break free but Anderson has control.
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Davidyan fails to land.
Anderson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Anderson tries a body shot but Davidyan blocks it.
Anderson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Davidyan or not.
A short body shot lands from Anderson as the two fighters clinch.
A short uppercut from Anderson.
A body shot lands from Anderson.
Davidyan prevents a body shot from Anderson.
Anderson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davidyan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Davidyan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Davidyan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anderson misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
Davidyan has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidyan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Davidyan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Anderson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Davidyan misses with some punches.
Davidyan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Anderson misses with the head strike.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Davidyan controls the action.
Anderson lands with a right to the head.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike.
Davidyan blocks a body shot from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Anderson.
Anderson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Davidyan's efforts to push away.
Anderson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Davidyan blocking some punches.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Davidyan controls the action.
Davidyan has had enough of the clinch but Anderson keeps him there for the moment.
Dustin Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gurgen Davidyan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Anderson.
Davidyan is rocked!
Davidyan tries to break the clinch but Anderson is controlling the position.
Davidyan is still on wobbly legs! Can Anderson finish him?
Anderson misses with some punches.
Anderson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Anderson pushes Davidyan against the cage. Anderson is working some dirty boxing. Anderson pushes off with a quick right hook! Davidyan goes down! Davidyan tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Anderson moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dustin Anderson!
Dustin Anderson made sure to mention his sponsor, Red Light Coffeeshop in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thoreaux AssKicken (ranked 1097 p4p, 168 weight class) and Third Round Romero (ranked 1274 p4p, 187 weight class). AssKicken comes to the cage accompanied by Winds of Change. Thoreaux AssKicken has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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214 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thoreaux AssKicken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Third Round Romero!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
AssKicken tests Romero's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Third Round Romero has been cut.
AssKicken lands a jab to the head.
AssKicken looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Romero is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
AssKicken tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
AssKicken scores with a decent looking hook.
Romero ducks under a wild hook from AssKicken.
AssKicken scores with a jab to the jaw.
Romero tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. AssKicken manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good shot there by Romero.
Romero misses with a leg kick
and AssKicken counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
AssKicken listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Romero is rocked!
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!
AssKicken connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A combination from Romero does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
AssKicken ducks under a wild hook from Romero.
AssKicken bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Romero! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Romero is still in real trouble! Can AssKicken finish him?
That has opened up Third Round Romero's cut even more.
AssKicken thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
AssKicken throwing strikes from guard but Romero blocks nicely.
Romero seems to have recovered his senses.
AssKicken trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Romero preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
AssKicken loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Romero is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Romero is pulling down on AssKicken's head. It's preventing any offense from AssKicken, at least for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as AssKicken accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as AssKicken accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
AssKicken throwing strikes from guard but Romero blocks nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
AssKicken drops back, looking for a kneebar! Romero looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Romero looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Romero!
AssKicken tries to improve position but can't.
AssKicken manages to get back to half guard.
AssKicken looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
AssKicken is pressing down on Romero's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
AssKicken looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Romero stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. AssKicken swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
AssKicken looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
AssKicken looking for subs off his back but Romero has passed one foot through into half guard.
AssKicken works his way to full guard. Good work.
AssKicken has his foot on Romero's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Romero works his way back into a safe position though.
AssKicken has his foot on Romero's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Romero works his way back into a safe position though.
AssKicken wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
AssKicken throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
AssKicken keeping moving, preventing Romero from controlling successfully.
Romero is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
AssKicken looking for a guillotine here but Romero defends easily.
AssKicken tries to land a sweep but no joy.
AssKicken lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
AssKicken throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
AssKicken throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Romero works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Romero avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thoreaux AssKicken dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Third Round Romero's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
AssKicken misses with a wild body shot.
AssKicken gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Romero.
Some wild striking there from AssKicken.
The fighters circling - AssKicken throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Romero swings away with a body shot that misses
letting AssKicken counter with a right hand.
AssKicken pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
AssKicken displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Romero throws out the jab.
Romero uses good head movement to avoid the hook from AssKicken.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
AssKicken throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Romero slips a straight right by AssKicken.
Romero now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
AssKicken is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Romero can do to turn this around?
Romero displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as AssKicken throws out the jab.
