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Aspire 78: McGee v Gabagool PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paul McCann (ranked 1722 p4p, 185 weight class) and Gustavo Carvalho (ranked 1956 p4p, 213 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul McCann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gustavo Carvalho!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCann fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've been informed that Carvalho has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
McCann misses with a looping right.
McCann tests Carvalho's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Carvalho swats away the attempt to clinch by McCann.
Carvalho connects with an inside leg kick.
McCann throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McCann tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Carvalho manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It seemed like Carvalho was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McCann uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carvalho.
McCann fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Carvalho, pushing him back against the cage.
Carvalho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McCann.
A body shot lands from McCann.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carvalho lands a nice uppercut.
McCann lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Carvalho backwards.
A shot in the inside from McCann.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot in the inside from Carvalho.
McCann doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McCann works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCann blocks a body shot from Carvalho.
Carvalho jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as McCann walks away with a smile on his face. Carvalho gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
McCann is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carvalho.
McCann scores with a jab. Carvalho acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Carvalho throws a front kick aimed at McCann's knee but McCann avoids it well.
McCann connects with a crisp jab.
Carvalho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCann.
McCann throws a body punch but Carvalho moves out of range.
McCann clinches up with Carvalho and pushes him back against the cage.
McCann struggles to land a body shot inside as Carvalho controls his hands.
Carvalho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Carvalho.
Good body shot from Carvalho.
McCann tries to throw a body punch but Carvalho avoids it by throwing McCann back against the cage.
Carvalho scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Carvalho lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Carvalho has a couple of punches blocked by McCann.
McCann working aggressively here.
McCann misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho tries to work over McCann's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A right hand to the body from Carvalho.
McCann controlling the action here for a moment.
Carvalho has a couple of punches blocked by McCann.
McCann breaks the clinch.
Carvalho throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've been told by McCann's head coaches at Boyz II Men that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
McCann walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
McCann throws a jab but it's blocked by Carvalho.
Paul McCann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCann swings for the body but Carvalho moves out of range.
Carvalho is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
McCann throws a body shot but no joy.
McCann lands with a straight right. Carvalho didn't see that one coming.
McCann swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carvalho swats away the attempt to clinch by McCann.
Paul McCann is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McCann looks to score with a jab to the body but Carvalho is just out of range.
Carvalho swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Carvalho takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
McCann tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho misses with a looping left.
McCann ducks under a wild hook from Carvalho.
McCann tries to clinch there but Carvalho circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Carvalho.
Carvalho swings away with a body shot that misses
and McCann counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carvalho digs a good body shot into McCann's ribs.
Carvalho throws out a loose jab but McCann uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCann throws a hook but Carvalho avoids it easily.
McCann connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
McCann tries to clinch up but Carvalho circles away and keeps his distance.
McCann slips a straight right by Carvalho.
Carvalho lands a body shot.
McCann keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCann falls off balance throwing a combination
and Carvalho counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carvalho wants to take a breather but McCann is having none of it.
Carvalho wants to pass the guard but McCann is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCann is looking for a sweep. Carvalho is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Carvalho sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McCann defending well though.
McCann trying to hold on to Carvalho's head to control him but Carvalho postures up.
McCann holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Carvalho missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Carvalho is sneakily working for an arm triangle but McCann sees it coming and defends easily.
Carvalho has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
McCann wants to improve his position but Carvalho is controlling well.
McCann taking some punishment here, with Carvalho in his half guard.
McCann wants to control but Carvalho is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Carvalho slips a nice elbow through McCann's hands, connecting with McCann's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gustavo Carvalho will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A big right from Carvalho misses.
Carvalho looks to land a right hand but McCann moved out of range.
McCann tries to clinch up but Carvalho circles away and keeps his distance.
McCann tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carvalho swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Carvalho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McCann wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McCann closes the distance and clinches.
McCann doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McCann pushes Carvalho back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Carvalho lands a right hand that snaps the head of McCann backwards.
McCann struggles to land a body shot inside as Carvalho controls his hands.
McCann misses with the head strike.
Carvalho throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCann lands a hook to the side of the head.
McCann gets underhooks to prevent Carvalho's takedown attempt.
A hook to the body from McCann.
Carvalho has a couple of punches blocked by McCann.
Carvalho is trying to pull guard but McCann has him pressed against the cage.
Paul McCann has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McCann blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCann can't find room to land a body shot as Carvalho controls the action.
Carvalho lands with a left to the head.
McCann misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carvalho goes for a takedown attempt but McCann pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Paul McCann has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gustavo Carvalho.
Carvalho pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McCann ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McCann throwing a counter right hand but Carvalho manages to avoid it.
Carvalho throws a low kick but McCann moves out of range easily.
McCann takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McCann slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
McCann misses with a low kick.
McCann tries to clinch up but Carvalho circles away and keeps his distance.
McCann gets a clinch.
McCann goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carvalho lands a hook that snaps the head of McCann backwards.
McCann works on Carvalho's body with a couple of short punches.
McCann misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carvalho jumps guard but McCann turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Carvalho drags the fight down to the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCann pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Carvalho is keeping the position for now.
McCann controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Carvalho seems keen to control McCann's posture.
McCann controlling from the top position.
Carvalho is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. McCann is aware though and is defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCann stopping the sweep attempt from Carvalho.
McCann controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Carvalho looking for a guillotine here but McCann defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCann trying to control but Carvalho is working from the bottom.
Carvalho escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. McCann gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Carvalho 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.
Carvalho trying to keep a closed guard but McCann is proving a slippery customer.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Carvalho is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
McCann moves to clinch but Carvalho breaks away
and Carvalho counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McCann tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McCann loads up on a big right hand but Carvalho slips the punch.
Carvalho stuns McCann with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McCann closes the distance and clinches.
Carvalho wants to take the fight to the mat but McCann manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
McCann misses with a punch to the body.
McCann digs a right hand into Carvalho's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Carvalho's gas tank.
Carvalho tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. McCann just stands there and leans against the cage.
McCann escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carvalho just misses with a punch to the body.
McCann is looking to counter punch.
McCann ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carvalho moves away.
Nice uppercut there from McCann.
McCann tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carvalho paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carvalho throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McCann on the side of the head.
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 Paul McCann will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
McCann gets in close and instigates a clinch.
McCann scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McCann misses with a punch to the body.
McCann doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McCann lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McCann goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carvalho lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Carvalho lands with a right to the head.
McCann misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carvalho lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McCann.
McCann pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carvalho throws a hook but McCann blocks it.
McCann throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Danga de danga de dang - McCann scores with a four punch combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCann throws a shot from downtown. Carvalho moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Carvalho.
McCann darts in and clinches Carvalho up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Carvalho scores with a nice short uppercut.
Carvalho working aggressively here.
McCann misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from McCann.
Carvalho prevents a body shot from McCann.
Carvalho prevents a body shot from McCann.
McCann lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Carvalho successfully pulls guard.
McCann showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
McCann has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
McCann wants to control from the top but Carvalho keeps moving.
Carvalho can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as McCann controls the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCann avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Carvalho pulls McCann in close to prevent any damage.
McCann's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Carvalho is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
McCann trying to control but Carvalho is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A nice inside leg kick there by Carvalho. That's going to slow McCann down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by McCann - just one landing.
McCann instigates a clinch.
McCann breaks from the clinch.
Carvalho throws a hook to the side of McCann's head but McCann sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McCann tries to clinch but Carvalho moves out of range.
McCann wants to clinch up but Carvalho keeps it at a distance.
Carvalho takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McCann is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McCann comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Carvalho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McCann.
A swing and a miss from Carvalho.
McCann tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carvalho was well out of range. Poor timing from McCann.
Paul McCann is winning the standup battle so far.
McCann feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Carvalhos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
McCann dodges the punch combination from Carvalho.
McCann tried to counter with a leg kick but Carvalho avoided it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCann dips to his left and cracks Carvalho with an uppercut!
Carvalho connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A leg kick checked by McCann.
McCann was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Carvalho throws a big shot that misses.
Carvalho throws a lazy right hand but McCann sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McCann has closed the distance and engaged Carvalho in a clinch.
Carvalho has a couple of punches blocked by McCann.
McCann blocks a body shot from Carvalho.
McCann gets underhooks to prevent Carvalho's takedown attempt.
Carvalho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McCann lands with a right to the head.
McCann goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McCann breaks the clinch.
Carvalho keeps the fight on the outside.
McCann wants to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul McCann showed his dominance in that final round.
I think McCann has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Paul McCann!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ray Bundles (ranked 1008 p4p, 119 weight class) and Ebeneezer Darkk (ranked 841 p4p, 98 weight class). Bundles kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is It's Tricky by Run DMC. Ebeneezer Darkk has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ray Bundles's chin.
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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
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ray Bundles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ebeneezer Darkk!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bundles looks to throw the jab but Darkk is out of range.
Darkk scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bundles throws a jab but it's blocked by Darkk.
Darkk is looking to land body kicks.
Bundles will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bundles throws an overhand right that lands on Darkk's shoulder, as Darkk tries to avoid the shot.
Ray Bundles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darkk ducks under a wild hook from Bundles.
Bundles misses with an uppercut. Darkk saw that one coming.
Nice shot by Bundles.
Darkk slips under a jab from Bundles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darkk moves out of range of the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Darkk! But no joy.
Bundles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Darkk feints a counter leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Bundles.
Bundles takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bundles misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darkk moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bundles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darkk throws a poor cross that misses
and Bundles counters with a stiff right hand.
Darkk throws a chopping leg kick but Bundles manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bundles.
Bundles getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bundles looks to score with a jab to the body but Darkk is just out of range.
Darkk goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Darkk connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bundles momentarily.
Darkk stalks Bundles and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bundles's face. Bundles staggers backwards, shaken.
Bundles looks to throw the jab but Darkk is out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darkk blocks a head kick by Bundles.
Darkk throws out a counter right but Bundles avoids it with no problem.
Darkk connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bundles missing with a left hand there. Darkk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bundles slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darkk defending well as Bundles loads up on a big left hand.
Darkk lands a leg kick that knocks Bundles off balance momentarily.
Darkk ducks under a wild hook from Bundles.
Bundles thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bundles is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Darkk's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Bundles throws a low kick but it's checked well by Darkk.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Darkk! But no joy.
Darkk swings widly with a right hand
letting Bundles counter with a right hand.
Darkk throws a leg kick but Bundles sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Bundles blocks the leg kick.
Darkk connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bundles throws a big shot that misses.
Darkk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bundles is looking for a counter combo.
Darkk throws a poor cross that misses
and Bundles counters with a stiff right hand.
Darkk lands a high kick!
Darkk staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundles throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Darkk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bundles.
Darkk blocks a jab.
Darkk throws a looping overhand right but Bundles ducks down to avoid it.
Bundles checks a low kick from Darkk.
Bundles dips to his left and cracks Darkk with an uppercut!
Bundles ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Darkk cracks Bundles with a good jab.
Darkk throws a shot from downtown. Bundles moves away and avoids it.
Bundles loads up on a big right hand but Darkk slips the punch.
Darkk misses with a two punch combination.
Bundles uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Darkk lands a leg kick that knocks Bundles off balance momentarily.
Darkk throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Bundles to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bundles uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Darkk.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darkk loads up on a big right hand but Bundles slips the punch.
Darkk misses with an uppercut. Bundles saw that one coming.
Bundles looks to land a left hand but Darkk moved out of range nicely.
Darkk steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Bundles is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bundles lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Darkk has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Darkk and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Darkk looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bundles takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Darkk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bundles.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Darkk! But no joy.
Darkk lands with a right hand.
Bundles misses with a left hand
letting Darkk counter with a right hand.
Bundles jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little jabbing left from Darkk on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Darkk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bundles.
Bundles throws a hook but Darkk avoids it easily.
Darkk ducks under a wild hook from Bundles.
Darkk lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ebeneezer Darkk will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bundles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Darkk doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bundles throws a right hand that misses
and Darkk counters with a stiff right hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Darkk lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bundles has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bundles and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bundles lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bundles misses with an uppercut. Darkk saw that one coming.
Darkk has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bundles.
Ebeneezer Darkk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bundles throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Darkk! But no joy.
Darkk on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Darkk cracks the inside of Bundles's front leg.
Bundles misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Darkk! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bundles just misses with a punch to the body.
Bundles misses with a straight right.
Darkk digs a good hook to Bundles's body.
Bundles throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bundles takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darkk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bundles throws out the jab.
Darkk swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Darkk walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Darkk moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Bundles goes down! Can Darkk finish him!?
Bundles is rocked!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Darkk loads up on a big left hand. Bundles felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Darkk looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Bundles can't hide his disappointment, as Darkk celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ebeneezer Darkk!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Royal Pain (ranked 1766 p4p, 190 weight class) and Harold Shipman (ranked 1916 p4p, 207 weight class). Pain comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC Thunderstruck. Shipman has chosen Amazing as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Royal Pain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harold Shipman!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shipman walks into a stiff left hand from Pain.
Pain fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shipman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pain, pushing him back against the cage.
Shipman turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Pain is looking to reverse the position.
Shipman working the ground and pound.
Pain tries to bench press Shipman off him but Shipman keeps the position.
Shipman lands an elbow.
Pain is looking to regain half guard here but Shipman keeps moving and retains side control.
Shipman cracks Pain with a big elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pain is looking to reverse the position.
Shipman working the ground and pound from side control.
Pain is rocked!
A big shot lands for Shipman! That's hurt Pain! Will he recover? Shipman fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harold Shipman!
During a confident post fight interview, Harold Shipman thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Royal Pain was interviewed post fight and said 'Shit, there goes my chance to be like Mike.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pekko Wannanen (ranked 1449 p4p, 162 weight class) and Johnny Vegas (ranked 853 p4p, 103 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Vegas!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vegas tries to move into range but Wannanen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wannanen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vegas.
Vegas throws a hook to the side of Wannanen's head but Wannanen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That kick from Vegas tenderised Wannanen's leg. Wannanen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wannanen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vegas doesn't seem bothered though.
Wannanen moves into the clinch.
Vegas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vegas blocks a body shot from Wannanen.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wannanen.
It looks like Johnny Vegas has been cut.
Wannanen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vegas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wannanen.
Vegas gets through Wannanen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
It looks like Pekko Wannanen has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wannanen lands a left hand.
Vegas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wannanen misses with some punches.
Vegas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pekko Wannanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vegas wants to land a leg kick but Wannanen is out of range.
Vegas staying out of range there.
Vegas throws a chopping leg kick but Wannanen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vegas circles away from the clinch attempt
and Vegas counters with a stiff right hand.
Wannanen misses with a low kick.