AssKicken blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero jabs at AssKicken's body.
A big left from AssKicken misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Romero! But no joy.
Romero moves away from the strike by AssKicken.
AssKicken is looking to land body kicks.
AssKicken pivots, looking for a leg kick but Romero is out of range and AssKicken settles back down.
Romero clinches up with AssKicken and pushes him back against the cage.
AssKicken drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
AssKicken misses with the head strike.
AssKicken throws a punch but it's blocked by Romero.
AssKicken misses with a hook to the ribs.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romero's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Romero.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
AssKicken tries to work over Romero's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
I was talking to AssKicken's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A nice right hand lands inside from Romero.
AssKicken throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Romeros head.
AssKicken blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
AssKicken misses with some punches.
AssKicken avoids a wild elbow strike from Romero.
Romero misses with an elbow over the top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
AssKicken wants the takedown. Romero is fighting it off but AssKicken persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Romero's guard against the cage.
Romero trying to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romero utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
AssKicken with a flurry of punches that miss.
AssKicken postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
AssKicken throws a big elbow that misses.
AssKicken throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
AssKicken loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
AssKicken trying to move into half guard but instead Romero has managed to sweep!
Romero pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. AssKicken is keeping the position for now.
AssKicken looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Romero has picked AssKicken up and slammed him! AssKicken can't keep hold of the triangle and Romero manages to pass to side control!
AssKicken is trying to control Romero's posture but Romero avoids it.
AssKicken sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
AssKicken is trying to get back to full guard.
Romero tries to stand but his hand is stuck under AssKicken.
AssKicken is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Romero's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Romero's back!
Thoreaux AssKicken overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero avoids the strikes from AssKicken.
AssKicken is trying to stick to Romero's back but Romero is turning into AssKicken. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in AssKicken's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Romero.
AssKicken had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Romero defends it easily.
AssKicken throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Romero is posturing up here but AssKicken has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Romero tries to roll out but it's too tight and Romero has to tap! Slick submission there by AssKicken!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Thoreaux AssKicken!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Thoreaux AssKicken waved his t-shirt featuring Aspire Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.
The defeated Third Round Romero had this to say: 'Aaron ThaiGuy nerfed Larry "The Butcher" Shreve!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Vegas (ranked 511 p4p, 62 weight class) and Kai Yamaguchi (ranked 779 p4p, 95 weight class). Yamaguchi has chosen Yama Yama 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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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Vegas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kai Yamaguchi!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamaguchi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vegas's head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vegas.
Vegas blocks a jab.
Vegas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yamaguchi throws a wild body kick that Vegas sees coming a mile off.
Vegas is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Yamaguchi.
Vegas misses with a head kick.
Vegas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vegas lands a right hook to the body.
Vegas is looking to score with low kicks.
Yamaguchi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vegas at a distance.
Yamaguchi thuds a left hand into Vegas's body.
Vegas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yamaguchi counters with a left to the body.
A good leg kick by Yamaguchi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yamaguchi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vegas at a distance.
Yamaguchi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Yamaguchi throws a wild body kick that Vegas sees coming a mile off.
Yamaguchi takes a swing at Vegas's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Vegas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vegas tries to land a front kick but Yamaguchi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yamaguchi scores with a kick to the midsection.
Vegas misses with a left hand
and Yamaguchi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vegas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yamaguchi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yamaguchi looks to throw the jab but Vegas is out of range.
Vegas throwing a counter right hand but Yamaguchi manages to avoid it.
Yamaguchi looks to land a left hand but Vegas moved out of range nicely.
Yamaguchi misses with a wild body shot.
Vegas swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Yamaguchi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Vegas.
Yamaguchi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vegas at a distance.
A jab lands there for Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi throws a hook but Vegas blocks it.
Vegas cracks Yamaguchi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Vegas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vegas misses with a low kick.
Yamaguchi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vegas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vegas throws a low kick but it's checked well by Yamaguchi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vegas needs to keep his hands up - Yamaguchi had a free shot at his head there.
We've been told by Vegas's head coaches at DJs Locker that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Vegas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Yamaguchi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yamaguchi motions for Vegas to come forward. Yamaguchi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yamaguchi misses with a body shot.
Vegas misses the jab.