Vegas looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A big left from Vegas misses.
Vegas misses with a few strikes there.
Wannanen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vegas has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Vegas connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wannanen. Wannanen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Vegas takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wannanen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wannanen slips a jab from Vegas.
Vegas misses with a straight left.
Vegas throws a head kick that misses.
Wannanen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vegas throws an overhand right that lands on Wannanen's shoulder, as Wannanen tries to avoid the shot.
Wannanen slips under a jab from Vegas.
Jab from Vegas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wannanen with a jab.
Wannanen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wannanen is looking to counter the offense by Vegas and move into the clinch.
Vegas throws a hook but Wannanen blocks it.
A bone on bone clash there as Wannanen blocks the leg kick.
Wannanen tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Vegas manages to circle out of the way.
Wannanen swings widly with a right hand
and Vegas counters with a low kick, right behind Wannanen 's knee.
Wannanen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Performance Center in the buildup to the fight.
Vegas takes one on the button.
Vegas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wannanen's head.
Wannanen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Vegas is out of range.
Wannanen scores with a leg kick.
Wannanen jabs at Vegas's body.
Vegas throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wannanen counters with a straight right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vegas.
A big left from Vegas misses.
Wannanen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vegas manages to avoid it.
Vegas connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wannanen's hands.
Vegas throws a low kick, looking for Wannanen's leg but Wannanen calmly moves out of range.
Wannanen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wannanen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vegas's head backwards.
Wannanen throws a looping overhand right but Vegas ducks down to avoid it.
Wannanen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vegas.
Vegas with a hook.
Vegas moves out of range as Wannanen strikes.
A little jabbing left from Vegas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wannanen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vegas.
Vegas cracks Wannanen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Vegas with a nice cross.
Vegas tests Wannanen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wannanen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Wannanen misses the target.
Wannanen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wannanen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vegas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vegas blocks a jab.
A nice side step and Vegas releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wannanen throws a big shot that misses.
Vegas swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Vegas misses.
Vegas on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Vegas blocks a jab.
Wannanen moves into the clinch.
Wannanen lands a hook that snaps the head of Vegas backwards.
Wannanen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wannanen clinches up with Vegas and pushes him back against the cage.
Wannanen misses with the head strike.
Wannanen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wannanen lands with a light punch inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Vegas throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wannanen misses with a body punch.
Vegas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wannanen.
Wannanen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vegas lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Johnny Vegas will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Wannanen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wannanen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wannanen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wannanen takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vegas.
Wannanen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wannanen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vegas backwards.
A shot in the inside from Wannanen.
Vegas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wannanen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Vegas swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wannanen.
Vegas takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vegas, right into the meat.
Vegas throws out a leg kick but Wannanen moves out of range and Vegas only half commits.
Vegas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wannanen feints and then cracks Vegas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vegas down.
Vegas moves out of range of the strikes.
Vegas throws out a counter right but Wannanen avoids it with no problem.
Vegas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wannanen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vegas looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Vegas defending well as Wannanen loads up on a big left hand.
Wannanen scores with the left hand. Vegas knows he should have avoided that one.
Wannanen closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Vegas to counter with a crisp jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wannanen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wannanen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Vegas.
Vegas avoids the body shot from Wannanen.
Wannanen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vegas.
Wannanen wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Wannanen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vegas lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wannanen throws a good cross that connects.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vegas misses with a low kick.
Vegas throws a leg kick
and Wannanen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vegas has closed the distance and engaged Wannanen in a clinch.
Wannanen struggles to land a body shot inside as Vegas controls his hands.
Vegas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pekko Wannanen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wannanen just leaning against Vegas, taking a breather.
Vegas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wannanen's elbow.
Vegas throws a head punch that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Vegas.
Wannanen lands with a short shot to the head.
Vegas tries to work over Wannanen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vegas misses with some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wannanen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vegas's brow.
Vegas lands with a light punch inside.
Wannanen misses with a punch to the body.
Wannanen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wannanen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vegas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wannanen takes a shot to the head.
Wannanen pushes Vegas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Wannanen.
Good body shot from Vegas.
Wannanen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wannanen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vegas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wannanen throws a punch but it's blocked by Vegas.
Vegas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wannanen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vegas's elbow.
Wannanen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vegas throws a punch but it's blocked by Wannanen.
Wannanen struggles to land a body shot inside as Vegas controls his hands.
Vegas blocks an uppercut.
Vegas throws a punch but it's blocked by Wannanen.
Vegas prevents a body shot from Wannanen.
Nice elbow from Wannanen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wannanen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vegas takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vegas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wannanen seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Vegas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wannanen tries a head kick but it misses.
Wannanen drops his hands momentarily and Vegas takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wannanen misses the jab.
Vegas steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Wannanen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vegas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wannanen.
Wannanen cracks Vegas with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wannanen looks to score with a jab to the body but Vegas is just out of range.
Wannanen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vegas's hands.
A jab from Wannanen finds it's way through Vegas's defenses.
Vegas is rocked!
Vegas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wannanen.
Wannanen avoids the head kick by Vegas.
Wannanen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pekko Wannanen dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Wannanen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vegas.
Wannanen throws the left hand but Vegas avoids the punch easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vegas.
The crowd cheers as Wannanen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vegas doesn't seem phased though.
Wannanen moves out of range of the leg kick from Vegas.
Vegas takes a swing at Wannanen's ribcage but misses.
Wannanen cracks the inside of Vegas's front leg.
Vegas slips under a jab.
Wannanen is looking to clinch.
Vegas misses the body punch
and Wannanen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vegas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wannanen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vegas throws a hook to the side of Wannanen's head but Wannanen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wannanen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wannanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vegas moves away.
A head kick misses from Vegas.
Vegas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wannanen manages to avoid it.
Wannanen is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Vegas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wannanen connects with a leg kick. Vegas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Vegas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wannanen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vegas looks to land a combination but Wannanen avoids it well.
Wannanen moves forwards but Vegas connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wannanen digs a good body shot into Vegas's ribs.
Wannanen throws out a loose jab but Vegas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wannanen jabs at Vegas's body.
Wannanen slips under a jab from Vegas.
Vegas walks into a stiff left hand from Wannanen.
A swing and a miss from Vegas.
Wannanen throws a lazy right hand but Vegas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wannanen throws a leg kick but Vegas sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wannanen misses with a low kick.
Wannanen tries to clinch but Vegas is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Vegas misses.
Wannanen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vegas misses with a combination
letting Wannanen counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wannanen looks to throw the jab but Vegas is out of range.
Wannanen misses the jab.
Vegas appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Vegas misses with a hook. Wannanen ducked under it nicely.
Vegas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Vegas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wannanen.
Vegas has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Vegas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vegas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wannanen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wannanen tries to clinch up.
Vegas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wannanen.
Wannanen ducks right into an uppercut from Vegas.
Wannanen throws a big shot that misses.
Vegas throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wannanen on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wannanen looks to land a right hand but Vegas moved out of range.
Wannanen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wannanen connects with a looping right hand.
Wannanen throws an overhand right that lands on Vegas's shoulder, as Vegas tries to avoid the shot.
Wannanen thows a leg kick but Vegas checks it
and Vegas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wannanen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Wannanen fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vegas.
Wannanen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wannanen misses with a body punch.
Wannanen misses with a punch to the body.
Wannanen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wannanen.
Vegas is still on wobbly legs! Can Wannanen finish him?
Wannanen tries to work over Vegas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vegas fails to pull guard.
A nice left hand lands by Vegas.
Vegas seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vegas misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Wannanen fails to land.
Wannanen lands a damaging elbow.
That has opened up Johnny Vegas's cut even more.
Vegas misses with a punch on the inside.
Wannanen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vegas backwards.
Vegas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vegas is trying to pull guard but Wannanen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Vegas lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wannanen or not.
Wannanen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vegas backwards.
Vegas lands a body punch.
Vegas misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vegas.
Wannanen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vegas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vegas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wannanen's elbow.
Wannanen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Vegas tries to pull guard but Wannanen won't allow it.
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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pekko Wannanen!
Pekko Wannanen took to the mic in his post fight interview and 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rosinante Costacurta (ranked 1348 p4p, 149 weight class) and Ahsan Hamed (ranked 1187 p4p, 134 weight class). Hamed has chosen Ahmed's Theme as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rosinante Costacurta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ahsan Hamed!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Costacurta, right into the meat.
Costacurta missing with a left hand there. Hamed was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hamed misses with an uppercut.
Hamed throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hamed misses with an attempted mid kick.
Costacurta connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hamed momentarily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Costacurta, as that shot connected.
Hamed connects with a crisp jab.
Hamed misses with a hook.
Costacurta dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hamed. That did some damage!
Hamed pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hamed looks to land a combination but Costacurta avoids it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Costacurta throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Hamed misses.
Hamed scoring well with a low kick there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Costacurta. Hamed shrugs it off though.
Costacurta defending well as Hamed loads up on a big left hand.
Hamed fakes the leg kick and cracks Costacurta in the body.
Costacurta moves out of range as Hamed throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamed lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hamed goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Costacurta tries to clinch up but Hamed circles away and keeps his distance.
Costacurta throws a wild body kick that Hamed sees coming a mile off.
Hamed throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hamed blocks a jab.
Nice defenses there by Hamed.
Costacurta walks into a straight right hand from Hamed.
Costacurta moves out of range of the body kick from Hamed.
Costacurta throws a big shot that misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Hamed scores with a four punch combination!
Costacurta pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hamed is out of range and Costacurta settles back down.
Costacurta misses with the body kick
and Hamed counters with a solid body kick.
Costacurta swings for the body but Hamed moves out of range.
Costacurta throws the kick towards the body but Hamed avoids it.
Costacurta ducks under a wild hook from Hamed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Costacurta.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costacurta has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hamed.
Costacurta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hamed moves away.
A clash of legs there as Hamed blocks the low kick.
Hamed throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hamed checks a low kick from Costacurta.
Hamed thinks about the counter body kick.
Hamed bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hamed looks to throw the jab but Costacurta is out of range.
Costacurta tries to close the distance and clinch but Hamed swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Costacurta is looking to clinch but Hamed is avoiding it.
A little jabbing left from Hamed on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Costacurta lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hamed has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hamed and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hamed throws a low kick, looking for Costacurta's leg but Costacurta calmly moves out of range.
And Costacurta counters with a quick kick to the body but Hamed blocks it.
Costacurta checks a leg kick nicely.
Hamed digs a good body shot into Costacurta's ribs.
Costacurta lands a leg kick that knocks Hamed off balance momentarily.
Hamed dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Costacurta. That did some damage!
Costacurta misses with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamed waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Costacurta.
Costacurta misses with an uppercut. Hamed saw that one coming.
Hamed throws out a leg kick but Costacurta moves out of range and Hamed only half commits.
Costacurta tries to clinch there but Hamed circles away.
Hamed swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rosinante Costacurta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hamed throws a body shot but no joy.
Hamed lands a nice looking body kick.
Hamed throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Costacurta.
Hamed throws a lazy right hand but Costacurta sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Costacurta throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hamed throws a leg kick
and Costacurta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hamed looks to score with a jab to the body but Costacurta is just out of range.
Costacurta with a nice cross.
Hamed throws a low kick but Costacurta avoids it.
Hamed buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Good shot there by Costacurta.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hamed scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costacurta lands a lovely overhand right.
Costacurta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hamed.
Costacurta gets a clinch.
Hamed blocks a body shot from Costacurta.
Costacurta working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hamed breaks the clinch.
Costacurta checks a leg kick.
Costacurta lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hamed.
Nice body kick from Hamed.
The fighters circling - Costacurta throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Costacurta uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hamed.
Hamed waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Costacurta.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hamed looks to land a body kick but Costacurta moved away.
Hamed tries to land a front kick but Costacurta steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hamed is looking to land body kicks.
Costacurta looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Costacurta smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ahsan Hamed dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hamed throws a body kick that misses.
Hamed looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Costacurta throws a hook to the side of Hamed's head but Hamed sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hamed throws a head kick but Costacurta moves out of range.
A lazy body kick from Hamed
and Costacurta counters with a good, hard body kick but Hamed shrugs it off.
Hamed does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A head kick from Hamed lands but Costacurta takes it in his stride.
Costacurta scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hamed in his tracks.
Costacurta throws a front kick aimed at Hamed's knee but Hamed avoids it well.
Hamed moves out of range of the strikes.
Costacurta bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costacurta tries to work over Hamed's front leg with a kick but Hamed checks it.
Ahsan Hamed seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab by Hamed.
A solid body kick from Costacurta.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Costacurta keeps Hamed at a distance using the push kick.
Hamed gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Costacurta looks to throw the jab but Hamed is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costacurta lands with a shot to the body.
A left lands for Costacurta.
Hamed throws a hook to the side of Costacurta's head but Costacurta sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hamed swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Costacurta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hamed misses with a low kick as Costacurta jumps back.
Hamed walks forward, straight into a front kick from Costacurta.
Costacurta steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hamed.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hamed.
Hamed misses with a low kick as Costacurta jumps back.
A low kick from Hamed misses
and Hamed takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Costacurta throws a leg kick which misses Hamed's front leg but catches the back leg as Hamed tries to avoid it.
A combination from Hamed does no damage.
Hamed throws a sloppy body shot
and Costacurta counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Costacurta.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hamed struggles to land a body shot inside as Costacurta controls his hands.
Hamed tries to break the clinch but Costacurta is controlling the position.
Costacurta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamed pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Costacurta moves in looking to clinch but Hamed pushes him off.
Hamed throws a sloppy head kick
and Costacurta counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hamed misses with a kick to the body.
Costacurta connects with a jab.
Costacurta connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hamed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hamed throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Costacurta lands with a thumping leg kick.
Costacurta scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hamed scores with a nice right hand.
Hamed dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Costacurta. That did some damage!
A swing and a miss from Hamed.
Costacurta thows a body kick. Hamed tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hamed throws a body kick that misses
letting Costacurta counter with a right hand.
Hamed moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Hamed misses its intended target.
Hamed misses with a head kick.
Costacurta scores with a leg kick.
Costacurta is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Costacurta moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Costacurta looks to land a right hand but Hamed moved out of range.
Hamed checks a low kick from Costacurta.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A shot to the body from Costacurta misses
and Hamed counters with a head kick.
Hamed blocks a jab.
Costacurta swings for the body but Hamed moves out of range.
Costacurta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A nice side step and Hamed releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Costacurta is looking to slow Hamed down with leg kicks.
Hamed loads up on a big right hand but Costacurta slips the punch.
Costacurta wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Hamed misses with a wild body shot.
Costacurta gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costacurta goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Costacurta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Costacurta misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Costacurta misses with a body punch.