A slow jab from Vegas misses its intended target.
Yamaguchi throws out a counter right but Vegas avoids it with no problem.
Vegas jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Yamaguchi checks a leg kick.
Yamaguchi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vegas throws an off balance right hand
and Yamaguchi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yamaguchi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vegas.
Vegas will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Yamaguchi scores with a jab to the body.
Yamaguchi misses with a straight right.
Yamaguchi is looking to land body kicks.
Vegas appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vegas throws a shot from downtown. Yamaguchi moves away and avoids it.
Yamaguchi wants to land a leg kick but Vegas is out of range.
Vegas takes a swing at Yamaguchi's ribcage but misses.
Yamaguchi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yamaguchi throws a right hand that misses
and Vegas counters with an outside leg kick.
Vegas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A low kick from Vegas is predictable there
and Yamaguchi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vegas throws a leg kick which misses Yamaguchi's front leg but catches the back leg as Yamaguchi tries to avoid it.
Yamaguchi lands a leg kick that knocks Vegas off balance momentarily.
Yamaguchi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Vegas closes the distance and pushes Yamaguchi back into the cage.
Yamaguchi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vegas misses with a punch to the body.
Vegas misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Yamaguchi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamaguchi blocking some punches.
Yamaguchi tries to throw a body punch but Vegas avoids it by throwing Yamaguchi back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Vegas.
Vegas swings wildly with an uppercut but Yamaguchi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamaguchi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vegas.
Vegas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yamaguchis head.
Vegas has a couple of punches blocked by Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi throws a head punch that misses.
Vegas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yamaguchi defending well as Vegas loads up on a big left hand.
Good work by Vegas as he checks the leg kick.
Vegas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yamaguchi lands with a cross.
Vegas looks to land a combination but Yamaguchi avoids it well.
Yamaguchi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Vegas closes the distance and pushes Yamaguchi back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Yamaguchi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The crowd cheers as Yamaguchi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vegas doesn't seem phased though.
Vegas scores with a leg kick.
Yamaguchi misses the jab.
Vegas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yamaguchi throws out the jab.
Yamaguchi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Vegas ducks under a wild hook from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi takes a swing at Vegas's ribcage but misses.
Yamaguchi loads up on a big right hand but Vegas slips the punch.
Yamaguchi cracks a nice hook into Vegas's ribs.
Yamaguchi throws a good cross that connects.
Yamaguchi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yamaguchi keeps the fight on the outside.
Vegas connects with a leg kick. Yamaguchi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Yamaguchi connects with an inside leg kick.
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!
Yamaguchi misses with a hook to the body
and Vegas counters with a leg kick.
Yamaguchi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamaguchi throws the left hand but Vegas avoids the punch easily.
Kai Yamaguchi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yamaguchi moves forwards but Vegas connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vegas instigates a clinch.
Yamaguchi tries to work over Vegas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yamaguchi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yamaguchi misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vegas.
Vegas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yamaguchi backwards.
A hook to the body from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Vegas seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Yamaguchi can turn it around.
Yamaguchi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yamaguchi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vegas backwards.
Vegas swings wildly with an uppercut but Yamaguchi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vegas working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yamaguchi.
Vegas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vegas throws a head punch that misses.
Yamaguchi lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi swings wildly with an uppercut but Vegas uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vegas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yamaguchis head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vegas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vegas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vegas misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vegas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yamaguchi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vegas.
Yamaguchi gets through Vegas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vegas tries to work over Yamaguchi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vegas manages to break the clinch.
Yamaguchi misses the shot to the body.
Vegas looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Yamaguchi on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Vegas misses with a looping right.
Yamaguchi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vegas. That did some damage!
Yamaguchi throws a low kick, looking for Vegas's leg but Vegas calmly moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi looks to throw the jab but Vegas is out of range.
Vegas throws a wild body kick that Yamaguchi sees coming a mile off.
Vegas darts in trying to clinch
and Yamaguchi counters with a nice uppercut.
Vegas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yamaguchi.
It looked like Vegas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yamaguchi throws a head kick that misses.
Vegas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yamaguchi.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yamaguchi.
Vegas avoids a kick to the body.
Yamaguchi tries to land a front kick but Vegas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Vegas gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Yamaguchi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vegas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yamaguchi's calf.