Hamed's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hamed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hamed looks for the body kick but Costacurta saw that one coming.
Good leg kick by Costacurta there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Costacurta doesn't manage to clinch there - Hamed circles away.
Hamed uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Costacurta.
Costacurta throws a looping overhand right but Hamed ducks down to avoid it.
Hamed throws a body kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Costacurta misses the target.
Hamed throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hamed misses with a series of wild punches.
Costacurta is looking to counter punch.
A jab from Hamed misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rosinante Costacurta dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A nice inside leg kick there by Costacurta. That's going to slow Hamed down.
Costacurta moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hamed misses with a body kick.
Costacurta with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hamed connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Costacurta's hands.
Costacurta connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hamed throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hamed cracks Costacurta with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hamed clobbers Costacurta with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hamed scores with a sloppy right hand. Costacurta should have avoided that one.
Costacurta lands with an overhand left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hamed uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Costacurta lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Costacurta avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hamed throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hamed throws a hook but Costacurta avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costacurta gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hamed throws a punch but it's blocked by Costacurta.
Costacurta lands a shot to the body.
Hamed misses with a punch on the inside.
Hamed misses with some punches.
Hamed tries to break the clinch but Costacurta is controlling the position.
Costacurta misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hamed.
Hamed throws a punch but it's blocked by Costacurta.
Costacurta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hamed swings wildly with an uppercut but Costacurta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Costacurta lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Hamed fails to land.
Hamed blocks a body shot from Costacurta.
Costacurta can't find room to land a body shot as Hamed controls the action.
Hamed misses with the head strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Costacurta as Hamed tries to tie him up.
Hamed manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamed throws a push kick but Costacurta slaps the foot to one side.
Hamed misses with an uppercut.
Costacurta misses with an uppercut
and Hamed counters with a good, hard body kick but Costacurta shrugs it off.
Hamed walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Costacurta checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Costacurta connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hamed momentarily.
Hamed listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Costacurta scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Costacurta connects with a body shot that sends Hamed's belly button to the back.
Hamed misses with a hook. Costacurta ducked under it nicely.
Hamed ducks under a wild hook from Costacurta.
Costacurta gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hamed misses with a body kick.
Costacurta misses with a hook
and Hamed counters with a nice body kick.
Costacurta takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Costacurta with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hamed defending well as Costacurta loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costacurta lands a leg kick that knocks Hamed off balance momentarily.
Costacurta throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Costacurta connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Costacurta lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hamed scores with a nice strike.
Costacurta misses with a body shot.
Hamed misses the jab.
Hamed uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Costacurta.
Hamed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hamed attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Costacurta staying out of range there.
Hamed is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Costacurta.
Costacurta is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hamed on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hamed has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Costacurta.
Hamed keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick misses from Hamed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costacurta scores with a hook to the body. Hamed takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Costacurta clinches up against the cage.
Costacurta misses with a punch to the body.
Hamed blocks a body shot from Costacurta.
Costacurta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Costacurta lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hamed misses with the head strike.
Hamed tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Costacurta lands with a right to the head.
Costacurta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hamed's elbow.
Costacurta lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hamed takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Costacurta is working Hamed over against the cage.
Rosinante Costacurta has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hamed lands a right hand.
Costacurta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Costacurta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Costacurta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hamed's elbow.
Hamed has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Costacurta misses with a punch to the body.
Hamed prevents a body shot from Costacurta.
Hamed tries to stall but Costacurta uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rosinante Costacurta.
I think Costacurta has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rosinante Costacurta!
After winning the bout, Rosinante Costacurta 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Cruz Lopez (ranked 590 p4p, 74 weight class) and Farouk Al Ahwei (ranked 563 p4p, 70 weight class). Al Ahwei has chosen Whirling Madness 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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162 lbs
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160 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cruz Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Farouk Al Ahwei!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez looks to throw a body kick
and Al Ahwei counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Lopez keeping full guard, as Al Ahwei tries to pass.
Al Ahwei slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez wants to stand and escape but Al Ahwei is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Ahwei not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lopez keeping moving, preventing Al Ahwei from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Al Ahwei swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Al Ahwei moves out of range of the body kick from Lopez.
Al Ahwei doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lopez tries to move into range but Al Ahwei moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lopez misses with a wild body shot.
Al Ahwei ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lopez swings for the body but Al Ahwei moves out of range.
Lopez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Ahwei scores with the left hand. Lopez knows he should have avoided that one.
Lopez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Al Ahwei thuds his shin into the meat of Lopez's side.
Lopez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lopez looks to throw a body kick
and Al Ahwei counters with a shoot takedown. Lopez fights it but they end up in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Al Ahwei pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lopez is keeping the position for now.
Al Ahwei controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lopez is looking to stand up but Al Ahwei isn't so interested in that idea.
Al Ahwei passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Ahwei is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lopez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Al Ahwei.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Al Ahwei not doing much here.
Al Ahwei stops Lopez from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Al Ahwei is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lopez defends it well.
Al Ahwei looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lopez preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Al Ahwei seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Farouk Al Ahwei dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lopez misses with a straight right.
Al Ahwei throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lopez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Al Ahwei throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Al Ahwei blocks a jab.
Al Ahwei checks a leg kick nicely.
Lopez throws the kick towards the body but Al Ahwei avoids it.
Cruz Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Al Ahwei checks a leg kick nicely.
Al Ahwei takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Al Ahwei scores with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Lopez.
Lopez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Al Ahwei counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lopez's knee momentarily.
Al Ahwei lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Al Ahwei scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Ahwei has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Lopez!
Lopez is trying to escape the mount.
Al Ahwei is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Lopez has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Lopez!
Al Ahwei is trying to control the position but Lopez postures up.
Al Ahwei has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Al Ahwei is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez wants to stand but Al Ahwei is controlling his posture from full guard.
Farouk Al Ahwei has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lopez gets to his feet. Al Ahwei looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Al Ahwei thuds his shin into the meat of Lopez's side.
Al Ahwei misses the jab.
Lopez looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Farouk Al Ahwei seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lopez missing with a left hand there. Al Ahwei was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Al Ahwei is trying to counter with his kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Ahwei moves away from the strike by Lopez.
Lopez throws a front kick aimed at Al Ahwei's knee but Al Ahwei avoids it well.
Al Ahwei fails with a takedown attempt.
Lopez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Al Ahwei moves away.
A jab from Lopez does it's job there.
Lopez wants to land a leg kick but Al Ahwei is out of range.
Al Ahwei will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lopez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Al Ahwei.
Al Ahwei closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A lazy body kick from Lopez
and Al Ahwei counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Ahwei avoids the head kick by Lopez.
Al Ahwei swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lopez throws a head kick that misses.
Al Ahwei misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Lopez misses the target.
Lopez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Al Ahwei 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.
Lopez looks to score with a jab to the body but Al Ahwei is just out of range.
Al Ahwei is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Al Ahwei avoids the body shot from Lopez.
Al Ahwei flicks out a counter leg kick but Lopez steps away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lopez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Al Ahwei was well out of range. Poor timing from Lopez.
That kick from Lopez tenderised Al Ahwei's leg. Al Ahwei is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lopez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Al Ahwei.
Al Ahwei throws a jab when Lopez was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cruz Lopez dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Lopez looks to throw a body kick
and Lopez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lopez throws a head kick that misses
and Al Ahwei counters with a thumping low kick.
Lopez throws a sloppy head kick and Al Ahwei moves out of range easily.
Lopez backing away here, and Al Ahwei unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Lopez thows a leg kick but Al Ahwei checks it
and Al Ahwei makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lopez really felt that one!
Lopez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lopez throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lopez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lopez tries to bum rush Al Ahwei with a series of wild strikes but Al Ahwei uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez moves out of range of the body kick from Al Ahwei.
Lopez looks to score with a jab to the body but Al Ahwei is just out of range.
Lopez misses with a hook to the body
and Al Ahwei connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lopez checks a low kick from Al Ahwei.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez tries to land a body kick
and Lopez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Al Ahwei with a hook.
Al Ahwei throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lopez.
Al Ahwei connects with a leg kick. Lopez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Al Ahwei motions for Lopez to come forward. Al Ahwei throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the liver by Lopez. Beautiful body shot.
Lopez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Al Ahwei counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lopez misses with an uppercut
and Al Ahwei counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Lopez!
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!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Al Ahwei has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Al Ahwei content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Al Ahwei has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Al Ahwei can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lopez is looking to escape.
Al Ahwei working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Ahwei trying to control but Lopez is having none of it.
Al Ahwei controlling the position easily from mount.
Al Ahwei trying to control but Lopez is having none of it.
Al Ahwei goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Lopez is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Ahwei pulls Lopez in to control the position.
Al Ahwei is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Lopez has his hands clasped together but Al Ahwei extends and breaks Lopez's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Al Ahwei.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Farouk Al Ahwei!
Farouk Al Ahwei thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jed Knight (ranked 741 p4p, 132 weight class) and Reuben Kincaid (ranked 693 p4p, 120 weight class). Kincaid has chosen REM - Orange Crush as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Reuben Kincaid enters the cage!
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jed Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Reuben Kincaid!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kincaid misses with a left hand
and Knight counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kincaid throws a sloppy body shot
and Knight counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Knight falls off balance throwing a combination
and Knight takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice jab there from Knight.
Kincaid darts in trying to clinch
and Knight counters with a right hand to the body.
Knight misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kincaid.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kincaid avoids a punch combination nicely.
As Knight backs off Kincaid throws a huge counter combo but Knight manages to avoid it all.
Kincaid defending well as Knight loads up on a big left hand.
Knight lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Knight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kincaid scores with a jab.
Kincaid throws a lazy uppercut
and Knight makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Kincaid checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kincaid throws a half hearted mid kick.
Knight scores with a jab. Kincaid acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kincaid pushes Knight away with a front kick.
Kincaid instigates a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kincaid tries to throw a body punch but Knight avoids it by throwing Kincaid back against the cage.
Kincaid manages to break the clinch.
Knight throws a right and a left that Kincaid avoids nicely.
Kincaid throws a poor cross that misses
and Knight counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid misses with an uppercut.
Knight was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A nice leg kick lands there from Knight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kincaid takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kincaid tries to clinch up but Knight circles away and keeps his distance.
Knight throws a leg kick
and Kincaid counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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.
Knight throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kincaid.
Knight tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kincaid manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kincaid wants to land a leg kick but Knight is out of range.
Knight rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kincaid counters with a good, hard body kick but Knight shrugs it off.
Kincaid's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Knight connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kincaid scrambles back to his feet.
Knight lands with a straight right. Kincaid didn't see that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid misses the shot to the body.
Knight misses with a hook.
Kincaid has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kincaid there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice cross by Knight.
Knight misses with a right hand
and Kincaid counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Jed Knight has been cut.
Knight misses with a right hand
and Kincaid counters with a stiff right hand.
Knight misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kincaid lands a stunning uppercut that sends Knight to the mat!
Knight is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kincaid controlling the action here.
Oh Knight is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kincaid's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Knight seems to have got his legs back now.
Kincaid thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Knight's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid controlling the action here.
Kincaid not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kincaid controlling the action here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Crunch! Kincaid slams his shin into Knight's torso.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Reuben Kincaid will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jed Knight's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kincaid scores with a decent looking hook.
Kincaid throws a right hand that misses
letting Knight counter with a right hand.
Kincaid ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knight throws a low kick but Kincaid avoids it.
Kincaid fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Knight has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Knight throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kincaid counters with a nice body kick.
Knight misses the jab.
Knight throws a leg kick
and Kincaid cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kincaid throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Knight tumbling to the canvas!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kincaid controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight working a defensive guard here.
Knight being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kincaid wants to pass the guard but Knight is keeping the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Knight keeping moving, preventing Kincaid from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kincaid just misses with a punch to the body.
Reuben Kincaid seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Knight scores with a body shot.
Knight walks into a left hand.
Knight is looking to chop away at Kincaid's legs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Knight, right into the meat.
Knight cracks Kincaid with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid closes the distance and pushes Knight back into the cage.
Kincaid has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kincaid tries to throw a body punch but Knight avoids it by throwing Kincaid back against the cage.
Kincaid tries to throw a body punch but Knight avoids it by throwing Kincaid back against the cage.
Kincaid has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kincaid's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A cross from Kincaid lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kincaid. Knight does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kincaid lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Knight has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Knight and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
An attempted straight right counter from Knight misses the target.
Knight uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kincaid.
Kincaid fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Knight throws a sloppy head kick and Kincaid moves out of range easily.
Knight thumps Kincaid with a low kick.
Knight moves out of range as Kincaid strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kincaid listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kincaid throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knight fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kincaid manages to avoid it.
Kincaid takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kincaid scores with a punch to the head.
Knight ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good exchange - Kincaid coming out on top.
Knight moves out of range as Kincaid throws a body kick.
Knight keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kincaid on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reuben Kincaid showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jed Knight's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Kincaid throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kincaid misses with a body kick.
Kincaid moves out of range as Knight throws a body kick.
Kincaid pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kincaid misses with a low kick.
Kincaid throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Knight swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Knight sizes up Kincaid with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kincaid throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knight counters with a one-two to the body.
It looks like Reuben Kincaid has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kincaid swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Knight counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Knight pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kincaid is out of range and Knight settles back down.
Kincaid blocks a head kick by Knight.
Kincaid bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight throws a lazy uppercut
and Kincaid connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Knight lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Knight tries to close the distance and clinch but Kincaid swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kincaid only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Knight misses the jab.
Knight thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kincaid is trying to counter with his kicks.
Kincaid scores with a punch to the head.
Knight throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kincaid throws a big shot that misses.
Kincaid swings for the body but Knight moves out of range.
Kincaid misses the jab.
Nice uppercut there from Knight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Knight misses its intended target.
Knight tries to work over Kincaid's front leg with a kick but Kincaid checks it.
The fighters circling - Knight throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kincaid throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kincaid lands a front kick.
Knight lands a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knight misses the shot to the body.
Kincaid throws the kick towards the body but Knight avoids it.
Kincaid connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Knight throws a sloppy body shot
and Kincaid counters with a beautiful punch that sends Knight to the canvas!
Kincaid trying to control the position from guard on top but Knight is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid stands up and waves to Knight to follow him.
Knight throws out a powerful jab.
Kincaid getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A low kick from Knight misses
and Kincaid counters with a nice body shot.
Knight misses with a body shot.
Knight has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kincaid.
Knight with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kincaid counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid drops Knight with a naaaaasty hook - Knight is in real trouble here! Kincaid dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Reuben Kincaid!
Reuben Kincaid very nearly forgot to thank Aspire Nutrition 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.