Yamaguchi scores with a nice head shot.
Nice shot lands for Yamaguchi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi misses with a body kick.
Yamaguchi scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vegas throws a big shot that misses.
Vegas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yamaguchi throws a poor cross that misses
and Vegas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vegas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yamaguchi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vegas.
And Yamaguchi responds with a good body kick, but Vegas manages to step out the way in time.
Vegas misses with a straight left.
Yamaguchi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vegas misses with a straight right.
Yamaguchi swings for the body but Vegas moves out of range.
Vegas looks to throw the jab but Yamaguchi is out of range.
Yamaguchi throws out a loose jab but Vegas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vegas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yamaguchi.
Vegas lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kai Yamaguchi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Vegas connects with a single shot there.
Vegas misses with a right hand
and Yamaguchi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yamaguchi throws a wild body kick that Vegas sees coming a mile off.
Vegas wants to land a leg kick but Yamaguchi is out of range.
Vegas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A bone on bone clash there as Vegas blocks the leg kick.
Vegas takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Yamaguchi checks the leg kick.
Yamaguchi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vegas on the side of the head.
Vegas throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Vegas avoids the body shot from Yamaguchi.
It looked like Vegas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vegas looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vegas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Yamaguchi to counter with a crisp jab.
Yamaguchi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vegas throws an overhand right that lands on Yamaguchi's shoulder, as Yamaguchi tries to avoid the shot.
Yamaguchi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Vegas checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Vegas lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vegas throws a right hand that misses
enabling Yamaguchi to counter with a crisp jab.
Yamaguchi is looking to land body kicks.
Yamaguchi moves out of range of the body kick.
Vegas throws a hook but Yamaguchi avoids it easily.
Yamaguchi thumps Vegas with a low kick.
Vegas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yamaguchi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Yamaguchi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vegas was well out of range. Poor timing from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yamaguchi cracks the inside of Vegas's front leg.
Yamaguchi misses with a leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Vegas.
Yamaguchi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vegas moves away.
Vegas appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Vegas's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Yamaguchi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vegas scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Vegas misses the target.
Yamaguchi lands a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yamaguchi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vegas scores with a hook.
Yamaguchi delivers a nice body kick.
Yamaguchi stuns Vegas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yamaguchi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vegas counters with a leg kick.
Vegas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yamaguchi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Yamaguchi misses with a jab to the body
and Vegas counters with a stiff right hand.
Yamaguchi throws a leg kick that misses.
Vegas is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Vegas jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Vegas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yamaguchi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yamaguchi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vegas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vegas.
Vegas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yamaguchi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vegas doesn't seem bothered though.
Yamaguchi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vegas's hands.
Yamaguchi tries to clinch up.
Vegas just misses with a punch to the body.
Yamaguchi misses with an uppercut
and Vegas counters with a leg kick.
Johnny Vegas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yamaguchi looks to throw the jab but Vegas is out of range.
A slow jab from Yamaguchi misses its intended target.
Vegas misses with a wild combination.
Yamaguchi appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Yamaguchi throws an off balance right hand
and Vegas counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yamaguchi's knee momentarily.
Vegas throws a chopping leg kick but Yamaguchi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Yamaguchi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yamaguchi just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vegas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vegas cracks Yamaguchi with a good jab.
Yamaguchi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vegas 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.
Vegas sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yamaguchi. Vegas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yamaguchi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vegas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vegas throws a hook but Yamaguchi blocks it.
Vegas misses with an uppercut
and Yamaguchi counters with a stiff right hand.
Good exchange - Vegas coming out on top.
Vegas misses with a low kick.
Yamaguchi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kai Yamaguchi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Yamaguchi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vegas can pounce on him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kai Yamaguchi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Yamaguchi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kai Yamaguchi!
Kai Yamaguchi was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerrald James (ranked 389 p4p, 59 weight class) and Donsone DeNeville (ranked 328 p4p, 45 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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34
206 lbs
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224 lbs
9 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerrald James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donsone DeNeville!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James lands a glancing blow to the side of DeNeville's head.
DeNeville connects with a good right hand that stumbles James. James circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
DeNeville cracks the inside of James's front leg.