Jed Knight was interviewed post fight and said 'Back to the lab. I'll be back though.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aharon Sarkisyan (ranked 479 p4p, 55 weight class) and George Nassar (ranked 852 p4p, 102 weight class). Sarkisyan comes into the arena with Ara Gevorgyan - Artsakh blaring out of the sound system. George Nassar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aharon Sarkisyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, George Nassar!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sarkisyan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nassar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sarkisyan to score with a decent uppercut.
Sarkisyan misses with a leg kick
and Nassar counters with a left and a right that stings Sarkisyan.
Sarkisyan lands with an overhand left.
Sarkisyan defending well as Nassar loads up on a big left hand.
Nassar connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sarkisyan. Sarkisyan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sarkisyan looks to score with a jab to the body but Nassar is just out of range.
Nassar moves out of range of the body kick from Sarkisyan.
Nassar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sarkisyan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nassar throws a lazy uppercut
and Sarkisyan counters with a nice body kick.
Nassar scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sarkisyan in his tracks.
Nassar throws out a loose jab but Sarkisyan uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nassar closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nassar is rocked!
Nassar leaves his chin hanging out and Sarkisyan seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Nassar crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aharon Sarkisyan!
A victorious Aharon Sarkisyan thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dustin Anderson (ranked 493 p4p, 70 weight class) and Jorge Morueco (ranked 646 p4p, 90 weight class). Morueco has chosen The Pretender as his entrance music. Dustin Anderson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jorge Morueco's chin.
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187 lbs
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188 lbs
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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
10 - 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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jorge Morueco!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morueco throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Anderson.
It looks like Dustin Anderson has been cut.
Anderson forces Morueco back against the cage and clinches.
Anderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anderson tries a body shot but Morueco blocks it.
Morueco scores with a knee to the head.
Morueco comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Morueco misses with a knee to the head.
Morueco misses with a body punch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Morueco has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Morueco misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anderson blocks an elbow strike from Morueco.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
Anderson gets through Morueco's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Morueco fails to land.
Morueco struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Morueco avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the cage.
Anderson takes a shot to the head.
Anderson 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!
Anderson tries to work over Morueco's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oh Anderson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Morueco manages to pull guard.
Morueco manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Anderson manages to get himself to full guard.
Morueco passes Anderson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Morueco works his foot free and advances to mount.
Anderson seems to have got his legs back now.
Anderson tries to improve his position but instead Morueco has taken his back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morueco tightening his grip on Anderson, looking for the choke.
Morueco has managed to slip his arm under Anderson's chin. This could be all over... yep, Anderson is tapping out! Submission win for Morueco.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Bonerz McGee (ranked 35 p4p, 7 weight class) and Luigi Gabagool (ranked 136 p4p, 20 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bonerz McGee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luigi Gabagool!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGee throws a poor cross that misses
and Gabagool counters with a straight right hand.
A big left from Gabagool misses.
McGee looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
McGee throws a jab but it's blocked by Gabagool.
McGee looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gabagool takes a jab right on the kisser.
McGee throws out a loose jab but Gabagool uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gabagool swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gabagool steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McGee.
Gabagool throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A head kick misses from McGee.
Gabagool throws an overhand right that lands on McGee's shoulder, as McGee tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decent striking displayed by Gabagool there.
A left lands for Gabagool.
Gabagool checks a leg kick.
Gabagool avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from McGee misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gabagool is clearly trying to counter these attacks from McGee with a body shot.
McGee misses with an attempted mid kick.
McGee attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
McGee misses with a looping right.
Gabagool looks to land a body kick but McGee moved away.
A nice inside leg kick there by McGee. That's going to slow Gabagool down.
Gabagool has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by McGee.
McGee misses with a hook
and Gabagool cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gabagool throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gabagool works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bonerz McGee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGee with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gabagool counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gabagool keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McGee.
Gabagool looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McGee lands with a good body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGee connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gabagool walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McGee checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
McGee tried to counter with a leg kick but Gabagool avoided it.
McGee shoots in looking for a takedown. Gabagool tries to sprawl out of it but McGee keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gabagool manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gabagool keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
McGee blocks a jab.
Gabagool paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gabagool walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
McGee lands with a straight right. Gabagool didn't see that one coming.
Gabagool takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Luigi Gabagool is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McGee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gabagool drops his hands momentarily and McGee takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gabagool blocks a head kick by McGee.
McGee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gabagool has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
McGee throws an off balance right hand
and Gabagool counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McGee thinking.
Gabagool checks a leg kick.
A big right from McGee misses.
McGee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gabagool.
Gabagool stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McGee.
Gabagool misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGee.
McGee swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McGee swings away with a body shot that misses
and McGee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from McGee misses.
McGee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McGee looks to throw a body kick
and Gabagool counters with a nice uppercut.
McGee cracks Gabagool with a good jab.
Gabagool misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gabagool swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gabagool waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGee.
An attempted straight right counter from McGee misses the target.
Gabagool turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from McGee misses its intended target.
A big right from Gabagool misses.
McGee throws a push kick but Gabagool slaps the foot to one side.
McGee tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McGee misses with a body kick.
McGee tries to score with a low kick but Gabagool moves his leg out of the way.
Gabagool moves out of range as McGee throws a body kick.
Gabagool now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
McGee gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
McGee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gabagool.
McGee misses the shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from McGee.
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 Bonerz McGee will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
McGee darts in looking for a takedown but Gabagool gets double underhooks and turns McGee into the cage.
Gabagool swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gabagool, right into the meat.
McGee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gabagool connects with a nice looking jab.
Gabagool takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gabagool fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGee manages to avoid it.
McGee lands with a right hand.
McGee thumps Gabagool with a low kick.
Gabagool chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McGee can pounce on him.
McGee misses with a takedown attempt - Gabagool sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
McGee on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A solid leg kick lands there for McGee.
McGee throws a leg kick
and Gabagool cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Gabagool misses.
Gabagool checks a low kick from McGee.
Gabagool's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McGee misses with a low kick as Gabagool jumps back.
Gabagool looks for the body kick but McGee saw that one coming.
McGee tried to counter with a leg kick but Gabagool avoided it.
Decent striking displayed by McGee there.
Gabagool scores with a jab. McGee acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
McGee looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McGee keeps Gabagool at a distance using the push kick.
McGee on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gabagool. Gabagool obviously looking to wear him down.
Gabagool steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McGee.
McGee checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The fighters circling - McGee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice shot by McGee.
Gabagool avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee tried to score with a low kick but Gabagool checks it.
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!
McGee misses with a double jab.
Gabagool connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A big left from McGee misses.
Gabagool chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McGee can pounce on him.
A left lands for Gabagool.
McGee smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gabagool thows a leg kick but McGee checks it
and McGee counters with a nice leg kick.
Gabagool feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends McGee sprawling to the canvas! McGee rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Gabagool finish him?!
McGee is rocked!
A swing and a miss from Gabagool.
Oh McGee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Luigi Gabagool seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gabagool scores with a kick to the body.
McGee seems to have got his legs back now.
McGee bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A big right from Gabagool misses.
McGee is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gabagool moves out of range as McGee strikes.
McGee scores with the left hand. Gabagool knows he should have avoided that one.
McGee dives in and scores a takedown into Gabagool's guard.
McGee wants to pass the guard but Gabagool is keeping the position.
Gabagool trying to control the position.