James throws a leg kick that is checked
and DeNeville counters with a lovely straight right hand!
DeNeville lands a nice leg kick that just misses James's sensitive parts.
James misses with a low kick.
James throws a body punch but DeNeville moves out of range.
DeNeville takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
James throws a low kick but it's checked well by DeNeville.
DeNeville uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from James.
DeNeville feints a counter leg kick.
DeNeville lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
DeNeville scores with the left hand. James knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by DeNeville.
DeNeville scores with a leg kick.
James swings away with a body shot that misses
and DeNeville counters with a lovely straight right hand!
James scores with a nice head shot.
DeNeville has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
DeNeville fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt James.
Good shot there by James.
Nice defenses there by DeNeville.
James looks to throw the jab but DeNeville is out of range.
James misses with a straight right.
DeNeville replies with a solid counter kick to the body but James blocks it well.
DeNeville defending well as James loads up on a big left hand.
DeNeville blocks a leg kick.
DeNeville has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from James finds it's way round the side to connect with DeNeville's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James misses with a right hand
enabling DeNeville to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
DeNeville tries for a takedown but James circles away easily
and James counters with a straight right hand.
James misses with a looping left.
DeNeville connects with a leg kick. James looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
DeNeville shoots for a takedown but James saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gerrald James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James looks to land a right hand but DeNeville moved out of range.
DeNeville throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gerrald James is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
James throws a good cross that connects.
James takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
DeNeville gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, DeNeville asserts his dominance and retains side control.
DeNeville working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
DeNeville in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
James stops DeNeville from passing to mount.
DeNeville scoring with punches and elbows.
DeNeville is putting a hurting on James here, landing some big shots from side control.
DeNeville tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
James takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
DeNeville creates some space and throws a big elbow, but James sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
DeNeville throwing strikes but James manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeNeville manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
DeNeville wants to improve his position but James is controlling well.
DeNeville wants to sweep but James has passed to side control!
DeNeville is looking to reverse the position.
DeNeville is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Donsone DeNeville will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
James moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
James stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from DeNeville.
James swings for the body but DeNeville moves out of range.
James looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
James is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by DeNeville.
DeNeville pulls out of a head kick attempt.
James throws a shot to the body.
James misses with an uppercut. DeNeville saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from DeNeville! But no joy.
DeNeville scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeNeville throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
DeNeville staying out of range there.
James blocks a low kick nicely.
DeNeville wants to slow James down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeNeville misses with a leg kick
and James counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
James lands with a right hand.
James throws a leg kick but DeNeville sees it coming and checks it nicely.
DeNeville counters with a body kick.
DeNeville throws a quick inside leg kick.
James ducks down and throws a hook to the body but DeNeville moves away.
DeNeville moves out of range as James strikes.
DeNeville 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.
DeNeville tries a low kick but James avoids it.
DeNeville scoring well with a low kick there.
James looks to score with a jab to the body but DeNeville is just out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for DeNeville.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from DeNeville. James shrugs it off though.
Nice uppercut lands for James. That snapped DeNeville's head back.
DeNeville goes for a double leg but James avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as James continues to drive forward.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
James swings away with a leg kick that misses.
DeNeville was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
James scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. DeNeville doesn't seem bothered though.
DeNeville shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than DeNeville was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
James bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Gerrald James is winning the standup battle so far.
DeNeville connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James scores with a leg kick.
James lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
DeNeville has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from DeNeville there as he acknowledges the shot.
DeNeville slips a jab from James.
James throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
James waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract DeNeville.
A nice side step and DeNeville releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
DeNeville checks the leg kick nicely there.
DeNeville fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
DeNeville fakes the leg kick and cracks James in the body.
James throws a body punch but DeNeville moves out of range.
And DeNeville tries to counter it with a takedown but James pushes his down on his head and steps out.
James is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James missing with a left hand there. DeNeville was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
DeNeville throws a leg kick but James sees it coming and moves out of range.
James misses with a double jab.
James misses with a lunging right hand
and DeNeville counters with a nice body shot.
James swings and misses with a shot to the body
and DeNeville counters with a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James throws a solid leg kick but DeNeville takes the impact on his shin and smiles at James.
James throws a right hand that misses
and DeNeville counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice cross by DeNeville.