McGee throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McGee accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McGee throws a strike but Gabagool rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gabagool got a little sloppy there for a moment and McGee has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gabagool has managed to get both his arms back between McGee's legs - danger averted.
Gabagool stopping the sweep attempt from McGee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGee has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Gabagool has passed into side control.
McGee tries to improve position but can't.
McGee is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gabagool's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
McGee is trying to get back to full guard.
McGee works his way to full guard. Good work.
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!
Gabagool won't allow McGee to sweep him here.
McGee has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gabagool controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
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 Bonerz McGee will probably get the nod.
That's time! McGee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
McGee misses with a kick to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Gabagool misses.
McGee throws an overhand right that lands on Gabagool's shoulder, as Gabagool tries to avoid the shot.
Gabagool throws a good cross that connects.
Gabagool tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gabagool lands a jab to McGee's midsection.
Gabagool throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gabagool slips under a jab from McGee.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McGee checks a leg kick.
Gabagool connects with a jab.
McGee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the liver by Gabagool. Beautiful body shot.
Gabagool throws a jab but it's blocked by McGee.
McGee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gabagool sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gabagool tries a quick counter leg kick but McGee is wise to it.
McGee jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabagool lands a jab to McGee's midsection.
McGee wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McGee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McGee misses with a left hand
and Gabagool counters with a nice uppercut.
McGee misses with a hook
and Gabagool counters with a straight right hand.
McGee fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McGee smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gabagool dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McGee. That did some damage!
Gabagool moves out of range of the body kick.
McGee fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gabagool connects with a leg kick. McGee looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice cross by Gabagool.
McGee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gabagool counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee misses with a body kick.
McGee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gabagool moves away.
Gabagool follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Gabagool throws a body shot but no joy.
Gabagool ducks under a wild hook from McGee.
McGee has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gabagool throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McGee scores with a decent looking hook.
McGee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gabagool was well out of range. Poor timing from McGee.
And Gabagool responds with a good body kick, but McGee manages to step out the way in time.
McGee checks the leg kick nicely there.
McGee misses with a body shot.
McGee cracks the inside of Gabagool's front leg.
Gabagool dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gabagool connects with a body shot that sends McGee's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGee shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gabagool as he jumps to the side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gabagool thumps McGee with a low kick.
McGee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McGee.
McGee throws a lazy right hand but Gabagool sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gabagool follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
McGee swings widly with a right hand
and Gabagool counters with a nice body shot.
A big left from Gabagool misses.
Gabagool lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gabagool ducks under a wild hook from McGee.
McGee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Gabagool on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gabagool uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McGee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gabagool bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
McGee blocks a jab.
Gabagool lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McGee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McGee throws a jab when Gabagool was well out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGee misses with a wild body shot.
Gabagool checks a low kick from McGee.
McGee throws a right hand that misses
and Gabagool counters with a lovely shot to the body.
McGee fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gabagool checks it well.
McGee misses with a body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gabagool! But no joy.
McGee jabs Gabagool to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gabagool throws a shot from downtown. McGee moves away and avoids it.
McGee takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luigi Gabagool really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McGee throws the left hand but Gabagool avoids the punch easily.
Gabagool has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gabagool there as he acknowledges the shot.
A slow jab from McGee misses its intended target.
McGee throws a leg kick
and Gabagool counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McGee throws the left hand but Gabagool avoids the punch easily.
Gabagool keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A nice side step and Gabagool releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gabagool checks a leg kick nicely.
McGee throws a half hearted mid kick.
McGee avoids the body shot from Gabagool.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGee thows a left - swing and a miss!
McGee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gabagool manages to avoid it.
McGee has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gabagool.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McGee lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gabagool has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gabagool and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McGee avoids the body shot from Gabagool.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabagool connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
McGee misses with a low kick.
McGee tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gabagool defends well and McGee ends up having to push Gabagool into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
McGee tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gabagool sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten McGee somewhat.
Gabagool throws out a counter right but McGee avoids it with no problem.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
McGee walks into a jab.
Gabagool avoids the body shot from McGee.
Gabagool with a nice cross.
McGee takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gabagool defends well against a solid takedown attempt from McGee.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bonerz McGee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGee swings for the body but Gabagool moves out of range.
McGee looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Gabagool!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGee working the strikes but Gabagool uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Gabagool is looking to improve his position.
Gabagool on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
McGee is looking to stall here but Gabagool recovers full guard.
McGee throwing strikes from guard but Gabagool blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gabagool keeping moving, preventing McGee from controlling successfully.
Gabagool controls McGee momentarily but McGee frees himself.
McGee tries to free his leg and advance position but Gabagool is retaining full guard.
McGee scoring with punches to the head and body.
McGee throwing strikes but missing.
McGee connects with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
McGee forces his way into half guard.
McGee is stalling here. Gabagool is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! McGee seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Gabagool has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
McGee tries to improve position but can't.
McGee manages to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGee tries to roll over but Gabagool keeps him under control.
Gabagool is controlling the pace.
McGee moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Bonerz McGee will probably get the nod.
That's time! McGee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
McGee throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gabagool shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gabagool scores with the left hand. McGee knows he should have avoided that one.
McGee scores with a leg kick.
Gabagool throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McGee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gabagool takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McGee lands a body shot.
Gabagool throws a leg kick that misses.
Gabagool moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGee slips a jab from Gabagool.
A jab from McGee finds it's way through Gabagool's defenses.
McGee tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gabagool is able to avoid easily.
McGee lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabagool jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gabagool fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McGee has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McGee misses with a kick to the body
and Gabagool counters with a right hand to the body.
McGee pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McGee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It seemed like Gabagool was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McGee getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gabagool lands with a good body shot.
McGee slips under a jab.
McGee misses with a kick to the body.
Gabagool goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
McGee closes the distance and clinches up with Gabagool, looking for a takedown. McGee pushes Gabagool against the cage but Gabagool circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Gabagool throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McGee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A combination from McGee does no damage.
Luigi Gabagool has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bonerz McGee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee tries a head kick but it misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gabagool fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McGee has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gabagool misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGee.
Gabagool throws a solid leg kick but McGee takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gabagool.
McGee slips under a jab from Gabagool.
McGee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gabagool throws a leg kick but McGee sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A jab from Gabagool misses.
A shot to the body from Gabagool misses
letting McGee counter with a right hand.
McGee works Gabagool's body with a nice hook.
Gabagool takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
McGee lands a nice looking body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gabagool misses with a leg kick.
McGee shoots in for a takedown but Gabagool shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gabagool now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
McGee connects with a jab.
McGee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McGee cracks a nice hook into Gabagool's ribs.
McGee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gabagool flicks out a counter leg kick but McGee steps away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McGee, right into the meat.
McGee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gabagool throws out a loose jab but McGee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gabagool checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Gabagool misses.
McGee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gabagool was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Gabagool takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McGee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGee misses with an attempted mid kick.
McGee goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gabagool looks to land a right hand but McGee moved out of range.
Gabagool moves out of range of the leg kick from McGee.
A low kick from McGee misses
and Gabagool cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gabagool is looking to chop away at McGee's legs.
Gabagool looks to land a left hand but McGee moved out of range nicely.
McGee misses with a takedown attempt
and Gabagool connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bonerz McGee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGee pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gabagool! But no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bonerz McGee.
I think McGee has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 48:48
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 49:46
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Bonerz McGee!
Bonerz McGee retains his lightweight title!
Bonerz McGee thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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