DeNeville goes for a double leg but James avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as James continues to drive forward.
James throws a leg kick but DeNeville sees it coming and moves out of range.
DeNeville throws out a counter right but James avoids it with no problem.
James tries to land a leg kick but DeNeville saw it coming and moves away.
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 Gerrald James 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
DeNeville lands a lovely overhand right.
DeNeville swings away with a leg kick that misses.
DeNeville feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to James's calf.
James misses with a hook.
James misses with a low kick.
DeNeville flicks out a counter leg kick but James steps away.
DeNeville's hands are dropping dangerously low here and James connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! DeNeville scrambles back to his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from James misses the target.
James throws an uppercut from half a mile away. DeNeville sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James throws a good cross that connects.
DeNeville steps to the side to avoid the strikes from James.
James keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
DeNeville lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A low kick from James misses
and DeNeville counters with an outside leg kick.
A jab from James does it's job there.
DeNeville just misses with a punch to the body.
James lands with a thumping leg kick.
James blocks the body kick.
James swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
James misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from DeNeville.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from DeNeville, right into the meat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by DeNeville.
James throws a big shot that misses.
DeNeville doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeNeville throws an ugly left hook that misses
and James makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
DeNeville staying out of range there.
James blocks a jab.
James takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James moves out of range of the leg kick from DeNeville.
James has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by DeNeville.
A big left from DeNeville misses.
DeNeville lands with a hook. James tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
James on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by DeNeville. DeNeville obviously looking to wear him down.
James throws a leg kick
and DeNeville counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
DeNeville checks the leg kick nicely there.
DeNeville lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A chopping leg kick lands by James.
DeNeville throws a body kick that misses
and James counters with a lovely straight right hand!
DeNeville shoots in and drives through. James sprawls well.
DeNeville looks to land a right hand but James moved out of range.
James swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
DeNeville changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
James throws a lazy right hand but DeNeville sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
James ducks under a wild hook from DeNeville.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James throws a hook but DeNeville avoids it easily.
DeNeville with the counter takedown but James avoids it easily.
James connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
DeNeville uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by James.
James works the jab nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A slow jab from James misses its intended target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from DeNeville, right into the meat.
DeNeville fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches James on the side of the head.
James uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by DeNeville.
A clash of legs there as DeNeville blocks the low kick.
DeNeville finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Donsone DeNeville.
Well DeNeville has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Donsone DeNeville!
Donsone DeNeville bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Warror (ranked 107 p4p, 17 weight class) and Reuben Kincaid (ranked 498 p4p, 79 weight class). Kincaid has chosen REM - Orange Crush as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
180 lbs
14 - 2 - 0 |
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183 lbs
14 - 3 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Warror!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Reuben Kincaid!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warror looks to land a left hand but Kincaid moved out of range nicely.
Kincaid has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kincaid scores with a jab. Warror acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Warror misses with a straight left.
Warror connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kincaid momentarily.
It looks like Reuben Kincaid has been cut.
Warror fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kincaid looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Warror lands a front kick.
Kincaid stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Warror.
Kincaid avoids the body shot from Warror.
Warror moves out of range of the body kick from Kincaid.
Warror tries a head kick but it misses.
Warror lands a nice looking body shot.
Warror lands a really nice looking cross but Kincaid seems unphased.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No joy there for Warror, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kincaid keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kincaid has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Warror finds it's way round the side to connect with Kincaid's head.
Warror scores with a jab to the head.
Warror looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Warror wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Warror throws a right hand that Kincaid ducks under and follows up with a left that Kincaid also avoids with ease.
Warror misses with a kick to the body
and Kincaid counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Warror throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kincaid.
Kincaid misses with a body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Kincaid misses the target.
Warror looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Warror moves into range and clinches up with Kincaid.
Kincaid misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warror swings wildly with an uppercut but Kincaid uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Warror.
Warror softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kincaid.
Kincaid prevents a body shot from Warror.
Warror lands a nice shot to the body.
Kincaid doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Warror misses with a punch on the inside.
Warror fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kincaid tries a body shot but Warror blocks it.
Kincaid tries to work over Warror's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Warror can't find room to land a body shot as Kincaid controls the action.
Warror lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kincaid tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Warror's elbow.
Kincaid escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Warror lands a nice shot that snaps Kincaid's head back.
Paul Warror seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Warror moves away from the strike by Kincaid.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warror scores with a nice head shot.
Warror connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Warror cracks Kincaid with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Kincaid looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Warror finish him?
Kincaid is rocked!
Kincaid walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Kincaid limp body while Warror jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Paul Warror!
After winning the bout, Paul Warror thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Valentin Skovgaard (ranked 126 p4p, 14 weight class) and Leon Montana (ranked 194 p4p, 26 weight class). Skovgaard comes into the arena with Second Reality blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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218 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Valentin Skovgaard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leon Montana!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick there by Skovgaard.
Skovgaard ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Montana connects with a solid leg kick.
Montana throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Montana throws an overhand right that lands on Skovgaard's shoulder, as Skovgaard tries to avoid the shot.
Valentin Skovgaard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Skovgaard misses.
A big right from Skovgaard misses.
Montana wants to clinch.
Skovgaard avoids the body shot from Montana.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montana avoids the head kick by Skovgaard.
Skovgaard is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Skovgaard connects with the punch.
Montana takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Montana moves out of range as Skovgaard throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skovgaard scores with a decent looking hook.
Skovgaard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Skovgaard lands with a hook. Montana tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Skovgaard looks to throw the jab but Montana is out of range.
Montana tries a quick counter leg kick but Skovgaard is wise to it.
Skovgaard misses with a kick to the body.
Skovgaard bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Montana's head.
Montana slips a straight right by Skovgaard.
Skovgaard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Montana moves out of range as Skovgaard strikes.
Montana keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Skovgaard.
Skovgaard lands a slapping body shot.
Skovgaard connects with a body shot that sends Montana's belly button to the back.
Montana throws a body punch but Skovgaard moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montana lands with a nice body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skovgaard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Montana was well out of range. Poor timing from Skovgaard.
Montana throws out a counter right but Skovgaard avoids it with no problem.
Skovgaard forces Montana back against the cage and clinches.
A short body shot lands from Montana as the two fighters clinch.
Skovgaard digs a right hand into Montana's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Montana's gas tank.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Montana.
Montana working aggressively here.
Montana doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Montana misses with some punches.
Montana digs a right hand underneath Skovgaard's ribcage. Skovgaard let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Montana misses with a hook from the clinch.
Skovgaard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Montana prevents a body shot from Skovgaard.
Skovgaard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Skovgaard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Montana lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Skovgaard lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Montana backwards.
Skovgaard misses with some punches.
Good body shot from Montana.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skovgaard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Montana misses with a punch to the body.
Montana misses with a body punch.
Skovgaard swings wildly with an uppercut but Montana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skovgaard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Montana's elbow.
Montana scores with a shot to the side of Skovgaard's head.
Skovgaard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Montana's elbow.
Skovgaard tries to throw a body punch but Montana avoids it by throwing Skovgaard back against the cage.
Skovgaard misses with a body punch.
Montana working aggressively here.
Montana blocks a body shot from Skovgaard.
Skovgaard struggles to land a body shot inside as Montana controls his hands.
Skovgaard wants to break the clinch but can't.
Montana blocks a body shot from Skovgaard.
Skovgaard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Skovgaard tries to work over Montana's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Skovgaard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Skovgaard tries to throw a body punch but Montana avoids it by throwing Skovgaard back against the cage.
Skovgaard takes a shot to the head.
Montana's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montana tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Montana swings wildly with an uppercut but Skovgaard uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hand to the body from Montana.
A right handed body shot lands from Skovgaard.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Skovgaard.
Skovgaard misses with a body punch.
Montana throws a head punch that misses.
Montana misses with the head strike.
Skovgaard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Montana misses with a looping left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice cross by Skovgaard.
A slow jab from Skovgaard misses its intended target.
Montana tries to move into range but Skovgaard moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Skovgaard misses with an attempted mid kick.
Montana keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Skovgaard motions for Montana to come forward. Skovgaard throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valentin Skovgaard dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Skovgaard throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Skovgaard misses with a right hand
and Montana counters with a straight right hand.
Montana displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Skovgaard throws out the jab.
Montana has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Skovgaard scores with a jab to the body.
Montana takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Skovgaard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Montana throws a shot from downtown. Skovgaard moves away and avoids it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Skovgaard - that will leave a mark!
Montana misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skovgaard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Montana.
Skovgaard staying out of range there.
Montana slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Skovgaard pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Good shot there by Skovgaard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skovgaard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Skovgaard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Montana shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Valentin Skovgaard is winning the standup battle so far.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Skovgaard.
Skovgaard works the jab nicely.
Skovgaard lands with an overhand left.
Montana throws a body shot but no joy.
Skovgaard thinks about countering with a body kick.
Skovgaard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Montana.
Skovgaard half committed to a counter leg kick.
Montana misses with a body punch
and Skovgaard counters with a left to the body.
Skovgaard connects with a body shot.
Montana is breathing heavily.
Skovgaard lands a nice looking body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Montana connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montana sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Skovgaard lands a body shot.
Skovgaard lands a nice leg kick that just misses Montana's sensitive parts.
Skovgaard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Montana manages to avoid it.
Montana misses with an uppercut
letting Skovgaard counter with a right hand.
Skovgaard goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A lazy body kick from Skovgaard
and Skovgaard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Skovgaard punishes Montana's body with a nice straight punch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Skovgaard. Montana shrugs it off though.
Skovgaard has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Skovgaard connects with a solid leg kick.
Montana gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Skovgaard scores with a nice strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skovgaard throws a push kick but Montana slaps the foot to one side.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Skovgaard, as that shot connected.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Skovgaard, as that shot connected.
Skovgaard misses with a lunging right hand
and Montana counters with a left to the body.
Skovgaard takes one to the side of the head.
Skovgaard fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Montana on the side of the head.
Montana is rocked!
Skovgaard misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Montana to counter with a crisp jab.
Montana ducks under a wild hook from Skovgaard.
A shot to the liver by Skovgaard. Beautiful body shot.
Montana changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Montana has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Skovgaard.
Skovgaard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Montana.
Skovgaard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Montana can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Montana misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Montana throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Montana tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Skovgaard was well out of range. Poor timing from Montana.
Montana scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Skovgaard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Montana moves out of range of the body kick.
Montana looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Skovgaard throws the kick towards the body but Montana avoids it.
Skovgaard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Skovgaard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Skovgaard fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Skovgaard jabs at Montana's body.
Skovgaard throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Skovgaard chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Skovgaard moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valentin Skovgaard dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Montana lands with an uppercut that bounces Skovgaard off the cage and back into range.
A shot to the liver by Skovgaard. Beautiful body shot.
Montana swats away the attempt to clinch by Skovgaard.
Skovgaard backing away here, and Montana unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Montana stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Skovgaard misses with a left hand
and Montana makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Skovgaard.
Skovgaard throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
It seemed like Montana was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skovgaard throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Montana stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Skovgaard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A left lands for Skovgaard.
Skovgaard scores with a nice body kick.
Montana takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skovgaard scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Montana misses with an attempted mid kick.
Skovgaard jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Montana lands a jab to the nose.
Montana takes one to the chin there.
Montana avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Skovgaard misses with a low kick.
Skovgaard connects with a solid leg kick.
Skovgaard throws a looping overhand right but Montana ducks down to avoid it.
Montana takes one to the chin there.
Skovgaard misses with a head kick.
Skovgaard defending well as Montana loads up on a big left hand.
Skovgaard lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Skovgaard. Montana does a little dance to reset his feet.
Montana lands a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Montana misses with a lunging right hand
and Skovgaard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Montana has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Montana keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Skovgaard cracks Montana with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Montana is still on wobbly legs! Can Skovgaard finish him?
A solid leg kick lands there for Skovgaard.
Montana throws a lazy right hand but Skovgaard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Skovgaard throws a quick counter kick to the body but Montana avoids it.
Skovgaard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Montana throws a fast counter high kick but Skovgaard manages to duck under it in time.
Skovgaard catches Montana with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Skovgaard moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Montana's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Montana leaves his chin hanging out and Skovgaard seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Montana crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Valentin Skovgaard!
Valentin Skovgaard very nearly forgot to thank Aspire Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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